What is your all time favourite game and why?

TRENT86 on 12/02/2014 - 01:51

Hey guys. If you could list one or two of your favourite games from your entire life of playing games what would they be and why?

My favourite game of all time was Resident evil 4 on Gamecube. I loved the graphics for that time and the fact parts of previous games were in it but a lot of new places too. It stuck to the original Resident evil style of scary parts like turning a corner to hear those freaky looking creatures but not being able to see them because they climbed up and along walls, opening doors to have dogs smash through glass then chase you and having to go back because you forgot something. . It was a lot of fun and I still play the game to this day :)

Another one of my other favourites is the Mario kart Wii. I only play online mode these days but it's still a lot of fun trying to beat other people in other countries :)and for Nintendo the online mode is pretty dam good.

And my 3rd is Goldeneye 64! Best single player and multiplayer of all time, so many lvls, do many difficulties, so many cheats and so little time! The game had it all and every now and then I get my old 64 out and get Natalya out of the bunker :) I loved the sound of the remake Goldeneye 007 for Wii and it was good but the online mode sucked major and there were hardly any lvls.

Gaming

Comments

    • Ventak on 17/02/2014 - 01:01

      Man I enjoyed The Sims a lot. The music was top notch…newer Sims games just don't compare…

  • FrankMcFuzz on 14/02/2014 - 08:39

    Dwarf Fortress. I don't care that it's broken, unfinished, buggy and incredibly uber impossible to learn and understand, it's still one of my favourite things to go back to, with the ultimate replayability.

    Also it's 100% free forever and I'm cheap.

    SO yes. It's my favourite game ever due to the depth, replayability, ability to personalise almost everything, and the stories that come from it.

    Though XCOM and Mount & Blade come pretty close.

  • verio on 14/02/2014 - 09:22

    Deus Ex, the first part. Human Revolution is also very decent, but the first part is just incredible. Absolutely love it.

  • cyrax83 on 14/02/2014 - 10:28

    New School: The Last Of Us. Amazing
    Old School: Final Fantasy 7 holds a special place. Was the first RPG I played on my PS1. Well the first major game really. Had me hooked.

  • godofpizza on 14/02/2014 - 10:29
    +1

    Mega Man 2 (NES)
    all time favorite game, love the music. I use the stage select as my phone ringtone.

    Metal Gear Solid - The Twin Snakes PSX/Gamecube
    just ahead of its time for easter eggs/production values.

    MEtal Gear Peace Walker - PSP
    hands down an awsome exp for a psp game

    The fact you had to use the codec freq on the back of the game box to call Meryl what funny.

    Final Fantasy X (PS2)
    best/saddest ending story

    Final Fantasy Tactics (PSP/PSX)
    great game play

    Mortal Kombat 9 (PS3)
    best remake of a old fighting series

    King of Fighter 98
    great balance of character/fighting style and gameplay

    • Eivad on 17/02/2014 - 16:23

      +1 for FF Tactics. Played through the GBA version at least 4-5 times, the storyline and character development never ceases to be interesting each time.

  • Chris2027 on 14/02/2014 - 10:41
    +2

    Lemmings on the Amiga is probably my all time favourite. I guess I loved it because of the challenge.

    To name a couple more as whenever I have a retro Mame session I seem to always play Bubble Bobble, Strider, and SF2.

    • OBone on 14/02/2014 - 20:34

      Lemmings is one I forgot to mention, though I had it on the PC.
      Cute little critters, very addictive.

  • Chris2027 on 14/02/2014 - 10:41

    Sorry double post

  • HmrW on 14/02/2014 - 10:52
    +2

    from the days of the 486 DX
    - UFO enemy Unknown (Classic!)
    - XCOM terror from the depth ( spent months on this and still occasionally play it now)
    - Warcraft 2 (Soo in love with this game, I can still remember the midi music in my head)

    Current one:
    - XCOM enemy unknown
    - Shogun Total War 2

    • blitz on 16/02/2014 - 15:42

      …and of course "Paramecium" being the currency in the excellent arcade game "Forgotten Worlds". 8)

  • Austin 316 on 14/02/2014 - 11:02

    Max Payne (PC game)

    • I remember this was in the very late 90's and was actually one of the few games I finished first.
  • EnALup on 14/02/2014 - 11:51
    +1

    Multiplayer (XBox):
    For longer, intense play and loads to do: BF3
    For short duration and share fun: COD black ops.

