^^official thread for 1990's gamers^^

this is the official thread for 1990's gamers, as we're coming to the close of this decade let's remeber the previous one. talk about how you felt of the games in the 90'scomissario

Absolutely, no doubt about it, definately HATED them. Hated them because I lost so many hours of my life to the great games of the 90's!!!

I remember when Tie Fighter came out, one of the best that has ever been.

I remember when X-Com won more game of the year awards than any other game I've seen in quite sometime.

I remember when Windows 95 was new and shiny.

I remember when the Sega Saturn launched and when the Playstation utterly destroyed it.

I remember when John Romero swore to make everyone his b*%^& and then promptly didn't.

I remember when the Pentium 2 was top notch.

I remember when games had settings and options for ISDN lines.

I remember when Matchplay first opened.

I remember when Final Fantasy 7 took the world by storm and changed RPGs forever. (Not to mention spawning legions of Fanpeeple)

I remember when the N64DD was supposed to show up and never did.

I remember the Virtual Boy and how much it sucked. (Gave me headaches it did.)

I remember when Pokemon was brand new and people said it was just a fad.

I remember when Starcraft was released

I remember when Starsiege: Tribes was the epitome of multiplayer shooters.

I remember when Mechwarrior 2 came out.

I remember when Duke Nukem Forever was announced. (We're still waiting 3D Realms...You should have called it Duke Nukem: Right Now.)

I remember when the ESRB ratings were introduced and K-A was a rating.

I remember when the SNES was given a new lease on life by Donkey Kong Country

I remember when some little upstart company called Silicon and Synapse renamed themselves and released a little game called Warcraft: Orcs and Humans

I remember when Sonic the Hedgehog was cutting edge.

I remember when Total Annihilation appeared and changed the way we think about scale in RTS games.

Oh yeah the 90's good stuff, the time when nintendo used to care for gaming and not just making money and milking 30 year old virgins noltasgic losers with no life outsite gamestop, to bad nintendo died in the late 90's for all of us true gamer can agree with me, now its more of same crap and its not even funny.

nintendo 1998 R.I.P.

It can be argued that this decade made the industry what it is today.

It'd be impossible to jam all my memories from those years into one post, but let's just say that despite playing my first game in 1982, the '90s were the years that made me a gamer.

Pretty much all of my favourite games of all time came out in the 90's. Those were the good old days, that's for sure.KnightsofRound

Speaking as someone who's played everything from the Atari 2600 to the Xbox 360, I can honestly state that the 32 bit/64 bit era was the best gen by far in my opinion. So many quality titles it was amazing, with pretty much every single genre covered. I still pull out some old games from the previous systems that I haven't played before and still have a blast.

1994 - Aladdin on the Sega Genesis

Good Times! :D

Dude, I remember the 90s!

My first video game related 90s memory was telling my parents that if they loved me, they would buy me a Super Nintendo. I put in Super Mario World and decided right then and there that video games could never get better than that. I look back on all the games I got, way before I understood what a review was, and realize I got quite a few games that really sucked. At the same time, I got the mind-blowingly awesome games too like Mario Kart. There were also quite a few times that I was exposed to new but equally awesome games by lazy Blockbuster employees who never put the right game into the right box. Thanks to this, I was saved from playing Clayfighter and instead got to play Contra 3.

Then came 3D. I once again told my mom that if I didn't get a Nintendo 64 I would know I was unloved. Upon popping in Super Mario 64, I decided that video games could never get better than that. Knowing only vaguely of this "internets" thing, I thought Goldeneye was the greatest multiplayer game of all time and would almost never be topped. I got to play most of the cool Playstation games at friends' houses. To me, the last great game of the 90s was Majora's Mask, though that came out in 2000. It just feels like a 90s game, don't argue with me about that!

The 90s was also when I was exposed to RPGs. At first, I thought it was very, very lame that I had to push an attack command on a menu instead of just killing the guy myself. Actually, I still do, but I have played through a good chunk. The one part I never understood though was why people thought that Final Fantasy 7 was such a huge step forward. I remember it being basically the same as Final Fantasy 3 except for the graphics, and I always thought of pre-rendered and video stuff as being something a VCR should do, not my video game system. Other than that, the 90s were pure awesome... Scratch that actually, I enjoyed not liking those games and telling people they sucked at school.

Ah yes, the 90's.

It was such a great time to be a gamer, and it probably had the best year in gaming, 1998.

1998 was the year of the video games, it was also the Golden Era of PC gaming, in my opinion. Lots and lots of great games came out that year, on every main system, too many for me to remember.

