Top 5 games of all time?

[Cain]

What were the best 5 games you ever played yet? Even if it's pacman :D

Mine are in order -

[Max Payne series [sursprise!!! :rolleyes:]
Half life
Mafia
Hitman series
GTA III and Vice city

|Cain|

[WhiteWizard]

Phantasy star series on Mega Drive and Master System
Might and Magic series on the PC
Morrowind
Fifa football series
Championship manager

[Terry Matthes]

Castlevania for NES or SNES
http://www.classicgaming.com/castlevania/dungeon.htm

Starcraft
http://www.blizzard.com/starcraft

Unreal Series
http://www.unreal.com

Elemental Gearbolt
http://psx.ign.com/articles/152/152244p1.html

Ogre Battle: March of The Black Queen
http://www.atlus.com/obpsx.html

[LilBunnyRabbit]

Pong
Snipe (Novell Netware Network game)
Gorilla
Super Mario World
Monkey Island

[shipto]

everquest
quake 3 arena
quake
settlers 3
so many to choose from cant decide last one.

[pgm316]

Doom
Grand Tourismo
Street Fighter II
Medal of Honor
Unreal

[Paratus]

Starcraft and Brood War
Kings Quest VI
Super Mario series
Warcraft series
GTA 3 and Vice City

[Darkflames21]

King of Fighters '97-'02
Fatal Frame II
Soul Calibur II
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Final Fantasy VI,X,X-2

[Adam]

Planescape: Torment
Curse of Monkey Island
Zombie Smashers X
Soldat
Heroes of Might and Magic 3

[quartermaster]

in no particular order

final fantasy VII & VIII
Morrowind
Soul Calibur II
Freelancer
Banjo Kazooie series
Mario Kart 64
Perfect Dark
Goldeneye
Crazy Taxi
more than five, but just listing some old faves.

[Grifter]

Also in no particualr order

Halo
Silent Scope(arcade version)
Super Mario(all of the Mario games made for NES and SNES)
Time Crisis(arcade version)
Soul Calibur II

So many more games but Ill leave it with those 5.

[Paratus]

I think I'll change mine a bit, Kings Quest VI was more up for sentimental value, first computer game on my first computer so...

Starcraft and Brood War
Soul Calibur 2
Super Mario series
Warcraft series
GTA 3 and Vice City

Good Old Games:
King Quest VI
Dr. Sbaitso
Castles 2
SimAnt
SimCity 2000
Theme Park

[Greg-VT]

These games are classics. Without them, gaming today would not be what it is.

In no order:

Quake
Doom
Total Annihilation
Half-life
Mario 64

[TheBorderer]

Hmm... I duno where to start (some good suggestions already).

And I'd say 5 of my favourties (in no real order):

Dark Forces/Jedi Knight Series, ahh to play with a light saber and force powers...(and when you had in JK2 and threw enemies off ledges :D) nice :)

Age Of Empires series, cool when you got to buid campaigns and 'script' in AOE2

Ultima Underworld, ahh cool RPG stuff, ran on a 486 (would be one game i wish I could get running right on my AMD XP 2400+)

Theme Hospital, just really jokey which I like :)

And finally, Womrs series (Armageddon is a good laugh wi the voice files), just another 'slapstick' humor typed game... Banna Bombs and exploding sheep, not someting you see everyday :D

[craigwarren]

1 - Halo
2 - UT (IT RoXoRz)
3 - GTA vice city
4 - Jedi knight 3 (jedi acadamy)
5 - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)

All these games rock for the simple reason they took what was currently available in their area of the market and instead of sticking with a tired old game formula, something NEW and origional was added, That makes great game.

PS - note the above statement does not hold true for JK3, but that game roxor'd because of the kick a$$ light sabre battles, NUFF SED.

[Redhotdragon]

In no order:

GTA3 & Vice city
Rise of Nations
Gran Turismo series
Max Payne series
Mafia

[Chimpcheng]

In no particular order:

Super Mario Brothers (NES)
Final Fantasy X (PS2)
Star Wars (NES)
Soul Calibur II (NGC)
Legends of Zelda The Wind Waker (NGC)

Ps Paratus will rue for his signature!

[Shortfuse]

Need for sped underground
Ratchet and clank going commando
Soul calibur 2
Final fantasy 8
final fantasy 7

[Noob]

Mine would be,

UO - That was a thrill ride and first of it's kind to go mass market - surprised it hasn't been mentioned here before.
Double Dragon - A classic.
The last Final Fantasy for the SNES - I forget the number.
Max Payne - For the plotlines
Any GTA game (I remember the country western truck songs themes still)

Worthy mention Star Wars X-Wing series, Mafia, Hitman Series (How cool is that idea for a game), Sim City 1. I could go on for a while.

[FullContactKid]

In no particular order:
Final Fantasy VII
GTA Vice City
Resident Evil 2
Street Fighter 2
Mortal Kombat Alliance

[Poop-Loops]

Vice City

Soul Calibur 2

Final Fantasy 7

Final Fantasy Tactics

Metal Gear Solid

MGS 2

No particular order.

PL

[Cougar_v203]

Legacy of Kain: Defiance (spooky yet full of delightful screams of those you kill :D)
Time Crisis 1,2, and 3
Dark Forces 1 and 2
Half life (Counter strike, Natural Selection, The Specialist, Team fortress classic)
Tekken 4
MGS

[surgingshark]

Mine would have to be...

Final Fantasy X-2
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Silent Scope 3
Final Fantasy Tactics
Dynasty Warriors 4 XL

[Cougar_v203]

whats the big deal about FF tactics?

[saikyou]

in no particular order:

dragonball z games
tekken
street fighter
fatal fury
kof

[Cain]

I agree with Cougar :D

Also unreal? But no half life? That was one of the most memorable ones......

|Cain|

[Cougar_v203]

o and my other favorite is unreal championship and unreal II the awakening

[surgingshark]

whats the big deal about FF tactics?

Walk-EXP and Walk-AP...the two abilities that made people break the 99:59:59 time mark ^^

[Battousai]

In no specific order:

1.) Final Fantasy Tactics
2.) Final Fantasy VI
3.) Star Ocean: The Second Story
4.) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
5.) Capcom vs. SNK 2

[Cougar_v203]

got a point there. I just like 7 better

[Greg-VT]

I can't belive no-one else has said Total Annihilation. That game revolutionized RTS! :D


a game close to my heart....

[Cougar_v203]

total wha? anniha..what? ;)

[Jude3085]

Hm... lets see there's
Half-Life
Halo
Doom
Need for Speed
Soul Calibur 2
Guilty Gear X2

[dashao]

1 counterstrike
2 medal of honor series/wolfenstein/call of duty(same thing)
3everquest
4age of empires all of them
5max payne 2

runners up(i am such a cheater) battlefield 1942, unreal tournament, star wars jedi outcast 2, jedi academy ,duke nukem,
tekken,soldier of fortune, grand thef autos,............etc etc
i could keep going but i have cheated enough.

[Guerilla Fists]

Final Fantasy 6
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy Tactics
Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain
Tetris Plus

[Ghost Frog]

I worship at the temple of Halo.

[TKD]

Okay, these are in order.

1. Betrayal at Krondor(PC)
2.Halo(Xbox, as if I have to say it. Originally at least.)
3. Ghost Recon(Xbox)
4.Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind(Xbox) Clocked over 300 hours on this one not counting GOTY ed.
5.Rainbow Six 3(Xbox)

[YUK]

Okay, I will show my age:

Haunted House - atari 2600
Donkey Kong
Galaga
Dragon's Lair

[surgingshark]

I love dragon's lair!

