Gaming Milestones in Your Life
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Summer 1986- My cousin brings his NES to our house when he visits for the summer. First encounter with Super Mario Bros. I ignored my cousin for the rest of the summer. Probably damaged familial ties a little.
Christmas 1986- Our family had the NES with the light gun and ROB. Family interest lasts about a month. Personal interest lasts a lifetime.
Christmas 1986- Our family had the NES with the light gun and ROB. Family interest lasts about a month. Personal interest lasts a lifetime.
All these happened within a couple of years of each other I think:
Early 80s
1. Played Hobbit and Manic Miner on my cousins Speccy
2. Got Atari 2600 - Combat on B&W TV :lol
3. Played Donkey Kong cocktail table in Blackpool Hotel
4. BBC Micro Frogger (again on B&W TV)
Then I graduated in 85/86 to Nemesis (Gradius) and Bubble Bobble.
Good times.
Early 80s
1. Played Hobbit and Manic Miner on my cousins Speccy
2. Got Atari 2600 - Combat on B&W TV :lol
3. Played Donkey Kong cocktail table in Blackpool Hotel
4. BBC Micro Frogger (again on B&W TV)
Then I graduated in 85/86 to Nemesis (Gradius) and Bubble Bobble.
Good times.
Two bonafide milestones, the others were just highway markers:
1985: Playing Outrun in the arcade for the first time. This completely turned me on to Sega, and console gaming in general. Previous to that, I only played my 2600 on occasion, not being too infatuated with any particular game except for Ghostbusters.
1989: I *ahem* "borrowed" Space Quest III from a friend, and my deep, lovey-dovey relationship with Sierra and their adventure games was born. I am not ashamed to admit that I shed a quick tear or two when they closed the Coarsegold office, fired people who helped build the industry like Al Lowe and Scott Murphy, and basically turned their back on everything that they accomplished. Sierra was a digital security blanket throughout my childhood, and watching it slowly die and fade into oblivion was tough.
1985: Playing Outrun in the arcade for the first time. This completely turned me on to Sega, and console gaming in general. Previous to that, I only played my 2600 on occasion, not being too infatuated with any particular game except for Ghostbusters.
1989: I *ahem* "borrowed" Space Quest III from a friend, and my deep, lovey-dovey relationship with Sierra and their adventure games was born. I am not ashamed to admit that I shed a quick tear or two when they closed the Coarsegold office, fired people who helped build the industry like Al Lowe and Scott Murphy, and basically turned their back on everything that they accomplished. Sierra was a digital security blanket throughout my childhood, and watching it slowly die and fade into oblivion was tough.
FeedMeAStrayCat
Member
On two separate occasions in (roughly) the summer of 2000 or so, me and my friends one night played like 8-10 hours straight GoldenEye multiplayer and the other night complete a 50 or 100 (whatever the highest amount is) turn game in Mario Party 1 and then play some more.. took till like 8 AM, which periodic passing out moments.. 
I can't remember the year exactly....
but maybe...
September 12 1999(?): Me and my friends start playing Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo. We bring beer and chips.
September 13 1999(?): Me and my friends finally finish playing Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo after more than 24 hours straight of heated tournament-esque gaming. I come away victorious, king of all things Puzzle Fighter.
January 13, 2005: I wish for Super Puzzle Fighter III Turbo
but maybe...
September 12 1999(?): Me and my friends start playing Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo. We bring beer and chips.
September 13 1999(?): Me and my friends finally finish playing Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo after more than 24 hours straight of heated tournament-esque gaming. I come away victorious, king of all things Puzzle Fighter.
January 13, 2005: I wish for Super Puzzle Fighter III Turbo
Do The Mario
Unconfirmed Member
2004- Playing goldeneye rogue agent
2005- Playing the EA sports line up
2005- Playing the EA sports line up
cubicle47b
Member
1986/7 - Play Dragon Warrior for the first time - get hooked on RPGs for the next 10 or 12 years
1991/2 - Play Military Madness - my love for strategy games begins - Warcraft II is my next big obsession - then Final Fantasy Tactics - And then the glorious Advance Wars.
1997 - Gran Turismo - can never play an arcade racing game (besides Mario Kart) for more than 10 or 15 minutes without getting bored for the rest of my life
1999 - Q3Test, 'nuff said
1991/2 - Play Military Madness - my love for strategy games begins - Warcraft II is my next big obsession - then Final Fantasy Tactics - And then the glorious Advance Wars.
1997 - Gran Turismo - can never play an arcade racing game (besides Mario Kart) for more than 10 or 15 minutes without getting bored for the rest of my life
1999 - Q3Test, 'nuff said
1991- Sega's Rad Mobil turns me into a racing junkie
1996- Discovered San Francisco Rush and I am blown away by True Force Feedback steering.
1998- Sega Rally 2 sparks an interest in Rally racing
Same year I attend that crappy DigiPen summer camp and figure out that while coding a simple game was fun, the thought of doing this 80 hours a week was not. Here I heard one of the Nintendo execs hype the hell out of Gran Turismo saying he would leave his N64 in his burning house if he had to make the choice between it and his PSX containing GT, even though his kids would be mad(Nintendo Exec calling Nintendo kiddie in 98?? LOL that statement didnt even register back then). Next week I ditch my Nbot state of mind, bought a PSX and I became a GT addict for 6 months straight, all free time was spent with GT.
1999- I hear rumblings about some game called Colin McRae Rally being toated as the best racing game ever over in Europe. I import my first game and fall in love with rally racing and the WRC.
2005- Forza demo pulls Sony's cock out of my mouth.
1996- Discovered San Francisco Rush and I am blown away by True Force Feedback steering.
