megashock5
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Lot of good games, but...
Sonic The Hedgehog, definitely
Agreed. Still my favorite Sonic game.
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What was your favorite game that year? 1991 edition. (56k)
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Agreed. Still my favorite Sonic game.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
that's the year i was born. the only ones i've played from that list are super mario world and sonic. could never get into sonic though so i'll go with mario.
Dammit. How could I forget TG&E. I was playing it on PS3 just the other day with my daughter.
edit: OK so this one is now a toss up between:
Sonic The Hedgehog, Streets Of Rage and Toejam & Earl
I honestly can't separate the
InternHertz
Member
Final Fantasy Adventure (GB)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Both because I can't decide between the two, really.
Super Mario World (SNES)
Both because I can't decide between the two, really.
runnin_blue
Banned
I've been trying for years to find footage of an arcade from 1991-1993 with a group of people crowded around a Street Fighter II cabinet just watching in awe, cheering and waiting for their turn.
I remember the buzz because I was there, but apparently no one thought to pull out the ol' camcorder because I can't find any videos.
I vividly remember a local arcade had a bunch of Street Fighter IIs hooked up to rear projection big screen cabs against the wall and crowds and crowds of people hustling for a glimpse. It was insane.
Good times.
Without a doubt, Castlevania IV. I was a huge Castlevania fan and that game blew me away. I remember honestly thinking the SNES was an upgrade over Genesis at the time. Mario World helped that misperception too.
Though SF2 is the GOAT, I didn't get into it until about 1992. I could't deal with the 50 cents a game cost
Though SF2 is the GOAT, I didn't get into it until about 1992. I could't deal with the 50 cents a game cost
lensoftruth
Member
That's close to 98' for gaming!! I'd have to go for Super Mario World or Monkey Island 2
forknknife
Banned
Holy shit, best year ever! I can't even begin to decide...
Street fighter 2 I guess is what had the most impact for me.
Street fighter 2 I guess is what had the most impact for me.
Stiflers Mom
Banned
WING COMMANDER 2
I owned only an Amiga 500 at the time, but a friend of mine had a new 386 AT PC with VGA card and an 80mb hard drive.
I visited him as often as I could to see this technical marvel...
Was so futuristic back then...
Theslammer
Member
wtf?
That deserves an um. Considering it was the (toe)jam of my bro and I and we always went straight for Level 0 and did little else, that's a terrible oversight on my part. >_>
EDIT: Not only did I add it, but I added a Level 0 picture because that was one of my favorite Genesis secrets along with the Sonic 2 Level Select.
brokenbeans
Banned
Streets of Rage
WWF arcade
Road Rash
Paperboy
Pilotwings
Were all awesome.
Love these threads.
WWF arcade
Road Rash
Paperboy
Pilotwings
Were all awesome.
Love these threads.
InfiniteCombo
Banned
"First post" and all that.
Street Fighter II in arcades is a very close second though. Extremely influential, but more importantly: incredibly fun. It still hold up 26 years later.
Actually, most of these games still hold up. What an amazing year.
For me, easily The Faery Tale Adventure (Amiga).
God I wish there would be a remake...
Darnit! Turrican 2 (Amiga) was same year? (Guess not, TFTA was from 1987)
Winner then!
And awesome OST to boot!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sw0YobcyOA
Honorable mentions: Super Ghouls n Ghosts, Wing Commander 2, Lemmings, Another World
God I wish there would be a remake...
Darnit! Turrican 2 (Amiga) was same year? (Guess not, TFTA was from 1987)
Winner then!
And awesome OST to boot!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sw0YobcyOA
Honorable mentions: Super Ghouls n Ghosts, Wing Commander 2, Lemmings, Another World
runnin_blue
Banned
According to Wikipedia Faery Tale Adventure was released in 1987?For me, easily The Faery Tale Adventure (Amiga).
God I wish there would be a remake...
Edit: Darnit! Turrican 2 (Amiga) was same year?
Ex Aequo then.
Honorable mentions: Super Ghouls n Ghosts, Wing Commander 2
Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Had never heard of it before and it looks interesting.
EDIT: The Amiga version was 1987, Genesis/Mega Drive 1991.
mrmickfran
Member
Sonic 1
Sanctuary
Member
Maybe no one thought that there would be any need to document it for posterity? As big as Street Fighter 2 was intitially, the entire fighting game arcade scene in my area blew up when Mortal Kombat 2 (and to a lesser extent Killer Instinct the following year) hit. The arcades were pretty much filled to capacity on the weekends, and you had to either get good fast, or stand around in a sea of people for close to thirty minutes for your next turn. While the arcades were fun enough, eventually if you played enough, you had to look elsewhere for any kind of competition. Our local college had a game room with a bunch of fighting games, and the competition there was pretty fierce when SF2 Turbo arrived. Also, jab, strong, fierce, short, forward, roundhouse > light punch, medium punch, hard/heavy punch, light kick, medium kick, hard/heavy kick.
