My 5 Most Nostalgic Games

I was tagged by Cross Chop - / crosschopchris - to make a video about my 5 most nostalgic games. It was tough to narrow it down to just 5, but here are the games that give me the warmest, fuzziest feelings when I think about them now.
I'm tagging Daria of DariaPlaysRPGs to continue this. Check her out at - / @dariaplaysrpgs
Intro artwork by: / babia-majora
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[@MrsQDawg]

Love the Leisure Suit Larry story. Nice list.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Mrs QDawg Thank you :)

[@DariaPlaysRPGs]

I'm currently in MN visiting my brother so it'll be another week before I can start my response video. I hadn't realized you'd uploaded this yet so I was really confused when my subs started blowing up the last couple days. So, yeah. Thank you for that. Also great responses, your list has given me a lot to think about (I've also realized how woefully inexperienced I am in PC point and clicks).

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+DariaPlaysRPGs All your videos make me realise how woefully inexperienced I am in and pre-PS1 era JRPGs.

[@wilsvgaddiction4456]

Your aunt is cool as hell. I remember the Leisure Suit Larry games being almost mystical as a kid. Everyone knew what they were but never got to play them. Great video!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Wil's VG Addiction She was cool, I always liked going over to her place.

[@CrossChopChris]

Thanks for sharing, Pam! Loved your story about the Leisure Suit Larry experience. I think your descriptions of how impactful game audio can be to our memories were spot on; it's wild how quickly and vividly sounds (and smells, to be fair) can conjure up the places and situations we were in so many years ago.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Cross Chop Yep, I can see myself sitting at my basement computer at my mom's old house when I hear the Under a Killing Moon or Lands of Lore music.

[@BadGraFxGamers]

I love StarTropics! It is one of my favorite nes games.

[@1325marky]

My top 5 Nostalgic Games: 1) Bionic Commando (NES) 2) Shadowgate (NES) 3) Ironsword (NES) 4) Clock Tower (ps1) 5) Resident Evil (ps1)

[@ryanspengler4877]

Oh my god, Under a Killing Moon is forever one of my favorites! When I fired this video up I immediately thought that game would be perfect on a list like this...and then there it was! The sequels were okay but UaKM is the best. I met Margo Kidder at ComicCon a few years ago and asked her if she remembered it. She said yes and that with the blue screen and limited actor interaction, she had no idea what they were doing, but nobody had ever asked her about it before me. Great choice!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Awesome, I love finding other people who love these games, it doesn't happen that often.

[@infectedstray2188]

I love how your aunt was the one with Leisure Suit Larry games. She's awesome imo. I like how you added music from the games you were talking about.

[@vinnylt2408]

wish I had a friend like you when I was a kid.

[@ThunderFist1978]

Probably for me, my list would consist of games like Star Castle, Mr. Do!, Gorf, Galaga, and Moon Patrol. I got started in gaming at a very early age, and it all began walking past arcade games and becoming fascinated with the moving light images on the screen. Those are five of the first games I remember playing in arcades, and I can remember playing Star Castle especially at the age of 4 back in 1982. I've been told that I turned a few heads in the process since I blew up the castle in the center of the screen a few times at that age.

[@IcydragonsF]

Really great video pam. When you mentionned leisure suit Larry you totally got me there. I love all sierra Games. As a french canadian (who Did not understood a Word in english back then ) the only one i remember getting in french in Canada was leisure suit Larry 6 and then i got king's quest 7. I totally felt in love with sierra games with those 2 and played mots of them now that i understand english more.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I love King's Quest 7! I think it's the only one of the series I actually finished.

[@arupian666]

I have trouble narrowing down my Top 5, but... in reverse order... 5. Super Mario Bros - me and my mate used to play the arcade machine in a pub we used to go to (yes, I'm THAT old...) - being able to play at home the day I bought my NES was amazing. 4. Lemmings on PC - First time I played a game, literally ALL night. 3. Unreal/Quake 2 - the first games I played after installing my 2 x 12MB Voodoo 2 3DFX cards. Earliest adoption of SLI before anyone knew what SLI was. Absolutely blown away at how stunningly gorgeous 3D accelerated games were. I watched the intro sequence to Unreal over and over and over... 2. Metal Gear Solid on PS1. Best stealth game ever. Got the Japanese collectors edition to play on my NTSC-J PS1. The collectors edition was such a cool set and the game was sublime. Still to this day, one of the best soundtracks to any game. 1. Ninja on Sega Master System. Odd choice, but I had SO much fun playing this game and was a very very happy time in my life. All was well with the world, it was 1986, I was 20, I had a gorgeous GF who loved playing video games, I had a great job that I actually looked forward to going to and I played Ninja for hours and hours. The music alone is enough to get me choked up with nostalgia.

