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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: smkelly13 on January 04, 2009, 02:33:04 PM
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Pretty self-explanitory, what's your top ten list for video games?
* Can be from any console, PC, online, handheld, etc
* The games that you do choose, give a reason
* Say whether or not you'd recommened it to someone -and- if you still play it today
Here's my top ten:
1. WWF No Mercy for the Nintendo 64. In my opinion, hands down the greatest wrestling video game ever made. I mean handicap ladder matches, there's nothing better. I love the control scheme, it's simple and flawless. A great variety of wrestlers to choose from, and the ability to creat custom wrestlers. I would recommend this game to anyone who is a fan of pro wrestling, be it puroresu, the WWF, or TNA. Unfortunately, I do not play this game anymore, I sold my 64 a couple years back.
2. Metal Gear Solid for the Sony Playstation. One of the untouchables in video game history. It routinely makes many top ten lists, best of all-time lists, so it's not out of place on my list. I love the story, it's incredible. The graphics at the time were top of the line, and a real eye opener of what's to come. The improved AI (although still handicapped) was one of the better elements of the game, and became one of the staples of the franchise. Of the four next gen MGS games, this one is ranked at #1, yes, I like this one better than MGS4. This game created the stealth/secret ops genre, or, at least reinvented it. I don't think I could give a higher recommendation than I give for this one, it has it all, and is extremely cheap these days. I still play this game.
3. Resident Evil 4 for the Playstation 2. I've played all of the RE series games, and this won takes the cake. It revitalized a dying franchise (due to the lame movie series) and brought in many new fans. I am in particular anxiously waiting for the release of RE5. This game has it all as well, length, action, solid story, suspense, horror, plenty of missle launching action. I recommend it for the fans of survival horror, or just shoot 'em up kinds. I still play this game.
4. Fallout 3 for the Playstation 3. In my opinion, the game of the year for 2008, and there were many steller titles released in '08. I believe this game has reinvented the FPS, and the mixture of FPS/RPG is great. My first play through was near 90 hours or so, so there's no worry about not getting your moneys worth. I hate how short some games are, like Star Wars: Force Unleashed, which I beat in almost 6 hours, after spending $60 on it. The side quests, main quest, karma system, VATS, non-playable companions, and much more is enough to keep you occupied for weeks on end. I certainly recommend this game, and definitely still play it today.
5. Final Fantasy VII for the Sony Playstation. I've played most of the FF titles, and this one is at the top of the list. Like MGS, this game routinely makes the all-time/top lists from many magazines/websites. I am in total agreeance with them, this game will blow your socks off, even if your shoes are still laced up. The game spans four discs, which means a lot of gameplay, the CGI cutscenes are still impressive today, and the game is challenging to even the expert FF player. I've always thought that Cloud was the coolest main character in the FF series, add in a supporting cast of Barret, and Red (I forget the exact number, thinking it's 13) and you have a great game. Septorith (sp?) is the coolest arch nememsis you could ever have as well. I highly recommend this game to fans of the series, or just RPG buffs.
6. Super Metroid for the Super Nintendo. This was the first game I had for the Super Nintendo, and it's my favorite, it's also the greatest Metroid title to ever hit the shelves. The story is good, combat is great, and exploring the massive levels trying to find weapon upgrades is top notch. I recommend this game to people who like shooting aliens with hi-tech guns, and playing as a bad bellybutton chick. I don't have a Super NES anymore, so no more playing for me.
7. Streets of Rage 2 for the Sega Genesis. My best friend and I used to play this game religiously together, usually until our thumbs had blissters on them. It's a very one dimensional game, you beat bad guys up with the character of your choice until you get to the end boss. It's very simple, but oh so sweet. I usually picked Max or Axel, they were the best fighters and the strongest. Recommended to people who enjoy fighting games and arcade like games. I don't have my Sega anymore, but I play the emulator quite often.
8. Winback for the Nintendo 64. I used to have my teammates from my football team over to play this game, long nights of shooting each other in the back at close range with a shotgun is goodtimes. The story is pretty lame, but the multiplayer is what sells the game. I recommend this game to people who like multiplayer shooters. I can't play this anymore, no N64.
