Best Memories of DAY1 game purchases?

Please post your best memories of games that you bought on launch day (or close), that you stayed up hours, days or weekends playing :D

#1 - Dune 2 on PC - This game was one of the first games to not only have me addicted to 3 or 4 in the morning (i was very young at the time to haha), but also MY DAD!! It was my dads first game he got hooked on. He saw me playing it at about 8pm before i went to bed and my dad satrted to play the game after i went to bed....... 4:00am comes around and i wake up to go to the washroom and what do I see? My dad still playing Dune2 at 4am!! He ahd always said that would nevert happen to him with a videogame, but here he was playing Dune2, addicted as to hell on this game, 2 hours befor ehe had to leave for work haha. Great times with Dune2, it was so addicting and the first and BEST RTS game of all time imo.

#2 - Mario Bros and Galaga - NES - Basic kind of bomberman type of mario bros on the nes, but boy was it fun!!!!! I spent many a hours on Galaga and the First Mario BRos on the NES!

#3 - Doom2 - PC - Playing this on deathmatch on dialup modems was crazy fun! That is until someone called or picked up the phone, wrecking out doom2 deathmatch! hehe

#4 - Vandal Hearts - PS1 - Classic strategy rpg game that me and my sisters played as youngsters. It was one game that we beat in a month, which was quite good for us because we didnt beat many games back then, but Vandal Hearts we got so addicted to. This game was pure fun back as a kid.

#5 - Fallout 1 -PC - You have to understand that when Fallout1 came out, NOTHING like that had been done before. The humour, the vats combat, the atmosphere, and just the overall total package of this game was and is amazing. Back as a kid i picked Falllout1 up the day it was released, i got home, isntalled the game and was then hooked for the next week straight. Something about stealing form all these people in the game and how the traits actually played a big role in the game was just amazing. Not to mention the amazing story and great writing/dialogue. ALso great characters and awesome gameplay!

#6 - Team Fortress 2 - PC - This game is just pure masterpeice and ive spent many a nights and weekends on this game. Its jsut got so much depth and teamwork on this game. Not to mention THE BEST COMMUNITY IN A ONLINE GAME EVER. Plus its got good humour and TONS of user made levels,etc..

#7 - Metal Gear Solid 1 - Ps1 - Me and a good friend got this game the day it came out and spent the next two days beating it heeh, was sooooo godo at the time! We where both so drawn into the atmosphere, graphics and fun factor!

#8 - Ultima Online - The best MMO of all time, and i just enjoyed this game so much when i was younger. When my friend first got this game i spent so much time over there watching him play it and taking turns trying it myself. Awesome and underrated game i must say! This game just did everything right imo, besides a horrible launch.

#9 - General Chaos - Sega Genesis - masterpeice Sega game, that had awesome 4 player action with friends! One of the best console multiplayer games ever at least in my opinion!

#10 - Deus Ex/Crysis - Two totally differnt games, but two legendary FPS games imo. Deus Ex was jsut so original and unique the first time i played it. I was so blown away and pulled into the games sotry and atmosphere. Not to mention it had some great gameplay! As for Crysis, i didnt get this game the day it came out, but i tried it at some friedn and loved it. Then about half a year later i built a new computer and bought Crysis. Needless to say with my 300$ soundcard and the new 24" Widescreen monitor i got, i was BLOWN AWAY! The graphics where awe inspiring, but the gameplay, atmosphere and presentation just blew me away! The sound was so sick on my new sound card i just couldnt belive it! Plus Crysis has/had the best map editor ever!

please post your memories of day1/week one gaming missions!

Other notables = Half Life1/2,Zork series, Wizardry series, Mario 3, System Shock, Super Mario World, TeamFortress2, Quake2, Suikoden1, Final Fantasy 7, Forza2 and Wild Arms

Probably Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX and X purchases.

Those games were awesome.

Also, and Metal Gear Solid.

Probably Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX and X purchases.

Those games were awesome.

Also, and Metal Gear Solid.

-Traveller-

Hell yeah, this oen time i was in the hospital for two weeks and the only thing i had in there was a labtop and Final Fantasy 7, needless to say that game made the hospital stay alot better hehe :P Good memories of FF7 on the ps1 to, skipped school two days i remember when that game came out hehe.

Final Fantasy 7 8 and 9. Got them all day one. Recently though I would have to say Killzone 2 and RE5. And yeah, new game smell rocks.

[QUOTE="-Traveller-"]

Probably Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX and X purchases.

Those games were awesome.

Also, and Metal Gear Solid.

kozzy1234

Hell yeah, this oen time i was in the hospital for two weeks and the only thing i had in there was a labtop and Final Fantasy 7, needless to say that game made the hospital stay alot better hehe :P Good memories of FF7 on the ps1 to, skipped school two days i remember when that game came out hehe.

