Your Top 10 Moments in Video Game History that shocked you

Just thought I make this topic.

Anyway, here are my Top 10, with a few honorable mentions, of things that happened during my years of gaming that completely shocked me, made my jaw drop to the floor, and taken me by surprise like a 50. cal sniper in Modern Warfare shot through the wall to get me!

In order:

10. Seeing the PSP for the first time.

My jaw dropped straight to the floor when I saw the PSP in action. I thought the GBA was amazing, but the PSP floored it like a little bug stomped by a pick-up truck.

9. The DS is beating the PSP in the handheld war.

When the DS and PSP came out, I think most of us, including me, thought the PSP would throw Nintendo out of the handheld business. But it didn't, which to me, is so unexpected it's shocking. It was also the only reason why I was looking forward to the Media Create sales every week, just to see how much the DS sold more than the PSP.

8. Dragon Quest IX and X coming to Nintendo consoles.

I really do care what happens in the Japanese video game industry, so I guess that's why this news was a huge shocking moment. Also, I think it really is a big deal, not just in Japan, but in the industry as a whole for this to happen. I think it was a sign that Sony would no longer be the console king and that the power would now be shifted to other consoles.

7. Playing Resident Evil 4 for the first time.

There have been some shocking news in the industry like Blizzard going with Activision or Square merging with Enix, but for me, getting blown away by a awesome game tops them all, like Resident Evil 4. No other game blew me away more than playing this for the first time. I never seen anything like it nor have I played anything like it. It really is a modern-day masterpiece and one of the greatest games ever made.

6. Street Fighter IV announced

Who saw this coming? I sure didn't. And the ink-brush trailer added more to the shock value. At first, I was doubtful thinking to myself, "Will this work?" "Will it be good?" "Is it 2D or 3D?" And after seeing the latest gameplay videos and reading the positive impressions by people who played it and the previews, this game looks awesome!

5. The Legend of Cel-da? Toon-link in Wind Waker & Metroid becoming a first-person shooter, TIE.

Anyone else think this was crazy when they first saw these happen? Yeah, me too, since the Zelda and Metroid series were my favorite game series. But good thing the games turned out well. Both of these happened around the same time so that's why I gave it a equal tie.

4. Street Fighter II on the SNES

I remember as a kid when SFII was the biggest thing. Because it was so big, me an my Genesis fanboy buddies used to argue all the time how SFII will come to the SNES. There were rumors, denials, and even fake pictures...until it actually happened. Ah memories...it was a awesome time.

3. FFXIII coming to the 360

There have been exclusives that Sony lost that have been surprising like Devil May Cry 4, Tekken 6, Ace Combat 6, Resident Evil 5, and even GTAIV. But I think none of these were as shocking as FFXIII being announced for the 360. Who saw this coming?

2. FFVII announced for Sony Playstation

What tops FFXIII coming to the 360? The original Square-Enix bomb...FFVII being announced for PS1. This was unheard of at the time and it was so huge, I really believe it was because of this game that gave Sony the edge to win the console war during that era.

1. Playing Zelda Ocarina of Time for the first time

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When I first saw Link running through the Hyrulean field, I was so amazed by it. And the entire game was amazing. Sometimes I wish I can go back in time and relive that moment. There was truly nothing that compares to playing Ocarina of Time for the first time.

And the most shocking video game moment of ALL-TIME is...

The Wii

This tops them all. The motion-sensing controller, the lower specs, the funky name, the casual direction, and it winning the current console war! What is more shocking, more surprising, more gasp-inducing than the Wii? Nothing.

Honorable mentions:

• Seeing the GBA for the first time
• Playing online multiplayer for the first time.
• Seeing Square almost going out of business because of FF Spirits Within
• Kingdom Hearts: Disney and Square teaming up for a game.
• The XBOX announced: Microsoft going into the console business
• Seeing Mario in 3D in Mario 64
• Mega Man 9 announced, reliving 8-bit nostalgia
• Seeing a mature Link in Twilight Princess
• Seeing the DS for the first time.
• Seeing Wii-Fit for the first time.
• Playing Gears of War for the first time
• Seeing the Dreamcast for the first time

Pokemon taking the world by storm.

I was about 7 years old, and i remember reading about the japanese version of pokemon red and green on the internet, and getting really excited. Then eventually getting the game on release day, and being surprised how everyone in school (some of whom mocked my gaming habit) eventually got the game.

I'm not listing 10 >__>

It's late so I'm not going to do ten but I will give my top three:

In third place: Guitar Hero

What shocked me about this game was how immersive it was. I was expecting it to be a flash in the pan type of game, possibly taking up a couple of weeks and then being forgotten. In reality I haven't been able to pry the guitar out of my hands ever since I got the damn thing when GH2 was released.

In second place: The Wavebird for the Gamecube

This was the first wireless controller that didn't run on infrared but used frequency channels instead. This had the advantage of not cutting off when your mum went past with the hoover and allowing you to still control Link from the upstairs toilet. It really was an inovative idea and set a new benchmark for games controllers.

