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What are the Top 5 Games that were most influential to your gamerDNA?

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CONTEST!

We've all played games in our past that really turned us on to a type of game or a genre of games. These are games that you probably played in your formative gaming years..when you were just discovering what was out there and forming your opinions on the games that you were playing.

What were those Top 5 Games for you?

If you create a Game Post or Activity (those can be created by clicking the drop downs up in the top right under the "Manage" button), and then link that post in this thread or send it to @GamerDNA on Twitter, you will be entered to win a prize!

The Prize: $25 Amazon Gift Certificate

The Rules:
-Create a game post/activity that lists your Top 5 games. (Bonus pts to those that tell us why they are your Top 5!)
-Link that game post/activity to us by posting it in a comment below, or sending it to @GamerDNA on Twitter.
-Do all of this by Friday at 5pm EST (2pm PST, 10pm GMT)
-A winner will be chosen by random and announced on Tuesday October 13th at 11am EST


So, let us know. What are your Top 5 Games that influenced you as a gamer?
Age of Empires

Age of Empires (PC)

Genre/Style: Strategy/2D Real-Time Strategy
Release Date: 30/SEP/97
Call of Duty

Call of Duty (PC)

Genre/Style: Shooter/First-Person Shooter
Release Date: 29/OCT/03
The Matrix Online

The Matrix Online (PC)

Genre/Style: Role-playing/Persistent World Online RPG
Release Date: 22/MAR/05
GoldenEye 007

GoldenEye 007 (N64)

Genre/Style: Shooter/First-Person Shooter
Release Date: 25/AUG/97
Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog (GEN)

Genre/Style: Action/Side-Scrolling Platform
Release Date: 23/JUN/91
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I'd try for this, but I'd doubt I'd win, so many other people are better writers then I am, haha.

Not sure I have a top 5, but Earthbound would probably be number 1.
@EarthboundX We're not judging you at all, let alone judging you on your ability to write :P
Guess I'll give it a try, I'll send it to twitter.
Heres my entry. =) I tended to focus more on games from earlier in my life. Newer games may have influenced me significantly, but the early ones got me into gaming as a whole.

http://kettle11.gamerdna.com/game_post/tgtdAol/top-5-most-influential-games
Here's my entry.

http://thetot.gamerdna.com/game_post/IvUdAqt/top-5-influential-games

Sorry about the length, I actually cut some of it out to shorten it >.>;
Do I get disqualified if I end up with more than 5 games?

Heck whatever, I'll just post anyway.

http://kianbung.gamerdna.com/game_post/weTdAKU/my-top-5-games
meh.. i start college soon so I guess I could use this later in Eng 111 if I don't win ;)
@ronnie the whole point of college is to reuse as much crap as possible while making sure nobody notices.
http://spiderish.gamerdna.com/game_post/qjvdB45/my-top-5-most-influential-games-i-ve-forgotten-to-add-to-my-dna-mostly-_

I should probably update my DNA some more, heh. Loonnng time gaming, just went through some nice memories too.
Thanks for a contest like this. Brings back a lot of nice memories! I should probably revisit some of the games I listed here:

http://drinara.gamerdna.com/game_post/pqxdBQM/my-top-5-most-influential-games
Oh boy do I wish to win!!! I've got my sights on a PS3...

http://netcrash.gamerdna.com/game_post/pw8dCAU/my-top-5-influential-games
Here's mine. Bit of a read, but there's a reason these games influenced me, and everything makes more sense with a bit of context.

http://mykalgaidin.gamerdna.com/game_post/rx0dDlK/top-5-influential-games-2
Interesting contest it got me all nostalgic and thinking warm happy thoughts...
http://shadowdarkstorm.gamerdna.com/game_post/KAxdEUC/my-5-most-influential-games
I would but my games list is to equal and large for this lol

Also i don't want to buy anythin of Amazon lol
i started gaming a bit late but mine are
1. Pokemon gold (my first game)
2. Donkey kong 64
3. Conkers bad fur day
4. little big planet
5. Warcraft 3
http://kahitri.gamerdna.com/game_post/cXEdHmq/5-influential-games

