Games I Wasted My Childhood On
I could have been playing outside. Sigh.
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Possibly my favorite, and certainly the most accurate, Lord of the Rings game I have ever encountered.
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This game freaked me the hell out. It was intensely psychologically manipulative - it didn't want you to win.
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I was never a sports guy, but the straightforward gameplay and RPG-like team development were enough to keep me hooked.
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Natch.
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This game ranks near the top of my favorites of all time. I've always felt that Oblivion was this game's spiritual successor - and I've wasted plenty of time on that one, too.
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Notoriously buggy, Darklands still wound up being one of the most detailed and immersive open-world RPGs I ever played.
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Spoiler warning: Mother Brain was actually a lady the whole time.
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Though completely lacking any kind of a narrative, it still somehow managed to make you hate the AI opponents. They were just so... snotty.
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By the way, Portugal and slavery didn't have anything to do with building the New World. Now go manufacture some cigars and rum.
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A fantastic, often punishing city builder. Its spirit lives on in the Anno Domini series.
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I have many fond memories of this one. Why isn't Nine Men's Morris still popular?
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This game was funny, but you could be killed so brutally so easily (lose at the slot machine? vaporized!) that it actually made me really tense. Also, screw that mechanical spider. Screw it right in its spiderbutt.
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Because I was like, ten? And like, boobs?
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You won swordfights by insulting your opponent's mother. Now that's just priceless.
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Played on a LAN in my high school computer class. My first online game. That teacher was weird. He was always threatening to dip people in chocolate.
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I tried this one again not too long ago. Couldn't get past the second floor maze. Was I smarter when I was a kid?
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This game had a magic mushroom in it. Typical Mario clone.
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Just looking at this page makes me want to go dig up a copy of this game and play it. I love this game so freaking much. You know what? Thank you, Origin, wherever you are.
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Natch redux. Favorite thing about this game? The enemy names. I'm going to name my first kid Aquamentus.
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If it's available online somewhere, I recommend you check out this game's creepy-ass soundtrack. I mean, if the soundtrack is available online, not the game.
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The first game me and my dad bonded over. Also had a creepy-ass soundtrack.
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This game actually kind of sucked. Thanks again, Brøderbund. Oh, and guess what? Creepy-ass soundtrack.
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The unique morality system and branching, complex troop advancement tree kept me completely engaged. This was my WoW. I didn't wash.
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Why the hell didn't this become a franchise? I want Ashley Riot cosplay!
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This game makes me want to bust and dash.
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Monkey bidness. Idunno. Great game.
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I played this game at a time when my relationship with a close family member began to deteriorate, so maybe I remember it more strongly than I might otherwise. But you know what? The parts where you ran your own shop and fought in the arena were pretty darn cool anyway. Also, I scoured the earth for those freaking tokens.
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Most depressing game ending ever? It's up there. Best game ever? Up there too.
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It's like playing the sequel to Excalibur. Sadly, no Liam Neeson.
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Was this game any good? Does anyone remember?
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The characters were so damn cute.
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Nei was the Aeris of her time.
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I really liked Conan: The Fighting Game.
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