THE Game That Defined Your Childhood
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Pokemon Red. I was't allowed games of my own, but I'd borrow my childhood best friend's and play it all night at sleepovers after she'd gone to bed.
A little over a year ago, in my first term at university and the first few weeks after permanently moving out of my parents' home, I finally bought the game (and a Gameboy Colour) off ebay. I'd been gaming for a while by that point of course, but it seemed like a suitable, if silly, way of marking my new-found independence
A little over a year ago, in my first term at university and the first few weeks after permanently moving out of my parents' home, I finally bought the game (and a Gameboy Colour) off ebay. I'd been gaming for a while by that point of course, but it seemed like a suitable, if silly, way of marking my new-found independence
I'm probably too young to answer this, seeing as I'm only 14, but the two games that stick out for me are Portal and Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
Portal I've spent over 66 hours replaying on Steam, and Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask just has the most memories for me. Especially after I read the whole BEN story. *shivers*
Portal I've spent over 66 hours replaying on Steam, and Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask just has the most memories for me. Especially after I read the whole BEN story. *shivers*
For me it would have to be James Bond: Nightfire about 11 years ago, its the game that really got me into gaming...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/82/007_-_Nightfire_Coverart.png
Or any other James Bond games to be precise. I still think that Everything or Nothing is better than most 3rd person shooters today.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/82/007_-_Nightfire_Coverart.png
Or any other James Bond games to be precise. I still think that Everything or Nothing is better than most 3rd person shooters today.
I guess I would have to say the Crash Bandicoot games and the Pokemon games although there are lots more than remind me of my childhood.
Knights of the Old Republic
I was a HUGE Star Wars nerd, I played the hell out of 2000s-era Star Wars games. And THAT game was certainly the best of them all.
(Which may be partly why I'm hesitant to bash BioWare. They made FREAKING KOTOR. When I learned that, I yelled SIGN ME UP FOR MASS EFFECT)
I was a HUGE Star Wars nerd, I played the hell out of 2000s-era Star Wars games. And THAT game was certainly the best of them all.
(Which may be partly why I'm hesitant to bash BioWare. They made FREAKING KOTOR. When I learned that, I yelled SIGN ME UP FOR MASS EFFECT)
This. It wasn't really that great, and I remember that every time you got a power up a flamboyantly gay sounding voice would proclaim "YEEAAH!!!" (the sound effects were all really weird), but when I think of my childhood, I can't help but hear this song:
I can't remember if I ever actually beat it. I remember the final "boss" encounter, but I don't remember if I eve got past him. It was fun though, it was like playing Pac-Man as one of the fruits (i.e. running, desperately trying not to be eaten by the anthropomorphic cheese wheel behind you)
Not sure I have one in particular that defined it, although I do have four that instantly come to mind: Heart of Darkness, Tomb Raider 3 (both to a lesser extent), Deus Ex, and Thief 2.
I was shit at all of them, but I think the feeling of just missing out on being able to experience DX and Thief 2 properly when they first came out is what has led to my absolute need for developers to start making immersive-sims again.
It does kind of me put at odds with most people who seem to have been fed Nintendo's stuff through a bloody IV drip.
I was shit at all of them, but I think the feeling of just missing out on being able to experience DX and Thief 2 properly when they first came out is what has led to my absolute need for developers to start making immersive-sims again.
It does kind of me put at odds with most people who seem to have been fed Nintendo's stuff through a bloody IV drip.
I guess It's gotta be Sonic 3. I spend hours of a day mastering the special stages and figuring out where everything was at aged 7. Back when there was no internet to tell me where to look... crickey...
Pokemon, Spyro, Crash, Final Fantasy, Mario and many many others had helping hands but Sonic cemented the deal. I just couldn't get bored of Sonic.
Pokemon, Spyro, Crash, Final Fantasy, Mario and many many others had helping hands but Sonic cemented the deal. I just couldn't get bored of Sonic.
Ape Escape, I spent months of time on that thing, I got 100% many times, then did the same on 2, 3 never quite enticed me in the same way though which I found somewhat depressing.
This thread made me nostalgic so I dusted off my N64 to play Banjo-Kazooie again....only to find out I never 100%ed it. I only got 99 notes in Click Clock Woods, but never 100. Words can't describe how angry I wasKarutomaru said:
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