2002 is probably one of the best years of gaming if not the best year.
Only considering the top Christmas releases of 2001 for a single console, these would be your options heading into 2002. ‘01-‘04 was just fucking ridiculous. Back to back classics, back to back mind blowing experiences, talented nerds competing and bringing genre defining titles to life. Definitely a golden age.
There are so many good games in this period you couldn’t list them all in a single post.
2002 was 21 years ago.
21 years before 2002 was 1981.
“Modern” gaming, in my opinion, didn’t start until the 7th generation. That’s when all the worst trends reared their ugly heads and stayed for good, and when overall cultural decline mixed with casualization of gaming destroyed it as a hobby.
I get what you’re saying, but sincerely 6th gen has more in common with 8 and 16 bits than it does with actual modern gaming.
I was mainly playing GameCube: Super Monkey Ball, Super Smash Bros., The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, Eternal Darkness and Timesplitters 2.
The other games I remember playing were Pokémon Sapphire and Warcraft 3.
I had a Mega Drive growing up, so it felt a bit weird to be all in on Nintendo, but I had a Gameboy too, and I had played SNES and N64 at friends' houses
>2002
America's Army 1.0.
I was hardcore addicted to that game when it came out. I had enjoyed UT1999 and BF1942 a lot, but AA just had a tenseness you didn't get with those two. Slowly creeping across Bridge, the absolute panic when you see muzzle flash, the thrill of unloading on some poor sod with a SAW, the mad dash for the rifle dropped by friendly and enemy snipers alike, there was nothing else like it back then, and still nothing like it today. It was nice to have a FPS game that rewarded players for shooting from crouched or prone positions instead of forcing everyone to play like a hyperactive Rambo.
The parachute matches were always good for a laugh. You had to qualify on parachute just to play them, but it was clear at least half the players never mastered it. 30% would die on impact, and another 30% would be injured from their landing, making every parachute match a desperate survival mission for the attackers.
You can still play the modern remade version of Bridge in the modern AA:PG game, but it's not the same.
>America’s Army 1.0
Never played it all that much since it was more of a curiosity that we tried out as a joke, but this game always stuck with me because of how much fun it was to go awol and shoot your drill instructor or the MPs. Most of the time I spent playing was waiting for the scenario to reload so I could go awol all over again. In 2002 it was abundantly clear just how bad signing up for the military was as a career option for anyone with a modicum of potential, and we had recruiterfags coming to our school twice a quarter trying to manipulate kids into joining up. So it was fun to just fuck around for laughs with their recruiting game, which in fairness was actually well made.
Total degenerate shit, I was in a group of friends and it was all a gross fucking fuckfest, everybody fucked with everybody, good thing I never fell for any of the girls there lmao.
Ironically it was "healthier" than nowadays, less drugs around, or, harder/more expensive to get for teens. But it was somehow more fun, maybe because I was a teen.
NHL 2003
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Mario Sunshine
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
NBA Street
NBA 2K3
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit II
And a shitload of Flash games on Newgrounds
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Mario Sunshine
Sonic Advance (via emulation)
Sonic 2: MTAM Perfect Existence
Chaomega
Sonic the Hedgehog: Time Attacked (Demo)
Probably Donkey Kong Country 2 via emulation
I also remember I got Animal Crossing, Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, and I think Super Monkey Ball 2 for Christmas that year. Still played tons of romhacks, mostly for Sonic 1 and 2. At that point I was probably fooling around with Bleem or something trying to get it to work. Also I'm pretty sure I discovered hentai either that year or the year later
The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
Mafia
Ghost Recon
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Grand Theft Auto 3
Final Fantasy 9
Grandia 2
Counter-Strike
Bio F.R.E.A.K.S.
The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall
Rayman
Chrono Trigger
According to my excel spreadsheet but then it wouldn't be accurate for that date because I only started it in 2013.
I think I got Metroid Prime that year as well but I didn’t actually beat it until 2004. I borrowed Prime 2 from my friend right after and beat it in one weekend, so either it was a lot easier/shorter or I just got better at games.
Psychic Force 2012, Puzzle Bobble 4, Magical Drop 3, I think that's when I played FFIX... I can't remember if I had Bangai-O yet or not, I'm pretty sure it's before my brother sent me all those pirated Dreamcast games for Christmas.
