Best Games of All Time

[Darunia]

My compilation:

1993: Doom PC FPS
1994: Dark Forces PC FPS
1995: Yoshi's Island SNES 2D Platformer
1996: Super Mario64 N64 3D Platformer
1997: GoldenEye 007 N64 FPS
1998: Zelda: Ocarina of Time N64 Adventure
1999:
2000: Perfect Dark N64 FPS
2001: Cossacks PC RTS
2002: Resident Evil I Remake GC Horror/Survival
2003: --Remains to be seen--- -- ---


I can't go back any further then 1993; still, a decade...how does anyone else's list compare? I only lack a 1999.

[alien space marine]

1989 mario bros
1992 Super mario
1994 Warcraft orcs and Humans.
1997 warcraft II tides of darkness / beyond the dark portal.
1998 Starcraft / Goldeneye
1999,SC broodwar
2000, Pharaoh and Cleopatra.
2001,Diablo II
2002, Warcraft III reign of Choas.
2003, Warcraft III Exspansion The Frozen Throne?

[EdenMaster]

I spent some time trying to recall the games I've played throughout my life. Needless to say, the list is extensive. I many times added and removed games from the top ten, but now I believe I have nailed down my ten favorite games of all time. I'm not even going to tie years to them.

So here they are, my ten favorite games of all time, in no particular order:

Outpost 2: Divided Destiny (PC)
Jagged Alliance 2 (PC)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES/GBA)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC)
The Sims (PC)
Civilization II (PC)
Final Fantasy X (PS2)
Mega Man 3 (NES)
SimCity 3000 (PC)

As you can see, I have a very diverse list of games here, spread amongst many platforms.

So there you have it.

[Darunia]

Re-Analization:

TOP CONSOLE GAMES:

--Ocarina of Time
--Perfect Dark
--Resident Evil Remake
--GoldenEye
--Majora's Mask
--Yoshi's Island
--Quest64
--Super Mario64
--Legacy of the Wizard

Disturbing lack of GC titles there. Call me a stereotype, but my favorites have all been top-sellers.

COMPUTER:

--Cossacks (+expansions)
--Jedi Knight
--Dark Forces
--Doom
--Return to Castle Wolfenstein
--King's Quest 4
--Age of Empires I & II

[A Black Falcon]

Hmm...

*has lost count of the number of times we've done thist topic*

PC Games
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1. Warcraft III : Reign of Chaos (2002)
2. Starcraft (w/Brood War) (1998)
3. Civilization 2 (Gold Multiplayer Edition w/ Fantastic Worlds CD for music) (1996)
4. PlaneScape: Torment (1999)
5. Star Wars - TIE Fighter (CD-Rom Edition or '95) (1994)
6. Star Wars - Dark Forces 2 - Jedi Knight (w/Mysteries of the Sith) (1997)
7. Grim Fandango (1998)
8. Baldur's Gate (series... 1 best, 2 next) (1999 and 2000)
9. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (w/ Beyond the Dark Portal) (1995)
10. Medieval (2002)

Honorable Mentions (no order): Lords of the Realm 2 (1996), Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992), The Curse of Monkey Island (1997), Pod (1997), Disciples II - Dark Prophecy (2002), Diablo II (2000), X-Wing Alliance (1999), FreeSpace 2 - The Great War (1999? 2000?), The Longest Journey (2000), Rayman 2 (?), Quest for Glory: So You Want to be a Hero (VGA Remake) (1992) (original text version: 1990).

Consoles (Ones I have only -- N64/Gamecube/GB/GBC)
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1. The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time (N64) (1998)

Err... kind of hard to choose after this one. No rankings. :)

- Super Mario 64 (NGC) (1996)
- Eternal Darkness (NGC) (2002)
- The Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening (GB) (1993)
- F-Zero X (N64) (1999?)
- Wipeout 64 (N64) (1997?)
- San Francisco Rush 2049 (N64) (2000)
- The Legend of Zelda - Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons (GBC) (2001)
- The Legend of Zelda - The Wind Waker (NGC) (2003)
- Super Mario Sunshine (NGC) (2002)

Honorable Mention (no order): Bionic Commando: Elite Forces (GBC) (2000), Kirby's Dream Land 2 (GB) (1995), The Legend of Zelda - Majora's Mask (N64) (2001), Perfect Dark (N64) (2000), Paper Mario (N64) (2001), Super Smash Bros. Melee (NGC) (2002), Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II (NGC) (2001).

