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Best Holiday Gaming Seasons Ever?

Posted by simoniker on from the ho-ho-half-life dept.

Thanks to GameSpy for their feature discussing the best videogaming holiday seasons of all time, as they point out: "Most of the biggest and best games, and many of the best game consoles, have all come out during the final months on the calendar." Their nominations include 1982, in which "Ms. Pac-Man ruled the arcades, and the previous arcade king, Donkey Kong, could finally come to our homes, packed in with the snazzy new ColecoVision", and 1996, where: "With the introduction of Mario 64 in September, gamers discovered the joys of games in 3D. With the release of Tomb Raider that same month, gamers discovered their hormones." What was your all-time favorite gaming Christmas?

71 comments

  1. 1994/1996... by BTWR · · Score: 3, Interesting

    1994... that was the year I got Tie Fighter.
    1996... that was the year I got Civilization II.

    It's tough to choose which one gave me more entertainment:

    Tie Fighter: My routine when high school clases finished:
    2:30-4:30 = sports (fall soccer, winter track, spring tennis).
    5:00 until dinner (~6:30) = Tie Fighter.
    7:30 = homework/tv (depending on the day)

    Civ II: Routine: Didn't have as much of a routine as Tie Fighter, but I usually started playing around 8-9, earlier or later depending on homework volume. It was NOT uncommon for me to not realize that it was 1am and I had been playing for 4+ hours, even though I only meant to play for "a few minutes..."

    Man, I'm not one of those cynical "games today aren't what they used to be" people, since I've loved some recent games (Battlefield 1942, Super Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime), but nothing since Civ II has given me a "can't wait to play it later!" feeling. Anyone know a more recent game like that? I would love to have that attachment to a game again (not that I really have the time, but still...)

    1. Re:1994/1996... by Echnin · · Score: 2, Funny

      Did you play Alpha Centauri? I assume you would, being a Civ 2 fan. AC really had that impact on me. I just loved it. Still install it about once every year. But really, it's not very recent. Halo and NOLF 2 are the only games which have given me that feeling in the last couple of years.

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    2. Re:1994/1996... by BTWR · · Score: 1

      I own it, but strangely, I never played it. I always assumed it was similar to Civ II so I never tried it. I'll definately give it a shot after finals...

    3. Re:1994/1996... by Afromelonhead · · Score: 1
      It was NOT uncommon for me to not realize that it was 1am and I had been playing for 4+ hours, even though I only meant to play for "a few minutes..."
      Boy... those were the days. I never really got that good at the game (considering I wasn't too old at the time), but nothing ever was so addictive to me. Every now and then I have this sudden urge to dig out my old copy of the original Civ and re-install it. It brings back oh-so-many good memories of telling my parents "just a couple more turns... Honest!"
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    4. Re:1994/1996... by Goldberg's+Pants · · Score: 1

      Alpha was a very interesting game. Nothing like CIV II I'd say.

      Not entirely I assure with the article about Tomb Raider. Surely that was a sign of the coming apocalypse, not christmas...

      Since I never get games for Christmas, I'm largely indifferent to what the holidays have to offer. (Actually, not strictly true, I did get a PS1 game for Christmas in 2000:))

    5. Re:1994/1996... by xSauronx · · Score: 1
      i loved tie fighter so much i played it 2-4 hours a day at least

      i rebought it with xwing and something else a couple years ago, tie fighter rules...i wish theyd remake it,with multiplayer; it could really kick some ass

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    6. Re:1994/1996... by wackybrit · · Score: 1

      Simcity 4, but I'm a lamer :-)

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    7. Re:1994/1996... by BTWR · · Score: 1

      Well, Sim City 2000 did it for me too, but it came out around one of those 2 games (Tie and Civ2), so it was replaced. I never got into Sim City 3000 or 4.

    8. Re:1994/1996... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Mario & Luigi for GBA

  2. 1982 by ed333 · · Score: 1

    My parents got me an Atari 400 with Pac-Man. I was 5 and it was teh shit!

  3. Silly Me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Silly me. Maybe it's because I have a life and people in it and can communicate with them, but things like computer games seem trivial during the holiday season. I've always found the highlights and the good stuff about the holidays to be all the events and celebrations where I could spend time with my family and friends.

