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Memory Lane

Memories, who needs them when you got Giant Bomb. The past, present and future, it's all right here, you just need to know where to look.

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Zorro

1. Zorro

The richest kid in the world lived right down the block: he owned a C64 with this game and... he had his own TV. Damn brat... Damn fun game. First memory I have of any game.

Batman: The Video Game

2. Batman: The Video Game

NES version was awesome, the walljumping caused me to take a pair of scissors and let the couch have it. My parents were not amused.

Excitebike

3. Excitebike

Excitebike is a bit of a pleonasm: it's a bike, you're a kid, believe me there will be excitement!

Choplifter III

4. Choplifter III

Winona Ryder stars.

Urban Strike

5. Urban Strike

More helicopter mayhem. The amount of stuff you could blow up was incredible. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 uses a slightly modified engine.

Dick Tracy

6. Dick Tracy

Here's how to play Dick Tracy on the Mega Drive: get rid of all the damn enemies, and let the fun begin by taking the tommy gun and shoot every light source and break every window on screen. I had a taste for destruction as a kid, you see.

Shadow of the Beast

7. Shadow of the Beast

The Amiga version is stylistically one of the best games of all time, not to mention an awesome soundtrack and mouthwatering box art. I never got far though as the gameplay was brutal. (No couch was harmed while playing this masterpiece.)

After Burner II

8. After Burner II

One of the very few games I played in an arcade. The arcade machines were later used as the chassis for the F-22 Raptor. Not many people know this.

Shinobi

9. Shinobi

The 1991 Game Gear version kept me busy and fueled by rage for months. The difficulty was great as it provided a real challenge while keeping the trial and errors stages fresh with different ninja's (or Joe was just wearing different colors, I don't remember) each with their own weapons.

Quest for the Shaven Yak starring Ren Hoëk & Stimpy

10. Quest for the Shaven Yak starring Ren Hoëk & Stimpy

I've been thinking about using the main menu theme on my phone, just to let it ring a few too many times whenever I'm in a public place while I scan my surroundings for a face that exhumes both recognition and disgust as only those who have uncovered the secret of the shaven Yak can display.

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