Classic Video Games From my Childhood
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?
