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I just googled it, and I don't think so. It was multiple characters in a tournament type situation. I remember I had it the year or year after Xbox came out, so it very well might have been a launch title.
What You Grew Up Playing
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E: Posted something intended for a different thread by accident. whoops. sorry for the necro.
I was a gameboy kid and played more Link's Awakening than anyone had any right to. I attribute a lot of my interest in low-level programming to discovering the select screen-wrap trick on my own and spending three years of two-hour bus rides in my preteens screwing around and trying to figure out how the game worked internally.
Also I never owned or played ducktales.
I was a gameboy kid and played more Link's Awakening than anyone had any right to. I attribute a lot of my interest in low-level programming to discovering the select screen-wrap trick on my own and spending three years of two-hour bus rides in my preteens screwing around and trying to figure out how the game worked internally.
Also I never owned or played ducktales.
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My first console was a NES when I was like 5. The first games I remember playing were Contra, Super Mario, Battletoads, and Zelda 2. Needless to say I was introduced to the concepts of adversity, defeat, and generally getting my shit pushed at an early age.
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I'm an old git and had a BBC Micro as my first computer growing up. With the old text adventures and kids' games like Dragon's World and the like. First PC I got, I played a lot of the original Command & Conquer, and adventure games like Myst and the old LucasArts point and click adventures. My whole family liked adventure games, we'd huddle round the computer and try to solve the puzzles together, it was a nice way to have video games but still have family time.
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Marbles, marbles was the greatest. It was a betting game. What are we playing for? 250(in marble value)? No problem. What hole? From where? It was placed like a hybrid of golf and boule.
The first video game I really played was Ice Climbers, not much else was available, it was the black box days and SMB wasn't released here yet. The only reason I played was because my dad kept trashing my ass, chipping away blocks from under my dude, pushing me into holes, blocking paths, deliberately trying to get the polar bear to appear and get me in his path. While gleefully laughing when setting up those situations. It wasn't up until relatively recently that I discovered that Ice Climbers and other similar games weren't competitive versus games.
We were both incredibly competitive so I started playing Ice Climber, Mario Bros, Wrecking Crew etc to get good enough to fuck my dad over, make him mad for a change, I didn't have any interest beyond that in the first year of the NES.
I still hate early arcade style games, really hate them.
The first video game I really played was Ice Climbers, not much else was available, it was the black box days and SMB wasn't released here yet. The only reason I played was because my dad kept trashing my ass, chipping away blocks from under my dude, pushing me into holes, blocking paths, deliberately trying to get the polar bear to appear and get me in his path. While gleefully laughing when setting up those situations. It wasn't up until relatively recently that I discovered that Ice Climbers and other similar games weren't competitive versus games.
We were both incredibly competitive so I started playing Ice Climber, Mario Bros, Wrecking Crew etc to get good enough to fuck my dad over, make him mad for a change, I didn't have any interest beyond that in the first year of the NES.
I still hate early arcade style games, really hate them.
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Mainly DS and Wii games. Typical stuff like Mario Kart & Mario Party, Lego Star Wars, various shovelware (for some reason I still have the G-force game for the DS). I also had Super Paper Mario as one of the first games we got. Played all the 3d mario platformers around the same time, so I'm fond of them all equally. I played a shitton of mario games cause I latched on to brands easily. I played a lot on the PS3 as well-mainly Infamous, LBP, Mortal Kombat 9. I remember playing a lot more sonic than I ever would nowadays-the first 3 games ported to the DS, Adventure 2, and Colors mainly. My Dad had a PSP with a cool capcom collection and my grandparents had an N64 at their house, which made visiting family pretty cool.
Later on I got into Skyrim, Minecraft, and Halo, all around a similar time, and I think those games helped expose me to the larger world of games as a whole.
I had pretty casual tastes back then, which might explain why I suck at any video game not for fetuses now.
Later on I got into Skyrim, Minecraft, and Halo, all around a similar time, and I think those games helped expose me to the larger world of games as a whole.
I had pretty casual tastes back then, which might explain why I suck at any video game not for fetuses now.
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My first console was an atari 2400 no sound at all until the cassette player addon arrived.
The first one i really remember though is the NES and playing mario and zelda. Still have my gold carts of that and gauntlet.
The first one i really remember though is the NES and playing mario and zelda. Still have my gold carts of that and gauntlet.
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Atari > NES > SNES > N64 > PS2 > PS3 > PS4
The only thing I can remember from the Atari days was Q*bert. And from the Nintendo days, Mario (super/world/etc. and kart) and Zelda games. Around the end of the PS2 era is when I got into PC gaming and sort of bounced back and forth between PC and Sony before leaving the console life behind for good (haven't touched my PS4 in easily more than a year.)
The only thing I can remember from the Atari days was Q*bert. And from the Nintendo days, Mario (super/world/etc. and kart) and Zelda games. Around the end of the PS2 era is when I got into PC gaming and sort of bounced back and forth between PC and Sony before leaving the console life behind for good (haven't touched my PS4 in easily more than a year.)
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First games I consciously remember playing are Dungeon Keeper and Daggerfall, as well as things like SkiFree and whatever else our old PC had on it.
In terms of "consoles" though, the first one I remember having was the Super Nintendo, and getting an N64 shortly after. Main thing I played on the Super Nintendo was Super Mario Bros. (mostly because we didn't buy many games for it), and the N64 was used mostly to settle arguments with games of Super Smash Bros., but we also had Majora's Mask, Mario 64, Pokemon Snap!, Pokemon Stadium, Kirby 64, and Starfox. Had access to the Sega Genesis through a friend, so I spent a lot of time playing the OG Sonic too.
