A recent topic made me think of all the games I played, past and present. I have souped up pc rig, ps3, xbox 360, psp but surpringsly I've been playing games on my iPad way more. Not the throwaway games and angry birds/td clones you see in the app store, but releases of classic titles. And I have been logging in more time with my dosbox, revisiting some of the pc games of my youth. What games from your early years left a great impression on you? Here are some of mine:
Wing Commander 1 & 2 - Wow though I havent played these two in forever, but I still remember the scope of it at the time. I really felt like I was a novice space ace and some of the missions had me enraptured.
Colonel's Bequest - This Sierra adventure game did it for me. Before Sierra implemented the point and click interface, we basically had to type in all our commands. But beyond that, this game managed to recreate the atmosphere of a creepy southern bayou with its primitive graphics that was astounding. This game and Quest for Glory II were IMO the the best early Sierra games.
Games you played as a kid that you hold dear
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 09:43
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Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia: Shadow and the Flame
Loom
Dune
Quest for glory I & II
Prince of Persia: Shadow and the Flame
Loom
Dune
Quest for glory I & II
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 09:51
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Megaman mostly X (I can play X1 with my eyes closed.) The music alone brings back the memories.
Mario 3. Oh yes no game has made me obsess so much. I watched The Wizard and loved it as a kid. Of course I forgot everything about it except for Nintendo in a movie!??
Donkey Kong Country - I'll never forget that christmas when I got that. You seen that kid who got the N64 for christmas and lost it? That was me when I got DKC.
Super Castelvania. - back then if I wanted to play a game I had to rent it. Buying it on my allowance (lol) was out of the question. So I rented this like 5 times in a row. The Blockbuster new me by name and had the copy ready at the desk like clockwork lol.
I would take these games and at some point rent them in a cycle. Megaman X one week. Then Castelvania the next.
Zelda A Link To The Past. I never finished it until a year ago. It didn't matter. It was heaven just playing it.
most of these games used the passwords to continue your progress. Oh since I rented them a lot i wrote the passwords in the manual lol someone renting it after me getting the passwords lol. Oh yeah it was like a ritual back then.
Every one of these games are here my SNES is right here on my floor and i was just playing Castlevania not too long ago.
Mario 3. Oh yes no game has made me obsess so much. I watched The Wizard and loved it as a kid. Of course I forgot everything about it except for Nintendo in a movie!??
Donkey Kong Country - I'll never forget that christmas when I got that. You seen that kid who got the N64 for christmas and lost it? That was me when I got DKC.
Super Castelvania. - back then if I wanted to play a game I had to rent it. Buying it on my allowance (lol) was out of the question. So I rented this like 5 times in a row. The Blockbuster new me by name and had the copy ready at the desk like clockwork lol.
I would take these games and at some point rent them in a cycle. Megaman X one week. Then Castelvania the next.
Zelda A Link To The Past. I never finished it until a year ago. It didn't matter. It was heaven just playing it.
most of these games used the passwords to continue your progress. Oh since I rented them a lot i wrote the passwords in the manual lol someone renting it after me getting the passwords lol. Oh yeah it was like a ritual back then.
Every one of these games are here my SNES is right here on my floor and i was just playing Castlevania not too long ago.
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 10:07
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thought of some more =)
Actraiser - My god I used to be obsessed with this game. It's part action and part sim. I loved the world building aspects and the music was to die for. The action sequences were wicked and the final boss at the time blew me away in terms of aesthetics
Killer Instinct - I got really good at this game and even placed first at a local arcade competition. My reward: a SNES =) My friends and I would go from arcade to arcade just to play new people and there was never a shortage. My preferred characters: Glacius, Spinal, and Orchid
Final Fantasy VI - This game probably has the best soundtrack in all of gaming. I never heard game music move me as much as this songs from this game. Everything about this game was epic and Kefka > Sephiroth all day.
Battletoads - This game was hard as hell and so fun when you had friends over.
Goldeneye (N64) - I knew kids who would skip school and go over to each others houses to play this! I wasn't very good at it but the times I logged with my friends were some of the most raucous I ever had with gaming
Strider (Genesis) - I played this game to death. I will never forget watching Strider race down that snowy mountain, the parallax scrolling transporting me to another place. This game had some crazy boss designs!!!