1998- Sega Rally 2 sparks an interest in Rally racing
Same year I attend that crappy DigiPen summer camp and figure out that while coding a simple game was fun, the thought of doing this 80 hours a week was not. Here I heard one of the Nintendo execs hype the hell out of Gran Turismo saying he would leave his N64 in his burning house if he had to make the choice between it and his PSX containing GT, even though his kids would be mad(Nintendo Exec calling Nintendo kiddie in 98?? LOL that statement didnt even register back then). Next week I ditch my Nbot state of mind, bought a PSX and I became a GT addict for 6 months straight, all free time was spent with GT.
1999- I hear rumblings about some game called Colin McRae Rally being toated as the best racing game ever over in Europe. I import my first game and fall in love with rally racing and the WRC.
2005- Forza demo pulls Sony's cock out of my mouth.
Great thread, :lol @ Do the Mario
1993 - Completed Kings Quest 6 over a weekend with a friend, no sleep; soda and chips. Bliss.
1998 - Co-played Ocarina of Time with my Brother to the end over a weekend.
2001 - Weekend LAN playing Red Alert 2 non-stop, allied with a friend and the maximum amount of Brutal AI players.
2002 - UT2003 Released, I took the week off work, assembled a few friends for a 5 day LAN. Just awesome.
1993 - Completed Kings Quest 6 over a weekend with a friend, no sleep; soda and chips. Bliss.
1998 - Co-played Ocarina of Time with my Brother to the end over a weekend.
2001 - Weekend LAN playing Red Alert 2 non-stop, allied with a friend and the maximum amount of Brutal AI players.
2002 - UT2003 Released, I took the week off work, assembled a few friends for a 5 day LAN. Just awesome.
FeedMeAStrayCat
Member
cubicle47b said:
That's kinda like me with GoldenEye. I wasn't into FPS too much, and then all of a sudden GE007 came along and WHAM.. my favorite game ever, so now I love 'em. Only problem was, they all paled in comparison to GE until Perfect Dark came out. And they still do somewhat.. GE007 is my favorite game of all time, but it did have a negative effect for me on every FPS released since.. since I always compare it to the "feel" of GoldenEye..
Mrjellybeanct
Member
The exact years all all fuzzy to me, but some games really stick out-
198- Playing Jumpman and Choplifter and various others.
198- getting Mario 2 and getting stumped on Birdo, my dad had to ask a guy at work the next day.
somewhere in there- The Manhole and Cosmic Osmo adventure games on my dads mac, the begining of my computer gaming love (and my mac love as well)
199- LENMINGS! - on pc on game boy, where ever I could play it.
199- my dad got SNES on his birthday, no longer did I have to look in awe every trip to the mall. I would begin to get up every morning about an hour before I normaly would for school just to play SMW.
1996- getting N64 and Mario and beating it dispite being in a hard cast that went the length of my arm and wrapped around my hand for 5 months. I could't grip the right handle on the pad.
1999- renting a DC from Hollywood video early and then that grorious 9/9/99 launch.
198- Playing Jumpman and Choplifter and various others.
198- getting Mario 2 and getting stumped on Birdo, my dad had to ask a guy at work the next day.
somewhere in there- The Manhole and Cosmic Osmo adventure games on my dads mac, the begining of my computer gaming love (and my mac love as well)
199- LENMINGS! - on pc on game boy, where ever I could play it.
199- my dad got SNES on his birthday, no longer did I have to look in awe every trip to the mall. I would begin to get up every morning about an hour before I normaly would for school just to play SMW.
1996- getting N64 and Mario and beating it dispite being in a hard cast that went the length of my arm and wrapped around my hand for 5 months. I could't grip the right handle on the pad.
1999- renting a DC from Hollywood video early and then that grorious 9/9/99 launch.
Early 1990's - NES/SNES/Genesis days
October 31, 1996 - Nintendo 64 purchased with Super Mario 64
June 1997 - Star Fox 64 purchased
August 1997 - Goldeneye purchased
October 1998 - Pokemon Red purchased
November 1999 - Dreamcast purchased with Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
July 1999 - Silent Hill acquired and played, sparks my interest in survival horror
April 2000 - Resident Evil CODE: Veronica purchased, ignites my interest in RE
November 2000 - Pokemon Gold/Silver purchased
June 11, 2001 - GameBoy Advance purchased with Super Mario Advance
November 18, 2001 - Nintendo GameCube purchased with Luigi's Mansion, Rogue Leader and Super Monkey Ball
November 25, 2001 - Xbox purchased with Dead or Alive 3
December 3, 2001 - Super Smash Bros. Melee purchased
April 2002 - Japanese PlayStation 2 purchased
April 30, 2002 - Resident Evil REmake purchased
November 12, 2002 - Resident Evil Zero purchased
March 23, 2003 - GameBoy Advance SP purchased with Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
May 2004 - Panasonic Q purchased
June 5, 2004 - GameBoy Advance SP Classic NES Edition purchased with Super Mario Bros.
November 21, 2004 - Nintendo DS purchased with Super Mario 64 DS
December 12, 2004 - Sony PSP purchased with Ridge Racers
December 17, 2004 - Sony PSP arrives
January 11, 2005 - Resident Evil 4 purchased
October 31, 1996 - Nintendo 64 purchased with Super Mario 64
June 1997 - Star Fox 64 purchased
August 1997 - Goldeneye purchased
October 1998 - Pokemon Red purchased
November 1999 - Dreamcast purchased with Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
July 1999 - Silent Hill acquired and played, sparks my interest in survival horror
April 2000 - Resident Evil CODE: Veronica purchased, ignites my interest in RE
November 2000 - Pokemon Gold/Silver purchased
June 11, 2001 - GameBoy Advance purchased with Super Mario Advance
November 18, 2001 - Nintendo GameCube purchased with Luigi's Mansion, Rogue Leader and Super Monkey Ball
November 25, 2001 - Xbox purchased with Dead or Alive 3
December 3, 2001 - Super Smash Bros. Melee purchased
April 2002 - Japanese PlayStation 2 purchased
April 30, 2002 - Resident Evil REmake purchased
November 12, 2002 - Resident Evil Zero purchased
March 23, 2003 - GameBoy Advance SP purchased with Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
May 2004 - Panasonic Q purchased
June 5, 2004 - GameBoy Advance SP Classic NES Edition purchased with Super Mario Bros.
