for historical context, at nearly 40, most of my childhood console & early teen games were bought at either xmas or a birthday, since they were generally expensive purchases (games are still quite expensive, but obvs these days you can wait for sales and have things like gamepass and torrents)
due to the drip feed, it was also important not to buy a shit game because you really had to make the most of it.
Since we're at xmas Eve on my timezone, i thought fuck it, let's reflect on standout nostalgia years.
Of all the years, i think the very best one was the xmas that i got duke nukem 64, goldeneye 64 and ocarana of time.
my god, what a fucking epic selection of games to have on the go at one time, and the best part, having the holiday period to just chill and play the shit out of them while seeing Nan and grandad and eating chocolates
Do you guys have any standout xmas gaming memories?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFlcqWQVVuU (throwing in Nintendo 64 kid for good measure lol)