9. The Legend of Zelda for the Super Nintendo. Was my favorite RPG until I played FF VII. The Zelda series has taken some weird twists and turns, but the one thing that stays the same, and that one thing is that this game is an all-time classic, and should be in everyones collection. Recommended to people who like Zelda, RPG's, and adventure games. I don't play it anymore, but it's on my bookshelf.
10. Grand Theft Auto IV for the Playstation 3. I thought San Andreas was the top of the line for the GTA series, but I was definitely wrong when this game got released. Niko Bellic is by far the best GTA main character they've ever introduced, a hard edged European who doesn't mind cutting someones finger off. The playability is ungodly high, the game length will take months to complete, and there's nothing better than running civilians over while fleeing from the cops.
So, that's my list. By the way, this list itsn't in any particular order.
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Super Tecmo Bowl bests all of them.
Pac-Man
Tempest
Galaga
Donkey Kong
even as Arcade games, smoke today's games.
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For the Nintendo, you forgot Star Fox man! That game was it! The only game I ever saw with the "double sized box"
Me and my brother used to beat it everyway possible for hours...
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Doom for PS1
Aces High II
Activision Ice Hockey for Atari
Medal of Honor Frontline for Xbox
Missile Command - arcade version
Space Invaders - arcade version
Turok for N64
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In no particular order:
Half-Life 2 - Without doubt one of the greatest games ever made, and one of the standards by which contemporary FPS' are judged. Awesome physics modeling, incredibly realistic environments and characters, especially the engine's ability to synch with the voice actors (apparently, no animation required, the engine handles it all on itself). Can't wait for Episode 3.
Doom - Wolf 3D may have been the game that put the FPS on the map, but Doom was MINDBLOWING for the time.
X-wing - Best game in the series by far. Along with TIE Fighter it had the best immersion of any other game in the series. XvT and XWA were incredible let downs. Considering the direction LucasArts and LFL took at the time, it's hardly surprising.
Warcraft 2 - Oh come on, do I NEED to say anything about this? The only shame is now no one remembers Warcraft started as a strategy series and EVERYTHING is WoW-related. Even the upcoming movie is ignoring the roots of the series and cashing in on the MMO.
The Legend of Zelda (original) - Held the #1 spot of the best all-time NES games in Nintendo Power from its release until they stopped tracking NES titles. Along with Mario, when people thought "Nintendo" Zelda was the first thing that came to mind
Quest for Glory I-IV - One of Sierra's best. I still curse Vivendi for the way the @#$%ed up the series with V
Aces of the Pacific - Best WWII air-combat sim EVER
Secret of Mana - One of the best games on the SNES, and one of the best console RPGs ever
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II - Back from when LucasArts actually still made GOOD Star Wars games. Great story, great game mechanics.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Great RPG. Beautiful graphics, and incredible flexibility.
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Great RPG. Beautiful graphics, and incredible flexibility.
Serious question --- Does that game actually have an "ending?"
If we are talking arcade games, there was one called Xybots that was my favorite. My younger brother and I would each get $5 worth of quarters and see how many levels we could get before the money ran out.
Pigskin was another very fun game. Basically it was Mideval rugby where scrums ended up getting someone killed . . .
In that same vein, different era, was Cyberball.
BattleZone was another good one if you didn't get a machine that sent nothing but missles.
Defender was one of my older brother's favorites (hated mutants).
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Just who is this smelly13 character? Top ten video games and NOT ONE cartoon airplane game? And where is Gran Tourismo?
I have to admit I'm speechless.
TOP TEN FAIL THREADS OF ALL TIME!
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Wing Commander (a couple of games in the series were good as well)
BattleZone (multi-player was a hoot)
Unreal Tournament
Doom (the original)
Carmagedoon (just a funny game)
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Serious question --- Does that game actually have an "ending?"
Technically yes, but after "winning" you continue to play around in the world after that.
