Mister Jack

This was my primary controller. I don't remember how I got it, but I loved this damn thing. SO much better than the pad.

A haunted chandelier?

Is...that a good thing?

It's kinda like being Dr. Manhattan, only with less clothing.

I don't think you're supposed to put games you've already played on a backlog...

Ok, I'm pretty impressed with the SoM port. Rather than just running an emulator with a virtual SNES pad, a lot of things (menus and such) are redone to be optimized for a touch screen. The d-pad (joystick, really) works pretty well, although I turn off the directional assistance myself. If you liked Secret of Mana and have an ipod touch or an iphone, it seems like a good game to have on there.

I haven't checked this thread in a while. Has Ethan finished failing yet?

Sega's sound chip may not have been as advanced as the SNES one, but don't count it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_H9URvIbYs&feature=related

Haunts too much. Seriously, quit hauntin' so much. Why you haunt so much? Ain't normal to haunt so much. Bothers folks to see someone haunt so much.

For a while, I thought you were Rayman's ghost.

You think in-game ads now are bad?

Uh oh, your grid is gone.

Scott Pilgrim needs more love.

Since Sega no longer makes consoles, this 16-bit beauty needed a retro thread. Note that unlike the console wars thread in this forum, this is ONLY about discussing the genesis and its games, not comparing it to the SNES. If you owned a Genesis and loved it, get all nostalgic up in here!

What kind of sick man destroys a copy of Super Mario Bros on the NES?

Bad dudes. The second line, if you can't tell.

Secret of Mana is out in the iPhone app store. I'll let you guys know how it plays.

FO3 had the better story easily. I would say Vegas had better gameplay, but I never played the PC version of FO3 so I don't know if it had as many goddamn bugs as Vegas does.

Ok, I managed to make a TENTATIVE list. I reserve the right to change my mind later. Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt First game I ever owned. I'm sure it's like that for a lot of people. It all started here, baby. Final Fantasy First RPG. Up until I played this all I really knew of gaming was running and jumping and shooting. Those are all fine, of course, and I still love doing all that, but this is the game that really opened things up for me and gave me a game that challenged my ability to strategize instead of my reflexes. It made me realize I love RPGS. Chrono Trigger I didn't actually play Chrono Trigger until after the SNES was obsolete, but it did so many things that were still very unique at the time, and this was the game that made me really care about the characters. It was a tough call between this, FFVI, and Phantasy Star IV, but the gameplay mechanics give this one a slight edge. It all blew me away. Sonic 3 I had Sonic 1 and 2, but this is the first one I played over...and over...and over and over and over and over and over and over. Sonic 3 was practially a religion for me for a good while. Having a save file (unusual for a game like that at the time) made all the difference. Vectorman This is the first game I REAALLY drooled over as a kid. I wanted it more than anything. The ads made it look so amazing, Sega built up all kinds of hype, and I think I actually dreamed about it a few times. This was my personal intro to aggressive advertising by a game publisher. I never did own it, although I did get to rent it. I was probably looking through rose-tinted glasses at the time, but I just felt this sense of fulfillment in finally getting to experience this game that I obsessed over. Final Fantasy X Whether you liked or hated FFX really doesn't matter. This was my first PS2 game, and when I saw that opening cutscene I was in awe. This was my personal proof that the next generation of gaming had arrived. Doom My first FPS and I am pretty sure my first M-rated game. Primitive by today's standards, but blasting demons with a shotgun was something I could and did do for hours on end. I think my testicles may have descended when I finished the first shareware episode. SimAnt SimCity was too complicated for me and I had a crappy PC, so for a long time this was my primary (only?) PC game, and I was fine with that. I learned more about ants than I will ever need to know. If you know what you're doing you can beat this game in about 30 minutes or so, but that didn't stop me from playing it over and over. The only reason I stopped was because my next PC wasn't compatible with it. Day of the Tentacle Not only did this make me fall in love with adventure games, but it showed me just how much difference a sense of humor can have. Without the fantastic writing, Tentacle would be an okay game, but not great. Frankly, I think more games could benefit from a well-crafted joke in just the right spot. So many games these days are super srs bsns. I like games that don't take themselves so seriously.

Which Charlie Brown one was that? There's so damn many.

Ok, maybe "lack of shit to do" was a poor choice of words. It probably would be better to say there's too many long periods of nothing happening.

Games have had memorable lines in them for decades. Good or bad, some games (or sometimes even ad campaigns) have one-liners that stay with you simply because they're either corny, funny, badass, or just very poorly translated. Post some of your favorites here, and be sure to say where it's from. I'll start things off. I am sure most of you know this, but it is from Castlevania II.

I still haven't played Flower...I keep meaning to, but I never get around to it.

Oh sure, but that doesn't excuse the lack of shit to do out of the box (metaphorically speaking). I don't like to do any modding until after I've beaten the "vanilla" game at least once.