What is the most important game from your childhood?

What game from your childhood is the most important to you that got you into games or you have the best memories with. For me it's Sonic the Heghohog 2. My cousin gave me his Sega Genesis and some games and Sonic 2 was the very first video game I ever played. I remeber thinking it was so awesome the first time but Iwas about 5 years old so I don't remeber a whole lot. All I know is that game got me into video games. I loved it and I still love it today. I also loved Driver 2 as a kid. So what about you guys?

donkey kong country 1/2/3. spent countless hours and hours playing those games. still love em to death

My first jrpg... :cry:

resident evil

silent hill

medieval

twisted metal

mortal kombat

killer instict

cant exacly chose one

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, Crash Bandicoot 3, and maybe Super Smash Brothers 64... I don't know though for sure though, there are so many others.

Burnout

Driver

Metal Gear Solid

Resident Evil 2

Goldeneye

Super Mario 64

Grand Theft Auto Vice City

Halo Combat Evolved

There was a random game called Intelligence Qube that left a big imprint on me.

Left out loads.

Pure platforming bliss.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4. That was the very first game that I owned within a year of its original release, which is why it really stands out among all the games I played as a child. Also, the game is absolutely amazing & I'll always remember it as one of the best games ever made.

Sonic 3

The Flintstones

Donkey Kong Country

Super Mario 64

Super Street Fighter II

Star Wars Shadow of the Empire

Dark Colony

Cruise'n USA

NFL Blitz

The obvious answer would be that Duck Hunt/ Super Mario Bros. cartridge i had as my first game for my NES...but once i started thinking about it i realized it would have to be Pokemon Red version as it was the game that really turned me into a gamer

putt putt goes to the zoo.

Final Fantasy VII; I spent a good part of my pre-teenage years playing this game and I'm proud to say it has shaped me to be the person I am today! :)

putt putt goes to the zoo.

SaltyDoughnut

Syphon Filter is a great shout.

That taser gun....

Galaga,

Double Dragon,

Golden Axe & Golden Axe Warrior,

Street Fighter 2,

Alex Kidd In Miracle World

Donkey Kong Country and Pokemon Silver made me a gamer. So much playtime on those. Have to also mention Burnout. Smash Bros., and the Wario Land games as stuff I really sunk time into when I was younger.

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putt putt goes to the zoo.

almasdeathchild

Roller Coaster Tycoon

Zoo Tycoon

Both got me interested in gaming for the first time back when I was a kid. Wouldn't have bought my first system without playing these two games.

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Super Mario World

Mortal Kombat II

Oddworld Abes Oddysee and Exodus

Pokemon Blue

Pokemon Gold

Civilization 3

ahh good times

Spyro the dragon. I finished that game dozens of times, never got tired. Nostalgia is great.

Final Fantasy 1. Rented it many times for the NES, finally got it for Christmas, and had an incredible sense of accomplishment when I finished it off. It took off from there.

Donkey Kong

Super Mario Brothers

Sonic the Hedgehog

GoldenEye

Banjo Kazooie

Pokemon Blue, Crash Bandicoot, and Metal Gear Solid are three that stick with me.

crash bandicoot on ps1 and spyro on ps1 as well

Final Fantasy 7 and Pokemon Red/blue.

I played EVE Online for a little while. I left the game once they started having problems with the game (i.e. hackers, etc.) and I moved on to other games. It was fun when I was playing it though.

Half-life 1 This is the game I played as an impressionable teenager, and I still have a big lambda seared into my brain as a result Eve Online Not strictly from my childhood, Eve none the less has had the biggest impact on my development as a person of any game, film or bookJamesCoote

B-17 Bomber the Jazz Singer of home console gaming

Well.. I have a little from different generations, but they have been equally 'important'

Black and white on 5 1/4" discs(DOS):

Space Invaders

PacMan

Tetris

Amiga:

North and South

Street Fighter 2

NES:

Super Mario Bros.

Duck Hunt(with guns)

Windows(DOS32):

Keen

Jazz Jackrabbit

Later than that the games industry seriously boomed and the amount of games I've played an enjoyed are probably close to 1000 now :P

Pokemon Red/Blue & Gold/Silver, Donkey Kong Country, and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

I played EVE Online for a little while. I left the game once they started having problems with the game (i.e. hackers, etc.) and I moved on to other games. It was fun when I was playing it though.

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Pokemon Red and eventually Gold, Age of Empires 2, Starcraft & Brood War, Warcraft 2, Command and Conquer Red Alert 2

But the game that really marked all my childhood, has gotta be Age of Mythology.

Important? That's hard to define. What makes them important? I could list hundreds as my favorite. Im really confused.

All go with the Mario games on the NES. They were what got me into gaming in the 1st place.

I grew up with the Atari so the games that were important

Beserk

Defender

Asteroids

E.T.

The swordquest games. Only had the first 2 games though

Crystal Bear where you play as a magician bear trying to go escape areas of a castle. You collect crystals mostly thats about it

Burger Time

Can''t really pick just one. So I will pick a few...

Spyro The Dragon (PS1)
Super Double Dragon (SNES/Genesis)
Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES)
Duke Nukem 3D (PS1/N64)
Goldeneye 007 (N64)
Sunset Riders (SNES/Genesis)
Twisted Metal 2 and 3 (PS1)
Grand Theft Auto (PS1)
Spider-Man (N64/PS1)
007 Tomorrow Never Dies (PS1)
WWF No Mercy (N64)

I'd say those are the top ones, but I could add like another 50. I spent A LOT of time with those games.