"Wow" moments in gaming

[David Allen]

If you will permit me to steal from Microsoft's crappy advertising for Windows Vista, when have you been playing a game and think: "Wow, did that actually just happen?" or something along the lines of: "I didn't know you could DO that in a game. Simply put, what gaming moment blew your mind?

 

[Altorin]

the first time I heard the word "Fuck" in a game, and the tits in God of War, if we're being honest.

 

[ThePlasmatizer]

If we're being honest,
Soul Calibur 2's jiggle physics

 

[rayman 101]

When I frist used the RYNO in R&C. All that grinding for bolts had finally paid of.

 

[Tattaglia]

When Laughing Octopus came through the window at me screaming.
Or in Battlefield: Bad Company when I hit a jeep with an RPG, and it flew straight over my head and into the building behind me, rolling around its walls and killing two people - totally badass!
I'm sure ive got others, I just cant remember them...

 

[jezz8me]

The psysics when running away from the helicopter on the mudskipper in HL2. I never thought a game could be so exhillerating in that way and so interactive.

 

[Altorin]

the Boong-Ga Boong-Ga arcade game.

Go ahead and look it up

I'll wait.

 

[irrelevantnugget]

the Boong-Ga Boong-Ga arcade game.

Go ahead and look it up

I'll wait.

Lol.

 

[Altorin]

I guarantee you'd never guess what it is by the name, and I'm not going to describe what it is, lol

 

[David Allen]

the Boong-Ga Boong-Ga arcade game.

Go ahead and look it up

I'll wait.

My oh my... The question is: after this, can we go anywhere from here?

 

[Altorin]

"HOLY FUCK, 3D?? What next, flying penises??"

It's funny, when I read that 2 things popped into my head.

Spore, and this really old Shmup game (like Gradius) where you controlled a flying naked strongman shooting a beam out the top of his head, and destroyed hordes and hordes of muscly men in speedos.

I don't remember what it was called, but it was something like "Chaoniki".. I wasn't able to find any reference with that name though so it's probably way wrong.

the Boong-Ga Boong-Ga arcade game.

Go ahead and look it up

I'll wait.

My oh my... The question is: after this, can we go anywhere from here?

If we can find actual pictures of the game I just described, then yes, we can.

 

[Aries_Split]

Spoiler: Boonga Ga Boonga Ga.

 

[Acaroid]

The first time I played call of duty, the start of the russian part of the single player, battle of stalingrad, the bullets wizing past your head, being able to get killed befor you even started playing, not even getting a weapon and having to run up the beach... it was just one of those all time "this is so @#$%ing awsome" moments.

but you know that is just me...

 

[The_Prophet]

In delta force: land warrior i went into a room full of terrorists and they stared at me for like 10 seconds. I took out my grenade launcher and killed them all (including me)

 

[Senor Smoke21]

First time i CoD4 that i killed two people with one sniper shot. We were somewhat impressed with that.

 

[CTU_Agent24]

The first time I played call of duty, the start of the russian part of the single player, battle of stalingrad, the bullets wizing past your head, being able to get killed befor you even started playing, not even getting a weapon and having to run up the beach... it was just one of those all time "this is so @#$%ing awsome" moments.

but you know that is just me...

So true, First Call of duty. When ur riding shotgun in the jeap trying to get the message to the allied HQ, getting traped by the tanks. Didn't think a game could get any better... Then MGS4 came out

 

[L4Y Duke]

It's funny, when I read that 2 things popped into my head.

Spore, and this really old Shmup game (like Gradius) where you controlled a flying naked strongman shooting a beam out the top of his head, and destroyed hordes and hordes of muscly men in speedos.

I don't remember what it was called, but it was something like "Chaoniki".. I wasn't able to find any reference with that name though so it's probably way wrong.

*cough*Chō Aniki*cough*

I can't think of any "Wow!" moments right now, I'll get back to you.

 

[Altorin]

wow.

It's on the Virtual Console?

whiskey tango foxtrot

 

[Steeveeo]

The first one that comes to mind is the graphics of Crysis, but thats a given (not gameplay, just graphics).

Also, Trackmania Nations had a lot of "Wow" moments just with what you can do with the tracks themselves, flying the length of a football field or two off a ramp, then landing and immediately going into a corkscrew. Or highspeed tracks where the turns are hard and tight, but not impossible.

I may post more later.