The Game That Made You A Gamer
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Well, there was the Christmas I got the Playstation, that came with the Crash Bandicoot 2, that made get pick up the Crash Bandicoot 3 cover story in PSM, that made me subscribe to PSM, that made me see previews of Soul Reaver, that made me buy Soul Reaver...
And it cycles from there. I had a Genesis and all the Sonic games, but I'd say Crash Bandicoot 2 was what made me into a "gamer."
And it cycles from there. I had a Genesis and all the Sonic games, but I'd say Crash Bandicoot 2 was what made me into a "gamer."
I was a gamer the moment I got my nintendo 64.
It was a gift from my uncle, and it came with 6 games: Goldeneye, Star Fox 64, Blast Corps, Cruisin USA, Mortal Kombat, and a crappy racing game called Automobile Lamborghini. Despite the 2nd crappy racing game (though I loved Cruisin USA) these 5 drove me into gaming. A year later, I got Zelda Ocarina of Time, Banjo Kazooie, Pokemon Blue and Pokemon Stadium, and all of a sudden I was into gaming.
It was a gift from my uncle, and it came with 6 games: Goldeneye, Star Fox 64, Blast Corps, Cruisin USA, Mortal Kombat, and a crappy racing game called Automobile Lamborghini. Despite the 2nd crappy racing game (though I loved Cruisin USA) these 5 drove me into gaming. A year later, I got Zelda Ocarina of Time, Banjo Kazooie, Pokemon Blue and Pokemon Stadium, and all of a sudden I was into gaming.
I've been playing since I was about 4 but Donkey Kong Country was the first game I really loved.
It kinda slightly saddens me that I am to be the first to say this, but it was most certainly Mechwarrior 2. The explosions and robots drew me in, but what really captured me was that strange feeling of solitude you got running through a mission alone, destroying your enemies with brutal efficiency as you did your duty as warrior of the clan. It's a feel that no other game, not even the expansions, were really able to capture.
After that, Runescape, Age of Empires II, Pokemon, and finally Mechwarrior 4 all had a huge influence on my lifestyle, nay, my identity as a gamer throughout my childhood.
Any other 'mech fans around here?
After that, Runescape, Age of Empires II, Pokemon, and finally Mechwarrior 4 all had a huge influence on my lifestyle, nay, my identity as a gamer throughout my childhood.
Any other 'mech fans around here?
I honestly can't remember the very first game I played since I started so young.
My gaming habit was (as far as I can tell) picked up in much the same way that babies pick up on their parents indigenous dialect. My father had played his favorite games with me even when I was still too young to walk, leading to some rather hilarious home videos. In fact, my desire to game with him led to my burning passion for reading, since he wouldn't read the game aloud and I despised missing out on the increasing number of plots as the console generations grew. As far-fetched as it seems, gaming is as much a part of my growing up as 'Sesame Street' and Kindergarten. It really is quite extraordinary when I think about it.
To answer the topic though, the games that I remember furthest back were...
Resident Evil 2
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (And Links Awakening Simultaneously)
Super Mario 64
Panzer Dragoon (Sega Saturn)
...
Wow, there really are too many.
My gaming habit was (as far as I can tell) picked up in much the same way that babies pick up on their parents indigenous dialect. My father had played his favorite games with me even when I was still too young to walk, leading to some rather hilarious home videos. In fact, my desire to game with him led to my burning passion for reading, since he wouldn't read the game aloud and I despised missing out on the increasing number of plots as the console generations grew. As far-fetched as it seems, gaming is as much a part of my growing up as 'Sesame Street' and Kindergarten. It really is quite extraordinary when I think about it.
To answer the topic though, the games that I remember furthest back were...
Resident Evil 2
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (And Links Awakening Simultaneously)
Super Mario 64
Panzer Dragoon (Sega Saturn)
...
Wow, there really are too many.
MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!! that was the game for me and im still a big fan, cant w8 for the new movie to come out.
Super Mario world!
My grand-parents bought a SNES for my brother. I ended up playing it more than him. After that, my dad sealed the deal when he bought Super Mario All-star.
My grand-parents bought a SNES for my brother. I ended up playing it more than him. After that, my dad sealed the deal when he bought Super Mario All-star.
I remember playing Duke Nukem 3 (i think it was that one) from DOS back when I was like 8. Then I was introduced to Twisted Metal 2. My cousin and I played that every time I was at his house and then my family finally got me a PS with Twisted Metal 3. That and Age of Empires 2 were some of the first games that I sat and played for over 4 hours at a time (Which was a big deal for me back then) and didn't think anything of it. I still think that AoE 2 is one of the best RTS games out there.
EDIT: I read someone else's post and I almost forgot about Goldeneye. That game got me into FPS, hands down. TL;DR version: AoE 2, Twisted Metal 2, Goldeneye were HUGE in getting me into gaming.
EDIT: I read someone else's post and I almost forgot about Goldeneye. That game got me into FPS, hands down. TL;DR version: AoE 2, Twisted Metal 2, Goldeneye were HUGE in getting me into gaming.