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Wing Commander (a couple of games in the series were good as well)
BattleZone (multi-player was a hoot)
Unreal Tournament
Doom (the original)
Carmagedoon (just a funny game)
aces high didn't make your list? :O
tisk tisk
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1. Harpoon...the original, got me stuck on computer games
2. Command HQ...an older game that was one of the first modem player vs. player release. Great game.
3. Aces High...I was an addict for many years, just started flying again.
4. Air Warrior...the one that got me into flying.
5. Red Storm Rising...another oldie but goodie
6. Call of Duty 4...just a great FPS
7. Silent Hunter 3...best Sub game I've played
8. Baldur's Gate...A friend of mine and I almost finished that game on characters that were all level 1. We never realised that when it siad "Level Up" that we had to actually do it, it wasn't automatic. The stategies we had to employ to win some battles were amazing.
9. Attack Sub 688..got me into sub games
10. Sid Meyers Pirates...just a fantastic game with so much potential.
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If I was to make a top eleven list, Half-Life 2 would make the cut. The free man.
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Technically yes, but after "winning" you continue to play around in the world after that.
Well, that was what I was wondering, whether it would ever tell you, basically, that there was nothing left to do, it is time to start a different character. Seems it doesn't.
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1. Doom 1 & 2 - Nothing touches the Doom Series.
2. America's Army. Version 1.4 - 1.9 After they started going too deep into SF it became extremely boring and all about twitch players and who can strafe the best. Nobody plays the maps that are actually a challenge anymore.
3. Medieval: Total War. Glorious fun all-around. Amazing action with the Napoleonic mod. Viking invasion was great until 8 Berserkers slaughtered 500 of my saxons whilst attacking uphill through a hail of arrows :(
4. Rome: Total War. Not so grand but with the SPQR Total Conversion mod. Makes a very challenging and long lasting game. (Still running the same campaign from almost a year ago.)
5. Sins of a Solar Empire. This is how Space Junk is Born! I love this game. I'm currently off conquering a galaxy with over 100 planets to play with. I can name my Capital ships, I can designate fleets and compositions, I can choose defenses and watch with a bowl of popcorn and cinematic mode turned on as 3rd fleet and my Flagship the Imperator and its two sister ships Agamemnon and Mephisto warps into and lays waste to an entire system. Or watching the nimble dance of the Lexington's fighters and bombers as they tear apart a dreadnaught.
6. Aces High 2. I have yet to find a combat flight simulator with better controls/feel and anywhere near as perfect a view system.
7. EvE: Online. Good fun running around and ruining other people's days.
8. Call of Duty 4. The best of the Call of Duty series. World at War was a big disapointment for me, same-old story-line and crappy immersion. Made me want to kill all of my team-mates almost as much as MOH:PA. CoD 4 was amazing. The first FPS that actually modelled bullet penetration to a satisfying degree. (No more hiding behind plywood when I've got an M-60.)
9. Diablo 2. Whirling Barbarians, armies of skeletons, chicks freezing people to death, and a woman throwing a javelin that turns into a thousand bolts of lightning.
10. WoW. Nothing shall stand before my 80 Retribution Paladin! Nothing! Err okay maybe that shadow priest and the arcane mage over there... and that Druid will be an interesting fight... but that's it!
I've always loved the Warcraft series, and once you get past the morons who play WoW and find a good group of guys/girls to play with its just like running around in Aces High... only... I'm a Paladin smiting the horde instead of a knit running from rooks or dodging bish ho's. The brightest side I find to WoW is finding squeakers... and ruining their days... because little kids should not be need rolling on my Deeps gear for their off-spec.
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No game did ever captivate me as Elite did:
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(http://www.frontierastro.co.uk/Elite/amstrad/ams2.gif)
The right game at the right time ;)
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1.Aces High
2.Goldeneye 007
3.Madden
4.COD4
5.Halo
6.Starcraft
7.GTA
8.
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10.
only ones I really play
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1. Rome total war
2. midevil 2 total war
3. call of duty 4
4. day of defeat
5. counterstrike source
6. day of defeat source
7. world in conflict
8. left 4 dead
9. battlefield 1942 and expansions
10. battlefield 2142
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I honestly like World at War, just pissed because one, it didn't have really any story, two, from what I do know, the battle fields weren't anywhere near accurate. In MoH: PA, the Tarawa and Guadalcanal battlefields were as accurate as I ever remembered them from pictures.
