Childhood In Gaming

I was dreaming when I wrote this, so forgive me if I go astray.

I believe most people have been chronicling their gaming journey up to high school, so that's what I've decided to do as well, sticking with titles I really remember pouring time into. Gonna try and stick with games I distinctly remember for one reason or another instead of dropping and only then getting into way later in life (so no Jak 1 as an example). Also gonna make notes if I made reviews for the entry or if I have something worth sharing!

I likely bloated this by continuously counting things within the same series but idrc.

Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
Don't believe those who say it's fine to play this with the Restored Content Mod as a first time playthrough.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Playing this at a Nickelodeon hotel one day was one of the most formative memories I have
Viewtiful Joe 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
Fable: The Lost Chapters
Fable: The Lost Chapters
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom
Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures
Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures
Custom Robo Arena
Custom Robo Arena
Luigi's Mansion
Luigi's Mansion
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Super Paper Mario
Super Paper Mario
I am 100% certain I would not like this all that much if I replayed it
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Party 7
Mario Party 7
Mario Party 8
Mario Party 8
Mario Super Sluggers
Mario Super Sluggers
Mario Strikers Charged
Mario Strikers Charged
Sonic Mega Collection
Sonic Mega Collection
Obligatory play
Sonic Advance 2
Sonic Advance 2
Sonic Advance 3
Sonic Advance 3
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
Reminder to mod the PC version!
Sonic Riders
Sonic Riders
Sonic Unleashed
Sonic Unleashed
Backloggd does not show it when putting in the list entry, so to help specify, I'm talking about the Wii version here!
Sonic and the Black Knight
Sonic and the Black Knight
I don't think it's quite as mindblowing as fans make it out to be but I do agree with some this gets a bit unfairly maligned for numerous reasons.

Although I get not liking the controls, even without factoring the Wiimote and just using Dolphin's input mapping features.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
First Final Fantasy game I ever played
Pokémon Colosseum
Pokémon Colosseum
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Pokémon LeafGreen Version
Pokémon LeafGreen Version
Pokémon Ruby Version
Pokémon Ruby Version
Pokémon Trozei!
Pokémon Trozei!
Pokémon Diamond Version
Pokémon Diamond Version
Pokémon Platinum Version
Pokémon Platinum Version
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Play Crystal instead of this remake that barely addresses the (numerous!) issues of Gen 2
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Pokémon Black Version
Pokémon Black Version
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
https://backloggd.com/u/BlazingWaters/review/592345/
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
https://backloggd.com/u/BlazingWaters/review/350898/
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
it's for the HD remaster which I tackled last year, but most of what I say applies regardless https://backloggd.com/u/BlazingWaters/review/661362/
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
One of few games on here where I disliked it the more I replayed it.
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Club Penguin
Club Penguin
Poptropica
Poptropica
MySims
MySims
MySims Kingdom
MySims Kingdom
MySims Agents
MySims Agents
I have no fucking clue as to why I was so into this subseries...
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
https://backloggd.com/u/BlazingWaters/review/480034/
Infamous
Infamous
Infamous 2
Infamous 2
Imma be honest, both endings here still get me emotional, ESPECIALLY Hero.
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet: Deadlocked
Ratchet: Deadlocked
Portal
Portal
Portal 2
Portal 2
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo 2
Halo 2
This was the first FPS I played, so you can pinpoint most of what I look forward in the genre thanks to this.
Halo 3
Halo 3
Halo: Reach
Halo: Reach
worst Bungie Halo ez but community stuff was still cool
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Prime instance of a game's "age" not exactly being crucial to its factor cause this was always subpar, the sequels just took the formula and made them actually workable!
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed
see my note for Uncharted
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed Revelations
Assassin's Creed Revelations
LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet
Get it together!

4 Comments


10 months ago

Replaying HeartGold (and then ultimately dropping it) this year shattered all the nostalgia I had for it. Awful level curve, slow battle speed, and I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion, a worse soundtrack compared to the originals. I really should have replayed Crystal instead, but I really like when the funny little Pokémon follow me around.

10 months ago

Is it ok if I steal this template for a list of my own?

10 months ago

@MobileSpider Whenever people try to talk about best Pokemon games and bring it up, I... well actually given the nature of the franchise it's silly to get that confused about it, but I do wonder how many people have replayed it later in life. I always have trouble replaying mainline Pokemon nowadays, yet I can't even make much progress in Heartgold whennI stop. Shame, cause I like the Pokeathelon and Lyra's a great addition.

@STRM Not at all! I stole this list idea from a couple on here doing it myself!

10 months ago

Also you can tell I was making this list in a state of weariness cause of how DJ Hero 2's note ended up 💀

All patched now


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