Gaming in the '90s

[@LordBael88]

"A Super Nintendo Oasis", so you might even say it was a videogame supernova? Share many of these same memories of first experiences with Mortal Kombat, Mario Land, Link's Awakening. I also remember your insistence and heavy supporting my giving Metal Gear Solid a try. Definitely remember feeling like I was playing a movie with that one. Also, still trying to reconstitute my porridge brain.

[@CrossChopChris]

The porridge is THIQUE!

[@Ty-douken]

I recall the car trips with my parents & having a Super Gameboy being the only reason I beat the Gameboy games that I did. I never wanted to play portable at home, but the games were still great so I'd play them on my TV.

[@CrossChopChris]

Love the Super Game Boy. Blew my mind the first time I used it at a friend's house. So cool to see Link's Awakening on a TV.

[@g4binator394]

The dislike is from the person who didnt get a gameboy when they were a kid

[@CrossChopChris]

haha, probably

[@211inprogress]

I will have to check out more of your videos. I remember getting my ,Game boy in 91, I had Tetris that came with it, then Gremlins 2, I think my best memory was getting the Nintendo 64, with GoldenEye, then Xbox with Halo. ✌️

[@CrossChopChris]

Nice! Those are great memories. I'll never forget how much fun four player local co-op was back then. 🤘

[@BigOleWords]

Haha nice, definitely right there with you timing wise in terms of what games were coming out. That Monopoly clip is amazing btw.

[@mtshark7]

Awesome video Chris! Those are some awesome memories you had 😀

[@CrossChopChris]

Thanks, Mark! Looking forward to sharing more in part 2.

[@RetroPowerUp]

I remember owning (and I probably still have it somewhere?) a Tiger hand held for Ducktales.... that thing paled in comparison to the OG Gameboy I inherited from my older brother. It sounds like we kinda played the same stuff growing up. I think my first game ever was Mario 1 on NES, but I remember playing Mario 3 way more. Tetris was always my go to game on the go. SNES brought me the wonders of Zelda LTTP, Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger. And I remember getting both the regular and DX version of Link's Awakening. I enjoyed it, but not as much as LTTP. I should probably get the Switch port of it too!

[@CrossChopChris]

So relatable! You should definitely check out the new Switch version of Link's Awakening; it's great. Have been itching to replay it recently.

[@MightyQDawg]

GameBoy Monopoly *and* a PlayStation for the same Christmas? Very nice! There's nothing like setting up a new system on Christmas morning and playing some brand new games.

[@CrossChopChris]

So true! An unforgettable day, and I'm still so thankful to my pare--, er, Santa Claus for it. ;)

[@doublearon9942]

Great video, thanks for sharing!! I think I’ve got 10 years on you, but my path to video games is very similar.

[@CrossChopChris]

Thanks for watching! I was born in early ‘89, but can’t really claim to be an 80s kid with no memories from that year, unfortunately. 😆

[@doublearon9942]

Cross Chop You are making me feel even older, I was 13 in ‘89.

[@MarioFanGirl93]

Looks like you have the same type of games that I owned, and i'm also a Retro gamer. I love the first three Super Mario Bros. games for the NES (although I didn't grew up with this console when the games first came out, I first played it when my aunt bought it from ebay and I played it with my younger cousins, I was like 7 or 8 years old at that time. Those games were really fun, same with the Gameboy and the SNES. (didn't grew up with the SNES, but I bought it from ebay over 5 years ago. My older sister still owned the Gameboy, but since she doesn't play it anymore, I decided to keep it and added it to my collection on my shelf. (which i'm planning to make a room tour when it's completely finished) But of course I grew up with the Nintendo 64 and the Gamecube. Yup, gaming is definitely a part of me (especially Retro) I never owned Tiger Electronics, I heard that it's not the best, but it's cool if I have collection of them and make a showcase on each game. And since you mentioned about Kirby's Dream Land, i'm actually gonna make a Let's Play on this game for my channel. I really enjoy your videos, looking forward to see more of them!

[@CrossChopChris]

Thanks so much for watching and sharing your experience! It’s great to have those memories, and it’s clear how impactful they’ve been for you. I didn’t own an SNES or NES until I was an adult either. The PS1 was technically a “family” console, and the first one I bought with my own money was a watermelon red “Funtastic” Nintendo 64. Not sure what year that was, but I think it was probably in 1999 or 2000. I plan to talk more about it in the next video for this series. ☺️

[@MarioFanGirl93]

Cross Chop Oh yeah, I still owned my PS1. Oh cool, my Nintendo 64 is Grape Purple. I have a Retro game store near me (when it’s open again due to the stupid virus) I will buy some more games there. 😊