    But then, if I had no life, I could see how the big deal about the holiday season would be games that I could pop in the computer and play without having to try to pretend I had social skills.

    1. Re:Silly Me by BTWR · · Score: 3, Interesting

      besides the fact that this is an obvious troll, I'll bite...

      I love these pot-calling-the-kettle-black statements that you see on Slashdot more and more lately - i.e. the people on Slashdot themselves calling other people nerds :)

      And to address your idea that simply getting a videogame means, to quote you, that we would have to "try to pretend [we] had social skills" is insane. That's like saying if getting a book that you can read over-and-over will cause you to have few social skills. Ridiculous!

      Besides the fact that most videogame systems released in the last 2 and a half decades have this fascinating device called a "second-controller port" (which, strangely, would require a FRIEND to use the second controller), the article is asking about the best holiday GAMING seasons ever. It's not saying "what videogame gift made your holiday better than the family get-togethers, dinners, homemade gifts and company put together?" My family celebrates Hannukah, so we personally had 8 days where we did this stuff. Usually, one gift was a videogame that we'd asked for. All of my Chritmas-celebrating friends also got one videogame toy during the holidays. So, based on the article, I answered which GAME was the best out of the 10-or-so years which I'd received them.

      Geez, I'll bet you got your ass-kicked by some geek in 4th grade and ever since you've been on a futile mission to get revenge. Ha! Nice try...

    2. Re:Silly Me by rylin · · Score: 1

      Pff!
      I remember quite a few NES and SNES games that required the second controller to enable cheats!
      We don't need no stinkin' friends!!

    3. Re:Silly Me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      OH! so that's what the other three ports are for! and there I was, playing with both hands and my feet, trying to figure out why my right hand always won and my left foot always lost...

    4. Re:Silly Me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I didn't see the first post (since it was modded troll) until I read your response. Then I changed settings and read it.

      While it was stated in a strong way, I can see the poster's point. I wouldn't have modded it troll, but I have noticed that often when someone says something about someone else, and that person doesn't have the strength to accept the truth in what was said, they'd rather blame the first person than deal with their own problems that were pointed out in the first place.

      In other words, I think the person had a point, but was modded to troll because someone couldn't deal with their own issues.

      As for 2nd controllers, I've noticed that playing with a partner can be fun, but that it's just another way of interacting without actually communicating -- something that is becoming more and more common in our culture.

    5. Re:Silly Me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Sure, the OG has a point...however, it's totally irrelevant in the discussion of which was the best gaming holiday. If you don't like gaming in the holidays, then don't post. It is most definitely a troll and should be modded as such.

    6. Re:Silly Me by Haeleth · · Score: 1

      Or what about Metal Gear Solid, a pure single-player game where the second controller port is used in a rather innovative way?

    7. Re:Silly Me by aliens · · Score: 4, Insightful

      The parent is a troll because it offers nothing constructive and just tries to makes fun of people. On top of that it misses the point entirely.

      Also, not everyone has tons of family to fill up all that time. So tell me, when is it acceptable to go play some games? December 27th? Jan 2nd? What if you're Jewish? Are you an anti-social loser if you're playing games on X-mas eve?

      I can think back to when I got X-Wing I was so excited, got to install it on X-Mas day and start it up for about 10minutes. It wasn't until after new years that I really got to play it, but I still consider it to be a great GAMING Holiday Season. I believe I got Mario Kart for SNES. So taken together the amount of fun I eventually had playing those games made it a great GAMING Holiday Season.

      It's like asking what year do you think was best for pick-up trucks?

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    8. Re:Silly Me by BTWR · · Score: 1

      That is a rare exception, where the 2nd controller is needed for 1 person to play. It's like shooting hoops by yourself. It can obviously be done with one person, but "Playing sports" usually implies with at least 1 other person.

    9. Re:Silly Me by dancingmad · · Score: 1

      Yeah, I'm Muslim. I spend Christmas break playing games and eating :) I wouldn't consider myself anti-social but my non-Muslims friends are usually busy or out of town and I refuse to go to a place like the mall during the break, to hectic.