We can't forget the early-to-mid 90's. The SNES and the Genesis were neck-and-neck at each other. I was always a Nintendo fan, but I enjoyed the Genesis more. I still remember playing Sonic, Virtua Fighter, Ultimate MK3, and many more games on my Genesis, I was always learning some new cheat code or new strategy on games everyday.

Hmm, I could go out and say that the 90's were the best decade of gaming, but there were so many more revolutionary games and systems in the 80's, or hell, even the 70's. Its almost a three-way tie. But now, the 00's are dissapointing me, I'm rarely seeing games and systems that revoultionize and evolutionize gaming. But thats not really their fault, since most of the evolution and revoultion happen decades before.

Dude, I remember the 90s!

My first video game related 90s memory was telling my parents that if they loved me, they would buy me a Super Nintendo. I put in Super Mario World and decided right then and there that video games could never get better than that. I look back on all the games I got, way before I understood what a review was, and realize I got quite a few games that really sucked. At the same time, I got the mind-blowingly awesome games too like Mario Kart. There were also quite a few times that I was exposed to new but equally awesome games by lazy Blockbuster employees who never put the right game into the right box. Thanks to this, I was saved from playing Clayfighter and instead got to play Contra 3.

Then came 3D. I once again told my mom that if I didn't get a Nintendo 64 I would know I was unloved. Upon popping in Super Mario 64, I decided that video games could never get better than that. Knowing only vaguely of this "internets" thing, I thought Goldeneye was the greatest multiplayer game of all time and would almost never be topped. I got to play most of the cool Playstation games at friends' houses. To me, the last great game of the 90s was Majora's Mask, though that came out in 2000. It just feels like a 90s game, don't argue with me about that!

The 90s was also when I was exposed to RPGs. At first, I thought it was very, very lame that I had to push an attack command on a menu instead of just killing the guy myself. Actually, I still do, but I have played through a good chunk. The one part I never understood though was why people thought that Final Fantasy 7 was such a huge step forward. I remember it being basically the same as Final Fantasy 3 except for the graphics, and I always thought of pre-rendered and video stuff as being something a VCR should do, not my video game system. Other than that, the 90s were pure awesome... Scratch that actually, I enjoyed not liking those games and telling people they sucked at school.

AtomicTangerine

yes goldeneye was not only the best multiplayer game of all time but one of the best overall games of all time. remember digi kong, donkey kong, perfect dark 64? those were true classics

Ah yes, the 90's.

It was such a great time to be a gamer, and it probably had the best year in gaming, 1998.

1998 was the year of the video games, it was also the Golden Era of PC gaming, in my opinion. Lots and lots of great games came out that year, on every main system, too many for me to remember.

We can't forget the early-to-mid 90's. The SNES and the Genesis were neck-and-neck at each other. I was always a Nintendo fan, but I enjoyed the Genesis more. I still remember playing Sonic, Virtua Fighter, Ultimate MK3, and many more games on my Genesis, I was always learning some new cheat code or new strategy on games everyday.

Hmm, I could go out and say that the 90's were the best decade of gaming, but there were so many more revolutionary games and systems in the 80's, or hell, even the 70's. Its almost a three-way tie. But now, the 00's are dissapointing me, I'm rarely seeing games and systems that revoultionize and evolutionize gaming. But thats not really their fault, since most of the evolution and revoultion happen decades before.

HardcoreKiller2

for dreamcast sonic was a smash. you know video games of the 90's may not have had good graphics (exception-dreamcast) but they always found a way to addict you when my cousins come we always say screw xbox or ps2 or ps3 or gamecube and let's go to dreamcast and nintendo 64. unfortunately i can't find my nintendo nor dreamcast anymore but i want them rebought as a christmas present. you know in the early 00's i couldn't see how good the 90's games were until the late 00's (2005-)

This thread makes me feel old. Not cool.maddog95376

I hear that. And having people saying they were born in 1990 or 93 makes me feel REALLY OLD.

[QUOTE="maddog95376"]This thread makes me feel old. Not cool.xxxMoreBeerxxx

I hear that. And having people saying they were born in 1990 or 93 makes me feel REALLY OLD.

People think we had a Golden Age here in the West?

Japan had 1998 3 times.

Just check out these lists.

