Our fondest childhood (game) memoy...

Omegainf · November 28th, 2001

So... that's the question... What's your fondest childhood memory in terms of video-games? That game which brings a smile to your face when you remember playing it when you were a child is...?

I'll stick with the good ol' NES. I used to play it on my cousin's home, he had a nes clone console called "Phantom System" (Brazilian gamers... remember this?) and the game which I played over and over (AND LOVED IT!) was "Double Dragon II - The Revenge"

The gameplay is AWESOME as is the soundtrack

Super Mario 3 comes close in 2nd place.

Badaro · November 28th, 2001

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Originally posted by Omegainf
So... that's the question... What's your fondest childhood memory in terms of video-games? That game which brings a smile to your face when you remember playing it when you were a child is...?

I'll stick with the good ol' NES. I used to play it on my cousin's home, he had a nes clone console called "Phantom System" (Brazilian gamers... remember this?) and the game which I played over and over (AND LOVED IT!) was "Double Dragon II - The Revenge" The gameplay is AWESOME as is the soundtrack
Super Mario 3 comes close in 2nd place.

Oh yes, I remember the "Phantom System"... ah, the good days.

Anyway, I've got no doubt which game to choose: Super Mario 3. I remember I got that game as a birthday present, back then I knew nothing about games, and I remember I had to choose between this game and Megaman 2.

I thought that game was sooo hard! I took me at least a month to get past the first stage, not to mention the first world! By then I loved that game so much I almost cleared it without using the Whistle. Unfortulately, my old NES clone had some problem with the power connection, it was kinda of loose, and when I was in World 7 (around 5 hours playing) my sister accidentally kicked the connection. I almost cried that day.

[]s Badaro

sights · November 28th, 2001

I'll never forget the day I played Elite on my CPC6128. It was the first 3D game I ever saw (yay !!), it had a sci-fi setting (double yay !!) and you were the pilot of a spaceship (triple yay !!). Even to this day, Elite remains my all-time favorite game, and I believe that the game's own promo' slogan "the game of a lifetime" says it all...

November 28th, 2001

Well, this isn't a childhood memory because when I was a child, video games and PCs had yet to be invented. But my favorite game from "the good old days" was and still is Ms. PacMan for the VIC-20. It was made by AtariSoft on a cartridge and except for the cartoons (they were missing) was exactally like the original. I spent hours playing it and got to where I could get to the fourth set of mazes every time. Two other, extreme, favorites from back then were LodeRunner and Miner 2049er also for the VIC-20. Ah, those were the days.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

**Prafull** · November 29th, 2001

Fondest childhood memory?
Umm , when I reached the princess in super mario bros 1 on my nes clone.Finishing the smb3 lies close second.
Neway I am still a child when it comes to gaming.

**fivefeet8** · November 29th, 2001

Getting a sega genesis and playing through Sonic 1.. Those were the days.. And I relive them every now and then through this wonderful thing called emulation..

Omegainf · November 29th, 2001

I still remember the day my father brought me "Pitfall" for the Atari2600

I was so happy! And also how I was amazed by the intro song of Ninja Gaiden II and Double Dragon 2's last boss theme (and hair!)

**Shiori** · November 29th, 2001

I once had to spend a whole month's allowance to get Rockman (Megaman). Had to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches for a whole month because of that.

But it was worth it.

FireScorpious · November 29th, 2001

smb 1 & 3 and megaman 4. Loved them all!

Arpanet · November 29th, 2001

I realize this is pretty recent, my I'm just a young 'un, so it's OK. My favorite childhood game memory has to be Goldeneye. Back in 6th/7th grade, a party wasn't a party without Goldeneye, an N64, and 4 controllers. Man, those were the days.

I was also addicted to this great Mac game called Escape Velocity... kinda like Elite, I suppose. Tons of fun.

Particleman · November 29th, 2001

My favorite childhood game memories would have to be from the orignal Double Dragan Arcade game and Super Mario Brothers for the NES. Everything from the original DD is so memorable, from Mr. T, the final boss with a machine gun, facing off against your pal for the girl, the infamous bridge jump.... ahhh good times

**kairi00** · November 29th, 2001

For me it's Zillion for the SMS.... ah.... brings back memories.....

