Sum up your personality with five video/computer/arcade games

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Bubble Bobble
Parodius
Quest for Glory 3
Lords of Midnight
Star Control 2

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:13 (twenty years ago) link

Paperboy
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
Elevator Action
Galaga

Jon shouldn't one of yours be HAMBURGER TIME? or GAUNTLET?

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:15 (twenty years ago) link

Exile 2: Crystal Souls
Zool
Worms (the original)
Simon the Sorcerer
Monkey Island (1&2)

― chrisco (chrisco), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:15 (twenty years ago) link

"Sum up your personality with five copycat threads"

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:16 (twenty years ago) link

zac mckracken
defender of the crown
space quest
leisure suit larry
vice city

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:16 (twenty years ago) link

forgot Spy Hunter

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:17 (twenty years ago) link

GTA3
Ultima VI
Leisure Suit Larry
RC Pro-Am
Empire City: 1931

― 57 7th (calstars), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:17 (twenty years ago) link

i am more cosmic now and less worldly

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:18 (twenty years ago) link

my dad and i used to play spy hunter sooooo much together!!! i am still good

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:18 (twenty years ago) link

Creatures 2
Streets of Rage 3
Road Rage 2
FIFA Road to World Cup
Eternal Champions

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:18 (twenty years ago) link

Police Quest 2
Championship Manager
Vice City
The Sims
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (sidescroller)

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:19 (twenty years ago) link

Pitfall!
SSX Tricky
Vice City
Emogame
Dope Wars

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:21 (twenty years ago) link

all these people listing Vice City - do you really drive around Miami beating up prostitutes?

I actually do deliver the paper, grind 50/50 over the pipe, go up and down elevators in "The Building" at night, and battle space bees.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:23 (twenty years ago) link

I would if I lived in Miami. As it is, I have to settle for Tacoma

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:23 (twenty years ago) link

I am actually a sexy cat burgular from the 1920s forced to fight for my eternal soul in the afterlife.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:24 (twenty years ago) link

i'd say vice city is closer to my life than space quest, or defending the crown

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:25 (twenty years ago) link

"Sum up your personality with five copycat threads"

Please, BastionDan Perry, don't hurt 'em.

Chrono Trigger
Speed King
Strider
Zombies Ate My Neighbours
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters SNES

― Crickets Dance On Tequila Booty (Barima), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:28 (twenty years ago) link

STRIDER

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:29 (twenty years ago) link

strider was rad. RYGAR, impossible.

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:30 (twenty years ago) link

SPACE BEES, fools.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:37 (twenty years ago) link

Athena

― 57 7th (calstars), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:41 (twenty years ago) link

I nearly chose Rygar instead!

I did a MASSIVE disservice to Pop 'N' Twinbee, however. But Konami really ruled my list/life.

― Crickets Dance On Tequila Booty (Barima), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:43 (twenty years ago) link

anyone remember CRYSTALIS

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:43 (twenty years ago) link

Sonic the Hedgehog
Ms Pac Man
Tetris
Minesweeper
Sonic 2

I'm simple.

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:45 (twenty years ago) link

Cosmic Ray
Mental Block
Zen Soccer
Gemini Force
Psiklone

(none of these actually exist but i did conceive of them in my adolescence which sorta somes up my personality innit)

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:52 (twenty years ago) link

Faxanadu

― 57 7th (calstars), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:52 (twenty years ago) link

I think Gemini Force exists in some tangible form. And I remember Crystalis.

― Crickets Dance On Tequila Booty (Barima), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:54 (twenty years ago) link

Sonic the Hedgehog
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Burning Force
Donkey Kong
Wishbringer

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:55 (twenty years ago) link

Donkey Kong! excellent.

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:57 (twenty years ago) link

P H A N T A S Y S T A R

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:57 (twenty years ago) link

5 NES games:

River City Ransom
Metroid
Solar Jetman
Legend of Zelda
Super Dodgeball (or Bionic Commando)

5 PC games:

Ultima 5 (or 7)
System Shock 2
Half Life
Sam & Max Hit the Road (or Day of the Tentacle)
Tie Fighter (or Buzz Aldrin's Race for Space)

5 PSX/PS2:

Ico
Dynasty Warriors 3
Metal Gear Solid
Castlevania -- Symphony of the Night
GTA3

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 3 June 2004 20:26 (twenty years ago) link

OMG STRIDER!!!

