I couldn’t pass this holiday up even though I don’t play video games that much. My daily Pokemon Go outings are pretty much it unless I get the call with my son while home and free to play some classic games. To be fair, he’s playing a game while we talk as well.
I wish I had more time, but I’m so out of the loop that I wouldn’t even know what to play these days. The games I played back in the day were the platformers, a few RPGs, and beat ’em ups. Outside of ‘Goldeneye 007’ on the N64, I didn’t play many FPS . . . Except for Wolfenstein 3D, Metroid Prime, Doom, Quake, and I think a few others that typically made me puke from motion sickness. Anyway, I might get some time in and tackle classic games from the Switch libraries. It’s relaxing and fun even if I’m cursing up a storm at the computer. Trust me, it’s lethargic.
For this holiday, I decided to leave pictures and videos of some of my favorite games, which is only a fraction. Had to stop myself eventually, so I didn’t add others I played tons of times. Maybe these are the biggest ones, but it is tough since I went from Atari 2600 to Super NES. Still got NES time when I visited friends. Feel free to mention your favorite video games in the comments.
Dig Dug (Atari 2600)
Bubble Bobble (NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES); The Hated Dam Level
Kirby’s Dreamland (Gameboy)
Mega Man X (SNES)
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (SNES); Had to decide between this and Ocarina of Time, but this was my first one.
Prince of Persia (PS2) No worthwhile gifs
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS2); One of my favorites, which I can’t play because it isn’t on the Nintendo Switch
Below are going to be videos for a few reasons. For ‘Super Castlevania’ the ending music and video always make me tear up. ‘Illusion of Gaia’ is an RPG on the SNES that I feel had one of the greatest soundtracks of my youth. ‘Chrono Trigger’ was great too, but I didn’t own that one. Only played it once while IoG was at least twice a year. Finally, the finale of ‘Super Mario RPG’ is another one that makes me tear up due to the memories.
Yeah. I need to include my favorite Final Fantasy, which is FFIX. I haven’t played it since after college since I borrowed it and never bought it. The game is on the Nintendo Switch, but I know I’d lose myself to it until I beat it again. Maybe one day.
Legends of Windemere 
Some great game choices there, but I have to go with Final Fantasy VII as my all-time favourite. Nine was good. Actually, they’re all good. Right, I have to go now. I think I need to play Mr. Do.
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I enjoyed 7, but I really loved the story of 9. Felt overwhelmed by the materia and side quests too.
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The only game I ever played was PacMan.
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Classic.
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Had a Nintendo 64 with Super Mario and a WWII game that I forgot the name. I also enjoyed Doom which I played on my computer.
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Doom was one of the best from back in the day. Can’t remember any WWII games, but that wasn’t my main genre.
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It was a cassette game. Didn’t play it much. Yeah, loved Doom.
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Duck hunt?
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Classic. Still hate that dog.
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The first one I ever remember was Pong, actually! One of my friends just had to have every bit of the latest tech, and she got a Nintendo 64.
These days I prefer fantasy role players, but of them all I think I’ve devoted the most time to games in the Animal Crossing series.
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I wish I had time for a rpg. Have to settle for platformers and beat-em-ups due to time constraints.
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