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I had been through four consoles and five jobs before most of the games in the notes had come out.

My top five were virtually chiselled on stone tablets by comparison :)

https://www.tumblr.com/norseminuteman/630433165168754688

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[–] abbotsbury@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

By pure numbers, mine has got to be GTA San Andreas since I only had a PS2 for the longest time. I think that might be why I kinda hate games now? Buying a new game and you get maybe a couple dozen hours if you're lucky kinda sucks. Oh it's just a campaign of like 9 missions? And the missions are pretty linear? idk man, might be worth like $10 but definitely not fullprice $60 or even half off $30.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Pokémon, wow, final fantasy tactic advanced, harvest moon, civilization I guess ?

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)
  • Space Invaders I feel like I should include one of the classic games I played in the 80s. You never forget your first, and I played this more than any others and it influenced my career as an adult. However I think 10 mile hike, burger time, breakout and pacman are better.
  • Heroes of Might and Magic 3 My room mates would hotseat games while watching movies. A lot of fond memories
  • Factorio Probably played more than any other game
  • Golden Axe Warrior Not to be confused with Golden Axe. This was a Zelda clone on the Sega Master System. One of the best games on that platform IMO.
  • Boulders gate 1 Besides golden axe warrior the only other RPG I really got into. Unfortunately I wiped my hard drive with a game that I had been playing for months and I just couldn't get back into it after that.
[–] Karjalan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Homm3 is GOAT. I still play that with friends and relatives to this day.

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

It really was the best out of all the homms. I still play it too. Absolute perfection of a game.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bro, it's on the play store. You can get it on a tablet, and is very much playable.

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Boulders Gate? I know And I have it, along with a few other editions. I’ve just never get past the first tavern without losing interest. Which is strange because I was hooked when I first played it.

[–] mdurell@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Pac-Man, Dig-Dug, Space Invaders (on an Atari 2600), Tempest and Pitfall!

[–] LifeOfChance@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Baulders gate on ps2 was my introduction into RPG and a bonding experience with my aunts ex.

GTA 1 was my escape from an abusive house

Tony hawk kept me from getting picked on for my gaming choices

Smash bros had me bonding with my closest friends

NBA street helped me and my brother escape from our parents.

[–] SunshineJogger@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Mine is:

  • Legend of zelda, a link to the past (snes)
  • Super mario bros (nes)
  • Tetris (nes)
  • rock n roll racing (snes)
  • street fighter 2 (snes)

...

  • secret of mana, terranigma, kevin alone at home, there are so many before I even get to the more modern games. I haven't even reached command and conquer 1&2 yet or starcraft or diablo1 or 2.
[–] weariedfae@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

In chronological order

  1. Breakout
  2. Oregon Trail
  3. The Secret of Monkey Island
  4. Sonic Spinball
  5. FF8

There are so many more but these were all big moments. Ugh I didn't even mention the IBM golf game or Carmen San Diego, I think I need to do this list based on the systems we had.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish 2 points 2 days ago

Bro, I almost forgot about Sonic spinball! What an acid trip of a take on Sonic.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bold choices with both Spinball and Final Fantasy 8. You're set to have some interesting fandoms with very deep chips on their shoulders -- not to mention cosplay buster swords -- arriving at your doorstep shortly.

[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

GTA: San Andreas and NFSU2. But not for the reasons you think. They were the first games that I could play on my school laptop. It was super slow (amd A6 1450 Apu, 4 gb ram) and those ran perfectly fine.

[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Heh I played NFSUG2 on a laptop with 2 GB RAM. It shipped with Vista but ran great with XP.

2 GB was a ton back then! You could fit a whole OS into that, twice!

[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I actually have a pentium M laptop that I played NFSU2 on during that time. My sister would use my school laptop (we weren't allowed to use my home computer) and I'd use the pentium m machine. I wouldn't be surprised if the pentium m had better single core performance than the A6.

Edit: I found a few benchmarks and the 735 is somewhat faster in single core performance provided that the instruction set is supported.

[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

No order:

•Chrono Trigger •FFVII •Panzer Dragoon Saga •GTA3 •EverQuest •(Street Fighter Alpha 2 is up there too)

[–] Numuruzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

In no particular order and with limited time thinking about it:

  • Kirby Super Star
  • Mario Sunshine
  • Sonic Adventure (1 & 2 if I may)
  • Guitar Hero
  • Zelda: Link to the Past

My first console was a NES I inherited, but the first console gotten for me was a SNES, and the first console I received new in box was a GameCube. PS2 underrepresented in this list although Guitar Hero was on there and that game was wildly important for getting me more interested in music in general.

[–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Am I young or everyone else old?

  • Super Mario Bros
  • Delta Force
  • Unreal tournament 99
  • GTA San Andreas
  • NFS Underground 2
[–] NostraDavid@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

Most important?

Morrowind.

I was already playing it, when a pack of dogs killed my two geese. One had a broken neck, the other had its guts spilling out.

I'm convinced that Morrowind helped me through my depression, and prevented me from becoming suicidal.

But I also like Drakan: Order of the Flame, Little Big Adventure 2, Dune 2, and Warcraft 1.

