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What game holds a special place in your heart? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by limeaide@lemmy.ml to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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We all have that one game that holds a special place in our hearts. What game is it for you?

For me, it's Metal Slug. Growing up, every Monday, my parents would drag me to the laundromat after work. As a kid, it was a pretty boring, but I had my toys, origami books, and coloring books to keep me entertained. However, my favorite thing to do was playing the Metal Slug arcade machine with my dad.

My dad was great at the game, and he taught me how to play. Though I improved, I could never keep up. When I'd inevitably die, he'd let me take over his side to let me have a bit more playtime. My favorite part was when he'd share stories from when he lived in another country and would go to the local arcade.

Those moments are cherished memories, and even today, whenever I visit an arcade, Metal Slug is the first game I play, despite still being terrible at it haha

Honorable mention goes to Mario 64, another game that holds a special place in my heart. I got an N64 from a garage sale, and playing Mario 64 while at home, with my mom's "chore" music in the background ignited my love for gaming

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[–] CCF_100@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Let's see... Mario Kart Wii, Pilotwings Resort, the Forza Horizon series, and New Super Mario Bros.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

The Spyro Trilogy. All 3 games are brilliant and technological standouts for the era and has held up very well over the years.

But if we are going weird. Harry Potter 1 + 2 for GBC or PlayStation. They aren't good games, they are watered down clones of Pokemon and 3d Zelda respectively. But the theming and genera is such a perfect fit that I love them to this day. Plus the Jeremy Soule soundtrack is fantastic.

[–] Khtkiller@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Close Combat: A Bridge to Far. It's a real time strategy game with a larger regional map where you control simple supply lines and troop movement between battlefields. My two brothers and I would sit and watch each other play for hours because we just had the one computer back in the late 90's/early 2000's. We made a stupid rule that you had to be present to get your turn so we would often wait nearby for several hours for our chance at glory/survival.

[–] calypsopub@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Zork

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Ocarina Time and Kingdom Hearts 2 were really big games that affected me

[–] gaw@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 years ago

Some Sega Genesis games when i was a kid, Streets of Rage, Sailormoon, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 which i have never finished IDK maybe its the game that's a bit too hard or maybe I'm just too dumb.

Fast Forward to 2009, i played a game called The Mana World. It's my first and only experience with online game. I made some good friends on and from the game, i think the overall community is very nice and helpful. I got hooked leveling up and reached to level 93 in few months. Unfortunately i have to cut the game because i need to focus on my study. Still its my greatest memories with gaming!

[–] compact_ravioli@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

The Night of the Rabbit by Daedalic was the only video game that made me cry. I never felt like that because of a game ever since.

[–] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Tank 1990.

I think it's a bootleg version of a Japanese game and came on a 200 games-in-one NES cartridge. I have good memories with my father before our relationship went to shit.

[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Disco Elysium. It's like a rich, dense cake frosted with depravity and layered with melancholy and hope. The VO work combined with the delectable dialogue really can't be beat. You'll know within the first minute if it has you.

[–] ThisThingCalledLife@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Persona 4 Golden!!!

[–] vivadanang@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

Mech Warrior on PC. The first one. Recruit wingmen, salvage mechs, negotiate with those cheap kurita bastards, regain your family's honor.

16 colors of line-rendered mecha in glorious 386 powered 3d.

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