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What game holds a special place in your heart? (lemmy.ml)

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We all have that one game that holds a special place in our hearts. What game is it for you?

For me, it's Metal Slug. Growing up, every Monday, my parents would drag me to the laundromat after work. As a kid, it was a pretty boring, but I had my toys, origami books, and coloring books to keep me entertained. However, my favorite thing to do was playing the Metal Slug arcade machine with my dad.

My dad was great at the game, and he taught me how to play. Though I improved, I could never keep up. When I'd inevitably die, he'd let me take over his side to let me have a bit more playtime. My favorite part was when he'd share stories from when he lived in another country and would go to the local arcade.

Those moments are cherished memories, and even today, whenever I visit an arcade, Metal Slug is the first game I play, despite still being terrible at it haha

Honorable mention goes to Mario 64, another game that holds a special place in my heart. I got an N64 from a garage sale, and playing Mario 64 while at home, with my mom's "chore" music in the background ignited my love for gaming

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Any of the PS1-era Crash Bandicoot games.

My dad, my older brother, and I would spend hours playing those games with each other. Dad wasn’t the greatest gamer, but he was always patient enough to get my brother and I a ton of lives so we all could play without worrying too much :) Still got those discs in good condition too, just played them again with my dad a few months back for the first time in forever!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those games were some of the first games I really bit into as a kid. They were great. Just hard enough to be a real challenge for me when I was like 6ish.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I went back to them not too long ago and they're still a challenge for me lol

Even the remasters got some hate for their difficulty even though I don't think they changed it. Great games though and they have so much character. The animations are top notch even to this day

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oh wow this is top 5 for me as well. Whenever I first got my switch lite I played through the crash remasters and I loved every second of it

I also still have the PSX disks even though I don't have a PSX but that's okay haha