Damn, and here I thought I was hot [parasitic bomb] back in the day with my divine love for the Spellcasters in the game.
I'm sad that they went and banned a bunch of cards from my favorite booster (Invasion of Chaos) later on though, [parasitic bomb] was awesome when you could completely sweep someone in one full turn with the Chaos Emperor Dragon, Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning & (my personal favorite) the Dark Magician of Chaos.
Meanwhile strategies you say? Here's a simple one. Dedication Through Light & Darkness >>> Dark Magician of Chaos Special Summon + Diffusion Wave Motion. Provided I was flexible enoughto adapt for the situation this one was complete and total [twin slasher] for people I played against at the time, who strangely enough never bothered with monsters over the Black Magician's ATK power. It was great whenever I got those three set up correctly. Every monster just became banned one after the other.
Then here's a fun one, what's everyone's three favorite booster pack releases? Mine are Invasion of Chaos (reasons are above), Magician's Force (Dark Paladin & Magician Girl? SOLD!) & Metal Raiders (Mirror Force for life).
And now this thread makes me want to get one of the newer games for some online bouts.