Actraiser - My god I used to be obsessed with this game. It's part action and part sim. I loved the world building aspects and the music was to die for. The action sequences were wicked and the final boss at the time blew me away in terms of aesthetics
Killer Instinct - I got really good at this game and even placed first at a local arcade competition. My reward: a SNES =) My friends and I would go from arcade to arcade just to play new people and there was never a shortage. My preferred characters: Glacius, Spinal, and Orchid
Final Fantasy VI - This game probably has the best soundtrack in all of gaming. I never heard game music move me as much as this songs from this game. Everything about this game was epic and Kefka > Sephiroth all day.
Battletoads - This game was hard as hell and so fun when you had friends over.
Goldeneye (N64) - I knew kids who would skip school and go over to each others houses to play this! I wasn't very good at it but the times I logged with my friends were some of the most raucous I ever had with gaming
Strider (Genesis) - I played this game to death. I will never forget watching Strider race down that snowy mountain, the parallax scrolling transporting me to another place. This game had some crazy boss designs!!!
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 10:08
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Hundreds of Japanese games that ran on MS-DOS. My childhood was great.
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 10:22
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Legend of Dragoon, FF7, Super Mario 64, Zelda games (most of them), Goldeneye, and lastly Duke Nukem 64. Those ment the most. Though half of these where in my teen years. Though early.
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 10:28
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From most special to least special (but special nonetheless):
1. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Super Mario 64
3. Pokemon Silver
4. Pokémon Red
5. Super Mario World
6. Super Mario Bros 3
7. Donkey Kong Country
8. Donkey Kong 64
9. Goldeneye
10. A2 Racer 2*
*A2 Racer is a Dutch racing game like Need for Speed, played it a lot as a kid.
1. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Super Mario 64
3. Pokemon Silver
4. Pokémon Red
5. Super Mario World
6. Super Mario Bros 3
7. Donkey Kong Country
8. Donkey Kong 64
9. Goldeneye
10. A2 Racer 2*
*A2 Racer is a Dutch racing game like Need for Speed, played it a lot as a kid.
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 10:43
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Road Rash - I spent hours chasing down Viper so I could punch him in the head while riding on increasingly faster yet harder to control motorbikes.
Streets of Rage series - I spent hours punching ginger criminals and mohawked scumbags in the head.
NHL 94 - I spent hours winning the Stanley Cup and punching various people in the head.
Street Fighter 2 - The game that raised me and taught me the true beauty of punching people in the head.
Flashback - I remember it being awesome despite a disturbing lack of punching people in the head.
Final Fantasy 7 - My first RPG and still one of the best.
Final Fantasy 9 - I still have vivid memories of playing it on a cold Thursday night for some reason.
Resident Evil series - I loved them. They prepared me for the zombie apocalypse and being cursed by a gypsy to turn very slowly before being able to change directions.
Shenmue - A triumphant return to punching people in the head. Including 70 people in one big orgy of head punching and kung fu kicking.
Streets of Rage series - I spent hours punching ginger criminals and mohawked scumbags in the head.
NHL 94 - I spent hours winning the Stanley Cup and punching various people in the head.
Street Fighter 2 - The game that raised me and taught me the true beauty of punching people in the head.
Flashback - I remember it being awesome despite a disturbing lack of punching people in the head.
Final Fantasy 7 - My first RPG and still one of the best.
Final Fantasy 9 - I still have vivid memories of playing it on a cold Thursday night for some reason.
Resident Evil series - I loved them. They prepared me for the zombie apocalypse and being cursed by a gypsy to turn very slowly before being able to change directions.
Shenmue - A triumphant return to punching people in the head. Including 70 people in one big orgy of head punching and kung fu kicking.
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 10:45
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Pokemon cards, and then the first Pokemon games... I still have a few thousand Pokemon cards in a big black garbage bag somewhere. With a bunch of binders full of cards in their numerical order. Oh god, have to go do something else now...
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 10:53
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Master of Orion
Sid Meier's Civilization
Black Cauldron
Zork 1&2
Sid Meier's Civilization
Black Cauldron
Zork 1&2
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 10:55
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Donkey Kong
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Crash team racing / Crash bash
Donkey Kong
40 Winks
Pokemon on gameboy color
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 10:58
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Monkey Island 2, Civilization 2, Tomb Raider 2, Warcraft 2 (lots of 2's !), Grim Fandango...
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 11:04
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kotor, pokemon red, jedi knight jedi academy, baldur's gate 2, spellforce the order of dawn & expsansions & monkey island 1
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 11:14
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Druss99 wrote...
