But in all seriousness, I have compiled a (long) list of games that I grew up with by year. Most of these games I didn't own, but I have played at least once on a friends console, or a family members console. I wasn't born into a wealthy family, just one with well off grandparents (and not that well off, either). Middle class mostly.
I wasn't born until 1992 but I still played games released before then.
1986 Super Mario Brothers - Released March 3 by Nintendo on the NES
. 1990
Sonic the Hedgehog - Sega releases Sonic the Hedgehog
(16-bit) for the Sega Genesis/Mega drive
. Introduced Sonic, who would go on to become Sega's mascot.1991
Battletoads - The first Battletoads
game was designed for the NES and released by Rare in 1991. 
.1992
, Super Mario Kart
.1993
December 10, a seminal first person shooter that advanced 3D graphics for computer games. 1994
Point Blank - Point Blank
was originally released by Namco in 1994. Namco later created two ports for the PlayStation and the Nintendo DS
called "Point Blank DS
" were later developed and released in 1998 and 2006. 
, featuring distinctive 3D pre-rendered graphics. it was followed by several sequels. I always loved the hand held versions.1995
. I loved the arcade version, much more fun. Basically an active point blank for adults. :) 1996
in Japan, launching a widly popular game series worldwide. The games would be released as Pokemon Red
, Pokemon Yellow
and Pokemon Blue
in North America.
for the PlayStation
known as Biohazard in Japan. 
, the first 3D Mario platformer in Japan as the flagship for their new Nintendo64 system
. 
for the Sega Saturn
in Japan. I absolutely LOVED this game.
Crash then becomes the mascot for the PlayStation console. 
is released. it is the first chapter in Blizzard Entertainment's enormously popular series for the PC.1997
for the N64 console. 
for the N64 console.
as the seventh installment in the Final Fantasy series. FFVII
Arguably the best Final Fantasy game as described by huge fans. Not really my type of game play but I like the story.1998
by Insomniac Games. The first game in the Spyro the Dragon
series. Spyro would later become one of the most recognizable, popular and respected gaming icons for the PlayStation gaming console.
. Metal Gear Solid
game follows Solid Snake, a soldier who infiltrates a nuclear weapons facility to neutralize the terrorist threat from FOXHOUND, a renegade special forces unit. Can you say spy movie? Heck yes, and you can say its the game which made the stealth genre popular.
. The first 3D Zelda game, a favorite among Zelda fans to this day. The player controls the series's trademark hero, Link, in the land of Hyrule. I love The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
<3.1999
Mario Party - Released February 8th by Nintendo for the N64 it was the first party video game series featuring Mario series characters in which four human- or computer- controlled characters compete in a board game interspersed with mini-games. Mario Party
is a good game to play when drunk.
as part of the Pokemon series where the object of the game was to take good pictures of rare Pokemon. I remember watching my cousin play Pokemon Snap
. I loved when he found Mew.
. It was the first game in the Super Smash Bros
. series, and was followed by Super Smash Bros. Melee
for the Nintendo GameCube
in 2001 and Super Smash Bros. Brawl 
for the Wii
in 2008.
as part of the Pokemon Series.I also remember watching my cousin win at Pokemon Stadium
. 
on August 31st. It is the first entry in the popular Tony Hawk
series of video games. 
Unreal Tournament - Released November 26th by GT Interactive. It was a first person shooter video game co-developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes for the PC.
2000
is a simulation of the daily activities of one or more virtual personas in a suburban household near SimCity. Who else remembers the cheat code? I do! 
.People argue all the time that Pokemon Gold
and Pokemon Silver
were the best hand held games out of the old versions.
as a sequel to Ocarina of Time. Much harder than Ocarina of Time because you're dealing with a time limit. Clever!I love The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask
, it's a beautiful game.
as the sequel to one of my favorites: Banjo Kazooie
. Banjo Tooie
has more complex characters. 2001
, the first Paper Mario
game of a weird series of games featuring Mario Brothers characters. 
. Conker's Bad Fur Day
is like Rare's proof they don't just make kid games. The next game of the Conker series came out for the Xbox
console Conker: Live & Reloaded
which features Xbox Live capabilities. 
by Capcom. It is a series of four hack and slash video games set in the modern day (possible the mid to late 1990's). Originally intended to be a sequel in Capcom's Resident Evil series, Devil May Cry
was such a radical departure from the series' style that it was developed into a new property entirely. 2002
. Animal Crossing is a game in which the player lives his/her own virtual life in a town populated with anthropomorphic animals. The game takes place in real time, reflecting the current time of day and season. What is so addictive about this game? Nobody knows. I wonder what the world would be like if the people who played Animal Crossing for hours and hours and hours took that time to better their own lives? 
featuring both Disney characters as well as Final Fantasy Characters. The game play is similar to Final Fantasy and shares stunning cut scenes similar to Final Fantasy, however does not sacrifice real time graphics. Kingdom Hearts
is a favorite among Disney fans respectably. 
. Sly Cooper
focuses on the eponymous protagonists and master thieves Sly Cooper and his gang, as they seek out the Fiendish Five to recover his family's "Thievius Raccoonus" a book with the accumulation of all of Sly ancestor's thieving moves.2003
as part of the hand held Pokemon series. Essentially Pokemon Ruby
and Pokemon Sapphire
are the remakes of Red and Blue.
. Mario Kart Double Dash
was the next generation Mario Kart 64 with the choice of a 2nd character and new courses. I rape at this game.I will conclude my long list of the games I grew up with. Keep in mind these were the major releases that I grew up with. There were many other minor games that I still love to death. Now I know that millions of other children grew up with this same list of games but feel free to comment any popular games that I missed!
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ReplyDeletewow...I'd forgotten some of these games...thanks for the memories!
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ReplyDeleteI've played a lot of these games as a kid :O I still remember how I got Paper Mario 64 for my birthday in '01 and I beat it in a week. Then next day after beating it my sister broke it because I wouldn't let her play my 64. Felt bad, man.
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