Being unwilling at a congress dinner because my parent's business back at the newborn 90's. All dressed up and all, which I hated with all my guts at the time (still do). I remember while grown-ups did their boring things and speeches, my cousin got a tip to be quiet so we ran out of the hall to the restaurant's entrance where there was an arcade machine.

We played SUPER PANG for the first time. We started together as 2 players run but my cousin died just 4 minutes later leaving me alone. I went on, and on, and got hyped, and carried on... We were dressed as in a weeding but screamed and cheered like hooligans on a match we had betted our houses on. Thinking back, we might made quite the picture.

I didn't beat the game at all (we didn't get coins for a second round) but I got second place on the score! I wasn't skilled at videogames so my surprise was huge and very pleasing.
You don't need to won first place or be super epic to feel such pride it seems your chest and guts can't stand it. I was just a kid but I still remember the feeling...
That's my first proud of my gaming self full chest moment ever! I mean, I still recall.
There had been more happy gaming moments, but this one is my first and dearest.

Well my proudest gaming moment was when I debugged and figured out why a game I was playing at the time, Sudden Attack, crashed my Windows machine every odd minute or so once started. I am a Software Engineer and so I debugged the memory dump to find out the cause.

Not sure if I am supposed to paste a link here to my blog where I detail what I did to solve it (If this is not allowed please remove my post>

https://rickteck.wordpress.com/2011/05/14/sudden-attack-bsod-dxgkrnl-sys-video_memory_management_internal-10e/

Raw Bugcheck analysis and solution>

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VIDEO_MEMORY_MANAGEMENT_INTERNAL (10e)
The video memory manager encountered a condition that it can’t recover from. By crashing,
the video memory manager is attempting to get enough information into the minidump such that
somebody can pinpoint what lead to this condition.
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000001e, The subtype of the bugcheck:
Arg2: 00000000
Arg3: 00000000
Arg4: 00000000

Debugging Details:
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PEB is paged out (Peb.Ldr = 7ffdf00c). Type “.hh dbgerr001” for details
PEB is paged out (Peb.Ldr = 7ffdf00c). Type “.hh dbgerr001” for details

BUGCHECK_STR: 0x10e_1e

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT

PROCESS_NAME: dwm.exe

CURRENT_IRQL: 0

LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from 8dcad230 to 820d80e3

STACK_TEXT:
a5e526cc 8dcad230 0000010e 0000001e 00000000 nt!KeBugCheckEx+0x1e
a5e526f4 8dc38beb 00000000 0000010e 0000001e watchdog!WdLogEvent5+0x130
a5e52734 8dc48557 b676cfd0 8925d848 b9fb5450 dxgkrnl!VIDMM_PROCESS_HEAP::Reset+0x39
a5e5276c 8dc41145 b9fb5450 8925d000 85419bd8 dxgkrnl!VIDMM_APERTURE_SEGMENT::ReleaseTemporaryResource+0x17b
a5e52788 8dc2f112 0000ff00 89220628 89272210 dxgkrnl!VIDMM_GLOBAL::EvictTemporaryAllocations+0x7b
a5e527e0 8dc30dd3 b46a9510 00000000 85419bd8 dxgkrnl!VIDMM_GLOBAL::PrepareDmaBuffer+0x345
a5e528e8 8dc2e930 89272210 89220628 a5e52928 dxgkrnl!VidSchiSubmitRenderCommand+0x126
a5e528f8 8dc109a1 89272210 89272210 89a1e660 dxgkrnl!VidSchiSubmitQueueCommand+0x61
a5e52928 8dc2e876 8923f000 a5e5294c 89a1e660 dxgkrnl!VidSchiSubmitQueueCommandDirect+0x1ae
a5e52950 8dc30a3d 01272210 8dcad100 b4a0e770 dxgkrnl!VidSchiSubmitCommandPacketToQueue+0x171
a5e52974 8dc3464a 89a1e660 a5e52a94 00000000 dxgkrnl!VidSchSubmitCommand+0x2bf
a5e52b90 8dc33f30 a5e52bac 28279e6f 0292f520 dxgkrnl!DXGCONTEXT::Render+0x513
a5e52d58 82062a1a 0292f520 0292f664 77479a94 dxgkrnl!DxgkRender+0x272
a5e52d58 77479a94 0292f520 0292f664 77479a94 nt!KiFastCallEntry+0x12a
WARNING: Frame IP not in any known module. Following frames may be wrong.
0292f664 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0x77479a94

STACK_COMMAND: kb

FOLLOWUP_IP:
dxgkrnl!VIDMM_PROCESS_HEAP::Reset+39
8dc38beb c745f005fcffff mov dword ptr [ebp-10h],0FFFFFC05h

SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 2

SYMBOL_NAME: dxgkrnl!VIDMM_PROCESS_HEAP::Reset+39

FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner

MODULE_NAME: dxgkrnl

IMAGE_NAME: dxgkrnl.sys

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 4893b1df

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: 0x10e_1e_dxgkrnl!VIDMM_PROCESS_HEAP::Reset+39

BUCKET_ID: 0x10e_1e_dxgkrnl!VIDMM_PROCESS_HEAP::Reset+39

Follow-up: MachineOwner
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According to instructions in the Debugging Tools for Windows help file this bugcheck code 0x10E: VIDEO_MEMORY_MANAGEMENT_INTERNAL is usually caused by a video driver behaving improperly. Based on these instructions I updated my laptop video card (NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS) drivers to the latest version of nVidia ForceWare 186.03. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM THOUGH

SOLUTION!

