HookeyStreet
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The 1 retro game that you couldn't bare the thought of not playing, ever!
I was just reading a thread and a guy claimed that he had never owned a console before eek and this got me thinking about how lucky I am to be 31 years old and to have been able to experience the greatest gaming era ever.
Im talking about the time when the NES and SEGA Master System were the best consoles around and the arcades were full of video games, not soul destroying, money guzzling fruit machines.
Could you imagine a childhood without gems like 'Super Mario World', 'Streets Of Rage', 'Sonic The Hedgehog', 'Duck Hunt', 'Golden Axe' & 'Shinobi'? (I could go on all day!)
So what Im asking is this, what game do you think defines your childhood and you coudlnt imagine a world without? (ie if it had never been created )
For example, for me personally, it would have to be 'Street Fighter II' (arcade, then later SNES). I used to visit the arcades with my m8s, take a £1 or so with me and play this game for hours. I used to hate it when people would muscle in on my game, by popping some cash in and challenging me. But they would soon realise that I was no noob on it and after a few Hadokens/Shoryukens, they would leave, red faced!
So, what game would you pick? (please give a reason and state what system it was on)
I was just reading a thread and a guy claimed that he had never owned a console before eek and this got me thinking about how lucky I am to be 31 years old and to have been able to experience the greatest gaming era ever.
Im talking about the time when the NES and SEGA Master System were the best consoles around and the arcades were full of video games, not soul destroying, money guzzling fruit machines.
Could you imagine a childhood without gems like 'Super Mario World', 'Streets Of Rage', 'Sonic The Hedgehog', 'Duck Hunt', 'Golden Axe' & 'Shinobi'? (I could go on all day!)
So what Im asking is this, what game do you think defines your childhood and you coudlnt imagine a world without? (ie if it had never been created )
For example, for me personally, it would have to be 'Street Fighter II' (arcade, then later SNES). I used to visit the arcades with my m8s, take a £1 or so with me and play this game for hours. I used to hate it when people would muscle in on my game, by popping some cash in and challenging me. But they would soon realise that I was no noob on it and after a few Hadokens/Shoryukens, they would leave, red faced!
So, what game would you pick? (please give a reason and state what system it was on)
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