What Is Your Most Memorable Video Game/s and Console/s in Your Lifetime

luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 12:33
Last edited 19/09/2018 - 13:31

I started playing games 30 years ago from my first console

famicom,
megadrive,
gamegear
sfamicom/snes,
playstation,
saturn,
pc fx,
dreamcast,
ps2,
xbox,
wii,
xbox 360,
ps3,
wii u,
ps vita,
3dsxl,
xbox one,
ps4,
snes mini,
switch
ps4 pro,
ps vr,
xbox one x…..

Most Memorable console/s:
PlayStation and SNES

Most Memorable game/s:
1) Chrono Trigger - It was a game meant to release on a CD console with an All star Team, but turnout still an awesome on the limited snes console and also the birth of legendary composer Yasunori mitsuda + Nobuo Uematsu Chrono Trigger OST

2) Alcahest - The best hack and slash ARPG for SNES a hidden Gem from Halken, believe its Hal Labs now, makers of Smash bros & Kirby series. The OST is one of the best and its that good you wouldn't even know its from the SNES
Alcahest OST
Note: Sorry this was never released in the west but its such a lovely made S.Famicom game.

3) FF4 FF4B & FF6 - These are my first two final fantasy and they deserve a remake.

4) FF7 jpn launched day, completed in 3 days with CRT television in smokes

5) FF Tactics jpn- 1 month in room, (throwing stones at each character to level up….instead of JP up lol)
FF Tactics OST

6) Castlevania Symphony of night - One of the best-made ARPG platformer with …amazing OST. The Sega saturn is the better version.

Note: Didn't include apple or pc.

Fun Fact Highest Game in total revenue 2017
Space Invaders ($13.93 billion),
Pac-Man ($12.81 billion),
Street Fighter 2 ($10.61 billion)
World of Warcraft ($10 billion)
Fortnight ($8 billion -2018)

Gaming Game Console Retro Games

Comments

  • tsunamisurfer on 14/09/2018 - 12:35
    +2

    I had the most fun with NBA live on the PS1 and PS2 with 4 players on a multi-tap.

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 12:49

      That's nice, only games I played multi-tap at my friend's house was Bomberman and bishi bashi,
      we were not really the sports type multiplayer gamer but more of a street fighting type button bashing 2 player gamers.

  • Nugs on 14/09/2018 - 12:38
    +4

    'console' - gameboy

    arcade game - hang-on - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang-On
    any visit to Magic Mountain included a few games on it and Buggy Challenge

    .

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 12:43

      lol hang-on the music is still in my head until today.

      Very contagious.

      That shen mue/sega person Yu Suzuki is a visionary.

    • MoonlapseVertigo on 18/09/2018 - 12:20

      HANG ON!! best game ever. Can I find an emulator anywhere??

      • Nugs on 18/09/2018 - 12:36
        +1

        it was the actual arcade item I liked the most.

        i was barely tall enough to touch the ground when sitting on it at the time.

  • EightImmortals on 14/09/2018 - 12:50
    +4

    The ones that stick out for me tend to have great content rather than just great effects (same with movies). So (taking the times that the games were released into consideration), I remember Wizzball on the C64 being a lot of fun. Then Kings Quest 6 on the PC was so much fun I went and spent a fortune on an 8bit soundblaster in order to get the best out of the game. It was so much fun that the Mrs even played it with me and that's an anomaly in itself. :) And let's not forget Sam and Max Hit the Road, totally awesome game for the time and prompted me me to spend an even bigger fortune on a 2X CD player just so I could play it. :) Then came the Battlefield series but I lost interest after BF3. I would have included Skyrim but then Witcher 3 came along and took it's place..such a nice game. Honourable mention goes to Bioshock Infinite. Probably a heap more than I don't recall right now.

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 12:54
      +4

      Yes, adventure games without speech pack and the Soundblaster card feels very incomplete.

      I have a special heart for Westwood and lucas art games as they were made with so much quality at that time.

      • EightImmortals on 14/09/2018 - 13:13

        hah, yes, Lucasarts had some nice games too now that you remind me. :)

        • Jumpernot on 16/09/2018 - 12:18

          Lucas arts made zombies :)

      • colossus on 19/09/2018 - 08:34

        +1 for Westwood and Lucas Arts :-)

    • xWid0wMak3r on 17/09/2018 - 20:50

      Mate, did you play competitive bf by any chance?? I played for 3FSJ in bf2 and Team Revolt in BF3. Loved it especially in the bf2 days. BF3 was good but I mainly flew Jets

      • EightImmortals on 18/09/2018 - 06:24

        I was in a clan for BF1942 and BF2 (NmE) but that was about it. I remember the Desert Combat mod for BF2 was pretty awesome as well.

