Games You Are Nostalgic For

[Lord of Elves]

So I wasn't quite sure where to put this, but thanks to a recent conversation, I was thinking about various games I had something "special", for, and I thought I would just post this here and see if anyone is as nerdy as I am.

So I'll start us off, and hopefully give a template for anyone else interested...

World of Warcraft: I started playing in April of 2007, and it was my first real MMO. Though I didn't do much raiding during Burning Crusade content, it was a great introduction, and I don't think I'll soon forget the first time I heard "Legends of Azeroth", especially when I was creating my first character.

Lord of the Rings Online: This came after I moved on from World of Warcraft in January of 2008. I happened to be quite lucky and ended up being a founding officer of what was my server's largest guild, which lasted for a year and a half before falling apart due to corruption and disinterest among the rest of the officer staff... Lots of good memories, though.

Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: This was my first Elder Scrolls game. I never really "got", it, but I loved it anyway. Music, to me, has a really big impact on the amount I enjoy a game, and this game had an absolutely excellent score. Kudos to the writers, and not even to mention just how in-depth and engaging the Elder Scrolls universe is, particularly the third installment which I maintain had the most interesting main quest. Graphics improvements may have come with Oblivion, as well as a less-arduous method of travel and in-game advancement, but I think I'll always like Morrowind best just for its atmosphere.

What games have you all really enjoyed, or changed your perspective on how games ought to be made?

 

[Joecoolyo]

-Anything on the N64
-Sim City 4
-Early days of Civ IV, i.e. I used to play America a lot when I first got the game, so whenever I hear Washington's music, I get all nostalgic
-I'm pretty sure there are a bunch of others I'm forgetting...

 

[cardgame]

civ 2

runescape

simcity 3000

 

[Kyriakos]

Civ2, Europa Universalis 1 and a load of amiga games

 

[Tarkhan]

The original Team Fortress, which was a mod for Quake 1.

I used to play this a LOT.

 

[Maniacal]

Too many games to list.

 

[Akka]

Without a doubt, World of Warcraft back when it was actually a game for people who like playing and not some sort of Facebook casual crap.

 

[atticus finch]

Definitely Civ 3, my first real strategy game.

 

[cardgame]

Ace Combat 04 and ATV Offroad Fury and Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (PS2)

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

There's a lot of games being mentioned that are literally a shelf away for me. I can't really get nostalgic for games I still have access to.

As such, I'm missing the Close Combat games, Super Mario Bros 3 and Skies of Arcadia a lot at the moment. Outcast would also have gotten a mention had it not been for GoG a few months back.

Lord of the Rings Online: This came after I moved on from World of Warcraft in January of 2008. I happened to be quite lucky and ended up being a founding officer of what was my server's largest guild, which lasted for a year and a half before falling apart due to corruption and disinterest among the rest of the officer staff... Lots of good memories, though.

I didn't think other LotRo players existed on CFC. It's still as lovely as ever, and we have some lovely hats.

 

[Dachs]

Ace Combat 04

Can I still be nostalgic for this game if I play it all the time?

 

[scherbchen]

Paradroid and the original Defenders of the Crown come to mind.

 

[steviejay]

Civ 2, Super Metroid, Secret of Mana, Secret of Monkey Island, Carrier Command, Elite 2.

Games I played and loved.... thankfully I've still got Civ 2 and games like Metroid and Mana are now on the Wii. Monkey Island was remade beautifully for the 360 and PS3 so if anyone wants to remake Carrier Command or elite 2 that would be super

 

[cardgame]

Can I still be nostalgic for this game if I play it all the time?

yes

unfortunately, my disc is rather borked and although I can play the game the music cuts out about 90% of the time.

 

[Dachs]

That sucks mang

I just played through again on Ace, remembered how much fun it is to go full-canon Mobius One style and use the F-22A (secondary paint job) for all missions

 

[Luckymoose]

Pokemon Red, Mario Kart 64, Harvest Moon 64, Super Mario World SNES, Diablo 2, Red Alert 2, etc. The list is pretty long.

 

[ZeletDude]

Vicky, Hoi2, Sim city 3000, Well there are too many to name.

 

[Hitti-Litti]

Little Big Adventure 2, it was THE game for me when I was a small kid. Tralü is still incredibly scary.

 

[scherbchen]

oh, I forgot one.... Fantasy General. the music alone haunted me for ages.

 

[cardgame]

That sucks mang

I just played through again on Ace, remembered how much fun it is to go full-canon Mobius One style and use the F-22A (secondary paint job) for all missions

Do you have 5 or zero? I have these as well, and they work fine