Following is a list of the SpartanNerd's most influential games. These games are always with me! I never seem to forget many details of a good game.
(I thought about making this a top ten list, but it is too hard for me to judge a favorite. Sort of like my feelings about music.)
First of all, what systems have I had access to over the years? NES (my first system), SNES (in college), PS1 (In high school and college), and PS2 (now.)
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| CAN YOU NAME THE AREA? |
Super Mario Bros.- Did you really think this list was going to start with a different title? SMB is just about etched onto my soul. I wasted hundred of hours playing this game as a kid. And its true sequel in my heart has always been Super Mario Bros. 3. I still think SMB 2 is a good game, just not of the same "quality" as the other two.
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| And the game CARTRIDGE was gold! |
Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link- The first game I ever cried over. We rented it. Of course I didn't get far in the three days I had access to it. But this was my first foray into RPG gaming. I loved the sword fights...and the side quests. And that giant rock stood in my way, taunting me. "Get the hammer...Get the hammer..." I would be an adult before I got the hammer.....(Incidently, the hammer is super hard to get, but an important quest in leveling Link up enough to finish the game.)
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| Low rez turtle. High rez fun! |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- This game is just HARD. I have beaten it several times. But I have lost plenty of times as well. There are jumps that are almost impossible to pull off, then by the time you get to the airport, your turtles are getting beaten, and there are instant kills everywhere. Then the epic Foot Clan headquarters, where you fight your way through underground tunnels, probably unnecessarily, because the Technodrome appears in a RANDOM LEVEL. If you beat all this, the Technodrome inside has truly tough enemies, and you are forced to take damage from them in small (albeit colorful!) confined spaces. If you make it to shredder, two physical hits will kill you. And if that ray gun hits you, too bad. The games that came after this one were good, and great for multiplayer fun, with far superior graphics and characters recognizable from the cartoon. But not the same epic difficulty of this one.
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| I remember using a map like this a lot in Zelda: A Link to the Past. |
Zelda: A Link to the Past- I played through this one in college using a walkthrough during break time between studying. I loved it! Not as old-schoolish as the NES games, but still full of interesting side-quests. And great graphics as well!
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| Metal Gear REX, the final boss |
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| So many choices in images...This one tells all about FF7 |
Final Fantasy VII- I still own this one, and play it...My wife got me a copy of it ($85!) about 10 years ago because I missed it so, and somehow my original copy got sold/given away by the "family members." This is probably the deepest game ever made. I remember the propaganda put out about it "Possibly the GREATEST GAME EVER MADE". They would say that, wouldn't they. But it is probably true. No other game has such a large universe. No other game had such a complex system of customization for your characters. No other game made you care about the story...made you follow the story...engrossed you in the characters lives. This game has the infamous "Aeris sacrifice," where you lose probably your favorite girl in the game and CAN NEVER REVIVE HER! And so you trudge on closer to that moment when you know she will be lost to you forever, knowing the game just gets better after she's gone, but mourning your loss...She was a great healer and magic user...And you flirted with her until she went on a date with you...Waaaaa! (Funny note: You can cause the date to be with other characters....one of my brothers, whose name starts with a "J" managed to score the date with Barret.... And he wasn't using a guide or anything...)
NO PICS OF THESE LAST TWO...DON'T WANT TO SCARE THE KIDDIES!
Mortal Kombat II- You saw that, right? The roman numerals...made it more epic! MK2 is my favorite of the early Mortal Kombat games...It had the same rusticness of the original, but more or less doubled the fantasy material. More characters, levels, and finishing moves. I beat MK1 at the arcade...But never MK2. I have only beaten that on a console. MK3 is a joke to me. And the modern MK games are fun, but just aren't the same as the originals.
God of War 2- I guess I see GOW and GOW 2 equally. I think they are great! Kratos is such an awful character, you can't help but follow him. It's kind of like Conan the Barbarian, or Breaking Bad. Kratos chain swords weapons are perfect for hacking and slashing, and that is something else to love about these games. They use a modern template, but have laced in SNES-style sensibilities. The bosses are tough. The puzzles are confounding. And you want to know what happens next. I don't have a PS3 or PS4. But if I ever get one, I guarantee I will complete the trilogy. I have played these games on the hardest levels and beaten them, to where I have leveled Kratos into a God of War for real. If only I could have my Kratos take out your Kratos, that would be perfect!
So there you go! The SpartanNerd's favorite games. If I get a lot of hits, maybe more lists will come in the future. This is my 75th post. Thanks, readers!
Honorable mentions...Mega Man 2...Batman (NES)....Quake 2.....Doom 2...TETRIS
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