November 21, 2004 - Nintendo DS purchased with Super Mario 64 DS
December 12, 2004 - Sony PSP purchased with Ridge Racers
December 17, 2004 - Sony PSP arrives
January 11, 2005 - Resident Evil 4 purchased
1993: Went to several different tournament sites for Nintendo's Super Star Fox Weekend tournament. Came in first in two locations, won a spiffy black Nintendo flight jacket-- which I still wear.
2001: Set World Record on Sea Wolf while attending annual Twin Galaxies Classic Video Game Tournament. Rolled over the score and missed only one ship.
2002: Set new World Record on Mania Challenge, scoring over 1,200,000 points while attending annual Twin Galaxies Classic Video Game Tournament.
Here's the link to my three minutes of video gaming fame: http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=12&id=483
2001: Set World Record on Sea Wolf while attending annual Twin Galaxies Classic Video Game Tournament. Rolled over the score and missed only one ship.
2002: Set new World Record on Mania Challenge, scoring over 1,200,000 points while attending annual Twin Galaxies Classic Video Game Tournament.
Here's the link to my three minutes of video gaming fame: http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=12&id=483
TheTurtleTitan
Member
My choices of games are odd, but what the hell.
1991 - Getting my first game console, a Sega Genesis with Sonic the Hedgehog and Quackshot
1992 - Learning how to play the Genesis
1993 - Super Nintendo bought with Mario World and Buster Busts Loose. Game Boy also purchased with Tetris and Spot's Cool Adventure
1994 - Recieved Donkey Kong Country in Xmas '94...blew me away.
1995 - Recieved Donkey Kong Country 2 and blew me away even more.
1996 - No N64 for Xmas, but Donkey Kong Country 3, which was still awesome (love the series)
1997 - N64 purchased with Mario Kart 64. Super Mario 64 shortly afterwards. GoldenEye for Xmas...which gave me my first taste of the FPS genre.
1998 - PlayStation recieved as birthday gift with Crash Bandicoot and Mega Man X4. Ran on the Ocarina of Time hype train, blew me away.
(nothing much in the next two years)
2001 - GameCube purchased at launch with Luigi's Mansion and Super Monkey Ball.
2002 - PS2 recieved as Xmas gift with Kingdom Hearts and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
2003 - Xbox on Xmas with Halo and GTA Double Pack
Phew, I hope someone actually acknoledges this.
1991 - Getting my first game console, a Sega Genesis with Sonic the Hedgehog and Quackshot
1992 - Learning how to play the Genesis
1993 - Super Nintendo bought with Mario World and Buster Busts Loose. Game Boy also purchased with Tetris and Spot's Cool Adventure
1994 - Recieved Donkey Kong Country in Xmas '94...blew me away.
1995 - Recieved Donkey Kong Country 2 and blew me away even more.
1996 - No N64 for Xmas, but Donkey Kong Country 3, which was still awesome (love the series)
1997 - N64 purchased with Mario Kart 64. Super Mario 64 shortly afterwards. GoldenEye for Xmas...which gave me my first taste of the FPS genre.
1998 - PlayStation recieved as birthday gift with Crash Bandicoot and Mega Man X4. Ran on the Ocarina of Time hype train, blew me away.
(nothing much in the next two years)
2001 - GameCube purchased at launch with Luigi's Mansion and Super Monkey Ball.
2002 - PS2 recieved as Xmas gift with Kingdom Hearts and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
2003 - Xbox on Xmas with Halo and GTA Double Pack
Phew, I hope someone actually acknoledges this.
Zelda (NES)
Goonies II (NES)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Street Fighter 2 (ARC)
Mortal Kombat (ARC)
Final Fantasy II and III (SNES)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Killer Instinct (ARC)
Resident Evil (PSOne)
Final Fantasy VII (PSOne)
Metal Gear Solid (PSOne)
Quake (PC)
Ultima Online (PC)
CounterStrike (PC)
Warcraft 3 (PC)
Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2)
World of Warcraft (PC)
Resident Evil 4 (GC)
Goonies II (NES)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Street Fighter 2 (ARC)
Mortal Kombat (ARC)
Final Fantasy II and III (SNES)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Killer Instinct (ARC)
Resident Evil (PSOne)
Final Fantasy VII (PSOne)
Metal Gear Solid (PSOne)
Quake (PC)
Ultima Online (PC)
CounterStrike (PC)
Warcraft 3 (PC)
Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2)
World of Warcraft (PC)
Resident Evil 4 (GC)
norinrad21
Banned
Metroid - Nes
May the main man behind the creation of Samus Aran RIP
May the main man behind the creation of Samus Aran RIP
June 1975 - playing Pong at The Mount Pleasant pub, Dawlish Warren on summer holiday.
1979 - playing Space Invaders at Granada Services , Frankley.
1984 - playing Star Wars Arcade at arcade in Torquay.
1988 - playing afterburner in full cabinet at arcade in Blackpool.
Sep 1991 - playing Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion at friends house: hadn't played a home console game for years, didn't realise how the market had changed.
Nov 1993 - playing Ridge Racer at Arcade in Birmingham. Pick jaw up off floor. Make all friends and family come and see it and play it.
2001 - Ico.
Nov 2004 - Losing 2 months of my life to R&C3:UYA on-line - my first "proper" on-line experience.
Jan 2005 - Crashing out of R&C3:UYA on-line - as the server (Europe) succumbs to a rash of unlimited ammo, limited weapons, no nodes, no vehicles games, where players quit when: a) your losing b) your winning.
1979 - playing Space Invaders at Granada Services , Frankley.
1984 - playing Star Wars Arcade at arcade in Torquay.