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 3 June 2004 20:27 (twenty years ago) link

Oh, won't somebody please mention Stunt Race FX? Or Uniracer? Or A Boy And His Blob? Or Little Nemo?

― Britney's breasts for Voltron (Barima), Thursday, 3 June 2004 20:30 (twenty years ago) link

Galaga
Gravitar
Nethack
Wario Ware
Everquest

― retort pouch (retort pouch), Thursday, 3 June 2004 20:35 (twenty years ago) link

Kingfish you are king!

― 57 7th (calstars), Thursday, 3 June 2004 20:39 (twenty years ago) link

Is the new Castlevania (SOTN) really all that?

― 57 7th (calstars), Thursday, 3 June 2004 20:39 (twenty years ago) link

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
Planescape: Torment
DoDonPachi
Blood
Hexen: Beyond Heretic

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Thursday, 3 June 2004 20:41 (twenty years ago) link

Defender
Tempest
Dig Dug
Ms.Pac Man
Tron

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 3 June 2004 21:03 (twenty years ago) link

oh yeah, arcade games:

tron
tempest
ms pac man
tekken 2
star wars

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 3 June 2004 21:40 (twenty years ago) link

I actually think Jet Grind Radio for Dreamcast is entirely perfect as a summing up, for me - the unpopular populism, the bright cartoon colours, the mucking about on wheels...

(I guess with four others I'd pick Planescape, Sonic, European Club Soccer and M:TG planeswalkers or something)

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Thursday, 3 June 2004 21:54 (twenty years ago) link

Winning Eleven 7
Galaga
Arkanoid
That old Commodore 64 game that was a combination of Chess and Fantasy Action. When the opposing player moved a piece onto a square you occupied the screen would change to a battle sequence and you would fight for the spot.
Berzerk

― metfigga (metfigga), Thursday, 3 June 2004 22:00 (twenty years ago) link

That chess game for the C64 - it's called Archon

― metfigga (metfigga), Thursday, 3 June 2004 22:36 (twenty years ago) link

Tough question....

Tron (arcade)
Mission X (Intellivision)
Mech Warrior (PC)
Prince of Persia, MOTHERFUCKERS! (PC)
NHL Hockey (Playstation)

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 3 June 2004 23:15 (twenty years ago) link

Mortal Kombat 2
Tetris
Altered Beast
Donkey Kong
Custer's Revenge

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 3 June 2004 23:21 (twenty years ago) link

Great Giana Sisters
Loom
Pong!
American McGee's Alice
Point Blank

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Thursday, 3 June 2004 23:24 (twenty years ago) link

Tiny Toon Adventures
Super RC Pro-Am
The Legend Of Zelda: The One That Was On The Game Boy
Championship Manager 97/98
Day Of The Tentacle

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 3 June 2004 23:32 (twenty years ago) link

Super Mario Bros. 3
Hearts
Minesweepers
Super Mario Bros. 1
Super Mario Land

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 3 June 2004 23:49 (twenty years ago) link

actually replace Super Mario Bros. 1 with the arcade game Quiz & Dragons.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 3 June 2004 23:50 (twenty years ago) link

Leather Goddesses of Phobos
Pong

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 3 June 2004 23:59 (twenty years ago) link

I'm surprised/thankful nobody has said Custer's Revenge yet.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 4 June 2004 00:08 (twenty years ago) link

Mortal Kombat 2
Tetris
Altered Beast
Donkey Kong
Custer's Revenge

-- latebloomer (posercore24...) (webmail), June 4th, 2004 10:21 AM. (latebloomer) (later)

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― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Friday, 4 June 2004 00:14 (twenty years ago) link

Yep, I suck.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 4 June 2004 00:17 (twenty years ago) link

Goodness, that's a bit harsh

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Friday, 4 June 2004 00:18 (twenty years ago) link

Rocket Mania
Berzerk/Frenzy
Millipede
Joust
Dig Dug

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Friday, 4 June 2004 01:30 (twenty years ago) link

Laura Bow and the Dagger of Amon Ra
King's Quest VI
Syberia
The Longest Journey
Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Friday, 4 June 2004 01:44 (twenty years ago) link

Snafu
B-52 Bomber
Astrogrover
GTA2
Civilization II

― Allyzay, Friday, 4 June 2004 01:56 (twenty years ago) link

Bizarro Facto: As somebody who probably plays/has played more video games than anyone else on these boards, I can't for the life of me come up with a list of 5 that define me.

