Games which influenced your life

[Psyke]

Ok, I've been a gamer since I was around 6, so here goes:

1) Super Mario Bros:

First game on the original NES which made the difference in my life. The feeling then was amazing, being to control something moving on the TV. It was..... magical.

2) Sonic the Hedgehog

Reason why I got the Sega Megadrive. Seeing this speed freak run through beautiful stages with fantastic graphics this was another memorable event in my life.

3) Street Fighter II

I was crazy over this game! I would pay and pay to play this game over and over again and would skip lunch so I can have more money to spend...... The turning point which made me a fighting game fanatic.

4) Final Fantasy VII

Great RPG game. Couldn't stop then and after that played FFVI and all the FF games there after.

5) King of Fighters 97

Only hard core SNK fans will know why I preferred the SNK games over the Capcom games as I played more of the KOF series.

Well, these are the games which really changed my life, without them I wouldn't be the gamer I am today. I'm sure everybody has a game which they remember was simply unforgettable perhaps changed the way you look at video gaming.

[Turkish-S]

my first game ever was Super Mario Bros a verry good first impression.
and other games that i can't forget are diablo & diablo2 lod i will never forget about this game cuzz i've played them for 6 years i recently stopped. damn that game was addictive.

[GLS]

Not in any particular order...

Madden '93 - The first football video game I ever played. Sports games are my favorite genre of games.

Final Fantasy IV (U.S.A. Final Fantasy II) - The first RPG game that I beat. Still up there as my favorite Final Fantasy game yet. I used to hate RPG's before I played this game.

Metal Gear Solid - Such an awesome game. Great story, characters, and environment. I played the demo on and off until I got it for Christmas. Also, it was nice to see a revamped version on the GameCube last year.

Honorable mention - The D-Day stage in Medal of Honor: Frontline.

[GhostKaGe]

Chrono Trigger first rpg i got completly immersed in

Gaunlet i alway had to be the wizard

The Double Dragon series of games exept the 1 on the snes which sucked

Cannon Fodder pure quality

Street Fighter II first real beat 'em that wasn't side scrolling to grab my attention

Sonic The Hedghog most defining game of my life as a gamer

Tetris come on who didn't get totaly addicted to this master peice so simple yet so brilliant

and then there Dizzy

[Krbadass]

warcraft 2

[Kardiva]

good call on goldeneye. i never did beat it but i might have lost friendships over that game. very intense multiplayer mode. no other bond game has been as good as that one. i would also have to say mario 64 and mortal combat seris

[Kardiva]

good call on goldeneye. i never did beat it but i might have lost friendships over that game. very intense multiplayer mode. no other bond game has been as good as that one. i would also have to say mario 64 and mortal combat seris

edit: double post? what the hell

[GhostKaGe]

golden eye was quality i was one of those ppl who knew it inside and out and kicked everyones ass i managed to complete it and unlock all the cheat modes dual RCP-90s kicked ass

beat facility on 00 agent in 55 seconds beat that [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

i spent more time than is healthy playin this game

on the other hand i played through ff7 from start to finish without sleep althoght i didn't beat ruby weapon that time ya talkin about 80ish hours to beat ruby weapon even i can't stay awake that long

[Xollence]

Originally posted by: Krbadass
warcraft 2

Hehe I still have the whole collection. Such a great game.

[Uchiha Barles]

Edit: Sorry for the double post.

[Mae]

1. Super Mario Bros -

This one seems like a common theme. I played it until my thumbs blistered. Then I developed calluses.

2. Street Fighter II -

This is the first fighting game which I took the time to really master, learning all the moves and different characters. I loved this game, played it way too much, although at least it was on our computer, so free for me and my friends. Because of me my brother hates Street Fighter to this day. I would continually bug him to play it and then mock him when I won (hey, I was young).

3. One Must Fall -

Another computer fighting game, but with giant fighting robots! I loved the idea even back then, before I discovered anime and mecha. I loved how when you scored a hit parts would come flying off [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] It's been years since I played it. I should find it again....

