/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.2232828]

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What retro game means the most to you and Why?

[Anonymous No.2232840]

Because it sets off the waterworks.

[Anonymous No.2232852]

Probably pumped more hours into this game than anything and still haven't beaten it. Was too young to really understand it at the time but that didn't stop me from playing the shit out of it and failing miserably. Means a lot to me just because I played it at a good time in my life and it just reminds me of that.
Bought it along with the box and manual from a yardsale for like 5 bucks. Not my rarest game but probably my most treasured.

[Anonymous No.2232858]

I got this when I was 10 and it took me close to 3 years to beat it. I remember almost giving up, learning the controls was so hard, spent one week in the first dungeon (yep the very first one where you rescue zelda and exit by the sanctuary).

[Anonymous No.2232872]

Though I called it Final Fantasy 3 at the time.

[Anonymous No.2232891]

Pokemon is what led to me becoming a vet, in spite of not owning any pets when I got my hands on Blue.

[Anonymous No.2232893]

Nintendo: 6
Sega: 0

Come on Sega step it up

[Anonymous No.2232894]

>>2232893
>attempting to insert shitpost wars
Sonic 3&K is very memorable to me. Only thing was I owned the K half and had to rent the 3.

[Anonymous No.2232914]

FF4. It was not my first RPG, but it was the one that made me fall in love with the genre.

[Anonymous No.2232953]

>>2232914

[Anonymous No.2232974]

>>2232828
the music, and all those key moments

Any of the endings were great to encounter. It was really bone-chilling with the black-and-white bad end screen or when you forgot to keep your promise with Joey.

[Anonymous No.2232978]

OoT: the first game I ever owned. I got the N64 before a controller, so I'd just sit in front of the TV watching the intro pan over and over until we finally bought the controller.

[Anonymous No.2232982]

>>2232858
It just has that "retro feel".

[Anonymous No.2233009]

>>2232828

I'd have to say Resident Evil 2 means the most to me, because it was the first game I ever beat, the first game I ever 100%ed (before that was really a thing), the first game that I was totally enamored with and it's also arguably the best entry in my favorite genre AND series (speaking in strict retro terms anyway. REmake was a better game, but it's "too new" for this place...)

All my friends got RE2 when it first came out. We all played it to death. It's basically all we talked about for months. It's going to be "that game" for me forever, and nothing can change that.

And the best thing of all is that I still genuinely enjoy playing it and all of my favoritism isn't just nostalgia (witch is there, to be sure). I even keep making new discoveries when I replay the game. And challenge runs keep things new(ish) and interesting, even now.

If I had to guess, I'd say that I have beaten RE2 more times than every other game I've ever played combined. I've spent the most hours playing RE2 than doing any other activity and it very likely took up at least 1/3 of the time of my teen years by volume.

I know it has flaws, I know there's an "anti RE2" movement on the rise, I don't care. I like it. If you don't, fuck off. And that's that.

[Anonymous No.2233023]

>>2232974
Excellent choice

The game does a fantastic job of making you feel as if you are part of something big; which most RPGs do. But it also is almost perfect at nailing the smaller, personal relationships that can take a game that is fun and turn it into something special. For a game with 108 characters, it's astounding how real and memorable so many of them are.

[Anonymous No.2233050]

Earthbound

First RPG and it made me fall in love with the genre. I still try to beat it at least once a year.

If I knew how much it would end up going for, I would have bought it when I was still a kid instead of just renting it again and again and again.

[Anonymous No.2233070]

Shin Megami Tensei (1). After absolutely falling in love with the series after Nocturne and Digital Devil Saga, I thought I'd go back to the first of the series (though not the franchise), and it too is everything I love about gaming.

Despite the spritey graphics, it still holds up pretty well.

Still hoping for an updated remake beyond the chintzy iOS port.

[Anonymous No.2233072]

>>2232828
>Because of this game whenever zoom in with Google Earth the Overworld Map plays in my head.

Every. Fucking. Time.

[Anonymous No.2233080]

Secret of Evermore.

The atmosphere, the music, the sense of adventure all alone in a strange world with your dog as your only friend. Beyond the gameplay (which some people think is tedious, but I love) the game's story always seemed to suggest there was something more going on, but it never tells you what.

