Super Mario World/Splatterhouse: I just remember clearly, age 4, being in the flat of my step dad (mums boyfriend at the time) and him sitting down with me playing those two games specifically. They've always held a special place. Especially with Splatterhouse being 'what it is', I always end up playing that at least once a year at Halloween.
Banjo-Kazooie: I don't always remember where my games came from, especially on older systems, but my dad turned up on my birthday one year and handed me this god damn gem outta nowhere. Didn't know what it was, I didn't specifically ask for it, but it's one of my all time favourites and I'm glad I can at least remember where/when I got this one.
Final Fantasy X: VIII holds a special place of being my first FF game, but X came along when I had a small group of friends who also liked the series. It was a different experience going through X for the first time and seeing friends every day to see where they were up to and what parts I had missed compared to VIII where it was just me myself and I.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Again, like Final Fantasy X, I was already a fan of the series but this fell at a time where I had friends who were also into it. Speculating for months before release what we would be able to do in the game, trading stories of what stuff we got up to in the game, arguing over whether or not people were lying about their experience (which with all the weird little details in that game, it turned out nobody was). Good times.
Runescape: I mean, c'mon. If you grew up in the 90'\s, you should remember seeing somebody (or being the somebody) buying a girlfriend for 10 gold in Varrock. Runescape was my first step into MMO's, a genre where I've almost always been playing at least one of since.
Banjo-Kazooie: I don't always remember where my games came from, especially on older systems, but my dad turned up on my birthday one year and handed me this god damn gem outta nowhere. Didn't know what it was, I didn't specifically ask for it, but it's one of my all time favourites and I'm glad I can at least remember where/when I got this one.
Final Fantasy X: VIII holds a special place of being my first FF game, but X came along when I had a small group of friends who also liked the series. It was a different experience going through X for the first time and seeing friends every day to see where they were up to and what parts I had missed compared to VIII where it was just me myself and I.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Again, like Final Fantasy X, I was already a fan of the series but this fell at a time where I had friends who were also into it. Speculating for months before release what we would be able to do in the game, trading stories of what stuff we got up to in the game, arguing over whether or not people were lying about their experience (which with all the weird little details in that game, it turned out nobody was). Good times.
Runescape: I mean, c'mon. If you grew up in the 90'\s, you should remember seeing somebody (or being the somebody) buying a girlfriend for 10 gold in Varrock. Runescape was my first step into MMO's, a genre where I've almost always been playing at least one of since.