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I was just working on my work-in-progress fan site for Max Payne 2 and wondered what other people's fav game is?
In case you hadn't already guessed, mine's Max Payne 2, but the likes of Halo an the Zelda games come close behind.

Erm...FF7?!

Chuckie Egg :D 8)

Elite. (http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/)


End of discussion.

Elite.


End of discussion.

Ooh.. good point, well made!

Although if you're going there, you have to consider the X Wing games too...

Oooh, Zelda.

Dadala Dum, Dadala Dum,
Dadala Dum Dum Duuuuuuuuuum......
Dee Daa, De Dum Didddledee.
Dum Dee, Da Da Diddledeeee!

I think that TLOZ: Wind Waker is *cringes* the best Zelda ever. Even beats Link To The Past.

Elite.


End of discussion.

Ooh.. good point, well made!

Although if you're going there, you have to consider the X Wing games too...

Can you play the X wing games on hardware produced in 1982?

Like I said: end of discussion.

Elite.


End of discussion.

Ooh.. good point, well made!

Although if you're going there, you have to consider the X Wing games too...

Can you play the X wing games on hardware produced in 1983?

Like I said: end of discussion.

Why does it need to be? :?

Why does it need to be? :?

Well, quite obviously it doesn't need to be, but the fact that it remains well remembered 20 years later, and still plays amazingly well for a programme that could fit into 28k (some versions) should count for something.

Resident Evil, Starcraft, Zelda, Tomb Raider, Hitman... many, many more...

Why does it need to be? :?

Well, quite obviously it doesn't need to be, but the fact that it remains well remembered 20 years later, and still plays amazingly well for a programme that could fit into 28k (some versions) should count for something.

ok.. what about minesweeer then, or tetris?

Why does it need to be? :?

Well, quite obviously it doesn't need to be, but the fact that it remains well remembered 20 years later, and still plays amazingly well for a programme that could fit into 28k (some versions) should count for something.

ok.. what about minesweeer then, or tetris?

Hardly the same thing as Elite, are they though? Just distractions, not immersive experiences. I suppose that some version of computer chess, like the one that runs in 1K of memory on the ZX80 would be the winner if we took into account limited hardware considerations.

Castlevania III

Of all the games I've played on the different systems, I've never had a bigger rush or lost more sleep than when I played "Faxanadu" and "Dragon Warrior" on the NES...

Earthbound for the SNES. Wittiest and most fun game ever.



Edit to include:

Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, and 3
Chrono Trigger
GTA: Vice City

Earthbound for the SNES. Wittiest and most fun game ever.

I played a ROM of that, it was bloody good fun, but I'd have to pin the badge of Call of Duty: More moments that were more intense than any game I've played before.

Hail to the Master Chief! :D

Deus Ex

Battlefield 1942 is the best for PC fps. Age of Empires II: Age of Kings TC is the best rts. Civ III is the tbs.

I'd have to say Ocarina of Time right now. (Legend of Zelda, of course) I especially love riding Epona around... Whee! Okay, sorry.

Unfortunately, I barely play video/computer games at all, so my opinion is worth little.

Oooh, Zelda.

Dadala Dum, Dadala Dum,
Dadala Dum Dum Duuuuuuuuuum......
Dee Daa, De Dum Didddledee.
Dum Dee, Da Da Diddledeeee!

I think that TLOZ: Wind Waker is *cringes* the best Zelda ever. Even beats Link To The Past.

There are so many things wrong with what you just said. Ocarina of Time was much better than Wind Waker. Wind Waker was a pretty good game, it just didn't seem to mesh very well with the existing Zelda universe.

i have a few favorites, so i'll list them:

the entire Ogre Battle Saga (Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen, Ogre Battle Gaiden: Prince of Zenobia, Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Calibur, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, and Tactics Ogre: Knight of Lodis)
Final Fantasy 5, 6, and 7
Xenogears
Final Fantasy Tactics
Planescape: Torment
Dungeon Keeper 2
You Don't Know Jack
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms

that's the top ones right now, in no particular order. Xenogears and Tactics Ogre: LuCT are probably tied for number 1

Halo kicks ass.
'nough said

Im gonna say Morrowind or JSRF

i like the Grand Theft Auto series.

