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>> No.1312050

Castlevania

>> No.1312052

I got nothing

>> No.1312053

I liked every game as a kid regardless of quality because videogames.

>> No.1312054

Dragon Quest, I didn't like the fact that you didn't see your characters in battles.

>> No.1312056

I didn't like the original Baldur's Gate much when it first came out. I expected more Fallout like choices and the path finding was simply terrible. I think its a very good game now, though. I like all the areas they have that you can just explore for no reason. I only really got into it after beating the second game in the series.

>> No.1312057

Puyo Puyo. It wasn't fast enough and making chains never really clicked in my mind at the time.

>> No.1312059
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The Original Final Fantasy.
All day, Erry day.

Alot of people argue that it sucked ass, but after watching Duane and Brando's rap video on it, My best friend and I made a vow to beat the bitch.
We beat it on a psp we "borrowed" from his cousin, and I loved it so much that I grabbed up an NES and a copy of it ( Don't worry, My collection is growing and I play alot more than just ff.) Just to play the bitch again.

Now I have an appreciation for all old RPGs like Dragonwarrior, and the like.

>> No.1312060

>>1312054

This, for more or less the same reason. I picked up one of the GBC Dragon Quests a year or so ago and loved it.

>> No.1312064

Resident Evil, I hate tank walking but I've become more tolerant to it over time

>> No.1312079

>>1312047
Every Final Fantasy game.
Honestly, when I first saw a friend play FF VI, I just thought "my god, this looks so boring. You just walk around on a big map and almost stand still while fighting the monsters". Fortunately, I grew up and decided to give it a shot myself one day, and I ended up enjoying the CRAP out of it.
Learned a lesson that day: Never bash stuff without giving it a try first. You might end up actually liking it

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Easy Peasy

>> No.1312148

The dragon quest games. I never understood the appeal, but after getting a DS and playing the remakes, I understand. It's one of my favorite franchises now

>> No.1312158

>>1312047
Majoras mask definitively.

>> No.1312162

Super Metroid

>> No.1312169

>>1312158
This.
Couldn't think of a different one.

>> No.1312170

>>1312138
I got this game from my girlfriend as a girl, and yet I don't have an original Nintendo.

>> No.1312172

Actraiser

Because when I first played it, I was 6 and couldn't into city building.

>> No.1312178

>>1312170
It's a good game for lesbians.

>> No.1312179

>>1312170
*gift

>> No.1312190

Starwing for the SNES (starfox in the US)

>> No.1312208

None. I hate a lot of games that I used to love though.

>> No.1312247

>>1312047
Tomb Raider
Crash Bandicoot

and some of the other early 3d platformers on not-nintendo systems.

>> No.1312249

The Reboot game for PS1

I simply was too young when I bought it to appreciate it, it literally was too complex and hard so I lost interest. A few years later I tried it again and instantly loved it, though that level with the floating islands is just fucking annoying the normal, so at that I cheating by activating the flying of Bob's hoverbord...
But in fact it really has a good amount of difficulty

>> No.1312262

Mario RPG

6 year old self didn't understand what an RPG was and just bought because Mario.

>> No.1312265

F-Zero

>> No.1312270

>>1312262
This, it was the first RPG I ever owned and I was stuck on croco for an year

>> No.1312273

Madden 94 for the genesis. I had no clue what the fuck I was doing when I played my dad's football games, but when he got NFL 2k1 for my dreamcast he finally taught me the rules of football. We never played another video game more than 2k1.
But Madden 94 was a really good football game considering the hardwar limitations, but the picture in picture reciever thing was confusing, and I couldn't wrap my head around how to do a running game.

When I look back at it now, i'm just impressed athow they chose to relay the information to you for the passing game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g0IcDF172Q

>> No.1312286

Settlers 2
Command & Conquer

The former I just simply didn't like, but the latter I hated without any good reason. I refused to even try it, until one day I just woke up without the hate and tried it.
And loved every moment of it.

>> No.1312291

Starfox for the SNES, I thought that game was so damn difficult and uninteresting as a kid.

>> No.1312323

Fallout. It was too much micromanagement and not enough explanation. I didn't have a manual, which made learning the ropes really tough for me as a kid without a lifetime of experience figuring games out.

I finally went back and snagged it in December when it was free on GOG, and the difference is like night and day. I know what to look for; I can figure out how to make things happen when I want them to happen. Playing HellMOO for years didn't hurt either. I'm enjoying it quite a lot now.