[@atomis123]

wow you are so mad cool was not expecting your top 5 to be so versatile and actually introduced me to new content I had not previously been exposed to...thank you for making your videos...may sound super mainstream but my top 5 nostalgia games zelda, pokemon, FFVII, chrono trigger, aladin/lion king...no particular order...honorable mentions to mortal combat, megaman and sonic among others

[@StartToContinue]

I grabbed the 100th thumb up! LLL, great story! We had only heard of that game back in the day. Then I remember somebody in the know actually having it. This was a long time ago...like monochrome monitor long ago. It was censored, but we couldn't believe somebody was making games like that! Nice video Pam, plus its so refreshing to watch one of these nos-tal-gia vids that doesnt include Goldeneye 64!!!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Start To Continue I think I played LLL on a monochrome monitor the first time. I loved Goldeneye in high school but it's one of those games I find impossible to go back to. It's better as a memory.

[@ralphjenkins6291]

Strangely, the thing I remember most about Leisure Suit Larry was calling a 900 number for a hint when I was stuck in one of them (this was pre-Internet!). That and the ridiculous number of floppy disks the Amiga version came on. I also remember the trivia questions and breaking the game once when I tried to do something the programmers hadn’t thought of.

[@DanHemsath]

Very interesting list. I noticed that many of these titles are PC games, although I was a console kid, myself. I have a lot of fond memories of specific games. I remember spending an entire summer playing Shining Force, leveling my main character up to Level 93 just because. Sonic the Hedgehog 1 is like a Zen experience for me; I can just put it on and relax. I used to spend weekends at my dad's house playing Super Mario Brothers 3, and I'd play through from start to finish and refuse to use warp whistles (always thought they were cheating). One of my favorite memories is of Mega Man 4, which is the first game I bought by myself brand new at launch. I saved up my allowance for three months--which was supposed to also go to pay for school lunches, so my mom used to wonder why I was always so hungry when I got home from school. I walked up to the counter at the game store, slapped down a was of five dollar bills, and demanded "I want Mega Man 4!" (I like to think it was a lot cuter in reality than it sounds.)

[@briandaniel7514]

RBI baseball... That was my first sports game.. loved it

[@nishidohellhillsruler6731]

Totally Rad; Streets of Rage; Dynasty Warriors 5; VTM: Bloodlines; and Final Fantasy VII. Those are the games that come to my mind whenever I'm about to die of boredom, and my mind wanders towards the next sentence: "I would rather be playing _________". So many good memories, and epic stories of heroic gaming.

[@truindividual]

Nice list, Pam. Not really a PC gamer as I always had a console of some sort. Here is My Top 5 Nostalgic Games: 5. Road Rash (PS1) - This was my stepdad's favorite game and remember spending many a night playing this with him. It is not my favorite entry in the series but I have the most memories with it. I play it every February 15th (his birthday), may he R.I.P. 4. Sonic The Hedgrhog (Sega Genesis) - This was one of the first games I ever played and almost 25 yrs later, I still love it. Also, the first game I ever completed 100%. Yes, Sonic 2 is the best from that era and is my favorite Sonic game but Sonic 1 has a special place in my heart. 3. Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis) - It is just one of those games where I can play again and again and just won't be bored. Plus, the groovy house music! The fan made remake is even more awesome. 2. Mortal Kombat I & II (Sega Genesis) - I know, it's a tie! The first fighting game series I ever played. I remember playing it at my cousin's house when I was about 5 years old and I couldn't stop playing the game until I got MKII a few years later. I love the soundtracks, love everything about the first two games, eventhough they may not have aged well. Especially the first but MK is my favorite fighting game franchise and I have so many great memories with it. Still play them both once in a while. 1. Final Fantasy 7 (PS1) - I love this game! One of my all time faves. This was the first RPG I have ever played. I know the game in and out and have beaten it at least 30 times and literally did everything, including beat the superbosses. I even have some of the soundtrack on my phone. The game from an aesthetic standpoint doesn't hold up as well but it is one of the games where I can overlook that. I love FF6 and FF9 dearly but 7 was my first. Honorable Mentions: Tekken 3 (PS1) - Tekken 2 was the first Tekken game and one of the first PS1 games I have ever played but I have so many memories of T3. I remember for hours playing it with family, especially Team Battle and Tekken Force Modes. Oh yeah. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (SNES) - I remember as a little kid playing the second TMNT game in the arcades but when we bought Turtles in Time for the SNES, we were hooked as we were huge TMNT fans. I still own it on SNES to this day.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I love Turtles in Time, I always played it at the arcade.

[@truindividual]

Cannot be Tamed I never did (or at least I don't remember) until I played the Arcade version via emulator.

[@whatusaymark]

I can't add much to your list, Pam, because I didn't have a PC of my own till I was almost an adult. So my nostalgia list is largely console games. And these are in no particular order. At school, the only PC game we ever got to play was Oregon Trail. So that one brings me back. But as for the rest? The Streets of Rage games ont he Genesis, Ninja Turtles on the NES and SNES, Mega Man 3 especially, and Sonic the Hedgehog which I'm pretty sure I own a version of on every machine I have. I do recall those sound effects from RBI though, rented that one weekend myself.

