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What were your top favorite video games as a kid? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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These could be games that left a lasting impression on you, games that had stellar gameplay mechanics, characters that captivated you, games that you played tons of hours on, etc.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

FPS by age: Doom, Heretic, Hexen, Strife, Blood, Duke3D, Shadow Warrior, Quake, Tribes 2, Counter-Strike.

RTS by age: Dune 2, C&C, Tiberium Sun, Red Alert, Red Alert 2, WarCraft 2, StarCraft, Warcraft 3

Sim by age: Conway's Game of Life, SimCity, SimCity 2000, The Sims, The Sims 2

Strategy by age: Civilization, Civilization 2, Masters of Orion

RPG by age: Final Fantasy 2 (4), Chrono Trigger, Pools of Radiance, Eye of the Beholder, Ultima Online, EverQuest, Icewind Dale, Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate 2, Planescape: Torment, Fallout, Fallout 2, Neverwinter Nights, Morrowind

Adventure by age: Pitfall, Indiana Jones, Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, Full Throttle, Sam & Max, King's Quest, Space Quest, Tomb Raider, Grim Fandango

Honorable mentions: Microsurgeon, E.T., AD&D Minotaur's Labyrinth, Golden Axe, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Ecco the Dolphin, Eternal Champions, Android Pinball, Solar Winds, Detroit (not Become Human; it was a car making sim on DOS), Crusader: No Remorse

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Apparently we had the exact same childhood.