>> No.1312328

>>1312323
And I really loved Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy. I guess Fallout was still a bit too complicated for me.

>> No.1312332

MediEvil.

Something about the demo disc version was scary as shit. Years later I played it, and it really is a fun game. I think it was the walking hands...

>> No.1312359

>>1312332
I like crushing the hands with the mallet/hammer weapon. Free gold too!

>> No.1312363

>>1312047
The GnG series.

>> No.1312510

>>1312047
all fps games

>> No.1312517

Comix Zone.

>> No.1312519

Zelda 2.

Absolutely hated as a kid, now it's my favorite Zelda.

>> No.1312521

Super Mario Bros 2
Metroid
Mega Man
Donkey Kong Country (the graphics really creeped me out as a kid)

>> No.1312575

>>1312050
This for the non-Metroidvania games. I didn't like the difficulty of the games back when I was 8 years old. I played SotN and the rest of the Metroidvania ones and loved the hell out of them, but eventually I went back and played Super Castlevania IV since it's the easiest of the older games. Now I've played most of them and I'm getting a PC Engine CD so i can play Rondo of Blood on the original system. Thank God that the PCECD can play burnt discs. Those prices are stupidly high.

>> No.1312605

Project: Firestart.

As I kid it just terrified the fuck out of me. I still think the gameplay is slow and lame but I respect it for being one of the first games that were serious about trying to present a cinematic experience.

>> No.1312710

X-Com UFO defense.

>> No.1312825

>>1312047
Xenosaga I.

>> No.1312928

I can honestly only think of games I used to like but think are awful now.

>> No.1312980

>Kid
>Not liking a videogame that wasn't shit

>Adult gamer
>Not disliking most of the awful games that captivated him as a child

My answer is megaman NES, but the only reason I didn't like them is I didn't actually play a megaman game until I was 21.

>> No.1312990

>Zelda 2
I was 2 when it came out. 4 the first time I played it. Too hard. Played it a few months ago? It was amazing. Hard, but rewarding.

>SOTN
Hated it diverged from standard Castlevania. Nowadays, I feel like it's a perfect combo of everything I loved about Metroid and CV.

>Silent Hill 2
I thought it was inferior to SH1, when it came out. Now I think it's a goddamn masterpiece.

>> No.1313030

>>1312990
>a perfect combo of everything I loved about Metroid and CV.
The only thing it has from CV are the grafix.

>> No.1313037

All turn based rpgs

>> No.1313039

Final Fantasy II (IV) - sucked at it, traded it with a friend for NHL 97 and Desert Strike

Earthbound - rented it when it came out, got to Twoson, got bored and returned it

>> No.1313113

>>1313037
How did you learn to appreciate them? I'm trying to get into a few and they all bore me to tears.

>> No.1313121
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>>1312047
Never in a million years did I think I would learn to love the ghouls and ghosts series. Shit was literally impossible as a child.

>> No.1313317
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>>1312047
I thought it was good, but I didn't realize how good.

>> No.1313325
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I really like games like Dragon Quest III, Final Fantasy V or the original Final Fantasy way more than I used to and really have learned to appreciate games like Wizardry where you simply make a group of 4 to 6 people and simply go explore some XBOX HUGE dungeon.

I don't know why but I have developed a "less is more" mindset regarding RPGs lately... I really prefer playable characters characters simply being nothing but job-classes you give names to nowadays and really wish modern RPGs went back to simple premise of small group of adventurers with simple weapons and simple magic exploring the world with no overly complicated story-lines or ridiculous character development getting in the way of exploration/gameplay.

>> No.1313327

Quake.
Well, it performed like shit and it I initially didn't use mouse/keyboard, so it's only when I came back that I got to see Quake for what it is.

It's far more common that it goes the other way around though, playing games I liked or at least thought were okay and tend to find they're shit.

>> No.1313330

>>1312575
The PSP remake is superior and also carries the perfectly emulated original version (AND a definitive version if SotN).

>> No.1313334

>>1312990
SotN is a shitty approximation of Super Metroid that entirely misses the point, with the Castlevania name slapped onto it for no reason.

>> No.1313336
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Final Fantasy VIII.

>> No.1313345

>>1313334
That's how I feel about it. It's like they took Super Metroid's ideas, the non-linearity, the abilities that you gradually acquire, and stuck them in the game without understanding how they are meant to come together. In Super Metroid you gain abilities so you can gradually tackle more complex rooms. In SotN the complexity of the level design is roughly the same throughout and the abilities are just glorified keys that allow you to simply skip obstacles instead of introducing a new challenge.

