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Larry62186 · 10-30-2002, 09:45 PM

What is your all time favorite game and why?

dvds'r'us · 10-30-2002, 10:14 PM

Ok. This may change. But right now:

SSX Tricky.

StinkPalm · 10-30-2002, 10:20 PM

My Fav game is the Legend of Zelda. that is the 1st one made on the NES. its the game that really got me into gaming and the first game i ever beat (pretty good considering i was 4 years old and didnt have a strategy guide cuz i couldnt read lol). luckily not much reading was required for that game all i really needed to know were numbers for buying stuff.
damn i love that game. i must have spent hrs bombing every wall i could find and burning any bush i could to look for secret stairways. i still play it every now and then. in fact i played it all the way through about 2 weeks ago in about 2 days while in school

Larry62186 · 10-30-2002, 11:04 PM

before vice city: super mario bros(1st one NES)

once vice city came out: VICE CITY

**SidcupMartin** · 10-31-2002, 12:44 AM

Super Mario 64 - Perfection

Ruined · 10-31-2002, 01:04 AM

The Secret of Monkey Island (PC). It's entertaining, humorous, and gets better every time you play it. After that I'd have to vote for Ultima 7 (PC). MYST (PC) and The 7th Guest (PC, CDI) are up there as well. If you meant console games only, I'd go with Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES) and Night Driver (2600) in terms of older console games. Unfortunately, I disliked the direction the Mario and Zelda series went upon going 3D. Out of the "next-gen" games, my favorites are Halo (XBOX) and Azurik: Rise of Perathia (XBOX). Grandia II (PS2, Dreamcast) and the Shenmue series (XBOX, Dreamcast) are also excellent. Of course, Dragon's Lair (Arcade, nearly every home gaming device made thus far) should also get a mention.

MooglePorn · 10-31-2002, 01:47 AM

Final Fantasy 6 (3 on the SNES) is the game that got me into gaming, and is still one I look back on with great fondness. Probably my favorite game of all time.

I also played a hell of a lot of Goldeneye when it came out, and me and my friends worshipped that game for a long LONG time.

The new Grand Theft Auto games are just damn excellent.

All these are probably tied

Ruined · 10-31-2002, 02:00 AM

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Originally posted by MooglePorn
Final Fantasy 6 (3 on the SNES) is the game that got me into gaming, and is still one I look back on with great fondness. Probably my favorite game of all time.

I also played a hell of a lot of Goldeneye when it came out, and me and my friends worshipped that game for a long LONG time.

The new Grand Theft Auto games are just damn excellent.

All these are probably tied

I actually liked Final Fantasy 2 (US, SNES) better than 3. As for Goldeneye, I didn't care for it much as Quake was out for the same time on the PC. And I actually like Grand Theft Auto 1 (PC) better than GTA2 or 3.

MooglePorn · 10-31-2002, 02:32 AM

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I actually liked Final Fantasy 2 (US, SNES) better than 3. As for Goldeneye, I didn't care for it much as Quake was out for the same time on the PC. And I actually like Grand Theft Auto 1 (PC) better than GTA2 or 3.

FF2 (4 really) was good, I played it in the Chronicles pack for the first time. I love all FF's, but 6 will always be my favorite cause it's the first game I ever played.

As for Quake vs. Goldeneye, I don't play PC games and have never played Quake, so I can't comment. IMO though, nothing beats a bunch of buds in the same room playing a game and talking shit. On-line gaming will never beat that.

GTA 1 and 2 I have never played. I actually was tempted to get GTA1 for like $7.99 after I played GTA3, but everyone said it sucked so I passed.

keiths · 10-31-2002, 08:45 AM

For me it's gotta be Phantasy Stars 3 and 4. Just great games all around. And I'll also have to say Ultima IV and VI: The False Prophet. Just wish I could find Ultima VI.

