What games bring back your greatest feelings of nostalgia?

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I have a few:

As far as the NES goes I would have to say Mario 3 and TMNT 2: The Arcade Game and probably Tecmo Super Bowl.

However, the best feelings of nostalgia for me come from the SNES. I still remember the feeling I got when I played Mario World and A Link to the Past for the first time. Those games were amazing and I got them for Christmas so staying up late on Christmas vacation with a new console was amazing! Especially with A Link to the Past... the first time walking out of the house and seeing the rain was amazing and the music just sticks out.

Also, some more recent nostalgia from a few years ago was when I finally played and beat Final Fantasy 7; again, whenever I hear the music (I listen to it on youtube a lot) I remember how I felt playing it and I just want to pick it up and play it again. Especially when I hear the main overworld theme (before the meteor).

zelda OOT so many great hours playing itkemar7856

Pokémon Red/Blue
Jet Set Radio Future
Nights

anything before 1999.joesh89

Its the same for me too Spyro, Crash, Metal Gear Solid, TMNT, Power Rangers for the Genesis, Twisted Metal 2, Future Cop, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Einhander, Tomb Raider, Kagero, etc. The only game that gives me nostalgia thats after 1999 is probably Metal Gear Solid 2 and Vice City.

Most of the SNES-era RPGs made by Squaresoft (FF VI, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana) bring back serious memories. All I have to do is hear something from their respective soundtracks and i'm sitting on the living room floor again. Good times . . . . . . . good times.

The original Kirby (NES)VVatson

Are you referring to the original Kirby for the Gameboy, or its sequal "Kirby's Adventure" for the NES? Both were great games, I'm just curious.

The game that brings back the most nostalgia for me is Earthbound, just because it is the game that got me hooked on RPGs. I have many great memories of Yoshi's Island for the SNES as well.

One game that always takes me back to my childhood is RBI Baseball for the NES. Gotta love the music and the fact that everyone is fat and white. I love it so much that to this day my cousin and I play a modified version so it's the same game but has all the rosters from the 2008 playoff teams. Good stuff. Of course, everyone is still fat and white ;)

[QUOTE="kemar7856"]zelda OOT so many great hours playing itroboccs

the one that brings the most nostalgia is the original POkemon Stadium I remember when my mom used to take me to WIzards of the coast when I was 4 and athey hosted tournaments with the game, it was one of the highlights of my childhood, whenever I play it it brings back such great memories :P

I also get nostalgic feelings from Banjo TOoie.

Pokemon R/B/YUltima_5

^ That, Ocarina of Time, Chrono Trigger,Chrono Cross, FF 9 and FF 7.

[QUOTE="VVatson"]The original Kirby (NES)SonOfTheSky05

Are you referring to the original Kirby for the Gameboy, or its sequal "Kirby's Adventure" for the NES? Both were great games, I'm just curious.

For me it's Metal Gear Solid. Once I hear that little piece of music that plays while the Konami logo shows I go right back to '98. Once I see the title screen the deal has been sealed. I love that game.

No other game really affects me in that way. Batman for the NES is a pretty good one, though. I 'spose that one could fall under nostalgic feelings. I bought that game with my birthday money when I was maybe 7 or 8.

• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Super Mario World
• Street Fighter II
• Might & Magic VI
• Diablo
• Zork Grand Inquisitor
• Grim Fandango

Easy. Super Mario Bros. 2 and Zelda II. SMB. 2 was the first video game I ever played. I still remember the day my older brother first introduced me to it. I was hooked.

But it wasn't until after playing SMB. 2 and SMB. and I was introduced to Zelda II. I tried to play that game and got my ass handed to me. Needless to say, when I ran into my first Iron Knuckle in Parapa Palace, I died almost instantly. So I decided to try out the first Zelda, managed to struggle through it (please remember, I was about 5 or 6 when I was introduced to these games), and tried Zelda II again, whereupon I proceeded to get my ass handed to me once again...that game is damn hard, but strangely seems to be my favorite in the series, thought many LOVE to disagree.

So, there you have it, the 2 games that hold the most significance to me and bring back the greatest feelings of nostalgia. They pretty much opened up the whole world of gaming to me.

Don't get me wrong, I still feel GREAT nostalgia when playing Metroid, Phantasy Star IV, Kirby, Gauntlet II, Sonic the Hedgehog, and other games of the like. But SMB. 2 was my first ever video game and Zelda II was my first venture into the Legend of Zelda series, which is still one of my favorite series of all time. :)

If I had to say a game that really creates that feeling for me it would probably be Mike Tyson's Punch Out.

I had an obession when I was younger of beating that game without getting hit once, playing it straight through with no breaks. Might not seem like much now but back then I was really young and it was a tough feat.

FFI-Even though I've never played it before getting the psp version, it gives me that "retro" feel.

Yoshi's Island, Donkey Kong games, and Super Mario RPG for SNES: I remember playing all those games when I was in kindergarten, and [believe it or not], Yoshi's Island was one of the first games I had ever beaten.

FFVII-I only played and beat the game about 2 years ago, but when I was younger(like 1st/2nd grade) I loved watching my brother play it.

There's tons more, but those are the ones that come to mind easily.

Just to list a few:

Dragon Warrior I on the NES as this got me hooked on RPG'. Dragon Warrior II is also a good one.

Final Fantasy series on the NES and SNES.

Castlevania series on the NES and SNES.

Some of the best for me were Donkey Kong 64, Paper Mario, Spyro, and Super Mario 64.