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  1. Mon, 05-09-2005, 11:29 AM #1
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    Games which influenced your life

    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.
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    Games which influenced your life

    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.
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    Games which influenced your life

    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.
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    Games which influenced your life

    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

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  5. Mon, 05-09-2005, 06:13 PM #5
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    Games which influenced your life

    Edit: Sorry for the double post.
    "You are not free whose liberty is won by the rigour of other, more righteous souls. Your are merely protected. Your freedom is parasitic, you suck the honourable man dry and offer nothing in return. You who have enjoyed freedom, who have done nothing to earn it, your time has come. This time you will stand alone and fight for yourselves. Now you will pay for your freedom in the currency of honest toil and human blood."

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    Games which influenced your life

    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.
    "You are not free whose liberty is won by the rigour of other, more righteous souls. Your are merely protected. Your freedom is parasitic, you suck the honourable man dry and offer nothing in return. You who have enjoyed freedom, who have done nothing to earn it, your time has come. This time you will stand alone and fight for yourselves. Now you will pay for your freedom in the currency of honest toil and human blood."

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  7. Mon, 05-09-2005, 07:09 PM #7
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    RE: Games which influenced your life

    Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past. Possibly the first game to make me realize how amazing games really are.
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    RE: Games which influenced your life

    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.
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    RE: Games which influenced your life

    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.
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  10. Mon, 05-09-2005, 07:27 PM #10
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    Games which influenced your life

    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.
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    Games which influenced your life

    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...
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    RE: Games which influenced your life

    xenogears, great rpg...
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    RE: Games which influenced your life

    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.
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    Games which influenced your life

    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.
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  15. Mon, 05-09-2005, 10:43 PM #15
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    Games which influenced your life

    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).
    "You are not free whose liberty is won by the rigour of other, more righteous souls. Your are merely protected. Your freedom is parasitic, you suck the honourable man dry and offer nothing in return. You who have enjoyed freedom, who have done nothing to earn it, your time has come. This time you will stand alone and fight for yourselves. Now you will pay for your freedom in the currency of honest toil and human blood."

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    Games which influenced your life

    FF7: this game totally changed the way I looked at video games. Prior to this I was playing crap like Doom 2, but once I was exposed to the beautiful storyline and characters of FF7 I started focusing on games based on storyline and gameplay.
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    Doom II is a much better game than Final Fantasy VII.
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    Games which influenced your life

    i dont think ive had a game that actually influenced my life...maybe ultima online since it brought me and my uncle closer.
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    Games which influenced your life

    A lot of games influence the way I look at things - subtly, not in a big way.

    Except for Metal Gear Solid, which set down a life lesson that I still try to follow.
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  20. Tue, 05-10-2005, 05:06 PM #20
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    Games which influenced your life

    i dunno about you guys........but i felt that Super Mario 64 provided the most unique experience i've ever had playing a video game........
    it was just so revolutionary........
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