THE Game That Defined Your Childhood

[Terramax]

When you think of your childhood, what is the one game that sticks in your memory? Only one game. Not neccessarily your favourite. Could be the opposite. But the one you associate most with your childhood?

Mine is Sonic CD. The mega CD was a real novalty, and to play a Sonic game that none of my friends had was a real privilege. The equivilant of playing a superior version of Modern Warefare on a system that no-one had the money/ insanity to own.

The game itself was great. The music. The FMVs. The worlds were so fantastical I used to sometime sit there and just think about the game in awe, depressed that the real world wasn't as awesome as the world of Sonic CD.


And I'm 10 years old again...

Now your turn.....GO!

 

[ChupathingyX]

The Crash Bandicoot and Spyro games on PS1, equally.

As a more older child it would be Dynasty Warriors 4.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Mmm hard to say since I had tons of games in my childhood which I had played them equally. I suppose if I had to pick one than it would Contra III: The Alien Wars AKA Super Probotector: Alien Rebels in the UK.
What I remember most about that game is the multiplayer as in me and my brother play the game alongside each other to complete the mission and finish the story.
Shame that we no longer play multiplayer together these days since I missed playing games with my bro.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Sonic the Hedgehog.

So much so, that I have this as my ringtone


So when Generations came along, and I played this...


Nostalgia is a great thing sometimes.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

The Super Nintendo. Cop out you say? "BULLSHIT" I reply! The Super Nintendo is the physical incarnation of my childhood...but if I must chose only one game I guess it would have to be this one:

This is the best game of all time but only because it was able to dethrone the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the arcade. Konami: We used to be Gods!

 

[Lionsfan]

Banjo Kazooie, both 1 and 2. Those were the first 2 games I remember ever 100%ing, and investing time to finish the game

 

[CAPTCHA]

<- Probably this (Ultima 6 and UW2 specifically), but Doom is also a strong contender.

 

[Zhukov]

Well, it didn't "define my childhood", but the one game that comes to mind is Spiderweb Software's Exile: Escape from the Pit. My ten-year-old self loved that game. Finished it and all the sequels, then all the remakes as well.

In retrospect those games were pretty shit, but I love them all the same.

Flashback (sometimes subtitled Quest for Identity) would come a close second.

 

[Esotera]

Civilization III and Shining Force. Both of which I'm currently replaying. Pokemon and Rome Total War also make it up there, although they're a bit more recent.

 

[LittleBlondeGoth]

It's between XCom: UFO Enemy Unknown and Frontier Elite for me. Oh crap, or Dungeon Master. Good old Amiga classics, they're the reason I still love gmes 20 years down the line.

 

[Rawne1980]

I didn't have many to choose from.

Probably either Pong, Space Invaders or Pac Man....

We didn't really have "life defining" games way back when.

Although the Zork series swallowed up a large part of my time in the late 80's.

 

[Andy Shandy]

Sonic the Hedgehog.

So much so, that I have this as my ringtone


So when Generations came along, and I played this...


Nostalgia is a great thing sometimes.

Thank you for making my answer for me =P

Although my ringtone is currently this at the moment (it swaps between that at Green Hill basically, or other gaming songs anyway)

 

[Fishyash]

For me, it was Donkey Kong 64.

So much nostalgia for me. It isn't quite the best game in the world but it was something I spent a long time on playing and enjoying.

 

[Smooth Operator]

Leisure Suit Larry, my life just wouldn't be what it is today without him... I have yet to determine if that is a good or bad thing.

 

[Zeema]

Jedi Power Battle's for the PS1 top notch co op. the next game would be Return of the King

 

[Bromion]

Oh that's easy. It's definitely Myst. There was nothing about that game that wasn't absolutely amazing when I was kid. Even after all of these years, i can go back to play it again and still get the same amount of enjoyment from it as I did when I first played it.

 

[Fappy]

The Super Nintendo. Cop out you say? "BULLSHIT" I reply! The Super Nintendo is the physical incarnation of my childhood...but if I must chose only one game I guess it would have to be this one:

This is the best game of all time but only because it was able to dethrone the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the arcade. Konami: We used to be Gods!

FUUUUCK YES!

I love this game. Probably beat it like 100 times.

OT: Honestly there isn't one game I can choose. That's just not possible. If there was though, it would be a Mario or Sonic title.