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    • SwampCreatureS
      SwampCreature @Mariano
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      @Mariano LOVE the shoebox of game cartridges, what a cool thing to give someone! I remember going to a garage sale in my neighborhood when I was a little older and someone was selling a box of all different game carts - if I recall correctly it was a mix of Atari Jaguar, N64, and Sega Genesis, for dirt cheap. Lots of duds, but a few treasures (Clayfighter!). That’s something I’m really going to miss as gaming moves away from physical media.

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      • HanzillaH
        Hanzilla @SwampCreature
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        Mine was the N64! I have so many fond memories with that console. My family would get together for Mario Party and Mario Kart every weekend, it would be a bloodbath. I also really enjoyed the Gex games, though I would argue they were horror games at the time and would often give me heart palpitations while playing.

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        • SwampCreatureS
          SwampCreature @Hanzilla
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          @Hanzilla Ah yes, I remember getting together with my cousins and getting real cutthroat playing Mario Party or Super Smash Bros. We for sure acted like we were trying out for nationals or something. Good times.

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          • KismetK
            Kismet @SwampCreature
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            @SwampCreature My first console was the N64 but I think we may have had a Gameboy color. I'm not sure which came first...

            We were pretty poor growing up so the n64 was all I had until I could buy my own systems but I remember playing Yoshi Story A LOT and would constantly rent Ocarina of Time from the video store to try to beat it before my save file was erased by someone XD

            I remember my sister actually got really far in Star Wars Rouge Squadron before she became too cool for video games LOL

            I think I got a ps2 at one point but never had a memory card for it so I would play the first area of Dark Cloud over and over again until I died and had to keep restarting.

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            • KismetK
              Kismet @Kismet
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              @Kismet Oh yea and Mario Kart, I played it so much I ended up driving the levels backward all the time and just driving around to explore the environments

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              • EzraE
                Ezra @SwampCreature
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                @SwampCreature lol yea we have def talked about it. Don't get me wrong, I still LOVE Spyro, and even bought it for the ps4 and was playing it with my ex. But yea, Final Fantasy games hold my heart hostage lol.

                And THANK YOU. I think I finally know why I liked IX lol. You're right, Cloud and Squall were both broody and back then, child me wasn't into broody guys lol. Those didn't enter my fantasies until I was a teenager.

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                • SwampCreatureS
                  SwampCreature @Kismet
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                  @Kismet I used to play OoT just to explore Hyrule and ride around on Epona jumping fences and stuff. I actually can’t remember if I ever beat it, but I logged a lot of hours messing around. I remember it felt like such a huge open world, and now it’s minuscule compared to Breath of the Wild. It’s really cool looking back on how big these older games felt at the time vs how big games are now. Gaming has come a long way!

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                  • KismetK
                    Kismet @SwampCreature
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                    @SwampCreature Right?! I remember that game feeling absolutely massive and sooo hard to beat!

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                    • Mrs.WhatsitM
                      Mrs.Whatsit
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                      Mine was a Super Nintendo, and I still think nothing compares to Super Mario World. It probably created too strong of an early core memory 0_0

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                      • DanangD
                        Danang
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                        Where i was born and raised, we had access to tech of the previous decade. In mid 2000'smy family was enjoying movies on a VHS. So, at my 5 years of age (2004) i was playing with my first console ever: a Nintendo 64. Super Mario 64, Oot, Golden Eye, Donkey Kong and Dark Rift were most of my childhood. Now my brain just gives up to low-poly, colorful and fun little indie games.

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                          SerasStreams
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                          I received an original GameBoy (the grey one) from my Dad, which he had played for years. He had many games, but most didn't catch my interest (save for Tetris and Joust). I played the heck out of those games.

                          I eventually traded the system, and a bunch of games into a GameStop when the GameBoy Advance came out.

                          I'll always cherish those memories and the legacy of that original Nintendo system I received. I wish I had the finances as a child to keep the original and upgrade; but the upgrade was so, so worth it. Got me into Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Digimon, Megaman, Zelda...so many good memories.

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                          • Alexander SalkinA
                            Alexander Salkin @SwampCreature
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                            @SwampCreature I believe my first system was a Colecovision! My mother introduced me to gaming, usually with simple titles that I could play with her or watch along.

                            I have a great love for some of the old titles like LadyBug, Carnival, Loopin', and Time Pilot. Also? That FONT. I don't know what it is... it's so humble and it just makes me happy.

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                            • miannguM
                              mianngu @Kismet
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                              @Kismet

                              Ummm you can drive backward in mario cart?

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                              • miannguM
                                mianngu @Ezra
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                                @Ezra

                                Lets Jive.

                                I love Spyro and Pokemon red/blue/green though there is a special place in my heart for pokemon yellow. I

                                I used Lets' Go Eevee to introduce my kids to the world of pokemon. It's the best because I know all the pokemon and the game, so i am SO COOL.

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                                • miannguM
                                  mianngu @Mariano
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                                  @Mariano

                                  Oh I forgot I also had Aladdin and Toy Story. You are right they were so damn hard for no reason! Obviously the trauma of playing them has erased the experience from my mind. I vaguely remember cobras and someone throwing apples. Funny thing is I still have my genesis downstairs and I should totally break it out.

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                                  • K.O.K
                                    K.O.
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                                    Sega Genesis! It came with Sonic 2, and I played that game to death. I also loved Pocahontas, The Lion King, and Sonic and Knuckles. I only ever played the beginning levels of Ecco over and over because the game scared me so much. πŸ˜‚ Primal Rage was another good one, still one of my favorite fighting games. I also had James Pond 2??? Never played the first one, but had the second. I still remember that the code to skip levels in Aladdin is A B B A A B B A, thanks brain. Definitely needed that information stored for the last 25 years.

                                    I went to a garage sale maybe 15 years ago, and someone sold me like thirty Sega games for $15 or $20 bucks, I was ecstatic. I still have my original Genesis with OG controllers, and it still works, which is pretty impressive.

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                                    • EzraE
                                      Ezra @SerasStreams
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                                      @SerasStreams I hate that I still get excited about pokemon lol. Like I don't follow the new stuff, I pretty much checked out after they went over 251 (I always count Mew) for games, cards, etc. But I was really tempted to buy the newest Cards Against Pokemon expansion lol.

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                                      • KismetK
                                        Kismet @mianngu
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                                        @mianngu yep! At least in the 64' version, you will get the little guy with the sign following you around the whole time though.

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