View Full Version : Games that "wowed" you back in the day?
soso0901
06-01-2006, 11:21 PM
What games made you say "wow" when they were new but now you wonder how you were ever impressed?
I remember playing TMNT: Turtles in Time for SNES and thinking how the graphics were so good, especially how you could through bad guys into the screen. Looking back, it's still a kickass game, but how I ever thought those graphics were good is a mystery.
Another example is Perfect Dark. When it came out the graphics were pretty sweet. Then I went back and tried to play it a few weeks ago and not only were the graphics not at all like I remembered them, but the controls felt so awkard - I needed a 2nd thumbstick to look around with!
RussianPride24
06-01-2006, 11:45 PM
I remember playing a Ninja Turtles game that was sorta like Street Fighter (1 one 1 fighting) and I was like "DAMN THATS SOME GOOD GRAPHICS!"
i think i was like 7.
wocked
06-01-2006, 11:56 PM
Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I was shocked at how fun it was. I rented it for two days and then I bought it the same day I returned the rental.
Victor Franko
06-02-2006, 12:03 AM
When I played Metal Gear Solid for the first time, I was amazed to no end at the way the whole game unfolded.
Also, the first Call of Duty had me on the edge of my seat (Red Square was fucking incredible. Short, but incredible.)
kududoodoop
06-02-2006, 12:07 AM
duke nukem 3d
sonic the hedgehog
duck hunt
gameboy
mario
super mario series
brevcom
06-02-2006, 12:32 AM
I remember playing TMNT: Turtles in Time for SNES and thinking how the graphics were so good, especially how you could through bad guys into the screen. Looking back, it's still a kickass game, but how I ever thought those graphics were good is a mystery.
That game rocked :D
Smoked86
06-02-2006, 12:51 AM
the first Call of duty was very awesome, the visuals are still great, the sounds are the best i've heard yet for any game, this game made the iron sights popular, plus it had the fg-42, (wolfenstien is the only other game i know of with a fg42??)
Deus Ex's storyline was one of my favorites of all time, plus it was super fun. invis. war gayed it up though
tiberium sun was very cool for its time, Generals was even better.
Victor Franko
06-02-2006, 01:01 AM
the first Call of duty was very awesome, the visuals are still great, the sounds are the best i've heard yet for any game, this game made the iron sights popular, plus it had the fg-42, (wolfenstien is the only other game i know of with a fg42??)
Speaking of which, why the hell wasn't the FG-42 in any of the other Call of Duty games?
firepiss
06-02-2006, 06:52 AM
Sega CD made me say "wow" back when it was new.
Kazimierz
06-02-2006, 07:33 AM
Altered Beast
POWER UP
JaMaiCa
06-02-2006, 07:36 AM
Donkey Kong Country.
rand0m
06-02-2006, 08:25 AM
Sonic Adventure.
Unreal 1
Half life 2 (playing it)
F.E.A.R (playing it not looking at it)
MGS2 was pretty Wow as well.
Red Faction, man i missed compeletly distructable enviroments.
Smoked86
06-02-2006, 02:23 PM
i don't know, it was very awesome. and it was never in multiplayer. whenever i'd hear it i'd go outa my way to get it. they could've made it the assualt rifle in some maps, just take away the scope. and it would be balanced. since russia has their crazy ass 71 round ppsh(goddamn thing never runs out in a fight)
EDIT: i like the gwehr43 and svt40 in 2 though. good additions
shawneboy
06-02-2006, 02:30 PM
Mario Kart.
Thomson
06-02-2006, 03:32 PM
Rise of the robots
Unreal 1
Idmir
06-02-2006, 03:39 PM
Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight. :boink:
eadgbe
06-02-2006, 04:42 PM
rocket: robot on wheels
that game had like physics and shit back in 1998, it was (and is) an awesome game
also, DKC2 and one of the first zeldas, don't remember which, but i remember watching this kid play it when i was like 3 and thinking it was amazing.