Edit: I forgot about Symphony of the Night. Yeah, that one was great. I remember my friends yelling "Jump! JUMP!" "NO! Hit him!" Good times. I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting as well.

[Uchiha Barles]

1) Super Mario Bros. Same reason as Psyche
2) Final Fantasy- The NES original. Best music out of all the series.
3) Megaman and Megaman X. I love that little blue robot. He's so puny but kicks so much ass. And the music for the nes games was really good.
4)Ninja gaiden- Again, the music during the cutscenes made this game unforgettable. Was the first series that didn't look kid like to challenge me. Showed me the true potential of gaming. I hate to admit it, but the X-box version is a better port than I thought could ever exist
5) Contra. I don't even know what to say this one. It's so good it hurts.
6) The Legend of Zelda. The 64 one is my favorite. It was the first time that there was a world so compelling. And the gameplay developed on that game is my favorite for any 3D game.
8) Gunstar Heroes- Being able to pound on and toss bad guys into the air and blast them to hell makes this my favorite side scrolling shooter of all times.
9) Sonic the hedgehog- That game was just beautiful to behold and fun to play.

Edit: Oh crap. I've sinned by forgetting to put super Metroid on this list. Was reminded by complicate's post about symphony of the night. That game was so incredible. You were totally absorbed into the freely exploarable world. When the world shook, you felt it and you didn't even need a rumble pack, and the subtle but everpresent music which highlighted the darkness kept you uneasy for the entire game. In a good way. And the controls were flawless.

[Mut]

Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past. Possibly the first game to make me realize how amazing games really are.

[Y]

Earthbound: Not all RPGs had to be generic medieval fantasy.

Metal Gear Solid: Games are hybridizing with film and literature, and the result is amazing.

[complich8]

Tetris for the NES. I wasted SO much time in there.

I loved megaman 2, and still use a nsf rip of Doctor Wily Castle 1 for my cell phone's ringtone. Megaman 1 had terrible scenarios and was generally impossible without cheating. Megaman 3 felt sort of cheap and cartoony compared to 2, to me. And the added mobility made it less challenging IMO. And all those contrived "slide here, just so show off that you can slide now" points .... *shudder*. That series really went downhill toward the end of it... and toward the latter half of the X series too.

Oh, then there's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Best ... Castlevania .... Ever. Excellent play control, excellent level design, awesome bosses, a good premise, an engaging castle, incredible music, a tangible sense of character growth and a sane experience system. Sure, the dub is mediocre, but then there's a grand total of about 12 spoken lines in the whole game, so who cares. Oh yeah, and there's the replayability ... and the alternate modes. Richter mode (for the hardcore), Magician mode (for a different type of hardcore), time attacks.

[Swallow Your Soul]

Reduced to be more on topic...these I'd probably say did change my life as far as gaming was concerned...theres probably a couple more that will have changed my attitude to gaming, but these are the main ones...

Mario 1 - got me into games full time after dabbling with older stuff as a toddler...

Street Fighter 2 - was the first real game to hook me on multiplayers...

Final Fantasy VII - first FF game I played and is the main thing that got me back into 1 player gaming...the story elements etc meant it was the first game I played which was more than just a game...

[jing]

xenogears, great rpg...

[Y]

Ok guys, this is ostensibly a thread about games that actually influenced your life. "this game was cool" or "great game" is not an influence in your life.

[complich8]

but if your whole life is gaming ... :-p

Or, more to the point, if your whole life isn't, how valid is "this game changed my life".

I mean ... seriously ... everyone's life was changed by their first foray into gaming (if they then became gamers). But other than that, most games don't really fundamentally change the way you live your life. Except mmorpgs, I guess, since they're a whole lifestyle.

[Uchiha Barles]

For me, the games I listed set the standard for what games should be. Even though its not one of the most critical life changing events, it's still life changing (and pretty damned important).