Some of my favorite childhood games

Horror · 12-09-2015, 12:00 AM

Probably one of the first games I really got lost in Tetris was just it for me when I was a kid around the age of four or five I think it was. I just loved the idea of fitting the shapes in the right place.

Though I royally sucked at this game (and still do) it was one I would start over and over again. I really liked the music as well.

Just about every kid in the 90's played this of course. I personally almost passed on it thinking it would be kinda lame but, ended up playing it every day before and after school.

My aunt had an Atari that I figured out how to hook up on my own. (She was going to throw it away) at the age of 10. Frogger was so much fun and challenging.

I often wonder just how rare this game was because, I rarely hear anyone say yeah I've played that. The concept is simple. You're a mouth and you eat food that flying across the screen.

My aunt also had this. I later found of the Stadium game for it she threw away became worth a lot of money. Oh well. There were a few games we had for this. The stadium one. One where you made sandwiches. And one where you had to...try not to explode ...chickens? None the less it was tons of fun.

Did anyone else have one of these? Lol.

Black Francis · 12-09-2015, 07:14 AM

^ the power pad or the games? cause i never had the power pad or the power glove, i did get to use the power glove 1 or 2 times though cause a friend had it.

DwnWthVwls · 12-09-2015, 07:43 AM

Marble Madness.. sweet!

Horror · 12-09-2015, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

^ the power pad or the games? cause i never had the power pad or the power glove, i did get to use the power glove 1 or 2 times though cause a friend had it.

Yeah the pad. Never got to try the glove but, heard a lot of things about it not really working well. The pad was a lot of fun. There was a game on track and field where you would just have to run like hell and me and my brother really liked going against each other in that.

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Marble Madness.. sweet!

I loved Marble Madness! : D

Black Francis · 12-09-2015, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Horror

Yeah the pad. Never got to try the glove but, heard a lot of things about it not really working well. The pad was a lot of fun. There was a game on track and field where you would just have to run like hell and me and my brother really liked going against each other in that.

You're right, it did not work well.. in fact it was an ambitious piece of sh*t who only sold well cause because of this prick.

I never got the use the power pad but i heard that kids used to cheat on it by using their hands. the power pad and the power glove were both good ideas but they were a little too ambitious for their time, given what we know now, the power pad could've been alot more successful if the NES had music/rhythm games.

Mr. Charlie · 12-09-2015, 11:20 AM

This was a favourite of mine. The isometric design made it seem really 3D compared to other games. It's release coincided with a time in my life when I was really getting into smoking pot too, and the music would sound incredible when stoned:

Equinox: Solstice II (SNES)

Horror · 12-09-2015, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

You're right, it did not work well.. in fact it was an ambitious piece of sh*t who only sold well cause because of this prick.

I never got the use the power pad but i heard that kids used to cheat on it by using their hands. the power pad and the power glove were both good ideas but they were a little too ambitious for their time, given what we know now, the power pad could've been alot more successful if the NES had music/rhythm games.

Lol a 12 number DDR? Help me baby Jesus but, yeah I kinda do remember trying to use my hands to see how high of a score I could get being a scrawny little 10 or something year old running didn't work too well.

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This was a favourite of mine. The isometric design made it seem really 3D compared to other games. It's release coincided with a time in my life when I was really getting into smoking pot too, and the music would sound incredible when stoned:

Equinox: Solstice II (SNES)

That game actually looks like a lot of fun. It's a pretty unique style. It kind of reminds me of Mario RPG the Seven Stars. The way it moves in a more 3D way. I never played Seven Stars until many years later myself.

Black Francis · 12-09-2015, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Horror

Lol a 12 number DDR?

Exactly! in fact i bet you that some rogue programmer is working on a repo cartridge of it right now, after all, they remade FF7 on the Nes

So why not remake DDR and put that power pad to good use? ofc you wouldn't use all the numbers on the pad, just the ones used on the layout of the DDR pad.

Plankton · 12-09-2015, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Charlie

This was a favourite of mine. The isometric design made it seem really 3D compared to other games. It's release coincided with a time in my life when I was really getting into smoking pot too, and the music would sound incredible when stoned:

Equinox: Solstice II (SNES)

I ****ing loved the first one:

Tristan_Geoff · 12-09-2015, 01:22 PM

I-Ninja was the bees knees. Still my favorite all-time game, closely followed by Halo 2.

12-09-2015, 07:14 AM	#42 (permalink)
Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	^ the power pad or the games? cause i never had the power pad or the power glove, i did get to use the power glove 1 or 2 times though cause a friend had it. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

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Horror Music Assassin Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Hell. Posts: 192	Probably one of the first games I really got lost in Tetris was just it for me when I was a kid around the age of four or five I think it was. I just loved the idea of fitting the shapes in the right place. Though I royally sucked at this game (and still do) it was one I would start over and over again. I really liked the music as well. Just about every kid in the 90's played this of course. I personally almost passed on it thinking it would be kinda lame but, ended up playing it every day before and after school. My aunt had an Atari that I figured out how to hook up on my own. (She was going to throw it away) at the age of 10. Frogger was so much fun and challenging. I often wonder just how rare this game was because, I rarely hear anyone say yeah I've played that. The concept is simple. You're a mouth and you eat food that flying across the screen. My aunt also had this. I later found of the Stadium game for it she threw away became worth a lot of money. Oh well. There were a few games we had for this. The stadium one. One where you made sandwiches. And one where you had to...try not to explode ...chickens? None the less it was tons of fun. Did anyone else have one of these? Lol.

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Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	This was a favourite of mine. The isometric design made it seem really 3D compared to other games. It's release coincided with a time in my life when I was really getting into smoking pot too, and the music would sound incredible when stoned: Equinox: Solstice II (SNES)