These could be games that left a lasting impression on you, games that had stellar gameplay mechanics, characters that captivated you, games that you played tons of hours on, etc.
Star wars Jedi knights games for sure. Asheron’s Call also got a lot of playtime as my first MMORPG. Tony hawk pro skater 2.
Do you remember which server you played for AC?
It was so long ago, I honestly can’t recall. I remember playing on one of the pve servers for a while before moving to a pvp server.
Edit: Did you play as well?
I did! I played on Harvestgain server (and then near its end I moved to a PvP server)
Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter series, Ratcher and Clank series mostly. Most people usually associate childhood with Nintendo games but they’re super rare in my country, I only ever got around to playing series like Zelda and Mario in the mid-2010s. For what it’s worth the playstation 2 really was the console to have at the time, the games were amazing. Pretty sad Sony is reluctant to make good ports of them for the new generation.
Oh, and everyone I knew had House of the Dead 2 on the computer. Now that’s a classic.
Secret of Mana on the SNES and Mario brothers 3.
A man of culture.
Secret of Evermore is also grossly underrated.
PC: Dune 2, Prince of Persia, Doom
Amiga 500: Turrican, Turrican II, Lemmings, Lemmings II
Arcade: R-Type, R-Type 2, Street fighter 2
Pitfall, Advdnture and Defender on the Atari 2600.
I can’t belive someone else mentioned this!
This is by far not my favorite game, but one that distinctly remember. I didn’t have any video game systems before I was 10, so my uncle let me borrow his. I played this sooo much before I had to give it back.
Did you play all those games?
I still have my old Atari 2600…and the TV I played it on.
There are also several Atari Flashback units around for retro gaming greatness.
Jak and Daxter, Crash, and the Lego Star Wars games for sure.
I also loved Wii Sports, Pokemon, and Mario Kart.
Edit: Also admittedly Call of Duty was a big one for me. Stopped playing after MW3.
Jumpman and Loom (Commodore 64) really stand out.
Mario kart Street fighter 2. Super Mario world Tetris Dr Mario AND Dr ronitniks mean bean machine. Sonic 1+2
Now playing sf6 and buying son Mario kart and switch for Xmas.
X-COM: UFO Defense (1993) Fallout 2
Super Mario World, Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Megaman X, Mega Man Legends 2, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong 64, Diddy Kong Racing, Super Smash Bros., Tomba! 2, and TLoZ Ocarina of Time were all monumental for me. I spent soooo many hours with each of them, often just exploring the world at my own pace, experimenting, and goofing around.
I also loved Star Fox even though I sucked at it. Pokémon Blue was probably responsible for my advanced reading level in elementary school. Mario Paint was my first exposure to digital art, animation, and music making which all later became passions of mine. Final Fantasy Mystic Quest was my first ever JRPG. War of the Gems introduced me to other Marvel characters besides Spidey (my favorite). Baseball Simulator 1000 is my earliest memory of playing video games with my dad. Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland is the first game I ever beat all on my own.
There are a lot of games that are very special to me for many reasons, now that I think about it. That’s pretty cool.
Megadrive - Gain Ground, Sonic 1&2, World of Illusion
PS1 - Toy Story 2, Rayman 1&2, FFVII, Rugrats, Tony Hawks 1-4
Gameboy/Color - Pokemon Blue, Tetris, Rayman, Tweety - Around the World in 80 days
PS2 - Kingdom Hearts 1&2, GTA 3,VC&SA, Need for Speed Undeground 1&2, Tony Hawks Underground & American Wasteland, Jak 1-3, Sims Bustin Out
GBA - Pokemom Fire Red
Xbox - Halo 2, Need for Speed Most Wanted, KOTOR 1&2, Fable, Prince of Persia Warrior Within, *Fahrenheit
Gamecube - Wind Waker, Sonic Adventure 2, Mario Sunshine, Luigis Mansion (I didnt have a gamecube as a kid but was enamroed by these at a friends house)
DS - Mario 64 DS, Pokemon Diamond. New Super Mario Bros, Worms Open Warfare, Sims 2
PSP - FFVII Crisis Core, FF1, Cars, Daxter, Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep, Puzzle Quest
Wii - Smash Bros Brawl, Mario Galaxy, Wii Sports, Guitar Hero 3
360 - Rockband 1-3, Guitar Hero World Tour & 5, Halo 3, Battlefield Bad Company, Mass Effect, Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts, Far Cry 2, Assassins Creed 1-3, GTA IV
PC - Rome Total War, Empires Dawn of the Modern World, Black & White 2, The Movies, Sims 1-2 (I liked 3 too but I was older than a kid then), Spore
Lines are a bit blurred at a certain point for 360 and PSP to when I wouldve no longer been a kid and more of a late teenager or whatever.
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Battlefront & battlefront 2 first and foremost for sure. Classic battles for socializing, space battles for crash fun, single player galactic conquest
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Battle for Middle Earth 2. Big improvement over 1 and you could play as anyone, although Men was outrageously overpowered
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Unreal Tournament 1999
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Starcraft: Broodwar. We were shitty turtle players, but so much fun
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Warcraft 3 (mostly dota, twilight’s eve, and TD)
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CS 1.6 and CS:S
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Mario kart double dash
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super smash Bros melee
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Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones
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Pokemon Emerald
They don’t make games like that anymore, but then again, it is definitely 75% nostalgia and the good times with friends that I had during those years instead of the actual games.
Now we are stuck playing CS2 online getting rolled by kids on shitty comp servers with 100+ ping 1 day per month or so because there is a 7 hour time difference now. Because online games without sweaty, toxic communities are pretty far in between. Miss the days when video games were fun lol
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The original Genesis Sonic trilogy was a constant replay for me as a kid and even on occasion now as an adult. I loved the visuals, the music, learning how to master every level, playing as the different characters. It was all so good to me.
As someone who only got into retro RPGs like Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger as an adult, Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time was the first game to show me how games could tell an epic story. There is a reason it was held up as one of the greatest games ever made during its heyday and even holds up well now. It had huge varied environments for its time, memorable scenes and characters, and IMO a perfect difficulty curve to its dungeons and puzzles. Even after playing many of the later Zelda games, it remained my favorite Zelda game until Breath of the Wild.
And of course, the original Smash Bros 64 started off the ultimate fun party game series, my siblings and I spent hundreds or even thousands of hours playing Smash 64 and Melee growing up.
Freelancer
Transport Tycoon
The Guild (Europa 1400)
Empire Earth
Anno 1602 + 1503
Monkey Island
Stronghold
Star Wars Jedi Knight
Battlefield 1942 Desert Combat + Vietnam
World of Warcraft
Oh how could I forget Transport Tycoon! What a classic. I will fire it up occasionally to this day.
Pokemon Blue