1988 - playing afterburner in full cabinet at arcade in Blackpool.
Sep 1991 - playing Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion at friends house: hadn't played a home console game for years, didn't realise how the market had changed.
Nov 1993 - playing Ridge Racer at Arcade in Birmingham. Pick jaw up off floor. Make all friends and family come and see it and play it.
2001 - Ico.
Nov 2004 - Losing 2 months of my life to R&C3:UYA on-line - my first "proper" on-line experience.
Jan 2005 - Crashing out of R&C3:UYA on-line - as the server (Europe) succumbs to a rash of unlimited ammo, limited weapons, no nodes, no vehicles games, where players quit when: a) your losing b) your winning.
January, 1990: Knock Mike Tyson's punk ass out. Like, it wasn't even CLOSE. All of my friends witness this and stand in awe, as they firmly believed that Tyson was unbeatable. I will never look this cool in a group of people again.
December, 1995: Play Chrono Trigger for the first time. Decide that I don't hate rpgs after all.
March, 1997: Beat Super Mario 64. I was the last one of my friends to do so, and was roundly mocked and ridiculed for taking so long.
Summer 97- Summer 99: Smoke lots of dope, play lots of Goldeneye. Rinse and repeat.
September 9, 1999: HOLY SHIT I'M PLAYING SOUL CALIBUR AT HOME THIS IS THE FUCKING BALLS I TELL YOU! Sega never has another moment this cool ever again. RIP Dreamcast.
Summer 2003: The Summer of KOTOR, as we affectionately call it.
December, 1995: Play Chrono Trigger for the first time. Decide that I don't hate rpgs after all.
March, 1997: Beat Super Mario 64. I was the last one of my friends to do so, and was roundly mocked and ridiculed for taking so long.
Summer 97- Summer 99: Smoke lots of dope, play lots of Goldeneye. Rinse and repeat.
September 9, 1999: HOLY SHIT I'M PLAYING SOUL CALIBUR AT HOME THIS IS THE FUCKING BALLS I TELL YOU! Sega never has another moment this cool ever again. RIP Dreamcast.
Summer 2003: The Summer of KOTOR, as we affectionately call it.
sf2fanatic
Member
streetfighter series-I'll never stop playing this game.
mortal kombat-trying to be the first to know all the fatalities,babalities,friendships and combos
tecmo bowl-always have tournaments and leagues on that game. Did anyone else try to run leagues of tecmo bowl?
mike tyson's punch out-showing off to my friends beating mike tyson with the power glove
killer instinct
tekken series. Enjoyed tag because of the tag juggling combos.
final fantasy 7&8. I thank my cousin for introducing me to that series. Got every single item in that game and maxing them out too. Thanks from learning a trick to max out using the w-item materia. Knights of the Round saved my day against emerald and ruby weapons.
rush 2049- having the fastest times on track 4 & 5 and still no one has beaten them at my local arcade. track 4 3:07:90 i think and track 5 3:57:00
mortal kombat-trying to be the first to know all the fatalities,babalities,friendships and combos
tecmo bowl-always have tournaments and leagues on that game. Did anyone else try to run leagues of tecmo bowl?
mike tyson's punch out-showing off to my friends beating mike tyson with the power glove
killer instinct
tekken series. Enjoyed tag because of the tag juggling combos.
final fantasy 7&8. I thank my cousin for introducing me to that series. Got every single item in that game and maxing them out too. Thanks from learning a trick to max out using the w-item materia. Knights of the Round saved my day against emerald and ruby weapons.
rush 2049- having the fastest times on track 4 & 5 and still no one has beaten them at my local arcade. track 4 3:07:90 i think and track 5 3:57:00
Shadowmancer
Member
A lot of this list in not in chronological order: 1) to save space and 2) cuz my memory sucks.
-Getting introduced to gaming for the first time (Ms. Pac Man).
-Getting introduced to console gaming for the first time (Atari 2600 & Breakout)
-Getting a PC, and realizing that I can play games on it (give me a break, i was 7)
-Getting a GameSystem (a sort of hacked NES/Megadrive thingy (lived in the Middle East, this was normal fare there)). Realizing that Tetris may be the simplest yet best game ever made. Getting to lvl 10. Realizing there was no possible way for me to ever get beyond that.
-Played Prince of Persia. Finally beat it a year and a half later. (Hey it took me 2 weeks to figure out that I was
-Monkey Island.
-Wolfenstien 3D.
-Doom 2. (I played this b4 I got to Doom, so that's y thats not on the list.)
-Day of the Tentacle. Full Throttle.
-Nintendo 64 (I skipped the SNES and Genesis/Megadrive (I know, I feel sad about it too)). Mario 64. Mario Kart 64. Star Fox 64. Goldenye.
-Playing LoZ:OoT. Playing everything after the fire temple with my sister and mother cheering me on.
-Chrono Trigger.
-LoZ:LttP, MM, LA, OoA, OoS, MC (haven't played WW yet)
-Unreal Tournament. Never got into multiplayer FPS'es before this. Never left after. Getting godly with my sniper rifle.
-Counter-Strike. Getting 6 kills in estate in the first minute with a MAC-10 b4 dying. (All headshots, baby)
-Warcraft, Warcraft 2, Warcraft 3.
-Red Alert. Red Alert multiplayer. Hacked Red Alert Multiplayer (incredibly fun if both teams agree on what modifications are made b4 game start. Try it with +10 energy, $1 tesla coils. Both teams as Soviets.)
-Abuse. First game I used (or had to use) both mouse and keyboard together.
-MechWarrior 2. The series was at its peak with this. (I don't like the new direction, MechWarrior is a sim, not an arcade game).
-Tekken Tag Tournament. My love affair with fighting games begins. (And all you SF fans, yes I love that series, but having a dedicated bunch of friends who always are up for Tekken makes it easier to get into than having to convince your earlier friends to play SF, either at home or at the arcade.)
