1. Ninja Gaiden - XBOX
2. Time Pilot '84 - Arcade
3. Doom 64 - Nintendo 64
4. Final Fight - Arcade
5. Ultima: The False Prophet - Super Nintendo

1. Super Mario World SNES
2. Contra NES
3. Ditty Kong racing N64
4. Mike Tyson's Punch Out NES
5. Super Mario Bros. NES

1.i agree with gaiden for x-box
2.halo 1
3.kid chamaleon (sega-wheres the remake for x-box?)
4.quake/doom
5.prince of persia sands of time xbox.

1. Resident Evil 4 - GC
2. Tekken 3 - PS2
3. Metroid - NES
4. Half Life 2 - PC
5. Mortal Kombat 2 - SNES

dugoxistance said:

way to ride the hype, dork!

so this is what it feels like to be Jim. Berated by my own drummer.

damn. you people

1:Chrono Trigger - SNES
2:GTA3 San Andreas - PS2
3:Metal Gear Solid - PS
4:Quake 2 - PC
5:Metroid - NES

my number one is definetly chrono trigger. hands down best rpg game ever made.

All of these entries go to show me one thing:
You are all just a bunch of young kids.

Top five from the pushing-30 guru, from a purely fun-to-play standpoint (all the "really changed the industry" pretense aside):

1. Major havoc (arcade)
2. Gravitar (arcade)
3. Spy Hunter (arcade)
4. Operation Flashpoint 1985: Cold War Crisis (PC)
5. X-Com: UFO Defense (PC)

I could go on for pages; it's tough to just pick 5... but those are the first to jump to mind.

Oh, and don't forget all the Sierra and LucasArts adventure games I was playing on the PC when you young whips were just learning to pee in the big-boy potty.

Christ, I'm old. :^(

1.) Chrono Trigger (SNES) / Final Fantasy III (VI in Japan & Rerelease) (SNES/PSX) <-- TIED!
2.) Castlevania - Symphony of the Night (SNES)
3.) The Legend of Zelda (NES) / Secret of Evermore (SNES) <--TIED!
4.) Metroid (NES) / Metroid II (GB) / Super Metroid (SNES) (have to play as series)
5.) Final Fantasy VII (PSX)

i fully back dreaming in exile's list
although chrono trigger really just does it for me, as opposed to ff3
but i was foolish for leaving out ff7, and ignoring zelda

Anyone remember ELEVATOR ACTION!!!!??
Ha, I'm old....

1.X-Com:UFO Defense (PC)
2.Civilization 2 (pc)
3.Pirates Gold! (genesis)
4.Secret of Monkey Island (PC)
5.(tie)Descent/Quake (PC)

norwellbob said:

I enjoy and stand by my choices. btw I am 30.

i dont play video games, but i was always a metal gear solid fan, i beat it in funkoland in franklin, continually going in there for 3 days or so.

1 It's a toss up between Blades of Steel and Contra
2 Blades of Steel or Contra...
3 Wario Ware for GC (retardedly fun - make up drinking games to play with it! Best 4 player game ever)
4 Super Mario Go-Kart - SNES
5 Mortal Combat 2 - SNES

dugoxistance said:

haha

MIDGETSTEALER said:

The arcade machine is murdering kids, put these helmets on and kick some ass. I rented that from Major Video all the time

1. star wars nintendo
2. jaws nintendo
3. batman nintendo
4. metal gear nintendo
5. risk nintendo (except it was china not the whole word)

the only new games i really like are GTA, Metal of Honor, Navy Seals and EA Sports games.

wakeoftears said:

how could i forget blades of steel

blades of steel rocked ! i still gotta go earlier though and bring back the usa vs russia hockey game though.

Blades of Steel was the balls. Me, my brother and this kid down the street used to play all day long.

i still play it all day long

1. Counterstrike
2. San Andreas
3. Desert Combat
4. Syphon Filter (ps1)
5. JFK: RELOADED

One game ranks above all others. NHLPA 93 (Genesis) Tony Twist had the lowest overall rating in EA Sports history (26/100) but had a 100 for aggression.

contra (nes)
punchout (nes)
Streetfighter 2 (arcade)
Ninja Gaiden (x-box)
Zelda (nes) and Ocarina of Time (N-64)

In no particular order or even really the best games ever just the ones I spent the most time playing. New games suck.

Josh_hates_you said:

werd to ya mutha


3D ruined video games.

DreamingInExile said:

Who has played the first Castlevania game in the arcades when they were little, and what was it called?

Hint: It wasn't called Castlevania.

Distrust-Kevin said:


it was called Haunted Castle... i never played it, but i know what it is... the first caslte vania game ever was called Vampire Killer in the USA and was released on the MSX...

