Whats Your Fav Xmas Video Game Memory?

[OldSchoolGamer]

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Whats Your Fav Xmas Video Game Memory?

[Ludwig]

Getting my GameBoy at age 6 or 7 at christmas isn't probably only my best Christmas+Games memory but probably also one of my best childhood memories overall.

[Colorado Rockies]

Getting a Costco PS1 bundle Christmas morning when I was 10 or 11.
It included a PS1, Extra Controller, Memory Card, Crash Bandicoot: Warped and Twisted Metal 2.

I also got Coolboarders 3 and NFL Blitz as separate presents.

That was probably the happiest I have ever been or ever will be...

[Pedro Lambrini]

Getting my VIC 20 back for Christmas in (I think) 1984. My first computer and my first games machine. I can't tell you how excited I was. Everyone I knew already had a computer and it was so good to finally be in on the 'future'.

I got a few jibes from my Speccy owning friends but I always preferred the VIC colour and sound over the horrible monochrome and beep-boops of Uncle Clive's tat! Mine even had a built in joystick port! Take that!!

Good times.

[JSoup]

Getting Super Mario RPG. I had been reading about the game for months, including a great article/mini-guide in the EGM Buyers Guide. And there it was, along with a new controller (which, incidentally, ended up becoming my favorite controller).

[wrk]

Mine would definitely have to be Christmas 1995 when I FINALLY got 007 GoldenEye. I had been hearing from my friends since August about how awesome it was. When I requested it from my parents they played the, "we'll try but you might want to think about other things since every store we've been to is sold out". So, going down the steps Christmas morning I had very low expectations. Then, like Ralphie seeing his Red Ryder, I saw GoldenEye and went bonkers (thanks for not filming me Mom and Dad). My neighbors and I ended up playing for hours on end, every single day until school started again.

[drmay]

Sonic 2 !

[Osaka]

Christmas of 1989, I was 4 years old, and the ONLY thing I wanted was Mega Man 2. I was at my now deceased grandmother's house, and the first present I open from my dad is a Reebok shoebox, and I was delighted at the prospect of new shoes.

I opened the box and nearly fainted when I saw Mega Man 2 tucked inside. I will never forget that memory as long as I live, and still goes down as one of my most fondest childhood memories. Since that year, Mega Man 2 has been my favorite game of all time, and always will be.

[AceAerosmith]

I remember getting the Atari 2600 for Christmas and running downstairs to hook it up to the TV. My folks bought a few games too. I was down there for hours that day and many a day after. Way too much time spent on those stupid games.

[tom]

christmas 84, my wife getting Spike's Peak/Ghost Manor and Sir Lancelot/Robin Hood for me

[jonebone]

Christmas 1996. I asked for a PS1 that year, even though the N64 was brand new and just came out. I had played the PS1 at a friend's house and enjoyed it, and also assumed the N64 would be sold out everywhere for Xmas (and it was).

Low and behold, I got a N64 + Mario that Xmas. I was in amazement / disbelief / shock, all at the same time.

I was mentally prepared for a PS1, so there was a bit of disappointment. But then I also got the newest Mario that I had seen tons of commercials for, so I was excited about it.

I got to hookup my system in the Living Room that day, quite amazing because all of my gaming was previously kept to the bedroom. Must have played Mario for a long time with my dad that day, and I'll never forget those memories.

[otaku]

my parents bought me my first console and went through quite a bit to get it to-N64 with a copy of mario 64. Lots of good times had by the whole family with that machine. after that pretty much just my bro and I kept gaming but it started something for us.

[Steven]

Man, where to start?

I've had some epic gaming-Christmas memories, particularly with the SNES. In '91 it was F-ZERO and Final Fight vs. spirits, in '92 it was KING OF THE KARTS, in '93 it was FIGHT CLUB and in '94 it was KAREN KOMBAT. Then, just last Christmas, I had an epic multi-player SNES session with my cousins that I'll never forget.

For elaboration on these stories and more, check out:

http://www.rvgfanatic.com/7443/1463299.html

It's my SNES Christmas Memoirs

[retroman]

I have two...Getting my Gameboy that year it came out, and getting TMNT2 The Arcade game when it came out on the Nes..It was my fav.. in the arcades and i was and still am a huge TMNT fan.

[Koa Zo]

My parents have always harbored a strong distaste for video-gaming, so there are no winter holiday game-gift memories, except one.

My brother saved up a ton of money from his newspaper route and ordered an Atari 5200 from Sears. I'm not sure if it was a pre-order or what. The memory is vague because I wasn't particularly interested in my brother's affairs.

He and my Dad were in a tizzy about something or other, like my brother was feverish, and my Dad was annoyed. We loaded up the station wagon and went to Sears to get something (of which I did not, or could not understand). The line at the Sears Customer Pick-Up counter was congested, being just a few days before the winter festival of consumption, and I remember being super hot bundled up in my winter clothing.

There was tenseness in the car on the way home. I think my brother was trying to open/unpack that huge box, and my dad was ready to beat our asses.
The next memory I have is of playing Super Breakout, and having to fight for next turn. My life was forever altered.