BUT, then again, World at War was made by the same guys who made Call of Duty, Big Red One. (Bust as well, online play for CODWaW is supposed to be better than modern warfare though)
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What about Super Mario World?
(http://cmwp.com/wiki/images/c/cb/SNES_Super_MarioWorld.jpg)
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the main problem i find in world at war is that the weapons have fliped hit data mp-40 deadlier than the Thompson ya right bolt actions 2 shot kills
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the main problem i find in world at war is that the weapons have fliped hit data mp-40 deadlier than the Thompson ya right bolt actions 2 shot kills
I always got 1 shot kills with the bolt actions. I'm also kind of mad that the 30-06 on the M1 Garand didn't do almost anything, you'd have to shoot them 10 times before you'd kill them. And the Japanese Arisaka was owning the 30-06 and it was a 25 caliber rifle IIRC.
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8. Baldur's Gate...A friend of mine and I almost finished that game on characters that were all level 1. We never realised that when it siad "Level Up" that we had to actually do it, it wasn't automatic. The stategies we had to employ to win some battles were amazing.
ROFL! My friend and I beat that game a couple times, it's great fun. I can't imagine how could have possibly gotten very far at level 1, major kudos to you...but again... LOL! :lol
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I always got 1 shot kills with the bolt actions. I'm also kind of mad that the 30-06 on the M1 Garand didn't do almost anything, you'd have to shoot them 10 times before you'd kill them. And the Japanese Arisaka was owning the 30-06 and it was a 25 caliber rifle IIRC.
i do most of the time but sometimes i don't kill them m1 owns shoot in 2-3 round no flash suppressor or scoped 1 shotit will like 1 shot every time i went 20-0 like that in a match not the best kill streak which was 40 something
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i do most of the time but sometimes i don't kill them m1 owns shoot in 2-3 round no flash suppressor or scoped 1 shotit will like 1 shot every time i went 20-0 like that in a match not the best kill streak which was 40 something
we're getting XBox live, and I'll be trying to do good. (the few times I played Call of Duty 4 online, I did really good. All I really want is a bayonet, those things are bad arse)
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In no particular order:
Day of Defeat (3.1b was probably the best balanced play)
Mario Kart
PTO II (Pacific Theater of Operations)
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Red Alert
Company of Heroes
There's quite a few more but I'm having a memory block atm.
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Mario Kart on the N64
Elder Scrolls Oblivion
Red Baron
Flying Corps Gold
Aces High II
B-17 Flying Fortress
Zelda on the N64
Rome: Total War
Civilisation IV
Command and Conquer Tiberium Sun
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aces high didn't make your list? :O
tisk tisk
I never get to play the game. Hard for me to enjoy it when I get nailed with a million questions and complaints every time I go online. I could use a shade, but then be relegated to saying nothing in comms and that just wrecks it for me.
I wish I could enjoy it. I envy all the players who do get to have fun playing it.
I have often thought it would be cool to have an HTC Staff day, where all of us got online to play and just play. No questions, no complaints. Just be like any other player in the game.
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I never get to play the game. Hard for me to enjoy it when I get nailed with a million questions and complaints every time I go online. I could use a shade, but then be relegated to saying nothing in comms and that just wrecks it for me.
Dunno if that would be a possible solution for that problem..but maybe there's a small, long established squad with very thrustworthy members out there (it'S said there are a few left of that kind) that you could join. For the rest of the arena you're just another silent shade, but you could use comms on squadchannel, enjoing all the things this game can give you...
(BTW I'm flying silent for 3 years now, only using mic occasionally for TA work. :))
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I never get to play the game. Hard for me to enjoy it when I get nailed with a million questions and complaints every time I go online. I could use a shade, but then be relegated to saying nothing in comms and that just wrecks it for me.
I wish I could enjoy it. I envy all the players who do get to have fun playing it.
I have often thought it would be cool to have an HTC Staff day, where all of us got online to play and just play. No questions, no complaints. Just be like any other player in the game.
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That's unfortunate, Skuzzy. Always thought AH staff would be having a ball playing the game however they liked in whatever circumstances.
But then I guess it is like being too responsible for too much. Maybe the difference between work (however fulfilling) and pleasure (simply enjoying with no responsibility for the overall activity).