First Place: NEXT GEN CONSOLES & ONLINE GAMING

Im not going to start a system war by picking just one console and sticking a flag on top of it. I'm just star gazzed at what the three console producers have made available to us gamers over the last few years. Just look at the upgrade from the consoles from last gen to now. The games look fantastic, and the online abilities are excellent. Online gaming wont really have changed much for all the Hermits out there, but for us sheep, cows, and lemmings, it has opened up a new dimension in gaming for us all; and i think it's just going to get better.

Finding out the cake is a lie :( NFS102

Playing Final Fantasy VII, finding out how much it sucked...

[spoiler] and then falling in love with it when I hit Crazy Motorcycle :P. [/spoiler]

The end of Sega vs. Nintendo

Xbox can't be successful (it was)

Nintendo not focusing on the hardcore audience

EGM shutdown (not a surprise but after 20 years it kind of felt wrong)

I could probably think of ten, but I will just limit it to five. I'm tired and don't think as well when I am.

5. The death of Gunpei Yokoi: After Super Metroid was released I was actually curious to see who it's creator was. After finding out Yokoi made this plus many other significant products at Nintendo(Game Boy, especially) I thought he was one of the best employees at Nintendo. I was sad to hear of his death, and years later a bit angry at Nintendo for essentially pushing him out the door after Virtual Boy failed. I still wonder what else he could have come up with. He should be considered a legend along with other game creators we praise.

4. Sega bows out of the hardware race: After a trail of failures, I thought Sega nailed it with the Dreamcast, but I guess it was a matter of too little too late. They were hurting to begin with so maybe I shouldn't have been surprised, but I was shocked to hear Sega hanging it up. At least it was only on the hardware side of things.

3. The Nintendo Game Boy: So why is this on the list? A few reasons. For starters it really was the start of portable gaming. No more game and watch, or portable Tiger Electronics games that was just barely gaming. We had full fledged games on the go......in spinach green color. The game boy would see some competition throughout it's lifespan from Sega, Turbografix, and even Atari but it still stayed on top...courtesy of a larger library and most important at that time: it didn't chew through batteries. The Game Boy would perservere gradually getting uprades here and there eventually becoming smaller and WOOHOO! being in full color. Through all this, it would not see a successor until 12 years later with the GBA. Not many can brag that lifespan. Great job, Gunpei(glares at Nintendo).

2. Square's goodbye/hello to Nintendo: This was a big turning point for me. I had heard, read, and saw what the Playstation could do. Even knowing this I thought Sony would not be able to compete as well with the N64 once it released and figured I would wait for that. Then I heard Square left Nintendo for Sony. As big as a surprise as that was, it certainly turned my head in Sony's direction and eventually made me an owner of the system. Hearing how well Yamauchi could hold a grudge I thought the chances of Square making a game for Nintendo ever again would be slim to none. Imagine my surprise when I heard the news of square titles returning to the Nintendo home front as well.

1. The Wii is winning?: Do I need to explain this? Didn't think so. I do enjoy the system, but in the lead? Never saw it coming, and frankly I'm still amazed by it.

[QUOTE="NFS102"]Finding out the cake is a lie :( ColdPizzaKid111

mine are

1. when you find out that your actually a sith lord that got his brain reprogrammed in knights of the old republic

talk about coming from left field

2.that whole would you kindly thing in Bioshock

3. the revolution getting its named changed to wii...spawning a whole word to use out of context

4. the fact that the playstaion 3 was 599 dollars at launch

5. the way your marine dies in call of duty 4...talki about messed up

hmm damn, thats it, either its the fact that my brain is slow or i haven't seen anything more shocking then these

[QUOTE="NFS102"]Finding out the cake is a lie :( ColdPizzaKid111

I agree... where is my great, so delicious and moist cake??? :evil:

1.) Aeris dying in FF7 and no amount of Phoenix Downs could revive her... This is common knowledge so no spoilers.

2.) Finding out what the Boss really did in MGS 3.

3.) Finding out the truth about Rena in Star Ocean 2 [spoiler] She's over 600,000,000 years old [/spoiler]

4.) 599$ PS3, nuff said.

5.) Nintendo's E3 offering.

Don't really have 10 moments but...

Not in order:

Death of Aeris in FF7 (D:)

FF13 Announced for the 360 (HELLZ YEAH)

Death of the elder in Magi Nation, I never found the "Cloud Frond"(or w/e), thought I'd find it somewhere near the end of the game. Nope.

Seth's sacrifice in Lost Odyssey, I didn't see that coming.

Agreed with OP on playing RE4, amazing game, played it through 9 times.

Resident Evil 5 coming to the 360/Devil May Cry 4 coming to the 360

That's about it...

Not a "Top" 10 for me, but things that happened in order of the earliest to most recent of memories...

10 - Actually making it to Bowser for the first time in SMB. Epic moment!

9 - Seeing the Hadoken for the first time in SF/SF2. Oh, how powerful it looked!

8 - The Nintendo 64. Seeing Mario in a vibrant 3D world. A new pair of underwear was needed.