But speaking of music, listen to this:
http://youtu.be/ukeV1P00FP4

[Anonymous No.2233085]

>>2232828
Ultima 4. Showed that games didn't have to be about destroying evil, but could be about the bettering of oneself.

[Anonymous No.2233087]

Donkey Kong 64.

It was a game that was a big part of my childhood.

Due to how large the game felt to me as a kid, my brother and I spent months trying to beat it.

We got stuck right before getting the last key to fight K. Rool. 16 year later my brother is now dead and I finally got around to replay it and got to K. Rool.

I'm going to try and beat it as sort of a tribute to him.

[Anonymous No.2233090]

Virtua Fighter 2
Because it's perfect

[Anonymous No.2233095]

>>2233087
Godspeed anon.

[Anonymous No.2233126]

>>2232858
>I remember almost giving up, learning the controls was so hard, spent one week in the first dungeon (yep the very first one where you rescue zelda and exit by the sanctuary).

You must have been an absolutely braindead retarded fuck of a child. The first time I played this game I was 4 and I could get through the light world.

Stupid faggot kid

[Anonymous No.2233128]

>>2233070
You should check out the original Megami Tensei games. The updated release for the Super Famicom has been translated and contains both games.

[Anonymous No.2233157]

>>2233085

Avatar, you have good taste anon

[Anonymous No.2233162]

>>2233126

this, lttp starts off easy and the concept is very straightforward, unless you're potato.

[Anonymous No.2233190]

>>2233087
>16 year later my brother is now dead and I finally got around to replay it and got to K. Rool
Damn mane

[Anonymous No.2233205]

>>2233126
The only thing that really fucked with me is using the mirror to get to Death Mountain. There was a rock in the light world that wasn't in the dark world.

[Anonymous No.2233263]

>>2233009
its dumb

[Anonymous No.2233307]

>>2232828
Well, are you going to tell us why is it Illusion of Gaia yours? Great taste by the way.

To me is Chrono Trigger, since I feel that it's the most ''adventure'' JRPG game that I've ever played, not just that, but the characters, being very generic, have a lovable charisma, each one of them, and the places you can go, the friendly plot, the enemies, the bosses, and the time traveling, the fucking music. I'm just in love with this game man.

I'll never forget the first time I got to know Zeal's Kingdom, it was magical, the music, the ambience, the land floating in the sky, the river, the castle up there, the plane, it felt mystic.

Chrono Trigger is my favorite game ever, and Corridors of Time, my favorite game song too.

[Anonymous No.2233320]

>>2233307

word. someone is probably going to act pretentious and bash you for this, but I agree. CT was pure fun.

[Anonymous No.2233440]

>>2232982
In addition to that comfy fake difficulty, which makes it objectively perfect, despite how lame it is.

why does this shitty meme crack me up so much...

[Anonymous No.2233531]

Zillion.

Thought it was the best game in the world growing up and still do. It's just got a special place in my heart.

[Anonymous No.2233774]

>Shining Force II.
>Daughter is a new born and sleeps a lot
>my friend at work used to play this game and would call me nightly to talk about where i was and what characters i should invest evolving.
>dat music
>dem feels
>Dat slade
>My heart is owned by this game

[Anonymous No.2233781]

>>2233531
My nigger
I is overheated my sms by leaving it on for two days straight playing zillion. Had to send it in for repairs

[Anonymous No.2233843]

>>2232828
DKC prolly. pretty pleb but was a big part of my childhood and one of the reasons I got together with my wifey

[Anonymous No.2233865]

>>2233774
>Dat slade

mah nigga

[Anonymous No.2233885]

Sonic 2.

Though it's not even my favorite Sonic title these days

[Anonymous No.2233931]

>>2233865
God tier

[Anonymous No.2233963]

>>2233307

OP here

Dude thank you for your kind words

I love illusion of Gaia because it made me fascinated about the real world sites and traveling, not many games had feel life locals

Angkor wat, nazca, etc

You really felt you were on a journey and benefiting the world like rescuing slaves or restoring relics to different cultures

Also it's challenging enough and the game evolves in diversity and variety that it holds your attention

I love the sprite based artwork even today it looks good

I still get excited when I play and fall in love with the game again

[Anonymous No.2234013]

>>2232828

That's s tough question, but I'd say Kirby's Adventure on the NES. First game I ever beat 100%. I was extremely young, had to be around 4 or 5. I still go back and play it to this day. Dat fucking soundtrack.

