The 10 BEST Things About Gaming in the 2000s

Gaming in the 2000s was a truly magical time. For this list, we’ll be looking at the gaming landscape specifically around the sixth generation of consoles, such as the PS2-Xbox-Gamecube era, as well as the early days of the PS3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii, and what made it probably one of the greatest times to be a gamer. Our list of the best things about gaming in the 2000s includes Couch Co-Op, a Lack of DLC and Microtransactions, Fewer Spoilers, Real Hype, and more! What was your favorite era of video games and what do you miss about gaming from your childhood? Let us know down in the comments.

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What was your favorite era of video games and what do you miss about gaming from your childhood? Let us know down in the comments.

[RicochetForce]

I agree, this era was incredible. The stretch from the mid 90s to the mid 2000s had an insane amount of variety, industry shifts, genre refinements, brand NEW genres, new controller methods, the birth of online gaming, leaps of graphics and performance... It was a heady time.

[qdawg]

Ratchet and clank, Sly cooper and Jak and Daxter are my favorite childhood game heroes of all time! Plus, they're the real reason why I love games.

[victoresen]

The 2000s was a masterclass in gaming 💯.

[hypedsnypes]

I would definitely say the graphics from the PS1 to the PS2 PS2, to the PS3 it was such a massive difference

[silverwindfox]

Jak and daxter was a real blast. Man I love this Era of gaming! They definitely need to bring jak and sly back!

[James-gjrn]

I really miss when games were released complete and ready, that's not always the case these days

[STOPTHECLOWNS]

The fact that so many of the great games we get these days are just remakes or sequels of games from the 2000s or late 90s just proves that gaming was better in alot of ways back during those times.

[joltx]

I miss the early 2000's in general =[ gaming, music, tv shows... man it was such a golden era

[EvanAdvent]

Being born in the mid 90s meant THIS was my generation of gaming. The thing I miss most of all was games having these cool manuals alongside them in the case. Full of cool art, character bios and gameplay tips these were little booklets of awesome and I'm always a little sad inside to open a new game and find just a disk inside.

[NinjaMario]

The GameCube was what got me into gaming and I enjoyed playing the Mario titles, Super Monkey Ball 2, Kirby Air Ride, heck, even some licensed titles were amazing too.

[jeuryrabassa]

I was born in the 2000's and i had such a amazing experience with the games of that era.

It was like the glorious age of modern videogames.

[redx]

Man I miss those days when videogames are meant to be played for fun, no DLC packs, no microtransactions, no Season Pass, and you don't have to have internet connection to play games (unless its online multiplayer). 2000's videogames was a great time for all kids back in the day.

[NinusMaximus]

One of the best aspects for me was going to the news stand and finally seing the new edition of my fav gaming magazine and spend my afternoon reading everything

[matthewvorwald]

I miss couch co-op. I can't count how many fun memories I had playing games like Medal of Honor Rising Sun, Serious Sam Next Encounter, The Simpsons Road Rage, all the WWE games on GameCube, and Conflict Desert Storm with my brothers and sister. It makes me sad that newer games don't have this feature anymore.

[MrSpecialone]

PSX/N64 era is likely my favorite. It was literally breathtaking to play some of those titles in that era as they released. The first time Cloud jumped off the train, riding Epona across Hyrule field, Super Mario 64(yes the whole game), z-targeting, the amazing wrestling games, hiding in a box in Metal Gear Solid, playing Gran Turismo and getting good at it, dropping an AT-AT for the first time, seeing Crash Bandicoot talk smack to Nintendo outside their headquarters, Super Smash Bros for the first time(and that commercial), Jill sandwiches, Silent Hill and Dino Crisis, Oddjob making you rage, the opening CGI in Final Fantasy VIII and gunblades, the DK rap…okay I think I’ve made my point. Still, it was an incredible time for video games. Bonus: Demo Discs!

[FastTquick]

It’s for these reasons that the 6th-gen of gaming will remain the greatest generation of gaming ever.

[Thekid]

The 2000's is the last time where games innovated with the highest production values for popular titles yet took risks and experimented. So many genres still flourished and popular titles didn't take half a decade to make.

[tahjvarela]

I grew up playing these games and the fun and joy with funs its unmatched today we had sleep overs just so we can all play as kids and that made our childhood fun

[LazrCat]

I agree with so many of these the 2000s really was the golden age of gaming.