Distrust-Kevin said:

also, that list is totally bogus.

mainly because there isnt Tetris, Symphony of the Night, Legend of Zelda (SNES), Intelligent Qube, or Uniracers on the list. (all of which are infinitely better and more enjoyable than the games you listed)

1. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
2. Tekken Tag
3. Mario Kart 64
4. Final Fantasy VII
5. Mega Man III

powerkok said:

2 of my roomates dropped out of school because they played counter strike all day long and did basiscly nothing else. we woudl have parties and they would still just play counter strike.

dood...my wife almost left me cuz I used to play that fuckin game so much.
I know exactly what u mean about ppl just playing it no matter what is going on around them....it can grow into something hugely pathetic.

lady_czerach said:

hahahaha is taht really u showin off yer brandy new nintendo?I love the ghetto antenna in the background.

we had coat hangers.

powerkok said:

and people say heroin and child porn is bad! yeah that game and 007 golden eye on N64 it was crack for them

1) Guardian Legend - NES
2) Guardian Legend - NES
3) Guardian Legend - NES
4) Guardian Legend - NES
5) Guardian Legend - NES

That game was the shit man. i played it like it was my religion!

WoW

The Legend of Zelda - NES
GTA: San Andreas - PS2
Goldeneye - N64
Mario Kart 64 - N64
Illusion of Gaia - SNES

I was just playing The Legend of Zelda on snes yesterday...It brought back some memories but times have changed.....the gaming world is now all about mmorpg.

World of Warcraft!!!

OMG!! FIRST TPERSONS HOOTERS ARE THE BEST@@@!! LIKE>>> HALO 2 IS SOOOO REVLOLUTIONAERY AN D IS THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!

first person hooters are my favorite too

1 - Final Fantasy VI
2 - Dragon Warrior VII
3 - Goldeneye
4 - Castlevania: Lament Of Innocence
5 - Doom II

1) Legend of Zelda (entire series)
2) Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain (great party game)
3) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
4) Contra
5) Resident Evil 4

1 skate or die
2 punch out
3 rygar
4 Zombies ate mt neighbors
5.Blades of steel

Duke Nukem 64
Turok 3 Shadows of Oblivion (I only play the death match mode)
Mortal Kombat 3 snes
Tetris
Gaunlet Legends

1. Final Fantasy IV.... I can't believe this FF has been overlooked
2. Mega Man 1-3
3. Final Fantasy VII
4. Virtual Pro Wrestling 64/2
5. Smackdown Here Comes The Pain



The dude who said Zombies Ate My Neighbors deserves respect for that haha.

thegreatspaldino said: NO, YOUR LIST SUCKS DUDE. Ultima > Zelda Qix (not even on my list) is still > Tetris or Int. Qube Final Fight (I was gonna say Double Dragon but FF just took DD like 5 steps better) needs no explanation. Ninja Gaiden holds up against any x360 game so far.

Time pilot '84? so much for that.

I did make a mistake though. Instead of Doom 64 I really meant
PAC-MAN

1. Metroid (NES)
2. The Legend of Zelda (NES)
3. Ratchet & Clank (PS2)
4. Armed Police Batrider (Arcade)
5. Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC)

I could easily list 250 games, keep that in mind. I'm terminal.

1. Unreal Tournament
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past
3. Panzer Dragoon Saga
4. Everquest
5. Quake 2

1.halo 1
2.halo 2
3 elderscrolls 4
4.elder scrolls 3
5.perfect dark on nes

d love to play mike tysons punch out again

DOUBLE DRAGON (NES)
MORTAL KOMBAT 2 (SEGA)
CONTRA (NES)
EARTHWORM JIM (SEGA)
FIFA SOCCER 2004 (PS2)

honorable mention.....

DOCTOR MARIO (NES)

anonymousnli said:

forgot about that one. good call.

world of warcraft sucks. always has, always will.

rooster said:

yeah ,to this day i still have nes just so i can play perfect dark,the villa level,,the way the heads jerk when you get a headshot just never gets old

man i cant believe someone mentioned x-com: ufo defense...i used to love that game for PC

Tiger Woods for 360

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney FTW!

Puyo Pop Fever

Shonen Jump Superstars

Brain Age

Tactics Ogre GBA

Megaman X

Intelligent Qube

Alien VS Predator (ARCADE)

Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike

Ikaruga

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Castlevania 4

Castlevania 2

Super Metroid

Uniracers

Final Fantasy 6

Gradius 5

F-Zero

Solomon's Key

Irritating Stick (I believe thats the name of it... its a japanese Import for the GC where you control a spinning stick though a maze and you cant hit ANYTHING. insanely fun)

Chrono Trigger

Contra 3

Earthworm Jim

Pitfall (Atari and SNES)

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Metal Gear Solid

Mario Party 4

Resident Evil 4

Silent Hill 2

and more... i cant think anymore... im too tired

Some great games in there Spaldino. Chrono Trigger? Ikaruga? Puyo Pop?