EDIT: and mario 64, back when it came out i was all like "wow! three dimensions!"
i guess doom would fit that too, but it wasnt really 3d. i still thought it was amazing though
mince
06-02-2006, 10:04 PM
Command & Conquer, the first game i got when i first got my pc back in 1997. I was like like "radical man!" And then inbetween the levels they had real movies! Actually REAL clips of movie, like it was straight from a film! I was like "cowabunga dude!"
kkevvy
06-02-2006, 10:27 PM
I'd say Battlefield 1942, when I first got it, wowed me, as it was so... unique. And of course Call of Duty, the original one. Its still intense to this day.
Starfox
original Starfox, for SNES.
Those graphics were amazing.
EDIT:
I've been wowed by many games in the past, but more than others.
TriggerOfDemise
06-02-2006, 10:35 PM
the arcade Mortal Kombat 1. i was amazed by the real character actors they used. it wasn't the first fighting game to use real character actors, but it was the best looking at that time. oh and blood, gore, and fatalities.
JaMaiCa
06-02-2006, 10:35 PM
Oh yeah Banjo-Kazooie was pretty amazing when it first came out. One of the greatest games of all time!
Suicida1Poptart
06-02-2006, 11:24 PM
Super Mario 64!
It was the first 3D game I had ever seen. First time I played was probably the closest to a "nintendogasm" iv'e ever gotten.
IGneois
06-02-2006, 11:53 PM
Super Metroid
Dayve
06-03-2006, 11:13 AM
Metal gear solid wowed me very much... The graphics and the storyline, easily one of the top 10 best ever...
All the Resident Evil games wowed me... Final fantasy 7 wowed me back when it was very first released because although i found it very difficult it was the first time i was exposed to an adventure + RPG... The graphics were pretty average for the day but the story and the music just gave it so much depth it was awesome. For me FF7 is the best game of all time, but that's just my opinion of course.
CoD also wowed me, especially red square as someone has already pointed out... Also the Pegasus bridge map... CoD i think may be the only game ever to immerse me so much to the point that i actually cried as i felt so sorry for the men that had to live out that hell in the real WW2.
Oh and i can't forget Battlefield 2... I never played BF1942 unfortunately so when i got BF2 it was unreal - Like a wargame i had never experienced before. If you got bored of being infantry, you can be special forces and act behind enemy territory and blow up radars and shit... Get bored of that you can snipe, be an engineer and support your team, anti tank guided missles to blow shit up...
And as if that wasn't enough you can jump in a tank, an APC, 2 different types of jet, attack helicopters, transport helicopters... Or if you're into strategy, you can be the commander and fire artillery at your enemy! Awesome.
And can't forget Rome: Total War. I'm into history and strategy so this game was awesome for me. The graphics were good too. The mods that have been released since make it even better.
Zelda on the game boy did, as much as Sonic on the Master System and Alex Kidd.
Never had a Playstation till a few years after they came ot and I was impressed with the games, Halo also impressed me with great graphics.
rand0m
06-03-2006, 02:50 PM
CoD i think may be the only game ever to immerse me so much to the point that i actually cried as i felt so sorry for the men that had to live out that hell in the real WW2.
you cried over a fucking game ....
soso0901
06-03-2006, 04:13 PM
original Starfox, for SNES.
Those graphics were amazing.
I agree! For it's time the orignal Starfox was pretty impressive and it was a pretty damn fun game.
rand0m
06-03-2006, 04:21 PM
This game Wowed me (http://uk.pc.ign.com/objects/694/694190.html)
Dayve
06-03-2006, 06:58 PM
you cried over a fucking game ....
In a way yes. That particular map places you as one of the many millions of Russian soldiers in WW2 that were used as cannon fodder and regard for their life was nil. You are on a ship with about 60 men and sailing over the river Volga to join the fight in the city of Stalingrad at the point where the Germans have captured all but a few pockets of the city. As you are making your way across stukas are strafing your ship, men are dropping like flies, artillery is hitting the water, the graphics are great so it looks real. On the side of the ship is a commisar telling you that in the coming battle, any cowards who retreat will be shot. When you're off the ship, instead of a weapon you are handed a handful of rifle bullets.