But mostly late PSX and a scattering of Dreamcast games.
Waiting for a Gamecube for Christmas, and in the meantime either playing late n64 games, pokemon Gold, or gamecube at my friends house.
Mario party 3
Perfect Dark
Age of Wonders
Rogue Squadron 2
max payne 2
mega based
ikr? anon built himself a time machine just to play it right after finishing 1
RTCW, empire earth and vice city
Games from the 90s that were actually good. Modern gaming sucks dick.
2002 is probably one of the best years of gaming if not the best year.
Only considering the top Christmas releases of 2001 for a single console, these would be your options heading into 2002. ‘01-‘04 was just fucking ridiculous. Back to back classics, back to back mind blowing experiences, talented nerds competing and bringing genre defining titles to life. Definitely a golden age.
There are so many good games in this period you couldn’t list them all in a single post.
2002 was 21 years ago.
21 years before 2002 was 1981.
“Modern” gaming, in my opinion, didn’t start until the 7th generation. That’s when all the worst trends reared their ugly heads and stayed for good, and when overall cultural decline mixed with casualization of gaming destroyed it as a hobby.
I get what you’re saying, but sincerely 6th gen has more in common with 8 and 16 bits than it does with actual modern gaming.
The only ones worth playing on this list are Ace Combat, DMC, MGS2 and Silent Hill 2
'Modern' as in 2002?
PS2 demo discs that came with OPM
Quake 3, rtcw, hitman, civ3, steel panthers, battlefield 1942
I was mainly playing GameCube: Super Monkey Ball, Super Smash Bros., The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, Eternal Darkness and Timesplitters 2.
The other games I remember playing were Pokémon Sapphire and Warcraft 3.
I had a Mega Drive growing up, so it felt a bit weird to be all in on Nintendo, but I had a Gameboy too, and I had played SNES and N64 at friends' houses
I wasn't even born O_o
>2002
America's Army 1.0.
I was hardcore addicted to that game when it came out. I had enjoyed UT1999 and BF1942 a lot, but AA just had a tenseness you didn't get with those two. Slowly creeping across Bridge, the absolute panic when you see muzzle flash, the thrill of unloading on some poor sod with a SAW, the mad dash for the rifle dropped by friendly and enemy snipers alike, there was nothing else like it back then, and still nothing like it today. It was nice to have a FPS game that rewarded players for shooting from crouched or prone positions instead of forcing everyone to play like a hyperactive Rambo.
The parachute matches were always good for a laugh. You had to qualify on parachute just to play them, but it was clear at least half the players never mastered it. 30% would die on impact, and another 30% would be injured from their landing, making every parachute match a desperate survival mission for the attackers.
You can still play the modern remade version of Bridge in the modern AA:PG game, but it's not the same.
I’m sorry anon but playing the free zogbot simulator as your main memory of 2002 gaming is automatically the worst post in the thread.
Speak english retard. Also his post was among the best.
>America’s Army 1.0
Never played it all that much since it was more of a curiosity that we tried out as a joke, but this game always stuck with me because of how much fun it was to go awol and shoot your drill instructor or the MPs. Most of the time I spent playing was waiting for the scenario to reload so I could go awol all over again. In 2002 it was abundantly clear just how bad signing up for the military was as a career option for anyone with a modicum of potential, and we had recruiterfags coming to our school twice a quarter trying to manipulate kids into joining up. So it was fun to just fuck around for laughs with their recruiting game, which in fairness was actually well made.
>You can still play the modern remade version of Bridge in the modern AA:PG game, but it's not the same
no it's not
Fatal Fury 2 and Killer Instinct on SNES with my buddy but most of the time we were out clubbing and chasing pussy
God I wish I was fucking age in 2002. What was the early aughts club scene like? Any funny stories?
Total degenerate shit, I was in a group of friends and it was all a gross fucking fuckfest, everybody fucked with everybody, good thing I never fell for any of the girls there lmao.
Ironically it was "healthier" than nowadays, less drugs around, or, harder/more expensive to get for teens. But it was somehow more fun, maybe because I was a teen.