[Taiso]

Mine are in order
1)Final Fantasy VII,VIII,X,X-2,XI (PS2,P.C)
2)Soul Caliber 2 (PS2)
3)GTA series (PS2,P.C)
4)Onimusha series (PS2)
5)Commandos Series (P.C)

[Orange...?]

1- Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (the best)
2- StarCraft BroodWar
3- Aggressive Inline
4- Worms World Party
and some other games. :p

[Tatsumaru]

Taiso you are completely correct, i agree with all your choices although i may have added Unreal Tournament or Half Life

[Cain]

Yup half life's a must have IMO.

|Cain|

[Furikuchan]

To rate games, I have to break them up.
Fighters: Soul Calibur 2, Guilty Gear X2, Rival Schools, Mortal Kombat 3, Street Fighter 2 Turbo. (Also Dynasty Warriors 4 if it counts in this section.)
Shooters: I'm not as big on shooters. The only ones I really liked were Halo, Doom 2, and Diablo 2 (I don't care if they say it's an RPG! It's a shooter!).
RPGs: Xenosaga: Die Wille Zur Macht, Final Fantasy 9,
Final Fantasy X (for having the single most addictive mini-game ever crated), Silent Hill 2, Martian Gothic. (Those last two are in the RPG section for having a background and story so scary they gave me nightmares.)
Rhythm games: DDR (Preferably 3rd, 4th, or 5th, but Extreme is okay), Pump It Up, Para Para Paradise, Mad Maestro, Gitaroo Man. (Karaoke Revolution gets an honorable mention for being a good idea, but the gameplay didn't really work.)

*bows* Thank you, thank you. This ought'a teach you not to ask that question around a video game nerd.

[Chris.B]

Warcraft III: Frozen Throne
A couple of the ZELDA Games
Monkeys Island (series exluding 4 never played)
Mechwarrior 4: Vengence Online
Need For Speed : Undergound

[PsiCop]

halo
grandia 2
lufia and the fortress of doom
knights of the old republic
ninja gaiden (old NES)

[Mordred]

Star Control (1, 2 and 3)
StarCraft
Unreal series
Duke Nukem
Diablo

[Infesticon #1]

bionic commando - Nes
FF 7 - pc
VF evolution - ps2
Tekken Tag - ps2
morrowind - xbox or pc

[shuyun3]

ADOM (ancient domains of mystery)
Samurai Showdown II
Eratzvaju
Gem Fire
Metal Marines

hehe lotsa oldies here

[Kirberus]

Kirby's Adventure(Look at my name/avatar :D)
Dance Dance Revolution
The Legend of Zelda
Super Mario World
Act Raiser

[Sun Hwang]

Best:

1st person shooter- Halo, or Perfect Dark

RPG- Morrowind, no doubt especially the new one

Racing- NFS Underground

Fighting- Dead or Alive 3

Other- Starcraft: Brood Wars

That's mine. Most of these were for Xbox except Starcraft and Perfect dark.

[Overmind1984]

Super Mario Bros 3
Max Payne series
Startopia
Quake 2
Legend of Zelda series

No paticular order

[Hadouken]

seems like everyone is forgetting their roots.

#1 Tecmo Super Bowl. Period.
#2 A Link to the past.
#3 Golden Eye
#4 SC/BW
#5 Halo

[Xianghua]

Halo
Shenmue (1&2)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

May change in the future.

[stratiotes]

Bionic Commando (NES)
Sonic & Knuckles (Genesis)
Command & Conquer Red Alert
Operation Flashpoint
Call of Duty

Not necessarily the best games of all time, but the 5 favorites i can think of right now.

[clutchdoctor]

seems like everyone is forgetting their roots.

#1 Tecmo Super Bowl. Period.
#2 A Link to the past.
#3 Golden Eye
#4 SC/BW
#5 Halo

seems like i'm not the only one who noticed.:P . heres mine.

Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy VI (these two were the hardest to think of for first...i'm still not sure of my answer.)
Final Fantasy IX
Grand Theft Auto Vice City
Soul Caliber
...i know thats not all i have...i just cannot remember my favorates :cry: oh well...i'm pretty sure final fantasy seven would be up there if i ever started and finished it.

[stratiotes]

Oh yeah i just remembered a really fun game. happens to be the first game i got when i first bought a playstation years ago. Was called "Tomba!"

The idea of a side scrolling little guy with long hot pink hair and a voice like the lil guys on wizard of oz sounds a little retarded, but it had alot of really fun quests, had a strange, yet entertaining storyline. Was a very fun adventure game. i'd probably have to add that to my list of favorites of all time.

[Guy Mendiola]

1. Tekken 4
2. GTA:Vice City
3. Fatal Fury Series
4. Def Jam Vendetta
5. True Crimes:Streets of L.A.

[Cain]

Racing- NFS Underground

Yeah just discovered it a week ago, it's definitely good though not as good as high stakes.....

|Cain|

[matt_991]

mine have to be
sonic (master system, still got it!)
metal gear solid (playstation)
resident evil 2 (playstation)
grand theft auto 3 (ps2)
resident evil 3 (playstation)
not in any order
these were almost top 5: metroid series, crash bandicoot 1, space gun (master system)

[kempo penguin]

the final fantasys 8 and down (i didnt like the new ones)
halo
the megamans
mechassault (only if im playin with friends
dynasty warriors

[ninposam]

phantasy star online!!!!!!!!!! ( 1 hell of a game )
any final fantasy games ( they all rock )
R-type ( old sega master system )
wounder boy 3 ( sega master system )
and zelda game

[jbm]

1.The legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (self expanitory)
2.Shenmue 1 and 2
3.Tomb Raider 1,2,3
4.Wild Arms 1
5.Xtreme Games 1

Additional list
6.Street fighter 2
7.Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
8.Pilot Wings 64
9.Goldeneye 007
10.Twisted Metal

[Twimyo Jirugi]

1) Final Fantasy IX
2) Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
3) Capcom vs SNK 2: EO
4) Half Life
5) Final Fantasy VII

[Adam]

What's so amazing about the final fantasy games? I've played a few, and they were hellishly boring. Did I miss something, or am I just unbelievably dense?

[Twimyo Jirugi]

You gotta play through the whole thing. If you can just forget the random encounters and see them as movies, you might get it. The biggest factor is the stories. IX and VII especially highlight this. They are on a wider scale than the Lord of the Rings. When you think of the contrast between the plot of the beginnning and the end, you'll see it for what it is, epic.

[Nrv4evr]

the zelda series, emphasizing ocarina and the original
HALO!!!!
Splinter cell
Psi-ops
the tekken series

[Cain]

I just finished call of duty - downright fantastic game, deserves to be in the list :D

|Cain|

[Anth]

I just finished call of duty - downright fantastic game, deserves to be in the list :D

|Cain|
yep, that game is wicked, only got a few levels left to do, then they bring out an expension or summat :)

[Guy Mendiola]

1. Tekken 4
2. GTA:Vice City
3. Fight Night 2004
4. Street Fighter II
5. Pride FC

[Kalifallen]

Splatterhouse 1-3
GTA Double Pack
Halo
Zelda 1, 3 & 4
Soul Calibur 1-2

Plus so many others like, Dead or Alive 2 & 3, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Ninja Gaiden 1-3 + the new one, Metal Gear & Metal Gear Solid games, Metroid, Duck Hunt, War Craft 2 & 3, etc.

