• Name the five most important video games that shaped your childhood
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Half-life Counter-Strike (Source, mostly) Gmod Dead Rising Morrowind
Tyrian 2000 Fallout 3 Half-Life 2 Ultima 2 Call of Duty 1
Jak & Daxter Quake 3 Halo CE BF2142 Half Life 1/2
Disgaea Kingdom Hearts Dark Cloud X-COM: Terror From The Deep Goldeneye 007
Zelda - Link to the past Habbo Hotel Crash bandicoot 2 Super Mario All stars Lego Creator
Halo: Combat Evolved War Of The Monsters Super Smash Bros (N64) Conker's Bad Fur Day Super Mario 64
[b]Yoshi's island[/b] - Taught me to appreciate good game design/unique gameplay concepts, expressive graphics/animation, and fitting music. Pretty much the basis of everything that I appreciate in video games [b]The Neverhood[/b] - The reason that I love really bizarre stuff in pretty much every form of media. This game sticks out in my memory for being particularly creative and detailed and the devs taking advantage of every tool at their disposal to make it feel as surreal and unsettling as possible. [b]Banjo-Tooie[/b] - The first exploration-focused game that really engaged me. Showed me that, to enjoy an exploration-focused game, it has to have varied and interesting environments, the environments have to feel connected to each other, there has to be a meaningful incentive to explore that doesn't feel artificial, and has to have ability upgrades that not only fit with the character that you're playing and make logical sense in the context of the game world, but that also tie into the exploration well by opening up new areas to you. [b]Super Smash Bros series[/b] - I've been playing smash bros games for literally more than half of my entire life and I'm still not tired of it and don't think I ever will be. The concept of knocking your opponent off the screen to kill them, having so much space to move around, the game having simplistic controls yet a lot of variation in playstyles and combat/movement options, and the roster being full of nintendo characters from franchises that I love, this series just has everything I could possibly ask for in a multiplayer experience. I guess smash bros showed me that a really fun concept can keep you engaged for years if it's good enough and well executed. Not all multiplayer games have to rely on reward/progression systems and padding to keep you playing. [b]Portal[/b] - Was the first puzzle game concept that really intrigued me and resonated with me. Not only was the core mechanic engaging and unique but it's also thematically very well done, the idea that Glados teaches you all the tricks of the portal gun and then you take advantage of those things to escape and eventually use them against her, I think that's a really awesome idea, and that they did a really good job of building a story around the gameplay concept.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Need for Speed 4 Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc Carmageddon Deus Ex Perhaps not the best list, but it's 5 games that I couldn't put down when I was younger.
Warcraft 3 Age of Empires 2 Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Half-Life 2 Fallout 3
Halo Half Life Unreal Tournament Legacy of Kain : Soul Reaver System Shock 2
(GB) Pokémon Red (PS1) Crash Bandicoot (PS1) Tekken 3 (PS1) Jade Cocoon (PS1) Kingdom Hearts Chronological order
Custer's Revenge Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em Bachelorette Party Gigolo Philly Flasher
Doom 2 (first game ever played), Tomb Raider, Disney's Tarzan (still have the CD in its original case), Jak And Daxter, Ratchet & Clank.
[QUOTE=lapsus_;46029748](GB) Pokémon Red (PS1) Crash Bandicoot (PS1) Tekken 3 (PS1) Jade Cocoon (PS1) Kingdom Hearts Chronological order[/QUOTE] Kingdom Hearts was on the PS2 not the PS1, pretty sure.
Assassin's Creed II Call of Duty: Black Ops Far Cry 2 Halo 3 Minecraft :]
[B]1. Age of Empires[/B] [B]2. Quake [/B] [B]3. Serious Sam 1, 2[/B] [B] 4. Morrowind[/B] [B]5. 007 : Nightfire[/B] I don't know what else. I also remember motocross madness and that monster truck game.
crash bandicoot spyro myst half life rollercoaster tycoon 3
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Zoo Tycoon (1 and 2) GTA: San Andreas Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis Half Life 2
Ghosts N' Goblins - First video game I never rented, as well as the first arcade game I ever recall playing Top Gun - Showed that I was some kind of video game savant when I was a kid as I could actually complete the landing "mini game" at the end of each stage. Dragon Warrior - First "traditional" console RPG I had ever played Final Fantasy IV/2US - First "traditional" console RPG I had played where the story was more than "save princess, kill villain" Mega Man X - my single most rented video game. Showed me that a game can be so well put together that even after the 30th time you've completed it you STILL have a hankering to play it again.
I think Gran Turismo defined my affection for cars and racing.
Half-Life 2 DotA 2 World of Warcraft Counter-Strike: Source CoD:MW2 In no particular order
Sonic the Hedgehog (first game ever, has to count) Original Half-Life Fable Warcraft III Age of Empires
Age of Empires Morrowind Warcraft 2 Twisted Metal Midtown Madness
[B]Carnivores II[/B] - Taught me about basic FPS movement, also got me interested in modding [B]Godzilla: Save the Earth[/B] - Loving fighting games, solidified my admiration for well-created brawlers [B]Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis[/B] - More interest in modding, learning how to skin, etc. [B]Day of Defeat (Original)[/B] - Taught me how to play online games properly [B]NintenDogs[/B] - Taught me about responsibility and how I will always avoid it
FlatOut NFS Underground 1 and 2 LEGO Racers Gotchic COD 1 and 2 Tony Hawk Pro Skater Stuntman Burnout 3 And Revenge
Pokemon Crash Bandicoot Civilization 3 Rome: Total War Rollercoaster Tycoon
Ocarina of Time Majora's Mask Deus Ex Morrowind
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (one of the first games I played) Halo 1 Half-Life (first FPS I played) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Aliens Vs. Predator 2 (one of my all-time favorite game and the first game I played with others via multiplayer)
Theme Hospital The Sims Revenge of Shinobi Bio-Hazard Battle Command and Conquer
Spyro Battlefield Vietnam Battlefield 2 Command and Conquer Generals Command and Conquer Red Alert 2
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