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Ninjaa · October 6th, 2002

Syed, my story actually started very similarly to yours.

I started gaming when I was 8 years old as well. I would go over to my friend's house next door, and play his NES and Mario Bros. for hours. When I moved away, my parents bought me a Nintendo for my own, and I played it to death. I played Super Mario Bros. around the clock until I finally managed to get enough practice to finish it.

I moved on to other games such as TMNT 2, NARC, Solar Jetman, SMB 3, and lots of other action games. I also tried out Final Fantasy, as someone said it was good, but I couldn't finish it. The last boss killed me very badly. (Low levels, not enough equipment, no experience with RPGs)

When the SNES came out, I was very surprised to get one for Christmas, as I didn't feel a need to upgrade from my NES, as I didn't think SNES games were all that great at the time. I promptly started playing all the SNES games I could get my hands on. My collection started increasing with games like Liberty or Death, PTO 2, and Romance of the 3 Kingdoms. (I loved strategy games). I was moving away from action games, as the NES games had started to bore me, as they were too repetitave. Towards the end of the SNES's life, I tried out Final Fantasy again. Final Fantasy VI totally engrossed me, and I started buying all the RPGs I could. I was a Squaresoft fan. Final Fantasy IV, Mario RPG, Chrono Trigger... Those were the days.

When the N64 came out, I was waiting for Earthbound 64 for most of its life. Even with the loss of my beloved Final Fantasy, I got by. I started playing action games such as Mario 64, Pilotwings 64, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Shadows of the Empire, and lots of others. I found that action games had changed since I had known them, and began to give them another try. Still, the slow trickle of N64 games had turned my attention to PC games. It was here that I played the PC classics such as Wing Commander, Civilization, Alpha Centauri, Monkey Island, Master of Orion, Starcraft, Command and Conquer, and Battlezone.

Nowadays, the GameCube has resumed the legacy of the SNES. I love it. And I will always be able to see that I never bought a console because of the fashion value.

October 6th, 2002	#225 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	Syed, my story actually started very similarly to yours. I started gaming when I was 8 years old as well. I would go over to my friend's house next door, and play his NES and Mario Bros. for hours. When I moved away, my parents bought me a Nintendo for my own, and I played it to death. I played Super Mario Bros. around the clock until I finally managed to get enough practice to finish it. I moved on to other games such as TMNT 2, NARC, Solar Jetman, SMB 3, and lots of other action games. I also tried out Final Fantasy, as someone said it was good, but I couldn't finish it. The last boss killed me very badly. (Low levels, not enough equipment, no experience with RPGs) When the SNES came out, I was very surprised to get one for Christmas, as I didn't feel a need to upgrade from my NES, as I didn't think SNES games were all that great at the time. I promptly started playing all the SNES games I could get my hands on. My collection started increasing with games like Liberty or Death, PTO 2, and Romance of the 3 Kingdoms. (I loved strategy games). I was moving away from action games, as the NES games had started to bore me, as they were too repetitave. Towards the end of the SNES's life, I tried out Final Fantasy again. Final Fantasy VI totally engrossed me, and I started buying all the RPGs I could. I was a Squaresoft fan. Final Fantasy IV, Mario RPG, Chrono Trigger... Those were the days. When the N64 came out, I was waiting for Earthbound 64 for most of its life. Even with the loss of my beloved Final Fantasy, I got by. I started playing action games such as Mario 64, Pilotwings 64, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Shadows of the Empire, and lots of others. I found that action games had changed since I had known them, and began to give them another try. Still, the slow trickle of N64 games had turned my attention to PC games. It was here that I played the PC classics such as Wing Commander, Civilization, Alpha Centauri, Monkey Island, Master of Orion, Starcraft, Command and Conquer, and Battlezone. Nowadays, the GameCube has resumed the legacy of the SNES. I love it. And I will always be able to see that I never bought a console because of the fashion value.