[Tyke]

#1 - Chrono Trigger: Short and awesome. Almost every game has a core of people who hate it, but I never heard of anyone disliking CT.

#2 - Final Fantasy VII: Despite a horrible translation, and repetitive dialogue, somehow the game just made you feel like you were there.

#3 - Wing Commander Privateer: Awesome game system, surprisingly good voice acting (for a US game), and the great "you are there" feeling.

#4 - Ultima Online: Despite the bugs, the earliest versions of the game were unbelievably fun. Too bad it's become like other MMOGs now...

#5 - Jagged Alliance: A mix of strategy and personality. It is a great shame more people didn't hear of this wonderful series, it might have survived longer.

#6 - Valkyrie Profile: Ranked for it's originality, the reflections upon life and death, and a great romp through Norse Mythology!

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Darn, I couldn't keep it to 5... and there are so, so many games that deserve mentioning! But for my frail judgement, those were probably the best. All the Japanese games which moved my emotions (which so many other things failed to do)... can't list them all, but there were a lot.

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For those who didn't know, some old DOS game enthusiasts made a program called DOS Box. It's open source I think, and obviously free. Great if you want to relive some of the older games...

[kit_mythie]

Best games of all time???

Solstice (NES) - even though I still suck at it
Dynasty Warriors 3 (PS2) - Lu Bu is a wuss
Monster Rancher 1 (PS) - the original MR!
Monster Rancher 3 (PS2) - Dragons, yo
Dance Dance Revolution (PS) - I suck at this game, but it's fun

[jabcrosshook]

Top 3

1) Golden Axe - Megadrive
2) Unreal Tournament - PC
3) Sonic - Megadrive

[Goju]

IMO Cains got the best taste in game out of all of you.

1. Call of Duty (the first one had better single player than UO)
2. The Hitman Series (Hitman fan since codename 47 first came out)
3. GTA series, beginning at GTA 3 on
4. Battlefield Vietnam (too addictive, played almost 300 hours last summer (logged on xfire, if anyones heard of it), then I quit)
5. Havent completed Halflife 2 or Doom III yet, but I would say no matter the outcome of the games, they both belong on my top 5 list.
6. If it were top six Ocarina of Time would have to be on the list too.


Wait! I forgot FarCry! :eek:

[Origami Itto]

Hmmmm...

Street Fighter 2
Shining Force III
Loom
Tomb Raider
Mechwarrior 2

These are five games i will remember forever. Here are some more that i feel the urge to mention: :D

Starcraft
Alone in the Dark
Homeworld
Doom
The Secret Of Monkey Island
The Longest Journey
Another World
Resident Evil
Battlehawks 1942
Tie Fighter
Tetris
...

[Shantari]

1:Final Fantasy 7
2:Zelda:Ocarina of Time
3:Kirby Superstar(SNES)
4:Halo
5:KOTOR

[JKD_forever]

TOP 5 (no specific order) :

1. Super Mario World series [ SNES ]
2. WipeOut XL [ Playstation ]
3. Twisted Metal 2 [ Playstation ]
4. Civilization III [ PC ]
5. Diablo 2 [ PC ]

Very very very close are

* Sonic series [SEGA Genesis ] as good and fun as Mario on Nintendo
* Need For Speed II - IV [ PC ]
* Tomb Raider series [ PC ]
* Counter Strike [ PC ]

I think these are my all time favorites

[jabcrosshook]

[QUOTE=Goju]IMO Cains got the best taste in game out of all of you. [QUOTE]

Well IMO he hasn't! (No offense Cain matey :p)

Where's Golden Axe on his list. That game was simply the best!

[Maverick]

What's so amazing about the final fantasy games? I've played a few, and they were hellishly boring. Did I miss something, or am I just unbelievably dense?

You're unbelievably dense.

:D

1. FFVII
2. Metal Gear Solid
3. Breath of Fire III
4. Resident Evil 1
5. Shining Force 2

[Peter Bradbury]

1. Goldeneye
2. Mario Cart, on the snez or n64
3.Gta, any of them
4. Super mario brothers
5. Super Mario 64

Geuss which consoles i like best

[JKD_forever]

jezz, some of he games i see here are retarted, i mean mario cart ....how old are you??

[tekkengod]

The 5 greatest games of all time. period.

1.Final Fantasy 7 (ahhhhhhh....)
2Tekken Tag Tournament.
3.Metal Gear Solid 2
4.Metal Gear Solid 1
5.Goldeneye

[tekkengod]

What's so amazing about the final fantasy games? I've played a few, and they were hellishly boring. Did I miss something, or am I just unbelievably dense?

you just might be one of the most unintelligent people i've ever met.

Final Fantasy is the land mark series of gaming period, 100's of years from now, people will still be talking about the Fianl Fantasy series, and most likely still producing them.

and did i see someone say that FF9 was good? :woo: :bang:

[Peter Bradbury]

jezz, some of he games i see here are retarted, i mean mario cart ....how old are you??

Are you complaining about mario cart :eek: its amazing

[Sandus]

Mariokart 64 is great (original Mariokart was a bit buggy--I'm looking at you, red shells!) but hardly one of the top 5 games of all time.

And seriously, there's a significant dearth of Super Metroid votes. Is everybody's memory that short?

and did i see someone say that FF9 was good? :woo: :bang:

And Final Fantasy 9 IS good, just not legendary. I much prefer 6 though. I'm in the process of replaying all the numbered FF games (no Gameboy or Crystal Chronicles or Mystic whatever) to get a definitive ranking of them all. So far, 6 is on top, followed by 10 in a distant second (FF7 freaks will consider this blasphemy) and then 8. I haven't replayed 7 yet, but I'm reasonably sure it'll slot in there somewhere between 10 and 8. 10-2 likely won't move from the bottom spot, even if they make 50 more games.

This is all pretty moot anyway though because we all know that the best game bearing the FF name is Final Fantasy Tactics.

Let the flames begin ;)

[JKD_Haduken]

damn only 5???

In no specific order

1. Mike Tyson's Punch Out >SNES
2. Metal Gear Solid The orignal ( PS1)
3. Gran Turismo (PS1)
4. Double Dragon> SNES
5. Mario Bro Original Nintedndo

[tekkengod]

FF7 freaks will consider this blasphemy

the best game bearing the FF name is Final Fantasy Tactics.

Let the flames begin ;)

that IS blasphemy, you must be the devil. :D seriously though....8? come on, not much effort was put into the emotional attachment of 8, it was rather dull, not nearly as engrossing or hooking. i wasn't apathetic to any of the characters at all, nothing was tragic about it. Now 7, that was the greatest game of all.....its spawned millions of fans and a few cults, :D . how can you not shead a tear for sephiroth?

TACTICS??!?! HOW DARE YOU AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woo: :woo: :woo:

just for that I'm telling god on you.....uh oh, here he comes.

[gaz shaw]

all of the stuff like red alert, tiberian sun etc
heroes of might and magic all of them
Tetris - i love this
halo 1 & 2
flight simulaters - not exactly games but i love them

[Sandus]

that IS blasphemy, you must be the devil. :D seriously though....8? come on, not much effort was put into the emotional attachment of 8, it was rather dull, not nearly as engrossing or hooking. i wasn't apathetic to any of the characters at all, nothing was tragic about it. Now 7, that was the greatest game of all.....its spawned millions of fans and a few cults, :D . how can you not shead a tear for sephiroth?
I admitted that 7 was better than 8. I think the magic system in 8 makes the game way too easy and way too slow, but i found that even years later when I picked it up I was pretty impressed.