IMAGE_NAME: dxgkrnl.sys

PROCESS_NAME: dwm.exe

Taking a closer look at the dump we have 2 clues: dxgkrnl.sys drawing out functions and dwm.exe (Desktop Window Manager – responsible for the graphics effects on Vista) being the owner process when the crash occurs. It seems that DirectX and the card drivers are drawing functions that the Desktop Windows Manager process cannot handle. The common denominator in this equation and all the subsequent MEMORY dumps generated is always the darn dwm process.

The Workaround is obvious, kill the dwm.exe process and configure Windows Vista to use the classic windows theme also to save system resources as this process eats Virtual Memory in my case 133MB.

Kill the svchost parent process above dwm or the Desktop Window Manager will respawn within it’s parent every time.

My proudest moment was when I told my wife that there was a game which was best described as 'a murder mystery wrapped up in a Sudoku puzzle.' At that moment her transition from non gamer to gamer started on an irreversible path.

She had never played a computer game before but within moments of starting that game, which was of course, 'Return of the Obra Dinn,' she was totally hooked and finished it within a few days. No walkthroughs, no internet help just brain power!

Now she has her own accounts on several platforms as well as her own dedicated gaming machine :-)

A good result I think!!

Proudest gaming moment: probably beating Demon's Souls back on the PS3 but it could be tied with beating Gothic 2 on the PC. Both are super difficult games that takes a lot of commitment to get through but both are also totally worth it to finish.

I took a lot more pride in my gaming achievements when I was younger, so I'd have to say I was most proud the first time I was able to complete a Contra run with my brother, who was 7 years older than me. I later realized he was able to beat the game consistently on his own with no problems, but at the time it felt like I had helped him accomplish a huge task.

I can't say proudest as I can't think of one but I was happy to be in a nice position on the leaderboard of Game Room with Konami's "Trick Trap".

My prodest moment should be when I completed Metal Slug with one coin, I played that game so many time and spend too much money when I was younger, now I know it like the back of my hand and I'm sure I can do it again but is quite an archivement when you are not a professional player.

Mi momento de mayor orgullo, fue cuando termine el Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Jugando con mis amigos, estábamos en la fase final, peleando con Nemesis, fue un jefe que nos costó mucho vencerlo, y cuando le ganamos nos dio una alegría de victoria, y también porque rescatamos el juego.


My proudest moment was when Resident Evil 3: Nemesis finished. Playing with my friends, we were in the final phase, fighting with Nemesis, he was a boss who cost us a lot to beat him, and when we beat him he gave us a joy of victory, and also because we rescued the game.

The proudest moment in a video game is possibly every time that a game does not expect it and impresses you. For example, when I finished Plague Tale: Innocence, I used the power of rats to my advantage. Or when in Final Fantasy IX you defeat Eternal Darkness to show that you don't have to be afraid of failure. Or in Life is Strange, each choice that changes the course of history.

The proudest moment is the one that although it seems impossible to advance in the game, you advance and discover that nothing is impossible in the world of video games.

Win or not, thank you GoG for making me enjoy this beautiful hobby of videogames!

Sorry for my english.

My proudest moment in gaming was when I stopped playing the highly addictive Diablo 2 back in 2004.

Back when it was released back in 2000, the game was instantly addictive while playing it on Battle.net. I played on the US West server I think. The sheer number of hours I put into this game over the course of four years, still boggles my mind.

So many fond memories of playing both solo and in a group. Solo wasn't too hard, just took some time. Grouping is where the fun really began for me. Even trading was enjoyable in the early days. I think back then we even traded for simple things just to survive. Though later the dupes kind of ruined it.

But it was the competitive nature of the game that really made it addictive. Always wanting to find that uber item, to use or to trade. Playing the same areas over and over to get that ultimate item or rune. You'd think the sheer repetitiveness would get monotonous, but you'd be wrong lol.

And don't get me started on the crazy duel games that became a fad later on. Those were truly amazing and so insane, especially after you died and some jerk(s) guarded your body. They'd let you make a run to try and recover your corpse, just to take you out as soon as you did. Of course, that was the really tricky part, since the ground would be littered with junk.