[@UltimateNinja-fe6yh]

Awesome list!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@pullcounter79]

Mega Man 2 Ninja Gaiden 2 River City Ransom Final Fantasy Super Metroid

[@rod980]

Very nice video, as always. I hadn't heard of most of the games so it was nice to know about them

[@QJ89]

Hmm... - Leisure Suit Larry In The Land Of The Lounge Lizards (PC) - Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter (PC, VGA remake) - Thomas The Tank Engine 2 (PC, though it doesn't hold up well) - DOOM 2 (PC) - Duke Nukem 3D (PC) ;D - Super Mario 64 (guess!) I was a PC Gamer kid, too.

[@shattapinks]

My top Nostalgic games are 1. Mega Man 2 (NES)--Best soundtrack ever. It grips you from the intro (Yes. A small intro before the title screen even pops up) and keeps your heart pumping and head thumping throughout the whole adventure 2. Double Dragon II (NES)--My first experience with storyboards in game. They were static cutscenes, but I still marvel at them everytime I read through them. Double Dragon 3 is a good one too, but it is too insanely difficult, and I cannot unsee "Bimmy and Jimmy" lol 3. Jackal (NES)--Simple graphics, even simpler gameplay, but all around fun. I used to read the between stage transition screens in a really dramatic fashion like I was really at war. 4. Rush 'N Attack (NES)--Similar to Jackal with the Nostalgic feels except stage transitions were in real time. I still marvel at how after stage one you see your soldier climb a fence and hop over the top of it and then boom! Stage 2 starts. 5. Sonic the Hedgehog (1 & 2) (SEGA Genesis)--I had to combine these because Green Hill Zone is my jam, but Sonic 2 is my favourite game of all time, and I know that it must be because of nostalgia because up to this day I've never met anyone that is as passionate about Sonic 2 as I am Honourable Mentions Streets of Rage 2 (SEGA Genesis)--This game remains my favourite brawler of all time. Streets of Rage 3 is my second favourite because it was more of the same. Mortal Kombat II (SNES)--turn on your SNES with this cart in it and hold the L and R button at the same time. The sound design in this game is perfect. Great haunting music, bone crunching hits (it is like you can actually feel every uppercut lol) and excellent sound effects. It gave us sounds like Liu Kang's bicycle kick and Raiden's Thunder flight. Don't forget Jax's Gotcha grab and the toasty guy lol

[@byronmclaggan3443]

Haha Leisure Suit Larry... My best friend owned that when we were growing up. Nostalgic indeed.

[@leegsy]

Orcs & Elves for NDS is a great dungeon crawler. Short but oh so sweet. The Dark Spire is another. Pretty expensive these days but incredible stuff.

[@JamieBainbridge]

One of my nostalgia games is Marian Memorandum, the second Tex Murphy game. I love the story of Access Software, how Chris Jones started out as an accountant for an engineering company who decided to humor the employees' aspirations to make a golf game for the C64, and he ended up as a noir detective, acting along side actual Hollywood professionals. Only in the 80s and 90s early computing era could that wild ride happen!

[@sammylane21]

My nostalgia list is : SUPER MARIO BROS 2(NES),MORTAL KOMBAT TRILOGY,KILLER INSTINCTS 1,TOE JAM AND EARL,ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE 1-3,DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 1(not 2 or 3 because I never got to play'em),GOD OF WAR 1-3,MEGA MAN 1-8(I've yet to play 9 and 10),MAXIMO v THE ARMY OF ZIN(A criminally underrated game!!),SUPER MARIO WORLD 2:YOSHI'S ISLAND,ROBOCOP V THE TERMINATOR (SNES),SUPER CASTLEVANIA IV,DUCK HUNT(how can you be called a gamer without playing this addicting game??) and SUNSET RIDERS.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

That's quite the list!

[@NefariousWes]

The best thing about First Communions are getting video games as gifts. I got my NES for mine. I was nine. I don't know if that's old for a First Communion, but it was worth going through it to get my NES!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Westapo Nice!

[@MatthJenks]

Glad I stuck around for the outtakes. Too funny!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Glad you like them!

[@shadysegaaddict2060]

1. Wolfenstien 3D 2. Prince of Persia 3. Duke nukem II 4. Cosmos cosmic adventure 5. Oregon trail I played all my moms computer games as a kid back when floppy disks were floppy lol Doom is another one.

[@dimitriusmedina6492]

awesome video as always pam.

[@loganbrown3565]

Donkey Kong Country, Dark Cloud 2, Super Bomberman, Jak series, Metal Gear Solid

[@prozzac85]

All good games in you list. Mine would go something like this: 5. Castlevania 4. Raptor, Call of the shadows 3. Civilization 2. Alien Storm (!) 1. Sonic the hedgehog All of these still get many hours of play every year, awesome times :)

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Stefan Johansson I love Civ

[@itsNikash.]

My most nostalgic games are Super Mario Bros., classic Sonic games, and Streets of Rage (if only I had 2 when I was little as that is my current favourite of the trilogy).

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Nikash Gill Solid choices.

