15 Spyro memories that will take you back to the Year of the Dragon

Gliding. Flying. Catching eggs. Those were the days

15 Spyro memories that will take you back to the Year of the Dragon

Gliding. Flying. Catching eggs. Can anyone among us claim we have ever truly wanted more from life than this?

For a brief period in the hazy summer holidays of '98, '99, and '00, that's what life was. (Plus a few Mighty Max play sets thrown in for good measure)

Relive the undeniably best times of your life (forget your wedding or birth of any offspring) with our glimpse back into the past... 

Getting your eggs stolen by one of these horrible motherf*ckers

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Collecting all those sweet, sweet gems

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Nearly smashing the game/PlayStation/world after hearing "Trouble with the trolley, eh?" for the 125643rd time

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Being consumed by the total and irrational fear that you would accidentally remove the memory card whilst saving

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Watching Sonic be sassed into oblivion

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Skateboarding, because obviously

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Hating Gnasty Gnorc with every fibre of your being

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Enjoying the change of pace with the occasional water level

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Knowing the true thrill of egg hatching way before Pokémon Go

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Just being a general badass

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Relating to the sorrow in Spyro's eyes at the Game Over Screen

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Blushing like hell at the fairy's kiss

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Enjoying the dizzying heights of 2000s special effects

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Feeling slightly bad about the number of sheep genocides you were responsible for

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Being hit smack bang in the middle of the feels before feels were even a thing

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We miss you too, Spyro.We miss you too. 

As a Staff Writer at Shortlist, Holly dabbles in a bit of everything. Having started her career as a news reporter, she has since decided to return to the world of the living.