    Single player Fav.(XBox):
    Batman Archam Asylum Xbox is my fav. (Archam City is not bad either.)
    Lara croft and the guardian of life.

    • Wallyt99 on 15/02/2014 - 09:18
      +1

      Inexperienced gamer says hi. :)

  • roguescholar on 14/02/2014 - 12:04
    +1

    Super Mario Bros 3
    Streetfighter 2 Turbo

    • TRENT86 on 14/02/2014 - 14:41

      Hadouken

  • pokipop on 14/02/2014 - 12:33

    Kingdom Hearts, the first one on PS2 :D
    - Bought it bundled with my PS2 at what I remember it to be at a bargain price back then.
    - Disney nostalgia + enjoyed the storyline
    - Replayed the Remastered edition…so good

    Final Fantasy VI (Yes 6, not the very popular 7)
    - I enjoyed the story and characters
    - Was so excited when they released an Android version and I had to play it over again :D

    Pokemon Sapphire/Ruby on GBA
    - Played every Pokemon version but the thing I missed in most versions that was in this…your own secret base.
    - Like every pokemon game, spent countless hours collecting, battling and I seem to love any pokemon soundtrack :P

    Special mentions:
    - FFX/X-2 => Love the characters/story and can't wait for the Remastered edition coming out soon!
    - Zelda: Ocarina of time => Yea, yea I know heaps of people said this one :P

    • Ventak on 17/02/2014 - 01:03

      Secret bases were pretty neat, but I hated those holes in them…and the only way to cover them up was to wait for the special sale at the top floor of Lilycove Dep. Store…which rarely ever happened.

  • Benicio on 14/02/2014 - 12:41
    +2

    Bubble Bobble from C64 days.
    Planescape: Torment made me fall in love with RTS and the writing was incredible.
    original Unreal Tournament It redefined FPS and set a benchmark for graphics at the time.
    Max Payne The first perfectly done graphic novel game. That story was tonally perfect.
    Batman Arkham Asylum One of the few games I couldnt stop playing on the modern consoles.

    • _Bruce_ on 14/02/2014 - 12:50

      original Unreal Tournament It redefined FPS and set a benchmark for graphics at the time.

      I loved UT, but I wouldn't go this far. It came out of nowhere and threatened Q3A, particularly with team play. The engine was quite rough however, and the network code really fell apart when there were more than a few people in a game. I liked the visual style more than Q3A, but to say it set a benchmark (or evn as good as Q3A) is pretty inaccurate. Also you needed Glide for it to look/run any good before the final patch.

    • Conka on 14/02/2014 - 16:35
      +2

      Bubble Bobble! Forgot about that!!!

  • sein on 14/02/2014 - 12:47
    +1

    Jagged Alliance II
    Commandos II

  • John on 14/02/2014 - 12:49

    FINAL FANTASY VII

    Everything about the character, the story, and more importantly.. the MUSIC! I even have this Aeris theme playing on my mind as I am typing this!

    Probably one game that really takes me into their world.

    SUIKODEN 1 & 2

    This 2D RPG is another that managed to take me into the world and really feel alive in it. Love the numerous characters, the storyline (and its possibility for multiple alternative ending), and the fact that its a 2D game.

    THE MYST SERIES

    Even though I only managed to finish 1 out of the whole series (and thats thanks to a walkthrough), its a really great game at the time. I love the concept of mystery first person POV game, and is still my fave type of game until today (eg. The Room on iOS & Android).

    BROKEN SWORD: THE SHADOW OF THE TEMPLARS

    My fave detective point and click game in PS, absolutely funny and interactive.

    • mousie on 15/02/2014 - 00:17

      I think the ps 1 version of broken sword blows in comparison to pc

      The ps2 version of the angel of death was tops.

  • lonewolf on 14/02/2014 - 12:57
    +1

    System Shock 1 and 2 or Ultima Series followed by Wing Commander and Privateer.

  • tebbybabes on 14/02/2014 - 13:09
    +4

    I would like to add

    Star Control 2

    Still have incredibly fond memories of this one. Thank goodness there is a collaborative fan made faithful remake for modern systems!