Jet Set Radio Future
NHL 2003
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Mario Sunshine
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
NBA Street
NBA 2K3
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit II
And a shitload of Flash games on Newgrounds
outside of mortal kombat i was playing all of these. nhl and nfl 2k3 were good too. i was partial to faceoff 2001 ps2 too
Twisted Metal Black and Final Fantasy VI and IV (the psx releases played on my ps2)
i was playing mafia 1 at that time and gta3
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Mario Sunshine
Sonic Advance (via emulation)
Sonic 2: MTAM Perfect Existence
Chaomega
Sonic the Hedgehog: Time Attacked (Demo)
Probably Donkey Kong Country 2 via emulation
I also remember I got Animal Crossing, Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, and I think Super Monkey Ball 2 for Christmas that year. Still played tons of romhacks, mostly for Sonic 1 and 2. At that point I was probably fooling around with Bleem or something trying to get it to work. Also I'm pretty sure I discovered hentai either that year or the year later
Almost forgot about The Sims. Played that and Sims 2 throughout the entire decade
Internet flash games
The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
Mafia
Ghost Recon
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Grand Theft Auto 3
Final Fantasy 9
Grandia 2
Counter-Strike
Bio F.R.E.A.K.S.
The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall
Rayman
Chrono Trigger
According to my excel spreadsheet but then it wouldn't be accurate for that date because I only started it in 2013.
Phantasy Star Online
Home
none because I'm 3 years old
based early zoomer, I love women of your generation.
Really? I've been playing games since before I could walk and talk.
i had an nes when i was 3 lmao why do zoomers suck at EVERYTHING
how is 24 treating ya old man?
how is not being able to drink treating ya baby boy?
im playing none bc for half the year i didnt exist
well maybe i do remember playing some goo goo ga ga letters and colors game on a windows xp pc, but that would be 2004/5
16 to 18 across the Europe
I was playing RuneScape all day every day. Wish I was playing something else, but at least I have more games to play today.
I was playing Jak and daxter, mgs2, gta3
I got a modchip in my PS2 so I was playing EVERYTHING
Real talk: Mario Sunshine.
I think I got Metroid Prime that year as well but I didn’t actually beat it until 2004. I borrowed Prime 2 from my friend right after and beat it in one weekend, so either it was a lot easier/shorter or I just got better at games.
Everquest
Final Fantasy Tactics
Broodwar. Biohazard. Biohazard 0. Ikarruga. Kiing Of Fighter 2002.
Spider-Man the movie game
I still had a ps1 so probably Castlevania SotN or Resident Evil 3
Neocron for years
Psychic Force 2012, Puzzle Bobble 4, Magical Drop 3, I think that's when I played FFIX... I can't remember if I had Bangai-O yet or not, I'm pretty sure it's before my brother sent me all those pirated Dreamcast games for Christmas.
But mostly late PSX and a scattering of Dreamcast games.
GTA3
Madden 03
MGS2
DMC
Splinter Cell
Sly Cooper
Red Faction
Bloodrayne
Onimusha
Deer Avenger 1 and 2 on my 350mhz Pentium III with 128mb of RAM.
bf1942
day of defeat
counterstrike
asherons call
vice city
warcraft 3
life was good. life was great.
The demo of Fuzion Frenzy at my friend's house
gta3
Halo
Ratchet & Clank
GTA VC
Team Fortress Classic.
Multitude of demo games from magazine CDs, rarely reaching 30 FPS on lowend settings.
ZSNES v1.36, NeoRageX
Return to Castle Wolfenstein every single night.
Do you know Blade of Agony?
Final Fantasy X
Warcraft III
Simcity 3000
some shitty but fun point and click adventure games
Ganguro Girl
Everyone here's gonna LARP and pretend they were playing "badass" boomer shit but most people were playing Wind Waker or Kingdom Hearts.
Quake 3
Final Fantasy 6 emulated in ZSNES
Waiting for a Gamecube for Christmas, and in the meantime either playing late n64 games, pokemon Gold, or gamecube at my friends house.
Mario party 3
Perfect Dark
Age of Wonders
Rogue Squadron 2
Half-Life
Opposing Forces
HoMM 3
Porsche 2000
Vice City
GTA 3
Morrowind
Warcraft 3
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Thief Dark Project + Metal Age
Elite Force, Soldier of Fortune II, GTA Vice City, SimCity 3000, Unreal Tournament 2003
I'm definitely playing BF1942, CS1.6, Serious Sam TSE, and Age of Empires 2