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Three weeks for Dreamwidth: Which video games defined your childhood / teens?
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Nintendo Game Boy)
This was the first game I got for my original Game Boy in my childhood. I remember having to save money from gifts from my parents and grandparents to be able to buy a Game Boy and a game. I first got the Game Boy without any games. When I went to the store, the store attendant said I needed a game for it to work, but I didn’t have enough money for it yet. So I bought just the Game Boy and started ‘playing it’, meaning I turned it on and off without a cartridge for months just to see the Nintendo Logo animation, before actually being able to have a game for it :)
When I finally had enough for one game, I bought this one, remembering a friend of mine who had Super Mario Land 1 and loving it. This game didn’t disappoint and was significantly better than the first one. I played it countless times, beating all levels on the island and then starting the game over. It was a great experience. I remember the music also being very remarkable.
Tomb Raider 1 (PC/DOS)
I got the first Tomb Raider from a friend of mine, and this was the first time I played a 3D game. It was pixelated DOS graphics with some early 3D cutscenes, but I was blown away by it. I loved the setting, the atmosphere, and the heroine. One day, a friend of mine came to visit, and we decided to play the game together (one person played and the other watched, as it’s not a multiplayer game). It was just then that we came upon the ( Spoiler ) I continued playing on my own after that, but I didn’t finish the game until much later, in my late teens, when I picked it up again.
The Sims 1 (PC/WIN)
The original Sims game was just a wonderful experience. I spent so many hours on this one. It was revolutionary in so many ways, and a wealth of resources was available for it. There were the official expansion packs, but there was so much fan-made content available that was almost always free everywhere. I downloaded numerous fan-made skins and furniture. I liked to make my houses in the game a bit medieval, or look like ancient Roman houses. I remember having a lot of fun adding all the Xena characters to the game, as fan-made skins were available for almost every character, including the gods. I think I even made a sort of ‘Olympian’ mansion that housed all of the Xena gods.
Other honorable mentions:
Re-Volt (PC/WIN) Racing with toy-cars!
Speedbusters (PC/WIN) A fun and humorous arcade racing game.
Aladdin (Game Boy) An Amazingly fun Game Boy platformer that follows the Disney movie. It also has great music.
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Nintendo Game Boy)
This was the first game I got for my original Game Boy in my childhood. I remember having to save money from gifts from my parents and grandparents to be able to buy a Game Boy and a game. I first got the Game Boy without any games. When I went to the store, the store attendant said I needed a game for it to work, but I didn’t have enough money for it yet. So I bought just the Game Boy and started ‘playing it’, meaning I turned it on and off without a cartridge for months just to see the Nintendo Logo animation, before actually being able to have a game for it :)
When I finally had enough for one game, I bought this one, remembering a friend of mine who had Super Mario Land 1 and loving it. This game didn’t disappoint and was significantly better than the first one. I played it countless times, beating all levels on the island and then starting the game over. It was a great experience. I remember the music also being very remarkable.
Tomb Raider 1 (PC/DOS)
I got the first Tomb Raider from a friend of mine, and this was the first time I played a 3D game. It was pixelated DOS graphics with some early 3D cutscenes, but I was blown away by it. I loved the setting, the atmosphere, and the heroine. One day, a friend of mine came to visit, and we decided to play the game together (one person played and the other watched, as it’s not a multiplayer game). It was just then that we came upon the ( Spoiler ) I continued playing on my own after that, but I didn’t finish the game until much later, in my late teens, when I picked it up again.
The Sims 1 (PC/WIN)
The original Sims game was just a wonderful experience. I spent so many hours on this one. It was revolutionary in so many ways, and a wealth of resources was available for it. There were the official expansion packs, but there was so much fan-made content available that was almost always free everywhere. I downloaded numerous fan-made skins and furniture. I liked to make my houses in the game a bit medieval, or look like ancient Roman houses. I remember having a lot of fun adding all the Xena characters to the game, as fan-made skins were available for almost every character, including the gods. I think I even made a sort of ‘Olympian’ mansion that housed all of the Xena gods.
Other honorable mentions:
Re-Volt (PC/WIN) Racing with toy-cars!
Speedbusters (PC/WIN) A fun and humorous arcade racing game.
Aladdin (Game Boy) An Amazingly fun Game Boy platformer that follows the Disney movie. It also has great music.