7 - The Playstation/Dreamcast and the use of CDs....boggled my mind at first thinking what kind of contraption was that for a video game?! The new leap in video games was strange, confusing and super exciting for me. (Mention) Games like Spider-man, Tony hawk and Sonic Adventure were awe inspiring! Vistas and heights that could not be done before.

6 - New feelings for video games. Silent Hill. First game that I was truly scared and disturbed. Same time I was also playing MGS and the first moments had my heart pounding. Full of intensity!

5 - The release of the Xbox. Halo and Dead or Alive 3. I have never been so amazed from just watching game footage! Especially DOA3 where people crowded over TVs in Babbages to see how cool it looked......as the commercials said, I truly could feel the power of the "X".

4 - Resident Evil 4. Played the demo with some others. Chainsaw guy cutting off Leons head. Alll jaws dropped. Similarly, Splinter Cell chaos Theory wowed me a thousand times...

3 - MS releasing the Xbox 360. Totally unexpected and so early. Not the kind of shock that people would want but I guess it was for the better seeing what the outcome was. Also, online gaming became the norm as it felt great to jump into a game playing with friends from miles away.

2 - The Wiimote! Nintendo plans at being innovative and different went a whole new way. I had no idea what to think of it but it sure was......different.

1 - Exclusivity went further into the dark when FF13 was announced for the 360. Then Tekken came into the mix. Fanboys previously raged over Capcom and this didn't help a bit. I guess you could say this was a fanboy war kind of thing which begs the question, "When will it end?". Suggestion: Implement a drug in every Cheetos that causes the person who ingests it to become mellow, friendly and actually have reason in their thoughts.

I can think of a few recent ones. Problem is I have a nasty habit to spoil games that I haven't beaten yet.

3. The ending of Half-Life 2: Episode Two: There's no huge plot twist here that changes everything in the game before it. It just comes in, emotionally gut punches you, and the credits roll. My jaw dropped all the way through the ending and credits.

2. MGS 1-3 The government sucks: In the MGS series you find yourself contanty betrayed by the people in charge. It makes the villains more simpathetic as they usually are not just pure evil, they are just clued in to how corrupt the government is.

1. The Suffering: At one point you're in an asylum hallway with doors leading to padded rooms. As you explore the rooms, you begin a rapid thumbing sound. When you open the last door in the hallway, you discover a prison guard with all his limbs gnawed off by rats, wriggling his limbless body around. I backed out and shut the door from pure shock. After a few seconds of thought, I opened the door and shot the guard in the head. Then I hear my character's wife's voice say "You did the right thing."

These things are listed in the order I remember them and not importance.

LucasArts excuse for not releasing Force Unleashed on the PC. First of all, you can not tell us modern computers can't run you game well enough then turn around and release the game on the nearly 9 year old Playstation 2. Second, the PC gaming community figured out a long time ago that the best way to offset the cost of the PC is to build it ourselves. This has created a large group of people who are fairly tech savy. If you're going to tell us your game won't run on modern PC's because of techincal reasons you had better give us details.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: For most games the story is nothing more than decoration. The story in Knights was spot on awsome and its only game where I never saw the twist coming. This is the one Star Wars game all fans should play.

World Of Warcraft: This one makes the list partly because I'd never played a game of this scope. Part of it is due to the few "wow" moments in the game (The first griffon ride is a good example) It stays on the list because I don't know why I stayed with the game for so long or why so many people think running around in circles killing the same 10 whatever 2000 times in a row in fun.

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar: This is where I got hooked. From the moment the title materializes on screen the final sceen this RPG was and still is one of the defining games for the genre. It held you accountable for your actions, put the story above everything else, created a world more vibrate and alive than any other, and started with a character creation that did not involve numbers. To put it simple: Ultima IV redefined the entire RPG genre.

Mario and Sonic: It defines all reason that these two are still popular. Between the two there are what?... 4 billion titles? Haven't you gotten tired of these two yet?

Copy protection: I understand the desire to protect your work. But, How much longer are you going to rely solely on copy protection before understand that you must do a lot more than this to combat piracy. You've been blindly relying on this since the beginning. Don't you think its time to take a new approach?

Steam and Valve: No matter how great you think Half-Life 2, Valve, or Steam are the release of Half-Life 2 was the worst in the history of the industry. It shocked and disappointed me that when all was said and done almost everyone said "Were good." It didn't matter that Valve walked all over everyone or that almost no one else could have gotten away with such a crappy role out with high restrictions attached. It doesn't matter what it is now. On that day, steam was total trash. Were was your pride and self respect? These are just games. This is the one time I was genuinely ashamed of being a gamer. Thanks ever so much.

Deus Ex: Not to long ago I played the game again and found that I had forgotten almost everything. It was like playing it for the first time. I wish I could do that with all my old favorites.

Planescape: Torment: It blew me away that someone could come up with a D&D based game that wasn't the usual "Save the world" story line. Its a really good one too. I really wish more RPG developers would take this path with their games.

Mario and Sonic: It defines all reason that these two are still popular. Between the two there are what?... 4 billion titles? Haven't you gotten tired of these two yet?

Drosa

Sonic yes but Mario is what I call high quality gaming.