What were your favorite video games growing up 80's/90's kids?
03-05-10, 02:40 PM
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What were your favorite video games growing up 80's/90's kids?
SNES:
Super Mario World '91 ('90 in Japan)
Super Mario Allstars '93 (Nicer graphics! Fixed all the cheating/control issues of the NES versions)
TMNT 4: Turtles in Time
Zelda 3: A Link to the Past (Best Zelda title I ever played)
Super Mario RPG '96 (brilliant Square Mario title overlooked due to Mario 64's release. It includes the likable Malo: the Marshmallow man with special powers -- and I highly prefer it over Mario 64.)
Final Fight '92
Gameboy:
Super Mario Land '89
Super Mario Land 2 '92
Link's Awakening (So many Mario characters in this game including a singing Wart! Strange game, but my 2nd favorite Zelda title)
Arcade:
Simpsons Arcade game
TMNT 1/2 Arcade games
Not video games, but I enjoyed games like ski-ball, etc., at the arcades! I haven't been to an arcade in many years. Most no longer exist.
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I never cared for the games on Nintendo 64 much with the exception of Goldeneye. I didn't like the N64 Zelda titles or Mario 64 much at all. I preferred Resident Evil and the roller coaster games on the PS1 by this point.
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Of course I've played systems past this point (and started drifting into mature titles at this point like GTA later on), but this is where I started to grow up and was older, so I won't include them.
Super Mario World '91 ('90 in Japan)
Super Mario Allstars '93 (Nicer graphics! Fixed all the cheating/control issues of the NES versions)
TMNT 4: Turtles in Time
Zelda 3: A Link to the Past (Best Zelda title I ever played)
Super Mario RPG '96 (brilliant Square Mario title overlooked due to Mario 64's release. It includes the likable Malo: the Marshmallow man with special powers -- and I highly prefer it over Mario 64.)
Final Fight '92
Gameboy:
Super Mario Land '89
Super Mario Land 2 '92
Link's Awakening (So many Mario characters in this game including a singing Wart! Strange game, but my 2nd favorite Zelda title)
Arcade:
Simpsons Arcade game
TMNT 1/2 Arcade games
Not video games, but I enjoyed games like ski-ball, etc., at the arcades! I haven't been to an arcade in many years. Most no longer exist.
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I never cared for the games on Nintendo 64 much with the exception of Goldeneye. I didn't like the N64 Zelda titles or Mario 64 much at all. I preferred Resident Evil and the roller coaster games on the PS1 by this point.
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Of course I've played systems past this point (and started drifting into mature titles at this point like GTA later on), but this is where I started to grow up and was older, so I won't include them.
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03-05-10, 02:48 PM
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Re: What were your favorite video games growing up 80's/90's kids?
My list is pretty much yours except that I liked The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
03-05-10, 02:58 PM
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Most memorable for me --
Commodore 64:
Don't remember many, but Jet Set Willy always stood out.
NES / Gameboy:
Metroid
Super Mario Bros 1, 2 and 3
Legend of Zelda 1 and 2
Link's Awakening
Super Mario Land 1, 2
Battle of Olympus
Crystalis
Robowarrior (aka Bomber King)
The Guardian Legend
King's Quest V (...I played it first on the NES).
Lots of others I can't currently think of...
Sega Genesis
Sonic 1,2 and 3
Flashback
Out of This World
Kid Chameleon
Toejam and Earl
Ren and Stimpy
Sega CD:
Lunar: Silver Star Story
PSX and N64 are still too fresh to me... I feel old.
Commodore 64:
Don't remember many, but Jet Set Willy always stood out.
NES / Gameboy:
Metroid
Super Mario Bros 1, 2 and 3
Legend of Zelda 1 and 2
Link's Awakening
Super Mario Land 1, 2
Battle of Olympus
Crystalis
Robowarrior (aka Bomber King)
The Guardian Legend
King's Quest V (...I played it first on the NES).
Lots of others I can't currently think of...
Sega Genesis
Sonic 1,2 and 3
Flashback
Out of This World
Kid Chameleon
Toejam and Earl
Ren and Stimpy
Sega CD:
Lunar: Silver Star Story
PSX and N64 are still too fresh to me... I feel old.
03-05-10, 03:07 PM
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NES:
Baseball Stars
Tecmo Super Bowl (been playing the hell out of this lately)
Track & Field
Dragon Warrior
SNES:
Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball
Arcade:
Double Dragon
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03-05-10, 03:07 PM
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Re: What were your favorite video games growing up 80's/90's kids?
