Gaming Nostalgia

Danny@APT · Post by **Danny@APT** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:46 pm

One random post by Dan on his Facebook Wall (about reliving an old Mario soundtrack) sent me on a Youtube 4+ hour marathon, digging up years of SEGA gaming history from the minute our parents bought us a Megadrive-

(For our younger members, one of these)

Obviously you have to start with Sonic the Hedgehog!

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Part of the unofficial challenge was to get through the "Acts" as quick as possible- under 30 seconds for the first level was considered 'good'.

Then, inevitably, Sonic 2- with the introduction of a two-player mode, as well as the "3D" Special stages-

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Another feature that made them worth playing to the finish was the long end-of-level Boss fights and Credits music (almost always the tunes from every level mixed together)-

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Anyone recognise the tune/artist playing over the end credits in Sonic 3? (I didn't know until the other night)-

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And finally, Sonic and Knuckles, with perhaps the longest Boss fight ever-

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I've a few more games to come, especially the later consoles, but anyone else remember any they miss from their childhood?

Tk · Post by Tk » Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:55 am

I still have a megadrive with loads of games

RX7 · Post by **RX7** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:11 am

I had one, absolutely loved it.

My favourite games were Primal Rage, Desert Strike, Alien3 and Super Hang On.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:23 am

My favourite by a mile...

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Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:37 am

Guy's that is state of the art compared to my day:)

Tk · Post by Tk » Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:58 am

now we are talking, although i had a vectrex

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:29 am

Awesome stuff Danny, love the links too

although, i had the older MasterSystem

mmm, stealth shape

duckhunt was one of the built in games, played on that for hours before getting engrossed in outrun and afterburner

Post by **Ben** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:32 am

I don't have many old consoles left mainly due to hammer rage

i confess to destroying two ps1's, 1 ps2 and 1 360 because i got beaten - while drunk that is

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:10 am

Best I could muster was Pencil & paper

Post by **maff** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:00 am

Cool, ive still got most of my old kit, drives the mrs mad taking up space:

Mega Drive
Mega CD

PS1
PS2

XBOX
XBOX360

SNES
Gameboy
Gameboy Advanced
N64
DSi
Wii

Neo Geo Pocket

Gizmondo

Amiga A1200
Amiga CD32

And countless pc's/bits of pc and stuff ive forgotten.

And of all that lot, only its the XBOX360 and the SNES that get played.

Noting like 5 player bomberman!