What video game has influenced your love of video games the most?

for me it would have been pokemon blue version. sure i played video games before but this game is what drove me to be almost addicted to video games. i would play this 8 hours a day nonstop.

Tetris on old monochrome monitor. Sounds funny now, but once it was a very advanced thing. That opened a world of computers and video games for me.

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  1. Just Another Guy
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 4:42 pm | Permalink

    lol saw my dad playing an origional unreal tournament demo wen i ws little then i got the full game and basicaly realy lyked video games ever since lol
    ohh yeh i also got into runescape for a short while =]
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  2. Prince Charming
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 4:47 pm | Permalink

    MORTAL KOMBAT IV!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  3. Blackness
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 5:20 pm | Permalink

    As much as I LOVE the Zelda series, I would have to say Super Mario Brothers 1. It was the game that came with my Nintendo, the first video game system I really owned. It took it from a hobby to a passion.

    Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was a huge passion as well.
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    I’m not Gamer I just play a lot.

  4. hendsbeex
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 5:51 pm | Permalink

    Captive for the Atari ST. I had played many games, and had such systems as the Coleco Vision (w/ atari adapter) Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC128, but Captive was the first game to get me hook, line and sinker!

    Edit - Wow, by the sounds of these answers, it seems I may be the oldest one (Except Bull Goose (sorry to point it out man))
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  5. cbnygiant
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 6:37 pm | Permalink

    i think call of duty 4 i used to hate video games but ever since i got that game ive loved them
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  6. Element123
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 6:51 pm | Permalink

    All video games have influenced me. I’ve played so many and loved them.
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  7. BALLR 24
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 6:59 pm | Permalink

    I liked all the call of duty games.

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  8. Phade3
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 7:42 pm | Permalink

    The one game that always kept me playing for hours on end were the Mario games ! From the NES to the SNES to the N64, I could never get enough of Mario and it’s the sole reason why I bought a Wii just to download those great old games from Nintendo’s virtual console.

    The N64’s Goldeneye is another game that kept me playing for hours !
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  9. biswox
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 7:57 pm | Permalink

    I still have a double screen video game of Donkey Kong. That one of Mario jumping over the barrels and taking out the hooks to make Donkey Kong fall down… my first videogame.
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  10. dany49811
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 8:11 pm | Permalink

    the super smash bros series
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  11. Ciao Bella
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 8:34 pm | Permalink

    for me it was sonic on sega genisis
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  12. Kameron H
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 9:15 pm | Permalink

    mosty mortal kombat games
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  13. karl fords
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 9:26 pm | Permalink

    Zelda ocarina of time most defiently for the storyline a difficulty
    Goldeneye
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  14. Becca
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 9:55 pm | Permalink

    i absolutley love guitar hero no certain one i love them all
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  15. dave
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 10:32 pm | Permalink

    There have been two for me:

    Blades of Steel
    Mega Man 2 both for the NES …It’s where the love affair started.
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  16. ilyakharitonov1987
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 10:59 pm | Permalink

    Mortal Kombat and Mario got me hooked into games. Also everquest and world of war craft.
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  17. ninetynine4one
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 11:28 pm | Permalink

    the original atari tetris! oh yeah, now I am showing my age!
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  18. LiberalBee
    Posted August 29, 2009 at 11:35 pm | Permalink

    Sims,Animal Crossing, Chibi Robo, Mario Kart Wii!
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  19. MangPeping
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 12:18 am | Permalink

    Me too! I had a yellow version ten years ago too bad it was deleted a year after when I started to play silver and somebody stole my silver and the next version that I got is gold then I lost it so what I did is I just play emerald in my vba
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  20. Big Boss Matthias Dannflor
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 12:29 am | Permalink

    Resident Evil 4, surprised?

    I would play that game for what I thought was just 2 hours, then I realized I missed dinner. I would always play that game whenever I got the opportunity, it was so addicting. No other game BEFORE that ever got my attention ( besides Super Mario of course), because, I have to admit, I didn’t no anything about good games until I played that ( I made bad decisions in the past). But now, 2 years ago, thanks to Resident Evil 4, I know to distinguish the good from the bad
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  21. JT
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 12:37 am | Permalink

    Streets of rage 2 it is a classic i played it alot on the Sega Genesis my fave old game
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  22. Bull Goose Loony
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 12:57 am | Permalink

    Tetris on old monochrome monitor. Sounds funny now, but once it was a very advanced thing. That opened a world of computers and video games for me.
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  23. Charles1667
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 1:13 am | Permalink

    TMNT: The manhaatten project for Original Nintendo
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  24. Kevin
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 2:01 am | Permalink

    pokemon to super mario 64 to halo trilogy
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  25. Fall J
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 2:46 am | Permalink

    It could be Mario Kart Double Dash!!. However I do like Pokemon games.
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  26. atowneddie
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 3:10 am | Permalink

    Counter-Strike
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  27. zo6_lover
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 3:28 am | Permalink

    POKEMON!! Yes, definitely that. I played the red version more than the blue

    Other honorable mentions would be the original Crash series, the original Spyro series and Gran Turismo
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  28. DarkAngel
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 3:48 am | Permalink

