Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

alright...it's high time i at least attempt this. most of my video game experiences are different than other people here, since i never had access to an S/NES, Sega, N64 or anything from the most recent generation console. in fact, these aren't what i would consider the "best" video games at all, since i never really had the necessary void in my life to spend on video games. it's just what i can remember from my childhood.

1. Final Fantasy X

The tragic coming-of-age story that blatantly ripped off Chrono Cross came out sometime before my formative high school years and altered my perspective considerably on what made a video game "good". I think I spent that summer in near isolation, trying to get all the legendary weapons before I beat the game. Incidentally I think I may have developed a fondness for women who resemble Yuna.

2. Sim City 2000

Probably the first "real" game I ever played, my father bought it for me when I was still rather young. To me it seems like the natural predecessor to all design games -- and this certainly afforded me the opportunity to enjoy myself.

5. Worms Armageddon

This, THIS was the cult favorite back in middle school. Not GoldenEye or any of those acrimonious fucking games that catch on like the plague. A game about worms. You get to control them in their natural environment (you know, cheese, bricks, graveyards, artillery dumps...), make them run, jump, rappel, and most notably, beat the shit out of one another. The weapons were anything but sinister and when you finally beat the incredibly difficult single player mode you were awarded Full Wormage and the honor of the Concrete Donkey.