10-28-2018, 09:33 PM
Everyone has those games they played as a kid that makes them look back and say: "that is my childhood."
I'd like to take a walk down nostalgia boulevard with you all, starting with the three games that I most associate with my childhood.
1: Super Mario Bros. 3
Remembering back as far as I can, I believe the first video game I ever played was SMB3. Despite the NES being far out of date during my childhood, it was one of the two systems we had, the other being a Sega Genesis. To get back on point, I spent hours upon hours playing SMB3. From Desert Hills to Big Island to Pipe Maze, I'd spend my days after school honing my skill so that one day I'd be able to save the princess without the aid of the warp whistle. The day I finally trashed the mighty Koopa King's tank brigades, navies, and air forces, and stormed his keep was a great day indeed. The brothers had marshalled around me for support. With nought but the did of a mushroom I trounced the mighty Bowser and saved the Mushroom Kingdom.
That is why Super Mario Bros. 3 is my childhood.
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2: Super Smash Bros.
Funny story. We got the N64 before the SNES. The first games we got for the system were Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Starfox 64, and Super Smash Bros. My favourite thing to do in smash was to play as Mario and fight a bunch of computers on whatever stage I saw fit, the chaos of items and all. I also enjoyed classic mode, enduring the challenges on the road to master hand. Some of the most memorable moments were the fight against Metal Mario, the Fighting Polygon Team, and Master Hand himself. The first time I saw Master Hand, he scared me. His power was vast and as a dumb kid, my abilities were not of the stock to defeat him, even on easy mode. His foreboding strength and my multiple defeats at his... er... hand, made my triumph all the sweeter.
And that's why Super Smash Bros. is my childhood.
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3: Warcraft II Tides of Darkness / Beyond the Dark Portal.
My brother was always a Starcraft person. I, however, was all about Warcraft II. The intro, despite its not ageing well, still makes me all excited. The battles fought across Azeroth and Lordaeron, the skirmishes at sea, the clashes of mighty beasts in the air... I still adore it all. The sacking of Tol Barad, The runestones of Caer Darrow, and the sizing of the Stratholme oil fields in the Orc campaign. The defence of Hillsbrad, the razing of Grim Batol, and the assault upon the Dark Portal in the Human campaign. The story and strategy of Warcraft II gave me hours of joy and frustration as I played the campaigns over and over again.
And that's why Warcraft II is my childhood.
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What games made your childhood?
I'd like to take a walk down nostalgia boulevard with you all, starting with the three games that I most associate with my childhood.
1: Super Mario Bros. 3
Remembering back as far as I can, I believe the first video game I ever played was SMB3. Despite the NES being far out of date during my childhood, it was one of the two systems we had, the other being a Sega Genesis. To get back on point, I spent hours upon hours playing SMB3. From Desert Hills to Big Island to Pipe Maze, I'd spend my days after school honing my skill so that one day I'd be able to save the princess without the aid of the warp whistle. The day I finally trashed the mighty Koopa King's tank brigades, navies, and air forces, and stormed his keep was a great day indeed. The brothers had marshalled around me for support. With nought but the did of a mushroom I trounced the mighty Bowser and saved the Mushroom Kingdom.
That is why Super Mario Bros. 3 is my childhood.
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2: Super Smash Bros.
Funny story. We got the N64 before the SNES. The first games we got for the system were Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Starfox 64, and Super Smash Bros. My favourite thing to do in smash was to play as Mario and fight a bunch of computers on whatever stage I saw fit, the chaos of items and all. I also enjoyed classic mode, enduring the challenges on the road to master hand. Some of the most memorable moments were the fight against Metal Mario, the Fighting Polygon Team, and Master Hand himself. The first time I saw Master Hand, he scared me. His power was vast and as a dumb kid, my abilities were not of the stock to defeat him, even on easy mode. His foreboding strength and my multiple defeats at his... er... hand, made my triumph all the sweeter.
And that's why Super Smash Bros. is my childhood.
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3: Warcraft II Tides of Darkness / Beyond the Dark Portal.
My brother was always a Starcraft person. I, however, was all about Warcraft II. The intro, despite its not ageing well, still makes me all excited. The battles fought across Azeroth and Lordaeron, the skirmishes at sea, the clashes of mighty beasts in the air... I still adore it all. The sacking of Tol Barad, The runestones of Caer Darrow, and the sizing of the Stratholme oil fields in the Orc campaign. The defence of Hillsbrad, the razing of Grim Batol, and the assault upon the Dark Portal in the Human campaign. The story and strategy of Warcraft II gave me hours of joy and frustration as I played the campaigns over and over again.
And that's why Warcraft II is my childhood.
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What games made your childhood?