[@mclang5932]

Six years late, but here is my Top5 in no particular order: - Mega Man 2 - Metal Gear - Guardian Legend - UFO: Enemy Unknown (XCOM: UFO Defence) - System Shock Honorable mentions: - Faxanadu - Shadow Warrior (Ninja Gaiden) - Lands of Lore - ShadowCaster By the way, I was just going to suggest Legend of Grimrock when you mentioned it =D The first one is more like Dungeon Master, but the second one reminds me a lot like Lands of Lore.

[@braselthegamer]

StarTropics fever is going around right now! Lots of people are talking about it. QUEST FOR GLORY!! I only played the first one (the VGA version) as a kid. Also a pirated copy. I've since gone back and played 1-3. Looking forward to finally delve into 4.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Brasel TheGamer I remember it being so jarring playing Q4G 2. I played the point and click remake of 1, and going to a text-based game for the next was so weird. I heard there was a fan remake of 2, I'd like to play it. I remember really liking that game but I don't know if I have the patience for text commands now.

[@braselthegamer]

I should clarify that I played the fan remake of 2. It was pretty well done.

[@NintendoHodge]

I only know of a few of your choices. My first experience with Leisure Suit Larry was Love for Sail. I had no idea what it was when my brother gifted it to me. Its always great to hear peoples memories of games.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Nintendo Hodge I remember getting Love for Sail in a big box, combined with the other 5 games.

[@TheGameGrinder]

All great games! I have a fondness for Star Tropics as well, and I just gotta say that it is absolutely fantastic to see some classic PC games getting love. PC doesn't get the recognition it deserves in this community.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+The Game Grinder That's true isn't it? Pushing Up Roses gives PC adventure games a lot of love, but I don't see a whole lot of other PC coverage. Maybe I should do more of that.

[@TheGameGrinder]

Cannot be Tamed Totally! PUR and LGR seem to be the only channels that come to mind when it comes to old PC game love. It doesn't count for much, but if you do, I'd definitely watch. (I'll watch regardless.)

[@E3EJvilla00]

Good video... Thanks for uploading

[@Moviefan2k4]

In terms of pure nostalgia, the original "Super Mario Bros." is absolute tops on my list. After that is the first "Legend of Zelda", then "Mega Man 2", "Double Dragon", and "Tetris".

[@Sunstreaker2k5]

Glad to hear some love for the original Lands of Lore. That was my first 'WOW' moment in PC gaming. V:TM Bloodlines was the only thing to eclipse it in the next few years. The rest of my top 5 would be: Battletoads, Resident Evil 4, and Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries.

[@Feenix102]

For me, the Sydicate games from bullfrog on the PC will always evoke a special feeling, the Blade Runner game is a classic, Decap Attack on the Genesis/Megadrive is crazy and kind of memorable and I also liked Star Wars Bounty Hunter on the PS2. :)

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I would love to play the Blade Runner game, I've heard nothing but good things

[@Feenix102]

Its brilliant. Follows the tone of the film wonderfully and almost has the feel of an FMV without being one. Apparently it has 16 endings, which Ive only ever found two of. I used to have it but lost it, so I downloaded a torrent of it a few years ago - worked great apart from the gun range, which was a bit of a shame but there we go. If you find it it is well worth a play-through.

[@retrononsense582]

Star tropics and RBI baseball are both great games. I haven't played the others. The out takes were funny!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Retro Nonsense Nostalgic got more and more difficult to say as I went

[@cleon415]

My Top 5 consists of a lot of early 90's arcade titles. 5. Mortal Kombat II, Arcade(though it's my favorite game in general) 4. Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sega Genesis 3. WWF Wrestlemania, Arcade 2. King of the Monsters, Arcade 1. The Simpson's, Arcade

[@rand64444]

The X files game was my first and beloved FMV game. So much nostalgia!

[@bill21lumberg]

I love RBI as well! My list includes: Tecmo Bowl, Contra, WWF Super Stars arcade, Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat 2. Honorable mention is RBI Baseball!

[@AFnord]

There are actually 2 games before Under a Killing Moon. Mean Street & Martian Memorandum, but Under a Killing Moon was the first FMV game in the series (and where I feel the series really gets started). And those are some very good you managed to play when you were a kid. If you're looking for something Lands of Lore-like, check out the Eye of the Beholder series. It's by the same devs (except for the third one), and while a tad bit less refined than Lands of Lore, they're still very good. As for most nostalgic? Eh, hard one. Going with: Super Mario Bros (cliche for sure, but I remember playing it at a friends home, and it was what got me into gaming) Alley Cat (played it with my second cousin as a kid, and despite only playing it once back then, it really struck a cord with me) Civilization 2 (my best friend back then was completely obsessed with this game, and his obsession was addictive) Bubble Bobble (NES version, a game I played with both my sister and my second cousin a lot as a kid) Pac-man (Atari 2600 version. Even though the NES had been out for years, my parents got a used Atari 2600 with a bunch of games, and this was one of them. While a crummy port by any standards, young me played this obsessively. These days it's not the actual game itself that brings back warm fuzzy memories, just the sound effects)

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Yeah, I've played all the Tex Murphy games. Though, I never finished the non-FMV ones. I found that part where you had to get around in the speeder completely incomprehensible. Eye of the Beholder looks cool, I'll check it out.

