10 Video Games That Changed My Life

FETCHER. · 09-15-2009, 07:37 AM

1. Donkey Kong, 1981 version.
2. Frogger, yet again 1981 version. frogger was amazing back in the day.
3. Mario Brothers, 1983 version.
4. Pacman, 1980 version. how could i not include it?
5. all the 'Super Mario Brothers'
6. Sonic The Hedgehog
7. Tomb Raider
8. Street Fighter
9. Mortal Kombat
10. am i allowed to include, Snake? that was class.

those are the 10 i can remember playing most. i wasnt even a twinkle in my daddys eye when most of these came out, i have a brother 9 years older than me, so its excusable

mr dave · 09-15-2009, 05:12 PM

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I've never even heard of that one before. Maybe I should try and track down a copy.

You know what was another pretty fun multiplayer one? Combat. Especially the levels with the bouncing bullets. (Looking at the picture makes me glad we had a black and white TV when I was growing up though.)

combat was another top notch competitive game but only 2 players. what really set warlords apart was the 4 player match, it's usually bundled in arcade classic titles for modern systems. the gameplay itself is a combo of breakout and pong.

**Janszoon** · 09-15-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

combat was another top notch competitive game but only 2 players. what really set warlords apart was the 4 player match, it's usually bundled in arcade classic titles for modern systems. the gameplay itself is a combo of breakout and pong.

How did the four-player work? Weren't there only two joystick jacks on the 2600?

Arya Stark · 09-15-2009, 05:16 PM

Where is FaSho in all of this mess? xD

Edit: Oh my goodness! 1,000 posts. [=

mr dave · 09-15-2009, 05:35 PM

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How did the four-player work? Weren't there only two joystick jacks on the 2600?

maybe on the very first models but every atari i played on had 4 jacks in the back, most only had 2 joysticks, but there were definitely 4 plugs. the controls for warlords were dirt simple too. you spun the wheel around to move your shield and held the button if you wanted to catch and hold the 'fireball' before shooting it at an opponent's base.

**Janszoon** · 09-15-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

maybe on the very first models but every atari i played on had 4 jacks in the back, most only had 2 joysticks, but there were definitely 4 plugs. the controls for warlords were dirt simple too. you spun the wheel around to move your shield and held the button if you wanted to catch and hold the 'fireball' before shooting it at an opponent's base.

Ah, maybe mine does have four jacks. It been a couple years since I've taken it out of the box.

boo boo · 09-15-2009, 06:44 PM

I used to have one of those Atari things with the games built in that you could plug into your tv but I broke it, made me sad.

Yar's Revenge was one of the games and it was awesome.

One of my favorite Atari games is Berzerk, kinda predates Metal Gear as the first stealth based game.

Sure realistic physics and graphics are great and all, but I'll take this over next gen shooters anyday.

keith! · 09-15-2009, 07:04 PM

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holy crap! ristar!

god that game was awesome.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-15-2009, 07:08 PM

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Tomb Raider was a solid game, but I know for a fact that most guys only played it for the pixelated boobage.

Believe it or not, back in the day kids really DID wank off to this.

He's single ladies

Form an orderly queue.

mr dave · 09-15-2009, 07:18 PM

i remember the commercial for berzerk being WAY cooler than the game was when i finally tried it. or maybe it was the comic book ads, either way, hype >>>>> product.

as awesome as berzerk was it wasn't anything compared to robotron

shouldn't surprise anyone to learn that the main developer behind this classic went on to create Smash TV