Games that were so close and did not get on the list and are mentioned for the sake of it :¬D Pharaoh, Fire Warrior, Age of Mythology, Lara Croft games, Sonic games, Mario games
You asked for it: http://rijit.gamerdna.com/game_post/t6adHEV/my-top-5-influential-games-3 My walk through 30+ years of gaming into a very short Top 5.
1. Zelda
2. Final Fantasy
3. Street Fighter 2 Turbo
4. Super Mario World
5. Final Fantasy II

These games influenced my gaming habits for the rest of my life. I still find myself gravitating to the newest RPG release and love any MMO that has fast paced pvp.
Here's mine
http://tibbon.gamerdna.com/game_post/1G3dIlj/my-top-5-influential-games-4

Some of you people make me feel old with your newfangled games. My first system was a C64... and I still have one!
I really should check out some of you guys' posts, but I don't at all feel like reading right now. I will later though! :)

At first I didn't plan on doing it, but then I decided not to be a spoilsport and compile a list of my own.
Thanks to all that participated! We'll contact the winner on Monday :) Make sure you check out our Aion contest:
http://qforq.gamerdna.com/game_post/tNAdK46/aion-potion-pack-contest
Here's mine: http://bit.ly/3jt7M3
A bit lengthy, but nice to forward my opinions :)
[ http://selexel.gamerdna.com/game_post/3vodLwa/5-influential-games-to-date ]
I know this is an older game on an outdated platform, but I loved Crueball on my Sega Genesis
I love Wii Fit, Wii Active, Mario Party 7, Mario Kart and Pacman.
ag1414@hotmail.com
1. Street Fighter 2. Double Dragon 3. Killzone 2 3. Mario 4. Prince of Persia The Sands of Time
Super Mario Brothers (1, 2 & 3), Tetris and Super Mario RPG. They are games I had a lot of fun playing over and over. They never get old.
It's pretty funny how people can't even follow simple instructions.
@TheTot I know, I laugh at it sometimes. But theres no point in correcting them, they never learn.
Did they announce the winners?
@TheTot Which rules are those? The ones that only applied during the application period? The ones that no longer apply for those who decided to post theirs with in the last couple days directly to the thread instead. Context my friend context.
Winners will be announced tomorrow at 11am EST. Sorry for the delay, but I didn't realize today was a holiday! :P
@tekchip No. But the fact that some people still listed their top five right here during the entry period, and that some people posted entries after the period was over, and that some people just continued to list their top five afterward even still (people who did the latter most, by the way, have little no previous gamerdna activity and it appears very unlikely they're here just for conversation) shows that people just don't follow simple instructions.
@TheTot I spose' I guess I don't see why it even notes mentioning though. More prizes for us! ;-)
Are people from outside the US eligible for competitions? Like a regional currency conversion of the Amazon gift certificate or something? Obviously, I understand it's the taking part that counts, but a little prize makes it that little bit sweeter ;)
Whoaaa they pushed back the announcement date! I'm quivering with antici....
And the winner is....

voltairemodern! Congratulations!

Thank you everyone for participating, all your stories are really awesome! Thanks for sharing :)
Grats voltairemodern, let us know if you get anything good!
@QforQ How'd you pick the winner anyway?
@EarthboundX The way any gamer would pick... with a D20 :)
@EarthboundX Random number generator.
lol @ tibbon. You should see the kind of chaos that unfolds in our house anytime we lose a d6 or higher. Apparently they're a necessity.
Random number generator ftl.

But, gratz voltairemodern
Awesome! Thanks guys. I'm busy with a bunch of nasty hospital stuff this week, but this weekend I'll probably use the gift certificate as partial payment for a copy of Brutal Legend...
@tibbon Not every gamer uses a d20. Some of us look for excuses to use a d30, d16 or d1,000.
I use a D -1. You see it folds time space and results in me always winning. Then theres the D/0 which results in me always losing.
and... I only _just_ saw this in my spotline, like ten minutes ago. At about 2130 MDT.

Meh, I will make the post anyways, and link it here... as I suspect this will be appearing in people's spotlights for some time >.>
Well, I do not qualify for the prize, as I missed the deadline, but I am interested in this concept and am certain others are, here is my top five: http://katrinathelamia.gamerdna.com/game_post/fRFekzt/top-five-most-influencial-games-in-my-life
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