    It’s Mario! The original one.
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  29. lamontjethro
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 4:22 am | Permalink

    POKEMON I love that game the first time i played was about 8 years ago the first one i played was Gold version. I also loved crash and spyro
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  30. Bat-Man
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 4:35 am | Permalink

    thats hilarious cuz i started out playing pokemon blue version and crash bandicoot when i was little. nowadays its hard to find games for me that keep me addicted
    i usually fuel my addiction with mgs4 gta4 and soon to be little big planet
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  31. Paige
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 5:14 am | Permalink

    Probably Final Fantasy X or Kingdom Hearts II! Both PS2 games, they rock! I would play for hours! :)
    And also, Super Mario 64 and Zelda Oceania of Time! I don’t know if those are the correct names, but I started playing those when I got a N64.
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  32. aaron pugh
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 5:24 am | Permalink

    N64’s goldeneye and other 007 games, mission:impossible, and pokemon snap and stuff like that
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  33. i stil think itz a planet,sorta
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 5:51 am | Permalink

    METAL GEAR!!!! an maybe zelda…
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    http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/297383
    only if you played it, will you understand

  34. Superman
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 6:38 am | Permalink

    I would have to say Spider-man 2.
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  35. Jordan M
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 7:22 am | Permalink

    for me it’s got to be Football Manager 2008… i traded in like 20 - ish games to get some money for new games… i got NBA 2007 and football manager handheld 4 psp….i has hooked since i now have footy manager 2008 for computer .. current game Arsenal:

    two times champions of England Two Seasons running Wooo..

    lol
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    Me init

  36. boxyb
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 7:34 am | Permalink

    Dead or alive, I masturbated to that one the most. I don’t know if it was love or strictly physical though.
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  37. pinaypinas!<3
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 8:02 am | Permalink

    Gutar HERO!!!, grand theft auto, ROCK BAND! Mario kart on TH WII,cooking mama, haha!!, uhm.., DDR dance dance revolution.,CALL OF DUTY, I GOT HELLA MORE!!!! haha!! but i dnt go the time.. :(
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  38. Nate L,or natel if you prefer...
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 8:41 am | Permalink

    The best video game I’ve ever played and is still my most favorite, is the Jak and Daxter video games for PS2, but I would say the one that most influenced me is the Mortal Combat games for Super Nintendo (:
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  39. love_cheska
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 9:08 am | Permalink

    MARIO BROS.!!!!

    we learned from that & grow from that….
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  40. mitch
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 9:15 am | Permalink

    i love starwar battlefront2 it rock it is really fun u should get it
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  41. mpghappiness
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 9:48 am | Permalink

    The original Mario games, like Super Mario Bros 1, got me hooked. Some others like Legend of Zelda have also taken effect.
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  42. Iron Mike Tyson
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 10:00 am | Permalink

    For me there are many

    Duck Hunt
    super mario bros.
    super mario all stars
    super mario world
    zelda:links awakening
    rock n roll racing
    goldeneye 64
    pokemon red
    Ages of empires
    star wars knights of the old republic for original xbox
    COD4 for PS3
    and many many many more
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  43. Confused H
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 10:46 am | Permalink

    zelda ocarina of time + ff7! I love those games! (I was 7-8)

    Then I went off games for a bit, playing them but not as much because I had high expectations for amazing rpgs and no other game would do.

    So then Kingdom hearts came along, which in my eyes when I was younger was the ideal video for a girl like me. It even had disney princess. That’s when I was nine years old and ever since then I’d go crazy for a good rpg. I also LOVED pokemon blue (I had that 1 too, even though I picked charamander in the beginning XD)
    When the DS came out I almost cried because you can’t fit the gameboy games into them! =[
    So I was the only kid using a gameboy advance when everyone else was using DSs XD xoxoxoxox

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  44. Daniel M
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 10:57 am | Permalink

    StarCraft is what got me rollin. If anyone wants to play, add axist47 to your friends list on Battle.net. Now, I’m on Brood War, and eagerly awaiting SCII’s debut.
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  45. Pro 360
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 11:16 am | Permalink

    all type of call of duty gear of war 2
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  46. greenerscenery13
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 11:29 am | Permalink

    totally Zelda haha, it was the first game I played. Ocarina of Time on N64 :)
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  47. Cho Kon It
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 12:01 pm | Permalink

    I guess it was Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat 1 for me.I loved those games.Contra,Mario and 1942 was pretty good.I just took out my old sega and played quackshot just last week.But what really had me addicted to video games was metal gear solid for ps1,I finished the game in one sitting.I bought the game at around 6 pm ,started playing at 7 and finished it around 9 in the morning ,next day.It still is the best I’ve ever played.
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  48. SEXYPPL
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 12:38 pm | Permalink

    dude its gotta be for me……
    SUPER MARIO FOR SURE
    AND MORTAL KOMBAT SERIES

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  49. <---0utRaG3ou$
    Posted August 30, 2009 at 1:16 pm | Permalink

    Mario, then GTA.
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