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Post by kungfukid on Oct 19, 2013 20:36:21 GMT
Do any of you have that one game in your collection that means a little bit more to you than the others? It may not be the best game, it may not hav the best graphics, or the best sound, but there's a story behind it? Something that means it's important to you...
To start off, for me it's Alien 3. Christmas 1993 (my 13th birthday) and I knew I was getting it for a month before the big day, and couldn't wait to get my hands on it. My brother and I played it all morning before my gran (on father's side) came round.
On boxing day we headed to Aberdeen for a week to stay with my grandparents (on mother's side), and my uncle who still stayed with them at that point always let us set up out Master System on his tv, and we spent a great time between us guiding Ripley to save the various inmates.
The game reminds me of that last Christmas holiday that I spent with all of my grandparents (that I knew - my Grandad on my father's side died 5 years before I was born). My gran on my father's side died the following July, followed by my grandfather in 2002 and my other gran in 2006. I often feel that the Christmas holidays that year were the last days of my childhood, and the memory of that game and the time and locations it was set in will always make it special to me.
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Post by soera on Oct 19, 2013 20:56:09 GMT
If its specifically Master system, it would probably be Phantasy star. Best 8 bit RPG ever and definitely can play it multiple times. If its any system, I would most likely pick Ys books I&II for the Turbo Duo. I have such awesome memories of playing this game when I was younger. And the audio, omg. It was soo cool that I had a friend take all the tracks off the disk and make me a cassette with them and I would play them over and over in my car. I can still say the opening monologue word for word decades later.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2013 23:05:45 GMT
Amazing thread idea kungfukid, thanks for that It´s a moving story. I have similar feelings when I think of R.C. Grand Prix. It´s a 4 player game, and I played it in the early 90´s with my grandfather and 2 of my 3 uncles. And we played it every day, as often as we could. I think I was 6, and I had the red car all the time. My grandfather had the blue one, my youngest uncle (who was 15 maybe) had the green car. My other uncle had the pink car. He is living a few kilometres away from Berlin now, but sometimes he comes back to Berlin and then we play the game again. We even played it last week again for a few times My grandfather died in 1999 on cancer. I will never forget these days as we played it in 4 player mode. It was between 1992 and 1994. Everytime I made the same mistake and bought the Ultra Motor at first instead of Tires or a Suspension, and then I wasn´t able to reach the last race I also remember to our home. Today I live in another part of the city, but I don´t need much time to drive to my old house. Then I walk over the yard, look at the house and the one big tree, who is still there since I can remember of. And then I think of Sonic, Alex Kidd, The Ninja, Rampage and R.C. Grand Prix again. And when I play these games, my memories the early 90´s are back. How should it be to live that one, maybe best part of life, again? We will never know. But I love and miss these times.
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Post by Batman666 on Oct 20, 2013 1:25:57 GMT
Kenseiden, the first game I ever got/had. I think it's easier to just link to my introduction post for the story behind the game and the personal importance. shinobiman.proboards.com/thread/8028/hello-long-introductionBut if we take away personal historical importance, or if I can pick a second game as well, then Enduro Racer. Described it as prozac in my introduction post and it's still such a feel good hit. The mix of nostalgia, the easiness (relaxing in a tranquil way where you know you're going to beat the game) and the uplifting ending just makes this perfect. It brings back childhood memories with it's music, colors and gameplay. While giving you a relaxing 7-10 minute gameplay and basically an e-hug with the feel good ending. Hard to explain but it just overloads me with good feelings playing it and it's not uncommon that I shed a (manly) tear just smiling at my TV when it's over. Edit: Forgot to mention that I love reading personal stories about people and their connections to video games (especially the Master System ). Enjoyed all 3 of your stories and looking forward to more hopefully.
