Us 90s kids truly grew up in the golden era of gaming.

Thank god. I grew up with games during the 2000s. The 90s and 00s were the golden era of games.

This took me to a full-on nostalgia trip, thanks for making the video guys!

My goodness all the nostalgia that just hit me. Split screen multi-player was still around and hanging out all weekend with a friend to beat Gears of War because we rented it from blockbuster was a core gaming memory

The startup sounds/screens from the PS2 and OG Xbox will forever bring a smile to my face

I miss when startups and main menus were unique. There was something beautiful when starting up a ps2 or playing super Mario 64 and that main menu music would hit and you could feel how special everything felt.

Very nostalgic. I recall like half of those- mainly because I wasn't a PC gamer. MW2 back in the day was addictive since it was the first time I got to play online in 2010. Those start screens were epic on consoles too. GTA4 was the one I played the most back then, and there was always that time where I would try to see how long I could hold off the cops. Good times, good times.

Made me feel like 12 years old again watching this video. The amazing beginning of mercenaries two, 910 songs from from Mission five, while finishing the complicated missions.

thanks for the nostalgia hit, this is peak content.

I'm blessed to have grown up in the such a golden age of gaming

I shed a manly tear when you said the words “flash games”. Fills me with much joy and sadness at the same time. Notdoppler and miniclip were my go to.

This video hits hard! As someone born in 1999 I grew up with a lot of the stuff on this list. I still have my PS2 connected and ready to revisit some of my favourite childhood games like NFS Underground and Midnight Club 3

Remember the time when game developers tried to experiment with new genres or ways of gaming? Yeah, that was the 2000s.

So much nostalgia in one vid! 90s and early 2000s were just epic! Thanks gameranx

Playing Halo on a LAN connection with everyone in computer class is, without a doubt, one of my most joyful recollections of high school. All the friends, enemies and quiet shit talking are timeless. ❤🎉

Going through that whole list had me smirking and tearing up but the moment you said Flash... I couldn't help but let out that satisfied groan from deep in my soul... like you just had a home meal after being gone for long time. Thats when the tears fell

Man, I sure do miss all those awesome flash games! 😢

The last one ends the video on a very somber note for me, so many memories in school inbetween class breaks playing flash games, and while I would absolutely not play any of them today, it is kind of sad that they are gone. Every generation grows up so different, it is kinda melancholy. Thank you for the nostalgic video

Man watching this after coming home from work being kinda mad at everything made me so nostalgic. Makes me wish to be a kid again in this simpler time.

90’s Kid 94 to be exact. All of these games hold a place in my heart. Especially MW2.

This is probably my favorite list I’ve seen from you guys. I forgot about some of this stuff, so thank you.

Great list! The loading music from the original World of Warcraft hits pretty hard for me. Biggest one NOT on the list was probably anything to do with Counterstrike...Getting the buy pattern down perfectly, knife kills, late nights just goofing around. I miss those days. As a side note, I'm a 7th grade science teacher, and one of my students just mentioned this website he found called Homestar Runner. It's funny how fast you become relevant to them when you can quote all the Strong Bad emails from 25 years ago 😅

As someone born in '81(im old).. This video hit different. I've seen every one of these phases. I started with Atari and then NES. This felt like my gamer life flashing before my eyes. Absolutely excellent video.

This hit my nostalgia hard, you've pretty much nailed the early 2000 for gamers. I gotta add on playing DDR or other arcade games at an actual arcade whenever you have the chance once out of school. Good days...

Breaks my heart to see how awesome gaming was no matter what console you were nowdays I rarely ever ever play games and if I do it only last a week.

Thank you for making me feel old Falcon. Great video as usual.

Who's cutting these damn onions?! I feel like my youth was so great because of video games. I'm glad after my divorce I'm still relying on games to continue, aside from other factors.

90's-00's was the best era of gaming. I remember everything you just said like it was yesterday and the memories are priceless.

My friends and I logged THOUSANDS of hours messing around in Halo 1-3; alliances were made and destroyed in a single afternoon countless times. We were also huge into the Rock Band series - I was terrible at guitar, but good at drums, so it all worked out. We'd also challenge each other to sing as well as play an instrument (it never went well).