>> No.1313346

>>1313336
Same. I hated it as a kid, and up until recently. I don't love it, I'm not even sure I like it, but I did play through the entire thing. There are so many things about it I find ridiculous, but I think that's kind of appealing in a weird way. They wanted to do something totally different with VIII, and they sure as hell did.

>> No.1313348

None. My standards are much stricter now. That's a normal part of growing up. Children like any shitty game because they don't know any better.

>> No.1313350

Pretty much any arcade game.

I used to be really impatient and hated any game that was difficult.

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>>1312047

Shmups. A friend of mine had a bunch of them (Tiger Heli, Gradius, Life Force, Section Z, Gun.Smoke) on the NES, but I thought they were kind of shallow and boring compared to my favorite games like Zelda and Metroid, which gave you worlds to explore. I got into the genre because of the later bullet hell stuff, and have since gone back to play a lot of these earlier games, and now I love them.

>> No.1313605

Well, the only thing that immediately comes to mind is the first Final Fantasy. Back when my mom first got it, I was more or less thinking to myself, "What's this? This isn't Super Mario 2! Boo!" Sometime after watching my mom play it, and reading a bit of the strategy guide, I was hooked. So yeah, I became appreciative VERY quickly.

I've never beaten the original, though, only the re-releases for the Gameboy Advance and the Playstation.

>> No.1313610

>>1313348
No, that just means you were a dumb child.

>> No.1313627

>>1313598
>Shmups, I thought they were kind of shallow and boring compared to my favorite games like Zelda and Metroid

I felt the same way, with the exception being Gunsmoke. Didn't start to appreciate the genre until I played Gradius V. Now all I play are shmups.

>> No.1313663

Ninja Gaiden


I played the first few stages and thought wow it's nothing. Years later I learn that the last stages is where it's partytime

>> No.1313704

>>1312053
This is almost how I was. There were still games I didn't like, but they were either unplayable or still bad today. Though it was rare for me not to enjoy any type of video game, from text adventures to twitch reflex arena shooters.

>> No.1313709

>>1313330
I have the PSP version, and I prefer playing the PSX version of SotN, not to mention I really prefer playing on consoles over handhelds in general.

>> No.1313717

>>1312825
>PS2 game
>as a kid
>PS2 isn't even retro

You fail on all accounts. There's no way you're over 18.

>> No.1313734

>>1313717
The game came out in 2003. Anyone who was 8 or 9 at the time would be over 18.

>> No.1313997

>>1312047
Fallout, not quite a true example though. As a kid I was extremely disappointed by it at first because I asked my dad to buy it (mistaking it for an actual PSX racing game called "Burnout", no not -that- Burnout) and the whole time he played it in front of me I was like "when do you get to ride the cars?" Cue "t-thanks dad" response when there indeed were no drivable cars in Fallout.

And dad liked Fallout enough to buy the sequel too and it finally had a car and it was almost like a dream come true, even though there was no racing. In fact, FO2 became my favorite game of all time... for some time. Still in my top 10 though. Not because of the car.

>> No.1314006

>>1313709
>not to mention I really prefer playing on consoles over handhelds in general.
Why in the world of fuck? You can connect the PSP to a TV, and it will still look better than a real PCE or even PSX.

>> No.1314021

I rented Windwaker from Blockbuster when I was 10 and got stuck on the part that involved stealth. Nowadays I have a really deep appreciation for the Zelda series and recently bought the gold Zelda 3ds.

>> No.1314652

Majora's Mask
>Why is there a timer, I keep running out of time
>Why am I a deku? This is dumb
>What happened to Epona
>When do I get the Master Sword
>This game is dumb it isn't even Hyrule

>> No.1314659

Resident Evil 2. I always preferred RE1. The whole deck of cards key set thing used to annoy the fuck out of me, I still do prefer RE1, but now I appreciate that RE2 improved upon everything.

>> No.1314671

Alien Trilogy
C&C Tiberian Sun

>> No.1314682

>>1313717
Oh, I bet your answer to OP is pong, right?

>> No.1314689

>>1312047
metroid 1

>> No.1314692

>>1313717
You do realize that kids who were 6 years old when the PS2 launched would be at least 19 now right?

>> No.1314701

>>1314692
I was 6 when the PS2 launched. Can confirm, am 19.

>> No.1314705

>>1312047
not really from when I was a kid, but when I first became a linuxfag, I hated nethack and other procedural roguelikes. I now respect them.