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Post by Transatlantic Foe on Oct 20, 2013 10:09:43 GMT
Power Strike
I loved arcade shooters as a kid and got excited about this game when I saw a screenshot in one of the Sega catalogs you used to get with most games - sad that a tiny little spaceship could provoke so much joy! Spent ages tracking it down, eventually convincing my parents to take me to Toys R Us (back in the day this place was notorious for having practically every game released). However it's not nostalgia that holds it at the top of my favourite games ever list - it looks and sounds great, plus it plays differently depending on which weapons you pick up. After 20 years I'm still not bored of it. If I could only play one game for the rest of eternity it would be this one, hands down.
I'd also add a mention to Assault City. I looked everywhere but could never find a copy of the light phaser version in the shops. I'd pretty much given up hope until about 8 years ago I found one on ebay. The best part of 10 years worth of childish excitement was unleashed when that arrived in the post!
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Post by korax on Oct 20, 2013 11:05:43 GMT
There are quite a few games on the Master System which I hold very dear - that's also the reason why this system is my favorite; I've simply had my best gaming experiences on this machine. However, back then it was actually my brother who got the Sega Master System for Christmas (he's 5 years older than I am) and at that time, I did not even know what it was. I remember he booted it up though, and started playing World Grand Prix, and I guess that was the beginning of it all We'd usually play 2 player or take turns playing, but ultimately it was "his" console. We've had so many consoles and systems during our childhood, before we moved on to the PC: Atari, Commodore 64, Amiga, Sega master system etc. Whenever my brother would upgrade to a more capable machine, I'd always get the prior one (as in when he got an Amiga, I got the Sega Master System). I didn't mind getting the old stuff, I was thrilled at having a console of my own! And my brother has always been fair when I wanted to play the Amiga, he never hogged the machine. Therefore I have many fond memories of us playing together, especially in the weekends. This beats online gaming for me any day. Oops, got a bit sidetracked there, ANYWAY. I got the Sega Master System, and by the time I got it, my brother had already accumulated quite a few games. After a while I got my own games for the system, one of these being probably the first really groundbreaking, maybe even best gaming experience I've had in my life: Wonderboy 3: The Dragons Trap. (PS. I'm revealing some not too detailed, but pretty significant plot developments of the game in the next passage, so for those of you who haven't played this game and plan to - SPOILER ALERT ) To me this game had all that a young boy at my age could wish for back then. I remember it being an emotional rollercoaster, adventuring through desert, ocean, jungle, underground, whatnot, while battling dragons, changing into a different being with new abilities every time, trying to regain your own body eventually. AT last! The final castle stands beneath a dark, starry sky, music highlighting that "this is it". The gameplay was excellent and the music was fantastic. First time I beat it I was ecstatic, and the ending really got to me - I believe it was also the first game that I ever cried to. Tears of joy, especially when he goes back into his house in the end, closes the door, and a shooting star just passes over it. ( SPOILER ALERT END) It was a wonderful experience, and I still find great joy replaying this classic. Another beautiful side of Wonderboy 3 (as with many games from that age) is that it that made perfect sense on its own. Back then I didn't understand that much english, but I was perfectly aware of what was going on all the time. Nowadays you often have to read a lot of dialogue or pay close attention to a game's storyline, to make sense of some of the complex plots and schemes that make out many modern games. This of course adds great depth and detail to a game, and can be very intriguing, but can also backfire and end up being more of a chore. I cherish the simplicity and heart in games like Wonderboy 3, and I'm amazed that a seemingly minimalistic game (judging by todays standards of course), still can trigger similar emotions or experiences in a young kid of today, comparable to my own, 20 years ago.
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Post by edwithmj on Oct 20, 2013 18:08:46 GMT
For me it would probably be either Sonic 1, Sonic 2, Golvellius or Wonder Boy III.
I'll say Golvellius. When I originally had an SMS in the early '90s (before I got another one in 2001) Golvellius was a game we rented and although we never completed it, the gameplay, the music and the mystery and wonder of the game really affected me in a positive way. Playing the game always reminds me of being seven years old and I remember I was reminded of the character Randar (who gives you health for some gold) when I first heard the caretaker's name at the new school I started at the time (he was called Mr. Randall).