      This year? Disgaea, Mario Kart, Mario and Luigi, and gotta finish FFTA...

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    10. Re:Silly Me by Jagasian · · Score: 1

      I still play Super Mario Kart (SNES) regularly with my friends. I can do things in Battle Mode that you would swear were impossible.

    11. Re:Silly Me by prockcore · · Score: 1

      Also, not everyone has tons of family to fill up all that time. So tell me, when is it acceptable to go play some games? December 27th? Jan 2nd?

      My family was always in the kitchen making dinner etc, so there was definately time for the kids to go play games etc.

      Although now it's even better. My wife and I go to one set of parents on the 24th, open presents, then go home, open presents, then on the 25th drive up to the other set of parents and open even more presents.

      90% of my presents are still video games after all these years. I'm banned from buying any games for myself starting november... which sucks because I really want to play Prince of Persia.

    12. Re:Silly Me by aliens · · Score: 1

      Can't buy starting november eh? Is renting still against the rules? ::)

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  4. Intentional Planning by jnguy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, I'm pretty sure developers try to release their games during the holiday season simply because people already have money to spend, on gifts and games. You might as well make it a new release, so that it can be the new cool thing to buy. Many games for the xbox were delayed this holiday season, ninja Gaiden, Halo 2 was intended for this holiday season, and I'm sure a whole slew of other games. Fact of the matter is, publishing houses and developers wanna push for a holiday release. My 2 cents.

    1. Re:Intentional Planning by WormholeFiend · · Score: 3, Insightful

      people dont have more money to spend, they just spend more money.

      there's a subtle difference... especially on your credit card.

  5. 1992 by i88i · · Score: 3, Interesting

    was given a SNES with Super Mario World. That game was so simple, so fun, it's still my all time favorite game. Now i get to waste even more hours of my study time with the GBA version :D

    1. Re:1992 by Directrix1 · · Score: 1

      I'll second that. SMW was the best Mario game ever. I also thought Zelda 3 was my favorite Zelda game, but Occarina of Time is pretty close.

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    2. Re:1992 by BigKato · · Score: 1

      It was '92 for me because of the SNES and Street Fighter II. That game rocked. Does anyone else remember how expensive SNES games were? I seem to recall them being $60-$70 for some titles.

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    3. Re:1992 by teddiesmooth · · Score: 1

      As I recall, that same christmas my brother and I were given an SNES. This is when systems came with games and an extra controller so you didn't have to play by yourself or bug mom and dad to get another controller! Oh, besides SMW, we got F-Zero also, which were the two games my bro and I played for that whole year until we got through both games completely.

      Ah those were the days.

    4. Re:1992 by Jagasian · · Score: 1

      Yeah, I would say 1992, too. The SNES was a great system during that time, and Street Fighter 2 was an obsession!

    5. Re:1992 by SophtwareSlump · · Score: 1
      Brand new SNES games ran from $39 for the budget titles such as Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest all the way up $74.99 for some of the 'large' 16/24/32 megaBIT games such as Mortal Kombat II, Secret of Mana and Street Fighter II Turbo. It seemed like the large majority games sold for $59 with the occasional sale putting some of the games around $49. Finding a good game for $45 was a rare treat.

      Speaking of good holiday seasons gaming wise, I remember 1993 as a good year. I got Out of This World and Secret of Mana for the SNES. That alone is a good way to kill Xmas break. Throw in Doom on my shiny new 486 SX @ 33mhz with another friend over the blistering 2400bps modem and it was gaming nirvana. I was 14 too, so I didn't have a care in the world.

  6. 1992 by nuggetman · · Score: 1

    got a sega genesis w/ sonic 2... i was hooked

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  7. The year by Apreche · · Score: 2, Interesting

    that Mario 3 came out.

    Hands down.

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    1. Re:The year by Jagasian · · Score: 1

      Wizard! Remember that movie? I had a Japanese kid in my 4th grade class that had a Famicom and the Japanese SMB3.

  8. 1982? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Get a life! Serious gamers stick to high-end PS2 and high-end XBox instead dreaming of old Nintendo crap.