I play far more than I can afford. Over the years it has become a real bloody addiction. My all time fav would be Civilization 3, no competition there.

too many to list here, but i'll name a few anyways:

Civ 3
Simcity
Red Alert 2
Pilotwings for the SNES
Blades of Steel for NES
all the sonic the hedgehog games for Sega Genesis
NHL 97 for Genesis
Diablo 1 and 2

and the list could go on for days.

ocarina of time, gta vice city, and super smash brothers.

those three are unbeatable.

I'ma say Frogger. I love that game, too bad I don't have an Atari 2600 anymore :(
For NES, Marble Madness
SNES: Either Mario Kart or FF2
Genesis: Warsong or Shadowrun
PS1: FF7
PS2: Evil Dead: Fist Full of Boomstick
XBox: Morrowind
PC: Deus Ex (the first one)

But Frogger still beats them all. :mrgreen:

Chrono Trigger is my all time favorite hands down, though I am looking forward to Kingdom Hearts 2 a great deal ^_^

No one says Operation Flashpoint?! How dare you! I'm part of a OFP mod myself. :lol:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/imucmod/

So...
Best released games:
1)Operation Flashpoint(Cold War Crisis and Resistance)
2)Age of Empires(whole dang series!)
3)HALO

Best un-released games:
1)Operation Flashpoint 2
http://www.flashpoint2.com/
2)S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
http://www.stalker-game.com/index_eng.html

FF tactics, tekken 3, aliens online, rainbow six, grand theft auto games, bushido blade 2, tenchu, everquest

My list (in no particular order):

Super Metroid (SNES)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Star Ocean 2 (PS1)
Super Smash Bros (GC)
Eternal Darkness (GC)
Mario Kart (SNES, N64, GC)

Based on first play throughs, I'll go with Zelda: OOT.

Perfect Dark is close behind considering I still play it after all these years.

Chrono Trigger is my all time favorite hands down, though I am looking forward to Kingdom Hearts 2 a great deal ^_^

Wow, another Chrono fan, not too many people know about that deal. It's in my top five anyway, even though I've never finished it...

1) Ultima Underworld: The Styngian(sp?) Abyss
2) Chronotrigger
3) Super Mario Bros 3
4) Wing Commander Series
5) Freespace 2

Disgaea

I play far more than I can afford. Over the years it has become a real bloody addiction. My all time fav would be Civilization 3, no competition there.

Civilization 2 was better, in my opinion.

I play far more than I can afford. Over the years it has become a real bloody addiction. My all time fav would be Civilization 3, no competition there.

Civilization 2 was better, in my opinion.

Agreed, Civ 2 was superior hands down, much more playable.

My personal favorite is Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura by Sierra and Troika Games (who also helped make Fallout). I don't think that it's a very well known game, but everyone I've known to have played it loves it. It's a good game that does well to blend magic with technology without making either one too powerful. Its graphics were a bit outdated for its time, but the music is just plainly great.

You can learn more about it here:

http://arcanum.sierra.com/game/game-overview.html

And you can download the music here:

http://arcanum.sierra.com/media/media-soundtrack.html

Other games that I love are: Final Fantasy Tactics, Morrowind, Breath of Fire 3, Dynasty Warriors 4, Armored Core 3, Metroid Prime, Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate 2, Planescape: Torment, and Wild Arms.

I play far more than I can afford. Over the years it has become a real bloody addiction. My all time fav would be Civilization 3, no competition there.

Civilization 2 was better, in my opinion.

Agreed, Civ 2 was superior hands down, much more playable.

Yeah. It seems like they went out of their way to make Civilization 3 difficult to play. Not fun difficult either. Just frustrating.

I play far more than I can afford. Over the years it has become a real bloody addiction. My all time fav would be Civilization 3, no competition there.

Civilization 2 was better, in my opinion.

Agreed, Civ 2 was superior hands down, much more playable.

Yeah. It seems like they went out of their way to make Civilization 3 difficult to play. Not fun difficult either. Just frustrating.