-Penny Arcade.
-Getting introduced to gaming for the first time (Ms. Pac Man).
-Getting introduced to console gaming for the first time (Atari 2600 & Breakout)
-Getting a PC, and realizing that I can play games on it (give me a break, i was 7)
-Getting a GameSystem (a sort of hacked NES/Megadrive thingy (lived in the Middle East, this was normal fare there)). Realizing that Tetris may be the simplest yet best game ever made. Getting to lvl 10. Realizing there was no possible way for me to ever get beyond that.
-Played Prince of Persia. Finally beat it a year and a half later. (Hey it took me 2 weeks to figure out that I was
supposed to jump at the mirror.
-Wolfenstien 3D.
-Doom 2. (I played this b4 I got to Doom, so that's y thats not on the list.)
-Day of the Tentacle. Full Throttle.
-Nintendo 64 (I skipped the SNES and Genesis/Megadrive (I know, I feel sad about it too)). Mario 64. Mario Kart 64. Star Fox 64. Goldenye.
-Playing LoZ:OoT. Playing everything after the fire temple with my sister and mother cheering me on.
-Chrono Trigger.
-LoZ:LttP, MM, LA, OoA, OoS, MC (haven't played WW yet)
-Unreal Tournament. Never got into multiplayer FPS'es before this. Never left after. Getting godly with my sniper rifle.
-Counter-Strike. Getting 6 kills in estate in the first minute with a MAC-10 b4 dying. (All headshots, baby)
-Warcraft, Warcraft 2, Warcraft 3.
-Red Alert. Red Alert multiplayer. Hacked Red Alert Multiplayer (incredibly fun if both teams agree on what modifications are made b4 game start. Try it with +10 energy, $1 tesla coils. Both teams as Soviets.)
-Abuse. First game I used (or had to use) both mouse and keyboard together.
-MechWarrior 2. The series was at its peak with this. (I don't like the new direction, MechWarrior is a sim, not an arcade game).
-Tekken Tag Tournament. My love affair with fighting games begins. (And all you SF fans, yes I love that series, but having a dedicated bunch of friends who always are up for Tekken makes it easier to get into than having to convince your earlier friends to play SF, either at home or at the arcade.)
-Penny Arcade.
Just a few personal highlights, in rough chronological order
- Playing Battlezone at a seaside arcade. Looking through those goggles and those controls was a lot of fun. I remember it because it was 2x5ps to play
- Seeing an import SNES in the window of Telegames store running Pilotwings. Amazing.
- My dad buying me an Amiga 500 + 1081 monitor. £500+VAT was a huge amount of money for him back in 1986.
- Playing Sega Rally at Sega Joypolis in Tokyo. Full size Celica bodyshell on a motion platform, with big projection screen. My wife sat in the passenger seat. Completely blurred vision from the vibration, but it was fantastic
- Daytona USA arcade. I wasted an entire summer and probably several hundred pounds on that machine, just mostly playing time attack against my own times.
- Playing Battlezone at a seaside arcade. Looking through those goggles and those controls was a lot of fun. I remember it because it was 2x5ps to play
- Seeing an import SNES in the window of Telegames store running Pilotwings. Amazing.
- My dad buying me an Amiga 500 + 1081 monitor. £500+VAT was a huge amount of money for him back in 1986.
- Playing Sega Rally at Sega Joypolis in Tokyo. Full size Celica bodyshell on a motion platform, with big projection screen. My wife sat in the passenger seat. Completely blurred vision from the vibration, but it was fantastic
- Daytona USA arcade. I wasted an entire summer and probably several hundred pounds on that machine, just mostly playing time attack against my own times.
CajoleJuice
Member
Around 1989 - NES - I still play Super Mario Bros. 3 every once in a while to this day.
1991 - Genesis - Sonic was amazing
199? - Red Alert becomes the first PC game that blows me away.
1996 - I remember playing Super Mario 64 all Christmas Day. I ignored the family, and hogged the controller.
1997-1999 - Play Goldeneye way too much.
1999? - Perfect Dark becomes new Goldeneye.
1998 - Zelda: OOT - Best gaming experience ever
Christmas 1999 - Soul Calibur (best game this gen), Sonic, NFL2K, NBA2K - Best Christmas ever.
Christmas break 1999-2000 - I brought my DC over my friend's house one day. We played Soul Calibur all day, slept a bit, then repeated the next day with some GTA2, NFL and NBA2K mixed in.
2000 - Shenmue - One of the immersive games I've ever played.
2000? - Killed 1300 units in a custom game of Starcraft. 3v3...I just hoarded the small middle land crossing with bunkers and about 50 siege tanks...the morons came at me with hydras and dragoons. Multiple times. Hardest I've ever laughed playing a PC game.
2000 - Try to get into CS, but I get owned, so start playing DOD beta 1.3 with a bunch of my friends instead. Played until the retail version came out. Many great moments of owning people.
2001 - Gamecube with SSBM and Rogue Leader
2002 - Metroid Prime - Absolutely blows me away.
2003 - Zelda:TWW, F-Zero GX, Viewtiful Joe = great year
2004 - HL2, CS:S...this time, I don't give up, and I actually become good at CS.
1991 - Genesis - Sonic was amazing
199? - Red Alert becomes the first PC game that blows me away.
1996 - I remember playing Super Mario 64 all Christmas Day. I ignored the family, and hogged the controller.
1997-1999 - Play Goldeneye way too much.
1999? - Perfect Dark becomes new Goldeneye.
1998 - Zelda: OOT - Best gaming experience ever
Christmas 1999 - Soul Calibur (best game this gen), Sonic, NFL2K, NBA2K - Best Christmas ever.
Christmas break 1999-2000 - I brought my DC over my friend's house one day. We played Soul Calibur all day, slept a bit, then repeated the next day with some GTA2, NFL and NBA2K mixed in.
2000 - Shenmue - One of the immersive games I've ever played.
