The classic video game thread

ryoneo · Jan 30, 2009

My parents got me these on one of my birthdays... too bad I don't remember which one.

chronoaug · Jan 30, 2009

Originally Posted by BrettChaotix

Super Mario Bros 2 - This came out with the first edition of Nintendo Power. Crazy popular. I think my parents had to sign up weeks in advance at Toys-R-US

Do you have the first issue too? It's at my grandma's somewhere but it's cool. We got the game with it too. Also, nintendo power sent us a copy of Dragon Warrior (original one) for free too. Loved that game. I think we got a copy of final fantasy 1 at some point too. Nintendo power was great early on with freebies.

FiveFiveFive · Jan 31, 2009

Those handheld games always sucked, yet I always begged my mom to get me one. Anyone remember this? Such a total waste of money. God bless my mom.

This one was pretty fun, though, or at least it was when I was 5.

Edit: Wait, that game actually sucked. I was trying to find "Copter Commander."

breakz · Jan 31, 2009

For anyone who's a fan of Marble Madness: mastery.
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TIP: to embed Youtube clips, put only the encoded part of the Youtube URL, e.g. eBGIQ7ZuuiU between the tags. Anyway my ancient game of the moment is NBA Jam. You can't beat the Charlotte Hornets with Zo, Larry Johnson, and Muggsy Bogues!

sho'nuff · Jan 31, 2009

Originally Posted by Dashaansafin

How could we forget Golden Axe??

Originally Posted by BrettChaotix

Double Dragon - fighting entire armies of Mr T!

i loved these two games.
only way to destroy legions of thugs in DD was your elbow

Connemara · Jan 31, 2009

Originally Posted by GQgeek

Good to see some more Sierra love. I think i was the only 8 year old in my class to know what a candelabra was. They were pretty damned good for building vocabulary and learning to spell imo.

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

King's Quest... I think I remember finding that in our computer drawer at about age 8 and loading it. Never could figure out how to play it. Always really pissed me off, b/c I wanted to.
I acquired King's Quest VII when it came out ('94 or '95?) and played the hell out of it. My uncle introduced to me to Doom 3 around that time, shortly after it had been released. In 5th grade, we somehow managed to get Doom 3 and Wolfenstein 3D onto the classroom computers and would play them during free time or whatever. Our teacher didn't care, but some administrator found out and had the games removed.

Connemara · Jan 31, 2009

BTW, Golden Axe is AWESOME.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest was one of my most-played SNES games.

Eason · Jan 31, 2009

Genesis game I loved most was Vectorman. The sonic + knuckles / sonic 3 was pretty incredible as well. It isn't exactly retro (only 1995) but the Marathon games still go under Best of All Time right next to System Shock 2 and Deus Ex.

daft · Jan 31, 2009

my fav genesis game was the one with michael jackson doing dance moves to destroy the bad guys & he goes around saving crying children. . the moonwalker i think it was.

dusty · Jan 31, 2009

^^Moonwalker. Sega sent us that game for free when my Dad found a serious glitch in Super Hangon and called them about it.

Tokyo Slim · Jan 31, 2009

Originally Posted by Connemara

My uncle introduced to me to Doom 3 around that time, shortly after it had been released. In 5th grade, we somehow managed to get Doom 3 and Wolfenstein 3D onto the classroom computers and would play them during free time or whatever. Our teacher didn't care, but some administrator found out and had the games removed.

Doom 3 was released 5 years ago buddy. Somehow I thought you were older. Hows Sophomore year of HS treating you?

GQgeek · Jan 31, 2009

Originally Posted by Connemara

I acquired King's Quest VII when it came out ('94 or '95?) and played the hell out of it.

My uncle introduced to me to Doom 3 around that time, shortly after it had been released. In 5th grade, we somehow managed to get Doom 3 and Wolfenstein 3D onto the classroom computers and would play them during free time or whatever. Our teacher didn't care, but some administrator found out and had the games removed.

I think KQ3 was the best of the series. Learning spells in the wizard's basement, and trying to do so before he came down and pwned you was awesome fun. I think it was the first game i played in color as well.

When KQ4 came out with VGA graphics (first ever i think) i begged for a new computer (which cost like 3k+ back then). I can still remember looking at the back of the box at the Compucenter in Square One and drooling. It was such a huge leap from EGA.

I always preferred these games to the shooting ones and Nintendo b/c they required thinking instead of just reflexes. I don't know if games like that still exist anymore.

Kas · Jan 31, 2009

UT2k3? At the time that was released I quit professional gaming! No, that's obviously Facing Worlds from the original Unreal Tournament.

Also, inspired by the Star Wars game earlier:

Rebel Assault II, anyone remember the Falcon level in which you had to go through the cave? My dad bought me a joystick because of that - impossible without, amazingly difficult with it.

Star Wars: Dark Forces. My nephew had this game, I'm still not sure whether this game or doom introduced me to FPS.

ryoneo · Jan 31, 2009

Originally Posted by daft

my fav genesis game was the one with michael jackson doing dance moves to destroy the bad guys & he goes around saving crying children. . the moonwalker i think it was.

Originally Posted by dusty

^^Moonwalker. Sega sent us that game for free when my Dad found a serious glitch in Super Hangon and called them about it.

Moonwalker was a great fun game.

Connemara · Jan 31, 2009

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

Doom 3 was released 5 years ago buddy. Somehow I thought you were older. Hows Sophomore year of HS treating you?
I meant the original Doom!

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