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[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 52 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Red Alert 2.

I’ve gone four hours without mentioning it

[–] CaptainS7ark@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

By far my favorite game of all time. 11/10

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago

Hell yeah! There are dozens of us! No game has topped it for me

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I was so disappointed in RA3. It was absolute shit

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 38 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Video games changed so much during the 90s. I feel like this describes a single year.

[–] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Soundtracks have always been fire though. I still have the Streets of Rage 2 soundtrack, Red Alert soundtrack, Sim City 3000, etc in my playlist.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Carmageddon's sound track was made by Fear Factory 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 37 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

It's Doom.

It's literally a photo of id software devs. You can tell by John Romero's glorious mane.

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[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 32 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] Pencilnoob@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

I still listen to this music when working. Puts me right in the mood

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Maybe if the book was eight times taller

[–] jonathan@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 weeks ago

The book is from the game and actually only has 2 pages in it.

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[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Crazy Taxi

Baulders Gate

Goldeneye

[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Spin the roulette wheel of all Sonic games.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The snowboarding level, and the carnival stage.

[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Lol which one, there's like a dozen of each of those themes!

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[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Half Life.

Age of Empires II.

Homeworld.

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[–] gerbler@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Jet set radioooooooo

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Looking Glass Studio

  • System Shock
  • Thief
  • Theif 2

Miss them so much

[–] tenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Crusader: No Remorse

MechWarrior 2, especially Ghost Bear's Legacy

Descent 1 + 2

Dungeon Keeper 2

Unreal 2

Populous

Prince of Persia series

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[–] Xenny@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Nobuo Uematsu carried hard with his music. Squeenix hasn't been the same since he left the company

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[–] LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 weeks ago

Donkey Kong Country had like. One of the best video game soundtracks of all time. Game was really hard towards the end too. One of my fav games of all time.

Doom could apply here too. ID was very much a small studio of dorks with a limited budget.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

About the majestic soundtrack of Doom: That's why it's still my ringtone.

[–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Megaman 2 for me. Shit was hard but I still listen to the soundtrack

[–] Chefdano3@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago

MegaMan 2 isn't a 90's game though.

[–] mrslt@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Populous: The Beginning

~~Black and White~~

Warcraft 1 & 2

Monkey Island 1-3

I could go on.

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Optimal game dev size.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Duke 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood.

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[–] Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 weeks ago

I still remember playing the Colin McRae rally demo on PS1 for the first time in 1998 or 1999 and seeing the Impreza WRX get mud splatters on it's sides in real time while drifting through the Scottish highlands. There have been few if any as awe inspiring gaming moments since, maybe the original Gran Turismo replay graphics.

[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago

Star Control 2

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't remember this game much, but the sound track is a banger

https://youtu.be/NW9ARJgn3ek?si=7qro8Hfucr7DTfg2

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[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Any of the Legacy of Kain games

[–] xkbx@startrek.website 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

You gotta change that book to encyclopedia size. The amount of shenanigans you can’t explain without going into the other tomfoolery Amy Hennig and the rest of those wacky geniuses came up with…

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[–] dinckelman@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This has been Gothic for me, although it missed the 90's mark by just a bit

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[–] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I never really had sounds in the 90s. Always caused my mom to get headaches. All video games were played on low or no volume.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

You poor bastard.

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[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

Ultima Online, for sure. Anyone who says the Minoc theme song isn't banging is drunk and on drugs

[–] Mandy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

Just a picture of Tim follin on the bottom right would have been enough, his music is sole weird voodoo only a Tim filling could pull of.
Bro went fire on everything, like pictionary; https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=SJwh3erQlyE

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] zecg@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

The face even looks like a Deus Ex NPC.

[–] weirdboy@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

System Shock 2

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Counterpoint, some 90s games like Half-Life had a pretty good story

[–] yabai@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

I think the meme is suggesting most games had a decent story. Not Game of Thrones level, but a decent 200 page book.

[–] levzzz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

ah yes, the touhou games I still haven't completed a single one without retries

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