Civ 3 wasn't all it could have been, but I'd have to say that Call to Power beats Civ 3 as THE worst Civ game ever, and I can't really put my finger on what they did wrong. The game had a strong base for sure, but it just never could catch my attention. The gameplay was also a little too slow for my tastes.

I play far more than I can afford. Over the years it has become a real bloody addiction. My all time fav would be Civilization 3, no competition there.

Civilization 2 was better, in my opinion.

Agreed, Civ 2 was superior hands down, much more playable.

Yeah. It seems like they went out of their way to make Civilization 3 difficult to play. Not fun difficult either. Just frustrating.

Civ 3 wasn't all it could have been, but I'd have to say that Call to Power beats Civ 3 as THE worst Civ game ever, and I can't really put my finger on what they did wrong. The game had a strong base for sure, but it just never could catch my attention. The gameplay was also a little too slow for my tastes.

I don't count Call to Power as being a Civilization because Sid Meier didn't work on it.

In my opinion, the Civ games are shitty. Slow, boring, and in the end turned into somethin of an endurance because it was turn based. If you want strategy, play Red Alert! Not RA 2 tho. That sucked balls...

On the subject of greatest game ever, uh, DooM?!

Think about it.

What other game:
a) Has been converted to fuck-knows how many consoles
b) Has fuck-knows how many Source Ports available to enhance it?

It must be.

Well. That settles that.

GoldenEye.

It helped me pay my way through my time at Uni. :D

GTA Vice City for PS2, or Iron Tank for NES. Bond for N64 is up there too.


All that Final Fantasy XXXVIII shit can cease right now!

legend of dragoon for psx

GOLDENEYE? Fuckin hell, whats all that about? Who plays Goldeneye anymore?

me, for one

GOLDENEYE? f--- hell, whats all that about? Who plays Goldeneye anymore?

Goldeneye is classic, dude.

Alright, alright, I admit, it is a good game, but c'mon, Timesplitters is way beter, and Timesplitters 2 blows THAT away. So its not the best ever (even tho with so many people sayin stuff we'll never find out the greatest game ever)

And I agre with wossisface, all that Final Fantasy shit HAS to stop!

It all depends on your cup of tea. Someone who is a fan of turn-based strategy is going to say that Civilization is the best game ever, but a fan of FPS is going to vehemently disagree. What we really should do is ask what the best game of each genre is.

Witness the power of Sdaeriji's mind! He is right! Instead of having one big fight over the greatest game, it should be several big fights over the greatest game of each genre! You have silenced everyone!

GOLDENEYE? f--- hell, whats all that about? Who plays Goldeneye anymore?
I played last night. Multiplayer rocks!

Come on people, respect your Elders

WOLF3D was one of the best games ever, and its STILL fun 15 years later

without it, we wlouldnt have games like the UT series, Farcry, RTCW, Half Life, and so on

GoldenEye.

It helped me pay my way through my time at Uni. :D

yeah but Perfect Dark, PWNED it!

Alright, alright, I admit, it is a good game, but c'mon, Timesplitters is way beter, and Timesplitters 2 blows THAT away. So its not the best ever (even tho with so many people sayin stuff we'll never find out the greatest game ever)

And I agre with wossisface, all that Final Fantasy shit HAS to stop!

Man, im sorry, but it hoguth Timesplites 1 and 2 sucked! Control was crap, story was crap, and the gameplay blew, but, to each his own


and, i have to agree that FF7 was one of the best games of all time! SOME of the FF games just really SUCKED *cough* 8!!!! *cough*

Red Alert.

Best RTS is Warcraft 3, please don't try to even start an argument about that.
Best FPS I'm not sure all existing FPS are crap in my opinion. Not that I don't like the genre, but I don't know a single one which is not about american GIs shooting the muslims terrorists.

Red Alert.

Im AMAZED you didnt say Tiberium Dawn or Sun ;)

Best RTS is Warcraft 3, please don't try to even start an argument about that.
Best FPS I'm not sure all existing FPS are crap in my opinion. Not that I don't like the genre, but I don't know a single one which is not about american GIs shooting the muslims terrorists.

uhhh, every opened your eyes and LOOKED
heres a lst

Half Life
System Shock 2
Farcry
Contract JACK
Dues Ex
C&C Renegade
Unreal 1 and 2
Unreal tunry1 - 2k4
Doom
Return to Castke Wolfensiten
WOLF3D
Chaser
Chrome
Warhammer 40k
Battlefield 1942 ALL expansions
Battlefield Vietnam
Viet Cong
Medal of Honor
Day of Defeat
Hidden and Dangerous 1 and 2
and the list goes ON and ON!

