I'll name a reference from a video game, and you place it with the game it's from. Then you come up with a reference and post it.

Starting easy:
Down-up-left-left-A-right-down

Mortal Kombat. :P, classic.
Here's another easy one:
Vanish, Doom.

Final Fantasy.

Light Cycles

Light cycles, heh! one of the many versions of TRON to be sure.

Here's mine... it might be a little harder. (Hint: NOT a console game, never retail released, and its still a legendary game)

mag shields, rubber walls, parachutes, the digger, napalm and nukes.

Uh... damn.

I'm caught between Worms and Lemmings, but never played either extensively.

Did this game also have MIRVs and Death's Heads?

well.. it's some kind of tank game.. dome wars maybe?

In fact it did have MIRVs and Death's Heads!! Nice, Vlad! I am assuming then you know the answer...
(I actually hadn't thought of Death's Heads in years! good one)

And Dome Wars is close keep going.

tanks wars, aka scorched earth.

here's a new and maybe harder one:

up, left, right. i 'W'onder 'W'hat would happen if i gave a hint ;P

That's what it was called! I remember playing scorched earth at camp on a 486 or something over 5 years ago! I loved that game...

ummm 5 years ago the PSX was out. Just to give you a sense of time. Shit, SC was out 6 years ago

Up, left right, WW. Hmm.

1942? The arcade plane shooter?

nope not a 1942 game, think very recent and consol. maybe a'N'other hint is in order :)

Adventer, zork1, zork2, zork3, zork4, zork5, planetfall, or THGTTG?

Mmm... Text based RPGs... You can get a bunch of the Zork ones and THGTTG at http://mac.the-underdogs.org/...

Happy happy(ism)!

Oh yeah!How could I of missed this? Its the Wind's Requiem in the Legend of Zelda: 'W'ind 'W'aker made by 'N'intendo. Nice one Jorus.

how about this... ostrich, lava, and a lance.

Joust!!!
Now for an easy one: Ory'hara... :P

"You are in a twisty maze of passages all alike."

"My name is Manny. I'm your travel agent."

An invisible maze, a red dragon, and this -> is your sword.

Friendly spider says "You're Cute."

Getting use to the brand new '3D' perspective made threading those little gaps in the walls a pain.

"Elf, your life force is running out."

A bear named Bentley, a magic hat, and a witch named Berthilda.

8 stones, 8 shrines, 8 runes, 8 mantras, a bell, a book, and a candle.

Erm... You have to say which mine is first...