Thank you for mentioning Barrens chat. It was the only reason I actually played Horde at all. It was a sense of community that's been long lost, even WoW Classic doesn't have that feeling.

#6 is nostalgic but not lost. I remember startin DE Human Revolution, not expecting nothing and then hearing "Sarif Ambiance" - wow.... just wow! Or being hyped for Horizon Zero Dawn and hearing Aloy's theme in the main menu. Stunning. Setting the mood.

What was good with games in 2000 was that it connected people, you wouldn't play just for the game but for the people you would play with. No matter how complicated or high def a game is today it's just an empty shell with all these toxic players. I remember back in 2014-2015 when GuildWars2 released i played it with some people who i befriended in game and we ended up playing the game just so we can talk to each other, didnt matter what we did in game as long as we would have fun.

Flash games were so influential on me as a gamer and a person. It was truly a wild world to behold for the first time as a kid. Just to know you could play all these games on dozens of different sites for free. I'm so thankful that many have been archived by diligent gaming/internet historians, but undoubtedly some are like gone forever.

Never mind flash games, we had Quake 3 and Runescape installed on hidden folders in my school. When I was in my web design classes the teacher would just knowingly let us play Quake when he had no work for us. Also worth mentioning that Homestar Runner is still making videos, usually like 2-5 a year. There's probably going to be one soon because they always do a Halloween episode.

You all make the best videos! Keep it up. My favorite call of Duty is still Call of Duty 2, nothing beats 4 player local at my friends apartment. So many nights of fun. When MW came it it was just the next step and everyone played it. So awesome.

The massive Nostalgia Hit when you got to flash games in class. Took me straight back to Year 9 in high school 😢👌

I remember wasting so much time on Newgrounds when I was a kid. Seen quite a lot of stuff on there that I shouldn't have but hey, it's still a big part of my childhood

One of the best videos I have seen from you guys. I have been a fan of the channel for a few years now and I have to say it's very refreshing to see homestarrunner mentioned somewhere. I loved that page back in the day. Thank you for the memories.

Gameranx, you guys put together quailty gaming story content. This makes me want to play the old games, men 2000s was the golden era of gaming. Thanks!!❤❤❤

Halo 3 and MW2. Shaped my life literally. Shout out to all the homies from those lobbies I wish nothing but the best for them.

Turned 40 in August and can relate to almost all of these it's wild. Always love the content but you guys have knocked it out of the park with this one. Great work. Peace.

As someone who lived through the 2000s from start to finish this video not only gave me so much nostalgia but also made me feel old haha.

Can definitely relate to the significance of MW2. I actually do have a group of life-long friends from a neighboring state that I met through MW2. We all talk daily still and have even met up a few times

The nostalgia in this whole video brought tears to my eyes 🥲 thanks Gameranx ❤

Growing up during the PS2 and PS3 days was amazing gaming really peaked back then.

The first Final Fantasy game I played was 7. I didn't know what to expect, so when I finally finished the Midgar-part and you got to run around freely, it just dawned on my what a huge and awesome game this was. THAT was something I will never forget. The golden saucer, just the entire scope of the size of this world. Whew.... More of a 90's moment.

The intro levels to sly 2, the ratchet & clank series, shadow of the colossus & uncharted 2 are also amazing examples of great introductions in gaming from the 2000’s

Thanks for this video Gameranx! Brought so many great memories back for me. I experienced 8 out of 10 of these "memories" and they all mean so much to me to this day.

Growing up in the 90s was wonderful in many ways, gaming being one of them. The console wars had really been ramping up. I played a lot of Sonic, MGS, Tomb Raider and Castlevania among many others. These games still hold up.

Man, this was such a feel good, nostalgic video. Thanks Gameranx

Can't believe you didn't mention the opening level of the original God of War. I'll never forget fighting those hydra, it was so epic and such an iconic opening level and had me hooked right away

I’ve been following this channel for so long and this is by far the most relatable/emotional montage I’ve seen. 10/10

for me the best was playing morrowind/oblivion. the exploration and sense of discovery was so immersive and captivating. when you would go exploring deep into a cave or climb to the top of a mountain it really felt like you were the first person to do it and the freedom with decision making made it feel like every choice you made mattered. definitely the best era of gaming.