2000? - Killed 1300 units in a custom game of Starcraft. 3v3...I just hoarded the small middle land crossing with bunkers and about 50 siege tanks...the morons came at me with hydras and dragoons. Multiple times. Hardest I've ever laughed playing a PC game.
2000 - Try to get into CS, but I get owned, so start playing DOD beta 1.3 with a bunch of my friends instead. Played until the retail version came out. Many great moments of owning people.
2001 - Gamecube with SSBM and Rogue Leader
2002 - Metroid Prime - Absolutely blows me away.
2003 - Zelda:TWW, F-Zero GX, Viewtiful Joe = great year
2004 - HL2, CS:S...this time, I don't give up, and I actually become good at CS.
BobbyRobby
Member
Playing Adventure Construction Set, Super Mario Bros, and Super Mario Bros. 3 for the first time are definite milestones, but I don't remember the dates.
Christmas of 1992 - My brother recieves Dragon Warrior 4 as a gift. I had played RPGs before, but this was the game that began my love.
Chistmas of 1997 - Got a Playstation, and Final Fantasy VII.
Christmas of 1992 - My brother recieves Dragon Warrior 4 as a gift. I had played RPGs before, but this was the game that began my love.
Chistmas of 1997 - Got a Playstation, and Final Fantasy VII.
Back in 95/96 sometime, used to go round to my mates house to play Mario Kart and Mortal Kombat on his SNES.
97 got my N64 with Mario Kart and Pilotwings 64 in a bundle. Rented Mario 64 a few weeks later.
Xmas 97 got Goldeneye and DKR, Goldeneye took up so many hours of my life it's not true.
Sometime in 98- bought a PS to play Gran Turismo and MGS (RE2 got a good blast as well as Colin McRae rally)
Xmas 98- got F-Zero and Ocarina of Time. Zelda took my breath away.
Over the next couple of years, Mario Kart 64, Zelda, Goldeneye and Mario didn't leave my N64.
Got a dreamcast in 99, Sonic Adventure, Soul Calibur, Code Veronica.
In 2001 got a GBA and a Cube. Smash Bros Melee and Luigi's Mansion.
2004 got Wind Waker
2005- ?? RE4 and Zelda
97 got my N64 with Mario Kart and Pilotwings 64 in a bundle. Rented Mario 64 a few weeks later.
Xmas 97 got Goldeneye and DKR, Goldeneye took up so many hours of my life it's not true.
Sometime in 98- bought a PS to play Gran Turismo and MGS (RE2 got a good blast as well as Colin McRae rally)
Xmas 98- got F-Zero and Ocarina of Time. Zelda took my breath away.
Over the next couple of years, Mario Kart 64, Zelda, Goldeneye and Mario didn't leave my N64.
Got a dreamcast in 99, Sonic Adventure, Soul Calibur, Code Veronica.
In 2001 got a GBA and a Cube. Smash Bros Melee and Luigi's Mansion.
2004 got Wind Waker
2005- ?? RE4 and Zelda
1988 - I descover this and begin my passion with videogames:
1995 - I buy my first home console (until then I had a GB): a flamant SNES ! SFII makes me buy it.
1998 - DKR makes me buy a N64.
2000 - After years of boredom thanks to N64/PSX (in which I barelly played a 2D fighter) -> This system brings back me the enjoyment of videogames (and specially 2D fighting games). We can say SF III makes me buy a DC.
1995 - I buy my first home console (until then I had a GB): a flamant SNES ! SFII makes me buy it.
1998 - DKR makes me buy a N64.
2000 - After years of boredom thanks to N64/PSX (in which I barelly played a 2D fighter) -> This system brings back me the enjoyment of videogames (and specially 2D fighting games). We can say SF III makes me buy a DC.
1987 - I play Capcom's 1942 on my uncle's NES. Mario Bros bored me, I wanted to shoot planes down.
1989 - My neighbor gets a NES. I vanish from my house during weekends. I get the Donkey Kong Game & Watch game.
1990 - I get a NES. I get back home.
1991 - My neighbor gets a SNES. I vanish again during weekends, loving FFIV.
1992 - My neighbor goes to a school that has a play room with all sorts of systems (NEO-GEO, Master, everything at the time). I spend my weekends there now. I get a Gameboy.
1993 - I spend my school lunch breaks at the mall or at the arcade. I really want a SNES.
1995-1998 - I get a PC. Focus myself on PC gaming for the next 3 years. Play Tie Fighter. Am owned.
1998 - Memories of FFIV and FFVI and commercials of FFVII lure me back into console games. Am owned by FFVII and MGS.
200x - Goes nuts and buys all the consoles even though he has no time to play all of them.
1989 - My neighbor gets a NES. I vanish from my house during weekends. I get the Donkey Kong Game & Watch game.
1990 - I get a NES. I get back home.
1991 - My neighbor gets a SNES. I vanish again during weekends, loving FFIV.
1992 - My neighbor goes to a school that has a play room with all sorts of systems (NEO-GEO, Master, everything at the time). I spend my weekends there now. I get a Gameboy.
1993 - I spend my school lunch breaks at the mall or at the arcade. I really want a SNES.
1995-1998 - I get a PC. Focus myself on PC gaming for the next 3 years. Play Tie Fighter. Am owned.
1998 - Memories of FFIV and FFVI and commercials of FFVII lure me back into console games. Am owned by FFVII and MGS.
200x - Goes nuts and buys all the consoles even though he has no time to play all of them.
1987 - I officially defeat my 50th NES game (Not many NES games at that time had definite "endings") I feel I am the greatest gamer in the world (thank god, there was no internet).
1988 - I get my 1200 baud modem for my C-64. The words "0 day warez" is introduced to my vocabulary.
1988 - I get my 1200 baud modem for my C-64. The words "0 day warez" is introduced to my vocabulary.
