Robert Vrabel

Ahh… a trip down memory lane. Lately i have had the urge to play some classic video games (from the 80s/90s).  I looked online for videos of old games I used to play and it brought back so many great memories from my childhood.  I figured I would compile a list of games that I used to play over and over again that I have vivid memories of.  This is obviously not a complete list of games I have played, rather ones I have the most memories from.

Computer:

• Kings Quest I
• Kings Quest II
• Kings Quest V
• Quest For Glory I
• Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
• Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis
• Lands of Lore: Throne to Chaos
• Stonekeep
• Leisure Suit Larry I (Shhh… wasn’t supposed to be playing this one that young!)
• Wolfenstein 3D
• Doom
• Doom 2
• Rise of the Tride
• Heretic
• Duke Nukem
• Duke Nukem 3D
• Warcraft
• Warcraft 2
• Command and Conquer
• Starcraft (I still can’t believe this came out when I was only 13)
• Diablo
• Quake
• Alone In The Dark
• Ultima Online (Best MMORPG to date. Sold my account for $900! This is probably my most missed game since it can’t be re-played today exactly how it was released.)
• Jack Nicklaus Golf
• Lemmings
• Sam & Max Hit The Road
• Commander Keen
• Gazillionaire
• Federation (On AOL)

Nintendo (NES)

• Mario Brothers
• Mario Brothers 2
• Mario Brothers 3
• Dragon Warrior I
• Contra
• Megaman 2
• Super Off Road
• RC Pro am
• Legend of Zelda
• The Adventures of Link (Zelda 2)
• Castlevania
• Gauntlet
• Adventure Island
• Mike Tyson’s Punch Out
• Ducktales
• Golf
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade
• Caesar’s Palace
• Roger Rabbit
• Excite Bike
• Ghosts ‘n Goblins
• Double Dragon I
• Double Dragon II
• Techmo Super Bowl
• Marble Madness
• Spy vs Spy
• Lifeforce
• Gradius

Super Nintendo (SNES)

• Final Fantasy III
• Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
• Secret of Mana
• Mario RPG
• The Legend of Zelda: A link to the past
• Mortal Kombat
• Disney’s Goof Troop
• Super Mario World

Gameboy

• The Legend of Zelda: Links Awaking
• Tetris
• Mario Brothers
• Golf
• Kirby’s Dreamland
• Joe and Mac

Wow, this list became really long, really fast.  Its crazy think how much all these games impacted my life.  Its some of the best memories I have as a child, some of the only ones I remember.  I’m sure I’m missing some games but I will add to it as I remember.  I really need to find all my old game cartridges and floppy disks to see what I missed.

So what games from your childhood do you remember best?