    The Ur-Quan Masters
    http://sc2.sourceforge.net/

    • deek on 14/02/2014 - 13:29
      +2

      Yes! Star Control 2 is a truly amazing game. Lots of fun exploring new star systems, running into bizarre alien races, "talking" with them (a surreal experience with some, hilarious for others), puzzling out hidden secrets on planets, and the fighting was superb. I think it'd be a perfect candidate for a reboot or a (proper) sequel.

      Fond memories of playing melee mode against friends. Very tactical in your choice of ships, and such a wide array of abilities, kept you very much on your toes.

      Hmmm, I'm feeling the urge to play it again.

  • [Deactivated] on 14/02/2014 - 13:13
    -5

    Call of Duty series.

    Each one a winner. I still play them again from the first to the most recent. Can't wait for the next release later this year.

    • [Deactivated] on 14/02/2014 - 13:34

      I only really enjoyed cod4 and mw2, others are all hype.

    • FrankMcFuzz on 14/02/2014 - 13:55
      -1

      You know everyone can see that you're trolling.

  • TRANCE on 14/02/2014 - 13:38
    +2

    Super Smash Bros 64 was my favorite multiplayer game ever, closely followed by Goldeneye 64, just so much fun playing 4 player with mates.

    And my favorite single player game ever was Kingdom Hearts on PS2 followed By Jak and Daxter.

    My very first games I ever played (was on PC) and hence love were Descent, NFS road & track, and a mech game I can't remember the name of, something like oddwars.

    • TRENT86 on 14/02/2014 - 20:39
      +1

      Oh my god I can't believe I forgot Super smash bros All their games rule except the online version of the Wii which sucks major

  • Moots on 14/02/2014 - 13:41

    I'd have to say Tony hawke for normal xbox.

    And xbox 360 definitely would have to be Homefront!

  • blitz on 14/02/2014 - 13:42
    +1
    • Fallout 3 (PC)
    • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (PC)
    • Castle Wolfenstein (Apple II)
    • Deus Ex (PC)
  • SupeNintendoChalmers on 14/02/2014 - 13:44

    The Last of Us- simply moves the single player experience to the next level, next would be Fallout 3

    Honourable mentions to Legend of Zelda LTTP and OoT, Alundra, Freespace 2 (still the best space action game), Resident Evil 4, System Shock 1 and 2 and Max Payne 3

  • boab88 on 14/02/2014 - 13:47
    +1

    Age of Empires 2 - Still playing it as well!
    Civ - Whole series
    Football Manager Series
    Final Fantasy 8 (No idea why people prefer 7)

  • rompastompa on 14/02/2014 - 13:48

    Trolling on OzB (Trawling)

    Edit: and instigating jv :)

  • Conka on 14/02/2014 - 14:06
    +1

    Commodore 64:
    Bard's Tale 3 - my first RPG. Graphically limited, but great story.
    Dungeons and Dragons Gold Box Games - classic stories, bringing D&D fun to the PC

    PC:
    Quakeworld; Father of modern online gaming. 16 player carnage in DM4 (http://www.dootzky.com/public/images/memories/quake1-dm4-the…)
    Mass Effect 3; great action, great universe and characters. Good story

  • fomal on 14/02/2014 - 14:13

    Suikoden V
    DotA
    Radiata stories
    Digimon world 1

  • Withdr4wn on 14/02/2014 - 14:18
    +2

    Overall: Theme Hospital (PC)

    ^^ Many, many personal reasons that you'll appreciate if you think Bullfrog were awesome and the best at making games (and with the exception of Rockstar Games with GTA are still unmatched). Theme Hospital has the perfect recipe for graphics (which have aged pretty well considering they are 640x480 pixel art based), gameplay, balance of micromanagement (i.e. not limiting and not overburdening), the level progression (and option to continue building your level), the humour, the difficulty (if you chose to do it), multi-player mode etc… it's about the sole reason I keep a Windows XP Virtual Machine floating around (IPX Networking). Owned the CD since 1996, and I still can't get enough of it. I don't think you could possibly remake it either unless it was about doing less bugs, higher resolution pixel art graphics and perhaps a map editor (more layouts, procedural rendering, multiplayer that doesn't die after 4 in-game years) and I'd be a very happy person (watching Corsix-TH closely!).