A lot of great memories of playing some amazing games during the 00's. Definitely would like revisit some of those classics or even buy some that I never got around to buying them back then.

Oh man... I laughed so hard at the first one. I was playing flash games every time we went to the computers room back at school. Good memories they are 😊

Several moments from Mass Effect 1 come to mind. Driving on the moon for the first time, the Virmire mission, and of course the conversation with Sovereign. I also remember playing Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic for the first time. I loved pretty much everything about it, and I was genuinely floored by the big revelation. I also loved the sequel. The original Star Wars Battlefront games were a blast as well. I also fell in love with Chrono Trigger (which I didn’t discover til 2002/2003). So many memories.

Close quarters shotgun duels in halo 2 were the definition of intense back in the heyday 😂

My very first motion style game experience was for the game Heavenly Sword on PS3. The levels where you're shooting arrows and then controlling their flight in slow motion were just so damn perfect. The game was worthwhile just for those sections

Early 00’s were the greatest times of my life. From video games to movies and life experiences. I’ll never let those times go.

Playing SOCOM for the first time and I Need Scissors were definitive 2000s moments.

Something i will never forget is the feeling when ps actually crossed ps logo loading screen and starts working 👀

Got goosebumps when you mentioned the Halo start screen music. I remember a guy in one of my high school classes that had a crappy flip phone picture of Guitar Hero proving he had completed Through the Fire and Flames on Expert (though it was only 3 stars).

You NAILED the #1. Addicting games, eBaums world, so many good flash sites.

I miss the days before responsibility and adulting..just take me back to the ps2 days 😭😭😭

btw those flash games aren't gone forever, there's a project called Flashpoint which has like every single flash game ever made basically in 1 software and you can either choose to download the entire catalogue which is like 250GB or download as you go from the massive list of games.

I met some of mw2 clanmates in real life. We don't see each other anymore, but kt was a great time and I love to think about all the adventures we had in this game together

Falcons got me grinning like a fool with this nostalgia overload, bring a 2000 kid, being able to experience this and the memories made are some of my happiest memories.

The main games that I remember from the late 90s-early 2000s is Rayman 2 & 3, Sonic Adventure, and of course Fallout 3. Man those days were awesome 😎👍🏼

HAHA I love that you guys acknowledged the cesspool that was Barrens Chat. Even in Classic it was legendary!

I still have a PS2 hooked up to my TV that I played Vice City on when it came out.. that I rented from Blockbuster lol. I remember racing my friend on Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition on the PSP in the bathroom I’m 8th grade, while someone was outside keeping a lookout 😭😭 so many memories. No matter how many times you tell yourself not to take times in your life for granted, you’re really never understand it until they’re gone. Another amazing video; thank you guys.

Very nice video, Gameranx! So many memories. ❤

Newgrounds, Miniclip, Club Penguin 😂 I actually had a Xionic Madness binge a few weeks ago and the rush of nostalgia "heaven or hell!"❤️

Conkers Bad Fur Day multiplayer is one that I hold dear to my heart.

I’m not sure if this was a thing In other countries, but in Brazil we had a place called Lan Houses, where dozens of PCs were connected on lan and you could play any game (that was installed on those pc). We played Counter Strike, Battlefield 1942, Unreal Tournament, etc, against random people that were in that same place as you (because it was on lan). The smell of cheetos and hair grease plus 2L of coke while you play the corujão (overnight) in the lan houses were priceless. You had to pay per hour though….. Computer were always expensive in Brazil so we could not afford to buy one for gaming, so we used to go on these Lan Houses. Playing online with early days DSLs or even with dial up internet was terrible, so playing on Lan was a HUGE thing in Brazil in the early 2000s

Listening to Falcon talk about MW2 put such a genuine smile on my face. Thank you for reminding me of such treasured memories.