When you make your way up the beach there's a huge artillery bombardment from your side and the Germans are pushed back. At this point you are about to storm red square. In front of you is a commisar and a soldier manning a machine gun who open fire on Russian soldiers who are retreating because there is absolutely no chance of survival. The commisar gives a rather invigorating speech that ends with the famous "Not one step backwards, for mother Russia!" and everybody charges, your comrades drop like flies as they are thrown at the German line with no consideration whatsoever and when that particular level is finally over, you realise that what you just played out in a game, millions of men just like yourself actually played out in real life 60 years ago... Most of which died and are buried in mass graves somewhere to this day.
All this makes you just a tad bit emotional, especially with the music that plays. Ever cried at the end of a movie? It's exactly the same as that.
i was amazed by starfox. Then perfect dark, golden eye. I was in awe :uhoh:
cushlinkes
06-03-2006, 10:42 PM
When I first got the N64 and played Super Mario 64, it was the first time I've ever seen a 3D game, and I was like... WOW. And Zelda Ocarina of Time Wowed me even more.
BBBoomer99
06-04-2006, 12:30 PM
Star Fox for seg gen, and ummmmm 007 Goldeneye for 64. I was really amazed with the graphics of all the N64 Graphics- Wave Race had nice graphics.
Mount_Happy
06-04-2006, 12:39 PM
DOOM - i was obsessed with this game as a kid, i played no game more than Doom II
Quake - the graphics to this game when it came out amazed me. There were these pink zombies that tore off their limbs and threw them at you, and they had a moan that gave me nightmares, yet that only made me want to play the game more.
Super Mario 64 - fuck this game rocked, i couldnt believe how many places you go and how big the game was, and the graphics, fuck i loved the graphics.
Starfox 64 - i played the Starfox for SNES and when i played this one i beat it after a couple of tries, but i kept playing it and beating it and never got bored with it.
Rollercoaster Tycoon - i would spend literally all day playing this game
The Sims - see RCT's description
Urban Assault - a Microsoft game that came when i bought one of my older computers, i thought it was awesome, gameplay and graphic-wise.
SimCity - the really really old school 2D one, i thought that game was mint. I remember the fact that there were traffic lights and that cars obeyed them tickled me.
Yelixander
06-04-2006, 03:27 PM
Star Fox for seg gen
Since when was Star Fox on Genesis?
F.E.A.R as it was the first amazing FPS i had played
Half - life 2
rand0m
06-04-2006, 06:29 PM
In a way yes. That particular map places you as one of the many millions of Russian soldiers in WW2
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a tad bit emotional, especially with the music that plays. Ever cried at the end of a movie? It's exactly the same as that.
dude i played the freaking game, sure people died. Sure its a bad thing, but crying doesnt make them get better. If a survivor saw you crying over the game, he'd be too pissed at the fact that you are using the war as a enteritainment to give a shit about you crying over it. In the end it just makes you out to be a pussy.
oh and if you did cry, you dont tell anyone about it.
harold
06-04-2006, 07:13 PM
I remember my friend got OOT before me and wanted me to help him with his paper route or i couldnt play it and he was like ...dude Link BLINKS!
Jay-Z
06-04-2006, 11:17 PM
dude i played the freaking game, sure people died. Sure its a bad thing, but crying doesnt make them get better. If a survivor saw you crying over the game, he'd be too pissed at the fact that you are using the war as a enteritainment to give a shit about you crying over it. In the end it just makes you out to be a pussy.
oh and if you did cry, you dont tell anyone about it.
shut up...
Demianu27
06-04-2006, 11:46 PM
Red Faction, man i missed compeletly distructable enviroments.
You took the words right out of my mouth! Red Faction was one of the best games ever. I would spend hours making tunnels through the walls with rocket launchers.
clutch-monkey
06-04-2006, 11:54 PM
rogue squadron 2 (launch title for GC). i still play it occaisonally :)
Dayve
06-05-2006, 12:19 AM
dude i played the freaking game, sure people died. Sure its a bad thing, but crying doesnt make them get better. If a survivor saw you crying over the game, he'd be too pissed at the fact that you are using the war as a enteritainment to give a shit about you crying over it. In the end it just makes you out to be a pussy.
oh and if you did cry, you dont tell anyone about it.