        • xWid0wMak3r on 19/09/2018 - 22:44

          I do remember NmE. Those were the days. Oh how I miss them.

  • mbck on 14/09/2018 - 12:57
    +5

    Chrono trigger is great. Loved terranigma too.

    I remember roadrash for dream cast.

    Baldurs gate 2 was an amazing rpg.

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 13:01
      +1

      I like Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance rts style.

      • Tunblor on 14/09/2018 - 13:39
        +1

        BLASPHEMER!
        /jk

      • buckster on 16/09/2018 - 19:59

        Ya little monkey spanker

      • luffyex2010 on 19/09/2018 - 20:14

        Lol just realized…..I type rts.

        I meant arpg style.

    • tkdbboy on 18/09/2018 - 08:04

      Terranigma, Tales of Phantasia, Lufia 2 and Secret of Mana 1 & 2

  • dasher86 on 14/09/2018 - 12:57
    +3

    Most game changing consol for me was the PSX.
    The first modded consol I owned and allowed me access to many games.

    Noteworthy child hood games for me
    Donkey Kong Country 2
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
    Final Fantasy VIII
    Final Fantasy IX (never got to finish this one due to bugged copy)
    Chrono Cross
    Pokemon Blue
    Super Mario Kart
    Super Mario Allstars

  • [Deactivated] on 14/09/2018 - 12:57
    +2

    you give yourself away referring to it as a famicom and your fave game being chrono trigger, in oz we had the NES, and chrono trigger was never released here. I played it on an emulator when I was older and agree its an amazing game. would easily be in my top 10 games.

    probably my most memorable game would be the tony hawk series. we'd play that all the time as kids, was always good because you'd get 2 mins then the next person would get a go.

    honourable mentions go to the zelda series. I finished 1 on the nes, and like 2 as well, OoT and MM on the 64 were also epic games.

    edit forgot about PC, I spent so much time playing Civ1 (I still play it every now and then)

  • cypher67 on 14/09/2018 - 12:57
    +8

    Memorable Highlights:
    Commodore 64: Boulder Dash & Bubble Bobble
    Sega Master System: Alex The Kid & Golden Axe
    Super Nintendo - Street Fighter 2 Turbo & NBA Jam T.E.
    Nintendo 64 - Goldeneye, Banjo Kazooie & Zelda: Ocarine of Time

    After that its been all PC gaming

    • Stalker on 14/09/2018 - 13:52
      +1

      Agree with all this. Add Impossible Mission for C64 and Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct and Mario Kart for SNES. :)

      • Roman Sandstorm on 19/09/2018 - 09:55
        +1

        Add Impossible Mission for C64

        "Another visitor. Stay a while. Stay Forever…"

        Still burned into brain after what? Thirty years?

    • jaypeee on 17/09/2018 - 12:27
      +1

      *Alex Kidd

      • [Deactivated] on 17/09/2018 - 17:02
        +1

        It's a Robert the Bruce == Robert Bruce situation, bestowed after he saved Radaxian.

  • BuyoTheCat on 14/09/2018 - 13:04
    +3

    street fighter on PC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

    Nintendo:
    Rockman 1/2/3
    Zelda

    PC:
    Wing commander 2 .
    m.u.d.s
    star control 2 (available for free now under The Ur-Quan Masters
    dusk of the gods

    Ardcade:
    Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
    Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom

    There is also a pc game get in the medival period that involves alchemy it was a very detailed game set in an open world. I remember liking it but I cannot remember much about it.

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 13:09
      +1

      Wing Commander was great with the flight stick and Mark hamil in cutscenes.

      Yes, I remember many…many coins went into D&D shadow of Mystara especially the last boss fight.
      Took a while before we found out that you can hide the flames lmao.

  • [Deactivated] on 14/09/2018 - 13:06
    +3

    Spending countless dollars on batteries for the gameboy playing pokemon - was worth it

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 13:10

      erm didn't own a gameboy but a plus to you ^_^

  • follow on 14/09/2018 - 13:07
    +2

    Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
    Mario Galaxy
    Dead space
    Bioshock
    Crash Bandicoot

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 13:11
      +2

      Mario Galaxy tunes were my daughter's lullaby music when she was a baby.