[@Hurtts101]

My most nostalgic are Chrono Trigger as it's what got me into JRPG's and is like my comfort food that have to break out every once in awhile; Excitebike as it (along with Duck Hunt) was the one game my dad would play with me, always making new tracks to test each other; Yo-Noid! as I believe it was the 1st game I ever beat; California Games as it was that game when got together with all my cousins we'd try to rent and gather around for the day competing in all the events; and Uncharted just because when I was married my ex wasn't a big gamer but she really wanted to try it so we'd sit for a bit each night after kids went to bed and she'd do the exploring and then pass the controller to have me do the battles.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Hurtts101 You know, I never finished Chrono Trigger. I had it on DS, but I only played it on long trips, so I usually forgot what was going on every time I picked it up again.

[@Hurtts101]

+Cannot be Tamed I get it. Happens to me with a lot of games as often get busy and sometimes hard to get back into a story 2 weeks later. I will say having all the versions, DS is my favorite though, if just for the cut scenes minus load times. Hopefully you get a chance to experience this masterpiece fully one day.PS, as someone who just discovered your channel a few days ago, like to say keep up the good work. It's nice having a channel I can sit and watch with my daughters that they enjoy:)

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Hurtts101 That makes me so happy to hear that you watch with your daughters :)

[@CmdrPinkiePie]

My choices would be: The Secret of Monkey Island, King's Quest V, Super Castlevania IV, Ultima VII: Complete (PC, of course), Alone in the Dark --- in no particular order.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Estel Lia (Commander Pinkie Pie) Good choices, Secret of Monkey Island was one I was considering.

[@SQGReviewShow]

Great video, Pam. I've heard of Leisure Suit Larry but haven't gotten around to playing it. It's probably for the better (to protect my fragile innocence XD) but I might play it one of these days just to see that piece of gaming history. I did grow up in a different time period so my nostalgic games are quite different than yours. I played Super Mario 64, Crash Bandicoot, Zoo Tycoon, Star Wars Rogue Squadron, and Diddy Kong Racing. That's all I can name off the top of my head.

[@CrossChopChris]

Nice picks! Your choices are from about the same time frame as mine. Mario 64 and the first three Crash games are super nostalgic experiences.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+The Side Quest Gamer Are you calling me old? :P There are a bunch of games from the 64 bit era that are super nostalgic for me too, but I decided to go with the really early ones.

[@SQGReviewShow]

Cannot be Tamed Lol. Not what I meant. And I did see your favorite PS1 games list. Haha.

[@Parks91172]

Pitfall (Atari 2600), Donkey Kong (NES), Super C (NES), John Madden Football (The Genesis), Resident Evil 2 (PS1)

[@diplenski]

your aunt sounds pretty rad :) i

[@RetroCynical]

I remember playing a couple of the Leisure Suit Larry games back in the day on my grandpa's computer and feeling like I was going to get in trouble. I think I was 11 or so...some very coming of age kinda stuff.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Retro Cynical And it was on DOS, couldn't even alt-tab when someone walked into the room.

[@RetroCynical]

+Cannot be Tamed Just gotta be like "Yeah I'm looking at pixelated boonies!" Never once crossed my mind to think "Why does my grandpa have this?"

[@RetroCynical]

+Retro Cynical Boobies not boonies...ahh auto correct you make me type the wrong words more than you improve my spelling.

[@pepejjgl]

For the Nostalgic Games on my life will be Castlevania cuz I play them since I can recall, those games has been on my life since kid and are pretty special to me. On the new gen" check Shadow of the Colossus definitely an emotive game and with a so sad ending, I was crying like idiot at the end. More recently Ever Oasis a BEAUTIFUL game with also a very sad ending and so emotive, I played with the girl character and I coudnt replay it with the boy after saw that beautiful sad ending. (also crying like dumb at the end). Big Fan Pam :)

[@robmoye7373]

I used to have Lands Of Lore back in the day. I remember it being fun but short. Thought about buying it on GOG before, not sure if I would enjoy it as much as I did when I was 18 though. Surprised at all the pc games on your list. I have fond memories of playing games on my neighbors Amiga 500 for the first time, and being blown away by the graphics and sound. I remember playing LSL and the thrill of playing an ADULT game lol.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Rob Moye I remember Lands of Lore taking forever to beat, at least compared to most games I was playing.

[@chrisvanderhoef9885]

Great taste. RPG's and FMV's are my favorites, too.

[@devmag52]

Star Control 2, RE 1-3, Shining Force (1&2), Tecmo Bowl, Star Trek Armada (1&2), Lunar So many I could add or switch out.

[@lordjs9726]

Hi, Pam. Amazing video as always. I love that you have StarTropics on your list.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Lord JS Thanks!