    Otherwise - my other picks are pretty generic:

    (By Category)
    Open World: GTA Vice City (PC)
    Driving: FlatOut 2 (PC)
    Arcade: Tetris (NES)
    Adventure: Faxanadu (NES) / Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64)
    RTS: Age of Empires 2 (PC)
    Shooter: Duke Nukem 3D (PC)

    (Honourable Mention)
    Interstate '76
    Evil Genius
    The NES in General (Best difficult games. I miss games being overly complex with no save / cheat options).

    • blitz on 15/02/2014 - 13:02

      OMG forgot all about Interstate 76!! Thanks for the memories!

  • Yarkin on 14/02/2014 - 14:55

    TIE Fighter - Excellent campaign with a great story voice acting. I wish someone would remake this with updated graphics!

    Baldur's Gate II - I'm surprised nobody's mentioned it yet!

  • algy on 14/02/2014 - 17:37

    CS:GO. It's just so amazing and addictive, I love it.

  • Adz81 on 14/02/2014 - 17:47

    I'm loving this thread… Reading over others' answers and thinking, "(profanity) yeah, I haven't played that in ages…"

    I forgot to mention the original Fallout game… I thought Interplay did brilliantly with this… It was one of those games that I still don't know how I came to own, but really glad I did :D

  • Brouw3r on 14/02/2014 - 18:08
    +1

    N64: Super Smash Bros
    PSX: FFXIII
    PS2: FFX
    XB360: GoW 2

    PC(NT3.1): Warheads
    PC(win95): Warcraft 2
    PC(XP): Unreal Tournament (specifically face-off CTF)
    PC(W7): Dota 2

    Honorable mentions:
    Diablo I&II
    Kingdom Hearts
    Super Mario 64
    Warcraft 3
    WoW (BC and vanilla)
    GoW series (haven't played judgement yet)

    • CHIEFMEGADETH on 15/02/2014 - 01:32

      Loved the 1st 3 Gears games! But Judgment was kind of good. not great…

  • TRENT86 on 14/02/2014 - 20:40
    +1

    Who remembers the simpsons games on the Super Nintendo? Throwing tomatoes at people in one game, the one where bart is in a dream and he chases that piece of paper down the street :)

  • meatgasm on 14/02/2014 - 22:54
    +1

    No love for half life and half life 2? : (

  • mousie on 15/02/2014 - 00:14
    +1

    The Ad&d Gold box games like pool of radiance and curse of the azure bonds.
    Fallout 3 and new vegas.
    Oblivion
    Gta vice city
    Quest for glory
    Drug wars
    Resident evil 1 and 2
    Kula world
    Syndicate wars

  • CHIEFMEGADETH on 15/02/2014 - 01:29
    +1

    Halo/2/3/ODST/4
    It started with me buying XBox just for Halo and turned into a love for Xbox!
    The Gameplay/Art design/Music/Vehicles everything about it is so much fun and exciting to me.
    I have All consoles. and have owned just about every console. I have bought 100's of games on my 360 and enjoyed most of them. Thats why its my all time favorite console.

    From Steve Vai doing 2nd Halo theme song to all the rocking and killer instruments in the Halo music. From all the Amazing voice actor in Halo! The Amazing Multi player.
    That made Xbox number online gaming system.

    I played all Halo's so many times and they bring me so much joy!. i also am pretty awesome at the competitive aspect of Halo online.

    I am Rocking 5 consoles and one handheld at the moment
    "Xbox 360" "Xbox One" "PS3" "PS4" "WiiU" and Sony Vita.
    Cant wait for Halo 2 Anniversary on Xbox One and HALO 5
    Playing Titanfall At the moment it's so much fun.

    • StewBalls on 15/02/2014 - 11:07
      +1

      You forgot Reach…

      • CHIEFMEGADETH on 15/02/2014 - 19:34

        how could i forget. Great game. great multi

  • deal seeking missile on 15/02/2014 - 02:16
    +1

    Tied between the Funnest RTS - Command and Conquer series (mostly Generals and Zero Hour) and the
    Funnest FPS/RPG - Borderlands (1&2)

  • frewer on 15/02/2014 - 06:28
    +1

    Here are my favorite games:
    Constructor.
    Mob rule.
    Metal Fatigue.
    Anno 1503.
    Starcraft 2.
    Home world 1 & 2.

