History of computer games I've played

     I have lived for 17 years, and until today, I've played numerous games, sometimes for fun, and sometimes for time-killing. I thought it would be nice for me to date back in the past in retrospect of which games I've played and when I played them.

     The first computer game I remember playing is a CD game called 'Neo Bomberman'. I guess my father bought it for me for a birthday present when I was a first grader, and I remember it was quite fun. It had various maps, skills, and scenarios I could play, so at the time, it was a kind of innovation. It supported 2 players mode, so my brother and I played it a lot together.
     Then I head to the second grader in elementary school, and the game I remember playing is the 'Rollercoaster Tycoon'. The main purpose of the game is to achieve certain goal of income through constructing various rollercoasters and playgrounds. I didn't know that the game was so difficult when I played it again a few weeks ago. I do remember achieving the main goal several times when I was a second grader, but when I played as a high school student, the game ended up in a huge loss of money. Maybe my brain is deteriorating every second...haha...
     Another game I started playing when I was a second grader was 'Maplestory'. The game has no clear objectives, and I just had to level up to learn more skills and be stronger. At the time, the game hasn't developed that much, so it was extremely hard to level up. One of the anecdotes I recall is when I bought 10 million meso (the game's currency) for 10 thousand won with my brother's help. Nowadays, it's more than 200 million meso per 10 thousand won.... :( such an inflation..




     I often played outside when I was a third grader, so let's see what I played when I was a 4th grader. I went abroad when I was a fourth grader in Canada, and the Internet was really bad there. Thus, my brother and I had to play games that did not require Internet connection, and there were two solutions. The first one is a 'Pokemon game', in gold version. The game was to become a champion of Pokemon trainer through beating numerous gym leaders and champions. It was a simple game that didn't need the Internet, so my brother and I played it hundreds of times, repeating again and again. Until today, I remember which path I should take in order to succeed, and every secret ways to get better equipment. Another game is 'Mame'. Actually, it is not a game itself. It's a program that allows people to play thousands of games in past, usually the ones that can be played at the stationery,  without Internet connection. Through such program we could play lots of games such as 1945, Snowbrothers, etc.

     Then I come back to Korea when I was a 5th grader, and I don't really remember what I played at the time. So let's look at the games I played when I was a sixth grader in elementary school. Mainly, there are two games: 'Starcraft' and 'Counterstrike'. First for Starcraft, I met this one friend who was good at it, and he taught me how to play it well. Because it was so fun, I was a bit crazy at it, and I think I went to PC room every day except the weekends to play it. One sad thing is that until now I've played about 400 games with him, but I've only beaten him 6 times.. As my brother was really good and mad about it at the time, he also taught me too. I think it's one of the greatest games, considering that it was developed about ten years ago. Another game I played was Counterstrike. Among thousands of FPSs, I think it is the best, as it has reasonable difficulty and great maps. I played it with my friends through a program called, 'Steam', which allowed us to connect to the Counterstrike servers.
     Starcraft is the game that I lived with for many years, so I played it only when I was a first grader. Because I had to study more intensely in middle school, the numbers of games had decreased, but I still played it a lot.
     When I was a second grader in middle school, another games began: 'Fifaonline 2'. As the name says, it's and online soccer game. The only problem was that it took away so much money, as if I don't put my money in it, my team gets left behind. Though I was not that good at it, I still played it so many times that I sometimes got scolded from my mother for going to PC rooms too much. I even got caught by my teacher once. It exists until today, and sadly, the game will shut down due to license problem on March, 2013.

     The next game I played when I was a third grader is 'Left4Dead'. Since I often played online games such as Starcraft and Fifaonline, I nearly never played games that needed extra program such as this. However, I learned that in PC rooms, my friends and I can join together to beat scenarios, and I was really attracted to this game. It's about surviving through the zombies, and there were lots of modes such as being a zombie, and beating the scenario as I mentioned. The last 'new' game I played at the same age is 'Starcraft 2'. At normal houses, people need to buy the ID to play it, but at the PC room, it was free. As it was a fresh, new version of Starcraft, I never missed the chance to play it, and it was a predominant game in my 3rd grade life in middle school.

     Today, as a high school student, I sometimes play these games in retrospect of the procedure I've passed through. Sometimes, I think playing these games were just a waste of time, and that I could have exercised or studied harder. However, I believe that without these games, my wonderful, enthusiastic memories wouldn't have existed, and actually, I really want to thank these games for great memories.