>> No.1314714

Sim City. I used to be terrible at tycoon-type games as a kid.

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>>1314692
>>1314701

Shit like this makes me realise the passage of time. 22 here...I remember the hype of the PS2 launch. Hard to believe it was so long ago...unbelievable.

>> No.1314725

>>1314720
Bitch please it's all about Project Dolphin

>> No.1314734

>>1314725
oh yes, I agree.
Back in those days, I lived in the ghetto. Some nigger told me that if I could hotwire this car for him, he'd buy my 9 year old ass a PS2. I got the car started for him, and he gave me 10$ for it and bought me a PS2....I was so mad. Told that nigger I wanted a gamecube -- never hotwired a car since because of the dissapointment.

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>>1312047
Bionic. Fucking. Commando. Get it for Christmas at age 10, Mom watches me playing and says that the guy looks like Adolf Hitler, even though I don't know who Hitler is. The only time I've ever seen the word "damn" in a NES game. A closeup of Master-D's fucking head exploding after being shot in the face with a rocket-launcher.

Fuck, man, how did that one ever pass the censors? Pic very related.

>> No.1315141

I can't think of any. I guess my taste has always been awesome.

>> No.1315148

>>1314734
Well what did you expect, you dumbfuck? He told you outright that he'd buy you a PS2

>> No.1315150

>>1314745
> Mom watches me playing and says that the guy looks like Adolf Hitler
That's because he was. The Japanese title translates to "Hitler's Revival."

>> No.1315251

any fighting game
i knew how to do combos and shit but i always got outsmarted and wrecked despite knowing how to do combos and i hated the fighting genre until i went back to Mortal Kombat and learned that got better
that and Resident Evil,this shit scared the shit out of me when i was a child and now its one of my favorite franchises

>> No.1315503

Secrets of Mana

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>>1314734
>hey do this thing and I'll give you a ps2
>ok i'll do the thing
>here's the ps2 AND I'll throw in ten bucks
>WOW STUPID NIGGERS I WANTED A GAMECUBE

>> No.1315561

Gran Turismo 3, and Kotor.

>> No.1315585

>>1314689
This.

>> No.1315598

>>1314734
Fucking niggers. Always keeping their promises and shit.

>> No.1315643

F-zero

I thought it was hard when i was a child. Now i think it's a great game with awesome technical-gameplay.

>> No.1317410

>>1312059
My nigga! Final Fantasy is one of my absolute favorites as well. There's something absolutely magical about the whole experience that I can't really put a finger on, also the music is some of the best in the entire series.

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Morrowind, I just couldn't figure out how to get started, until I found uesp and read the tips and shit on there.

>> No.1317463

Dragon Warrior. My 15-year-old self thought it was too generic, and it wasn't nearly as interesting as Final Fantasy with its party-based gameplay. Here I am at 29 and I just bought another copy of the game a few months ago. After grinding the hero to level 30 and finishing the game, I decided to buy Dragon Warrior II and beat it as well.

I've debated getting DW3, but I don't think I'll ever play it out of the principle that I don't approve of the level of censorship found in the U.S. version. Apparently, Enix was forced to remove a gay bar from the game. I'm sure it sounds silly, but playing the game now would feel too much like I'm enabling homophobia or ignorant societal attitudes. I keeping wondering if Nintendo also would have also censored a heterosexual bar. Why can a character announce that they're straight, but not that they're gay? Why is the difference so important that it necessitates removal? I doubt there was ever any logic to NoA and its arbitrary policies.

>> No.1317559

>>1317463
That is a retarded reason not to play a game. Stop being retarded. In fact, I'm going to go so far as to say you're being gay. That's right, I'm using a gay as an insult! How ignorant of me, you'd better enlighten me quickly!

Also, there was never a gay bar. The censored scene in question is where a "puff-puff girl" takes you to her place but turns out to be a guy is turned into a dodgy fortune teller.
What got censored was essentially a joke at the expense of gays. I wonder if it would have offended you more if it was left in.

>> No.1317596

>>1317559
>there was never a gay bar

Multiple sources have claimed the existence of a gay bar, either in the Japanese release, or as something that was removed at Nintendo's insistence prior to the completion of development.

http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=8707

(unfortunately, I can't post multiple links without being marked as spam)

>Stop being retarded

Thanks for your insightful input.

>> No.1318507

>>1317596
I played it in Japanese and there was never a gay bar, there was a guy in a bar that said he wanted a dancer to strip. That would have been censored whether anybody was straight or gay.