[@lordjs9726]

Cannot be Tamed StarTropics is amazing. Please review Gunsmoke on NES.

[@TheMarcHicks]

Oh, also loved Golden Axe, Gauntlet & the original Bards Tale.

[@NESADDICT]

Nice cut outs at the end there! Subbed

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+NES ADDICT Thanks!

[@Nerdofthe80s]

Awesome video, I just found your channel, I can't believe I hadn't found it before its awesome I just subbed you. Leisure Suit Larry what a game a felt like such a bad kid playing that game! I've just started doing retro video game review and pick up videos myself and this is a cool idea. There's nothing as cool as nostalgia, I'm all about the nostalgia.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Nerd of the 80's You should make one of these videos then!

[@CmdrPinkiePie]

OMG! QFG, Tex Murphy, LoL, LSL?? I feel like we would have been good nerd buddies back in the days!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Estel Lia (Commander Pinkie Pie) :) I was always the only one of my friends who was into Tex Murphy.

[@CmdrPinkiePie]

+Cannot be Tamed Under a Killing Moon was so much fun, your friends missed out. It was so much better than Martian Memorandum.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Estel Lia I didn't try the two earliest Tex Murphy games until after I played the other ones. I couldn't get through them. I could not figure out how to drive anywhere in my speeder.

[@BriansManCave]

The best part of Star Tropics was dipping the letter in water... I thought that was soooo cool, not many games involve doing things in real life.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I wish more games incorporated stuff like that.

[@BriansManCave]

Augmented reality games come close... Pokemon Go for instance!

[@DaddyGamerDiaries]

Now I definitely need to play some RBI Baseball 😃

[@brewman6218]

Ecco The Dolphin Genesis (best game music ever), Starcraft: Brood War, Diablo 1 and 2, Super Smash TV Snes, and Turok 2 N64

[@krisfrederick5001]

It's like someone giving you a hug and getting butterflies in your stomach before they give you a grilled cheese, cut in fours. With ketchup if you're crazy like me.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I dip mine in HP sauce. And need a dill pickle on the side.

[@XboxerBriefs]

Great list, Pam! Sadly, I have yet to push into the second half of StarTropics, despite owning it. Really interesting set of games to fill out your list. I missed the boat on early PC titles since we didn't get one until later, and the games I was picking up and playing were mostly shareware (Doom and Quake, among others). If you haven't already checked out my list, you should - I did a similar video for my own selections. On a side note, I totally understand wanting to say "Must-algic" :)

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Musty Hobbit I don't like the second half of Star Tropics as much, maybe just because it's less familiar. I had so much trouble recording this. Nostalgic started to feel like a made up word after saying it so many times.

[@frogmancometh1430]

Lands of Lore is one of my most Nostalgic Games too! my cousins had it on their old PC and i'd always pick the cat guy lol

[@frogmancometh1430]

also every time i play i always screw up and use one of the cubes on a gate, but you need the cube to kill the ghost snakes.. sigh i'll never learn

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I liked the magic guy. I forget his name.

[@bluetiger8716]

My 5 Most Nostalgic Games 1. Gun.Smoke (Arcade) 2. The Legend of Zelda 3. Castlevania 4. Sonic the Hedgehog 5. Super Metroid

[@fredericbrown8871]

LSL3 when you're 9 years old: OMG, there are boobs in that game! LSL1 when you're 9 years old: OMG, you will die if you have unprotected sex with a sex worker! Yeah, maybe not what would qualify as "age appropriate" but these games had a lot of humor and I have found memories of playing LSL1 (I don't think I ever really played LSL3). at my friend's from a time where we not that much older than 9...

[@Wheels8504]

TMNT 2, Blades of Steel, Blue Marlin, Double Dragon 2 for NES. Super Play Action Football, Tecmo Super NBA Basketball, WWF RAW, WWF Royal Rumble, Donkey Kong Country for SNES. WWF WrestleMania 2000, WWF No Mercy, WCW/NWO World Tour. WCW vs. NWO Revenge, GoldenEye007, Mario Kart 64 for N64 and Super Mario Land 2 and TMNT 1 for Game Boy.

[@dlrico]

