Favourite games of all time

Haly · 08-09-2006, 19:46

I can appreciate it's not an easy question which is why I added the s

Personally I can just about narrow it down to:
Final Fantasy VII - Anyone who's seen me post in games on the other place knows how obsessed I can get about this game. To me it is the best game I've ever played. I suspect much of it is probably because it came at the right time in my life (i.e. I had plenty of free time) and I got it for Christmas so it has loads of happy memories mixed into it

I still remember struggling to beat Demon's Gate near the end of Disc One for weeks, when I finally defeated it I called up my mate just to tell him I'd done it

Streets of Rage 2 - It's just too fun to not list. I can still pick it up now and spend a few hours playing it even though on the surface it should get boring fast. It's just fun beating the crap out of things

Bubble Bobble - I have years of good memories with this game. It was/is one of the few games my Mum can manage to play as it doesn't involve too fast movement so ever since we had a copy of it for the Commodore 64 I've played it with her. Fantastic game.

At the moment I own it for the C64, PS1 and the X-Box

Bought a second controller for the X-Box just for that

Wolfenstein 3D - The first PC game I ever played and I still enjoy it, although admittedly Doom is more enjoyable. Still both games I return to though for a bit of fun.

There's plenty (and I mean plenty

) of other games I love playing, just something special about the above.

How about you lot then?

Edit: Ah crap I've forgotten Theme Park and Street Fighter 2.....I sense an evening of remembering how many games I've forgotten approaching

mejinks · 08-09-2006, 19:50

Magicland Dizzy
Final Fight
Half Life 1

Flibster · 08-09-2006, 19:58

Deus Ex - PC
Syndicate - Amiga
Cannon Fodder - Amiga
No one lives forever 1 and 2 - PC
Duke Nukem 3d - PC
Battlefield 1942 - PC
Pirates! - Amiga
Liberation: Captive 2 - Amiga

There's far too many to mention really - these are the ones that I know I have installed on various machines at the moment.

Simon/~Flibster

Burble · 08-09-2006, 19:59

Bubble Bobble (Miggy)
Half-Life (PC)
Half-Life 2 (PC)
Street Fighter 2 (SNES)
Mega Lo Mania (Miggy)
Monkey Island 2 (Miggy)

Haly · 08-09-2006, 20:41

Just me that felt like actual explanations rather than lists then?

Burble · 08-09-2006, 20:44

I like to think that my choices are self explainatory

Dee · 08-09-2006, 22:03

Legend of Zelda series
Mario Kart (N64, GBA, Gamecube and DS)
Goldeneye (N64)
Dancing Stage Euromix (

)
Rollercoaster Tycoon
F Zero X (N64)

I know Ill think of more

Burble · 08-09-2006, 23:28

ZOMG, how could I forget Goldeneye!! That is one of the main reasons (along with beer and girls) for why I quit Uni!

Belmit · 09-09-2006, 00:10

Going through the various consoles etc. I had, I'd have to say:

Faxanadu - NES - My first ever adventure game, and it rocked.

Megaman 2 - NES - Great concept of being able to choose which levels you did to receive certain wepaons, which could then be used with varying effects to finish other levels/bosses.

Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES - Played it to death. Managed to make an entirely new game out of it with my brother by doing the dual coin collect levels, but leaving one coin behind so the level wouldn't end and just playing 'it'. I remember I'd got a fair way through it when visiting my gran's once - we had to go out but I couldn't turn it off without losing my game. She made me put the AC adapter in a saucepan so it wouldn't burn the house down. Bless.

Another World - Megadrive - Innovative even to this day, if only they'd make a modern equivalent.

Flashback - Megadrive/Atari ST - Took Another World but made it more linear and mission-like. A step backwards IMO but still brilliant.

Goldeneye - N64 - Didn't put it down until I'd done every level on every difficulty and got every 'cheat'. Awesome.

Mario Kart - N64 - Can't beat four-way action.

Trick or Treat - Amiga - It was freeware, but easily the greatest game ever conceived. Split-screen FPS where you each played a tubby wizard with a machine gun. You won the game by running around the 3D maze and gunning your opponent down. Behind various doors were power-ups to help you out - Jam jammed your opponents gun, Fast-forward made you run faster, Eyeball made your opponent blind... sheer brilliance even if you did have to sellotape a piece of paper down the middle of the screen.

Half-life - PC - Just excelled in every way, and was really long which was great. So immersive, and gave a real feeling of isolation.

Thief/Thief II - PC - So atmospheric it was unreal. Possibly my favourite game/s of all time. Loved the story, loved the sneaking.

All Lucasarts point and click adventures ever - PC - Sam 'n' Max, Day of the Tentacle, Indiana Jones + the Fate of Atlantis, Grim Fandango, Monkey Islands... so many and so good.

Kings Quest Series - PC - Particularly V and VI. Quite dark fairy tale-like point and click adventures.

Beneath A Steel Sky - PC - Hilarious point and click game based on many different science fiction premises. Came up with the plugging your head into a computer motif more than a decade before The Matrix! Now available as freeware.

Max Payne - PC - Bullet-time and a noire comic-book narration. Great fun.

Oblivion - Xbox 360 - Just immense.

Dead Rising -Xbox 360 - I haven't even played the full game yet but I know I'm going to love it.

Oops, that was quite a lot.

CliffyG · 09-09-2006, 08:04

DAoC

Kick Off II

Player Manager

Pro Evo Soccer 5

Unreal Tournament

Plus loads more from the Amiga i can't remember right now although i guess thats more down to nostalgia.