    1. Re:1982? by N10sb2002 · · Score: 0

      You must mean mainstream, "cool" gamers. I mean, we don't like those old games anymore because you said so. You said it, Mister God of Opinions. So it must be right.

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  9. 2003! by PatrickThomson · · Score: 5, Funny

    Half-life 2!

    Oh. Wait...

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    1. Re:2003! by Ieshan · · Score: 1

      It's going to be hard to tell which was better - 2005's release of Half-Life 2, or 2050's release of Duke Nukem' Forever.

    2. Re:2003! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      when will the lame, karma whoring attempts at humor cease? wont someone please think of the children?

    3. Re:2003! by BTWR · · Score: 1

      Well, at least we've come to a point where Beowolf, Soviet Russia and "Profit!" jokes are modded as troll or redundant and reduced to -1

  10. games that should be mentioned by Dreadlord · · Score: 2, Interesting

    other games that I really enjoyed in the final months of the previous years include Half-Life (1998), Quake III Arena (1999), No One lives forever 1 and 2 (2000, 2002), Diablo 1996 ...

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  11. 1986 - Got a Colecovision ADAM by Liquidrage · · Score: 1

    While most remember the colecovision, few remember the ADAM. It was a PC + a full fledged colecovision.

    Though I was very young and with no adult help (my step father was the anti-geek) so I never used the computer for much more then word processing. But still, on a nastalgic geek scale the system itself is a 10. Of course, when I opened that box Xmas morning I was a tad bit dissapointed. I had been asking for an Omnibot 2000 and the box was the right size.

    1. Re:1986 - Got a Colecovision ADAM by gmhowell · · Score: 1

      I remember it because I had had an Apple //e for a few years when the ADAM came out. I was torn between apostasy because the ADAM ripped it off, and envy because, hey, it was a computer AND a colecovision.

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    2. Re:1986 - Got a Colecovision ADAM by !3ren · · Score: 1

      I thought 1986 was a great christmas as well.

      I got a C64, not knowing that a soon to born obsession with computers and electronics lay in front of me. Wow.

      Strangely, I had wanted an Omnibot 2000 as well. My friend ended up with one, and although very cool, ate about $50 worth of batteries in 2 weeks and ended up in his closet, while my c64 occupied my desk for years afterward.

      (btw, I liked the Adam too, but I'm still biased from my early years /grin)

  12. Christmas 1999 by MORTAR_COMBAT! · · Score: 2, Funny

    I had bought a PlayStation earlier in the year, but had to return it when I really needed some money. Then for Christmas, I unwrapped a PlayStation game from my fiancee's mom and thought, oh geez, what am I going to do with this, while thanking her a lot and saying I could play it on somebody else's system. I didn't get it -- my fiancee's gift which I opened next was a PlayStation. Pretty cool gaming Christmas, especially since my fiancee bought herself Tomb Raider for us to play also :)

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  13. Also around 1996... by Locky · · Score: 1

    Most people realized the sheer idiocy in being attracted to a 2000 polygon.

  14. Lost in a convoy or something... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    That's no small moon

  15. MOD PARENT UP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Somebody's been on the $3 crack again.

  16. sniff sniff, i thought it was just a myth... by UltimaL337Star · · Score: 1

    I had a bloody christmas 1998 when I received a used virtual boy... The snow is now only tinted red, or a melting chicken soup yellow from fearing that mask of death...

  17. Secret of Mana by kninja · · Score: 3, Insightful

    SNES centric comments:

    1993. Secret of Mana, and the multitap. Makes your friends forget about their families and come over to play it.
    Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening came out about this time too for gameboy.

    1994. Donkey Kong Country, Super Metroid, FFIII, and Breath of Bire, Megaman X. I was broke as soon as I had saved up my 69.99 each time. Damn that was expensive.

    1. Re:Secret of Mana by Jagasian · · Score: 1

      Secret of Mana is still fun to play to this day! That game has a serious charm to it. Square games were great back then, but they have lost their magic in my eyes... with their latest crop of games.