5. Back to the Future & Ghostbusters (NES) -- Back to the Future had nothing to do with the movie, as far as gameplay. Lol. There was no Huey Lewis and the News music in the background; or, even, the classic John Williams score. You threw bowling balls to defeat enemies which included bees, a "bully", bowling pins, hoola-hoop girls, and men carrying plates of glass. Lol As for Ghostbusters... I grew up watching the movie since I was 3 years old. I owned the original vinyl record, I had every toy you could think of; including the proton pack, firehouse, and ghost hunting accessories. Then... to top it off... I could be the Ghostbusters driving around the city helping to rid the various threats. Hard as hell, but having Ray Parker Jr's song playing over and over was worth it. Lol 4. Kirby's Adventure (NES) -- I would wake up every single morning at 5am to play this game and beat it within 45 minutes so that I could, then, get dressed and ready for school. 3. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) -- Not only was I hopping around for joy after receiving this game for Christmas of 1990, but I, damn near, had a heart attack when I saw Mario fly, for the first time, with his raccoon ears and tail. It was absolutely magical. Lol 2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) -- took me 4 years to beat this game. After receiving the 3 medals of Courage, Wisdom, and Power I obtained the Master Sword. From there, you head back to the castle to fight Aghanim -- a minion of Ganon. Upon beating him... you find out that you have to, then, obtain 7 crystals containing the descendants of the 7 wise men (sages) that sealed Ganon previously. I was fed up and done. Lol. I put it away for years until I, finally, gave it a shot, beat it, and began the journey of love for this game and franchise. 1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) -- solidified my love for the Legend of Zelda franchise and blew my mind no matter how many times I played it. Honorable mention -- Duke Nukem (1990 PC). The first game I ever played on a PC. Duke Nukem was hardly the badass he portrayed in later titles, and it was a side-scrolling game. I would play this game every chance I got when visiting my dad's house.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+dlrico Good list. I've also got really good memories of SMB3 and Ocarina of Time. Never played the Ghostbusters game though, maybe I should check that out.

[@dlrico]

I have so many more that I could've listed, and all have to do with various times that I visited and stayed the night with my dad or other relatives. Being freaked out while my cousins played "Friday the 13th"... playing F-Zero (SNES) or Westlemania (NES) with my dad. Good times. Lol

[@rexnebular543]

Lands of Lore first game i played on PC, such a good game ,really need to play 2 and 3.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I played a bit of 2 and I did not like it at all. They changed the formula up entirely.

[@rainroark207]

The first Zelda obviously, Dune 2, Never Winter Nights, Diablo, Ocarina of Time. Hard to name only a few games.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Rain Roark It is hard to narrow it down to 5.

[@contournut5726]

It's pretty tough to limit this to 5. Wolf3D/Doom, Railroad Tycoon, Goldeneye, Lords of the Realm 2, and SimCity 2k. And look at that, I cheated by combining the old ID shooters. Geez, only one console game, and I had an NES, Genesis, Gameboy and N64. But all the nostalgic feelings are for PC titles.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Chris Hilton I was also kinda surprised that most of mine are PC. I should cover more PC games in videos.

[@orbitingdecay6797]

Ohhh great subject. Hnmm I'll have a think.

[@seanjones8837]

Little Nemo the dream master was awesome!! 😊

[@JoeFpoc]

wow i remember playing the leisure suit larry games, though i did them out of order. played 5 then 6 then back to the beginning with 1,2,3 and 4.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+JOE FPOC There is no Larry 4.

[@SegaCDUniverse]

Oh, glorious FMV!

[@ffsake1361]

Thinking of my top 5 nostalgic games The first game that comes to mind is a MMO called Perfect World International. It was my first MMO and whenever I hear music (chinese instrumental) my mind always goes back tot the game and makes me want to go back and just visit some of my most favorite areas. I couldnt play the game again as its kinda ruined by both the chinese company and the company that released it in the west. The next game would have to be Might and Magic six. My aunty bought the game at a garage sale thinking she could play it on her xbox. Obviously no, so she gave it to me. I spent hours on that game. I loved it for at the time a older title. I have digital version from GoG now to. Number three has to be (rhymed tehe). Pokemon Ruby. I remember seeing the advert for the game and seeing everyone with their pokemon and I was like I want that to. I knew about pokemon from a kid I babysat but never played it. So after seeing that add went to my my dad (rhyming again) and asked him for a GBA and the game. I got ruby because the kid had sapphire and I could then trade with him. My fourth game would have to be Final Fantasy X. Again I remember seeing the add for it and its metal intro as sin decimates Zanarkind. Also being already huge into FF I had to have the game. Once again good ol dad came through got me a PS2 and the game. Lastly would have to be Legend of Dragoon. It was the game that taught me how to play JRPGs. Prior to that I had borrowed FF7 from a family friend. I had no idea what I was doing and died to the the scorpion boss at the beginning and was like screw this Im going back to crash bandicoot. We got a multi compilation demo disc with LoD on it. You could play from after the Helena prison right up until the Urobolus (had to look that one up) boss at the end of the cave. You also could use dragoon transformations to. Through spending hours on that demo I learnt the value of healing items and spells. Plus grinding for levels etc. I definitely have more nostalgic games but these would have to be my top 5. FF7 should get a honorable mention to but the explanation for that would be in book form XD. I think Iv already written enough haha.

[@seanjones8837]

Startropics was super fun!!!

[@rand64444]

Theif 1 and 2! Also The Longest Journey could be the best ever

[@DimebagWylde]

Hi.I don't know why,but i love your voice.It's chill and relaxing.Maybe you try to dub or Radiostation? merry christmas btw :)

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@frankynakamoto2308]

Mario Kart is definitely one nostalgic one for me. also King of Fighters 97 was great. Gran Turismo.

