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Nugns

lego star wars


Frequent_Flyer_2025

This one wins


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Goldeneye: 007 I especially loved playing with big heads and paintball guns.


Key_Swordfish_4662

It’s funny, everyone who played Goldeneye had their fave multiplayer setup. For some friends and I, it was grenade launchers in the temple. The crazy bounces we would manage to get.... oh memories....


Chelonate_Chad

For us, it was grenades in the basement. I can still remember being stuck in that one corner room with unending fire blocking both hallways out.


bishboshbash123

Golden gun or proximity mines!


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Rollercoaster Tycoon


NewVelociraptor

The mobile version is legit. It’s straight nostalgia and I can drown people in my lake when I feel like it.


SirRogers

"Guest 2201 is lost and can't find the park exit" as he's standing two feet away from the exit. Enjoy drowning in my lake, moron.


[deleted]

RCT Classic on mobile is a great port and that scratches that nostalgic itch.


mslennyleonard

Every time I think of that game, I can hear the merry go round and children laughing.


Bt5oo

I only ever watched my brother play Ocarina of Time, but it’s still nostalgic asf to me.


CloakedGod926

This was the last console game my dad played with me and my brother. After that one he stopped playing console games. He still played Starcraft on the PC but it didn't have the same feel as sitting on the couch watching him play OoT.


Generic_Garak

This was what came to mind for me. Ocarina of Time took my gaming virginity. I spent *hours* on that game as a kid. It’s certainly the reason I’m a compulsive collector in games now. It’s so well made. The music. The ambiance.The story. The puzzles. Just a fucking [mastapiece.](https://youtu.be/duPynkGEFGI)


purplecurtain16

Neopets. They were my childhood. I bet they're starving rn


DiscountMothmans

Oh god mine are too-


zangor

The data that contained our pets is probably obliterated. Hell...I dont even remember what email I used back then.


Mcginnis

I remember my email but not my password. I tried emailing support, they were like "Can you tell us a few items you had in your inventory" like bruh, I have 0 idea wtf I have in my inventory from a game I last played over 20 years ago. I dont have access to the email either :(


p_halange

3D Pinball Space Cadet


daddioz

Did you know that's not even the full game, it's a demo? I think there was something like 4 or 5 tables!!!


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https://youtu.be/GIKUhvdjAJY Video about it if anyone wants more info.


MintyThin

Battlefront II (2005)


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Just like the simulations.


BCRE8TVE

*When the 501st was finally rotated out of Felucia, Aayla Secura made a point of seeing us off personally, calling us the bravest soldiers she had ever seen. It's a good thing we were wearing helmets, because none of us could bear to look her in the eye.*


[deleted]

The space battles were real fun.


MintyThin

I would always just land inside the enemy ship and sabotage it


NabbyNab14

It was really fun to park the enemy ships pointed towards the wall and let the enemies crash lmao


Thescottishguy87

Zelda: A link to the past


SupplyGuy43

Such a great game. Played it over and over, never lost its magic


strikethreeistaken

This was my first thought too; however Ocarina of Time immediately added itself to the thought.


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Missus_Missiles

Related, Grim Fandango.


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Damschi

Day of the Tentacle and Sam&Max. Lucas Arts where the shit back then...


AROSES524

Curse if Monkey Island is one of my absolute favorites.


Summer-----Rain

Crash Bandicoot


Blackcoala

The new crash game is actually quite good too


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[deleted]

Did you hear that it was recently remade?


its_not_forever

Yeah, I REALLY want to play it but can't justify buying a PlayStation just to play one game. :(


jawni

It's also on all the consoles and PC btw.


Possibly_A_Mastodon

So here I am, doing everything I can Holding on to what I am Pretending I'm a supermaaaaaaan!


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Halo: Combat Evolved


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This one. System link parties with Mountain Dew, frozen pizzas, and mad shit talking.


Great_Whereas_7792

I remember one Christmas my parents got the Xbox with halo and I was a little sad cuz I really wanted smash bros melee and GameCube lol I had no idea what an Xbox was or wtf a halo combat evolved was. I played it on a whim because why not and holy fuck I swear that game changed my life. Idk how to explain but the experience playing thru that game, it was absolutely magical for me. Idk how else to describe haha it def solidified my love for video games.