    • EVA-01 on 15/09/2018 - 17:31
      +2

      Oh man Crisis Core… The Ending ;(

  • rompastompa on 14/09/2018 - 13:10
    +8

    C64
    Sid Meier's Pirates
    Street Rod

    SNES
    Mario Kart
    Rock'n'Roll Racing
    WWF Royal Rumble '93

    Game Gear
    Sonic the Hedgehog
    Lemmings

    90's PC
    MS Hearts / Minesweeper :D
    Warcraft 2
    Starcraft
    Unreal Tournament :: Tactical Ops mod

    PS2
    Destruction Derby

    PS3
    GTAV
    Assassin's Creed: Black Flag

    PS4
    GTAV
    Currently enjoying Horizon Dawn
    * Waiting for WreckFest for that Destruction Derby nostalgia

    I would have missed a few others, but can't think of them atm.. ;)

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 13:13
      +5

      omg Rock and Roll Racing that game is GREAT FUN!

      had the first Warcraft - love it when you click too many times and the orge says stop poking me.

      • rompastompa on 14/09/2018 - 13:14
        +2

        or continually clicking on the sheep :)

      • DarthAntz on 14/09/2018 - 13:19
        +3

        Rock n Roll racing soundtrack was awesome. Crazy train in 8-bit.

        The stage is set the green flag drops!

    • Jumpernot on 16/09/2018 - 12:21

      Dude you have some great picks there but where's the PlayStation games?

    • xeion on 17/09/2018 - 10:53
      +1

      You can download Rock and Roll Racing free from Blizzard via Battle.net.

      I uploaded it here if anyone doesn't want to sign in or create on account
      https://ufile.io/z5m7a

    • Kiz on 18/09/2018 - 15:27

      Tactical ops was amazing!

  • CyberMurning on 14/09/2018 - 13:12
    +3

    Donkey Kong Game Watch i

    i think i still have it somewhere. now worth $450!!!
    http://www.gadgetcity.com.au/donkey-kong-nintendo-game-watch…?

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 13:14

      My sister used to have it and we would fight over it all the time…..sigh

    • sparkles on 14/09/2018 - 13:21

      We had Oil Panic, Donkey Kong (orange), and Greenhouse. All most excellent.

    • Mummy2 on 14/09/2018 - 14:08

      I saved my pocket money for ages to buy that game. I absolutely loved it. I still have mine somewhere too.

      I also had the single screen Snoopy Tennis but didn't like that as much as Donkey Kong.

    • nickj on 17/09/2018 - 09:50

      Actually I sold a 1982 Nintendo Donkey Kong Game Watch a few weeks back in eBay in good condition (for a 36 year old device), but no box or manual. Only got $100 for it (plus $10 postage).

      I've also got another Donkey Kong Game Watch in worse condition (one cracked hinge, faded screens - still visible but just not as dark as it should be, and a bit of crystal bleed on the top screen - but does not interfere with gameplay), and there were no takers at $70, and I listed it twice for 10 days each time (will relist it next time there's another free eBay listing promo).

      So it ain't worth anywhere near $450 …. "tell 'em they're dreaming".

      • luffyex2010 on 17/09/2018 - 11:57
        +1

        You should have sold to the americans.

        They usually offer more.

        *list as international minus ….dodgy countries

        • nickj on 17/09/2018 - 12:05

          Oh, sounds good! I only usually sell on eBay to clear out household items we're no longer using, so I don't really know the ins-and-outs of selling options. Dumb question, but how do I sell to the Americans? Do I list on ebay.com, or just on ebay.com.au as usual but just set a listing shipping option? Asking as I've got a 3 more game and watch (or similar) items yet to sell.
          Edit: sorry, just saw your edit adding list as international minus dodgy countries - got it, thank you!

        • luffyex2010 on 18/09/2018 - 08:06

          @nickj:

          Ebay au.

          Checked Usa/uk and au only.
          *checked +ve feedback users
          *checked postage paid by buyer, i would suggest put your own fixed postage make sure it has tracking.
          *describe item in details and test it
          *consoles voltage is 100 in US….important have to put that as it will fry an au console. They will need to buy their own transformer.
          *videogames is a religion over there and thier exchange rate is 70 cents to our dollar lol.

  • Ryanek on 14/09/2018 - 13:16
    +5

    California Games on the Atari 2600.