I just remembered something... the first time I played the game through, I was near the end, when one of my younger cousin crawled toward the base of the console and pressed the "reset" button.....

sure I can laugh about it now, but boy was I pissed at that time

**Ryos** · November 29th, 2001

Off to off-topic you go. My favorite memory was when I was just about to beat Dragon Warrior (so I thought), and I invited my friend to come over to watch me beat the (#$*#$ out of him. I defeated his wizard form, and then I was in a world of pain. I immediately called my friend and said, "Uh, don't come over."

Syed Fawad · November 29th, 2001

I was always a lover of wrestling. One game I'll never Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever forget is the Wrestlemania The Arcade Game of Acclaim on Genesis.
Even today when I play it with a friend in very hard mode, IT ROCKS !

GEO · November 29th, 2001

i still remember those calm hot summer days, when me and two other friends played mario 1 for several hours day after day...all the summer vacations!!! Those were the days.....(btw, the nes clone we used to play this game enventualy blew up in flames....as we were middle way through to finishing the game by the 7th consecutive turn....) thanks god for those refreshing drinks we didn't drink

**Shadow Lady** · November 29th, 2001

Playing SMB3 has a great result whit my friends, now they can´t play games like crash or something, ahh... good old times is nostalgic :wink:

EfrainMan · December 1st, 2001

First time I played StarFox on SNES. Then when I beat it.

**Xeven** · December 1st, 2001

Playing Super Mario on the gameboy.

takwu · December 1st, 2001

video games were great when played by yourself, but it doesn't even start to compare to the times when the whole neighborhood kid population is cramped inside the single local arcade store.

Only one game brought those days to me:
Street Fighter 2.

carnage179 · December 1st, 2001

For Childhood Memory it would be when I got my first two cats. The third and fourth are great too. Also when I got my first firebelly toad and a firebelly newt, which unfortunatly died

, I got another toad, which had 30 babies with the other one, all but one had died. I then got a paddletail newt, (still alive), and a few months ago I got a thrid toad. They live along time 7-10 years.

As for game memory, I dont know. I guess when I beat my first game, Leisuse Suit Larry 7, which is not a good game for kids or teens

The main point of it is to score:wtf:

November 28th, 2001	#1 (permalink)
Omegainf Penadinho Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 2,565	Our fondest childhood (game) memoy... So... that's the question... What's your fondest childhood memory in terms of video-games? That game which brings a smile to your face when you remember playing it when you were a child is...? I'll stick with the good ol' NES. I used to play it on my cousin's home, he had a nes clone console called "Phantom System" (Brazilian gamers... remember this?) and the game which I played over and over (AND LOVED IT!) was "Double Dragon II - The Revenge" The gameplay is AWESOME as is the soundtrack Super Mario 3 comes close in 2nd place.

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Prafull Administrator, PCSX2 tester Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: India Posts: 682	Fondest childhood memory? Umm , when I reached the princess in super mario bros 1 on my nes clone.Finishing the smb3 lies close second. Neway I am still a child when it comes to gaming. __________________ E6750, Abit ip35E, XFX 8600GT 256 MB DDR3, Transcend 2GB DDR2 800 RAM

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Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	I once had to spend a whole month's allowance to get Rockman (Megaman). Had to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches for a whole month because of that. But it was worth it. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

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Arpanet Powerslave Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The eyes of the night Posts: 1,812	I realize this is pretty recent, my I'm just a young 'un, so it's OK. My favorite childhood game memory has to be Goldeneye. Back in 6th/7th grade, a party wasn't a party without Goldeneye, an N64, and 4 controllers. Man, those were the days. I was also addicted to this great Mac game called Escape Velocity... kinda like Elite, I suppose. Tons of fun. __________________ -----------------------------------THE\|ALCHEMIST----------------------------------- P4 2.4C @ 3 GHz \| 512 MB Corsair XMS PC3200 DDR400 Dual Channel 2-2-4-5 Asus P4P800 BIOS 1010 \| WD800JB SE Caviar \| RADEON 9700 Pro 128 MB DDR a.k.a. Asfaloth. Batards unite!

November 28th, 2001	#3 (permalink)
sights space trader Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Cobra MKIII Posts: 1,798	I'll never forget the day I played Elite on my CPC6128. It was the first 3D game I ever saw (yay !!), it had a sci-fi setting (double yay !!) and you were the pilot of a spaceship (triple yay !!). Even to this day, Elite remains my all-time favorite game, and I believe that the game's own promo' slogan "the game of a lifetime" says it all...

