The games that got you into gaming.

[toiletstand]

Originally Posted by Bloody_Inferno

Sega MS had it's moments. The first 2 Sonic games were more fun than I was willing to admit at the time. Shinobi was great. Alex Kidd (miracle/shinobi world) were both awesome back in the day. And I loved Fantasy Zone back then too.

Also for the record, I played Zelda II/Gaiden (Adventure of Link) far more than Zelda 1. Probably because it was so hard for me at the time.

true! the sonic games are some of my all time favorites as well. specifically the sonic 3 and sonic and knuckles cartridge combo. I still play through those games today. I spent a lot of time trying the sonic and knuckles combo with other games and loved playing the extra bonus games.


other fav games for genesis were: vectorman 1 and 2. tmnt hyperstone heist. earthworm jim 2. maximum carnage. and roadrash haha

[Daemoniac]

A Boy And His Blob; Trouble on Blobolonia

I shit you not

[Daemoniac]

[Fiction]

Originally Posted by kerska

Yeah that game was the first time I actually like felt for the characters in a game, and the first time I actually got immersed in a story.

Although it was pretty much my first and last experience with an RPG, it definitely changed the way I played video games.

I'm pretty sure I choked up as a 6-7 year old when during the story of RED XIIIs dad.

[Felvin]

[AxeHappy]

Too many to list but these are the ones that I still think of fondly:


My brother got the demo to this on a PC Gamer floppy. Endless hours spent on this game.

Although I only ever had the demo of this one up until like 2005.


Still Prefer the Warcraft series to Starcraft. And I hate WoW.


Although 2 and 4 are probably my favourite. With 5 and 3 being the least favourite. Haven't even tried 6.


Always Bet on Duke.





Played 1 and 2 after 3. I love the entire series.

And 2 as well.




And countless of Shareware games that my family could never afford to get full versions of.

[synrgy]

Wing Commander was the shit!

Here's an important one I almost forgot:



Hard to imagine what the gaming landscape would look like today if Wolfenstein had never been produced..

[ZOMB13]

....!
I forgot Mortal Kombat!

[MrGignac]

wow i feel old. I started out on an Atari 2600. played consoles until I was about 10. Once PC's were somewhat affordable i switched to that. I still love the old classics:

pong
Pitfall
Rampage
rad racer
FF1,2 & 3
Chrono Trigger
Secret of mana
Pretty much all of the classic Squaresoft games
Early Blizzard games
wing commander
Ultima games
Baldurs gate 1 & 2
neverwinter nights
icewind dale


Does anyone remember the Sega channel? god that was the greatest thing to have as a kid. 30 bucks a month for 90 games a month


man those games seemed so cutting edge back in the day

[maliciousteve]

[Xaios]

Super Mario World
Mario Paint
Tuff Enuff
Starfox
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Duke Nukem 3D
Starship Titanic
Half-Life
Unreal Tournament
Quake III: Arena
SimCity 3000
Starsiege: Tribes
Tribes 2
Neocron

Yeah, I guess it is kind of odd that this list spans 10 years. =\

[synrgy]

Another one I almost forgot. Did anyone else ever play this? It was kind of like the Mass Effect of the <8-bit Generation:

[AxeHappy]

Originally Posted by synrgy

Wing Commander was the shit!

Here's an important one I almost forgot:



Hard to imagine what the gaming landscape would look like today if Wolfenstein had never been produced..

Despite the no Hotlink I'm gathering that that is Wolfenstien 3D. Which was another game I played a demo of, then convinced my Dad to get me the Shareware of it much to my mother's disapproval.

HALT! STOP!

[synrgy]

Originally Posted by AxeHappy

Despite the no Hotlink

D'oh! The image works on my side.. that's weird.. Yeah, it was Wolfenstein 3D. I too played the shareware for ages, until we finally acquired a full copy. Kinda funny, thinking back on that: I have no idea how we got our copy considering there WAS NO INTERNET from which to download one. All I know for sure is that my step-dad (who turned out to be a colossal douchebag for reasons both related and unrelated) never paid for it.

[matt till]

this one

[Qweklain]

Originally Posted by maliciousteve

Nemesis was awesome. Then I again I think every RE game has been amazing, from 1, to now.

I just picked up Time to Kill last year in 100% mint condition for like $10! That game is awesome and I love the 3rd-person angle on it, and going through different time periods and is definitely a top Nukem game.

[Furtive Glance]

RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDGEEEE RACERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Twisted Metal
Rayman

Some good times.

[ittoa666]

I grew up on Super Mario World and A Link To the Past. Then I got into n64 with Star Fox 64, Ocarina of Time, and Star Wars Rogue Squadron. From there I moved on to ps1 and then quickly to xbox to play Halo. Half-Life was in there somewhere along the way, and then I ran into this...



I have never gotten so deep into a game, and it has molded me into the late night gamer I am today.

[JCM800]

This is what got me hooked...

[petereanima]

[ronjhoser]

Right here...

[synrgy]

Without it, we wouldn't have C&C, Starcraft, Warcraft, etc, etc.

[AngstRiddenDreams]

Definitely Mortal Kombat.

[Demiurge]

Originally Posted by ronjhoser

Right here...

Same here. I'm only 30, but having Luddite parents meant being able to get in quality time with Pong and Atari 2600 (while the other kids at school had the NES and Sega Master System) graduating to 8-bit. From there, it was Mario, Metroid, and Mega Man. Protip: Mega Man 2 is the greatest video game ever made.

[Lagtastic]