What Game systems did you grow up with? What were your favorite games for those systems? My family wasn't rich but fortunately my dad loved video games and got many of the early systems. I worked hard to get the others. Atari 2600 Favorite Games: Pac Man Space Invaders Centipede Asteroids Frogger NES Favorite Games: Zelda II: Adventures of Link Mario Bros 1-3 Donkey Kong Batman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Total Recall Punch Out Contra Maniac Mansion SNES Favorite Games: Super Mario World Donkey Kong Country Super Mario RPG Super Mario Kart Zelda Street Fighter Mortal Kombat NBA Jam Gameboy Sega Genesis Favorite Games Sonic 1-3 Mega Man Mortal Kombat Gunstar Heroes Street Fighter 2 Sega Game Gear Sega CD Sega Dreamcast Favorite Games NBA 2k Soul Caliber Crazy Taxi Sonic Jet Set Radio Street Fighter Nintendo 64 Favorite Games: Goldeneye Mario Kart Zelda: Ocarina of Time Super Mario 64 Perfect Dark Banjo Kazooie/Tooie Donkey Kong 64 Jet Force Gemini Doom WWF Game Cube: Favorite Games: Animal Crossing Super Smash Bros Zelda Wildwaker Zelda Twighlight Princess Metronidazole Kirby Luigi's Mansion PS1 Favorite Games: Metal Gear Solid Resident Evil 1&2 Silent Hill Final Fantasy 7 Dino Crisis NBA 2K games PS2 Favorite Games NBA 2K Games Metal Gear Solid 2&3 Resident Evil games GTA Games Twisted Metal Black God of War Xbox Favorite Games: Halo GTA III Star Wars:Knights of the Old Republic Max Payne Fable Half Life Splinter Cell Nintendo Wii Xbox 360 Favorite Games: NBA 2K Games Batman Arkam Asylum GTA IV Call of Duty:MW Mass Effect 2 Max Payne 2 CSI Xbox One Favorite Games: NBA 2K Games GTA 5 Red Dead Redemption 2 Skyrim Star Wars Fallen Order Mine craft Roblox (Hide and Seek, Survive the Killer, Natural Disaster Survival, etc Hello Neighbor Max Payne 3
I actually just bought Mario Kart for Switch and it’s pretty sweet. My daughter stomps me though. Zelda: Breath of the Wild is pretty awesome too. I’m pretty partial to Nintendo. I like the more cartoonish games like Mario, Zelda etc. I grew up on those and I’m not serious enough about video games to play serious ones. Either that or the bright colors and sounds just excite my reptile brain.
Funny this subject was posted as today or tomorrow I am taking an old Xbox system out to a guy that mods the system and loads all the various Nintendo formats along with Sega Genesis, Colecovision etc.. The first system we had was the Colecovision and then went through the various Nintendo renditions. Of course these were mostly given to the kids for Christmas, so me and Mrs. Clause had to try them out at night leading up to Christmas after the kids went to bed.
During my day we didn't spend much time in the house playing games. Mostly outside kick the can, pick up round ball or pick up any sport. And most young guys that liked competition played more than one sport.
First system I remember getting was a SNES for Christmas as a kid. I think it must have come with Mario Kart, but we ended up getting about 2 dozen games for it. Upgraded to N64. Got Zelda (OOT) after I had surgery as a kid and remember playing it while I recovered. Then Xbox/PlayStation came out. My best friend had the SNES and N64 too, he went the PS route I went the Xbox route which made it cool for the console specific titles, IE: I had Halo he had Jak and Daxter. Ive stayed with an Xbox since then. Got a 360, have an XB1, don’t really console game much anymore though... Edit - Almost forgot, I had a GameCube and Wii as well. Mario Golf on the GameCube! GameCube actually had some solid games, Mario sunshine too.
N64 Goldeneye Diddy Kong Racing Mario Kart Mario 64 Star Wars pod racing Star Wars Shadows of the Empire Wave Racer (looool) Man there was this game where you were like a chameleon or some shit too
........or building models, playing army, climbing trees, building forts, exploring the ‘hood, engaging in dirt clod wars, etc, etc, etc. If it wasn’t raining my mother expected us to play outside until dinner time. I enjoyed playing Nintendo with my kids when they were growing up, but I always felt like they were missing out on actual life.......fortunately they both liked playing sports so they weren’t entirely glued to the game console.....
Fortunately, I got to do all that stuff too. I built a tree house with three friends when I was 9. I remember exploring the neighborhood and the woods nearby. Different times back then. I used to build car models. I was generally out during the day and would play video games in the evening unless it was raining. Also, spent alot of time reading.
Grew up with board games too. Have a whole collection of them now including Yatzhee. Have a family game night where we play board games.
That's great, Chris. One of the things we're doing during COVID, since we can't see our grandkids very much, is doing on-line game nights with them. A lot of the old board games are available as apps. We have FaceTime going with them on our computers and then play the games using our phones. Tonight, Clue is on tap. I have a feeling it was Professor Plum, in the library with the candlestick.
When I was really young, I played an Atari that my dad got in a yard sale. Around 10, I got a NES which was probably the most important gift I was given in my childhood--it was something I desperately wanted. I forget when I got a SNES, probably around 15--I played a ton of games on it, but nothing as much Super Play Action Football. Beyond that, once I went to college, I became mostly a PC gamer and not even much of that. I played some PlayStation with friends, but have never owned a console since my trusty SNES.
We've been playing them a good deal more since Covid. Clue is one of my favorites and part of my collection.
Pong! Had that on Atari too. Funny side story. My dad played games but wasn't great at them and when he messed up he woul say, "You Dog!"
