Greatest game of alllll time

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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited March 2006
    I like to give it a shot but I'm a lefty and I doubt they have lefty versions of that game.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited March 2006
    as far as the rhythm category is concerned...
    the original Parappa the Rappa is THE STANDARD
    IMHO
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited March 2006
    Parappa started it all but it's way below the standard compared to what we have today.

    I'd take Space Channel 5 over Parappa any day.
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  • *Seby*-Polk-
    *Seby*-Polk- Posts: 375
    edited March 2006
    Zero wrote:
    Personal favorites (All for the computer):

    Math Blaster - Yep, talk about going 'way' back! I hated math with a passion, and this game made it pretty darned fun. It marks the only time in my life to where I looked forward to solving arithmatic, vice running away from it.

    Aces of the Pacific - Talk about a game that changed me - forever. Purchased as a B-day gift for my dad, I got hooked on this flight sim in a major, major way. Despite being over a decade old, it is still one of the most historically accurate, and complex (in terms of career and missions) flight sims ever made. In my eyes, it is *still* a flight sim which I use as a benchmark to judge all others.

    Doom 1 / 2 - Talk about a classic if ever there was a classic. Wolfenstein got the ball rolling, Doom made it an immense success. Great graphics, great 2vs2 player action. Great fun... Great atmosphere.

    Warcraft 2 - This strategy game really did set the pace for the genre. A storyline that is just out of this world, with a great sound-track and great graphics for the time. From single play, to multi player, to map making - this game is what really rocketed the strategy genre.

    Total Annihilation - The sales for this strategy game was never too high. Just the same, Cavedog entertainment released a game that contains perhaps the single best gaming score I've ever heard- obviously this composor was heavily influenced by John Williams. The gameplay and the means to go about collecting resources was genius - even by todays standards. From the animations to fierce styling - its one of my all time favorite strat. games

    F-22 Raptor, from Novalogic. As a simulator, this game fell beneath a few marks. It was more like a cross between a complex sim and an arcade game. At the time, the graphics were stunning - but the single player sucked balls. So what made this flight sim so great? Its multi player and its community... Never have I experienced anything like it before. The game was popular enough to allow people from all over the globe to join the 6-7 servers hosted - giving you more than enough competition - yet it was small enough of a community to feel just like that - a community. What can I say? The game changed me forever..

    Since then, I haven't found too many game's I've really been into. Sure, there are some fantastic games out there - but all I've tried haven't given me the want or desire to stick with it and dedicate my time to perfect a craft/skill.
    YESSSSS F-22 Raptor is a G R E A T Simulator :D:D:D

    I love flight simulators .... especially "combat jets"
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  • Driver
    Driver Posts: 137
    edited March 2006
    does anyone remember the games dragons lair and space ace, these were laser disk games, it was kind of like playing a cartoon, i could never get very far, the controls were not very responsive but the games looked specacular
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited March 2006
    Ha ha. I remember that game. I think it also came out for 3-D-o. It was more like an interactive cartoon. Ah, I remember. I also came out on the Atari Jaguar CD! Remember the Jaguar? lol:).

    Here's another game I forgot to mention: DAYTONA USA from Sega. Of course, you need to play it at the arcade for the best experience but the Saturn version was decent. The re-make on Dreamcast was nice too.
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  • Modvlar
    Modvlar Posts: 51
    edited March 2006
    hmmm....

    Parodius (snes)
    Nights into Dreams (saturn) (my personal Fav)
    Silent Hill 2 (PC)
    Half Life 2 (PC) (my current Fav)
    Splinter Cell Pandora (PC)
    Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast)
    Rez (best Dreamcast)
    Tempest (arcade + Saturn)
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited March 2006
    i also loved the tempest 2000 and robotron 2000 updates for the PsOne...
    both of those were addictive as hell...
    seizure inducing to boot;)
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • surfsmelt
    surfsmelt Posts: 16
    edited March 2006
    IMHO, GTA for the PS2 followed by The original Madden on the Sega Genesis;)
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  • irishaz
    irishaz Posts: 161
    edited March 2006
    SOCOM 1 & 2 were awesome. Haven't played online yet but spent hours (and hours and hours) playing these. Another great game was Metal Gear (the original).
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  • *Seby*-Polk-
    *Seby*-Polk- Posts: 375
    edited March 2006
    irishaz wrote:
    SOCOM 1 & 2 were awesome. Haven't played online yet but spent hours (and hours and hours) playing these. Another great game was Metal Gear (the original).
    Yup. Metal Gear Solid ... a GREAT Game...one of the best games of the history. Impressive history and graphics for that ages.... !!!!! :)
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited March 2006
    Dark Castle - I think I played it on a MAC in school way back when?

    Galaga - Arcade

    Pirates! - C64. Thanks to Sid Meiers for releasing it on the PC and Xbox.
    The Bard's Tale 1, 2, 3 - C64. Blew whole summers mapping the virtual world.
    Harpoon - C64. Great naval wargame. Never could get my mid-air refueling to work.

    Devil's Crush - Sega. Favorite pinball game of all time.

    Doom 1, 2
    Duke Nukem
    Simcity - 3000 Unlimited is my fav version. Rush hour is pretty but I don't like how the continent is setup. It's also harder. Great series.
    Age of Empire 2 - Great when playing with a friend against computer foes. This game is still loaded.
    Half-Life - Didn't like the ending. Haven't finished HL2.
    Civilization - 3 is my favorite. 4 bored me.
    Madden Football - Been playing this series since the C64, migrated to the PC, now I play it on a Xbox. Love franchise mode.
    Rainbow 6 - The beginning of 1st person co-opt play for me. Loved it.
    Zoo Tycoon Series - Very educational and fun for all ages.
    Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 - What RPG should be.
    Panzer General 2 - One of the best turn based, hex game of all time. Dated yet I still play it at least once a year.
    Close Combat II and III - Great WWII real time strategy.