Road Rash - I spent hours chasing down Viper so I could punch him in the head while riding on increasingly faster yet harder to control motorbikes.
Streets of Rage series - I spent hours punching ginger criminals and mohawked scumbags in the head.
NHL 94 - I spent hours winning the Stanley Cup and punching various people in the head.
Street Fighter 2 - The game that raised me and taught me the true beauty of punching people in the head.
Flashback - I remember it being awesome despite a disturbing lack of punching people in the head.
Final Fantasy 7 - My first RPG and still one of the best.
Final Fantasy 9 - I still have vivid memories of playing it on a cold Thursday night for some reason.
Resident Evil series - I loved them. They prepared me for the zombie apocalypse and being cursed by a gypsy to turn very slowly before being able to change directions.
Shenmue - A triumphant return to punching people in the head. Including 70 people in one big orgy of head punching and kung fu kicking.
Also don't just walk up to women hanging round in the street, even if they are dressed hot. Silly Jessie, I warned him but did he listen? No, he walked right up to that zombie and when she grabed him he was like "Oh Sweet look Ken I'm getting me some action!"
:Me. -sighs-
OH **** THE **** IS BITING ME AHHH AHHA! *knocks her down and shoots her a few times*
Me: Told you...
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 11:14
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Hmmm no particular order, but these ones will always have a place in my heart
Phantasy Star
Mario RPG
Warcraft 2
Heretic
Gran Turismo
Star Fox
Axelay
R-Type
Super Metroid
Metal Slug
Wild Guns
E-Swat
El Viento
Steel Empire
Contra
H.E.R.O.
Pit Fighter
Forgotten Worlds
Metal Warriors
Outrun
Rock & Roll racing
Paper Boy
Splatterhouse
Altered Beast
Fantasy Star VI
Chrono Cross
Super Mario world
Toe Jam & Earl
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Monster Truck Madness
Destruction Derby
Road Rash
Test Drive
Need For speed
Top Gear
Pitfall
Neverwinter Nights
Phantasy Star
Mario RPG
Warcraft 2
Heretic
Gran Turismo
Star Fox
Axelay
R-Type
Super Metroid
Metal Slug
Wild Guns
E-Swat
El Viento
Steel Empire
Contra
H.E.R.O.
Pit Fighter
Forgotten Worlds
Metal Warriors
Outrun
Rock & Roll racing
Paper Boy
Splatterhouse
Altered Beast
Fantasy Star VI
Chrono Cross
Super Mario world
Toe Jam & Earl
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Monster Truck Madness
Destruction Derby
Road Rash
Test Drive
Need For speed
Top Gear
Pitfall
Neverwinter Nights
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Posté 22 septembre 2011 - 11:52
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The one game I'm itching to replay badly:
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Posté 23 septembre 2011 - 12:08
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Lemmings, the Commander Keen games, Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem II, Hocus Pocus, Mystic Towers, Lemmings 2: The Tribes, Lemmings 3d, various Zork games, Wacky Wheels, Crystal Caves, koules, The Incredible Machine, and to a lesser extent Sim Tower, Dinosaur Safari and Sim Farm.
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Posté 23 septembre 2011 - 01:28
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No particular order:
Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer
King's Quest
Castle Wolfenstein
Ninja Gaiden
Test Drive
Wizards and Warriors (NES)
Sim City
Mixed-up Mother Goose
Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer
King's Quest
Castle Wolfenstein
Ninja Gaiden
Test Drive
Wizards and Warriors (NES)
Sim City
Mixed-up Mother Goose
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Posté 23 septembre 2011 - 02:31
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As a kid? Too many to list. If I stuck to games that had important memories bound in them...
Batman (NES): This game was tough. It took me over a year of on and off play to finally finish it, but when I did, it was one of the most satisfying victories I ever had. No other game since has topped the feeling of accomplishment I had when the Joker keeled over.
Super Mario Bros 3: I really wanted to play this game after all the hype. I saw The Wizard just to see footage of it. I had to rent it several times to finish it, but it remains one of my most memorable single player experiences.
Metroid: The was the first atmospheric feeling game I played. I liked that it was challenging to begin with, but rewarded mastery. In a sea of games that were artificially difficult due to cheap hits and bad level design, Metroid stood out. Plus the entire Tourian sequence and subsequent surprise ending was neat.
Ninja Gaiden and Monster Party, primarily because their cut scenes impressed me at the time. The latter hasn't aged well and looks pretty bad, tho'. Nostalgia is a funny thing.