1995

1996

1998

Being an import/domestic gamer, with a PC, and a local arcade? Nothing beats those days, nothing. Oh how quality gaming has fallen. :(

This thread needs more http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEbXLXe5Yls&mode=related&search=

1994 - Aladdin on the Sega Genesis

Good Times! :D

JDUB_x

i remember nintendo 64. bomberman was a smash

Being born in '80, my teens were the 90s and i lived games. Its why i laugh when people gripe so much about games today, Iremember a time when Mario 3 was dubbed "the future of gaming" When Sony stuck to tvs and stereos. PC gaming consisted of Wing Commander, and Oregon Trail.

WHEN DOOM AND MORTAL KOMBAT WERE THE DEFINITION OF CONTROVERSY. (pretty tame for today). I remember watching 20/20 talking about Kano's heart rip, and Sub-Zero holding a head and spine in his hand. If they only knew how far weve come (thanks Rockstar!!)

Wireless??? Online?? Please. Multiplayer consisted of the 4 player adapter and long nights of callin "Yo i got next"

Kids know NOTHING about so-called bad loading time. Play Tekken or Raider on an old school playstation and then youll beg for the loading times of today.

Respect the past and appreciate the future.

Being born in '80, my teens were the 90s and i lived games. Its why i laugh when people gripe so much about games today, Iremember a time when Mario 3 was dubbed "the future of gaming" When Sony stuck to tvs and stereos. PC gaming consisted of Wing Commander, and Oregon Trail.

WHEN DOOM AND MORTAL KOMBAT WERE THE DEFINITION OF CONTROVERSY. (pretty tame for today). I remember watching 20/20 talking about Kano's heart rip, and Sub-Zero holding a head and spine in his hand. If they only knew how far weve come (thanks Rockstar!!)

Wireless??? Online?? Please. Multiplayer consisted of the 4 player adapter and long nights of callin "Yo i got next"

Kids know NOTHING about so-called bad loading time. Play Tekken or Raider on an old school playstation and then youll beg for the loading times of today.

Respect the past and appreciate the future.

InsomniacZombie

What does controversy have to do with the quality games of that time? :?

I think you've also missed on games like Quake and CounterStrike on the PC. Those had online play, as for consoles well of course consoles couldn't run shooters at least decently, shall I bring up the ultra blury DOOM on the SNES? So online play wasn't really needed, unless you can find a way to play all of those platformers online.

Bad Loading times? Oh yeah I remember the PSone, some games were pretty bad but overall it didn't bother me much.

I normally criticize gaming today for the lack of variety and less titles for the core, it seems to many try to focus on blending the stream in it, that's my take on it I'm sure you and others in this board feel different. I however loved those times since was honestly great to see Japanese and Western core gaming go on at once.

I also don't understand why you call everyone in this thread "kids" since they claimed that they were around during that time and liked that era better. Since honestly everything you listed, some people just don't care. I didn't care that there wasn't online in Secret of Mana, hell I didn't even care about multiplayer unless it was a FPS actually. Controversy? I guess that would contribute to how games were mostly tamed then which I agree with, but now games just try to be violent for the sake of it....a few anyway and that's not to say games back then also didn't do it just saying. Also load times really weren't that bad, acutally the PS3 even has times like those play Motorstorm. Just because someone doesn't resemble your opinion doesn't make it wrong.

i never called everyone on here kids, i just said kids in general, like my 9 yr old. And i wasnt missing anything, i just listed what i liked from the 90s.

MK and doom were quality games of the time, and it was the controversy that helped make games more popular.

Also i never said anyone was wrong, again i was just talking about the 90s and what i recalled.'

But thanks for being so critical i guess.

Being born in 89', i never fully experienced the gaming world of the 90's. But some games that i do rememeber i think are some of the best world has to offer. Sonic 2, Vector-Man, Streets of Rage, Zelda OoT, Goldeneye, Mario 64, Mario KArt 64, Starfox 64, FF7, Castlevania SoTn, Metal Gear Solid, Vagrant Story, Sonic and Knuckles, megaman x4-6, majoras mask, resident evil series, silent hill 1, okay many many many more games. Thats not even the pc games lol.

i never called everyone on here kids, i just said kids in general, like my 9 yr old. And i wasnt missing anything, i just listed what i liked from the 90s.

MK and doom were quality games of the time, and it was the controversy that helped make games more popular.

Also i never said anyone was wrong, again i was just talking about the 90s and what i recalled.'

But thanks for being so critical i guess.

InsomniacZombie

Sorry for that, it just sounded like you were talking about things negatively and refering to users in this thread, my mistake.