Uh, do you want 'best game by year'? That's harder...

1985 - Super Mario Bros.
1986 - ?
1987 - The Legend of Zelda
1988 - Maniac Mansion
1989 - Populous
1990 - Super Mario Bros. 3
1991 - Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy! / Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter! (4-6)
1992 - Quest for Glory 1 (VGA Remake)
1993 - Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
1994 - TIE Fighter
1995 - Warcraft II
1996 - Super Mario 64
1997 - Jedi Knight 2
1998 - Starcraft
1999 - Torment
2000 - SF Rush 2049
2001 - Rogue Leader
2002 - Warcraft III
2003 - TLOZ - The Wind Waker

Oh, and this thread should be in TC where more people will see it.

Moved to Multiconsole.

[EdenMaster]

I think Ramble would be the best home of this thread.

Moved as such.

[A Black Falcon]

So... anyone else have an entry?

[OB1]

ICO was the best game of 2001.

[A Black Falcon]

Well I can't exactly include games I haven't played...

[Weltall]

Hmmmmmm

1983-1988 - Night Stalker (INTV)
1988-1990 - Super Mario Bros. (NES)
1990-1991 - Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
1991-1993 - Maniac Mansion (NES)
1993-1994 - Kid Chameleon/Sonic 2 (Genesis)
1995-1997 - Super Mario All Stars
1997-1998 - Final Fantasy VI/VII
1998-Present - Xenogears/Xenosaga

[A Black Falcon]

What's that list? A list of which years those games were your favorite? Hmm... I don't know what mine would look like. I don't think I'd decided on a favorite game before Starcraft... and if I did I can't remember it... so all I can remember is Starcraft 1998-2002 and Warcraft III 2002+...

[Weltall]

Yeah, it is. Good to see someone else appreciates the greatness of Maniac Mansion. I've been looking for ages to find a copy of Day of the Tentacle... I only played it once, many years ago, and I want to try again now that I have my own PC :)

[A Black Falcon]

http://www.lucasarts.com/companystore/wi...assics.htm

The Lucasarts Archives Adventure Collection. Only way to get a new, legal copy of the (CD version of the) game... It includes MM: DOTT, Indy and the Fate of Atlantis, and Sam and Max Hit the Road, three of the best adventure games ever... it is too bad they don't sell them all seperately (Sam & Max, Indy and the Fate of Atlantis, and several other LucasArts adventures (Full Throttle, Grim Fandango, Monkey Island 3 and 4) are all for sale by themselves, but not MM: DOTT...)

Its just too bad that LucasArts has discontinued Loom, Monkey Island 1 and 2, The Dig, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and a couple other adventures... :(

Oh, you could probably find MM: DOTT (and other old lucasarts games) floppy disk versions on "abandonware" sites ((they call themselves Abandonware but ones like those are actually Old Warez because they have some games still for sale...), but not the CD versions of those games... and the voices are great! Those games (MM: DOTT, I&FOA, X-Wing, and TIE Fighter, of the ones I have)would be so much worse with just the text boxes...

Oh, and if you ever get those games, MM: DOTT. Indy Fate, and Sam&Max all don't run in XP... the SCUMMVM emulator is needed.

http://www.scummvm.org/

The only problem? It doesn't really work with Full Throttle because it can't do the action parts. Oh well...

As for MM: DOTT itsself, I always liked Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis more... DOTT is good (and very funny) but I just liked the other one more... and more while it is better than MI4, its not as good as GF or MI3. Still, its a great game, given how Lucasarts, IMO, makes (made?) the best adventure games of anyone...

[Darunia]

Wow, I remember Maniac Mansion...wow that's old...does anyone here know how I could download a free copy of that? I'd buy it if I ever saw it 'round...wow that takes me back.

[A Black Falcon]

I'm sure a romsite somewhere would have the NES rom... or if you want the PC version, buy MM: DOTT if you want a legal copy. Its hidden in the game partway through... or of course you could go find it at some "abandonware" site...

[Weltall]

I have both the NES and the PC versions of the game.

The NES version looks a bit better in my opinion, and actually has music, but the PC version has a lot of stuff Nintendo cut from their version.

[Dark Lord Neo]

Final Fantasy VII and OOT are the greatest games of all time

[Fittisize]

Chrono Cross and Paper Mario are my two favourite games.

