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The ultimate 2 Player Games

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You can't beat an epic two-player experience! My earliest memory of a two-player game is playing Gauntlet on the Amstrad CPC with my cousin. We would spend hours on it, and then came Deeper Dungeons with 500 more levels, many of which were fan-made and from the developers themselves. Another early memory is Target Renegade, a fantastic game that was even better with a friend. It actually improved over the arcade original and then some. Then came Gryzor, and I was blown away. The home conversion I had was far from arcade perfect, but it allowed you to team up with a friend, which was a game-changer for the time in both depth of gameplay and cooperative action. But there were many more. Here's my list of favourite two-player games.  10. Gauntlet (1985): This dungeon crawler was a hit in arcades, allowing up to four players to team up and battle through hordes of enemies. Its cooperative gameplay and unique character classes made it a standout. 9. Contra (Gryzor UK) (1987): Known ...