Which game was most influential in your gaming

12-14-2002, 05:39 PM

Which game, arcade or console single-handedly turned you
into a hardcore video game player?

I'm not talking about the casual game you played here and there, no it has to be the one game that made you the gamer you are today.

kaotik · 12-14-2002, 05:41 PM

the game that got me playing games for hours at a time would probably be roller coaster tycoon

Nxs · 12-14-2002, 05:52 PM

Heroes of Might and Magic 2 is what turned me into a hc pc gamer.

Bucky · 12-14-2002, 06:46 PM

*cough*zork*cough*

interman · 12-14-2002, 07:14 PM

Hmm, interesting thread. My answers would probably have to be the super mario games, since they took a good portion of my childhood. Those games got me started, but I don't think I've ever been a "casual gamer", because when I get started on something / addicted to something then I'm likely to take it to the extremes. Diablo 2: LOD and Quake 3 are the games I've played the most, because of their replay value. When I was younger I never really played a lot of RPGs, and Diablo 1 was probably the game that got me really interested in them. Quake 3 is probably the game that improved my FPS skills the most, because it simply requires skill if you're going to win, but I don't know if I can say they've influenced my gaming a whole lot.

</rambling>

12-14-2002, 07:15 PM

I'm a fresh born gamer. started with Heroes of might and magic 3

Nxs · 12-14-2002, 08:27 PM

Well if we are going to count consoles, then I'd have to say Super Mario, Sonic, Alex the Kidd, and Wonderboy. Played the crap out of the Sega Master system.

molle · 12-14-2002, 11:40 PM

yeah, man i remember alex kid in miracle world..great stuff

i rented it over and over again...also mario brothers AND the damn good games goonies 1and2.
for pc my first game that got me hooked was not a specific game but a whole genre, the adventure games genre (1 word SIERRA), which i still like the most - cant wait for runaway

kaotik · 12-15-2002, 12:14 AM

well the first games i really liked were back on my old old computer, i wouldn't say i was hooked on them though but dig dug, montezuma's revenge, and karatika were pretty cool games. anyone else ever play them?
i remember alex kid, had it for my sega master system i think.

jienn · 12-15-2002, 02:06 AM

The first game that really made me a gamer is probably Wings. I guess many of you don't know what it is, but it's one of the best 3D WW1 flightsim for Amiga... The games that made me a multiplayer gamer was gravity force and super cars 2 that was for two players. Also amiga.

12-14-2002, 05:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nxs Administrator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 8,198 Hellbux: 138,050	Heroes of Might and Magic 2 is what turned me into a hc pc gamer. __________________

12-14-2002, 06:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bucky Gamershell Grandpa Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA Posts: 5,677 Hellbux: 94,908	coughzorkcough __________________ Papajoe r0ckz3rz!!

12-14-2002, 07:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
interman Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,745 Hellbux: 75,374	Hmm, interesting thread. My answers would probably have to be the super mario games, since they took a good portion of my childhood. Those games got me started, but I don't think I've ever been a "casual gamer", because when I get started on something / addicted to something then I'm likely to take it to the extremes. Diablo 2: LOD and Quake 3 are the games I've played the most, because of their replay value. When I was younger I never really played a lot of RPGs, and Diablo 1 was probably the game that got me really interested in them. Quake 3 is probably the game that improved my FPS skills the most, because it simply requires skill if you're going to win, but I don't know if I can say they've influenced my gaming a whole lot. </rambling> __________________

12-14-2002, 08:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nxs Administrator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 8,198 Hellbux: 138,050	Well if we are going to count consoles, then I'd have to say Super Mario, Sonic, Alex the Kidd, and Wonderboy. Played the crap out of the Sega Master system. __________________

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12-14-2002, 05:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Posts: n/a Hellbux: 0 [Check]	Which game, arcade or console single-handedly turned you into a hardcore video game player? I'm not talking about the casual game you played here and there, no it has to be the one game that made you the gamer you are today.

12-14-2002, 05:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
kaotik is on the 3rd circle: Gluttony Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 435 Hellbux: 7,772	the game that got me playing games for hours at a time would probably be roller coaster tycoon

12-14-2002, 07:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
Helium02 Posts: n/a Hellbux: 0 [Check]	I'm a fresh born gamer. started with Heroes of might and magic 3

12-14-2002, 11:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
molle is on the 4th circle: Avarice & Prodigality Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 655 Hellbux: 9,995	yeah, man i remember alex kid in miracle world..great stuff i rented it over and over again...also mario brothers AND the damn good games goonies 1and2. for pc my first game that got me hooked was not a specific game but a whole genre, the adventure games genre (1 word SIERRA), which i still like the most - cant wait for runaway

12-15-2002, 12:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
kaotik is on the 3rd circle: Gluttony Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 435 Hellbux: 7,772	well the first games i really liked were back on my old old computer, i wouldn't say i was hooked on them though but dig dug, montezuma's revenge, and karatika were pretty cool games. anyone else ever play them? i remember alex kid, had it for my sega master system i think.

12-15-2002, 02:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
jienn is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 100 Hellbux: 2,180	The first game that really made me a gamer is probably Wings. I guess many of you don't know what it is, but it's one of the best 3D WW1 flightsim for Amiga... The games that made me a multiplayer gamer was gravity force and super cars 2 that was for two players. Also amiga.