Ruined · 10-31-2002, 09:12 AM

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Originally posted by MooglePorn
As for Quake vs. Goldeneye, I don't play PC games and have never played Quake, so I can't comment. IMO though, nothing beats a bunch of buds in the same room playing a game and talking shit. On-line gaming will never beat that.

LAN gaming does though

At the time I was doing LAN Quake with 6-8 people from school every other night.

elwood731 · 10-31-2002, 09:30 AM

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Originally posted by Ruined
LAN gaming does though

Actually, I would disagree. I have played Goldeneye with four people on a big screen, and then I have played Quake on LAN, and to me, at least, there is no comparison--Goldeneye wins out big. There's just something fun about crowding onto a couch and all watching the same thing while you play. It isn't the same on LAN, there isn't the same fun feeling of hanging with friends, or as I said, I don't think so.

So we're picking favorites and not what we consider the best?

Hmm, Final Fantasy 6 (3), Goldeneye, and Super Smash Brothers (N64). I had more fun with those three games than any others I can remember.

Joe Michaels · 10-31-2002, 02:27 PM

I'm with Elwood on Goldeneye.

Ruined · 10-31-2002, 02:50 PM

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Originally posted by elwood731
Actually, I would disagree. I have played Goldeneye with four people on a big screen, and then I have played Quake on LAN, and to me, at least, there is no comparison--Goldeneye wins out big. There's just something fun about crowding onto a couch and all watching the same thing while you play. It isn't the same on LAN, there isn't the same fun feeling of hanging with friends, or as I said, I don't think so.

I guess my problem with Goldeneye was that I was used to playing 6-8 people at once in a dark, gothic environment at 60fps, while having my own screen. Goldeneye's environments were not as dark as Quake's, and the action onscreen often dipped to 15fps, which bothered me (I hate framerate drops). Plus, I didn't like playing ANY fps game with a controller until controllers with dual analog sticks came out.

godmoney · 10-31-2002, 03:17 PM

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Mario 64
Goldeneye
Super Mario World (SNES)

Toss Up.

And all NINTENDO

***Istagi*** · 10-31-2002, 03:22 PM

Starflight..... I still have fond memories of this space exploration game. Way way ahead of its time and you had to play off backup disks because if you lost the game, You litteraly LOST THE GAME.

I remember playing this game with my best friend Antoni, we had the cluebook and it would take us 8 hours to complete.

No game has yet to come close to this late 80's classic :sigh:

Astrakan · 10-31-2002, 03:45 PM

For console gaming it's more or less a toss-up between Life Force, Pro Wrestling, Punch Out and Castlevania - all for the NES.

On the PC it would have to be Street Rod. I loved the customizations that could be made and the racing was great too. I also loved Syndicate. The first ulta-violence game I played, great stuff. Other great ones are Monkey Island 1 and 2 as well as Day of the Tentacle.

A special mention goes to Hack just because it was such a good fix when I was going through MUD-withdrawals during bouts of ISP downtime.

Most of the stuff on my best-of list are fairly old. I just haven't been able to recapture the early gaming bliss of the NES days or the pseudo-early PC gaming days on any platform since. Too bad.

KM

Draysoth · 10-31-2002, 04:15 PM

Lunar 1 and 2 for single player on the Sega CD... my god these were the best RPGs ever, and so very very missed...

As for Multi...

Warcraft 2... Starcraft... unreal Tournament... Duke Nukem 3d...

We'd drag all our computers to my friends and setup in his basement and smack talk as we pounded each other... fun stuff!

Let me add SoulBlade for PSX as well, we played the hell out of it...

IKEA_boy · 10-31-2002, 05:18 PM

The game I regard as being the best is Earthbound for the SNES. The holy grail of my game collection. I am at a lack of words to describe how good this game is.

downhuman · 10-31-2002, 05:39 PM

The best of all time -- and still unmatched...Super Metroid. The new Gamecube and Gameboy Metroid titles have me psyched big time.

