Sonic the Hedgehog got me into gaming as a wee lad, but I tend to associate The Lion King (on ze Sega Genesis) more than anything else. It was the first game I ever beat and will forever have its place in my heart.
THE Game That Defined Your Childhood
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Well theres all the usuals (sonic, rayman, pokemon, zelda) but the game which probably got me well and truly got me into gaming would be final fantasy 8, and then 7, 9, and even later on 10 and 11.
Aces of the Pacific and a bunch of other flight sims like it. Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe was the other big one, then the X-Wing/TIE fighter series.
Mech games were my big thing by the time I got to high school, the Mechwarrior 2 series in particular. I played that so much I've occasionally gone through the campaign again in my head when really bored in college classes.
Mech games were my big thing by the time I got to high school, the Mechwarrior 2 series in particular. I played that so much I've occasionally gone through the campaign again in my head when really bored in college classes.
Pokemon Blue! First game I ever actually owned myself.
Although Age of Empires 2 and Unreal Tournament also give me fond memories when I try to think of my earliest gaming experiences. I remember going over to my friends house specifically to play unreal tournament, because i didnt have a computer... We're not very close anymore.
Although Age of Empires 2 and Unreal Tournament also give me fond memories when I try to think of my earliest gaming experiences. I remember going over to my friends house specifically to play unreal tournament, because i didnt have a computer... We're not very close anymore.
Rayman Maths and English.
It was an educational version of Rayman and was actually pretty good.
Started playing when I was about 5 and with my inability to do Maths or English, I just memorised my way through all of the levels.
Took me 5 years to beat the game, but it was so worth it.
It was an educational version of Rayman and was actually pretty good.
Started playing when I was about 5 and with my inability to do Maths or English, I just memorised my way through all of the levels.
Took me 5 years to beat the game, but it was so worth it.
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg was my favourite game when I was younger and I still want to get another copy of it. My dad sold mine years ago 
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Also being a Sonic fan I have to mention Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. That game is still amazing today.
. Also being a Sonic fan I have to mention Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. That game is still amazing today.
I'd have to say Oddworld.
My gaming started on PS1 although the first game I ever played was Heart of Darkness, 3D (see I started on 3D gaming..it had glasses and all)
Still Oddworld Abe's Oddyssey and Exodus were my favourite, I loved how you could talk on it.
My gaming started on PS1 although the first game I ever played was Heart of Darkness, 3D (see I started on 3D gaming..it had glasses and all)
Still Oddworld Abe's Oddyssey and Exodus were my favourite, I loved how you could talk on it.
Sonic the Hedgehog.
Which I didn't play until '99. Sounds odd I know, but hear me out. Back when I was first starting school Sonic was everywhere. TV shows, comics, toys, books, food, bedspreads, you name it, you could buy it with Sonic's blue grinning face on it. Hence practically every kid at school was a major Sonic fan, it was the in trend, not just in gaming, but the hottest fad. If you didn't have Sonic stuff, nobody wanted to know. But it was a bond of Sonic that brought me some of my closest friends. Sure, as time went on, we weren't as hyped as were about Sonic, but I remember having arguments over whether Tails was better than Knuckles, and playing pretend we were Sonic in the playground, writing our school work with Sonic pencils and generally just being good friends who initially bonded over a blue hedgehog.
Yes, there were other games I got into, and other games I played a shit tonne as a kid (such as Crash Bandicoot for one example), but Sonic's the thing I think of when I remember being a kid starting school.
Which I didn't play until '99. Sounds odd I know, but hear me out. Back when I was first starting school Sonic was everywhere. TV shows, comics, toys, books, food, bedspreads, you name it, you could buy it with Sonic's blue grinning face on it. Hence practically every kid at school was a major Sonic fan, it was the in trend, not just in gaming, but the hottest fad. If you didn't have Sonic stuff, nobody wanted to know. But it was a bond of Sonic that brought me some of my closest friends. Sure, as time went on, we weren't as hyped as were about Sonic, but I remember having arguments over whether Tails was better than Knuckles, and playing pretend we were Sonic in the playground, writing our school work with Sonic pencils and generally just being good friends who initially bonded over a blue hedgehog.
Yes, there were other games I got into, and other games I played a shit tonne as a kid (such as Crash Bandicoot for one example), but Sonic's the thing I think of when I remember being a kid starting school.
ZZT and Megazeux (DOS)
Both games and self contained game creation kits / object oriented scripting tools. ASCII graphics, 16 color. Brilliant. A lot like some of the dial up Bullet Board system games at the time. Also see Rouge, Nethack, Mines of Moria, etc...
Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Ed (AD&D)
I played a lot of boardgames, particularly fantasy/scifi board games of increasing complexity like Dark World, Omega Virus, Hero Quest and finally a tabletop gaming friend turned me onto the ULTIMATE 'board game' (also Warhammer 40K)... Thus it began.
Fallout 1 and late 90's PC gaming
Fallout will probably remain my favorite game 4evar, nostalgia wise, but it is merely the apex of an era of great personal significance to me. Fallout 2, System Shock 2, Deus Ex, Diablo, Quake 1/2, Tribes 1 and 2, Half Life, Team Fortress, Dungeon keeper 1 and 2, Starcraft, C&C: Red Alert... Those were my halcyon days.
Both games and self contained game creation kits / object oriented scripting tools. ASCII graphics, 16 color. Brilliant. A lot like some of the dial up Bullet Board system games at the time. Also see Rouge, Nethack, Mines of Moria, etc...
Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Ed (AD&D)
I played a lot of boardgames, particularly fantasy/scifi board games of increasing complexity like Dark World, Omega Virus, Hero Quest and finally a tabletop gaming friend turned me onto the ULTIMATE 'board game' (also Warhammer 40K)... Thus it began.
Fallout 1 and late 90's PC gaming
Fallout will probably remain my favorite game 4evar, nostalgia wise, but it is merely the apex of an era of great personal significance to me. Fallout 2, System Shock 2, Deus Ex, Diablo, Quake 1/2, Tribes 1 and 2, Half Life, Team Fortress, Dungeon keeper 1 and 2, Starcraft, C&C: Red Alert... Those were my halcyon days.