1993- Playing Super Mario Bros. EVERY damn morning, because I was only 5 and didn't have school. I'd seriously play it for like 5 or 6 hours every morning.
199?- Was at a local Toys R Us, and there was crowd of over 100 people, watching Mario 64. Everyone was awed by the graphics. When it came out, I recieved an N64 with it. I was in shock.
1997- Got a PC. A year later I remember playing Half-Life on it. Was my favorite game of all time. I still play CS to this day.
2004- Playing Knight Online (a free MMORPG) for over 20 hours straight. That was my first taste of addiction to an MMORPG. And I usually don't like them.
199?- Was at a local Toys R Us, and there was crowd of over 100 people, watching Mario 64. Everyone was awed by the graphics. When it came out, I recieved an N64 with it. I was in shock.
1997- Got a PC. A year later I remember playing Half-Life on it. Was my favorite game of all time. I still play CS to this day.
2004- Playing Knight Online (a free MMORPG) for over 20 hours straight. That was my first taste of addiction to an MMORPG. And I usually don't like them.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
197? (pre-1976): I play my firsdt pinball machine, OXO, at a gas station near my home. I like it, leading me to seek out arcade-typoe places (arcades being very rare at the time)
197?: I play Space War, Tank, Pong, Sub Hunt and other early games in summer festival's arcade
1980: I see Pac-Man for the first time. It's unlike any other game I have seen, and I am dazzled by the colors. This game is completely unlike all the Space-Invaders derived "board shooters" that it's incredible. From this point until 1984 or so, arcades are crammed full of strange creative games and I have to try them all.
198?: I get my first console, a Bally Astrocade (more powerful and innovative than a 2600, with dire software support). My first of many also-ran purchases, a streak I would not break until the 90s.
1984: I go to my second CES, where I see, among other things, the completely unhyped and mostly overlooked NES debut in North America. ("The Donkey Kong company is making a system, with a robot? That's weird.")
1985: I discover nethack, and lose countless hours on it.
1988: I break down, sell my Atari ST and get an Amiga. Gaming bliss to ensue (not that the Atari was bad-- I had a ton of pirate stuff for it-- but the Amiga was 10x)
1990: I buy an Atari Lynx, my first dedicated game machine since the early 80s. My roommate and I buy a used NES. He later gets an SNES, and another roommate gets a Genesis, all of which we which we all play.
1993: I buy a Sega CDX, a move whcih sours me enough on the Saturn a little later to hesitate buying one at launch.
1995: I see in import version of Toshinden, and while not a fighting-game fan at all, it convenices me to get a PSX when they come out in the US. In September, I buy a PSX, my favorite console to date. I fear at the time I have bought yet another also-ran. Ha! The demo disc contains a video of Twisted Metal and a playable Wipeout track. I am hooked.
1999: I stand in line from 4AM until 8:30 or so, when I need to go to work. The rumor that the store I was waiting at woudl hand out vouchers at 8 AM turns out to be false, and I end up buying a PS2 a couple of weeks later for way too much money.
197?: I play Space War, Tank, Pong, Sub Hunt and other early games in summer festival's arcade
1980: I see Pac-Man for the first time. It's unlike any other game I have seen, and I am dazzled by the colors. This game is completely unlike all the Space-Invaders derived "board shooters" that it's incredible. From this point until 1984 or so, arcades are crammed full of strange creative games and I have to try them all.
198?: I get my first console, a Bally Astrocade (more powerful and innovative than a 2600, with dire software support). My first of many also-ran purchases, a streak I would not break until the 90s.
1984: I go to my second CES, where I see, among other things, the completely unhyped and mostly overlooked NES debut in North America. ("The Donkey Kong company is making a system, with a robot? That's weird.")
1985: I discover nethack, and lose countless hours on it.
1988: I break down, sell my Atari ST and get an Amiga. Gaming bliss to ensue (not that the Atari was bad-- I had a ton of pirate stuff for it-- but the Amiga was 10x)
1990: I buy an Atari Lynx, my first dedicated game machine since the early 80s. My roommate and I buy a used NES. He later gets an SNES, and another roommate gets a Genesis, all of which we which we all play.
1993: I buy a Sega CDX, a move whcih sours me enough on the Saturn a little later to hesitate buying one at launch.
1995: I see in import version of Toshinden, and while not a fighting-game fan at all, it convenices me to get a PSX when they come out in the US. In September, I buy a PSX, my favorite console to date. I fear at the time I have bought yet another also-ran. Ha! The demo disc contains a video of Twisted Metal and a playable Wipeout track. I am hooked.
1999: I stand in line from 4AM until 8:30 or so, when I need to go to work. The rumor that the store I was waiting at woudl hand out vouchers at 8 AM turns out to be false, and I end up buying a PS2 a couple of weeks later for way too much money.
Christmas 1980: I get the second best Christmas present ever - the instruction manual for a Sinclair ZX80. My dad gets the best present ever - a Sinclair ZX80.
January 1981: Hey, you can write programs on this thing, and some of them are fun to play!
March 1981: ZX81 released, ZX80 becomes obsolete. This was to start a trend in family technology purchases that largely continues to this day.
1982: BBC Micro. Games like Snapper and Rocket Raid push back the boundaries of technology.
1984: What's this 'Elite' game like, then?
1985: Hey, people will give you money for writing programs on this thing! (Four dimensional noughts and crosses game published on magazine cover disc, followed by some text adventures...)
January 1981: Hey, you can write programs on this thing, and some of them are fun to play!
March 1981: ZX81 released, ZX80 becomes obsolete. This was to start a trend in family technology purchases that largely continues to this day.
1982: BBC Micro. Games like Snapper and Rocket Raid push back the boundaries of technology.
1984: What's this 'Elite' game like, then?
1985: Hey, people will give you money for writing programs on this thing! (Four dimensional noughts and crosses game published on magazine cover disc, followed by some text adventures...)
MightyHedgehog
Member
Probably missing a few...