Final Fantasy II: The game that introduced me to RPGs.
Starfox: I loved everything about this game at the time. Its music, graphics, and gameplay. I played the hell out of it. That isn't why it stands out, though. I won a local competition and got a bomber jacket that no longer fits from Nintendo. I think that was the one time in my life gaming didn't seem like a waste of time to my dad. Up until that point I don't think he believed I cared enough about anything to practice so much, and actually succeed at it. Not that he was okay with my gaming habits later. Still, for a brief moment we could bond over it. That was nice.
Street Fighter II: This game dominated by teenage years and kicked off what became one of my then favorite genres. I can't remember any conversation about games circa 1992-1994 that didn't come back to Street Fighter II or one of its updates at some point. Everyone I knew played the hell out of this in arcades, and snatched up an SNES for the console translation. It was as much a cultural phenomena, at least in our subculture, as it was a game.
I'll end it here before this drags on any longer. As I mentioned before, there are too many too list.
Batman (NES): This game was tough. It took me over a year of on and off play to finally finish it, but when I did, it was one of the most satisfying victories I ever had. No other game since has topped the feeling of accomplishment I had when the Joker keeled over.
Super Mario Bros 3: I really wanted to play this game after all the hype. I saw The Wizard just to see footage of it. I had to rent it several times to finish it, but it remains one of my most memorable single player experiences.
Metroid: The was the first atmospheric feeling game I played. I liked that it was challenging to begin with, but rewarded mastery. In a sea of games that were artificially difficult due to cheap hits and bad level design, Metroid stood out. Plus the entire Tourian sequence and subsequent surprise ending was neat.
Ninja Gaiden and Monster Party, primarily because their cut scenes impressed me at the time. The latter hasn't aged well and looks pretty bad, tho'. Nostalgia is a funny thing.
Final Fantasy II: The game that introduced me to RPGs.
Starfox: I loved everything about this game at the time. Its music, graphics, and gameplay. I played the hell out of it. That isn't why it stands out, though. I won a local competition and got a bomber jacket that no longer fits from Nintendo. I think that was the one time in my life gaming didn't seem like a waste of time to my dad. Up until that point I don't think he believed I cared enough about anything to practice so much, and actually succeed at it. Not that he was okay with my gaming habits later. Still, for a brief moment we could bond over it. That was nice.
Street Fighter II: This game dominated by teenage years and kicked off what became one of my then favorite genres. I can't remember any conversation about games circa 1992-1994 that didn't come back to Street Fighter II or one of its updates at some point. Everyone I knew played the hell out of this in arcades, and snatched up an SNES for the console translation. It was as much a cultural phenomena, at least in our subculture, as it was a game.
I'll end it here before this drags on any longer. As I mentioned before, there are too many too list.
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Posté 23 septembre 2011 - 02:40
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I could write an essay on the games that I played as a kid and still feel a connection to, but the one that comes to my head first is Paper Mario. It's one of the few games that I've not only played at least 4 times (all the way through), but it actually makes me unplug my (now old itself) PS2 and go hunting for the old N64 for a nostalgia trip. It's probably one of my favorite JRPGs ever, and it's fun enough that coming back after a year or two and starting from the beginning doesn't feel like a death sentence for the sake of old times.
I can't think of any other specific games off the top of my head, but the Legend of Zelda games keep making me dig out old consoles as well. I'm sure my memory is hazy here, but I'm pretty sure my very first games were Mario and Zelda games.
I can't think of any other specific games off the top of my head, but the Legend of Zelda games keep making me dig out old consoles as well. I'm sure my memory is hazy here, but I'm pretty sure my very first games were Mario and Zelda games.
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Posté 23 septembre 2011 - 02:42
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Lufia on snes. I spent so long playing this, doing the main game then endless ancient cave runs.
Carmageddon on pc. This game was just hilarious, I'm just disappointed that I can't get it running with dosbox.
More recently the Heroes of MIght and Magic series. I got game 2 from one of my housemates when I was at university and have played every game since. I've recently got the full versions (all expansions) of 3 and 4 so I can finally finish playing through all the campaigns
Carmageddon on pc. This game was just hilarious, I'm just disappointed that I can't get it running with dosbox.
More recently the Heroes of MIght and Magic series. I got game 2 from one of my housemates when I was at university and have played every game since. I've recently got the full versions (all expansions) of 3 and 4 so I can finally finish playing through all the campaigns