Coming in a close second... The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time with A Link To The Past at third.

tic-tac · 10-31-2002, 06:43 PM

Hate to be cliché, but I have to mention Counter-Strike. Playing that is the closest I've ever come to being addicted to anything. Thanks god my PC died so that I can now enjoy a normal life.

Favorite console game: Golgo 13! (NES)

JimboQ · 10-31-2002, 07:47 PM

Burger Time
Burger Time
Burger Time
Burger Time

The Riddler · 10-31-2002, 09:03 PM

2 series are STILL my all-time favorites

Castlevania

and

Megaman

I still own all my original NES cartridges of both series. I've always liked arcade style side-scrollers & both of these series have gotten the most play by me than any other game in 'ol Riddler's gaming history.

Ruined · 10-31-2002, 10:18 PM

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Originally posted by tic-tac
Hate to be cliché, but I have to mention Counter-Strike. Playing that is the closest I've ever come to being addicted to anything. Thanks god my PC died so that I can now enjoy a normal life.

Hope you don't have an XBOX, since Counter-Strike is coming out for XBOX Live in 2003

MooglePorn · 11-01-2002, 12:38 AM

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The best of all time -- and still unmatched...Super Metroid. The new Gamecube and Gameboy Metroid titles have me psyched big time

Super Metroid is definately high on my list, and I am looking forward to the Game Boy game with great amounts of drool. However, I played the demo of Metroid Prime, and found it to be lacking. Maybe the game will be better than the demo seems to indicate, but I was highly dissapointed.

tic-tac · 11-01-2002, 03:15 AM

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Originally posted by Ruined
Hope you don't have an XBOX, since Counter-Strike is coming out for XBOX Live in 2003

So I hear... I think that very fact could provoke me into buying one. Be hard to get used to playing with the controller, but I know how well it works with Halo. Right now I just have a Gamecube (traded in my PS2) but if X-Box Live works out well I may have to clear some room in my entertainment center and on my credit card...

Madmartigan · 11-01-2002, 04:34 AM

I would have to say my favorite game of all time is Final Fantasy 7 then Crono Trigger in second place. I have great memories from both these games.

Ruined · 11-01-2002, 04:39 AM

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Originally posted by tic-tac
So I hear... I think that very fact could provoke me into buying one. Be hard to get used to playing with the controller, but I know how well it works with Halo. Right now I just have a Gamecube (traded in my PS2) but if X-Box Live works out well I may have to clear some room in my entertainment center and on my credit card...

The real question is, next year how are XBOX gamers gonna divvy up online time between Unreal Championship, Counter-Strike, Doom 3, Soldier of Fortune 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and Halo 2? It's like online FPS heaven!

dave70 · 11-01-2002, 02:29 PM

Pretty hard. I'd have to say Perfect Dark and the Goldeneye, followed by the GTA 3 & Vice City

darthbenbo · 11-01-2002, 06:44 PM

i really wish that i could pick a clear-cut winner, but that just isn't going to happen. so here instead is my top 5:

1. legend of zelda, original
2. final fantasy ? (not sure which #, but cover was green)
3. super mario kart (best party game, in my opinion. goldeneye a close second)
4. NBA jam (i have 273 wins and no losses, can you say addict?)
5. grand theft auto: vice city

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Ruined It's Good to Play Together Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NJ, USA	The Secret of Monkey Island (PC). It's entertaining, humorous, and gets better every time you play it. After that I'd have to vote for Ultima 7 (PC). MYST (PC) and The 7th Guest (PC, CDI) are up there as well. If you meant console games only, I'd go with Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES) and Night Driver (2600) in terms of older console games. Unfortunately, I disliked the direction the Mario and Zelda series went upon going 3D. Out of the "next-gen" games, my favorites are Halo (XBOX) and Azurik: Rise of Perathia (XBOX). Grandia II (PS2, Dreamcast) and the Shenmue series (XBOX, Dreamcast) are also excellent. Of course, Dragon's Lair (Arcade, nearly every home gaming device made thus far) should also get a mention. __________________ For every shadow, no matter how deep, is threatened by morning light. Last edited by Ruined : 10-31-2002 at 01:09 AM.