All gold.

1.resident evil(i cant really single one out)
2.elder scrolls oblivian for xbox 360(if you havent played this yet its amazing)
3.megamanx
4.double dragon and battle toads
5.props to the man who brought up panzer dragoon i loved that game

Legend Of Zelda - NES
Megaman 2 - NES
Megaman 3 - NES
Final Fantasy 7 - Playstation
Metal Gear Solid - Playstation

Sorry if this list is a horrid cliché.

Secret Of Mana - SNES
Super Metroid - SNES
Megaman 2 - NES
Battletoads - NES
River City Ransom - NES

1. zelda ocarina of time n64 gamecube
2. resident evil remake on gamecube
3.elder scrolls 4 oblivion
4. resident evil n64
5. halo 2 xbox live

Castlevania
Contra
Double Dragon
Metroid
Master Blaster

notable mentions


metroid entire series
all other re games
all other zelda
mario 64 and all others i guess
champions of norath playststion 2
mortal combat 3 n64
castlevania 64 both
ghouls n ghosts nes
morrowind xbox
fable xbox
baldars gate 1 and 2 playstation
draconis dreamcast
shenmue dreamcast
tales of acradia dreamcast
joust atari
duckhunt nes

shit there are too many!

Final Fantasy II (SNES)
The Legend of Zelda (NES)/Zelda II(NES)
Mike Tyson's Punch Out (NES)
Metroid (NES)
Final Fantasy III (SNES)

Those are my top five, not counting arcade games or nostalgic Atari picks (someone else remembers Joust, yes!). I also was reminded in this thread how awesome Chrono Trigger was, but if I start listing more than a top 5, I won't be able to stop.

I remember a couple weird games I use to have that were a lot of fun. Anyone ever have "A Boy and his Blob" for NES?

Also, there was a game on Atari where you were this guy and you'd go to different planets; you weren't a spaceman with a helmet or anything, just this dark skinned guy. I can't even remember what it was called, and I've been trying to figure out the name of this game for a long time so I can find it... anyone know what the hell I'm talking about?

madden - all systems
time crisis - arcade
black - ps2
gta series - ps2
san francisco rush 2 - n64

i could play any of those games any time anywhere.

ShadowSD said:

I have "A Boy and his Blob" for NES, the Atari game you mention is familiar. I will search my archives. Which Atari system was it for? I'm thinking "Planet Patrol" but maybe not.

i've been putting it off like a motherfucker but i really do want an NES system. just to be able to play the top 5 i mentioned +others like Hogan's Alley and Ghosts N' Goblins.

arcade:

Mortal Kombat
Double Dragon
Altered Beast
Golden Axe
Zaxxon

whiskey_weed_and_women said:

eat a dick those games still rule !!!!!

1.final fantasy 7
2.doom in all its glory
3.GTA3 san andreas
4.halo series
5.super mario brothas

1.e.t. (atari)
2.pac-man (atari)
3.heady(gamegear)
4.starwars(atari)
5.starwars2(atari)

DrinkHardThrashHard said:





that's planet patrol. i remember this game, too. i have no clue on the name, though.

That can't be the one he's thinking of, then.

1. God of War
2. Killer Instinct
3. Super Mario Brothers 3
4. Mega Man 2
5. Grand Theft Auto 3

1. God of War
2. Space Invaders
3. NBA Jam
4. Rush 2
5. Super Mario 3

1. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
2. Super Mario Bros.
3. NBA Jam
4. X-Men Legends 2
5. Sonic The Hedgehog 2

Distrust-Kevin said:


Mrs. Pacman pwns Pacman into oblivion IMHO.

DrinkHardThrashHard said:


I had the kind of Atari that if you turned it on without a game in it, it would show a blue screen with a cursor and let you program in Basic.

1: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out (NES)
2: Devil May Cry (PS2)
3: GTA: San Andreas (PS2)
4: Mutant League Football & Hockey (Genesis)
5: Super Metroid (SNES)

A.Nolan said:

Damn, that's too bad, I would give anything to play that game again. What Atari system did you play it on?

I'm still working on finding out the name of the game.

wakeoftears said:


For 100 lives on contra isn't the code

up, down, up, down, left, right, left, right, A, B, select, start

Its been about 15 years since I played Contra

DrinkHardThrashHard said:

Thanks, I appreciate it. I wish I knew the model number of the Atari system I had when I was a kid so you'd have that to go on, I hope the description I gave will be sufficient...

It will bug me until the end of my days. I am an absolute videogame freak. If I get the ROM I'll send it to you. Did you have the original Atari 2600?