In the early days of video games, it was common to be able to play with two players locally. My buddy and I had a lot of fun with the likes of Contra.
Now it seems that local coop games are an after thought and very few games do it. Of course, online multiplayer makes more sense nowadays but old style coop still has its pluses. Have you guys played It Takes Two? It's perfect for couples because the game was specifically designed for cooperation.
Yeah man, some of the old classics are great. Me and my dad sometimes crack out gauntlet and play that. He has this box thing we got him one Christmas and it has two controllers and something like 10k games across so many different consoles.
It Takes Two is one of the best co-op games we have ever played together. It was brilliant, as was A Way Out, and pretty much every lego game.
The classics are thumb smashers. The "Nintendo finger" is real.