The Games I've Played Throughout the Years

I've played many video games throughout my life, and here I am going to take a look at the few games that have really stuck with me. That is to say, the games I've spent a LOT of time on, and regularly come back to.
Keep in mind, these aren't necessarly my favorite games ever, nor are they the only games I play, but they're games that I hold in high regard for being able to pull me back in.

Kirby Super Star Ultra

Starting off with probably my favorite game growing up, Kirby Super Star Ultra. Kirby is a (mostly) platformer series where you play as a pink puffball who can suck up enemies and copy their abilites.
I was a massive Kirby fan when I was younger. I played the games, I watched the 4kids dub of the anime, and browsed the Rainbow Resort, an old fansite.
I would've probably put the whole series here, but KSSU was the most prominent one by far. It's a DS remake of the SNES title, Kirby Super Star. Super Star advertised itself as "8 Games in One!", but really, it was more of a collection of levels that had different stories and slightly different gameplay. Super Star Ultra pretty much adds everything from the original, along with some new levels, minigames, 3D cutscenes, and more.
The game itself is pretty easy, and I've beaten it 100% about 5-6 times (I think). For me, it remains as the quintessential Kirby game.

Animal Crossing Series

While I don't play Animal Crossing as much as I used to, I was big fan of the series as well.
It's a life-simulation game where you live in a town of animal-people, and can do mundane activites, such as fishing, decorating your house, etc.
My first game of the series, pictured above, was Animal Crossing: Wild World. When I first got Wild World I hadn't actually played my DS in a while, and the device's clock was about 12 hours behind. As such, during my first three hours, It was like 1:00 AM in-game, meaning that all my villagers were asleep and nothing was open. Somehow I kept having fun shaking empty trees.
I also owned City Folk, which I admittedly didn't stick with for long, and New Leaf, which I actually played daily for about two years. A few years ago, I actually played the first Gamecube installment. I only played up until I paid off the house mortgage, dropping it about a week later.
The game may not have a hold on me like it did, but it would be disingenous to not bring up Animal Crossing.

Minecraft

Oh baby. The game that never dies, and one that I have fond memories of.
Minecraft is a sandbox survival game where the world is made of cubic blocks, and you can build pretty much everything. You may have known that already, though ;).
When I first discovered Minecraft back in its late alpha/early beta phase, it was just a popular indie game. This would change in a big way, of course. Nowadays, Minecraft has become the best-selling game of all time. It's honestly really surreal to me. Like most tweens back during Minecraft's beginnings, I was obsessed with the game. I played it, I watched Youtube videos on it, et cetera. In the present day, I usually take super long breaks with Minecraft, only to return to it and play for about a month or so.
While the current development is a bit iffy, I think, I still consider Minecraft to be the most significant game of the 2010's.

Super Smash Bros Series

Being the big Nintendo fan as I was (and still somewhat am), it was natural for me to be fan of Smash.
Super Smash Bros is a series of platforming fighting games starring a crossover of Nintendo, and even third-party, video game characters
I started playing back when there was only three games in the series, and each had their own speciality. Melee had the most fast-played gameplay, Brawl had the most content and characters, and 64 had probably my favorite overall style and sound effects. But oh man, when it was announced that there was a new Smash game coming out, known today as Smash 4 (pictured above), I don't think I was ever so excited for a game.
Sadly, I have not gotten a chance to play the newest installment, Ultimate, yet, due to not owning a Switch.
Even though I don't play Smash as much, I will never forget the times I had fun playing with friends.

Team Fortress 2

Now we are entering the late high school-onwards era of games, starting with another game known for not dying.
Team Fortress 2 is an online team-based first-person shooter, where you can play as nine different classes each with a variety of different weapons.
I started playing ol' TF2 back in 2015, around the time I got my first computer that could run it, so I was a bit late to the party overall.
There aren't many games that can hold a candle to the staying power of TF2. I credit this mostly to the weapon and customization options, which prevent it from ever getting old. Sadly, the game is not what it used to be. With a rampant amount of hackers/bots and no major updates in over three years, the game has seem to have been mostly abandoned by Valve.
Nevertheless, you can still find a good game most of the time, and its community remains ever loyal. I have sunk hundreds of hours into Team Fortress 2, so I think "Most fun you can have online" may still be somewhat true.

Space Station 13

Probably the most obscure game on this list, but the most recent for me, as I started playing in 2016.
Space Station 13 is a top-down, online roleplaying game where you play as a spaceman with a job onboard a futuristic space station. With some players being chosen as "antagonists", chaos ensues.
Due to its open-source nature, SS13 takes on many forms, with each server having its own rules and even codebases. The game is different depending on where you log on to. SS13 is developed entirely by different community groups, so if you want something changed or added to the game, its possible to do so! The game is somewhat difficult to get into, due to its odd controls and antiquated engine, BYOND. While the community aspect has lead to a lot of good and staying power, it has also lead to questionable game design choices, and frequent drama. Despite this, SS13 still offers an amazing amount of unique gameplay experiences about working on a dysfunctional space station.
Even if I've always stuck to low-level jobs, with the most complicated probably being Scientist/Mechanic, I am still able to have tons of fun.

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