But I think the one console that probably impacted my gaming preferences the most is the PS2. Not only did it let me play all the PS1 games I'd never got to play (Final Fantasy 7, 8, and 9, the Spyro trilogy, Resident Evil 1 and 2, Silent Hill 1 and 2, Legend of Dragoon, etc etc), but then I could play any sequels to those games, as well as opening the door to games I still consider my favorites. Persona 3, Fatal Frame franchise, Kingdom Hearts 2, Resident Evil 4, Devil May Cry franchise, Okami, Katamari Damacy, and so many more. The PS2's golden years aligned right with my childhood, and that combined with the PC games I still played (World of Warcraft and TF2 deserve a mention), I had plenty of variety just between the two.
Only other childhood games for me are probably Halo, Dead or Alive, and Jet Set Radio Future, but the Xbox just didn't hit the same.
In terms of "consoles" though, the first one I remember having was the Super Nintendo, and getting an N64 shortly after. Main thing I played on the Super Nintendo was Super Mario Bros. (mostly because we didn't buy many games for it), and the N64 was used mostly to settle arguments with games of Super Smash Bros., but we also had Majora's Mask, Mario 64, Pokemon Snap!, Pokemon Stadium, Kirby 64, and Starfox. Had access to the Sega Genesis through a friend, so I spent a lot of time playing the OG Sonic too.
But I think the one console that probably impacted my gaming preferences the most is the PS2. Not only did it let me play all the PS1 games I'd never got to play (Final Fantasy 7, 8, and 9, the Spyro trilogy, Resident Evil 1 and 2, Silent Hill 1 and 2, Legend of Dragoon, etc etc), but then I could play any sequels to those games, as well as opening the door to games I still consider my favorites. Persona 3, Fatal Frame franchise, Kingdom Hearts 2, Resident Evil 4, Devil May Cry franchise, Okami, Katamari Damacy, and so many more. The PS2's golden years aligned right with my childhood, and that combined with the PC games I still played (World of Warcraft and TF2 deserve a mention), I had plenty of variety just between the two.
Only other childhood games for me are probably Halo, Dead or Alive, and Jet Set Radio Future, but the Xbox just didn't hit the same.
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The first game I remembered playing was Super Mario World on the SNES. My first experience with PC gaming was SimCity 2000, after watching a cousin play it. Other games that I remembered playing were SimCopter and Streets of SimCity, both because you can fly a helicopter in/drive a car in SimCity 2000 cities, respectively. And while both of those were pretty bad games in retrospective, at least the music and commercials were pretty kick-ass, and I sometimes still listen to them even to this day.
Other games that come to mind include Age of Empires 1, and then eventually Age of Empires 2, and The Sims 1, which I found out about while reading a PC Gamer article at piano lessons, out of all places.
Other games that come to mind include Age of Empires 1, and then eventually Age of Empires 2, and The Sims 1, which I found out about while reading a PC Gamer article at piano lessons, out of all places.
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First console I got when I was 5 was a second hand PS1 and my first game on it was Alien Trilogy.
Basically my console history as a kid goes like this. PS1 - PS2 & Xbox - Xbox 360.
The games I put the most time into growing up was GTA San Andreas, Vice City, 4 & 5, Red Dead Redemption, Halo 1, 2, 3, ODST and Reach, Destroy all Humans 1, 2 & 3, COD MW, MW2, WAW and black ops 1, Aliens vs Predator (2010), Gun, Battlefield 3 and Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising.
GTA San Andreas is probably the game I played the most as it is still my favourite GTA game of all time.
Basically my console history as a kid goes like this. PS1 - PS2 & Xbox - Xbox 360.
The games I put the most time into growing up was GTA San Andreas, Vice City, 4 & 5, Red Dead Redemption, Halo 1, 2, 3, ODST and Reach, Destroy all Humans 1, 2 & 3, COD MW, MW2, WAW and black ops 1, Aliens vs Predator (2010), Gun, Battlefield 3 and Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising.
GTA San Andreas is probably the game I played the most as it is still my favourite GTA game of all time.
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The Nintendo 64 was my first console. Still one of my favorites all these years later. First game I ever played was Gex: Enter the Gecko. The series as a whole is usually either forgotten or mocked as a failed platform mascot series, but for those of us who played and liked the games, he's a character we enjoy and hope to see make a comeback someday.
Not long after getting an N64 I got Super Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64. Played the he'll out if those games back in the day. Other platformers like the Banjo games, Rayman 2, Kirby 64, Gex: Deep Cover Gecko, and Donkey Kong 64 were among my favorite games on the system. They all still rank high on my list of favorite games.
Although I still enjoy gaming, and for all the great modern games that have been released over the years, looking back, the N64 era and the Gamecube/PS2/Original Xbox era were, to me, the pinnacle of gaming. I haven't enjoyed the medium quite as much as when I was younger.
Maybe it's just the results of getting older, maybe I'm just biased towards the games I grew up playing, but I miss those days.
Not long after getting an N64 I got Super Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64. Played the he'll out if those games back in the day. Other platformers like the Banjo games, Rayman 2, Kirby 64, Gex: Deep Cover Gecko, and Donkey Kong 64 were among my favorite games on the system. They all still rank high on my list of favorite games.
Although I still enjoy gaming, and for all the great modern games that have been released over the years, looking back, the N64 era and the Gamecube/PS2/Original Xbox era were, to me, the pinnacle of gaming. I haven't enjoyed the medium quite as much as when I was younger.
Maybe it's just the results of getting older, maybe I'm just biased towards the games I grew up playing, but I miss those days.