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MooglePorn Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA	Final Fantasy 6 (3 on the SNES) is the game that got me into gaming, and is still one I look back on with great fondness. Probably my favorite game of all time. I also played a hell of a lot of Goldeneye when it came out, and me and my friends worshipped that game for a long LONG time. The new Grand Theft Auto games are just damn excellent. All these are probably tied

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keiths Actor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Flushing, NY	For me it's gotta be Phantasy Stars 3 and 4. Just great games all around. And I'll also have to say Ultima IV and VI: The False Prophet. Just wish I could find Ultima VI.

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Joe Michaels Join Date: Jun 2000	I'm with Elwood on Goldeneye.

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Astrakan Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Toronto, ON Canada	For console gaming it's more or less a toss-up between Life Force, Pro Wrestling, Punch Out and Castlevania - all for the NES. On the PC it would have to be Street Rod. I loved the customizations that could be made and the racing was great too. I also loved Syndicate. The first ulta-violence game I played, great stuff. Other great ones are Monkey Island 1 and 2 as well as Day of the Tentacle. A special mention goes to Hack just because it was such a good fix when I was going through MUD-withdrawals during bouts of ISP downtime. Most of the stuff on my best-of list are fairly old. I just haven't been able to recapture the early gaming bliss of the NES days or the pseudo-early PC gaming days on any platform since. Too bad. KM

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Draysoth Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Grimsby, Ontario	Lunar 1 and 2 for single player on the Sega CD... my god these were the best RPGs ever, and so very very missed... As for Multi... Warcraft 2... Starcraft... unreal Tournament... Duke Nukem 3d... We'd drag all our computers to my friends and setup in his basement and smack talk as we pounded each other... fun stuff! Let me add SoulBlade for PSX as well, we played the hell out of it... __________________ My DVD Collection

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IKEA_boy Director Emeritus ~~Persista~~ Persistent Student Join Date: Oct 2001	The game I regard as being the best is Earthbound for the SNES. The holy grail of my game collection. I am at a lack of words to describe how good this game is.

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downhuman Actor Join Date: Oct 2001	The best of all time -- and still unmatched...Super Metroid. The new Gamecube and Gameboy Metroid titles have me psyched big time. Coming in a close second... The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time with A Link To The Past at third.

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tic-tac toe Join Date: Oct 2002	Hate to be cliché, but I have to mention Counter-Strike. Playing that is the closest I've ever come to being addicted to anything. Thanks god my PC died so that I can now enjoy a normal life. Favorite console game: Golgo 13! (NES)

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The Riddler Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Where Most "Fogies" Are Discounted & Votes Often Miscounted!	2 series are STILL my all-time favorites Castlevania and Megaman I still own all my original NES cartridges of both series. I've always liked arcade style side-scrollers & both of these series have gotten the most play by me than any other game in 'ol Riddler's gaming history. __________________ "What's Green, Sits in a bathtub & Whistles?"

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Madmartigan Supporting Actor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Michigan	I would have to say my favorite game of all time is Final Fantasy 7 then Crono Trigger in second place. I have great memories from both these games. __________________ If it looks bad watch it anyways, if it looks good it's probably not!

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dave70 Actor Join Date: Oct 2001	Pretty hard. I'd have to say Perfect Dark and the Goldeneye, followed by the GTA 3 & Vice City

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darthbenbo Actor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Texas	i really wish that i could pick a clear-cut winner, but that just isn't going to happen. so here instead is my top 5: 1. legend of zelda, original 2. final fantasy ? (not sure which #, but cover was green) 3. super mario kart (best party game, in my opinion. goldeneye a close second) 4. NBA jam (i have 273 wins and no losses, can you say addict?) 5. grand theft auto: vice city __________________ "I am told that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it."