  18. 1979 by gmhowell · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think it was 1979. Why so great? First 2600. You have no idea how long Combat and Space Invaders could keep you occupied when you're 6 years old.

    All the other things you have mentioned were mere set dressing. Evolution, not revolution.

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  19. 1993 by FreeForm+Response · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I was 11, and the only game system I had was a NES that I'd purchased with my own money. My parents thought that video games were a waste of time and money, and so everything I had I'd bought myself.

    I'd recently discovered this incredible game in the arcades, Street Fighter II, and I fell in love with fighting games. Of course, there were no fighting games for the NES, so I just went to the arcade and burned quarters there.

    When I heard that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters was going to be released for the NES, I was ecstatic. Since it was due out right around Christmastime, I begged and nagged my parents to buy it for me. On Christmas morning, as I tore through my presents, I came across a suspiciously video-game-shaped one. I opened it up, and found TMNT: TF all right... but for the Genesis.

    I was heartbroken. I turned to my folks with what must have been a pitiful look on my face, and told them "Thanks guys, but you guys got the wrong one..." My dad just grinned, and without saying a word reached behind the couch and pulled out a brand new Genesis.

    Of course, TMNT:TF wound up being pretty bad, but that was still the greatest gaming Christmas ever. =)

    1. Re:1993 by DrDoombender · · Score: 1

      I have to say that's a pretty good story. My parent's did something similar to that when they gave me my Nintendo. Course, I must commend you on buying your own games and what not. KUDOS!

    2. Re:1993 by gklinger · · Score: 1
      That's touching. What's really funny is that not only did they give you an amazing Christmas gift, they gave you an amazing Christmas memory and that memory has (clearly) outlasted the gift. Come to think of it, the look on your face is probably something your parents will never forget either.

      Thanks for making my day.

  20. 1995 by BackwardEngineer · · Score: 1

    I remember growing up and not having a Nintendo or anything. So when my mom married my step-dad, I was thrilled to find out that they had a NES. Waking up Xmas Day and finding a SNES under the tree was just like sheer bliss.

    1. Re:1995 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The SNES in 1995 was a great platform with so many awesome games out for it. I can't imagine how wonderful that must have felt.

      Great anecdote.

  21. 1997 by Mighty+Eris · · Score: 1

    Christmas of '97 was one of my best/worst seasons. The combination of getting a Playstation and Final Fantasy VII for that Christmas and the release of Quake II did terrible things to my freshman year of college.

    1. Re:1997 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      That Christmas was destructive to my education too, and for the exact same reasons. That was a holiday season for games and not for homework!

  22. Definately 1988 by celeste_ · · Score: 1

    In 1988, I got a Sega Master System for Christmas, along with 4 games, including the original Phantasy Star. I was 10. My parents and I spent my entire Christmas vacation parked in front of the living room TV, taking turns with the controller and making detailed maps of the caves in a notebook. We eventually beat the game, and then took turns replaying the final battle. I was the first to beat Lassic with all of my people still alive, which was probably the first time I ever did anything better than my parents. This stands out in my mind as not just my favorite gaming Christmas, but my favorite Christmas, period.

    1. Re:Definately 1988 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Priceless. :) Someday I hope to raise kids that can beat me at video games.

  23. heh, gotta love GameSpy by Psykechan · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I love how GameSpy continually puts out these best gaming etcetera opinion pieces to simply spark the fanboy debates. The last page even has some useful essential links (scroll to the bottom) that must not be missed. :)

    I am not immune, however. So...

    Nintendo rules the artificial demand department with the "chip shortage" of 1988 which affected Zelda II more than any other title. Hmmm.... They also seemed to have a low supply of N64 consoles in 1996. One of my fondest Christmas-ish moments was walking into a toy store on Black Friday and asking if they had any N64s. The clerk told me that he had just got off the phone with someone who had to cancel their layaway and asked if I wanted it. I simply said "no thanks."

    Sony had the hype/demand machine chugging in 2000 when they launched the PS2 at more than twice the price of the Dreamcast that had a bigger library of quality games. Those lucky enough to get a PS2 that year were treated with marginal titles, a way to play their PS1 games and DVDs and not much else. Majora's Mask came out in 2000. This is one of the most misunderstood games of all time. Most players hated it due to it's manipulation of time, but it is a very fine game.