Games where GI kill terrorists
Rainbow Six*
Black Hawk Down
Americas Army
Ghoest Recon*
Solider of Furtone*
New Wiorld Order
Counter Strike
Counter Strike Condition Zero
Desert Combat
Spec Ops
Delta Force

*Iffy



Sure seme lieks there MORE on the NOT list eh?

uhhh, every opened your eyes and LOOKED
heres a lst

Half Life
System Shock 2
Farcry
Contract JACK
Dues Ex
C&C Renegade
Unreal 1 and 2
Unreal tunry1 - 2k4
Doom
Return to Castke Wolfensiten
WOLF3D
Chaser
Chrome
Warhammer 40k
Battlefield 1942 ALL expansions
Battlefield Vietnam
Viet Cong
Medal of Honor
Day of Defeat
Hidden and Dangerous 1 and 2
and the list goes ON and ON!

Games where GI kill terrorists
Rainbow Six*
Black Hawk Down
Americas Army
Ghoest Recon*
Solider of Furtone*
New Wiorld Order
Counter Strike
Counter Strike Condition Zero
Desert Combat
Spec Ops
Delta Force

*Iffy



Sure seme lieks there MORE on the NOT list eh?Thanks a lot. I'll check out half life and Unreal. I don't want the Vietnam america centrist crap either. Anyway, thank you.

Red Alert.

Im AMAZED you didnt say Tiberium Dawn or Sun ;)

I know, those are great games as well, but it's the same storyline, and I like Red Alert's gameplay better. TD & TS didn't have those neat indoor missions 8)

(that, and there are enough Soviet NS nations already ;) )

check out half life and Unreal. I don't want the Vietnam america centrist crap either. Anyway, thank you.

Thats cool, glad you accepted that, If you like sci-fi TRY system Shock, if theres ANYTHING i recomend , tis that. most of the games i mentioned were WW2 era. the BFV game, well, its pretty fun, because you play either as the Viet Con, NVA, South vietnam, or America, its pretty fun, Unreal 2 id real good, Unreal 1 kinda sucked, all 3 Dues Ex games are really good

Red Alert.

Im AMAZED you didnt say Tiberium Dawn or Sun ;)

I know, those are great games as well, but it's the same storyline, and I like Red Alert's gameplay better. TD & TS didn't have those neat indoor missions 8)

(that, and there are enough Soviet NS nations already ;) )

Man, those indoor missions were pretty cool. i liked red alert better....i was giving you a hard time about yuor name :)

I've wasted hundreds of hours on DeeZire, which is a mod for Yuri's Revenge, which is an add-on for RAII.
Any CnC fans should definitely check it out.
Vice City held me for a few weeks, the whole 'own the city' aspect was very cool, especially when you pick how you play.
After four years of trying to get the Goldeneye levels to work on Unreal Tournament, the night before last made it all worth it, being able to have mouse precision in the complex/stack/facility/temple is awesome.
Uplink is another one that can keep you playing for hours without your realising.
NationStates is also good.... :shock:

you got it to work?????

wow

*applose!*

I could never find a copy of the missing 'untitled.utx' texture, twas on a neat site I found this week though.
I'm about 75% of the way through a 500meg set of maps off the same site, thanks very much Getright.

I could never find a copy of the missing 'untitled.utx' texture, twas on a neat site I found this week though.
I'm about 75% of the way through a 500meg set of maps off the same site, thanks very much Getright.

:shock:

Can they be played in mutiplayer?....Please god, make him say yes...

:shock:

Can they be played in mutiplayer?....Please god, make him say yes...