― Andrew (enneff), Friday, 4 June 2004 01:59 (twenty years ago) link

RBI Baseball -- for that bit of dude in me (yikes, I'm just going to leave that as I typed it -- too psychologically rich to alter)
Tetris -- a fascination with patterns, at times approaching OCD
Metroid -- austere and difficult at times, sometimes getting stuck in a rut, but surprising nonetheless
Gyromite
Paperboy

― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Friday, 4 June 2004 02:16 (twenty years ago) link

No explanation for Gyromite!?! That game is positively rife with homoerotic undertones!

― Andrew (enneff), Friday, 4 June 2004 02:20 (twenty years ago) link

Hahaha! Actually I've only played that game like a few times in my life! My best friend in elementary school was the only one I knew who actually owned the Robot controller, and wasn't Gyromite like the only game you could use it for? I guess I meant it as a reference to my tenedency to be quirky/cheesy and a little out-of-step at times, but hey, if you want to see shafts sliding into holes, who am I to interfere with your reading?

― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Friday, 4 June 2004 02:28 (twenty years ago) link

Zork
Tiger Woods PGA 2004
Defender
SiniStar
Marathon

― BanjoMania (Brilhante), Friday, 4 June 2004 02:34 (twenty years ago) link

if you want to see shafts sliding into holes

Hahaha, you're damn right I do!

― Andrew (enneff), Friday, 4 June 2004 02:47 (twenty years ago) link

Zork I
Doom
WipEout 2097
Super Mario 64
Morrowind

― Pack Yr Romantic Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 4 June 2004 02:52 (twenty years ago) link

I thought I was kidding about Leather Goddesses and Pong, but I think they actually work; I'll add TAGS and Sinistar.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 4 June 2004 02:57 (twenty years ago) link

"Tempest"
"Joust"
"Pitfall"
"Tomb Raider" (the first one)
"Medal of Honor"

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 4 June 2004 03:20 (twenty years ago) link

http://otoro.com/images/galaga.jpg

― retort pouch (retort pouch), Friday, 4 June 2004 03:23 (twenty years ago) link

As somebody who probably plays/has played more video games than anyone else on these boards

oh, well, i'm not so sure about that...

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 4 June 2004 04:23 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah I thought that too but I didn't wanna say it.

― retort pouch (retort pouch), Friday, 4 June 2004 04:32 (twenty years ago) link

Snafu
B-52 Bomber
OMG Ally, not only did you obviously have an Intellivision, but you also clearly had the IntelliVoice attachment to play B-17 Bomber. Did you suffer the taunts and accusations of the townspeople for having an Intellivision over Atari/Coleco/Commodore? I did. Fuck 'em. Intellivision rules. Esp. the sports games (baseball, football, hockey, etc)

Defining myself by Intellivision games only:
Bump 'n' Jump
Pitfall
Ice Trek (I never did finish this goddammit)
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons - Tresure of Tarmin
White Water!

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 4 June 2004 07:59 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.intellivisionlives.com/media/newsletters/images/poster.jpg

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 4 June 2004 08:01 (twenty years ago) link

man, this machine is HOTT!
http://www.olufs.com/jens/intellivision.jpg

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 4 June 2004 08:03 (twenty years ago) link

oh, well, i'm not so sure about that...

Let's not have this turn into a competition...

― Andrew (enneff), Friday, 4 June 2004 08:16 (twenty years ago) link

Wait, I'd like to Modify my answer:
M.A.M.E.!

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:15 (twenty years ago) link

This thread has now made me check eBay for old Intellivision consoles and games. DAMN YOU ALLY I WANT TO PLAY SNAFU SO BAD

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:17 (twenty years ago) link

The Intellivision controllers with the slide in the sheets ruled so much.

True story: I got involved with a girl initially through her intellivison (keep in mind that I am 22; this was fairly recent)

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:18 (twenty years ago) link

Locknchase

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:18 (twenty years ago) link

Phantasmagoria
Phantasmagoria 2: Puzzle of Flesh
Sanitorium
The Sims
The 7th Guest

These are the only computer games I've ever played. A computer game has to be goth for me to like it - or at least have goth elements; like gloom, doom, demonic possession, gore, etc. But not a game where you shoot stuff. See? I'm selective.

