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Best video game from your childhood?

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  1. Asian Sensation

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    Starcraft. Zergling Rush!
     
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    Vigilante 8 second offense
     
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    Wowwwww I remember that game
     
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    Never heard of the game honestly been playing video games since regular nintendo. On top of that I watched a review where the guy said it was the best game ever according to ign and it looked hella boring.

    Im busting your ballz but I think Ocarina of time is the best game ever so thats the only reason I bring it up
     
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    The Ultima series was pretty freaking awesome. Wizardry too, if you had apple computers (may have been available for PC too, I dunno).

    Defender was a blast... hell, still is. Robotron too.

    Really though I was more a pinball guy, and still am. Love me some pinball.

    Brool Story, Co.:
    I did go to the video game championship in Houston as a kid for pumping so many quarters in Zaxxon that i had high score at the 7-11, but really I just knew the trick to beating the bosses, and it wasn't my favorite. Got there and instead of letting me play Zaxxon for the title, I had to choose between Defender and freaking pac man or somesuch. It was teh disappoints... and I was quickly eliminated as LOTS of people were great at those... much more so than me.
     
  6. FranchiseBlade

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    Wizardry

    Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    Ultima 3

    MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy

    MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients

    Sid Meir's Pirates

    The Ancient Art of War

    Those are all probably at the top. Close but second tier games were:

    Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Pools of Radiance

    Roadwar 2000
    Roadwar Europa
     
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    Perfectly timed bunt would sent it over the left field wall. Good times.

    Kevin Mitchell was a beast in that game.
     
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    ET on atari 2600
     
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    Adventures of Samus? was surprised it was a girl back then. ;)
     
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    Ew. Its SCV Rush!

    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jen46qkZVNI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    I remember when my best friend was starting SC, I Zerged Rushed him out of Bronze. Man, those people are so bad.
     
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    Yeah, I kinda figured. :)

    It's true, X-Com isn't for everyone. It's the anti-action game. The strategic depth and suspense are what made it great; the pace was glacial. Large studios don't really make games as deep as the original X-Com anymore because they're trying to appeal to the (now much wider) gaming audience, and 90% of that audience wouldn't have the patience for a game that slow-paced.

    Even though I'm a big gamer, I somehow haven't managed to play Ocarina of Time yet. I just keep getting distracted by other things, even though I own it. I really should get to that one of these days. I realize it's on almost everyone's best-of-all-time shortlist.
     
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    actraiser 2? anyone?
     
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    Which MLB game had Richie Sexson as like a secret player who hit home runs all the time?
     
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    That is the worst game ever made
     
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    Commander keen.
    Pro evolution soccer
    Super mario kart.
    Super tennis (on the snes. Not sure i got the name correct).
    Civilization series.



    Baldurs gate 2. (When i was a bit older).
     
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    That sounds like something that would have been in one of the old mlb series games on ps1.
     
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    I downloaded a Rom for this a while back. Seemes like a fun game but i got stuck at a certain point and gave up.

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