My Gaming History

Sonic the Hedgehog

My earliest memory of video games is playing Sonic the Hedgehog on my brothers sega master system. I cant remember much about the story or what I had to do, I just remember running very fast across the screen, jumping on random enemies and collecting as many golden rings as I could. Although the game play was rather repetative, you never really noticed, each level was built so different, and the simplicity was still so fun that this didn't matter.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time

The game that made me fall in love with gaming however, was The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I think I was so drawn to this game because it was the first video game I had played that had a good strong storyline, I wanted to carry on playing not only because i enjoye

d the game play, but I really connected to the characters and wanted to know what was going to happen next.

Reminising the times I spent playing this game, I decided to download it and play again and see how my view point of the game playing it as an adult. Controlling young link was very strenuous at first, it was a task just to get him to walk in a straight line. This made me think about how the controls we have in a game have developed greatly, without us really noticing.

While playing this game, i soon realised how less scary the monsters seemed, which dissapointed me slightly, untill i came across the walking dead which had me running in fear. The moaning and screeching is still terrifying to this day, which made me think that this wasn't just enjoyable for me as a child, but adults as well.

Super Mario 64

Released in 1996, Super Mario 64 was one of the first three dimensional platform games and is considered one of the most revolutionary video games of all time because of its free roaming analog controls, large open ended areas and true 3D polygons. This game set the standard for 3D games as it explored the possibilities of free roaming and completion of multiple missions as opposed to the traditional linear approach in most games that came before it.

The castle setting which contained portals leading to different worlds truly expressed the idea of the players freedom to roam as and where they wish. I liked this about the game because it meant that if I was stuck on a certain mission, I could go play another level and come back to it later, rather than stay stuck in one place which often results in the game becoming boring very quickly. The free roam also meant that no one played the game the same which made the game more personal to each player.

Banjo Kazooie

The Sims

Lego Island

Rugrats Search for Reptar

Tony Hawks

Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy 8 was the first game i played of this series, however, at the time, I was too young to completely understand the strategy behind the battle system, so instead i would force my brother to play it so i could watch how the story unfolded

I love the Final Fantasy Games and have played most of the series, but Final Fantasy X was my favourite because it was the first game i ever completed on my own. I loved the storyline and the cut scenes always blew me away, if i ever got stuck, i would persevere, just so i could get to those beautiful scenes.

Boulders Gate - First co-op campaign