One thing I won't forget, is signing up and playing PlayStation online for free. LBP online was a blast, especially the randomness of the levels that you played and who you played with.

Oh god i remember the hype for the fallout 3 release. I was so excited and afraid to enter this new world that I would have these incredible vivid dreams of vaults infested with rad roaches from the trailer. The first time i exited the vault into the blinding light will forever be etched into my memory.

My favorite gaming memory was seeing the unpopular but iconic Saints Row 1 intro, where you are walking down the street and Julius and Troy need to save you and then you get canonized. That right there was a memory that I will never forget.

I may not have grown up during the 2000s but at least I experienced number 1. my classmate and I would play various flash games (Whenever the wifi was on, which is rare in our comp lab) or play some of the card games like solitaire. even tho it was only a few years back, it was still nostalgic

This entire channel is just one big nostalgia trip. I see what you're doing, and you're pretty smart to capitalize on our feelings like you do.

I remember me and my siblings used to all go in the living room and beg to play all these games

I've been gaming since the 80s and 90s. I'm 50 years old and still gaming. Started in the arcades with pinball then on to an Atari 2600, then a NES, then the PCs finally caught up with the Pentium and Pentium 2 processors, playing games in DOS, and I've been on PC ever since. All of this video was like a wave of memories. I miss LAN parties for Doom, Wolfenstein, Warcraft, and Starcraft. Starcraft especially. I didn't like Guitar Hero, the controller sucked, but I've played the crap out of Rack Band. I still do sometimes. The opening to Halo was one of the most beautiful video I had seen at that time. Modern games tend to lack that little bit extra that games back then had

Pure unadulterated nostalgia. Great trip down memory lane at a time when we all need it!

Your channel will be remembered for a couple of centuries, thank you for everything 🤗🤗

That was an absolute blast from the past. Thank you Falcon! I needed that trip down memory lane. 🥰

These videos always reinforce my FOMO...they always remind me of games I said I'd play one day but was too busy,,,and now it's been so long that they have changed, the community has changed, they are no longer playable, or they just flat out don't exist anymore.

One of my best memories from the early 2ks is playing multiplayer in Delta Force: Black Hawk Down with my then best friend. We were both going to the same school and had Software as our major. Playing BHD together in school was absolutely hilarious.

I just cant forget first time play Half-Life 2. Really awesome.

I'd love to erase my memory and experience GTA San Andreas again for the first time.

Man watching this video has reminded me how much this industry has changed. The 2000’s were really a golden era.

spore is a huge nostalgia for me, such a brilliant game for its time, and especially for 8 year old me i was so into it. Till this day ive never heard of another game like spore, and i really feel like there has to be either spore 2 or some brand new game going into the evolutionary journey.

NFS entries all being straight up fire. Yes, even Undercover and ProStreet.

I'd love a video on startup screens! Not a top 10 or anything, just show off a ton of 'em. :)

My favorite game menu start screen was crisis 3. The song was beautiful, and the background always entranced me into the environment of this overgrown area with aliens lurking around

8:45 The Wii was hard to find during the holidays. In 2009, someone died after a radio contest on KDND "Hold your Wee for a Wii" after a contestant died after holding her pee for several hours. The contestants were also required to drink water periodically. The woman drank 2 gallons of water and died of intoxication after getting home. Not something to die over...

Amazing nostalgia! Games and gaming culture has changed so much since then.

this makes me sad... i lost my life long bestfriend unexpectedly not too long ago... i've since gone on a mid life crisis re-purchasing all my old video games and consoles... as well as rebuilding windows 95, 98, XP machines with all of my games I remember playing.... it's nostalgia overload... and i love/hate it

Number 6, 5 & 1 was definitely me. Playing the PS2 almost on the daily, having family time with Wii Sports, try to play games on PBS kids (only for my teacher to look at her monitor & tell me to turn it off.) & watching the intro for the first pro wrestling game I ever played, SmackDown vs. Raw. I lowkey miss these childhood days. 🥲

90s and 2000s are the true experience of gaming.

Mann.. this video makes me want to go play my old games. Thanks for your content 🤟