Weird title I know, however I couldn't think of a better one. Anyway I was rummaging through my old video game drawer and I found my two old Genesis that I haven't used in ages. Still inside one of them was one of my few personal treasures, my old copy of Gunstar Heroes. When I was a kid I had to deal with the fact that my family was relatively poor. The whole reason I got my first genesis was simply a matter of good fortune (my dad had won a decent amount of money on a lottery ticket from a different state).

It wouldn't be unrealistic to say that my entire genesis library consists of pawn-shop deals and a few trades with my neighbor. The one game that I cherished above all others was my copy of Gunstar Heroes. Whenever I was bored I'd go over to my friend's house and play co-op with him. It was always so thrilling and I loved the game's music. Back then I really didn't have a handle on the opinion of other gamers and I was arrogant enough to assume that Gunstar Heroes was my best kept secret. At the time the kids I knew at school only seemed interested in Mario and Mortal Kombat. I didn't find out until much later that the game had received a good deal of praise and that it was held in high regard by many gamers. At the time though I was the only one who appreciated how fun it was.

I suppose what I'm getting at is I'm curious to hear if any of you entertained similar thoughts when you were younger. Did you have any game in particular that you felt was something only you truly appreciated?

When I was a kid the only light gun game I knew was Duck Hunt. I had never played another until I was a little older.

I've never actually downloaded an emulator (The only emulator I've ever had was one that someone burned on a disc for me.). I really miss it.

It used to have a handful of games that I want to play again so badly. Seinken denitsu 3 (or at least I think that's what it was called, it's one of my favorite RPG's ever however I don't know where to get an emulator to play it much less find the game itself), Breath of Fire II, Axelay, Actraiser, and a few others. I really enjoyed those games and I wish I could find a way to play them again.

Syd Lexia wrote:

Neutral-bob wrote: Seinken denitsu 3 That's spelled horribly wrong, but I believe the game you're talking about is the one North Americans colloquially refer to as Secret of Mana 2.

YES! That's it! I hate trying to spell Japanese game titles however I think you hit the nail on the head! I love that game however I haven't played it in ages.

I remember playing an incarnation of Wario on my old gameboy at one point, I don't remember which one it was however I do remember that the final boss was a genie.

When I was a kid no one I knew played RPG's. Then again I live in one of the more redneck-infested parts of my state so it's not surprising.

One of my favorite aspects of that game was the fact that every character had a backstory that you had to confront at one point or another. Add in a variety of different conversations based upon your choice of a team and the ability to change your character's class and you have a winning game. I really wish I could figure out how to work an emulator so I could play it again. The version I was playing was a fan-made translation though.

EDIT: Even though I liked going through the game with different character I always loved to use Hawke as my main. If they could port that game to the DS I'd be a happy guy. I wouldn't even mind if they gave it a makeover like they did for FFIV as long as they kept the dialogue and battle-system in tact.

Wait...I think I played Shadowrun once. Isn't it like an RPG of sorts where you can use guns in a real-time manner? Maybe I'm thinking of a different game.

I didn't get too far however I liked what little I got to play. Did they also make it for the SNES as well?