Just remember, a cool villain does not make a game great. Solid gameplay and entertainment make a great game with story third (though that might be part of entertainment) and replay value fourth. After you finish FF7, do you instantly say "I really want to play that again!" or do you simply move onto the next? FF6 and FFT give me that reaction, and I've played them each countless times.

[Cougar_v203]

Red Faction :D

Who here dares to defy the magnetic Rail Gun :D

[mcbain]

smackdown vs raw
GTA:san andreas
tekken 4
simpsons hit & run
gta:vice city

[Twelve Eggs]

in no specific order:
any of the guilty gear series (besides 1)
soul calibur1
soul calibur2
tekken tag
bubble bobble

these are in no way the greatest games of all time, just the ones ive had the most fun with.

[Twelve Eggs]

argh, i just thought of 5 more.....and 5 more after that..

final fantasy tactics(you heard me)
Gran Turismo 3
dancedancerevolution(twice the workout of any ma)
syphon filter 2
tomba!

[tekkengod]

Red Faction :D

Who here dares to defy the magnetic Rail Gun :D

Kneel before the glory of the railgun

[Yukimushu]

Nothing beats the Quake 2 railgun im afraid :p

[Twelve Eggs]

bah! i can beat any railgun.

[rainbows]

I was never a railgun fan, funnily enough...
Anyways:
1. Metroid Prime
2. Super Mario 64
3. Super Smash Bros Melee (purely for all the drunken nights spent playing this with my mates)
4. Tetris (original GB version)
5. Super Metroid

damn, I can't do just 5! Honourable mentions to LoZ: Wind Waker, A Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time, the rest of the Metroid series, Quake 3 Arena, Half-Life, Super Mario World, Starfox, Super Mario Kart, F-Zero GX, Burnout 2: Point of Impact, Call of Duty...

[tekkengod]

Red Faction :D

Who here dares to defy the magnetic Rail Gun :D

you now red faction was a big game of spades, who ever had a pistol with some ammo and a quick finger was sure to win every time.

[N/A]

Heres mine:
Not in any order
1:Legend of Zelda Series(any one)
2:Counter strike
3:Metal Gear solid
4:Gran Turismo 1,2,3,4
5: Deus EX

[tekkengod]

Revised List:
1.Tekken 5
2.Final Fantasy VII
3.Metal Gear Solid 2
4.Metal Gear Solid 1
5.Manhunt

[Jester]

In no particular order:

-Tekken Series (Greatest fighting series ever)
-Final Fantasy Tactics / Final Fantasy VII (Played both long into the nights)
-Maniac Mansion 2: Day Of The Tentacle (Ya gotta have a sick sense of humor to appreciate this game)
-Winning Eleven Series (FIFA sucks compared to WE)
-Quest For Glory Series (All about character development)

Heh just a narrow list, I'm sure I've forgotten some old Nintendo games from back in the day.

[Socrastein]

Starcraft: Brood War

The greatest RTS of all time, NOT arguably. Completely original, perfectly balanced, and the most versatile RTS of all time. By that I mean, from the myriad of basic units and strategies, come SO very many innovative strategies and tactics that the game has sublayer after sublayer after sublayer of strategy. The campaigns are fantastic, Battlenet.com is huge and in the good old days not everyone used maphack or played BGH (Blech!) so it made for hours of good gameplay.

Final Fantasy VII

The story is absolutely epic and enthralling. Very few games have such a huge and expansive story that you start to lose touch with where it all began, and this is one of them. When I first played through this game and was travelling down the crater toward the final battle, I sponteneously started to think back to the beginning of the game, 100 hours ago, when I had just been a lonely merc taking a job to blow up some power plant. Then I started thinking of all the places I've been, people I've met, and events I'd experienced, and it all just seemed so.... huge. Also, materia system is the greatest, I loved it so much. The summons were awesome, the characters were detailed and weren't as 1-dimensional as the vast majority of games. Chocobos were one of the greatest aspects of any game ever, and finally breeding the elusive Gold Chocobo (WITHOUT looking it up on a FAQ or something equally lame) was one of the most rewarding experiences of any game to date. And the music was absolutely beautiful and memorable.

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Mind you, this was hard to choose over Link to the Past, but Ocarina of Time ultimately tops out over the Zelda 3. The implementation of time in this game was brilliant, not only the day/night cycle and the way it dramatically affected the game (Rather than being a cute feature like it is in too many games) but also the two separte worlds that are created between young link and adult link, and how what you do in the former affects the latter. The Z-Targetting system was very useful and smooth. The many minigames were very entertaining. The temples dungeons and items were all very high quality, unique, and very intriguing. The music and sound was fantastic as well. The story, the side stories, the progression, the open-ended elements, all of it comes together to make a brilliant game that I played through numerous times.

Super Mario 64

Like Ocarina of Time to Zelda 3, Mario 64 barely beats out Super Mario World in my mind. Both are fantastic games, but Nintendo stepped it up with Mario 64 and really brought the franchise into a whole new era of brilliance and value. The environments are very captivating, with interactivity bringing them to a high level of greatness. Flying was absolutely incredible in this game, and I remember playing with my friends for hours just in the first level, shooting out of the floating isle cannon and then flying all over the place, dive bombing as close to the ground as possible before we pull up. There is such a wide variety of levels and activities that the game manages to overfill its own supposed genre and spill over unto the fringes of many other ones. Awesome game, great gameplay and the controls are smooth and excellent.

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne

While it does not compare as an RTS to Starcaft BW at all, it is still a very innovative game with the greatest replay value of any game I've ever played in my life. The hero system is genius, and sets this game far apart from any that ever preceded it. To mix RPG and RTS elements as smoothly as Blizzard did is testament to their unchallenged superiority in game creation and innovation. The 4 races, though not as unique from eachother as the 3 in Starcraft, are nonetheless very different and balanced very well, which makes for exciting gameplay and choice in tactics. The campaigns are also some of the best I've ever played. However, the greatest thing about WCIII is the World Editor. It grants the user so much control over their creation that it provides for infinite possibilities in custom maps. This is why I said this game has the greatest replay value of any game - because it comes with the tools to transform into anything the user can imagine. WCIII can become solely an RPG, or action-adventure, or arena fighting, or action-horror, or a myriad of other things so long as their is devotion from the gamers - and there most certainly is, with thousands of high quality maps on the internet that turn WCIII into a completely different experience through the magic and brilliance of its editor.

If anyone disagrees with my list and reasons, may their eyes melt from their sockets and their existence as a gamer promptly be extinguished.

[Socrastein]

Red Faction's railgun definitely goes onto the list of "Coolest Game Weapons Ever". It was all in the sound and the light blue trail it left. Whenever I played, I would purposely MISS my opponents, shooting right in front of their face, giving them a quick adrenaline rush and some butt sweat as they stared at the beam of death and listened to the scariest sound in existence, then realized they were only 2 seconds away from dying :D

[tekkengod]

Final Fantasy VII

The story is absolutely epic and enthralling. Very few games have such a huge and expansive story that you start to lose touch with where it all began, and this is one of them. When I first played through this game and was travelling down the crater toward the final battle, I sponteneously started to think back to the beginning of the game, 100 hours ago, when I had just been a lonely merc taking a job to blow up some power plant. Then I started thinking of all the places I've been, people I've met, and events I'd experienced, and it all just seemed so.... huge. Also, materia system is the greatest, I loved it so much. The summons were awesome, the characters were detailed and weren't as 1-dimensional as the vast majority of games. Chocobos were one of the greatest aspects of any game ever, and finally breeding the elusive Gold Chocobo (WITHOUT looking it up on a FAQ or something equally lame) was one of the most rewarding experiences of any game to date. And the music was absolutely beautiful and memorable.


well put, Final Fantasy VII is quite possibly the greatest game ever made.