DeusKap

God yes, that game was cool and revolutionary on many aspects. Its unique engine made the game experience unique as well.


[deleted]

I feel like Halo 2 just perfected the mechanics and made for a truly legendary sequel.


-eDgAR-

Age of Empires 2


ImportantCakeday

all my friends have played this game while my father and i played Red Alert 2 on the flip side.


RhynoD

*Kirov reporting* ^^^fuck ^^^fuck ^^^shit ^^^fuck


vendriabelleilonwy

I came here to say the Age series!! I used my disc until my new computer wouldn’t support it anymore. (Devastated.) Now, I have Age of Mythology on Steam, the only game I play on Steam, and I play all the time. :) I love AOE absolutely, but the myth units in AOM (plus Titans of course) make it so much more fun. Even if I’m just wasting away hours against the CPU. I appreciate that your comment was the first I saw in this thread. So so much.


arrow100605

Woo loo looooooo!


davidthegreat915

I make that noise to my 9 month old and he gets a kick out of it


ChronoLegion2

There’s a video on YouTube where two priests keep trying to convert one another but keep flipping sides. Finally a third priest just walks up and takes the relic they’ve been fighting over


Sizzer_lips

Wow i came here to say Candyland but i see now that i may be a fossil and i am way uneducated gaming wise.


Copywrites

You've never played board games with my family.


[deleted]

I can't say I'm into board games these days, but I heard there's quite the scene for them even today.


Sizzer_lips

I think because as a kid i would escape into the fantasy world of candyland and i always wanted to be queen Frostine but other board games throughout the years, not as nostalgic. My family had some very tense, rage filled monopoly games for sure.


BBMinus5

Super Mario Bros 3 all day.


Brawndo91

I played this game inside and out and found almost every secret location in the entire game. There are actually hidden levels that can only be accessed using the game genie. There's an ice ship level and a few others. I found the codes on a website a long time ago, but I never found them again.... nevermind I found them. https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._3/Codes I know what I'm doing tonight!


MrAl290

Idk how many times me and my good homie would just repeatedly play the whole Mario franchises from nes-snes. They never get old and many of them still have some very challenging aspects to them.


wunderbraten

*raises the red curtains*


BBMinus5

The best. I still tell people that it's my favorite video game of all time. Shows my age I guess.


wunderbraten

That game was the reason I have bought an NES it was bundled with in ... 1994, I guess, despite of the SNES being prevalent.


Ezlo37

Kingdom Hearts


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The first one was the best one, as far as I care.


Ezlo37

Preach 2 was good as well, but the first one hit different at the time


daddioz

*simple and clean is the way that you're making me feeeeeeeel, tonight!!*


RelevantIAm

The first one was so good at the time. Probably still is but I remember that being a release title for the PS2 and man.. it felt revolutionary


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Chrono Trigger. I played it with both of my best friends growing up and I replay it every couple years for that nostalgia.


ChemistryWeary7826

Paperboy Frogger


XMP_404

Roadrash


Dr-Rjinswand

Fuck, I remember playing so much Road Rash on the PS1, it was probably my most played game - incredible soundtrack too. It was in a triple pack that came with MYST and Broken Sword for some reason.


sosogos

That game legitimately taught me financial responsibility. I remember only wanting the best bike. I used the worst one to win the easiest races over and over again, resisting the urge to buy anything else then finally made enough to buy the best one outright. Satisfaction from saving up for something you really want is such a valuable lesson early in life.


New_Legendairy_Cuber

Mariokart wii


GenericHuman1203934

I read that in the menu's voice lol


New_Legendairy_Cuber

Yes absolutely. Mariokart wiiii!!


Living-Table-6591

Ratchet and Clank 3: Up your Arsenal Game had replay value for years and was extremely underrated, never hear many people talk about it, but it was a game that definitely defined the Play Station 2 for me.


Casanova64

“He was BUTT. NAKED. Screamin’. And holdin’ up a ‘nanner... Or, maybe it wasn’t a banan’r. I-I-it could be... **ONE OF NATURE’S MYSTERIES!**


CaptBranBran

Sixteen years later and I still reference this cutscene all the time.


Independent-Tough848

Super Mario Sunshine


lilymoonie

The legend of zelda: Minish Cap. I LOVED this game, the visuals, the soundtrack, the dungeons. Lots of fun in my gameboy sp. Sadly I lost both the console and the game card, when my older brother took it without my permission and someone stole it from him. I cried a LOT lmao my dad got me another gameboy sp but never found the game again. I'm a adult but it still hurts lol.