November 28th, 2001	#4 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	Well, this isn't a childhood memory because when I was a child, video games and PCs had yet to be invented. But my favorite game from "the good old days" was and still is Ms. PacMan for the VIC-20. It was made by AtariSoft on a cartridge and except for the cartoons (they were missing) was exactally like the original. I spent hours playing it and got to where I could get to the fourth set of mazes every time. Two other, extreme, favorites from back then were LodeRunner and Miner 2049er also for the VIC-20. Ah, those were the days. sincerely, sx/amiga

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Omegainf Penadinho Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 2,565	I still remember the day my father brought me "Pitfall" for the Atari2600 I was so happy! And also how I was amazed by the intro song of Ninja Gaiden II and Double Dragon 2's last boss theme (and hair!)

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FireScorpious Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Here Posts: 40	smb 1 & 3 and megaman 4. Loved them all!

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Particleman Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 462	My favorite childhood game memories would have to be from the orignal Double Dragan Arcade game and Super Mario Brothers for the NES. Everything from the original DD is so memorable, from Mr. T, the final boss with a machine gun, facing off against your pal for the girl, the infamous bridge jump.... ahhh good times

November 29th, 2001	#12 (permalink)
kairi00 Puchiko-nyu! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 49° 11' N 123° 10' W Posts: 2,854	For me it's Zillion for the SMS.... ah.... brings back memories..... I just remembered something... the first time I played the game through, I was near the end, when one of my younger cousin crawled toward the base of the console and pressed the "reset" button..... sure I can laugh about it now, but boy was I pissed at that time __________________ "Not every ejaculation deserves a name." --- George Carlin

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Ryos Revenger of Vengeance Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,250	Off to off-topic you go. My favorite memory was when I was just about to beat Dragon Warrior (so I thought), and I invited my friend to come over to watch me beat the (#$*#$ out of him. I defeated his wizard form, and then I was in a world of pain. I immediately called my friend and said, "Uh, don't come over." __________________ Sanity is overrated.

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Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,261	I was always a lover of wrestling. One game I'll never Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever forget is the Wrestlemania The Arcade Game of Acclaim on Genesis. Even today when I play it with a friend in very hard mode, IT ROCKS ! __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

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GEO Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: WWW/PT/Viseu/Viriato Posts: 313	i still remember those calm hot summer days, when me and two other friends played mario 1 for several hours day after day...all the summer vacations!!! Those were the days.....(btw, the nes clone we used to play this game enventualy blew up in flames....as we were middle way through to finishing the game by the 7th consecutive turn....) thanks god for those refreshing drinks we didn't drink __________________ [sig=110]

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Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 4,913	Playing SMB3 has a great result whit my friends, now they can´t play games like crash or something, ahh... good old times is nostalgic :wink: __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.5GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 2GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP3 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

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EfrainMan Scourge of the Seven Seas Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,355	First time I played StarFox on SNES. Then when I beat it. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550, 4GB DDR2, ATi Radeon HD 4870 X2, Asus Xonar D2X, MSI P35-Neo2, Vista HP x64. Just an ol' Batard.

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Xeven A BIG BAD BATARD™ Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,517	Playing Super Mario on the gameboy. __________________

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takwu previous extinction Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,855	video games were great when played by yourself, but it doesn't even start to compare to the times when the whole neighborhood kid population is cramped inside the single local arcade store. Only one game brought those days to me: Street Fighter 2. __________________ Latest toy: Sharp LCD TV Monitor LL-M17W1U

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carnage179 #$@^! Join Date: May 2001 Location: sitting in the most comfortible chair ever! Posts: 2,197	For Childhood Memory it would be when I got my first two cats. The third and fourth are great too. Also when I got my first firebelly toad and a firebelly newt, which unfortunatly died, I got another toad, which had 30 babies with the other one, all but one had died. I then got a paddletail newt, (still alive), and a few months ago I got a thrid toad. They live along time 7-10 years. As for game memory, I dont know. I guess when I beat my first game, Leisuse Suit Larry 7, which is not a good game for kids or teens The main point of it is to score:wtf: __________________ One old cactus. Last edited by carnage179; December 1st, 2001 at 03:39.

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