It was such a joy to get the game again in 2001 and play it till completion; we worked it out together and completed it.
As we're talking about emotional moments, the ending music in Sonic 2 (which is ALWAYS the sad music whether you rescue Tails or not unlike the Game Gear version which has a happy music for the good ending as well as the sad music) always reminds me of my childhood and the emotion I felt when we completed it properly for the first time.
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Post by ian on Oct 20, 2013 20:17:08 GMT
The obvious answer for me would be my favourite game, Sonic 1. I have so many good memories of it and I'll never get bored of it. While we're talking about childhood memories, the main one that sticks out in my head was when we (my older and younger brother) got a Nintendo 64 for Xmas. We were taken to Dixons to pick out a new console and we were only expecting to be allowed to get a Playstation or Sega Saturn. The N64 had only just come out and we thought it would be out of our price range. But to our surprise, our parents let us get a nice bundle of console, 2 controllers, memory card, Super Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64. We couldn't wait till Xmas to play it so when my mum would work evenings, our dad would get it out and let us play. We would take it in turns to play and all just sit and watch in awe. Good times
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Post by flatapex on Oct 20, 2013 20:37:27 GMT
mine is probably erm......my whole collection
I didnt have a master system originally and got one less than 6 months ago, I have made sure that everything in my collection cost less than £10 including any shipping, most i have paid is £7-odd including shipping. If its not one of the best games on the system I sell it, and it has to be considered a classic game and something I enjoy too.
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Post by ShadowAngel on Oct 20, 2013 21:08:17 GMT
Alex Kidd in Miracle World because it was built into the console and my brother got the Master System for Christmas with that and Ghostbusters and some other game, while i until that point never was interested into video games (well...i was 5 and was more into Lego ) When my father and brother set up the system i was curious and got hooked very quickly on it. It was the beginning of my interest in video games and i'll never forgive Sega for killing Alex in 1990 the year i discovered Miracle World, the year, they released the last Alex Kidd game and completely lost interest in the character. And it's just great that up there is a Alex Kidd in Miracle World Screenshot in the title bar while i'm typing this
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Post by lambrettadave on Oct 20, 2013 23:57:55 GMT
My first few games I started to enjoy as a Kid was sabrewolf, termoil, wheelie, schooldaze were just some of the classics I started to enjoy on our specy I got £2 of me mum so spent it on Chequred flag which turned out to be alright, always remember my favorite track as Paul Richards. Me dad, our kid we all use to love challenging each other.
as for sms the first game I settled into was Populous I loved that game got really far into it. Me mum brought home two Asterix games for me from wilkos they were cheap, but I had a problem I had sold me sms so went to my cousins house and lent his which I had for 3 weeks before I found a sms converter on a bootsale.
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Post by strydg on Oct 21, 2013 19:53:49 GMT
So many great memories but Battle Outrun & Wonder Boy being our first games has to be that. Just like Crash Bandicoot for PSX or DooM for PC.
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Post by englishinvader on Oct 28, 2013 17:18:02 GMT
For me, it's my copy of Ghostbusters. All through my childhood I longed to play this game because I loved the films and the cartoons, but it wasn't possible because I never had a computer/console that had the game in its library.
About nine years ago, I found a copy of the SMS version in a local Cash Converters and bought it even though I didn't have an SMS at the time. About five years later, I discovered the vast amount of retro goodies that were available online and I finally got to play the thing.
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Post by TWRMotorSport on Jan 21, 2014 20:37:20 GMT
It's all about Alex Kidd in miracle world. The game that was built into the SMS2 console my uncle gave to me when he left for the US of A! Many, many wasted hours on this game! Come to think of it. I've spent some hours worse so not too wasted!
PUNCH BIRDS!
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Post by michaelaskew on Jan 21, 2014 22:04:59 GMT
Sonic2 and wonderboy 3 for SMS can okay them any time any mood lol or ff vii for psx got sucked into that big time when I was a teen
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