    SNES:
    Fire Emblem.
    Front Mission.
    Rock and roll. - Some cool music in here.
    Double Dragon.
    Theme Park.
    And of course Mega Man.

    The pity is Constructor doesn't works so well in multilayer (it disconnected after 10 mins played), same thing happened to Anno 1503.
    Metal Fatigue ( likes the Pacific Rim movies ) was and still awesome in gameplay, however for many reasons MS didn't make a sequel.
    All of my lunch money went to hire SNES machine. Now i can just play them online … technology eh.

    Edit: I think i forgot Z.

  • zooter on 15/02/2014 - 07:00

    No way can I pick 2 when I wasted my entire childhood and part of adulthood on games. Some of my most popular ones are

    doom2
    commander keen
    Warcraft 2 (I think)
    transport tycoon deluxe
    commandos
    prince of Persia 1&2
    …I'll leave it at that as I could go on…

  • R3XNebular on 15/02/2014 - 07:25
    +1

    REX NEBULAR and the cosmic gender bender!

  • Glyde62 on 15/02/2014 - 09:11

    Ocarina of time and Half Life 2 Only 2 games I have played through multiple times, And still play to this day.

  • Wallyt99 on 15/02/2014 - 09:22

    Team Fortress Classic

  • mmulvogue on 15/02/2014 - 09:23

    Single player:
    Half-Life 2
    Bioshock
    Batman Arkham

    Co-op/Multiplayer:
    Duke Nukem 3D
    Quake
    Portal 2

  • Freighter on 15/02/2014 - 10:25

    Used to love Habbo Hotel. I played it from 2003 - about 2006/2007. Probably the geekiest thing I ever played. Never paid for any of the virtual items though thankfully. Made some mad (online) friends. Only problem was back when I started it was all UK based so not many were online at a normal AU time!

    console based.. probably WWF Smackdown 1 or 2. Actually, any of the Smackdown games up until Smackdown vs Raw. Wasted many a hours playing the career mode with my brother on the PS1/PS2 and simulating the matches when we were playing each other so we wouldn't feel bad about winning/losing! Shame the controls got complicated after them.

  • StewBalls on 15/02/2014 - 11:13
    +1

    Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001)

  • YoursTruly on 15/02/2014 - 11:44
    +1

    Whoa! Lots if games to just narrow down to a few - but here goes:

    virtua fighter 2
    Nothing, I mean nothing has beaten up the impact of this game for me when I booted the game up for the first time back in the day' First 3d fighter I played, amazing polygonal rotating based graphics' amazing cd quality bgm coming out of the fresh SEGA Saturn (the massive graphical jump form a mega drive was significant - why that feeling hasn't been replicated these days I don't know) - the deep gameplay mechanics as we kids got the hang of it on Vs matches as the days passed ~

    Sonic 2, 3 & knuckles
    Basically I tend to like sonic adventure 2 on the dc nowadays, but man oh man the amount of times I played these mega drive games was bordering the excessive! So many years ! I somehow became emotionally attached to it, till this day' something bout the mix of great atmosphere, characters, bgm, great game and graphics back then'

    Mgs2
    I did not expect anything like this! First playstation branded console bought after the demise of SEGA (rip DC) but man, even the music was great to this day! ( rebought remastered on ps3)

    Honourable mentions:
    nights into dreams ( the game was and still is great - plus the score attack depth of its gameplay is a bonus)
    sega rally championship on the saturn
    tekken 2,3
    ico & shadow of the colousus
    grandia 2
    chrono trigger
    zelda: wind waker (first zelda game)
    mario kart 64
    the goonies, gradius and knightmare on msx
    super mario world and super mario 2
    wipeout 2097
    tomb raider 1 on Saturn & tomb raider reimagine
    journey
    portal 2
    bayonetta

    ………………

    God!!! can't seem to narrow to just 1 or 2 games :(

    (Btw, Anyone here plays vf5:fs on ps3? How bout some online matches hey?)

