The Sims, Animal Crossing, and Sonic the Hedgehog are all getting a shoutout in the nostalgic 'I grew up on these streets' Twitter trend
Jan. 11, 2024Apparently, we all played the same games growing up
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In the same week that theMario Kart Moo Moo Meadow memeis doing the rounds, Twitter users are sharing what games raised them growing up.
You’ve likely seen the ‘I grew up on these streets’ trend circulating online which takes screenshots (usually of streets or maps) from the video games we all played growing up. There’s been a lot of different games featured in this trend, including Pokemon, The Sims, Assassin’s Creed, Mario Kart, and more.
There have been some that have hit particularly hard though; I really did spend my childhood playing them. If you were a Nintendo DS fan like me growing up, you’re sure to have spent a lot of time playing games like Nintendogs, Animal Crossing: Wild World, and Professor Layton and the Curious Village - all of which have already appeared in the trend.
The trend has become so popular that even publishers themselves have begun sharing the streets they “grew up on” includingUbisoftwhich chose to highlight Rayman,Segawhich went for Sonic Adventure 2 and Streets of Rage, andCapcomwhich threw Mega Man into the discussion.
It reminds me of the “don’t cry, it’s just a game” Twitter trend that did the rounds late last year and saw fans sharing their most heart-wrenching moments. If you’re in the market for something new to play, you’ll be pleased to know that there was also a10/10 indie game trendthat went around Twitter last year that highlighted a bunch of incredible games - includingStardew Valley, Soma, Celeste, and more.
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