08-09-2006, 19:46	#1
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Favourite games of all time I can appreciate it's not an easy question which is why I added the s Personally I can just about narrow it down to: Final Fantasy VII - Anyone who's seen me post in games on the other place knows how obsessed I can get about this game. To me it is the best game I've ever played. I suspect much of it is probably because it came at the right time in my life (i.e. I had plenty of free time) and I got it for Christmas so it has loads of happy memories mixed into it I still remember struggling to beat Demon's Gate near the end of Disc One for weeks, when I finally defeated it I called up my mate just to tell him I'd done it Streets of Rage 2 - It's just too fun to not list. I can still pick it up now and spend a few hours playing it even though on the surface it should get boring fast. It's just fun beating the crap out of things Bubble Bobble - I have years of good memories with this game. It was/is one of the few games my Mum can manage to play as it doesn't involve too fast movement so ever since we had a copy of it for the Commodore 64 I've played it with her. Fantastic game. At the moment I own it for the C64, PS1 and the X-Box Bought a second controller for the X-Box just for that Wolfenstein 3D - The first PC game I ever played and I still enjoy it, although admittedly Doom is more enjoyable. Still both games I return to though for a bit of fun. There's plenty (and I mean plenty ) of other games I love playing, just something special about the above. How about you lot then? Edit: Ah crap I've forgotten Theme Park and Street Fighter 2.....I sense an evening of remembering how many games I've forgotten approaching __________________ Halycopter

08-09-2006, 19:58	#3
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	Deus Ex - PC Syndicate - Amiga Cannon Fodder - Amiga No one lives forever 1 and 2 - PC Duke Nukem 3d - PC Battlefield 1942 - PC Pirates! - Amiga Liberation: Captive 2 - Amiga There's far too many to mention really - these are the ones that I know I have installed on various machines at the moment. Simon/~Flibster __________________

08-09-2006, 19:59	#4
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Bubble Bobble (Miggy) Half-Life (PC) Half-Life 2 (PC) Street Fighter 2 (SNES) Mega Lo Mania (Miggy) Monkey Island 2 (Miggy)

08-09-2006, 20:41	#5
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Just me that felt like actual explanations rather than lists then? __________________ Halycopter

08-09-2006, 22:03	#7
Dee Combat Spanker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,292	Legend of Zelda series Mario Kart (N64, GBA, Gamecube and DS) Goldeneye (N64) Dancing Stage Euromix () Rollercoaster Tycoon F Zero X (N64) I know Ill think of more

08-09-2006, 19:50	#2
mejinks Magners Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,865	Magicland Dizzy Final Fight Half Life 1

08-09-2006, 20:44	#6
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	I like to think that my choices are self explainatory

08-09-2006, 23:28	#8
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	ZOMG, how could I forget Goldeneye!! That is one of the main reasons (along with beer and girls) for why I quit Uni!

09-09-2006, 00:10	#9
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Going through the various consoles etc. I had, I'd have to say: Faxanadu - NES - My first ever adventure game, and it rocked. Megaman 2 - NES - Great concept of being able to choose which levels you did to receive certain wepaons, which could then be used with varying effects to finish other levels/bosses. Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES - Played it to death. Managed to make an entirely new game out of it with my brother by doing the dual coin collect levels, but leaving one coin behind so the level wouldn't end and just playing 'it'. I remember I'd got a fair way through it when visiting my gran's once - we had to go out but I couldn't turn it off without losing my game. She made me put the AC adapter in a saucepan so it wouldn't burn the house down. Bless. Another World - Megadrive - Innovative even to this day, if only they'd make a modern equivalent. Flashback - Megadrive/Atari ST - Took Another World but made it more linear and mission-like. A step backwards IMO but still brilliant. Goldeneye - N64 - Didn't put it down until I'd done every level on every difficulty and got every 'cheat'. Awesome. Mario Kart - N64 - Can't beat four-way action. Trick or Treat - Amiga - It was freeware, but easily the greatest game ever conceived. Split-screen FPS where you each played a tubby wizard with a machine gun. You won the game by running around the 3D maze and gunning your opponent down. Behind various doors were power-ups to help you out - Jam jammed your opponents gun, Fast-forward made you run faster, Eyeball made your opponent blind... sheer brilliance even if you did have to sellotape a piece of paper down the middle of the screen. Half-life - PC - Just excelled in every way, and was really long which was great. So immersive, and gave a real feeling of isolation. Thief/Thief II - PC - So atmospheric it was unreal. Possibly my favourite game/s of all time. Loved the story, loved the sneaking. All Lucasarts point and click adventures ever - PC - Sam 'n' Max, Day of the Tentacle, Indiana Jones + the Fate of Atlantis, Grim Fandango, Monkey Islands... so many and so good. Kings Quest Series - PC - Particularly V and VI. Quite dark fairy tale-like point and click adventures. Beneath A Steel Sky - PC - Hilarious point and click game based on many different science fiction premises. Came up with the plugging your head into a computer motif more than a decade before The Matrix! Now available as freeware. Max Payne - PC - Bullet-time and a noire comic-book narration. Great fun. Oblivion - Xbox 360 - Just immense. Dead Rising -Xbox 360 - I haven't even played the full game yet but I know I'm going to love it. Oops, that was quite a lot. __________________

09-09-2006, 08:04	#10
CliffyG Vodka Martini Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Lower Cambourne Posts: 576	DAoC Kick Off II Player Manager Pro Evo Soccer 5 Unreal Tournament Plus loads more from the Amiga i can't remember right now although i guess thats more down to nostalgia. __________________