Games you remember having a blast with

[sser]

Thinking back can be strange, because the fun itself has another context; different times, different technologies, usually a lost lifestyle I yearn for, down to the musk of cheap wooden flooring or a sort of wallpaper I don't even see anymore or a time when looking up and seeing an airplane was actually fascinating; a world that could really only go as far as your eyes would allow, with pockets of other realities in the form of VHS tapes which you'd spend an hour haunting a box store to rent. Back when technology was stowed away somewhere, usually a basement or a study, and that room itself had a particular sense of sights and smells, some plasticy metal box of computers or consoles with clicky-clacky joysticks and keyboards all set next to ancient wooden furniture with a black rotary phone and a rolodex that smelled like old people. So when I think of the fun I'm really thinking of another world entirely at this point. And in that world exists a little game called Army Men Sarge's Heroes, which was woefully underrated and still probably one of my favorite multiplayer games.

 

[Egosphere]

Tomb Raider 1
G-Police 2

 

[Turuko]

A blast?
Crusader No Remorse

 

[tindrli]

im soooo hooked with starsector i dont have time to read mails damnit

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

plenty of games have entertained me, even hooked me, some were masterpiece which fascinated me, some less so but still captured my attention. but "having a blast"? honestly, on the spot, only twinkle star sprites and tabula rasa come to mind.

 

[Dedicated_Dark]

These are the games that genuinely excited me & motivated me as I played it.

 

[DemonKing]

When I think of "a Blast" I'm thinking games where I was still thinking about lying in bed, at work etc even when I wasn't able to play them and gave me a giddy feeling while playing.

To that end I'd nominate:

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Half Life
FEAR
Baldur's Gate/IceWind Dale
Thief (1998)
Company of Heroes
Far Cry
Rome: Total War
Tomb Raider (2013)
Legend of Grimrock
Shadow Tactics
Myth: The Fallen Lords

 

[DraQ]

A blast, you say?
Oblivion.

Spoiler

Wait, no. It only looked like there was a nuclear fireball going off in my face.

 

[Matador]

When I think of "a Blast" I'm thinking games where I was still thinking about lying in bed, at work etc even when I wasn't able to play them and gave me a giddy feeling while playing.

To that end I'd nominate:

With the same philosophy as you:

- Doom 1 and 2.
- Half life.
- Far Cry.
- Ninja Gaiden Black and 2, even Sigma versions.
- Dark Souls.
- Arma 2.
- System Shock 2.
- Dragon's Dogma.
- Wizardry 1.
- Metal Gear Solid 3.
- Vagrant Story.
- Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
- SMT 3: Nocturne.
- God Hand.