Your Gaming Timeline in 10 Games

[bob]

PS: Cosmo Tank on the GB is great  .

Make that three who bought it on ebay today.

Tally is at 4.

[VenomMacbeth]

PS: Cosmo Tank on the GB is great  .

Make that three who bought it on ebay today.

Tally is at 4.

About to be 5.   I'm gonna need to look more into Atlus.

[toymachine78]

OK here's mine. Like galam said, this doesn't necessarily represent my favs of all time, but what I remember spending a lot of time with, and really loving



1. DigDug. I had this for the 5200 and 7800, plus's dropped many quarters in the arcade. Classic.



2. Double Dragon (arcade). I absolutely LOVED this game in the arcade. Spent much money plying this with my brother. I was very let down by the NES port. Its still my favorite beat'em up.



3. Legend of Zelda - This game blew my mind withe its size and scope, and was the reason I bought an NES. Still have my original copy with original saves.



4. Metroid - Loved this game. It blew my mind too. I couldn't fathom a game being this big. Thank god for the players hand book. And alternate endings!?!? Sweet!



5. Castlevania - I've always loved horror, and when I played this I was hooked. I borrowed it from a friend, and kept it so long he just sold it to me lol. I still have his copy. This is my favorite franchise, and I have most console versions.



6. Phantasy Star 2- My first true love for the genesis. I loved the fantasy/sci fi mix. It really stood out from most RPGs of the time.



7. Bonks Revenge- My favorite Bonk game, and as a kid my favorite TG16 game.



8. SSI AD&D Krynn Trilogy(PC)- I was a huge AD&D player/fan, and I absolutely love these games! My friend and I spent countless all nighters playing these in middle school. I still have copies I downloaded from Great old Games.



9. SOCOM. PS2- I spent so much time playing this online. It defines my PS2 gaming experience.



10. Fallout 3 (360)- One of my favorite RPGs, I logged a little over 200hrs on this one. It was my first game on 360 that I completed to 100%. Can't wait for 4.

So there it is... Great thread Galam.

[Necromancer]

You guys buying Cosmo Tank are giving me warm fuzzies.

[EvilEvoIX]

Fallout 3 was a master piece, I did everything you could do but find all of those steel ingots, that was way too tedious.

[jtucci31]

9.  Command and Conquer (PC) - a few Red Alert skirmishes were played in college too, but mostly I was playing the story missions.  I love 'em all - the original, Red Alert, Tiberian Sun, and the Dune games too.

When i first got my own computer my uncle gave me this set with a whole bunch of Command and Conquer games. I remember playing them a ton, specifically Tiberian Sun. I wasn't very good, but i played all the time. I remember liking the live-action cutscenes. Wasn't James Earl Jones in one of the games...?

[toymachine78]

9.  Command and Conquer (PC) - a few Red Alert skirmishes were played in college too, but mostly I was playing the story missions.  I love 'em all - the original, Red Alert, Tiberian Sun, and the Dune games too.

When i first got my own computer my uncle gave me this set with a whole bunch of Command and Conquer games. I remember playing them a ton, specifically Tiberian Sun. I wasn't very good, but i played all the time. I remember liking the live-action cutscenes. Wasn't James Earl Jones in one of the games...?

Yes great series of games. My roommate and I played the first one head to head in our dorm. Great times.

[poponon]

Dragon's Crown

Love me some Dragon's Crown. I'm baffled by the latest social justice and "gamergate" trend we see nowadays though. So many people denounce Dragon's Crown as absolute shit because of the art style. I think the aesthetic of the game is amazing, easily one of the best of the entire generation.

Also I realized I sort of failed to mention in my timeline the more recent generation games I've been playing. I definitely got on that dark souls bandwagon, it's such an amazing game and feels inspired from the retro games we all love. Other than that I've got into CAVE bullet hells, Monster hunter (started on ps2 though), and the odd rpg like Nier.  Also i still pick up ps2 games every once a while, such a massive library. No plans on getting into the new generation anytime soon though, maybe in a few years

[Necromancer]

When i first got my own computer my uncle gave me this set with a whole bunch of Command and Conquer games. I remember playing them a ton, specifically Tiberian Sun. I wasn't very good, but i played all the time. I remember liking the live-action cutscenes. Wasn't James Earl Jones in one of the games...?

Yep.  They've used lots of well known actors, including Billy Dee Williams, Tricia Helfer, Tim Curry, Jenny McCarthy, George Takei, and David Hasselhof.

[BlueBMW]

Great seeing some fans of the original Command and Conquer.  My brother and I used to play it head to head over a parallel cable that ran across the room.  Null modem like a boss!   Though I always liked Dune 2 a little more, C&C was awesome.

[seieienbu]

I thought Dragon's Crown was great.  It's like there's finally a Vanillaware game that doesn't feel like a damn chore to play through.  As much as I loved the look of Princess Crown, Odin Sphere, and Muramasa I can't stand the way those games play.

[jtucci31]

Great seeing some fans of the original Command and Conquer.  My brother and I used to play it head to head over a parallel cable that ran across the room.  Null modem like a boss!   Though I always liked Dune 2 a little more, C&C was awesome.

I've never played Dune 2. I assume it's similar to C&C?

But i remember picking up some C&C game for the 360 later on and being disappointed. I did not like a console version of that game. I just couldn't do it without a mouse and keyboard.

[Necromancer]

I've never played Dune 2. I assume it's similar to C&C?

It came out a couple years earlier, setting the basic game play conventions used in the Command and Conquer and many other RTS games.  I didn't own it back in the day, so my game time was limited to a few moments here and there at a buddies house until the remake Dune 2000; it's probably my favorite too, but mostly because it's Dune and not because it plays better.

[Jibbajaba]

I've never played Dune 2. I assume it's similar to C&C?

I don't know how it would be for someone who's never played it, but I love that game.  But I played the shit out of it back in its day so my feelings for it have been well marinated in nostalgic goodness. 

HARKONNEN HARVESTER: DEPLOYED.

[toymachine78]

2006: Order of the Griffon - my very late entry into SSI and Westwood games. Best RPG I've played since Ultima. Inspired me to track down all of the AD&D NES titles, Eye of the Beholder SNES, and buy a Genesis just for Warriors of the Eternal Sun.

  Man did you ever play any of the SSI gold box games? If not, track them down. They are masterpieces. You can still play them on newer PCs too with DOS box.

They are so much better than any of the console D&D games of the time.