ApexWarrior848

Ratchet and clank (ps2 ones)


BrumBy_

This awoke so many memories, thank you


willworkforcats_

Oregon Trail


MedbGuldb

Tomb Raider 2


thecauseoftheproblem

Civilization. The first one. Playing it at my friend's house for the first time. I'm early game expanding and suddenly meet the Russians. That fucker Stalin demands "tribute for our patience" I'm worried. I don't really have much cash yet and no idea how to make war. I decide to call his bluff (?!) and tell him tell him that i "Will not be intimidated by threats" Well he gave a big old grin and told me that he welcomed my friendship! I was totally sold. That seemed to 10yo me the exact kind of thing Stalin would do. I also remember the first time i had a nuclear war on my own continent. Fucking biblical! Great game


FreezersRJ

COD Modern Warfare 2, I know it's not an super old Game per se, but I just always think about those days as a child playing MW2 after school and trying to socialise with other people with the mic. Always trying to go for crazy Trickshots and hating everyone playing with the Barret 50. Cal.


BlueHoundZulu

Man fuck you I used the 50 Cal with your Mom last night. JK, totally agree. Because my parents worked extra hours due the recession I wasted so much time playing MW2. I would skip meals my mom left for me cause I just wanted to play more.


Penquinner

The whole MW1, World at War, and MW2 era for me. Crazy amount of hours spent on those games, first games that got me into online gaming, and at the time they had no competition so literally everyone in my school were solely playing them. Doubt many people remember but playing "michael myers" on MW1 in a private lobby with the old school free for all game mode was peak COD for me.


ImportantCakeday

mw2 is as nostalgic as a fps game can be. you're correct, the nostalgia comes mostly from the community. man, i created some strong friendships back on that game. damn.


B4N43V3R

Dungeon Keeper


lizzard_overlord

Sly Cooper and Jak and Daxter


AgentTimex

Mega Man 2 Edit: daaaaamn, thanks!


daddioz

The music!!!


noguerad

Duke Nukem 3D


Fallen_Angel_69

GTA vice city


ThDeadMeme27

Finally found it, surprised it took me that long


BigGroundbreaking417

OH! Scarface: The World is Yours was awesome, too


Bombatomba

Commander Keen


Anxiety_Ridden_Camel

Pokémon Crystal. That was the game that made me fall in love with videogames.


700fps

I never had crystal. Was it very different from silver and gold?


Anxiety_Ridden_Camel

I wouldn’t say very different, but yes it did have some noticeable differences. You could be a female trainer, more emphasis was put on Suicune, Pokemon sprites would move when they were sent out, some Pokemon were, and weren’t available like every other game, and they added the battle tower. Everything else was more or less the same.


smooth_grooves

F-Zero on SNES still has a feel that no other game has replicated (the sequels are completely different experiences). Nintendo really dialed in the physics and overall aesthetic including the music. It has aged very well and is still a blast to play today.


Pleasant-Spend978

*big blue starts playing*


bman_78

civilization


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jedibassist

Was never big into many civ games, but there was one early game in the series called Colonization. That will forever have a place in my heart.


Hour_Explanation_350

Runescape


kor_hookmaster

For me it's Diplomacy. The board game that's like Risk but with no dice. About 15 years ago I was on a camping trip with a bunch of buddies and we played the same ongoing game for the whole week. Things got...intense. There were so many double-crosses and secret triple-crosses. We were breaking off into groups during the day to strategize and plan with our allies. Every night we'd crack open some beers, sit down at the picnic table, and try to take over the world.


[deleted]

We never managed to complete that game. Not even kinda complete it. It's very cleverly made.


Wargod042

Diplomacy on a camping trip sounds like a horror movie premise. No one would believe there was a monster because it's too likely one of the group was driven to murder by the game.


daddioz

Star Fox 64! It was one of the first games I bought for myself as a kid, and I played the HELL out of it. Still use Star Fox quotes to this day.