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(BTW I'm flying silent for 3 years now, only using mic occasionally for TA work. :))
Was thinking of that the other day....as long as I've known you I'v never heard you speak... Oh well :)
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Bring back H2H Skuzzy, and you & the boyz can play all ya want! :)
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Does no one remember "pong"?
that which started it all?
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I have often thought it would be cool to have an HTC Staff day, where all of us got online to play and just play. No questions, no complaints. Just be like any other player in the game.
Do it, mate.
If you're happy about what you're doing and not just passionate about it, you'll enjoy it more and find it more rewarding.
This will be good for you and your staff and us players too.
Win, win.
You could always try your skills at an accent too. Practice being English or something and just speak like that on vox.
Or just use a crappy microphone... no one will recognise you.
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Do it, mate.
If you're happy about what you're doing and not just passionate about it, you'll enjoy it more and find it more rewarding.
This will be good for you and your staff and us players too.
Win, win.
You could always try your skills at an accent too. Practice being English or something and just speak like that on vox.
Or just use a crappy microphone... no one will recognise you.
Or voice changing software... call yourself....um ..... orngepuppy.
:noid
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Skuzzy you got to stop tripping over those dang cords :D :salute
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1) Battlefeild 2, just fantastic, well ballenced, lots of options
2) Starcraft, dont even have to explain this one, its a game that shaped all rps games drasticly, cant wait for #2
3) MarioKart64, for N64, i still play this in the dorms with my friends
4) Goldeneye for the N64, serriously, who did not think this was amazing for the time being
5) Battlefeild 1942 with all expansions, I speant 3 years just rocking it and getting good at it, i wold now say i am a master of this game
6) Left For Dead, if you havent tried this yet, do it, amazing gameplay, first zombie game that plays out well (like a ____ of the dead movie) if you havent played it, go and play it
7) Red Alert 2, proly should be higher on the list, but im to lazy to go chang it, great game, sad that 3 didnt live up to it
8) Fancy Pants Adventure 1 & 2, wins in the flash game catagory, fantastic
9) AH2, i put it up cause I spend so much time playing and have learned allot from it
10) NavyFeild, great ww2 naval surface battle game, play it when i get over ah2, give it a try, good for jumping on for 20 mins
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Shame Curlew, Starcraft should be higher on that list!
Also Red Alert 2, good yes. However RA1 is still best. :D
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Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Underworld_I:_The_Stygian_Abyss
Silent Service II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Service_II
Red Baron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Baron_(game)
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Their_Finest_Hour_(1989_video_game)
Diablo (where I got my name from)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_(video_game)
Star Wars: Dark Forces
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Dark_Forces
X-COM: UFO Defense (probably the greatest game ever)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO:_Enemy_Unknown
Wizardry (the one that started it all for me)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizardry
Fighting Steel (I still occaisionally play this one)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_Steel
And let's not forget this classic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf9Y--_aY70
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Star Wars: Dark Forces
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Dark_Forces
^That was the reason I bought my very first PC
Half Life
Warcraft 2
Command & Conquer
Impossible Mission (c64)
Quake
X-Com
Civilisation 2
Diablo
Sim City
Battlehawks 1942 (Amiga)
The Secret of Monkey Island (Amiga)
Tronsky
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Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a classic! Can't believe I forgot that one...I am sure there are others that I am forgetting.
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Number one: Aces High.
Number two: The Lords of Midnight (Sinclair, but I'll give you a PC link if you like)
3-10....still thinking...
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its difficult to find "all-time", it should be splittet in '80, '90 and early 2000 maybe,
but hers my shortened list of games i spend way to much of my lifetime ;)
Flight Simmulator (i started the machine for the first time on my ATARI 400 and still play the PC-X version today thats why its #1)
Mario Kart on the SNES (still playing it via emulator!)
rFactor & Grand Prix Legends (Milestones for Race fans)
Flying Circus (a former WW1 online flightsim from Simguild, Ultra Fun)
Day of Defeat (a former WW2 online FPS, aprox 54033700 frags lol)
others Games i spend or still spending lifetime...
Aces High
World War 2 Online
Mercenay - Escape from Targ
Missile Comand
Duke Nukem 3D
Red Alert 2
Stunt Island
Nascar 3
...