[@MRMAJOHNSEN]

i wouldnt call my list 'nostalgic' but my 5 favorite of all time are 1) Double Dragon (arcade version) 2) Super Street Fighter II 3) Doom 4) Age of Empires II 5) Halo: Combat Evolved

[@PACKYCSONE80]

great video. here is my top five: xenophobe arcade, tron arcade, metal gear solid, xwing pc, and wing commander pc. good times.

[@CrossChopChris]

Nice picks! I chose Metal Gear Solid as well.

[@PACKYCSONE80]

Great game...so many memories

[@IronTorch20]

Just off the top of my head... Gex: Enter the Gecko (PSX) Megaman X3 (SNES) Tecmo Super Bowl III (SNES) Mega Man V (GB) The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle II (GB) Honorable Mention: Midnight Rescue (PC) Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (GB) LMAO at at Leisure Suit Larry Story. It is funny what parents get for their kids back then.

[@rand64444]

Super nostalgic for me me is Blade Runner and Anachronox

[@mo_musashi_284]

Valkyrie profile 😍, The Guardian legend, Willow, FF 3, and Chrono Trigger.

[@roguerifter9724]

After not being to decide on one list across all my games I divided it into PC, Console and Handhelds. PC= Wasteland, Star Trek BASIC, Space Empires II, Sid Meier's Pirates 1987, and Scorched Earth Console=Super Mario Brothers 2, Final Fantasy VI, Ogre Battle March of the Black Queen, PTO, and Uncharted Waters New Horizons Handheld=Nobunaga's Ambition Gameboy, Final Fantasy Legend/Saga II, Great Greed, Advance Wars, The Legend of Zelda Link’s Awakening

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Rogue Rifter Good picks, I haven't seen most of those mentioned much.

[@roguerifter9724]

+Cannot be Tamed A lot of them are games I played a lot with dad or friends while others were first or early experiences in genres I came to enjoy that I will always remember fondly. A couple of the handheld games were ones I played a lot during hospital stays during the period when I was hospitalized regularly when I was young while one was the first game I got after virtually my entire Game Boy collection was lost when moving leaving me only the game I had bought to play during the trip to the new house which turned out to be my least favorite Game Boy game of all time.

[@johnpettigrew3056]

That's some Super Nerd stuff there, I didn't know any girls like you as a kid. I'm gonna list five nostalgic games though that really impacted me hard in my first few years of gaming 😁 Zelda II The Adventures of Link, Double Dragon the arcade version, The Guardian Legend, Metroid, Dragon Warrior

[@nielsagenielsen8104]

Ah, Under A Killing Moon. Pure classic. I remember I paid a fortune for it when it was new, since it was on CD-ROMs and all. xD

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I didn't pay for it myself, but I remember it taking some convincing for my mom to buy it because it was so much.

[@nielsagenielsen8104]

Glad you succeeded. ;) This was one of the first games I bought with my own money, but all the good old sierra games, my parents had to be talked into buying for me.

[@richardholmes8665]

Unfortunately I haven't actually played any if the six games you mentioned here. I played games as a kid but I never owned a console until the N64 came out, and even then I only had a handful of games. Two of which would make my Top 5 Most Nostalgic Games list. Those would be Castlevania and Jet Force Gemini. Then I'd have to go with Speedy Gonzales: Los Gatos Bandidos and Super Mario World for the SNES. My youngest video game memory however, is playing Super Mario Bros on the NES with my cousin Andrew. He'd always pause the game, purposefully, as I was jumping a gap and make me fall. The downside of being player two I guess.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

+Richard Holmes Four of my nostalgic games are PC games, I played a lot of those as I didn't have any consoles between the NES and the PS1/N64. I used to play Mario Bros with my neighbour, but we were always nice to each other.

[@leegsy]

5: Command & Conquer 4: The Dig 3: Flashback 2: Super Mario World 1: Ultimate Doom/Doom 2

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I love The Dig

[@leegsy]

The Dig was the 1st game I was hooked on in wanting to know what happened next. I didn't really play it myself at the time. I watched my friend play it on his older brother's computer. It was amazing even to just watch someone else play it. The 1st truly cinematic game I experienced.

[@04StartyCornRainbowOnline88]

Nice video. My guess is Super Mario Bros 3 is my most nostalgic game. Bloopers at the end. 😆

[@LS-qt9bo]

Mine would be Minecraft, Lego star wars saga, old garden warfare, Mario, and this is weird because I only got it two years ago but Gta5

[@joseabreu1991]

my top 5 most nostalgic video games of all time are 1. Gunstar Heroes ( Never will forget Melon Bread) 2. Super Mario Bros 3.(Best NES game ever) 3. Sonic 3 and Knuckles (Best and most largest genesis game of all time.Getting all 14 emeralds was truly gratifying.) 4. Rockin' Kats (Atlus most greatest game ever made for the NES..very underrated.) 5. Streets of Rage 2 ( Best beat em up of all time..no other beat em up comes close..and the music by Yuzo Koshiro was Revolutionary)

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Nice picks

[@VVhistory]

Interesting top 5