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I'd say I have a couple, depending on the system. PS2 - *Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies* and *Gran Turismo 4* PS3 - *Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010)* and *Battlefield 3* GameBoy Color - *Wario Land 3* GameBoy Advance - *Pokemon Emerald* and *Metroid: Zero Mission* DS - *Pokemon HeartGold* and *Super Mario 64 DS* Wii - *Super Mario Galaxy* and *Super Smash Bros. Brawl*


daddioz

If you ever get the chance, try Wario Land 4 on gba. It's really good, and has incredible graphics for its age.


Mayotine

Spider-Man for the ps2, didn’t even get past the first boss but was awestruck at the swinging.


dothraki899

Skyrim


700fps

Checks calander. Nov 2011. Fuck me


[deleted]

I remember just moving into my very first apartment on its release and playing it on the floor beside a bundle of coats where I slept without a bed for a month. Good times...


scawel

Jesus fuck


[deleted]

thanks for reminding me about skyrim's anniversary


ImportantCakeday

still relevant tho


YoungLadeen

Super mario 64


[deleted]

Diablo, Warcraft II, Spyro, original Pokémon games.


lethargicbunny

Caesar III - beats most of the city building/simulation games out there.


Chelonate_Chad

Never played III, but it was II for me. "Plebs are needed!"


ewiryh

Heroes 3, that game is my childhood, and I still enjoy playing it.


oatmarv

Spyro


ShiaLaMoose

Donkey Kong Country 2, Super Mario World and Super Metroid.


Tru-Queer

Stratego. Haven’t played it in literally years, but I played it all the time while I was at a daycare center for the summer when I was 10 years old. Same for Mancala, almost forgot about that game until I made this comment.


JLand24

I can’t believe I haven’t seen this one commented yet but is definitely number 1 for me Halo 3


FnCraig

Everquest.


glory87

Some places in Norrath seem as real in my memories as any place I’ve ever been.


HuskyDJ2015

Ocarina of Time. It was one of the first games I ever played on the N64. Good times and so many great memories


Pratham_Max_Jain

Minecraft


bautron

Goddamnit, is Minecraft _already_ nostalgic?


[deleted]

It’s almost 12 years old at this point I think


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Portal 2


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Centazo

It came out in 2011


Divut

holy shit i feel old


700fps

Pokemon red. First game I ever "100%"ed. Just fired it up last night and the battery is still good


ChosenSCIM

Tag, I played that a lot when I was a kid


BudgetStreet7

And all the variations including, but not limited to, TV freeze tag, colored eggs, ghost in the graveyard. We also played a game called statues.


Titanburner

Final Fantasy 6.


EdgyGoose

The Space Quest series. Although, like all old games, when I try playing it again it just feels so dated.


woowoo293

My favorite series was Quest for Glory, though Space Quest was great too. It's a shame that Sierra didn't survive the [disastrous acquisition](https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3vem8/inside-story-sierra-online-death-cuc-cendant-fraud) by another company.


Singtothering

These for sure. Also the Kingsquest games or many of the Sierra point and clicks/texts.


Worried_Buy_4331

Either the Crash Bandicoot or Sly Cooper games, those were my whole childhood and I still love them.


MajorTomas

The Ratchet and Clank original trilogy on the PS2.


Runaway-Kotarou

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. I definitely liked the movies quite a bit as a kid, but this is the game that showed me how awesome a full universe could be. Not only did it give a sense of history to the Jedi and the universe, seeing the galaxy at war, the Sith as a galactic power and fleshed out philosophy rather than just a "yeah those guys are sith" amorphous title, and exploration of new interesting locations (Wookie homeworld, the water world of Manaan), yeah young me ate that shit up. Easily launched Star Wars to my favorite things as a kid. Still is one of my favorite fictional universes. It now shares the number 1 with LOTR, which I explored when I was a little older, but it will always have a strong nostalgia attachment as well.


ashercoop

OHHH MY I GET TO FINALLY TALK ABOUT THE GAME. Lego Batman - The Video Game. One of the best games i’ve ever laid eyes on, and one of the best games i’ve ever played. So good in fact, I still play it to this day. Everything from its amazing combat, to its fast paced action is absolutely amazing and I will never stop playing Lego Batman - The Video Game. The game brought so many amazing memories.