I'll never forget that exeriance, it was so engrossing, you simply HAD to continue, you HAD to find out what came next. that game changed my life.

strangely enough, i have the same birthday as cloud August 19th. wierd stuff.
i was obsessed with sephiroth for the longest time, who he was, who he had become, the diffrent possiblities. i tried to determine his age, the text on the Jenova helmet, i'd wonder the mansion for hours looking for clues, then the Reactor, the town of Nibelhiem was filled with eggs and clues. that game was simply amazing, there were so many diffrent things that were intriguing, i'll remember that game for the rest of my life. i was seriously obsessed with it. I am DYING to get my hands on the first copies of the PS2 remake and the Movie "Advent Children"

[Sever]

1. Final Fantasy VII/ X. My favourite depends entirely on the day. 7 was undoubtedly bigger and braver, but X's story just resonated with me and the PS2 hardware just made it look the way all FF games should look. Aside from IX, there hasn't been a single FF game that I haven't thoroughly enjoyed
2. Metal Gear Solid 2/ 3. I can't decide between the two. Great gameplay, great graphics and great stories that are complex enough to confuse idiots enough to make them stay away from my game! :D
3. God of War. I've just gotten ahold of this and everything - everything - is right. Where games like Devil May Cry and Onimusha 3 have done very well, there have been hurdles where they've slipped, be it controls, voice acting, stupid level design, crappy boss fights etc, whereas everything in God of War is perfect. Possibly the best action combat game ever (the dude's got daggers on chains attached to him! How can that not rock?!)
4. GTA3. Vice was bigger, San Andreas was even bigger and better, but GTA3 was the purest. I loved the city, I loved the weapons and I especially loved that I didn't get stuck for three months doing stupid street races in the countryside then stupid flying school :woo:
5. Xenosaga Episode I. The first part of what will (assuming they finish it) form a six part series of games, and it's a great place to start. Final Fantasy fans should definitely check it out

My PC's been misbehaving lately and I can't get any games to play for more than 10 minutes, so I'm not feeling much love for those great PC games at the moment :)

[tekkengod]

1. Final Fantasy VII/ X. My favourite depends entirely on the day. 7 was undoubtedly bigger and braver, but X's story just resonated with me and the PS2 hardware just made it look the way all FF games should look. Aside from IX, there hasn't been a single FF game that I haven't thoroughly enjoyed

2. Metal Gear Solid 2/ 3. I can't decide between the two. Great gameplay, great graphics and great stories that are complex enough to confuse idiots enough to make them stay away from my game! :D

3. God of War. I've just gotten ahold of this and everything - everything - is right. Where games like Devil May Cry and Onimusha 3 have done very well, there have been hurdles where they've slipped, be it controls, voice acting, stupid level design, crappy boss fights etc, whereas everything in God of War is perfect. Possibly the best action combat game ever (the dude's got daggers on chains attached to him! How can that not rock?!)


FF 7 was the greatest game ever made. FF X was the next best thing, it was beautiful and what a story.

MGS 1 was great, why not love it? :cry: Metal Gear Solid 2 was MUCH more confusing and engrossing to me than MGS 3 was, i was rather dissapointed with MGS 3. they need to make a 4th, it'll be a launch titile for the PS3 i hope. MGS 2 was the best MGS to date and man was it a revelation. I'll never vote again :eek: God of War is perfect.

[Sever]

I never said I didn't love MGS1 - I'm a big fan, it's just not as good as the other two in my opinion. Mostly due to the fact that it's shorter than your average three year old ;)
The next Metal Gear game really needs to follow on from MGS2 - they leave you with such a cliffhanger then go back in time for the third one. Gits!

[tekkengod]

yeah, the timing of that really pissed me off, but you know Hideo Kojima. somehow in some way shape or form. the 3rd one will make things much more confusing in 4 and somehow 2 4 and 3 will all tie together in an insane phsyco revelation of a conspiracy story that makes the players rethink their belief system.

[Twelve Eggs]

hah! i laughed.

[tekkengod]

seriously, MGS 2 made me really think about alot of things, including a few of my beliefs.

[Twelve Eggs]

wow. tekken five made me put plastic wrap on my palm so the joystick wouldnt give any more blisters :D

[tekkengod]

HAHA! what happened to good old ace bandage? that why i play with the pad more, my thumbs are stone anyway.

it wasn't that i played MGS 2 for an insane amount of time {only about 15 hours total} it was just, well. if you haven't played it you wouldn't understand, but man, i'll never vote.

[Twelve Eggs]

plastic wrap grips better ;). and i only played partway through the first mgs, havent really touched the other ones.

[hunter_kaval]

My top five games in no particular order are:

Deus Ex 1 and 2 (i think only one other person had this on there list :eek: )

Theif series (classic invented sneaking games)

Metal gear series (WOW)

Counter strike (lost SO many hours to this one)

Star Wars KOTOR (one of the best games and stories ever made)

I could of put more in but I would be here all day!

[tekkengod]

Star Wars KOTOR
one of the best games and stories ever made

WHAT!?!? i think you might have missed something, KOTOR was great beceause of all the freedom and the addictiveness. it was fun, yes.
but the story was one of the worst of anygame i've ever seen, i didn't shed a single tear at the end, i had no revelation, there was no TRUE theme being relayed other than a bit of duality of human nature. when i play RPGs or other engrossing games i look for substance in the story, {MGS 1 and 2/FF 7 and 10. ect} games like that, or that atleast relay a better sense of story, i'll admit the plot twist with the whole Revan thing was cool, but other than that, that story was nothing more than a poorly written fairy tale with one small twist.

[Ad McG]

Do you normally cry at computer games? haha :D

[Sever]

Do you normally cry at computer games? haha :DIt's been known to happen: WHY OH WHY CAN'T I DO THAT STUPID FLYING SCHOOL?! :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Ad McG]

It's been known to happen: WHY OH WHY CAN'T I DO THAT STUPID FLYING SCHOOL?! :cry: :cry: :cry:

Christ, I thought it was pretty easy mate! You don't actually need to do it anyway, if you steal planes and fly around for long enough you get your license anyway - you need something like 20% I think :)

[Sever]

It drove me mental - I even bought the cheat disc and bumped up my flying skills to maximum and it STILL took me ages! Cack handedness and frustration may have been factors. I bought Killzone and MGS3 pretty soon after getting stuck there so I played them for a while too. Only finished GTA about a month back

[Wolf]

I'd say my top 5 of all time are:
1. Chronotrigger
2. FFVII
3. Street Fighter 2
4. GTA3
5. Halo

[Iai-do master]

dude WTF what about san andrase? you just dont like it cuz your black in that game you black hatein b******! lol j/p

[tekkengod]

I'll say it again:

1.Final Fantasy VII
2.Tekken 5
3.Manhunt
4.Metal Gear Solid 2
5.Metal Gear Solid 1

[hunter_kaval]

WHAT!?!? i think you might have missed something, KOTOR was great beceause of all the freedom and the addictiveness. it was fun, yes.
but the story was one of the worst of anygame i've ever seen, i didn't shed a single tear at the end, i had no revelation, there was no TRUE theme being relayed other than a bit of duality of human nature. when i play RPGs or other engrossing games i look for substance in the story, {MGS 1 and 2/FF 7 and 10. ect} games like that, or that atleast relay a better sense of story, i'll admit the plot twist with the whole Revan thing was cool, but other than that, that story was nothing more than a poorly written fairy tale with one small twist.