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 13:16

      …>_< still a baby

    • Ugly on 14/09/2018 - 16:25
      +2

      Showing my age a little, but one of my fondest memories is playing Combat on the 2600 with my brother.

      The later on, Yar's Revenge was one of the most awesome games ever.

    • Peter Enis on 14/09/2018 - 20:57

      How good was surfing? I loved that game.

  • NotAnAudiophile on 14/09/2018 - 13:17
    +3

    Nintendo 64 and Super Mario 64. Groundbreaking as it was really the first full 3D exploration nintendo game.

  • dylo on 14/09/2018 - 13:21
    +1

    N64 - Super Mario Kart & Zelda
    Megadrive - Alex the kid in miracle world

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 13:24
      +1

      Bareknuckle, shinobi, sonic and fighting spirits for me

    • [Deactivated] on 14/09/2018 - 14:10
      +1

      Megadrive Alex Kidd Enchanted Castle actually was garbage…he must have been too busy owning on the Master System.

  • GangGang on 14/09/2018 - 13:22
    +1

    Knights & Merchants, Age Of Empires. Still play them.

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 13:25

      hmm age of empires Microsoft's first game.

      • happirt on 15/09/2018 - 18:53

        no

      • gromit on 16/09/2018 - 03:00

        you mean approximately their ~20th game. definitely one of my most loved, but liked quite a few of the earlier games like monster truck madness and the flight simulator series and close combat.

        my best memories : Missile command on Atari 2600, canon fodder on the amiga, Civ and age of empires on PC,

  • Julius on 14/09/2018 - 13:27

    PS4
    PS3
    iPhone

  • HighAndDry on 14/09/2018 - 13:30
    +2

    No N64? For shame..

    Super Smash Brothers on N64. Hands down the most iconic game/console combination of our generation.

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 13:34
      +1

      Lol thanks for reminding me I had the wii and wii u console too but yeah no n64.

      You know you can only afford that much when you are in your teens. ^_^

      • HighAndDry on 14/09/2018 - 13:35
        +1

        Hahaha I didn't have one either (only had a SNES at that point, childhood poverty is no joke lol) - just went over to (one particular) friends place A LOT.

  • reddead2067 on 14/09/2018 - 13:31
    +1

    Fav Platform: PC
    Fav Game (at the time): Assassins Creed 2 / Battlefield Bad Company 2

  • dcep on 14/09/2018 - 13:34
    +2

    PC TNT2 Red Alert

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 13:35

      sigh the RTS days when it was great.

  • [Deactivated] on 14/09/2018 - 13:34
    +2

    Sega Master System music was pretty epic, with Alex the Kidd, Wonderboy and Wonderboy 3 Dragon's Trap. For it's time, Wonderboy 3 was pretty amazing.

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 13:38
      +1

      Is wonderboy the kid on skateboard and boomerang? can't really remember.

      But I do remember Joe & Mac! that's on a different platform as I never own the master system.

      • [Deactivated] on 14/09/2018 - 13:44
        +1

        Wonderboy 1 was the repetitious and unremarkable skateboarder boomerang game…but the music still is fantastic. They managed to squeeze quite a lot into one megabit … megabyte / 8

        • Lucifersfury82 on 17/09/2018 - 00:16

          Tom Tom’s weapon of choice was a Hatchet, I think Adventure Island was the bomberang.

          Loved (and still do) Wonderboy, I loved Monsterland over Dragon’s Trap, but love the series immensely.

          Best memories would have to be Bubble Bobble on the SMS, so many rage moments playing with my mother, stealing the spoils of war after my hard work.

          Agree 100% with SOTN.

    • trustnoone on 14/09/2018 - 13:44

      Ah my gawwd I loved these, even now I can't get the Alex the Kidd tune out of my head, and wonderboy 3 was insane for its time.