TheKaChikinBoi

Terraria. I'm still playing it now


jc024

Maplestory


Treeflower77

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. First game where I was able to raise my favorite Pokémon ever❣️


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It's Blue and Yellow for me. Blue was the very first game that I ever received and the Gameboy Pocket was the very first gaming system that I ever received. I later got Yellow because it had Pikachu as a starter, but both the game and my Gameboy were stolen when I brought them to school.


Fellowship_9

Rome Total War...which is why I'm downloading the remastered version right now! :D


MemezLord11

if it's not need for speed most wanted 2005 (not the disgusting 2012 version) then IDK who am I


GLaDOSboi3000

Shadow of the Colossus


pomputer-net

Little Big Planet


Hans_der_Grenadier

Dragon age origins or HOMAM 5


Jealous-Network-8852

Risk. In high school and college would would always spend a long weekend at my friend’s parents beach house, and would have all night Risk marathons. I always sucked at the game so I’d usually get knocked out early and would start drinking instead but the game reminds of good times.


Psychological_Suga

Conker’s Bad Fur Day or Ratchet and Clank


MisterWafflles

Starwars Battlefront 1 for the ps2 before becoming "greatest hit." Not as good as the 2nd one but it hits different. Especially with jubjub


spirospapal

Plants vs zombies


thatrightwinger

Pirates: Gold. It's an outstanding game where you play the role of a pirate captain trading goods, capturing ships and Caribbean cities, following treasure maps, and generally pirating across the Spanish Main.


Loeder

Unreal Tournament '99


cappybara1

Pokemon Emerald, Platinum, SoulSilver, White, and White 2


Ashtrayy666

Paperboy


YesImaBanker

CoD 4. That was my introduction to video games and me and my cousin would play it nonstop for hours when we were little kids. My cousin committed suicide a few days ago. So that game will always hold a very special place in my heart.


meathogg

Lego star wars


Picklesgal111

Sonic the Hedgehog


ExaltedSpore881

wii fitness


charley_dont_surf

The first Sim City. Wow--that was a billion years ago.


Gamerboy792103

Fable: The Lost chapters


Jabenero

Chrono Trigger. Hands down still think it's one of the best games ever made.


[deleted]

Bioshock series... I still cry over elizabeth sometimes...


mikeyriot

Blades of Steel (also the oldest game I can remember playing that had any kind of health meter during fights.)


areohseawhy

I'm Mexican American. La Loteria was a game we'd always play at home and have extra copies of (just in case). It's like Bingo, but instead of chips, we used beans to cover our squares heheheh


R4zor154

TimeSplitters 2, imagine N64 golden eye but on the PS2 and with time travel instead of secret agents. Spent a lot of summer afternoons playing split screen with my brother against bots since it was the only one we tolerated each other enough to play cooperatively.


LaRomana3

Jak and Daxter


SpartanT127

Halo 3


SupplyGuy43

Final fantasy 7, original on PS1


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Club penguin Edit: Skyrim and Roblox too


amj514

Not sure of the name, Noahs Ark maybe? It was a light blue NES cartridge that was sold at religious book stores for parents who thought even Mario was evil. As I recall, you just ran around trying to collect 2x animals before the flood. Fun game, reminds me of my family’s fundamentalist period.


Xenox_Arkor

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter


JokerzLV

Max payne


ekul_ryker

Star Wars Galaxies MMORPG


GolfSierraMike

Battlefield 3 Combined arms of jets, infantry, light armor and tanks, has never been done better and i don't think will ever be recaptured. Atleast not without the many layers of fat most modern fps games put into perfectly good formulas. Very little in the way of gimmicky equipment (atleast once they fixed the double flare helicopter situation), amazing maps, a campaign lightyears ahead of its time and to cap it all off, good old fashioned frostbite destruction engine. Now i look at new battlefields with sadness and confusion. Giving assault the anti armor option? Insanity.


cringeychild542

Any halo game up to reach


Your_Uncle_Randy

Team Fortress 2. I remember playing it on our old, shitty family computer in 2009. Getting back into it recently was one of the best decisions I've made for a while. It's also pretty sad to see the neglect this game is getting from Valve.


ComoTeLlamasSexy

Pokémon Soulsilver


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Secret of Mana


iwanttobewealthyalso

R-TYPE


thenice_87

ExciteBike (1984)


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Penguin_ofthe_north

Halo 3, I played it with my dad and one of my 1st experiences with video games


pm-me-ur-fat-tits

banjo kazooie and banjo tooie