  • auna on 15/02/2014 - 12:53

    I'd say WoW. Over 600 days played. I quit for neatly two years but I am back starting afresh. I absolutely love the fact that effort I put into the game continues to benefit me for years to come and doesn't end once I "complete" it.

    What amazes me is I have barely even played tank or do a much. I have never roles Alliance. 600 days played and still so much to experience.

  • lolmao on 15/02/2014 - 15:03

    flappy bird

  • turbo77 on 15/02/2014 - 15:59

    Street fighter 2 hyper edition
    Metal gear solid 1
    Yakuza 3

  • turbo77 on 15/02/2014 - 16:02

    Forgot midnight wangan maximum tune 3, the ost gets me so hyped when I'm driving to work

  • Eurasian on 15/02/2014 - 16:23

    Assassin's Creed 2, followed closely by AC: Brotherhood
    Final Fantasy VI and IX
    The Last of Us

  • Nutrino on 15/02/2014 - 17:21
    +1

    Baldurs Gate 1&2
    Doom, Hexen
    Romance of the three Kingdoms 2, genghis Khan
    Fall out 1 2 and 3
    Monkey Island, all of them
    The Dig.

  • Risser on 15/02/2014 - 18:31

    Multiplayer FPS in order by date
    Doom (Chainsaw)
    Duke3D (pipe bombs)
    Quake Series (rocket jump)
    Unreal Tournament Series (Multi-kill)
    Counter Strike Series (headshot)
    One of the best and longest played FPS's was Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Free multiplayer game only. (I actually got side tracked posting this trying to find an updated version!)

    Multiplayer Strategy in order by date.
    Warcraft I,II,III + Custom Games
    C&C
    Starcraft + Custom Games (most played)
    Own SC2, but haven't played it much.

    MMORPG's
    Everquest
    World of Warcraft (over 6 years logged, mostly due to hanging out with mates who had moved away. gogo vent)
    Guild Wars 2

    Introduced to games on an Atari using a tape drive.
    Old School games like Sopwith, scorched earth, pango, america's cup, one must fall, bunch of arcade games as well, all the way up to current titles. Played the decades away.

    I will say this, without mates playing the multiplayer side of the games.. they'd never of had the life we gave them.

    Hanging out for Star Citizen using the Oculus Rift!

  • imolared on 15/02/2014 - 19:41

    Final Fantasy III - Keffffffka!!!
    Legend of Zelda -A Link to the past
    Final Fantasy 7 on PSX Japanese version - had to use a walk through lol but it was good.. I shed a tear for Aerith.

  • Eeples on 15/02/2014 - 21:56

    Asylum (TRS-80 version 16k or 32k) - one of the first 1st person maze games.
    Battlezone (MS Windows 1998) - Red Alert meets 1st person shooter.
    Doom - great shareware distribution model.

  • mducpham on 15/02/2014 - 22:00

    I'm surprised noone mentions CLASH OF CLANS! It's my all time favourite and have been playing it every day now for nearly a year, you can chat online with your clanmates, share videos and teach each other how to clash better and yeah, the feeling of when you have enough gold to upgrade your defences is just so great!

  • colblair on 15/02/2014 - 22:33
    +1

    Wing Commander 3 - great game with a great story and story choices that altered the game way before it was mainstream. Plus you could fail missions but still continue the game, something that most games just don't let you do which doesn't make sense a lot of the time. A failed mission in WC3 sometimes opened up a whole branch of new missions.

    Tribes 2 - freedom of movement. Capture the flag with jetpacks and skiing. A steep learning curve but oh so much fun when you've got it.

    System Shock 1/2 - SHODAN was the artificial intelligence to really keep you in a panic

    Reading through this thread makes me feel old that so many people's favourite games are mostly so recent…

  • guohao on 15/02/2014 - 22:53
    +1

    It started off with Commander Keen and Wing Commander 3

    then definitely

    X-COM (UFO unknown)

    Planescape Torment - such a great game that not many people know about!

  • mlburnian on 15/02/2014 - 23:56

    Skyrim

  • shawn_low on 15/02/2014 - 23:56
    +2

    Games based solely on how much of my life I wasted?