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1: Aces High I & II (The only sim/video game addictive for me)
2: European Air War (First sim for me. Great and fun title of 90s)
3: Grand Prix 2 by Geoff Crammond (...when you can play F1 with keywoards :D )
4: IL2/FB Series ( I do not like some things, but great software product anyway )
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Pong (the original)
Tradewars (from the dialup BBS days)
Super Mario Brothers (my generation's first game)
Street Fighter 2 (it made Fighting games)
Doom (it made FPS)
Warcraft (it made RTS)
Everquest (it made MMOs)
Jones: Life in the Fast Lane (the original Sims)
Text based MUDs (specifically, LegendMUD)
Leisure Suit Larry series (the king of adventure games)
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My number one of all time has to be Metal Gear Solid on PS1.
It was absolutely amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtDoO9Q7vnM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtDoO9Q7vnM)
Psycho Mantis was awesome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agEdci5zEWo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agEdci5zEWo)
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Tradewars (from the dialup BBS days)
LORD ftw! Also played Solar Realms Elite and Usurper. There was another one that was a fantasy RPG with different quests, whose title I can't remember how it was spelled. It started with an "E" and the NPC character names were all taken from Hunchback of Notre Dame....
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1. TIE FIGHTER - COLLECTORS CD-ROM EDITION
2. WING COMMANDER 3
3. FALCON 4 (PAST AND CURRENT EDITIONS)
4. MECHWARRIOR 2
5. HALF LIFE 1/2
6. COMMAND & CONQUER 1 (ESPECIALLY THE SLICK INSTALLER)
7. LONGBOW 2
8. CALL OF DUTY 4
9. MISSILE COMMAND
10. BATTLEZONE
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1. Tecmo Bowl Super Bowl - Nintendo
2. Baseball Stars - Nintendo
3. NHL 93 - Sega Genesis
4. Ace's High 2
5. Medal of Honor - PS2
6. NCAA Football (any year) - PS 1-3
7. Black - PS2
8. B-17 Fighting Fortress - Intellivision
9. MVP Baseball 05 - PS2
10. Gran Turismo any of them
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Doom
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
starcraft
X-Com
Civilization
Diablo
Sim City
Wizardry
Madden Football(commodore 64)
Pac Man
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In no order:
Karateka
Lode Runner
Centipede
Aces High
Thief II and III
Age of Emperors
Deus EX
Grand Theft Auto (San Andreas)
that's about all I can think of that has really captured me.
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Falcon 4.0 & F4AF especially (most realistic)
Flight Simulator (version X with UTX ASA WOAI PFE and the F1 Mustang - nothing better)
Aces High (because of Sick Puppies Breed and Prowlers)
Aces Over Europe
European Air War
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Aces High II and predecessors
Air Warrior (what got it all started)
Call of Duty 4 (PlayStation 3)
WarHawks (PlayStation 3)
Kasparov Chessmate
MS Flight Simulator 2004 and X
Dawn of Aces
Falcon
Many of the various little artillery games
And yes, Skuzzy's mention of Carmageddon (street mayhem)
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The games I've enjoyed most, in no particular order:
-Ultima IV on C64
-Space Quest series
-X-Wing
-System Shock
-BattleZone (1st multiplayer experience)
-Starcraft (I still suck big time in multiplayer)
-Aliens vs Predators multiplayer (Last Man Standing games were my favorites)
-Half-Life
-Half-Life 2
-Warbirds 2.77
-AH
-Eve Online (enjoyed it a lot at 1st, then it became a chore but I still played it for 6 months because I had a "good" char. Now i'm avoiding the MMORPG like meth)
and last but not least
-LEFT 4 DEAD: game of the year 2008 for me, it doesn't get old. Most fun I've had in ages.
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1. TIE FIGHTER - COLLECTORS CD-ROM EDITION
2. WING COMMANDER 3
3. FALCON 4 (PAST AND CURRENT EDITIONS)
4. MECHWARRIOR 2
5. HALF LIFE 1/2
6. COMMAND & CONQUER 1 (ESPECIALLY THE SLICK INSTALLER)
7. LONGBOW 2
8. CALL OF DUTY 4
9. MISSILE COMMAND
10. BATTLEZONE
I remember Mech2. Kinda miss that one. The later ones weren't the same.
