Which game got you hooked?

Makaveli

For me it was CM 97 (CM2).

Started playing as Liverpool, and got sacked. So I started a new game and picked Barcelona. Did fairly well with them, played a few different games with them usually about 7 or 8 seasons each. Got me totally hooked.
Led Portugal to a few World Cups and European Cups, and Zaragoza from mid 2nd division to top of La Liga.

Since then, I've always managed Barcelona.

The Muppet

The First one was it Cm 97 . Downloaded a demo from the net about 8 megs for the whole thing. Have baught and played everyone since on and off. Palyed man utd with God (cantona). Won everything.

The Muppet

Sorry makaveli i only noticed that you answered my question at the top of your post. Must have been cm1 then.

50Cent

CM 97/98 very very very addictive/basic and still entertaining...

irishgeo

Yep agree with you there it was CM 97/98 and when they introduced the media i nearly fell out of my chair.

the fnj

I can't remember which one it was but Ronaldo was at PSV ( i think) and only the good players new about him. He was like Ronaldinho was at the start of CM3, how ironic.

Johnny Gomez

I only got hooked after getting a lend of CM 01-02 and then bought that and will probably continue to buy CM games.

DerekD Goldfish

It was cm2 here as well a mate of mine had a copy and about 20 people in school had it on their computor off one origonal copy those were thae days it was bloody anoying when you had to reinstal it after going over the top with data editor.
the LOI wasnt in it then so I put pats in the english third division and made the entire squad world class then I stared playing it properly only for a edited martin reily to score against me in the CL final.

Scouser

i had the cm2,cm 97/98, cm 00/01 but cm 01/02 was the one that got me hooked but Cm4 is the best cm so far

Space Coyote

CM2 97/98 season too. Still have it on cd somewhere. Have been playing religiously ever since. Actually I think I had the 96/97 season ... can't remember properly. :rolleyes:

tHE vAGGABOND

93/94 was the first game I bought and I played it a huge amount...

But it was 97/98 that sucked away my life. I played it 15 odd hours a day..

I was president of a students union, and I just used to sit in the office, beer and smoke/ash/butts everywhere playing every hour god sent

Then I went home and played..

Ahhhhh those were the days

tinofapples

I'm thinking it was the 93/94 or maybe the 94/95 , played a game as Celtic for ages , won everthing across the board.

Signed the then 17 year old Thierry Henry from Monaco he became a superstar other players that spring to mind were Miguel Mercado ( He was Class) and Ever Moas (A Uraguayan sweeper). The game was alot less complicated than the current crop but it was addictive .

I even persuaded my g/friend to ask how are you gettin on with it on ocassion now ( Maybe someday she'll play) previosly she hated the sight of my PC because of Champ Man . One or two other friends can't understand the attraction as well as my oldest brother .

Can't explain it but I'd be lost without it !!

Exit

99/00 for me. And I'm still playing it regularly.

watman

CM 97/98 . Played with Monaco , Had Henry on the left wing , David Treguguet and Tony Sheridan up front . BeeN Hooked on the game ever since

Pepe LeFrits

95/96

Mostly, i was crap. Couldn't build a new stadium with different stands and shops like in Ultimate Soccer Manager

Isobar

It was the first CM2. Can't remember the seasons, 94/95 or 95/96. Not being able to build the stadium was a big drawback. It made it close to impossible to bring a lower league team with a small stadium up through the divisions. I remember you could get Maradona at the start of the game and that Del Piero could not be tempted to leave Juve.
Ahh, the memories.
What a game.

eirebhoy

01/02

kaimera

CM2 97/98 here aswell.

*sighs*
them were the days. 12+ hour sessions on my p200, trying to finish a league. [moreso cos my pc was slow than anything else! ]

radiospan

CM97/98. (v 2.93)

I remember having a really good Ajax league. I used always sign Ever Moas at the start.

dendenz

CM2, used to do a season with one of the 3 Divison teams, never won much but was dam addictive!

Zaph

CM 97/98 was the one that got me started. I was on sick leave from work for a few months and I had to fill the hours somehow, although I wasn't expecting it to turn into an addiction. I Played as Fiorentina for a long time, won the Italian cup, then the Cup Winners Cup and finally Serie A, at which point AC Milan offered me a job. Won just about everything with them including the Champion's League and World Club Championship before being offered the Italian national job. Only had that for a season when my 30 years ran out. Ah, those were the days...

I've been playing a demo of 03/04 for a week or two and it's been sufficiently addictive to make me order the full game. No more social life for me after next week.