    My personal favorite holiday gaming season would have to be 2002. Some of the finest games of all time came out during this season. GTA: Vice City and Metroid Prime are must have games for any (mature) gamer. Platform lovers who usually stuck with Nintendo systems would be shocked as Super Mario Sunshine proved to be a slightly above average game. The PS2 meanwhile had the incredibly superb Ratchet and Clank. Even the Xbox had a slight edge as Jet Set Radio Future was being shipped with the system, unfortunately, the only other platform game for the Xbox was the terrible Blinx so it didn't have that big of an edge. :)

  24. Duh. by pb · · Score: 1

    When I got my NES (1987?)... Super Mario Bros., Zelda I... how could you possibly beat that? :)

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  25. So many memories by butters+the+odd · · Score: 0

    One Christmas in particular stands out amoung them all. I was quite young at the time. My mom tricked me and put it in a square box (looked like a package with clothes in it). I never liked getting clothes for x-mas, and would put opening them up until the end.

    After getting a lot of random junk, I opened the last clothes box, and in it was Mario 3! I don't ever remember being so happy.

  26. Any, except THIS year! by wackybrit · · Score: 1

    It's probably somewhere in the early 90's for me when I first got Dune 2.

    But, really, isn't this year a shocker? There are no good games out right now. HL2 is delayed, Doom 3 is no existent. XIII looks interesting but gets iffy reviews. Project Gotham Racing 2 is hardly the epitome of gaming. GTA:VC (PC) is now too old to quality for this season, as is UT2003 or Simcity 4.

    What's up with 2003?

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    1. Re:Any, except THIS year! by Matrix272 · · Score: 1

      But, really, isn't this year a shocker? There are no good games out right now.

      Say WHAT? The article is pointing out how GOOD this year is. Prince of Persia, Jak II, Ratchet and Clank II, and Sphinx... just counting adventure games for the PS2. You want racing? How about Mario Kart: Double Dash for GameCube, or Project Gotham 2 for the Xbox, or Midnight Club II for the PS2? Almost every genre has a good game this year. Don't take my work for it, read about it on this article from Yahoo.

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    2. Re:Any, except THIS year! by wackybrit · · Score: 1

      That article spent time pointing out how great 2001 and 2002 were.

      Sucks for PC games this year, truly. DoubleDash and Project Gotham 2 are probably the only major 'good' games out there for Xmas.. and they aren't for PC!

      I'm sticking with PC in this argument because a) I don't want/don't have the consoles, and b) because PC rules more :-D

      Deus-Ex is about it.. with XIII tailing on for a really piss-poor collection of RPGs and MMORPGS. Or if you really want yet another The Sims rip-off add-on or an update to the antique Civilization 3 I imagine it's a bumper Xmas for you. Certainly no Doom 3s, Quake 4s, Half Life 2s, or GTA4s though.

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    3. Re:Any, except THIS year! by Matrix272 · · Score: 1

      All your references are to racing or FPS games... so that narrows it down a bit. However, don't forget about Call of Duty for the PC... that's a good game. Or Beyond Good and Evil (if it ever comes out) is a good game for the consoles... I can assume it's going to be good for the PC.

      You should try the consoles. They might just surprise you at how good they can be.

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  27. Warcraft 2 by JVert · · Score: 1

    I dont renember what year but it was the christmas of warcraft. I renember christmas morning opening the gifts and having to download some graphics library for windows to play it. I love the sea battles...

  28. Railroad Tycoon 3 by bwhaley · · Score: 1

    I'm really diggin Railroad Tycoon 3 right now. Great game for any fan of the Civilization/Colonization/Sim City-types of games. Of course, everything is much better on my new Samsung 213t 21" LCD :)

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  29. 1980 by Deacon+Jones · · Score: 1

    The Atari 400 was shipped in late 79, but by fall of 1980 I had mowed enough yards to buy one (slightly used).

    hip hop hooray for Asteroids, Missile Command, Star Commander, and later on Canyon Climber and Shamus.

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