No i havent missed anything and i dont understand how you liked the game if you didnt like the story the only RPGs that have a bad story that you can like tend to be hack"n"slashers like diablo. And i think it had i really good story with good characters that actually had personality plus i dont belevie there has to be a theme for the game to be good or enjoyable.

[hunter_kaval]

I'll say it again:

1.Final Fantasy VII
2.Tekken 5
3.Manhunt
4.Metal Gear Solid 2
5.Metal Gear Solid 1

And out of interest why do you like Manhunt :confused: i didnt think it was particuly good game at all.

[Iai-do master]

manhunt is cool

[davethekodiak]

IN NO ORDER

FF III (U.S.)
FF VII
SF III
Ace Combat II
any Tekken game

[hunter_kaval]

manhunt is cool

uh ok but i ask again why???

[davethekodiak]

you cant ask a sadist why they like it. :D

[Sever]

Good to see the age rating on games works, isn't it?
I enjoyed Manhunt, mostly because I found it challenging and had a good stealth engine. The violence was an added bonus, particularly when playing with friends after a few beers (cries of "Dude, you just cut that motherlover's head off!" still haunt my neighbours). I wouldn't say it was "top 5" though, it's good but not that good

[Tatsumaru]

No i havent missed anything and i dont understand how you liked the game if you didnt like the story the only RPGs that have a bad story that you can like tend to be hack"n"slashers like diablo. And i think it had i really good story with good characters that actually had personality plus i dont belevie there has to be a theme for the game to be good or enjoyable.

damn right hunter, i normally agree with tekkens posts but in this case he's just plain wrong. I didn't "shed a tear" either but the storyline was genuinely good and a major part of the game, i did find myself wanting to know more as i went along and i think to fans of the whole star wars thing in particular it was very effective.

[tekkengod]

And out of interest why do you like Manhunt :confused: i didnt think it was particuly good game at all.

this was in response to the last person who said negative things about manhunt, this sums it up pretty well.



WHAT

I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU JUST SAID THAT!!!! :woo: :bang: :woo: :cry: :eek: :confused: :bang: :woo: :bang: :woo: :cry: :woo: :bang:
WTF?

did you play manhunt all the way through? that game is amazing. it is so sick and twisted and they did such a good job of capturing what they were going for which was to be sick and twisted and make you say "OH MY GOD DID THEY JUST KILL HIM WITH A CROWBAR!!!" it was hard as hell too. put it no hardcore you'll be there forever. scary, creppy, sadistic, fun, entertaining.
that game deserves more credit, and props to the rockstar and the developers/ creators for having the balls to go all out like that and be so brave to release a game of pure death and gore in todays liberal "games are bad" political standpoint. and YES blood does make a game sell, death sells, sex sells. violence sells. sick stuff sells. thats why they make it, cause people but it.

imagine conkers bad fur day. without blood or swearing or the wasted scarecrow or referance to drugs/beer/sex. it wouldn't be funny or entertaining at all!!!! Doom 3, same applies. the suffering, resident evil.
they gore/sickness of them is what makes them sell. Manhunt was a brilliant game. you have no taste in games. even if you didn't like the gameplay, {which i find hard to believe} they deserve props for being so outlandish and creative.

what other game lets you chase an asylum guard wearing a bunny suit hopping down the stairs screaming "oh **** hes after my f-ing key oh ****"
as he takes cover behind a sniper and 3 men with shotguns as you
pursue him with a hammer

what other game puts you in a prision with maniacs who think you stole their shoes and attack you with crowbars, meatcleavers and bats screaming about how they should have brought a cooler because the head of the moose they killed and raped is going stale?

manhunt is a stroke of brilliance so sick and twisted, how can you not love it?


manhunt is one of the most original, scary,twisted, enjoyable games of all time.

[tekkengod]

No i havent missed anything and i dont understand how you liked the game if you didnt like the story the only RPGs that have a bad story that you can like tend to be hack"n"slashers like diablo. And i think it had i really good story with good characters that actually had personality plus i dont belevie there has to be a theme for the game to be good or enjoyable.

ok, i'll take that. i said it was good game, cause it was, it was addictive and challenging.
but i didn't like the story too much. it just wasn't the grade of story i was used to {FF VII and FF X and MGS 2}

i was used to having a revelation at the end of my game.

[hunter_kaval]

Tatsumaru I know what you mean I didnt "shed a tear" but that doesnt mean it wasnt a good story. Like you I whanted to know more as the story whent on for the majority of the game you are just finding out small bits of information as the story unfolds. And it was just damn addictive and for a singler player/offline game that was quite impressive so as i speak I am ordering Jade empire. Which is made by the same people Bioware so i excpect it to be very good :D .

There were other things that made the game good aswell but i could go on for ages about it :rolleyes: .

[hunter_kaval]

Well first Manhunt sorry but i dissagree with you there mostly yes i comend rockstar for having the balls to do a game like that. However i didnt feel it was done right initaly it is a good game but after a while it seems a bit repetitve with not much new being added. I did like the end boss through as for once in a game the end boss wasnt some all mighty powerful being, as it usually is.

As for KOTOR the big plot twist was the Revan identity but it wasnt at the end of the game and I am not insulting your gameing taste we all have are own likes and dislikes. The FF series is good (in my opinion) but i didnt like the endings of the FF games i have played and to me the ending of a game is very important. And before you ask i have only played FF 8,9 and 10 but i would love to play 7 as all my freinds say its the best.

[tekkengod]

if you haven't played 7 then you can't say ANYTHING either way about the FF series as it is the defining moment.

[Tatsumaru]

FF7 is officially the best game ever ever ever :D

[tekkengod]

i believe you are right.

[hunter_kaval]

if you haven't played 7 then you can't say ANYTHING either way about the FF series as it is the defining moment.

NO thats what I say i would like to play 7 but from what i have played I say still say their good not great.

[tekkengod]

that being my point, now they are good, but after playing 7,
"they're GREAT"-Tony the tiger :D

seriously, I played 7 first, and it blew my mind, it also allowed me to appreciate the other FF games more, i didn't like 8 too much, 9 was, well 9 is dead to me. and 10 was pretty good, 7 and 10 are tied for best soundtrack on every Filter episode. 7 is only like $20 now cause its been out for so long. it isn't hard to find either, everyone has it and there are still a few being produced, so go get it and enjoy the greatest game ever made!!!

[stickgirl]

Hiya

In order

1:Final Fantasy 7
2:Final Fantasy 8
3:Final Fantasy 9
4:Grand Theft Auto- Vice City
5:Dizzy (treasure island etc, used to have it on my amstrad)

I would rate the ff10 game but the dodgy voice overs put me off completly!!!

Stickgirl
:Angel:

[Cougar_v203]

FF7- greatest game ever made (music, the gameplay, and the music that plays in the BG during the Final Battle with sephiroth (went so well with the whole damn thing)) and the story was great as well.

FFX-2: Great loved it (its hard too)

[tekkengod]

good to see we are all on the same sheet ove music. btw that music in the Sephiroth fight is called "one-winged angel" an instant classic. i got the soundtrack not too long ago. the music was mind blowing, so was the FF X soundtrack. that gagazet tune was the most tranquil and relaxing thing i've ever heard. i loved FF x too, its the 2nd best, but it had nothing near what FF 7 did. that game changed my life.
MGS 1, MGS 2 and FF 7 and FF X made me take a good hard look at my life.