― mandee, Friday, 4 June 2004 12:20 (twenty years ago) link

jon, that's like the seinfeld where he drugs the girl to play with her GI JOES

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:33 (twenty years ago) link

Locknchase ruled. Jon what the hell were you doing playing Intellivision? That shit was in the grave before you were able to tie your shoes. Surely you would have been raised on PlayStation or whatever you damn kids were into...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:33 (twenty years ago) link

But nothing beats BURGERTIME

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:33 (twenty years ago) link

Rob Bolton, fuck you!!! I never owned a playstation, nor any system greater than 16 bit. I cut my teeth on NES; I remember when SMB didn't even come with Duck Hunt. I was born in 19-fucking-81

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:35 (twenty years ago) link

Simmer down there, chief. I'm actually pleasantly surprised to see that people still dug on Intellivision after it was deep-sixed and became the butt of everyone's gaming-related jokes...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:37 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/games/overlays/action/snafuO.jpg

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:38 (twenty years ago) link

My uncle (technophile) bought it when it first came out... I wonder what happened to it. Also, I saw an Atari system (for $6 with everything) that was wrapped in plastic so I couldn't see the model number, how do I ID it?

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:38 (twenty years ago) link

this is for you jon
http://members.aol.com/cbjurman/Intvshots/lock.jpg

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:50 (twenty years ago) link

Mega Man 2
Final Fantasy (I never finished the last castle even though I loved the game, make of that what you will)
Scorched Earth
Taiko Drum Master (even though I've never played it)
Street Fighter II

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 4 June 2004 14:29 (twenty years ago) link

mega man 2 = best megaman

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Friday, 4 June 2004 14:31 (twenty years ago) link

Sensible Soccer.
Colonization.
Zelda - Ocarina.
Uridium.
Soul Reaver.

― Greig (treefell), Friday, 4 June 2004 20:50 (twenty years ago) link

arcade:

operation wolf
double dragon 2
street fighter 2 turbo
sega rally (cabinet)
two crude dudes

― cozen (Cozen), Friday, 4 June 2004 20:53 (twenty years ago) link

my dad and i used to play spy hunter sooooo much together!!! i am still good

I love this image.

― cozen (Cozen), Friday, 4 June 2004 20:54 (twenty years ago) link

video/computer:

sensible world of soccer
goldeneye
alien breed
walker
super metroid

― cozen (Cozen), Friday, 4 June 2004 20:56 (twenty years ago) link

I sent you Planescape, Mandee! It woulda had GLOOM and DOOM and NO SHOOTING. I'm not sure if "repeatedly installing" counts as playin' though.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Friday, 4 June 2004 21:32 (twenty years ago) link

"Locknchase ruled. Jon what the hell were you doing playing Intellivision? That shit was in the grave before you were able to tie your shoes. Surely you would have been raised on PlayStation or whatever you damn kids were into..."

I'm 21 and I played Atari! Granted my parents' 2600 was bought before I was born (November 1982), but we got a lot of mileage out of that little beast.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 4 June 2004 21:52 (twenty years ago) link

wasteland
impossible mision
pirates
gunstar heros
gynoug

― :|, Friday, 4 June 2004 23:02 (twenty years ago) link

tempest
tetris
marble madness
leisure suit larry

and

silent hill

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Friday, 4 June 2004 23:06 (twenty years ago) link

eight years pass...

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
Planescape: Torment
DoDonPachi
Blood
Hexen: Beyond Heretic

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron)

wait, someone actually _played_ Blood?!

― Fiendish Doctor Wu (kingfish), Tuesday, 18 September 2012 06:19 (twelve years ago) link

Custos' Revenge

― latebloomer, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 06:41 (twelve years ago) link

ultima vi
star control ii
quest for glory
another world
flashback

― the late great, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 06:49 (twelve years ago) link

maybe doom instead of flashback

― the late great, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 06:51 (twelve years ago) link

PRINCE OF PERSIA

― the late great, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 06:51 (twelve years ago) link

Citadel
Need For Speed 4
Deus Ex
No One Live Forever 2
Minecraft

― a great poke for Jet Set Willy (snoball), Tuesday, 18 September 2012 07:54 (twelve years ago) link

1. Mappy
2. Mappyland
3. Mappy
4. Mappy
5. Mappy

― The Most Typical and Popular Girl Rider (Crabbits), Tuesday, 18 September 2012 13:32 (twelve years ago) link

MORTAL KOMBATS ONE THROUGH FIVE!!!!!!!!!

― frogbs, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 14:14 (twelve years ago) link

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