[CartoonDevil]

Darunia, if you're still looking for the best game of the year for 1999, consider the grossly underrated, yet almost flawlessly executed <I>Jet Force Gemini</I>. Developed by Rare, and released on October 11, 1999, the game is a masterpiece. Not only one of the best games the Nintendo 64 has to offer, but also one of the best of all time.

[EdenMaster]

Paper Mario is a very fun game, as is JFG.

[Weltall]

Originally posted by CartoonDevil
Darunia, if you're still looking for the best game of the year for 1999, consider the grossly underrated, yet almost flawlessly executed <I>Jet Force Gemini</I>. Developed by Rare, and released on October 11, 1999, the game is a masterpiece. Not only one of the best games the Nintendo 64 has to offer, but also one of the best of all time.

Lord I hate that game.

[OB1]

JFG is great.

[A Black Falcon]

Yeah, JFG was great... maybe best console game of the year, I don't remember what its top competition was... did F-Zero X come out that year? If so, that would be console game of the year...

Anyway, almost nothing can come within a mile of Planescape: Torment ... and certainly none of the other games released in 1999...

[CartoonDevil]

Originally posted by A Black Falcon
Yeah, JFG was great... maybe best console game of the year, I don't remember what its top competition was...

Originally, Jet Force Gemini was going to be the first of Rare's killer triple play: Jet Force Gemini, Donkey Kong 64, and Perfect Dark <I>all in a space of three months.</I> Perfect Dark was delayed from December to April then to May, and Donkey Kong 64, an inferior game, garnered more praise than Jet Force Gemini because of Brand recognition.

[Sacred Jellybean]

Jet Force Gemini was an AWESOME game. One of my favorites, by far. It's too bad we can no longer even hope for a sequel on a Nintendo system... but even a sequel on X-Box seems unlikely.

Shit. :(

[Darunia]

My condolences, Sacred Jellybean. I've never played it, but it never really sparked my interest, either. I think the biggest loss EVER to Nintendo will be the series of Rare FPS...Perfect Dark 2 could've been...nay, WOULD'VE been...the best game ever, if done as well as its predecessor.

As for the best game of 1999, I still can't decide. 1989 was the PC Adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; 1988 was the NES side-scrolling RPG masterpiece Legacy of the Wizard.

[alien space marine]

Nintendo is a expert on self Mutilation.

[alien space marine]

Nintendo is a expert on self Mutilation.As they say gamecube sales are in a slump.

[Darunia]

Well I fucking wonder WHY that is.

At the time when Rare was given the pink slip, were they working on any official GC titles that we've now lost...?

[A Black Falcon]

Kameo. And Perfect Dark Zero was a fairly open secret...

[Geno]

Now for my favorite games (in no particular order), oh joy of all joys...

NES:
Kirby's Adventure
Super Mario Bros. 3
Mega Man
Final Fantasy

SNES:
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Final Fantasy II/IV
Final Fantasy III/VI
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Kirby Super Star

N64:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Donkey Kong 64
Super Smash Bros.
Starfox 64
Goldeneye 007

Game Boy (and Color and Advance):
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland
Yu-Gi-Oh: The Eternal Duelist Soul
Sonic Advance
Pokémon Trading Card Game
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

Genesis:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic and Knuckles

PSX:
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX

PS2:
Final Fantasy X
Kingdom Hearts
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

I have yet to get a Gamecube and I have yet to play some other hit games on the systems I have such as Perfect Dark. I probably forgot a couple games, but hey, that's what the edit button is for. :p

[alien space marine]

Yugi'oh is fun.

[Darunia]

I very highly recommend Perfect Dark to you...I thought nothing could surpass GoldenEye, let alone on the N64, but there you go. Knocked it cold in every single way.

[N-Man]

I feel like I've already done this... all games I've ever adored as minor deities, in more or less chronological order:

Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World
Legend of the Mystical Ninja (aka Ganbare Goemon, apparently)
EVO In Search for Eden
Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf
ActRaiser
Uncharted Waters II: New Horizons
Sid Meier's Civilization/Civilization 2
Chrono Trigger
Earthbound
also have a soft spot in my heart for Starcraft

You may notice I have an aversion towards 3D-ness.

[Geno]

Originally posted by alien space marine
Yugi'oh is fun.

Preach it!