[hunter_kaval]

that being my point, now they are good, but after playing 7,
"they're GREAT"-Tony the tiger :D

seriously, I played 7 first, and it blew my mind, it also allowed me to appreciate the other FF games more, i didn't like 8 too much, 9 was, well 9 is dead to me. and 10 was pretty good, 7 and 10 are tied for best soundtrack on every Filter episode. 7 is only like $20 now cause its been out for so long. it isn't hard to find either, everyone has it and there are still a few being produced, so go get it and enjoy the greatest game ever made!!!

Ill look into that Tekkengod but Iam in the UK so I dont know if it will be harder for me to get a copy but ill have a look on the internet now.

[tekkengod]

enjoy. i doubt it will be much harder to find in the UK its sold 8 million copies, i'm sure afew of them are floating around the UK

[davethekodiak]

scratch SF III off my list (typo), replace with any alpha in the series, cause theres no Sagat in III

add gaurdian heroes (saturn), this is an under rated game that rocks, 100s of charecters to choose from in a fighting game, you cant beat that with a metal pipe ( for the manhunt fans IE Tekkengod) :D

[Jester]

scratch SF III off my list (typo), replace with any alpha in the series, cause theres no Sagat in III

add gaurdian heroes (saturn), this is an under rated game that rocks, 100s of charecters to choose from in a fighting game, you cant beat that with a metal pipe ( for the manhunt fans IE Tekkengod) :D

Speaking of beating people with a pipe. Anyone here remember the game River City Ransom? That was one of the best and most under rated games ever!! It was all about getting "Stone Hands" and hitting someone with a pipe 3 times in under 1 second. :D Course that may be just me :D

[tekkengod]

add gaurdian heroes (saturn), this is an under rated game that rocks, 100s of charecters to choose from in a fighting game, you cant beat that with a metal pipe ( for the manhunt fans IE Tekkengod) :D

MANHUNT, I LOVE MANHUNT, actually u get no metal pipe, but a baseball bat or a hand axe will suffice.
i take it if it was a saturn game it was 2d vomit or an early 3-d game?

[wazzabi]

these i think are the best games in our recent history.

1. metal gear solid
2. half life (and counterstrike)
3. final fantasy 7
4. grand theft auto san andreas (it's miles ahead of the previous 2)
5. tekken 3

who doesn't agree with me?

[Topher]

#1 Zelda: Ocarina of Time
#2 Super Mario 64
#3 Super Mario Bros 3
#4 GoldenEye 007
#5 Mario Kart 64

[davethekodiak]

homer- do you work for nintendo? :D

tekkengod- 2d vomit? ill try to forget you said that!!!!. yes it was 2d :D

jester- RCR does rock, add it to my list too

[tekkengod]

these i think are the best games in our recent history.

1. metal gear solid
2. half life (and counterstrike)
3. final fantasy 7
4. grand theft auto san andreas (it's miles ahead of the previous 2)
5. tekken 3

who doesn't agree with me?

Tekken 3. no, try Tekken Tag or Tekken 5. but yeah, 3 started the craze.

MGS was wonderful but i liked 2 a bit more. never a Big half life fan, but i just bought half life 2, we'll see. GTA was great. FF 7 is hands down quite possibly the greatest game ever made.

[tekkengod]

homer- do you work for nintendo? :D

tekkengod- 2d vomit? ill try to forget you said that!!!!. yes it was 2d :D

yeah, i was about to ask him the same thing.

and yes, its no secret, i hate 2d fighting games with a passion. i want abit more depth and beauty to my game than foreward back up, and early PS1 graphics. but now that Namco vs Capcom is coming out i may have to change my ideas a bit.

www.gametrailers.com check it out. Tekken players= King. Paul. Lei. Law. Jin
SC2 players= Talim, nightmare, Maxi. Mitsirugi and one other i forget. this is gonna be a bad day for capcom, namco will slaughter them

[Topher]

homer- do you work for nintendo? :D

No, not at all ;)

There simply my best games.

Most of my other favs will be retro Nintendo/Sega (Streets of Rage 3 / Golden Axe, ALEX THE KID!! :D)

Other favs: Diablo II, Unreal Tournament, Q3, GTA 3 & 5, Mario Sunshine...

[rainbows]

#1 Zelda: Ocarina of Time
#2 Super Mario 64
#3 Super Mario Bros 3
#4 GoldenEye 007
#5 Mario Kart 64

I like the way you think. But Super Mario Kart takes a rather large dump all over MK64.

[tekkengod]

damn nintendo fanboys, your company is dying, and it needs saving.

[Tatsumaru]

STREETS OF RAGE!!! Homer i forgive your nintendo fanboy ways just for reminding me of this classic. It was the best thing ever when i was a kid, running around swinging drain pipes at evil punks heads! I love that game so much, i had it on the compilation cartridge thing with golden axe and revenge of shinobi i think, they were pretty damn good too. The only game i would put above streets of rage in the classics list is the duck hunt and mario bros NES game cartridge :D

[Topher]

damn nintendo fanboys, your company is dying, and it needs saving.
In terms of gaming only, there actually probably the richest company of all three. They got around 6 or 9 BILLION $ safely stored in the bank :D

But i'm no fanboy (hate the word ;) ) I just think they make the most enjoyable games (dont really play anymore tho :( ). Playstation is also great. Xbox is the only console i got no buisness with. The only games of intrest on that side i can play on other platforms :D

[tekkengod]

its all about sony.

[hunter_kaval]

STREETS OF RAGE!!! Homer i forgive your nintendo fanboy ways just for reminding me of this classic. It was the best thing ever when i was a kid, running around swinging drain pipes at evil punks heads! I love that game so much, i had it on the compilation cartridge thing with golden axe and revenge of shinobi i think, they were pretty damn good too. The only game i would put above streets of rage in the classics list is the duck hunt and mario bros NES game cartridge :D

LOL I know i had that same package as well :D I had all the streets of rage games 1,2 and 3. Man i loved all of those games sometimes I still wish i had them :cry: I loved everything about them the music the characters the end of level bosses.

Does anyone else remember anymore side-scrolling beat-umps? like I get final fight on the GBA that was again awsome.

[tekkengod]

In terms of gaming only, there actually probably the richest company of all three. They got around 6 or 9 BILLION $ safely stored in the bank :D

But i'm no fanboy (hate the word ;) ) I just think they make the most enjoyable games (dont really play anymore tho :( ). Playstation is also great. Xbox is the only console i got no buisness with. The only games of intrest on that side i can play on other platforms :D

let me reprhase that, i mean their ability to make a decent console, and or games.

[Topher]

let me reprhase that, i mean their ability to make a decent console, and or games.

Lets get this straight - you questioning Nintendo's ability to make a good game :rolleyes: :p :D

[Topher]

LOL I know i had that same package as well :D I had all the streets of rage games 1,2 and 3. Man i loved all of those games sometimes I still wish i had them :cry: I loved everything about them the music the characters the end of level bosses.

Does anyone else remember anymore side-scrolling beat-umps? like I get final fight on the GBA that was again awsome.
Golden Axe was great. Also liked the original Mega Man games. Alex The Kid was great (yes, not a beat em' up but free :D)

[Sandus]

let me reprhase that, i mean their ability to make a decent console, and or games.
Nintendo's consoles and first party games are not the problem. It's the thrid party support that's killing them. Neither Sony nor Microsoft makes console games that can compare with what Nintendo puts out. The difference is that 90% of Nintendo's good games have been made by Nintendo whereas the X-Box and Playstation games are predominately third party.

