1.) Commander Keen (PC)
This is what I played all through elementary school before my family had video game systems. An INCREDIBLY cool platformer I discovered on the school computers and copied to my home one. All the kids at school were addicted to it, and so when I was in the fourth grade I began giving out copies of the game on disc for 25 cents each. Apogee software somehow found out and I was given a big no-no by them. Yeah, bandit from birth, baby.

2.) Pokemon - Any (Particularly Silver Version) (GB)
I got addicted to this sucker when I first got Red Version in fifth grade. I played everything up to Crystal and then stopped, because the new ones are undeniably lame and stupid and I don't want that shit in my Pokedex. Silver was the one I played most because I took it to DMV with me and anyone who has been through that knows how long it takes. Also Silver came with me on flights overseas or to Fencing tournaments, and as a result I had all 251 Pokemon at level 100, even one-form shit like Dunsparse and Farfetch'd, w/o Rare candy. That is, of course, until my brother's stupid friend saved over my game so as to trade a Chikorita to his Gold. Stupid fucker.

3.) LoZ: OOT (N64)
First console game I ever got properly addicted to. I think my record for beating it (from the beginning) is twetny-seven times, with Biggoron and all mask quests.

4.) Half-Life (PC)
When I'd have to stay at my mom's work after school as a preteen, I'd usually be playing this. Freeman is my hero.


5.) Dance Dance Revolution (PSX/PS2, Xbox, Arcade)
I started playing it when Konamix first came to home consoles, and later moved on to play it in arcade with my friends. I lost 80 pounds playing it at home (altogether, not all at once - My record for all at once was losing 35 pounds after I'd successfully worked my way back up to Heavy/Oni after years of not playing). So yes, you CAN lose weight playing video games.

6.) Jet Grind Radio (DC)
I remember becoming addicted to this all over again when I got my Dreamcast running again. One of the greatest games of all time, ditto its successor. I had all extras unlocked in this game & Jet on every run.

7.) Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox)
AMAZING game. In certain ways it's better then its predecessor, but also lacks some of that magic. Either way, this was THE BEST sequel-type of game I could ever have imagined - I loved JGR so much that I had NO expectations for this to be any good, but it successfully won me over and I've now spent a total of 48 hours playing it. (53 if you count that I got trapped by the Clutch Glitch after spending 90 minutes trying to find him, haha.)