Haha that sounds like an sucky but awesome hospital stay.

I also agree with your Deus Ex day 1 buy. Possibly one of the best games I have ever played. In fact I want the new HD mod for the game, but it's not released yet.

day one purchase would be GTA 4 that i played for about 12 hours non stop. and then my next big one i played non stop first day i got (not first day it was released) was oblivion for ps3. i think there is more but i cant remember. OH MGS4 i played alot the first day

Final Fantasy XI - 8 hours of wandering around not knowing what I was doing but I knew I was having a lot of fun exploring!

Viva Pinata - I bought the game at 9:30 in the morning, next time I looked at my clock it was 6:30 at night. I played that game 9 hours without even realizing it.

Dark Savior - A unique game on the Sega Saturn, one of my first 3D RPG adventures games and was totally addicted to it. With 20 different ending I beat the game so many times trying to get them all

Gears of War - Purchased Gears of War and a HDTV the same day, seeing a game in HD for the first time was truly amazing.

One of my all time memorable moments was when I was a 7th grader I had followed the relese date for LoZ: A link to the past and since there were no reserve lists just had to get lucky. Long story short, my mom dropped me off at the mall all to see me run with my birthday money as fast as i could, like the kid with the golden ticket, tripping, bumping people, getting cussed at. I finally arrived at KB toy store to grab one of the first copies of the game. Needless to say, im a super geek, however it always sticks in my head because that game lived up to the mad dash I took to get it.

Halo 3....RROD.

I played Gears of War for such a long time, I really don't know how long it was. All I know is that it was way too long.

Didn't start buying games Day 1 till this gen :?, so yea I don't have much great memories but MGS4 is by far the best one.

I remember sitting down to play Half-Life 2 after the steam rigmarole had finished. Simply an awe-inspiring, amazing game. I remember making my way through the train station, and stepping into the Plaza for the first time... :o

Gears of War - Purchased Gears of War and a HDTV the same day, seeing a game in HD for the first time was truly amazing.

spinecaton

#10 - Deus Ex/Crysis - Two totally differnt games, but two legendary FPS games imo. Deus Ex was jsut so original and unique the first time i played it. I was so blown away and pulled into the games sotry and atmosphere. Not to mention it had some great gameplay! As for Crysis, i didnt get this game the day it came out, but i tried it at some friedn and loved it. Then about half a year later i built a new computer and bought Crysis. Needless to say with my 300$ soundcard and the new 24" Widescreen monitor i got, i was BLOWN AWAY! The graphics where awe inspiring, but the gameplay, atmosphere and presentation just blew me away! The sound was so sick on my new sound card i just couldnt belive it! Plus Crysis has/had the best map editor ever!

please post your memories of day1/week one gaming missions!

Other notables = Half Life1/2,Zork series, Wizardry series, Mario 3, System Shock, Super Mario World, TeamFortress2, Quake2, Suikoden1, Final Fantasy 7, Forza2 and Wild Arms

kozzy1234

I buy every game on day one, so it'd be all my favorite title, a la Deus Ex, System Shock 2, Planescape: Torment, Fallout 1, Fallout 2, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, The Witcher Enhanced Edition, Undying, Grim Fandango, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, Doom, Unreal, Duke Nukem 3D, Serious Sam: The First Encounter, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, The Longest Journey, Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, Syndicate, Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 3, Earthworm Jim, Super Mario World, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2, Donkey Kong Country 3, Sonic CD, Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Sonic Adventure, Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Shenmue, Shenmue 2, Donkey Kong 64, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Populous, Wrestlemania 2000, WWF No Mercy, WCW/NWO Revenge, Fire Pro Wrestling, Fire Pro Wrestling 2, Fire Pro Wrestling Returns, New Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros Deluxe, Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land, Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto 2, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Psychonauts, Advent Rising, Breakdown, Phantom Dust, Halo: Combat Evolved, Amped, Amped 2, Forza, Forza 2, Beyond Good & Evil, Max Payne, Max Payne 2, Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (w/ Butcher Bay), Bully, Crackdown, Lost Odyssey, Mass Effect, Ninja Gaiden Black, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Ninja Gaiden 2, The Darkness, Mirror's Edge, Stoked, BioShock, Dead Space, Resistance: Fall of Man, LittleBigPlanet, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Fable, Fable 2, Kameo, KOTOR, Rise of the Argonauts, Dead Rising, etc.

Hell, i mianly order stuff online since i don't have easy access to a game store.

I did got to the DC launch with my friend though. That was sweet, snagged one of the few copies of Soul Calibur left, and than button mashed on my buddy with voldo for like 4 hours.