    Fallout
    Fallout 2
    Tie Fighter
    Wing Commander
    GTA series
    Planescape Torment and all similar D&D games from the 90s
    Diablo 1 & 2
    Metal Gear Solid
    Countless SNES and Sega Genesis titles…
    1990s Lucasart Arts games
    Leisure Suit Larry…ok maybe not this one.

    • Risser on 16/02/2014 - 09:28
      +1

      I bought my first joystick for Tie Fighter.

    • Adz81 on 16/02/2014 - 16:46

      Dammit. That commented to the wrong bit :/

      Sorry…

    • Adz81 on 16/02/2014 - 16:48
      +1

      Larry was gold! :)

      One of my best friends cross-stitched the first scene (matching colours and all) and gave it to me for Christmas :D

      And again… this is for the comment above :|

  • cheng2008 on 16/02/2014 - 01:51

    The most fun game? COD Modern Warfare 2.

    It's definitely not the best game, but for pure fun and laughs, nothing beats Modern Warfare 2 for me. The amount of stupid and random stuff in it was just great, and after a long day of work it's definitely a good way to relax. Of course, it's not as fun if you're stuck on the other end, but hey, no game's perfect.

    Here's just some of the fun stuff in the game:
    One Man Army to give yourself infinite grenades or noob tubes
    Noob toobing halfway across the map
    Commando. Nuff said.
    Ninja knifer running around with infinite sprint
    Javelin aiming at a random place and hoping it hits someone (it takes 10 seconds or so for the javelin to hit where you aim)
    Akimbo SMGs
    Akimbo 1887s/Rangers
    The beginning of quickscoping, where everyone started doing it for fun but the tryhards took over soon after
    Throwing knives across the map
    The heartbeat sensor that wasn't actually that overpowered because it took your attention off the screen, but everyone still complained about it.
    Scavenging multiple claymores and setting traps everywhere you go
    Overpowered killstreaks including nukes. Fun to use, but terrible when you get caught out by them.
    Etc etc…

  • Wampus on 16/02/2014 - 09:01

    Star Control II.

  • Risser on 16/02/2014 - 09:30
    +1

    Don't think anyone has mentioned Privateer yet.

  • [Deactivated] on 16/02/2014 - 10:17
    +1

    Early favourites: Cocktail cabinet (you get to sit down!) Asteroids and Galaxian, and stand up version of Crazy Kong (not Donkey Kong, because with CK you could go BEHIND the monkey to escape the fireballs without dying). I had these games 'worked out' so I used to play for so long and get such high scores, other kids would gather around to watch.

    Later favourites: Outrun & G-Loc - because they had electric motors that made them move! And surround sound that seemed to be inside your head.

    The kids and I still play all these (and more) on MAME.

    Most hated games of all time:

    a. Space Ace. This was a stand up cabinet that used an LP-sized laser disc. It was like watching a cartoon. The hero was a dumb blonde guy whose nasal voice reminded me of Jerry Lewis. You had to follow a rote set of joystick moves. I think it cost something like $3 or $4 when ALL other games were still 20c or 40c. If you moved the joystick the wrong way on your first move - the game immediately ended! What a RIP OFF!!! It was a headache to watch because the laser disc would skip around according to your moves. You see what I mean here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA8-y_zdL2E

    The local pinball parlour had a printed list of the required moves sticky taped to the game cabinet that looked like this:

    1. Left, left, right, jump, up, left, down.
    2. Jump, right, right, right, down, up. (etc.)

    It went on for something like 70 lines, and then had a request if anyone got that far and knew any further moves to let the coin change guy know so he could add it to the list.

    It looks like fun in that youtube video - and did in the store too. But I only tried to play it 3 times, decided following a set of instructions wasn't a game - so I hated it.

    b. I also hated how video games were so much more advanced than home PC/video game rubbish that cost a fortune. So that includes anything that took 20-30 minutes (or more) to load, or required the monotonous typing of text answers to questions. i.e. Early Apple IIe, microbee, VIC20, C64, etc. "Pick up dagger." "Stab… something." Turn on light." B-oo-rrr-iiii-nnnnnn-ggggggg!