The 90's was high-school for me, so the game I remember most is Street Fighter II at the arcade. A little later MKII became the machine we all migrated to after school. Placing quarters on the cabinet to call dibs, lol...br0kenrabbit

HAHA yea that was universal, the line of quarters on the cabinet, nothing needed to be said. Thats what i miss most about the evolution of consoles, having to go to the arcade and hang out to get to the good games. GOOD TIMES

[QUOTE="InsomniacZombie"]

i never called everyone on here kids, i just said kids in general, like my 9 yr old. And i wasnt missing anything, i just listed what i liked from the 90s.

MK and doom were quality games of the time, and it was the controversy that helped make games more popular.

Also i never said anyone was wrong, again i was just talking about the 90s and what i recalled.'

But thanks for being so critical i guess.

Gunraidan

Sorry for that, it just sounded like you were talking about things negatively and refering to users in this thread, my mistake.

no biggie, just wanted to claify i wouldnt look down on people just because they werent born yet.

Ahhh......the 90's

The fighter era was truly born(mostly in part to Street Fighter II)

Arcades still existed

Zelda: LttP and Zelda OOT

Sonic

Some of the best RPG's of all time(Chrono Trigger, FFIV, FFVI, Phantasy Star II, Earthbound....the list goes on and on)

The 16 bit era

The 32/64 era

A lot of games became legends in this era(Metroid, Sonic, Street Fighter, FF titles, Baldurs Gate, Warcraft, Starcraft, Metal Gear, and many others)

I sincerely believe that we will never see an era like that again. I'm quite happy I was able to experience it :)

Ahhh......the 90's

The fighter era was truly born(mostly in part to Street Fighter II)

Arcades still existed

Zelda: LttP and Zelda OOT

Sonic

Some of the best RPG's of all time(Chrono Trigger, FFIV, FFVI, Phantasy Star II, Earthbound....the list goes on and on)

The 16 bit era

The 32/64 era

A lot of games became legends in this era(Metroid, Sonic, Street Fighter, FF titles, Baldurs Gate, Warcraft, Starcraft, Metal Gear, and many others)

I sincerely believe that we will never see an era like that again. I'm quite happy I was able to experience it :)

Gemini_Red

We will see an era like that again, actually an era that will surpass it, just when devs. stop focusing on pushing tech and instead focus on pushing their imaginations.

The 90`s were amazing for video games. For me it all started out with the Turbo Graphix 16 with Keith Courage in Alpha Zones, Viglante, R-Type, Side Arms and Blazing Lazers. Man I was hooked on the new 16bit console and I couldn`t believe how great and arcade perfect (for the time) the games were. I wanted MORE!! :D

Next I bought the Sega Genesis. Man with Altered Beast, Golden Axe, Ghouls n Ghost, Thunder Force 2, Revenge of Shinobi.......MORE!!!!!!!.......MORE great games!!!:P And they continued to come. Then the King of the 16bit era. The SNES. Super Mario World, Pilotwings, F-zero, Super Castlevania 4, Super Ghouls n Ghost, Sim City, Final Fight, Un Squadron, Super R-type, Actraiser, Smash TV..........:) All in the SNES`s first two years. Also the Genesis kept on getting such great games also. I just couldn`t keep up with buying those games for two of the best consoles ever made.

Also the Arcades were still around and we got to play all those awesome games that still haven`t come to the home console games. (Except the Neo Geo) And alot of games that never were released for our home consoles. The Genesis and SNES entire life span was filled with great games, right to the end. Shinobi 3, Gunstar Heroes, Sonic & Knuckles, Virtual Racing,Yoshi`s Island, Donkey Kong Country, Super Street Fighter 2, Tetris Attack.

Also I can`t forget the Neo Geo. If you could afford the Neo Geo, you pretty much had an arcade machine in your house and it made me mad that I couldn`t afford it. Fatal Fury, King of Fighters, Magican Lord, Metal Slug, Cyber Lip, Last Resort......etc.

I`m sorry but, IMOno other consoles ever made after the 16bit era can compare with the Genesis, SNES, Tubro Graphix 16 (well maybe) and Neo Geo.

Damn, how could I forget to mention Ocarina of Time in my post...iMuffins

i already feel like crying. the saddest thing is i have the greatest nintendo 64 classics and my brother took the nintendo 64 and hid it somewhere. he doesn't wanna tell me and he never plays the n64. ocarina of times is certainly one of the greatest games ever, i remember playing it the last time in the year 2000 when i was about 7, i played it and had so much fun although i played the n64 until 2003 or 2004.