There's no shame in crying. Crying doesn't make one a pussy. World war 2 was the war of all wars... Much happened during those 5 darkest years Europe has ever been through. Around 50 million Europeans dead in 5 years as a direct result of 1 insane maniac who was allowed into power, but for the Russians it was the worst of all. They had to fight against an enemy that saw them as less than human, and would treat them as slaves, and they had to fight for a tyrant who, during his reign, killed around 20 million of his own people... You were fighting for a tyrant who didn't care about anything but his own power, against a tyrant who would enslave your entire country... So when i think what these men had to go through it makes me quite emotional, but i don't expect you to understand what with you having no compassion for your fellow humans whatsoever.
rand0m
06-05-2006, 03:14 PM
There's no shame in crying. Crying doesn't make one a pussy. World war 2 was the war of all wars... Much happened during those 5 darkest years Europe has ever been through. Around 50 million Europeans dead in 5 years as a direct result of 1 insane maniac who was allowed into power, but for the Russians it was the worst of all. They had to fight against an enemy that saw them as less than human, and would treat them as slaves, and they had to fight for a tyrant who, during his reign, killed around 20 million of his own people... You were fighting for a tyrant who didn't care about anything but his own power, against a tyrant who would enslave your entire country... So when i think what these men had to go through it makes me quite emotional, but i don't expect you to understand what with you having no compassion for your fellow humans whatsoever.
yea and your playing a video game about it. nice one, if you really respected the soliders you wouldnt invest in games which exploited the war for entertainment, instead you would go to the memorials and cemetries.
Dayve
06-05-2006, 05:24 PM
Why? We all exploit the freedom they fought for... Why is that different than playing a game about it?
At least i actually DO respect them for it whereas most of my generation wouldn't even know what year the second world war began, what nations were involved and who was responsible...
sparrky
06-05-2006, 06:13 PM
I remember dropping my jaw the first time i played starfox 64 and sanfransisco rush.
soso0901
06-05-2006, 06:43 PM
I remember dropping my jaw the first time i played starfox 64 and sanfransisco rush.
Sweet, an "on topic" response...
Anyway, I just thought of another "wow" moment from video games back in the day.
I got an original gameboy when they first came out and enjoyed it quite a bit. But then I saw my friend's Sega Gamegear and was so impressed because it was in color and bright and Sonic was pretty awesome.
metalhead666
06-05-2006, 06:57 PM
zelda majoras mask.
zelda ocarina of time.
star wars (n64 one where you shoot storm troopers)
diddy kong racing.
goldeneye.
rand0m
06-06-2006, 02:28 PM
Why? We all exploit the freedom they fought for... Why is that different than playing a game about it?
At least i actually DO respect them for it whereas most of my generation wouldn't even know what year the second world war began, what nations were involved and who was responsible...
k whatever, you seem to care alot about it and i dont seem to care.
Playsatan
06-07-2006, 07:56 AM
metal gear solid
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IGneois
06-07-2006, 08:59 AM
zelda majoras mask.
zelda ocarina of time.
star wars (n64 one where you shoot storm troopers)
diddy kong racing.
goldeneye.
This guy knows where its at.
Anyways, --- Starcraft
mince
06-07-2006, 09:33 AM
This guy knows where its at.
Anyways, --- Starcraft
Yaaaaaaas!!! Jim Raynor was like, THE man! Me and my pal used to play that game, like, constantly when it first came out!!
"Looks lahke you mashed sum pore feller's dawg, Sarge."
"It's a zerglin', Lester, smallah tahyp o' the Zerg."
Yeah ive got to agree - on the PC it was starcraft and warcraft - that was the total shit!
and Ive got to say: ZElda the OCarina of TIme on the 64 - that was one fucking awesome game! the fucking legend of a story line!
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