  • [Deactivated] on 16/02/2014 - 10:41

    Actually, you can add Dragon's Lair to the most hated. Same problems as Space Ace. Both of them were so disjointed… A scene would struggle to play, you'd only hear part of what you were supposed to, then it would erratically jump to the next scene. So frustrating and unworthy of wasting a kid's money on to learn.

  • congo on 16/02/2014 - 21:36

    Starcraft 2, hands down.

  • glustar24 on 16/02/2014 - 22:56

    Indiana Jones and the fate of Atlantis and Warcraft 2. both are amazing games that are still fun to play

    • Yarkin on 17/02/2014 - 12:19

      Yes! I've got great memories of Fate of Atlantis.
      Also, the music for Warcraft II was very memorable.

  • TRENT86 on 17/02/2014 - 04:48
    +1

    Zombies Ate my Neighbours!! That game was so awesome when we were young. Still an ok game to play to this day too.

  • Grish on 17/02/2014 - 09:17
    +1

    My favs:

    Arcade:
    Wonderboy in Monster land (wbml)
    Willow
    SF2
    MK,MK2

    SNES:
    Zelda: A link to the past
    Mario Kart
    Super Mario World
    DKC1,2,3

    PC:
    Doom 1,2
    QW
    Quake2 (tdm,jump mod)
    Classic sierras (space quest 1,2. Lsl etc.)
    Monkey Island 1,2 and 3

    Other:
    Lode Runner (msx)
    Pitfall 2 (msx)
    H.e.r.o (msx)
    River raid (msx)
    Beamrider (msx)
    Thps2 (ps1)
    Super mario 64 (n64)
    Super stickman golf 2 (iOS/Android)
    Super Mario 3D World (WiiU)

  • Elitethem on 17/02/2014 - 09:53

    I have so many favourites. :)

    Counter-strike: Source

    My first FPS I played online.
    I played for three years online.
    It definitely sharpened my skills before I started played COD4.

    Warcarft II - It was so good you would actually finish the single player… multiple times. :)
    The multiplayer was countless fun.

    Warcarft III was also good, but on a lesser level.

  • h0mbre on 17/02/2014 - 11:06

    International Karate + (3 PLAYER FIGHTING GAME….5 YR OLD MIND BLOWN)
    Spy Hunter
    The Great Giana Sisters
    Boulder Dash
    Jungle Jill
    Baldies
    Skunny Kart
    Skunny Saves Pizza
    Word Rescue
    Kens Labyrinth
    Jazz Jackrabbit

  • BlackV8SS on 17/02/2014 - 12:14

    1st - Final Fantasy X
    2nd - LoZ Ocarina of Time
    3rd - Guild Wars 2

  • itsfree on 17/02/2014 - 13:21
    • Crash Team Racing
    • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

    Very fond childhood memories of these games…

  • BuyoTheCat on 17/02/2014 - 16:19

    Winning Eleven/Pro Evolution soccer series.

    I remember the weekends that we get a group of friends come over, have and play a night of world cup challenge.

  • swilso on 17/02/2014 - 17:26

    Metal Gear Solid (PS1)

  • ubcool on 17/02/2014 - 18:48

    Bomb Jack on the Atari ST first game ever played 20+ years ago.

    doom everybody loves doom.

    • [Deactivated] on 17/02/2014 - 18:55

      I was quite good at the Arcade version of that too. (Not any longer.) It's also on MAME.

  • [Deactivated] on 17/02/2014 - 21:03
    +1

    Old School: Alpha Centauri (kind of like civilization, but with heaps of cool quotes and a nice way to learn about different ways of thinking)

    New School: Dota2

  • iamnikon on 17/02/2014 - 22:30

    Any Legend of Zelda game (although I am heavily biased. Personally Majora's Mask was my most memorable as a child and Twilight Princess is also up there - I think it sticks with me more if the game freaks the hell out of me. Replaying is definitely more interesting when you've read the official timeline but that might just be me.)
    Also, Assassin's Creed 1.
    I want to say Dragon Age: Origins but I figured out how to use console commands about halfway through and I couldn't resist. I lost interest soon after. Still, props to Bioware for all the elaborate storylines into all the species. Generally, I don't prefer the whole choose-your-character-and-fate sort of games (e.g. I never really got into Mass Effect) but DA:O was great for me while it lasted.

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