Yes, yes they can Jet.
Expect a TM in just a sec dude.

hmmm let me think i like:

Unreal Goty
Unreal2
Unreal tourni 2k4 + 2k3
c&c renagade
Civ3 play the world
Wacraft3 reign of chaos
age of mythology
Halo
c&cgenerals
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down

just about it i think

Zelda
Enter the matrix

Soul Caliber II is hands down one of the best fight ing game ever!!! :D

10 of the best.

Head Over Heels - Spectrum 48k
Elite - BBC Micro
Athlete Kings - Saturn
Masterblaster - Shareware, Amiga
Street Fighter II - SNES
Super Mario World - SNES
Resident Evil: Code Veronica - Dreamcast
Exhumed: Saturn
Half Life - PC
Stunt Car Racer - Amiga

Some games I like/liked...

Coin op:
Phoenix
Galaga
Midnight Resistance

Atari:
Donkey Kong
Return Of The Jedi

PC:
Burger Time
Age Of Empires I & II
Madden 2002
Leisure Suit Larry 1-6 (didn't like 4 much though :wink: )
Kings Quest/Hero Quest series
Diablo
Realm Of Arkania
Road Rash

PSX:
Shane Warne Cricket
The Resident Evil series
Currently playing Medal Of Honor

There are so many things wrong with what you just said. Ocarina of Time was much better than Wind Waker. Wind Waker was a pretty good game, it just didn't seem to mesh very well with the existing Zelda universe.

Wha!!?! It meshes perfectly, just 200 odd years down the timeline. It's an excellent game with a wonderful story, beautiful graphics/animation and really good gameplay. Sailing you ship around is marvelous - it reacts very realistically.

And I can't stress how much I love those graphics. Originally when the GameCube came out, the demo disc with the box had a preview of a highly realistic-looking battle between Link and Gannondorf (or as realstic as you can get with a boy in a green miniskirt). I was horrified when I first found out they were going for a more 'cartoony' look to the game. however the cell animation is just gorgeous--the water and smoke effects are a dream to look at. Overall, the game harks back to Link to the Past in it's style and look.

My only gripe is, as with most Zeldas, the bosses are too easy.

Erm...FF7?!
Any FF? like three. case and point.

but I'd have to pin the badge of Call of Duty: More moments that were more intense than any game I've played before.


"EVANS GET THOES BLOODY STUKAS OFF US!"

Indeed, indeed.



Edit: But I think Alpha Centauri's gotta take the prize as best "civ" style game.

I like Hitman II, GTAIII, and Splinter Cell at the moment. Tribes used to be a favorite, and starcraft and age of empires II is always on my top 10 list.

Hitman II is probably my fav right now.

Multiplayer on Pavlov and Brecourt is unstoppable fun, damn lack of cable.

Soul Caliber II is hands down one of the best fight ing game ever!!! :D

Eh, Soul Edge and Soul Calibur were better than 2.

so i guess no one agrees that Xenogears for PSX is one of the best games ever.....

and Tactics Ogre is WAY better than FF Tactics. the story line dominates, the characters are way better (they don't just stop talking after they join your party, for one), and the magic system and classes are just more interesting.

FPS... don't play a great deal of those... the last one i remember playing was Duk Nukem 3D when i was in middle school.

Turn Based Strategy... can't think of one i liked, unless you count Ogre Battle/Tactics Ogre as TBS. RTS: definitely Total Annihilation: Kingdoms.

and yes, they will be making Final Fantasy games until the day my great great grandchildren have great great grand children. but the old ones are good. the newer ones (8+) are mostly movie, not really a game at all. FF1, 2, 3, 4 (American 2), 5, and 6 (American 3) were beautiful, FF7 was really good. all the others were just mediocre or really bad.

Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero

closely followed by

GTA: Vice city
Grand turismo series
Resident evil series

capcoms streetfighter 2 series

COUNTER STRIKE! I wasted about 500 hours of my life playing almost non-stop, stopping only to piss, eat, and take cat naps.

Or maybe Dance Dance Revolution. Good game, kinda boring, but rather interesting.

I wish I could find a place to download the original x-wing.

Contra?

Deus Ex


I'm with ya

Nation States of course!

The Best one ever is Jet FOrce Gemini for N64

I vote for the Resident Evil series, especially when hooked up to a 55" and 5.1 surround sound. :wink:

Syndicate/Wars, naturally.