[–] DrSoap@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Games that i bonded with my siblings playing growing up. Our lives would have not been the same without them.

Duck Hunt, Super Mario Bros, Xena Warrior Princess, Going Quackers, Pokémon Stadium

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I was in high school when I bought my first console, so it's pretty much just Landstalker and Phantasy Star IV.

[–] Demuniac@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago
  • Super mario bros 3
  • RuneScape
  • Commander Keen (all of the series)
  • Age of Empires
  • Grand theft auto
[–] zanyllama52@infosec.pub 4 points 2 days ago

Zelda II The Adventure of Link

Super Metroid

Another World / Out of This World

Myst

Doom

Honorable mention goes to Super Mario Land.

[–] Karjalan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
  • Dune 2, C&C and RA
  • Heroes of Might and Magic 2 and 3
  • Pokemon gen 1 and 2
  • Warcraft 2 and 3
  • Diablo 1 and 2

Lots of honourable mentions though.

  • Doom, Doom 2 and Hexen
  • Sonic 2, 3 and Knuckles
  • Wow
  • Counterstrike 1.6 and Source
  • Half life and all the sequels
  • Xmen and Xmen 2 (Sega)
  • Gta 1, 2, 3 and Vice City
  • FF7
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Lemmings. Prince of Persia. Doom. Tomb Raider 1. Gran Turismo.

Halo >!because I played it with my older sister!<

Skyrim >!because it reminded me that I like RPGs!<

RuneScape >!because it taught me that I like RPGs!<

Minecraft >!because I played it with my little brother!<

DOOM >!because I was young and too scared to play it myself, but my mom enjoyed gaming sometimes, and watching her play are happy memories!<

  1. Lego Island
  2. Oregon Trail
  3. TMNT for the NES
  4. Mario 64
  5. Worms Armageddon
[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Super Mario Galaxy

Red Alert 2

Age of Empires 2

Fallout New Vegas

TES Oblivion

[–] YiddishMcSquidish 1 points 2 days ago

FF VII

Ocarina of Time

Ghost & goblins

Galaga '88

Ninja Spirit

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
  • Civilization 1
  • Wing Commander Privateer
  • X-wing
  • Hanse
  • Eye of the Beholder 2: Darkmoon

And then there were games like Pizza Connection (my mother loved playing all parts except for the action sequences, which were my obligation), Aces over the Pacific, Lands of Lore, One Must Fall: 2097, Mortal Kombat, Stars!, Sinistar, Master of Orion 2, M.A.X., Z, Gender Wars (lol the story was utter trash but the gameplay was fun), Metal Marines (I just loved shooting rockets between windows on my desktop)...

And the longer i think, the longer the list gets because i start to remember more, like Syndicate, Alley Cat (i just found out that there is a Remeow Edition for free!, Abuse, Mechwarrior 2, ...

Damn, gotta look into my old archives and go on a retro rampage this weekend

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago
  • RuneScape
  • soldier front
  • MapleStory
  • dota
  • league of legends
[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago
  • super Mario world
  • earthbound
  • Mario kart 64
  • halo 2
  • modern warfare
[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
  • Populous - The Beginning
  • Command & Conquer - Red Alert 2
  • Call of Duty - Modern Warfare 2
  • Super Mario 64 DS
  • Europa Universalis III

I think at least. Mario Kart DS also ranks highly of course, so does Team Fortress 2 and Supreme Commander Forged Alliance. GTA SA/IV, Pokémon Diamond, Wii Sports, Super Mario Galaxy. I gamed a lot as a kid/teenager so there's plenty that influenced me.

[–] theTarrasque@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Haven’t thought about populous in a long time!! Loved the hell out of that game when I was a kid.

[–] hedge_lord@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago
  • LEGO Universe
  • Club Penguin
  • Minecraft
  • Space Engineers
  • Skyrim
[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Lego Star Wars

Discworld

Unreal Tournament

Doom

Halo

[–] Lazhward@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Man, this is hard to narrow down.

  • Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
  • Dungeon Siege II
  • Guild Wars
  • Super Mario Galaxy
  • Battlefield 3
[–] msage@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

Counter-Strike 1.4 Counter-Strike 1.5 Counter-Strike 1.6 Call of Duty: United Offensive Day of Defeat

Hmm definitely Minecraft, Skyrim, and Sa2b. As for the other two… probably Town of Salem and Fantasy Life for the 3ds

I still play Minecraft, I played some modded skyrim last year (and got the oblivion remaster) and I literally got a steam deck primarily so I could play sa2b on it whenever I want. I’ve been loving the fantasy life sequel that just came out too. The only thing I don’t really play anymore is town of Salem bc the servers suck even worse now. So few players that you’re always stuck with racist trolls and shit

Basically, teen me had pretty good taste

[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
  • Maniac Mansion (and sequel)
  • The Curse of Monkey Island (and sequels)
  • Wing Commander (and sequels)
  • Baldur's Gate (and sequels)
  • Autodesk Animator
[–] MOCVD@mander.xyz 13 points 4 days ago

Pretty much every Sierra franchise.

Warcraft, C&C, Street fighter two turbo, and final fantasy!

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