'80 Adventure for the 2600 VCS. First real-time action-adventure video game I ever played and one that I've probably gone through over 100 times during elementary school years.
'80 Star Castle at the 7-Eleven in Arlington, Virginia. First arcade game I couldn't stop playing...and, in my memory, commited my first theft...from my mom's purse...to feed my addiction.
'82 Raiders of the Lost Ark for the 2600 VCS. Bought the game with birthday money at Woolworth's in Albuquerque and proceeded to become one of the first people in the country to finish the game...got me a certificate from Atari...somewhere in my parent's garage 'o junk. Disappointed that I didn't get the cash prize and first place in that contest.
'82 Pitfall! for the 2600 VCS. First console game that I ditched school to play. Never did 'finish' it.
'83 Got an Apple ][e from my uncle. Aside from the greatness of finally completely learning BASIC and starting to program *ugh* Pascal (in later years), played Oregon Trail, Bilestoad, Wizardry, Ultima, David's Midnight Magic, Raster Blaster, Lemonade Stand, and too many others Pinball Contruction Set 'til my eyes bled. Also got the C64 and Atari 8-bit that year. Got the Intellivision at a yard sale and played lots of D&D...
'84 The deadly duo: Karate Champ at the neighborhood 7-Eleven and Karateka on the Apple ][. First game I've ever seen where people lined up to play with a que of quarters impatiently waiting on coin-op marquees and monitor plexy-glas. Highly addicted to game and played 4-5 games each morning before going to school. Karateka was the first game that ever made me realize how good and lifelike animation could be in video games.
'85 Nintendo Famicom, and later the NES. Wow...too much stuff and pretty universally known to list, too.
'87 Wasteland for the Apple ][. Favorite game ever made.
'88 Got an Amiga 500 with Stunt Car Racer. Loved this damned thing.
'89 Genesis. Loved NCS' awesome Target Earth (ASL1) and Technosoft's Herzog Zwei for the Genny...which I also got that year. Probably my favorite console...next to the NES.
'96 First job in the video game retail/distribution business.
'99 First job in video game development. We lost the gig after milestones could not be made. Eidos, I hate you, still. Bosque Technologies, which also offers game development middleware, also folds in '00.
More to type, but tired of thinking.
'80 Adventure for the 2600 VCS. First real-time action-adventure video game I ever played and one that I've probably gone through over 100 times during elementary school years.
'80 Star Castle at the 7-Eleven in Arlington, Virginia. First arcade game I couldn't stop playing...and, in my memory, commited my first theft...from my mom's purse...to feed my addiction.
'82 Raiders of the Lost Ark for the 2600 VCS. Bought the game with birthday money at Woolworth's in Albuquerque and proceeded to become one of the first people in the country to finish the game...got me a certificate from Atari...somewhere in my parent's garage 'o junk. Disappointed that I didn't get the cash prize and first place in that contest.
'82 Pitfall! for the 2600 VCS. First console game that I ditched school to play. Never did 'finish' it.
'83 Got an Apple ][e from my uncle. Aside from the greatness of finally completely learning BASIC and starting to program *ugh* Pascal (in later years), played Oregon Trail, Bilestoad, Wizardry, Ultima, David's Midnight Magic, Raster Blaster, Lemonade Stand, and too many others Pinball Contruction Set 'til my eyes bled. Also got the C64 and Atari 8-bit that year. Got the Intellivision at a yard sale and played lots of D&D...
'84 The deadly duo: Karate Champ at the neighborhood 7-Eleven and Karateka on the Apple ][. First game I've ever seen where people lined up to play with a que of quarters impatiently waiting on coin-op marquees and monitor plexy-glas. Highly addicted to game and played 4-5 games each morning before going to school. Karateka was the first game that ever made me realize how good and lifelike animation could be in video games.
'85 Nintendo Famicom, and later the NES. Wow...too much stuff and pretty universally known to list, too.
'87 Wasteland for the Apple ][. Favorite game ever made.
'88 Got an Amiga 500 with Stunt Car Racer. Loved this damned thing.
'89 Genesis. Loved NCS' awesome Target Earth (ASL1) and Technosoft's Herzog Zwei for the Genny...which I also got that year. Probably my favorite console...next to the NES.
'96 First job in the video game retail/distribution business.
'99 First job in video game development. We lost the gig after milestones could not be made. Eidos, I hate you, still. Bosque Technologies, which also offers game development middleware, also folds in '00.
More to type, but tired of thinking.
tahrikmili
Member
Bruce Lee on Atari 800XL because it's the first truly entertaining game I played
Police Quest 2 on Amiga because it's the goddamn best adventure game EVER
Gold Box SSI RPGs on Amiga because they introduced me to pen'n'paper RPGs
Formula 1 GP on Amiga because it was the first true Formula 1 sim ever.
Street Fighter II because it's the best fighting game ever.
X-COM on PC because it still is the pinnacle of turn based tactical combat.
Dune 2 on PC because it pioneered the RTS genre.
Doom on PC because it revolutionized the FPS genre.
Halo 2 on XBOX because it initiated me to consoles.
I may have forgotten to mention lots of great games that opened up my view, especially from the Amiga era but.. anyway.
Police Quest 2 on Amiga because it's the goddamn best adventure game EVER
Gold Box SSI RPGs on Amiga because they introduced me to pen'n'paper RPGs
Formula 1 GP on Amiga because it was the first true Formula 1 sim ever.
Street Fighter II because it's the best fighting game ever.
X-COM on PC because it still is the pinnacle of turn based tactical combat.
Dune 2 on PC because it pioneered the RTS genre.
Doom on PC because it revolutionized the FPS genre.
Halo 2 on XBOX because it initiated me to consoles.
I may have forgotten to mention lots of great games that opened up my view, especially from the Amiga era but.. anyway.
tahrikmili
Member
HokieJoe said:
It was a little overrated imo..
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