Theslammer
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BuckRobotron
Member
What was then Final Fantasy 2 (FFIV). Loved it, still a favorite FF.
Klax was actually in consideration too, so addicted to that but on the excellent Lynx version which was 1990.
Klax was actually in consideration too, so addicted to that but on the excellent Lynx version which was 1990.
Vital Tundra
Member
Super MArio World. Sonic is fun, but wasn't that great till 3 to be honest.
Metroid II, F-Zero, Mega Man I, Street Fighter II, Outrun Genesis, Streets of Rage, Super Castlevania IV, and The Simpsons Arcade for me.
I didn't play many of those back then, though, I think only Simpsons, SF2 and Outrun. The latter is particularly nostalgic to me because on top of being a serviceable port with great music, it was also my first exposure to Outrun, one of my favorite games ever.
I didn't play many of those back then, though, I think only Simpsons, SF2 and Outrun. The latter is particularly nostalgic to me because on top of being a serviceable port with great music, it was also my first exposure to Outrun, one of my favorite games ever.
Probably Lemmings, I was 6 in '91 so I played all of these after they have been our for some time. I spent a lot of time on The Simpson's Arcade game was I did beat a few times.
I never owned a SNES but I love F-Zero and Super Mario World with my limited time at friends houses and stuff.
I would love a damn SNES Classic, come on Nintendo!
I never owned a SNES but I love F-Zero and Super Mario World with my limited time at friends houses and stuff.
I would love a damn SNES Classic, come on Nintendo!
Reckless Abandon
Member
Streets of Rage.
Lots of good stuff from '91 (omg Flicky!), but I have to go with Streets. So many good times with this game.
Lots of good stuff from '91 (omg Flicky!), but I have to go with Streets. So many good times with this game.
sixteen-bit
Member
Streets of Rage introduced me to Yuzo Koshiro who's one of my favorite VGM composers of all time. As games though, the sequels are a lot better. I'd have to go with SF2 or Sonic.
ReubyJuice
Member
Definitely gotta go with Sonic. Always used to rent the Genesis when I had spring break as a kid, and played the crap outta that game.
Theslammer
Member
To the people who think Super Mario World was a step back from Mario 3: in what ways do you think?
I'm curious as Mario 3 used to be my favorite of the old-school Mario games, but over time, Mario World took over. I think one of the problems Mario 3 has is the lack of a save system; it's an extraordinary amount of content to finish in one sitting, which is a flaw in the game as many games with no save features were pretty short overall (look how fast you can finish Sonic 1 or 2, even if you try to get all the Chaos Emeralds). Mario 3 is a classic, but I consider the lack of a save feature a strike against it considering the length of the game, whereas Mario World offers a ton of content but the ability to handle it on your own time.
Course, World also has the disadvantage of not saving the amount of lives you have, which the New SMB series rectified, but I'd rather have that than to decide to dedicate a whole afternoon to the game.
I'm curious as Mario 3 used to be my favorite of the old-school Mario games, but over time, Mario World took over. I think one of the problems Mario 3 has is the lack of a save system; it's an extraordinary amount of content to finish in one sitting, which is a flaw in the game as many games with no save features were pretty short overall (look how fast you can finish Sonic 1 or 2, even if you try to get all the Chaos Emeralds). Mario 3 is a classic, but I consider the lack of a save feature a strike against it considering the length of the game, whereas Mario World offers a ton of content but the ability to handle it on your own time.
Course, World also has the disadvantage of not saving the amount of lives you have, which the New SMB series rectified, but I'd rather have that than to decide to dedicate a whole afternoon to the game.
honestrade
Member
Tough year but have to go with Sonic the Hedgehog. Honorable mentions to Street Fighter II, Super Mario World, F Zero, and Toejam & Earl.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
Played it on the PlayStation, but Final Fantasy IV.
Barry Burton
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Super Mario World, easily.
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Rick Dangerous
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Street fighter 2 arcade. The one that started all...
IronicSonic
Member
Sonic
Quackshot
Street Figher II
Quackshot
Street Figher II
uncleslappy
nethack is my favorite dark souls clone
Holy shit - only ONE NES game released in 1991? Tecmo Super Bowl?
bonesmccoy
Banned
Road Rash and NHL Hockey.
