What video game do you believe turned you into a "gamer"?

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   EJ Lambertposted 10 years ago

   What video game do you believe turned you into a "gamer"?
   
   Authors like to call it the "Ah-Ha" moment.  As gamers we have all had that sort of moment when we decided video games would become a part of our lives forever.  What was that moment for you?

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   Alphadogg16posted 10 years ago

   There is no doubt in my mind, it was the Madden Sports, been playing Football and NBA Live forever. Then I kind of starting branching of into shooting/war games, i.e., Call of Duty, Modern Warfare, Ghost Recon, Black Ops, etc.

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      EJ Lambertposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      For sure.  Any particular of those titles stand out as THE game that got you hooked?

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   Superkevposted 10 years ago

   Need for Speed | Hot Pursuit on the PS 1

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      EJ Lambertposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Oh!  I remember that game.  So addicting.  It was one of the first times you got chased by cops.  Awesome.

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   Kitsune87posted 10 years ago

   That's a tough one. I've been gaming since the SNES and Atari days. I remember playing a 'Wipeout'-esque game on the Nintendo, can't remember the name though. It's before F-Zero. But I think that "I'm a gamer!" moment, happened somewhere between Tomb Raider, Duke Nukem, Dino Crisis and Resident Evil. But even then, my gaming habit slowed. Even Final Fantasy VII felt slow to me, even though I love the game now. But I think the game, Rogue Galaxy was a hit on the head, and I began to truly see games as an art that sucks you into their worlds. And this coming from a person who subscribed to more than 5 gaming mags since 1995.

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      EJ Lambertposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Very impressive list, my friend.  Your taste is impeccable.

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   Dvd Zermeno Perezposted 10 years ago

   I played tons of games for Super Nintendo but the key game for my "addiction" to games is "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time", the best game ever and will be the best for me, because I lived great part of my childhood with this fantasy story. Also in the PC gaming world, Starcraft and Warcraft franchises are the games that made me a RTS and MMO pro gamer.

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      EJ Lambertposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      An instant classic that helped define the N64 system.  As for RTS, I was a covert the moment I played Command & Conquer.

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   Dallas Matierposted 10 years ago

   It wasn't consoles or PC for me, at first. It was arcade video games. At one point, back when I was about 10 or 11, I was able to beat Double Dragon on a single credit. I've been a gamer since then.

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      EJ Lambertposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      That is very impressive, Dallas.  Not many people can say that.

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   JohnGreasyGamerposted 10 years ago

   Since I started out with the bare bones, the Super Mario All-Stars game (yes, the exact port that was made for the Super Mario anniversary on Wii), I guess it was the original SMB game. After that I moved onto the Playstation where I really took things seriously, but almost immediately into playing the SNES, I knew I would be far more than a player, but a Gamer. And ever since then I've played video games to no end, and take my hobby far more seriously than anybody else I know.

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      EJ Lambertposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      SMB 1 and 3 are the benchmark of classic gaming.  They hauled in so many kids it was ridiculous.  I'm not surprised it was the Playstation that locked you in though.

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   M. T. Dremerposted 10 years ago

   Mine is also The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I had played many games prior, but none so much that I would have considered myself a gamer. My brother asked me if I would go half and half with him for it and I thought 'why not?'. I only really picked it up because I felt obligated to. That one game taught me that video games could be epic, could have good stories, could be mentally challenging (to solve the puzzles) and could leave a lasting impression long after it was completed. That one game not only kicked off a love of video games that would persist through today, it also kicked off a love of the fantasy genre. It's the reason I write fantasy now.

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      EJ Lambertposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      It was the exact same way for me, except mine was Final Fantasy VII.  My cousins insisted I buy it for my birthday.  The rest, as they say, is history.

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   TNT Huskyposted 10 years ago

   It was during the playstation era that I got a copy of crash Bash for my Birthday. It wasn't as attention gripping as the other crash games, but I LOVED it. I loved the challenge in it, and i was always interested in games beyond that point.

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