[tekkengod]

Nintendo's consoles are not the problem
:eek:
i take it you have not played the Gamecube at all?
the only system in history to have fewer good games than the
X-Box.
i do agree, sony and MS are both 3rd party 98% of the time.

[tekkengod]

Lets get this straight - you questioning Nintendo's ability to name a good game :rolleyes: :p :D

yes. GC was a horrible system with only a handfull of games worth my time.

[davethekodiak]

you work for sony!!!!!!!! :D

[rainbows]

Certainly sounds like it. A PS2 fanboy of the painful kind.

[tekkengod]

I WISH i worked for sony. i'm not a "fanboy" any gamer with half a brain will tell you,
PS2 has the best game and it looks like the PS3 is gonna dominate. we aren't going anywhere anytime soon, can't say that for GC and box.

[Sandus]

:eek:
i take it you have not played the Gamecube at all?
the only system in history to have fewer good games than the
X-Box.
i do agree, sony and MS are both 3rd party 98% of the time.
I OWN a Gamecube and think it's a superior machine to the Playstation 2 (without the versatility of CD and DVD compatibility). Once again, the lack of quality games is due to the lack of third party support. That said, I can name more good console-exclusive Gamecube games off the top of my head than X-Box.

[tekkengod]

I OWN a Gamecube and think it's a superior machine to the Playstation 2

I can name more good console-exclusive Gamecube games off the top of my head than X-Box.


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god i love this forum. the more people post, the more i think i was witness to the dumbest things ever writtern. thank you thank you thank you, i have FINALLY seen the most idiotic statement i'll ever read. seriously, thats a load of vomit, you can't honestly tell me that the GC has anything more than an old company on the PS2. i'm not too big on either the box or the GC, but the box has 2000 times the potential of the GC, name the games, i'll take that challange.

You and Aikimac really should double team me one day. the more you speak about games. the more the bible tends to make sense.

[Sandus]

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god i love this forum. the more people post, the more i think i was witness to the dumbest things ever writtern. thank you thank you thank you, i have FINALLY seen the most idiotic statement i'll ever read. seriously, thats a load of vomit, you can't honestly tell me that the GC has anything more than an old company on the PS2. i'm not too big on either the box or the GC, but the box has 2000 times the potential of the GC, name the games, i'll take that challange.

You and Aikimac really should double team me one day. the more you speak about games. the more the bible tends to make sense.
Gamecube-only games that are good (off the top of my head):
Resident Evil 4
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Mario Power Tennis
Legend of Zelda: Windwaker

X-Box:
Halo
Halo 2
Jade Empire
Fable
Ninja Gaiden

I stand by my statement that the Gamecube is technologically superior to the Playstation 2 (both graphically and speedwise). You are correct that the X-box is more powerful than both, but I was not talking about the X-Box at all; I was simply defending the Gamcube from your ignorant statement.

I will gladly continue discussing this, but only if you curtail the arrogance and childishness and try discuss things in an appropriate manner.

[tekkengod]

Gamecube-only games that are good (off the top of my head):
Resident Evil 4
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Mario Power Tennis
Legend of Zelda: Windwaker

X-Box:
Halo
Halo 2
Jade Empire
Fable
Ninja Gaiden

I stand by my statement that the Gamecube is technologically superior to the Playstation 2 (both graphically and speedwise). You are correct that the X-box is more powerful than both, but I was not talking about the X-Box at all; I was simply defending the Gamcube from your ignorant statement.

I will gladly continue discussing this, but only if you curtail the arrogance and childishness and try discuss things in an appropriate manner.

mario tennis was vomit. so that leaves 5 games. and 5 for the box. now add
KOTOR 1
FOTOR 2
X-men Legends {which was simply better for x-box than for the PS2}
but i won't defend the box, i'm not too fond of either.

as for the PS2. hell, that would require a few pages.

[Sandus]

mario tennis was vomit. so that leaves 5 games. and 5 for the box. now add
KOTOR 1
FOTOR 2
X-men Legends {which was simply better for x-box than for the PS2}
but i won't defend the box, i'm not too fond of either.

as for the PS2. hell, that would require a few pages.
You've missed the point. We are discussing two things. The first is that the Gamecube has better technology than PS2 (which is true). The second is that the Gamecube DOES have several good Gamecube-only games, despite the fact that most are made by Nintendo.

There is no doubt that PS2 has more great games than both systems combined (one need only look to GTA, Final Fantasy, and MGS to tip the scales). But that certainly does not make the PS2 BETTER, simply a better gaming choice. That does not make the Gamcube a poor machine, just an under-utilized machine.

You can talk all you want about the superiority of PS2, but aside from being able to play a CD/DVD, it IS in fact inferior in all ways (technically, not games) to the Gamecube.

[tekkengod]

post the specs of the GC would you.

ok then let me rephrase my statement. the PS2 is the best choice for quality of gaming, which is what makes a system.
also, i'd say that the ability to play the most dominant form of both music and movie is more than enough to outweight what ever flaws one may claim the PS2 to have.

[Sandus]

Processor
Processor 1 x IBM PowerPC "Gekko" 485MHz
Processor Clock Speed 485MHz
L1 Cache Instruction 32KB, Data 32KB
L2 Cache 256KB
External Bus 1.3GB/s
Internal Data Precision 32-bit Integer, 32-bit Floating Point

System Memory
Main Memory 24MB MoSys 1T-SRAM, 16MB 81MHz DRAM
Main Memory Bandwidth 2.6GB/s
Graphics Processor and Memory
Graphics Processor ATI Flipper
Graphics Core Clock Speed 162MHz
Graphics Frame Buffer 2MB 1T-SRAM
Texture Cache 1MB 1T-SRAM
Texture Read Bandwidth 10.4GB/s
Fill Rate (pixels) 650 Mpixels/s
Fill Rate (texels) 650 Mtexels/s
Fill Rate (triangles) 6-12 Mtriangles/s
Pixel Depth 24-bit color, 24-bit Z-buffer

Audio
Audio Processor Custom Macronix 16-bit DSP
Audio Performance 64 simultaneous channels
Sampling Frequency 48KHz

And 4 controller ports and the best controller available (also available wireless).

[tekkengod]

thanks, i'll do some research for comparison in the morning.

and i have to say that the PS2 pad is the best controller, and the box's S Type isn't too bad either. but the PS2 pad is just so much more well rounded and comfortable to me. the GC pad just feels off to me. certainly not made for shooters or fighting games of any considerable depth. the X-box pad is too big and bulky, even the small S types are just not what the Dualshock has come to be. it is the golden standard for controllers.

[rainbows]

Gamecube-only games that are good (off the top of my head):
Resident Evil 4
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Mario Power Tennis
Legend of Zelda: Windwaker

Add F-Zero GX (best racing game EVER imho...), Tales of Symphonia, Baten Kaitos, Mario Kart: Double Dash (with SSBM and Super Monkey Ball (now multiformat), the best drunk games EVER), The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures...

[Topher]

Add Wave Race, Pikmin, Mario Kart, Mario Sunshine, Wind Waker to your Nintendo only list.

Moving on.... This will likely be the Best Games of 2005 list:

1. Legend of Zelda
2. Resident Evil 4
3. GTA: San Andreas
4. Halo 2

Need i say anymore :D