...Aaaand some other cool ones: :)
- Kid Chameleon - This game was freaky. Kid getting sucked into an arcade machine having to fight creepy floating heads, transforming into all sorts with unique special abilities, secret teleporters, hidden walk through wall, and level skips galore.
But man or man, some levels had that anxiety inducing wall of chainsaws chasing you as you tried to speed through all the weaving passages. Took courage for kid me to play this game. :P
- Tecmo’s Deception: Invitation to Darkness - Speaking of courage. This is probably the first video game I felt uncomfortable to play when it was dark outside. Making deals with the devil and hunting down “guests” in the mansion had me squirming.
This game actually played into the limitations of the technology with short draw distances fading into darkness and the foot steps always sounded so close to you, so you were always on edge. Plus a few jump scares as you turn around to find someone has snuck up on you.
Cool system in this game though, letting you build all sorts of varieties of traps to slay your victims and sell their souls. I think you could even invite more “guests” increasing the risk/reward of each day.
- Everquest - Holy mother of addiction, this game was crack cocaine pixie stix-s to teenage me. First MMO I ever seen in my life. Sneaking out of bed at 1 AM to play even more than 12 hours a day if i could O.o
A massive world to explore. Tons of classes and races. And, Basically my first online gaming with others. I learned a lot about the unkind gamers of the world this year (trolls, griefers, scammers, creeps, and more…).
I was also terrible at the ridiculous exp grind this game was (it was so bad at launch). I remember lots of glitches too, falling through the world while just walking on the open fields, having to get a GM to retrieve you corpse…
Such cool landscapes and lore… So many hours. And I know I only saw a drop of it when I played. (not to mention the ridiculous amount of expansion packs that came after I left this game for good)
- Fortune Street - This monopoly knockoff I actually enjoyed more than the actual Monopoly. Played a ton with my little sister in this game.
Wheeling and Dealing with CPUs, trying to make power plays (risking all of my money buying a ton of properties all at once, without any left if I roll the dice poorly) and playing pump and dump with the stocks, trying to trick others into joining me then sweeping the rug from under them.
Such a cutthroat game, so fun. :D