[EdenMaster]

Originally posted by alien space marine
Yugi'oh is fun.

It's just me but none of those thing sound that interesting. Pokemon, YuGiOh, and the like just don't strike my fancy.

However, I'm one to talk, I enjoy watching 300 pound machines beat the crap out of each other.

To each his own, I guess.

[Geno]

The Yu-Gi-Oh TV show is very poorly dubbed, but I don't know if the Japanese version is any good either. I'm talking about the card game. I don't care for Pokémon either, but I find its card game somewhat fun. Yu-Gi-Oh puts it to shame though.

But I like pointless violence too. Grand Theft Auto, anyone? :evil:

[alien space marine]

Acorrding to Pc gamer panty raider and doom are the two most contriversial games ever.

[EdenMaster]

Doom, Doom, Doom...Liebermans favorite target, that is before GTA3 came out. And...

*watches Geno kill police officers and run over hookers in GTA3*

Hey, I got next.

[Geno]

*uses rocket launcher to blow up a police chopper, then goes on a shooting spree* :woo:

[A Black Falcon]

How about my favorite games by console.. (yes, I do like making lists of stuff like this... :) )

Without looking at my game collections (so I might forget something, but probably not)...

NGC
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1. Metroid Prime
2. Eternal Darkness
3. Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
4. Super Mario Sunshine
5. Super Smash Bros. - Melee

Honorable Mentions: Burnout 2, Extreme-G 3, Wave Race Blue Storm, SpyHunter, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle

N64
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1. The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time
2. Super Mario 64
3. F-Zero X
4. San Francisco Rush 2049
5. Paper Mario
6. Jet Force Jemini
7. Donkey Kong 64
8. Wipeout 64
9. Perfect Dark
10. Gauntlet Legends

Honorable Mentions: Super Smash Bros., The Legend of Zelda - Majora's Mask, BattleTanx 64, GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Tooie.

GB
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1. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
2. Kirby's Dream Land 2
3. Final Fantasy Adventure
4. Donkey Kong
5. Gradius: The Interstellar Assault
6. Wario Land - Super Mario Land 3
7. Micro Machines
8. Mega Man V
9. Super Mario Land 2 - Six Golden Coins
10. Kirby's Pinball Land

Honorable Mentions: Kirby's Block Ball, Super Mario Land, Faceball 2000, Mega Man IV, Donkey Kong Land.

GBC
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1. The Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening DX
2. The Legend of Zelda - Oracle of Ages
3. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
4. Bionic Commando - Elite Forces
5. The Legend of Zelda - Oracle of Seasons
6. Micro Machines V3
7. Mega Man Xtreme 2
8. Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
9. Warlocked
10. R-Type DX

Honorable Mentions: Heroes of Might & Magic 2, Wario Land 2, Wario Land 3, Micro Machines 1&2: Twin Turbo, Mega Man Xtreme.

NES
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1. The Legend of Zelda
2. Super Mario Bros. 3

SNES
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1. The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past

Virtual Boy
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1. Wario Land
2. Red Alarm

Oh, and I like Yu-Gi-Oh the TV show...the English dub doesn't seem THAT bad...

[Geno]

Oh, and I like Yu-Gi-Oh the TV show...the English dub doesn't seem THAT bad...

I don't hate the show, I just think they could be a little less dramatic. The voice acting isn't too bad, though some characters could use different voice actors/actresses. (Weevil Underwood for example.) The show could also be a little less sappy at some points (like with Serenity talking about how she's always there for Joey etc.) But overall, I don't think it's a bad show. I like watching them duel namely because I enjoy playing the card game, so it's interesting to see what strategies the characters use to win. Yu-Gi-Oh's plot (besides the card game) is pretty good, and some of the characters are awesome, Kaiba for example. Though Yu-Gi-Oh's dubbing isn't perfect, the overall show is better than a lot of anime out there such as Pokémon and Hamtaro.

[A Black Falcon]

Pokemon is bad...

As for the plot in Yugioh, yeah its often kind of dumb, but hey... think of who the target audience is...

[Darunia]

Man, Perfect Dark was so awesome. I just watched GoldenEye just now...comparing the movie to how wonderfully reproduced the game levels were...recalling great moments, like when Boris pulls out a pistol in control center, but if you kill him Natalya pouts and you fail the mission...goddamn, why doesn't anyone make a really cool, fun game like that anymore???:(