Back then if you picked up the wrong things before you clicked your body, well, let's just say your original items exploded from your body to join the already littered floor LOL. Sigh, the amount of hard won loot I lost that way. You literally had to exit that public game and try to quickly get back in, with the hope that you could get back your body for some revenge!

At the same time, your heart was also pounding while wondering what items you lost. So many heartbreaking moments and I think that’s probably when I started losing my hair lol. Warning to others, never pull your hair when you get frustrated. Try something else :)

Corpse runs were so insanely fun…when YOU were doing the guarding LOL! Not so much the other way around lol.

By the end of the four years, I'd lost a lot of sleep and 2 jobs I couldn't keep my eyelids open enough to pay attention to the mistakes I was making lol.

The day I walked away was the proudest moment in my gaming life. Not only to get back to something normal, but it also allowed me to finally enjoy other games (after a short break that is) instead of obsessing over ONE single game for 4 years.

Probably why I have such an aversion to online gaming these days. (ahem, this was after my Everquest 2 and Guild Wars 2 phases, but that's another story for later and one without addictions =P)
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I don't know if it's my proudest moment, because I have a few that I'd rank up there (or close to it).

But one of my proudest moments was when I managed to beat the arcade shmup Darius, on one of its triple screen cabinets, without continuing. I did this on my last token, on my birthday, the final time I got to play games at that particular arcade back in Phoenix many years ago before I moved away a few days later. I'd played that game so many times over the years, but it was bittersweet to accomplish that on that day. A kind of "goodbye" from an arcade that I'd visited many, many times for over a decade.

Another would be beating Dark Souls III and its DLC, on NG+++, with just a Level 10 Lothric Knight Straight Sword and low enough armor so I could fast roll. No magic, no tricks, and I even beat Dark Eater Midir without taking damage.

As a proud owner of soviet era cassette computer Didaktik M I was shocked when my parents bought first IBM 100% compatible PC in 1997. Remember playing Diablo as a small boy. At that time, each level took me hours, first dungeon was for me more than weekend. When I firstly open special door in second floor, “Fresh meat” was pronounced from speakers and I stiffen with fear. It was one of first games which I ever played, so I have no idea what fresh meat really mean. Either way butcher was too strong opponent and I have to start again with new hero, since everything before was empty and butcher was free. Next time I did not open same door, hoping that I will return when I will be much stronger. Unfortunately break moment happened in level 3 with skeleton king. He was too strong for me, I panicked and when I had low health, I was clicking left button with one hand and pressing escape with other hand. It lead to save game one second before I died. There was no other possibility than start a game again with new hero. Basically I tried it again and again to end in catacombs. Enemies were too strong for me, so it was stopping point for me. I returned back to Diablo latter and beat it, but it was still difficult. When I bought Diablo on Great Old Games and finished, it took me only one Saturday. This was moment when I felt very proud – game which gave me so mach paint was completed in a few hours.

My first game magazine “Score”, number 48 December issue 1997 has Blade Runner on cover page. Since nobody from my friends has this game and considering price for people from post soviet countries I never played this game. Never, until it appeared here. At first I hesitate, but later I risk to buy game which I never played and it was absolutely fantastic! I played three different approaches (and endings) in one quarter being proud to play this unique game. Now I know, that play computer games and do not finish Blade Runner is as visit Poland and miss Wieliczka salt mine.

My first boxed game was Christmas gift in 1997, it was Theme Hospital which cost around one third of average salary in the Czech Republic. I knew this game from game magazine and wished it very much. Problem of old times was, that game very not polished and patches were not possible download without internet… I had one patch from game magazine, because original release was missing many things which were mentioned in manual as difficulty option. CD version has only medium difficulty for example. I was not able translate level goals and played it just for fun, from time to time game allow me proceed to next level, but when I met epidemic it ruined my finance. Later when my English improved I was able successfully complete more levels, but due to many bugs in later levels game was tedious. From this reason I bough game again here to have latest patch available and it allowed me see outro for the first time more than 20 years after I started, it was the strongest proud moment for me from all mentioned ones.

Being able to consistently land the plane on the aircraft carrier in Top Gun for NES.

My proudest gaming moment was before achievements. 1981 on the Atari 2600. I was 10 years old. I was playing Missile Command and was up late one night playing and really found my groove. I got my score so high that I rolled the score back to zero. I don't even remember what the highest was back then, just that I got so high that it wrapped back to zero. That was my proudest gaming achievement, ever. And this is from someone who was in the top EQ guild server wide for a while with all sorts of world firsts for that game. Missile Command still tops my list. Oh, and I had 100% Steam achievements for the Missile Command reboot game in less than 2 hours played. Something about muscle memory.

My proudest moment was finishing the leviathan challenge in darksiders genesis, knowing I was one of the handful who was able to do it. God it was such an amazing feeling that I shared with my little brother.