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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 3 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 18 hours ago

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

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 1 day ago (1 children)

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

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

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

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day ago

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

[–] SunshineJogger@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.
[–] 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.

[–] NostraDavid@programming.dev 1 points 1 day 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.

[–] 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.

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.

[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

No order:

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

[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 3 points 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

[–] DrSoap@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day 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

[–] Karjalan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 1 day ago

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

[–] 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.

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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

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

Super Mario Galaxy

Red Alert 2

Age of Empires 2

Fallout New Vegas

TES Oblivion

FF VII

Ocarina of Time

Ghost & goblins

Galaga '88

Ninja Spirit

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 1 day ago
  • RuneScape
  • soldier front
  • MapleStory
  • dota
  • league of legends
[–] 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.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 1 day ago

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

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!<

[–] hedge_lord@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago
  • LEGO Universe
  • Club Penguin
  • Minecraft
  • Space Engineers
  • Skyrim
[–] msage@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

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

[–] FearMeAndDecay 1 points 1 day ago

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

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago
  • super Mario world
  • earthbound
  • Mario kart 64
  • halo 2
  • modern warfare
[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Lego Star Wars

Discworld

Unreal Tournament

Doom

Halo

[–] Lazhward@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Man, this is hard to narrow down.

  • Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
  • Dungeon Siege II
  • Guild Wars
  • Super Mario Galaxy
  • Battlefield 3
[–] the_radness@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Commander Keen

Neverhood

Earthbound

Super Mario World

Secret of Mana

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

Twisted Metal 2 Final Fantasy 7 Legend of Dragoon Final Fantasy 8 Hydro Thunder

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