Never heard that before. Games like Mega 2+3, Mario Bros. 2+3 and many more featured excellent controls. Some of the games just really were hard (e.g. no save games).
03-05-10, 03:12 PM
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Oh yeah, the NES pad was just about perfect, albeit a little small. The games were hard because they were difficult games.
03-05-10, 03:31 PM
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Re: What were your favorite video games growing up 80's/90's kids?
NES
All the Mario games
The Legend of Zelda
Contra
Paperboy
R.C. Pro-Am
Dragon Warrior
Tecmo Bowl
California Games
All the Mario games
The Legend of Zelda
Contra
Paperboy
R.C. Pro-Am
Dragon Warrior
Tecmo Bowl
California Games
03-05-10, 04:41 PM
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Re: What were your favorite video games growing up 80's/90's kids?
NES:
Commando
Bionic Commando
Arkanoid
RBI Baseball 1, 2
Tecmo Bowl
Metroid
Super Mario 3
Contra
Super Contra
Mike Tyson's Punch-out
Double Dribble
Pro Wrestling
Blaster Master
Mega Man
Ninja Gaiden
Shinobi
Karnov
Rygar
Operation Wolf
Spy Hunter
Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder 2
Elevator Action
Sega Genesis/CD:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Cobra Command
Ecco the Dolphin
Ground Zero: Texas
House of the Dead
Lethal Enforcers
Mortal Kombat
NBA Jam
Star Wrs: Rebel Assault
The Terminator
Commando
Bionic Commando
Arkanoid
RBI Baseball 1, 2
Tecmo Bowl
Metroid
Super Mario 3
Contra
Super Contra
Mike Tyson's Punch-out
Double Dribble
Pro Wrestling
Blaster Master
Mega Man
Ninja Gaiden
Shinobi
Karnov
Rygar
Operation Wolf
Spy Hunter
Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder 2
Elevator Action
Sega Genesis/CD:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Cobra Command
Ecco the Dolphin
Ground Zero: Texas
House of the Dead
Lethal Enforcers
Mortal Kombat
NBA Jam
Star Wrs: Rebel Assault
The Terminator
03-05-10, 06:29 PM
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Re: What were your favorite video games growing up 80's/90's kids?
I remember (sort of) the Ultimate games on the Spectrum and later on the Commodore 64: Jet Pac (also love the XBox Live remake), Sabre Wulf (I think that was it), and something with knights and such. I also used to play a lot of text-based adventure games, although looking back, I can't imagine how those would have been fun. I sure liked me some Hobbit back in the day, though. I remember the Gremlins game as well. For some reason I was obsessed with finishing that one. I also used to love getting my new C64 and TI-99 magazines and typing in the programs they included, followed by an hour and a half of figuring out what I typed in wrong to screw everything up. I seriously did enjoy that.
03-05-10, 06:30 PM
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Re: What were your favorite video games growing up 80's/90's kids?
Pre-home systems (which for me was 1980):
PONG
Breakout
Boot Hill
Pac-Man
Space Invaders
Star Castle
Battlezone
Submarine
Phoenix
New York, New York
PONG
Breakout
Boot Hill
Pac-Man
Space Invaders
Star Castle
Battlezone
Submarine
Phoenix
New York, New York
03-06-10, 07:58 AM
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Re: What were your favorite video games growing up 80's/90's kids?
SNES:
SMW
Gradius 3 (Though it pissed me off wickedly)
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
PC:
Wolf3D
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SMW
Gradius 3 (Though it pissed me off wickedly)
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
PC:
Wolf3D
TIE Figther
03-06-10, 08:02 AM
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Re: What were your favorite video games growing up 80's/90's kids?
nes:
super mario 3
punch out
pro wrestling
tecmo bowl
excite bike
ninja gaiden
tmnt 2 & 3
gameboy:
super mario 2: 6 golden coins
tmnt fall of the foot clan (i think)
i know there were alot more but i cant remember them now)
arcade
tmnt 2
simpsons arcade
street fighter 2
saturday night slam masters
nba jam
genesis
sonic 1-3
toejam and earl
streets of rage
wwf raw/royal rumble
beavis and butthead
super mario 3
punch out
pro wrestling
tecmo bowl
excite bike
ninja gaiden
tmnt 2 & 3
gameboy:
super mario 2: 6 golden coins
tmnt fall of the foot clan (i think)
i know there were alot more but i cant remember them now)
arcade
tmnt 2
simpsons arcade
street fighter 2
saturday night slam masters
nba jam
genesis
sonic 1-3
toejam and earl
streets of rage
wwf raw/royal rumble
beavis and butthead
03-06-10, 08:02 AM
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