    Halo - Loved it.

    There are probably many more that I've forgotten about.
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited March 2006
    Final Fantasy 1 and 7
    All of the Zelda titles
    Doom 1 and 2
    All of the Heroes of Might and Magic titles
    Half Life 2
    All of the Tiger Woods games on the PC. Not a big fan of them on the console.
    Asheron's Call - Took away about five years of my life that I would like back.
    Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, and San Andreas

    I've been an avid gamer since I was 6 so I'm sure there are a ton I missed.
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited March 2006
    tiger woods on xbox= way better than on ps2! try it
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited March 2006
    Speaking of great/funny one liners, I forgot about Fallout I, II, and Tactics. I loved Tactics.

    Plus, the ability to switch from turn base to real-time was great.

    This was one hilarious series, especially when you took aimed shots at specific body parts. :D
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited March 2006
    Sean,
    LOL. DN 3d was really something. I still liked the original Doom. I liked the dark and gloomy atmosphere more than the futuristic stuff.



    Another one to add to the list the The Simpsons: Hit&Run That's an awesome game. Just like Grand Theft Auto but with the Simpsons characters in Springfield. So cool
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  • surfsmelt
    surfsmelt Posts: 16
    edited March 2006
    Forgot to mention it, but THE BEST boxing game on any console was a game called 4-D boxing for the PC. It was way back during the MS DOS days. :D
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited March 2006
    Ah! Forgot about boxing games. My favorite is "Super Punch Out" for SNES. That was funny. "Ready 2 Rumble" on Dreamcast was also fun.
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  • PioneerRich
    PioneerRich Posts: 12
    edited March 2006
    Atari 2600 - Asteroids & Space Invaders
    PC - Xwing, Tie Fighter, Doom2, Duke Nukem, Quake 2 (still my favorite online pc game), and Half Life (Counterstrike online - 2nd favorite pc online game)
    Xbox - MS Links, Battlefield 1942 (my new favorite online), and Star Wars Battlefront. (Was going to get BF2 but got 360. I'll get it if Microsoft includes in their backwards compatability updates :rolleyes: )
    Xbox 360 - Hoping BF1942 on 360 will be my newfave, waiting impatiently for it though since my original Xbox has left the building.
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  • Beekyman
    Beekyman Posts: 150
    edited April 2006
    I really enjoyed PILOT WINGS on SNES and All the ZELDA series were fun as well! Last but not least...I spent alot of time on the original SIMCITY-my favorite game!
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,784
    edited April 2006
    Leisure Suit Larry

    Babe magnet extraordinaire. Good game play, nice eye candy.
    Sal Palooza
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited September 2006
    I was in storage looking for some college books and saw my n64, so I said, what the hell, grabbed the system and games and headed home. Well, I have to say, After playing through most of the games I loved when I was younger(including pilotwings, star fox, turok 1&2, excitebike, etc., etc.) , I lost interest in most of them very quick (I was laughing my **** off playing star fox cause the voice acting is done so bad and just the story is just dumb). They just seemed very out-dated and well they are. So when I popped in goldeneye, I got nervous cause I knew this is one of my favorite games not only in this generation, but of all time. Well, its been almost ten years since its release, and its just as good. Yes I know the people's heads look like boxes. But I don't care. and sure the controls aren't as good as most FPS are today. But they are also not as fun. I don't think I ever had the much playing a single player game then playing the aztec level on 00 agent (haven't beat it yet, but give me time:) ). I think I might have to call my old buddies from back in the day to play a 4 player deathmatch on library. Care to join us?

    Well, I think you can point two and two together and figure out why I posted this in the "greatest game of alll time" thread.
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited September 2006
    here are the games I loved growing up (and some now):

    super mario 1-3 and bases loaded - nintendo
    Super contra - Sega
    GoldenEye 007 - N64
    Tony Hawk original - PS2 ?
    Halo and Halo 2 - XBox

    And, probably my all-time favorite, Counterstrike on PC (followed by Wolfenstein).
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  • tkn
    tkn Posts: 35
    edited October 2006
    asteroids!!!!
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  • josh_parsons626
    josh_parsons626 Posts: 219
    edited October 2006
    RESIDENT EVIL! The best absolutely hands down:

    Resident Evil
    Resident Evil: Director's Cut
    Resident Evil 2
    Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
    Resident Evil 4
    Resident Evil Outbreak
    Resident Evil Outbreak File #2

    Resident Evil is the best game OF ALL TIME!
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  • krabby5
    krabby5 Posts: 923
    edited October 2006
    organ wrote:
    I like to give it a shot but I'm a lefty and I doubt they have lefty versions of that game.

    Actually there is a lefty option for you to flip the guitar...and since it's an SG copy, you won't be at a disadvantage...

    Give it a try..
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited October 2006
    Defender.....I guess that shows my age, huh?
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  • oregoncalfroper
    oregoncalfroper Posts: 11
    edited October 2006
    ET for Atari lol
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  • Toka78
    Toka78 Posts: 192
    edited October 2006
    Robotron: 2084


    Any of the classic Williams games still hold up, really...never get old, and even if you 'master' them they will still find a way to kick you in the rear from time to time.
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  • sabotg
    sabotg Posts: 126
    edited October 2006
    Tie Fighter for PC was the best game I've ever played. I hope they do a new one in the future...:D
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