Published on : 2026-06-20 16:15
       
       This isn't a top 10 list or something like that, it's just a list 
       of games, in no particular order. I also included a list of 
       sounds from some of these games. Be sure to check them out.
       
        !!!  Nostalgia warning !!!
       
       Need For Speed II SE
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       The year was 1998. The first time I put my hands on a keyboard 
       was to play Need for Speed II SE. I still remember that you could 
       type "fzr2000" in the main menu and get the FZR 2000 which was 
       the ultimate secret bonus car. It featured the highest top speed 
       and fastest acceleration in the entire game.
       
       I didn't play NFS II SE that much, but, because it's the first 
       game I ever played on a PC, it deserves a spot in this list. Now 
       that the first game played by me is out of the way it's time to 
       list all those oldies that I used to play a lot, and I mean a lot.
       
       StarCraft Broodwar
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       Terran, Zerg or Protoss - it didn't matter which race I chose - 
       I'd spend hours playing this game on LAN parties with friends. 
       We used to put our "workers" to gather minerals and gas and went 
       out for a talk and a smoke. When we got back to our computers we 
       had a lot of resources and we could start making our buildings 
       and army units immediately. 
       
       I still have StarCraft II installed on my Windows laptop - I just 
       have to find the time to play :-)
       
       Worms Armageddon
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       I'm pretty sure everybody played this game at least once. You had 
       your team of 8 worms max and you had to kill the opposing team 
       with weapons that included: bazooka, baseball bat, dynamite, 
       napalm, earthquakes and my favorite - the Holy Hand Grenade:
       
 (SND)  Aleluuiaaaa
       
       Oh, the tricks I was able to make with the Ninja Rope which 
       included leaving a grenade near an opponent worm and getting back 
       fast to a safe place using the rope.
       
       Quake III Arena
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       The best first person shooter ever made - period. Rocket launcher, 
       Railgun, Gauntlet and the BFG (Big Fucking Gun - just in case 
       you're curious). The gameplay was awesome: speed, jumping, 
       falling off the arenas and  amazing sounds. We'd spend the night 
       playing only Quake III Arena - especially on the map called DM17.
       
       Remember these ?
       
 (SND)  Humiliation
 (SND)  Quad Damage
       
       Mortal Kombat IV
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       Not much to say - everybody has heard about Mortal Kombat - 
       especially with the new movie released in 2026. 
       No keyboard I had survived for long if I had friends over to play 
       Mortal Kombat IV. My favorite characters were Scorpion and 
       Quan Chi. I was unbeatable at this game.
       
 (SND)  Scorpion - Get over here
       
       Cultures
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       In my opinion, this is the game with the nicest graphics that was 
       made in the 2000s. You build your viking city, train citizens in 
       jobs such as blacksmithing, farming, fishing etc. You even make 
       them marry and have children. Really - hearts show up above the 
       tent when a couple is "making" a baby :-)
       
       Counter Strike and Half Life
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       The internet cafes were filled with children playing Counter 
       Strike divided into Counter-Terrorist (CT) and Terrorist (T) 
       groups. The best weapons were the M4A, the AK-47 and the AWP - 
       the Magnum sniper rifle - one shot one kill. Oh, all the nights 
       I spent playing on the map CS Assault ...
       
       Half Life
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       You gotta remember the Crowbar, the Crossbow and the 
       Rocket-Propelled Grenade Launcher which also had a red dot that 
       you could move and retarget after you fired. 
       
 (SND)  Rocket
 (SND)  Shotgun Cock
       
       Atomic Bomberman
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       The classic that could be played by 10 players at once using 5 
       computers in a Local Area Network. Again, you'd have to split a 
       keyboard with a friend just like Mortal Kombat but it wasn't a 
       big issue. A quick key remap and both players had enough room. 
       
       Do you remember these sounds also ?
       
 (SND)  Atomic Bomberman
 (SND)  Atomic Bomberman Menu Music
       
       Aliens vs. Predator
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       Another awesome first person shooter. You can play with an alien, 
       a marine or the Predator. I preffered to play with the Predator 
       just because I loved the movies so much. It was a scary game - I 
       jumped off my chair a few time while playing. 
       
       Zuma Deluxe
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       The only game I loved that could be played with just a mouse. 
       Throw colored balls, match 3, continue until all balls are gone. 
       Awesome tile-matching puzzle video game.
       
       There are a lot more games I used to play but these 10 were not 
       forgotten. What childhood games do you still remember ?
       
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