  • trustnoone on 14/09/2018 - 13:43
    +4
    1. Ocarina of Time just loved it so much, was so fun and liked the idea, also was great to go to school and tell my friends where I'm up to and they'd give me tips and stuff.
    2. Fire Emblem (Sacred stones I think on GBA) was just so fun, I was super new to the genre and didn't expect it to be so enjoyable especially as a kid, was soooo gawd hard though.
    3. Goldeneye (64) beating all my friends on it, getting salty whenever I died, such great times
    4. Knights of the old republic, gawd I loved it, I'm a bit eh about the star wars series (haven't seen them all) but I just can't get over KOTOR blew my little kid mind.
    5. Pokemon (red and silver) soo many hours, I used to be obsessed with it, all I'd do is play it constantly, I went through soooo many batteries on the gameboy.
    6. Dragon Age Origins, <3 Morrigan
    7. Original NES Super Mario series, was so much fun but this ones a bit of an obvious one
    8. Grannys garden, Maths dodger, Gizmos and Gadgest and where in time is carmen sandiego. I know they're all educational games but still catch myself replaying when I can.
    9. Age of Empires 1 and 2, so many hours at school playing this
    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 13:49
      +2
      1. KOTOR is looking great at xbox one x ^_^
  • gaz3342 on 14/09/2018 - 13:48
    +2

    FF7 on PS1 is in my opinion the best game ever, yes there have of course been better games since, but for its time, it was outstanding.

    Also, fond memories of 'Toejam and Earl' on the MegaDrive 1, I'd be surprised if anyone else remembers this but I loved it.

    • justabargainhunter on 15/09/2018 - 09:51

      Yeah FF7 was amazing for time - graphics had their own style, still holds up today and worth playing

    • Jumpernot on 16/09/2018 - 12:38

      You legend Gaz I love ff7.
      Me and my bro used to always play toejam and Earl. We still do now whenever I go back home to the UK. We flip a coin who goes to be toejam or Earl lol
      New ones comes out in January!

    • Wallyt99 on 17/09/2018 - 11:41

      Agree FFVII was absolutely amazing.

  • [Deactivated] on 14/09/2018 - 13:57
    +1

    I played Megadrive Desert Strike on the morning of my year 12 exams instead of studying :)

    Impossible Mission on Commodore 64
    Banjo Kazooie is still quite playable today.
    Zelda Link's Awakening
    Super Mario Land GB

    • Deditus on 16/09/2018 - 12:15
      +1

      I love the strike series, Jungle Strike is my pick of the bunch - flying a stealth fighter over the jungle and bombing the drug lords crops. And those corny cutscenes were 90s classics.

  • onetwothreefour on 14/09/2018 - 14:04
    +1

    Sensible Soccer on my Amiga 600+ but overall I think Fifa is the game I have spent most time playing over the years since I first played it around 1995. I haven't played any games in a few years, might have to dig it out.

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 14:27
      +2

      Never own an Amiga b4 but did play alleycat on PC

      • doogiechap on 20/09/2018 - 23:38

        Loved Alleycat!

  • ggkfc on 14/09/2018 - 14:11
    +2

    RAPTOR - best game ever, SET S_HOST=CASTLE

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 14:26

      Have played this b4 but can't remember much except that you need quite a few 3.5" floppy disks to install for a shooting game.

    • outlander on 20/09/2018 - 18:42

      Insanely good. I played through the trial many many times, then managed to find copy of it years later. It still runs on modern machines

  • yoonibear on 14/09/2018 - 14:12
    +5

    Sega Master System / Alex Kidd in Miracle World - had some wonderful memories with my dad trying to pass certain levels for me. This would've been around 91-92?

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 14:29

      My son still does that for boss fights.

    • DN38416 on 15/09/2018 - 14:07
      +1

      Thank you for not saying Alex The Kid

    • justabargainhunter on 16/09/2018 - 09:28

      What a classic - my first console and game - $99 on special back in the old days…

    • Lucifersfury82 on 17/09/2018 - 00:18

      Same, the only time I remember seeing my father come to school for any of my school events was when I was in year 5 and him telling
      me that he finally finished it.

      • [Deactivated] on 17/09/2018 - 00:32

        The memories I have of Alex Kidd is seeing the Sega Master System on demo playing at Toys R Us along side with The Legend of Zelda on The Nintendo Entertainment System.

        This intro takes me back to Toys R Us looking through the glass window wanting the NES control deck. lol
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyMKWJ5e1kg

  • Mike88 on 14/09/2018 - 14:38
    +3

    Memorable console - N64
    Memorable game - FF7
    Most played game - Diablo 2

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 14:47
      +2

      I must agree Diablo 2 has a higher playability than Diablo 3.

      Sorry ran out of votes lol.

  • Godric on 14/09/2018 - 14:56
    +1

    'shower with your dad' my fav game

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2018 - 15:25

      hmmmm good for you ^_^;

  • apple2016 on 14/09/2018 - 15:03
    +1

    Tetris on handheld consoles!…

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