video-games.. ^.-, memorable moments.. Options

[DivA]

curious ~ throughout your entire video-game playing history (as far back as you can remember.. ^.-) - what is your most favored, memorable moment?

~for myself - it would have to be...during the days of Atari 400 & one stress-bender of a game called, Gyruss.. >.< i could honestly state for the record that out of all attempts at playing that game, i made it to Earth once, once.. that was a war as i recall, & the world stood still - it was your's truly vs. the machine; i was determined on that day, perhaps it was high tide, perhaps the planets aligned.. whatever the case, i succeeded on that day.. afterwards, i couldn't do it since.. =. lol, that moment was pinnacle - of course, there are other such moments, but this one is key..

HA - in your face, Gyruss! ;p

[Layrinn]

Geez, there are so many... it would be really tough for me to pick just one.

Some of the most memorable moments for me were:

Pac-Man, Atari 2600: The programmers were so cheap, they didn't even bother to put in separate sprites for when you moved up or down. When you moved down, it looked like Pac-Man was shoving the dots up his... <.<; I was like 6 or 7 years old, and I remember thinking that I could have done a better job.

Lode Runner, Commodore 64: All I had seen before this point was Atari 2600. I remember thinking how amazing the animation and sound effects were.

Metroid, NES: Finding out Samus Aran was a woman for the first time and thinking how fucking cool that was.

Phantasy Star II, Sega Genesis: The sad, sad moment when Nei, the original HUnewearl, dies.

Rock'n'Roll Racing, SNES: George Thoroughgood & The Destroyers "Bad To The Bone" as the title song... 'nuff said.

Doom II, PC: Playing this game in my dorm room in the dark with my roommate watching. He and I both get the absolute shit startled out of us as I round a corner and bump into a Cacodeamon.

Final Fantasy VII, Sony Playstation: Do I even have to say anything? This game rocked my world.

Phantasy Star Online, Sega Dreamcast: I come home one day and ask my friend and roommate, "Hey, what's that you're playing?" He lets me try it out... I make a HUnewearl and name her Layrinn... five seconds later, I'm hooked for life. The rest, as they say, is history. ^.~