[Anonymous No.2234054]

>>2232828
Childhood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iI2G8EpGqY

but my all time life favorite has to be Baldur's Gate for the PC, and in the console department Final Fantasy Tactics... why? Those games captured my imagination, I loved their stories, every time I played them I felt it was something special... had huge fun and spent hours and hours with those games.

[Anonymous No.2234101]

This was the only game my entire family played. Everyone was would be in the living having a blast laughing at each other trying to pull big fish in. That reel controller was a great little thing.

[Anonymous No.2234232]

I liked the character design a lot when I was a child. Bad guys looked evil really evil, and Mudokons were really defenseless, making me wanna save them even more.
To this day, I'm still scared of Scrabs.

[Anonymous No.2234310]

>>2233307
Third'ed, CT has everything that could be desired of an RPG. I have "Guardia Castle" as my ringtone, and it is shocking how many complete strangers exclaim their recognition of it so many years later. It's clear evidence that this game has had a meaningful impact on a generation.

[Anonymous No.2234923]

>>2234232
>To this day, I'm still scared of Scrabs.
That's no thing to be ashamed of.
I'm too.

[Anonymous No.2234948]

>>2232828
Thief or Unreal. Unreal because the coop in it is amazing, despite not being made for it particularly. and Thief because it was the most immersive game I'd ever seen. Probably up until this day. Struck me right.

[Anonymous No.2234976]

>>2234232
RAHHHH RAAHHHHHHH REAHHHHHHHH!!!!!

[Anonymous No.2234978]

>>2234232
Have you heard about the remake New & Tasty? Looks pretty good.

[Anonymous No.2234984]

Posted it before, but still true.

I love the entire period of my life when red and blue came out. How everyone played it, not just a few...EVERYONE at school knew and played Pokemon.

I remember how I left my Gameboy over by my science experiment as I went to do something else, came back and stopped someone from stealing my Articuno.

I remember the boy down the street having a temper tantrum because his 7 year old sister got the holofolo charizard and he didn't.

My memories of my mother being in the hospital coincide with my catching mewtwo. I remember being at summer camp, catching rapidash, and being in the car with grandma when I finally beat the elite four.

To say Pokemon didn't play a role in my life as a youngster would be a lie, and that is why I still love it to this day.

There were others of course. SNES games as a whole also holds special memories to me. But Pokemon red is probably one series I hold alot of importance to.

[Anonymous No.2235062]

>>2233307
Fourth'ed. Fucking Zeal.

It's also the first game I'm gonna play with my gf. She's NOT into them at all "except pokémon and the sims, lol" but I managed to get her to play a bit of Smash Bros with my roomies and she liked it, so the next step is a fun and comfy adventure she may or may not like. Wish me luck!

[Anonymous No.2235076]

Super Mario 64.

I remember seeing it for the first time at a Target in one of those display cases where you could play the game and was blown away.

My mom bought it and she printed out a walkthrough of how to get all the stars -- yeah, I know, but I appreciated the effort. Had a blast playing through the game over and over.

[Anonymous No.2235224]

>>2234984
>Born early 80s
>Everyone played contra, everyone
>Sold as rare?

[Anonymous No.2235313]

>>2234978
I played it, and it seems very good to me, but I miss the screen-based progression. Very good value for the price, tho.

[Anonymous No.2235910]

E.V.O. Search for Eden.

I have fond memories of playing it late at night on my old Mac (I didn't have a SNES but did have an emulator). On top of being comfy as hell, it truly made me feel like I was participating in a myth made real.

http://youtu.be/ZehJ0RB3uLw

[Anonymous No.2235930]

>>2233774
Your daughter was a new born when Shining Force II came out?

Anyway, this would be my pick as well. All the characters, the music, the color, the everything. So good.