I'm surprised that one hasn't been mentioned more.
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In chronological order...
i) Elite on the BBC - this is where it all started for me; a whole galaxy to explore, vector graphics, market trading and lazers!
ii) Doom - i know Wolfensein was first but this was just so polished; the source of fps.
iii) Carmageddon - no game has made me laugh and cackle so much. Just loved driving like a nutter then sitting back and watching the tv replay.
iv) Half Life (and it's successors). Raised the bar.
v) Grand Prix Legends (and it's spiritual successor GTR2 with the Power and Glory mod) - Aces High with 1950's cars... what more do you want? A very dedicated and truly gifted community, props to simbim for the modablilty and no legal hassles. Note P&G v2.0 out, it is stunning.
vi) Aces High - came here from one of the early fighter aces, world of difference. Can still recall the sense of "this is it!" Ever since zx81 flight sim (the one with no landscape just instuments and a landing strip) Aces High provided that which I had dreamed of.
vii) Deus Ex - RPG and FPS.. choices.
viii) Rome Total War - There used to be a show on telly where the contestants would fight historic battles as the commanders of an army against an AI. They were playing RTW about a year before it was released!!! Combine Civ4 with tactical battleground control and it's got to be a winner.
ix) Team Fortress 2 - Something for everyone. The replayability of this shooter is astonishing. You never know what is going to happen next. Incredibly funny, challenging and charming. Aspects of AH when your team goes from absolute losers to holding their own to winning. I just find it exciting.
x) Fallout 3 - yes bug problems but still this is one of the greatest games I've played in a long time. Complete freedom of choice. And the gameworld.. it is almost awe inspiring the level of detail and crafting that has gone into it. Completely moddable, runs like a dream on old hardware - this is only the start, so much more to come from the modders.
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This thread makes me feel really old. Lots of good old-school games listed in it.
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wheres goldeneye?
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-LEFT 4 DEAD: game of the year 2008 for me, it doesn't get old. Most fun I've had in ages.
Have you played Fallout 3 yet?
wheres goldeneye?
Goldeneye has been listed twice.
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I forgot to add Burnout 2 and 3 on Xbox. The takedown feature in #3 was awesome but the super-gay "Stryker" character was best left muted.
Forgot Goldeneye too. :aok
Disruptor is a really cool shooter for PS1 as well. So was Dark Forces but the graphics were pretty pixelated.
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not in any order
NHL94- an endless good time back in the day
tron- cheesy, but makes me remember the arcade days
GTA- pretty much all of em to satisfy my gangstaness ya heard
Madden- Have had many tournaments with my old room mates always a great time
Aces High- the most frustrating game I've ever played
Castle Wolfenstein-The first one on the comadore 64....I played it for hours. So I guess I loved it. Watching little cartoon Hitler walk around a table always made me laugh.
Age of Empires II- got addicted to that one...so fun to just cheat and make giant hordes of vikings and have them pillage and plunder for my entertainment. I used to love killing the town folk.
Ace Combat series- total arcade shoot em up, but darn fun.
COD4- pretty intense game.
Fallout3- I find that I have an evil side to me when I play that one.
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The best football tournaments I've ever had came from NFL 2K3. That game would be on my top twelve list :)
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Reading all of this makes me love the fact that I got an Atari 800XL from school for free with a load of arcade cartridges and a classic one button two pot joystick. :D It's more awesome than anyone can tell before they mess with it. Every day I'd introduce a couple more kids to the thing and they'd always be late to the next class trying to get just a little farther in whatever game they were playing. Even had it on an old black&white TV for realism. :lol
I love the thing.
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Geez! Some of the PC games listed are making me feel old. Anyone remember this one?
http://www.classic-pc-games.com/pc/arcade_action/blood.html (http://www.classic-pc-games.com/pc/arcade_action/blood.html)
My list;
X-Wing and TIE Fighter Collector's Editions
Doom
Aces High 2
Half-life (all of them)
Call of Duty
Brothers in Arms
MS Combat Flight Sim.
Silent Service II