Priceless Game Memories

[DookieMan]

Let's discuss certain things in our life that have happened that are completely priceless.

I just thought of it today. About seven years ago, my uncle gave me his old SNES. It may have been outdated at the time still, but the only other system I had was a Gameboy color. I used to play it huddled up on a small TV in my attic, my parents room. It was cold, but I would have a small fleece blanket around me. Today, I thought of a snowy Saturday morning in December. My mom is in the living room watching Trading Spaces of some shit. I'm upstairs in the cold attic playing Yoshi's Island, and it was fucking great. In that room in the cold attic, I played some of my favorite games ever to this day, including Super Mario World and the Donkey Kong Country series.

This aspect of gaming seems to go unnoticed with most people, even gamers themselves. Only few can appreciate the priceless aspect in games, and they are almost non-existent today. Last time I had a legitimate experience like this was last July. My best friend who moved to Texas came here for a few days. We beat Donkey Kong Country in one sitting the first night then the second the next. We were probably the only people in the world playing that game together and loving every minute of it, but we didn't care. There was something about these games that make them so great.

[itzeggplant]

First of all: Props for still playing SNES. Best videogame console ever. Well, in my opinion anyway.

Haven't had much priceless memories of playing videogames... none that I can remember anyhow. I suppose if you mean childhood memories, I remember playing Yoshi's Island at home on my SNES while my mom would be out doing her hair salon business on the other side of the room. And of course, Super Mario RPG, my favorite RPG to date. Oh, the nostalgia.

[DookieMan]

They don't necessarily have to be childhood, but with games nowadays it most likely is childhood.

[Falco]

I would have to say my memories were with the N64. Great times with the Mario parties, Banjo-Kazooie, and Smash Bros.

I never had as much fun with games now a days then back then.

[Michael]

Anything that happened as a kid seems "priceless" and "heartwarming". And why give 'props' for playing a game console? Can you buy prizes with props you get for playing video games?

I guess a "priceless" game memory I have had was when I was playing COD4 a few weeks ago an got a 28 kill streak sniping on Creek (DLC). Fun times.

[LuMi]

Seiken Densetsu for GameBoy (in europe localized as "Mystic Quest")
first time i had tears in my eyes for something fictional. second time was when i got my hands on The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening.

the next priceless memory was when i finished Secret of Mana, Secret of Evermore and Terranigma at the same weekend. good times.