My Favorite All-Time Video Games
Submitted by baker on Thu, 02/17/2005 - 02:22
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Xbox (Microsoft)
- Halo 2
- Halo
- Splinter Cell
- Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
- Ghost Recon
- Ghost Recon 2
- Burnout 3
- ESPN NFL 2K5
- Ninja Gaiden
- Max Payne
- Magic: Battlegrounds
- Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Sega GT 2002
- Panzer Dragoon ORTA
- Operation Desert Storm
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Playstation 2 (Sony)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Madden 2002
- Metal Gear Solid
- Metal Gear Solid 2
- Twisted Metal Black
- Devil May Cry
- Dance Dance Revolution
- Medal of Honor
- Timesplitters
- SSX
Windows/DOS (Microsoft)
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Grand Theft Auto 3
- WarCraft 2: Tides of Darkness (Expansion Pack)
- Half-Life: Counterstrike
- Doom 2
- StarCraft
- Half-Life
- Doom
- Heroes of Might & Magic 2
- Heroes of Might & Magic 3
- Half-Life: Opposing Forces
- Sim City 2000
- Magic: The Gathering Online
- Diablo
- Age of Empires 2
- WarCraft 2: Beyond The Dark Portal (Expansion Pack)
- Quake Trilogy
- Final Doom
- Rise of Nations
- Madden Football 2001
- Need For Speed 2: Hot Pursuit
- Sim City
- Heretic
- Heretic 2
- Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
- Prince of Persia
- Freedom Fighters
- Command & Conquer
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert
- Baldur's Gate 2
- Gems
- Wolfenstein 3D
- Lemonade Tycoon
- Lemmings
- Castle Wolfenstein
- Civilization
- Civilization 3
- Duke Nukem 3D
- Little Fighter 2
- Descent 2
- Descent
- WarCraft: Orcs and Humans
- Battle Chess
- Fifa Soccer
- Hexen
- Sim Ant
- Machines of Destruction
- Deus Ex
- World Poker Championship
- Minesweeper
- Marathon 2
- Brickles
- Pinball
- Myst
- Highway Pursuit
Macintosh (Apple)
- Maelstrom
- Frogger
- Loderunner 2
- Hard Hat Mac
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Loderunner
- Super Yahtzee
- Out of This World
- Mars
Arcade
- Virtua Cop
- X-Men
Nintendo 64 (Nintendo)
- Mario Kart 64
- Wayne Gretzky Hockey
- James Bond
- Super Smash Brothers
- Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
- Super Mario World
Playstation (Sony)
- Twisted Metal
- Twisted Metal 2
- Twisted Metal 3
- Battle Arena Toshinden 2
- MDK
- Resident Evil
- NFL Gameday '97
- Crash Bandicoot
- Tomb Raider
- MDK2
- WWF Royal Rumble
- Tekken 2
- Tekken 3
- NFL Blitz
- Jet Moto
Genesis 32X (Sega)
- Virtua Racer
- Virtua Fighter
- Star Wars Arcade
Dreamcast (Sega)
- Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense
- NFL 2K
Super Nintendo (Nintendo)
- Rock'n'Roll Racing
- Final Fantasy 3
- Soldiers of Fortune
- Zombies Ate My Neighbors
- Super Empire Strikes Back
- Jane's F-15 Strike Eagle
- Super Metroid
- Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
- Lemmings
- Super Mario 3
- Contra III
- Zelda: A Link To the Past
- F-15 Strike Eagle
- Captain America & The Avengers
- Super Star Wars
- True Lies
- Fatal Fury
- Fatal Fury 2
- Bill Walsh NCAA College Football
- Smash TV
- Earthworm Jim
- Final Fight 2
- Maximum Carnage
- Primal Rage
- Super Punchout!
- Chrono Trigger
- F-Zero
- Cliffhanger
- California Games
- Spider-Man and the X-Men
- Killer Instinct
- Killer Instinct 2
Genesis (Sega)
- Streets of Rage
- Streets of Rage 2
- Streets of Rage 3
- Road Rash
- Road Rash 2
- Road Rash 3
- X-Men
- X-Men 2
- Phantasy Star 4
- Desert Strike
- Jungle Strike
- Urban Strike
- Robocop vs. Terminator
- Super Off Road
- Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
- Sword of Vermillion
- Terminator 2: The Arcade Game
- Lost Vikings
- Golden Axe
- NHL '95
- NBA Jam
- Battletech
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat 2
- B.O.B.
- Eternal Champions
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Mutant League Hockey
- Mutant League Football
- NFL Quarterback Club
- Altered Beast
- Strider
- Heavy Metal
- Actraiser
- Batman Returns
- Zero Tolerance
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- After Burner
- Ecco the Dophin
Nintendo (Nintendo)
- Jackal
- Contra/Super Contra
- Super Mario Brothers 3
- Dragon Warrior
- Batman
- The Immortal
- Double Dragon
- Double Dragon 2
- Double Dragon 3
- Rampage
- Punisher
- Robocop
- RBI Baseball
- The Legend of Zelda
- Tetris
- Mega Man 2
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3
- Star Tropics
- Super Mario Brothers 2
- Batman: Return of the Joker
- Pipe Dream
- Mega Man
- Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers
- Top Gun
- Rescue the Embassy
- Paperboy
- Base Wars
- Ikari Warriors
- Kid Icarus
- Ninja Gaiden
- Duck Tales
- Adventures of Bayou Billy
- Volleyball
- Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom
- Star Trek
- Super Mario Brothers
- Mega Man 3
- Ghostbusters
- Ultima
- Back To The Future
- Tecmo Superbowl
- Rad Racer
- Excitebike
- Spider-Man: Revenge of the Sinister Six
- Jaws
- Battletoads
- Adventure Island
- 1942
- Bart Vs. The Space Mutants
- Skate or Die
- X-Men
- Superman
Atari (Atari)
- Wizards and Warriors
- Pitfall
Author Comments:
I'm sure there's more games that I should put on this list. It's tough to remember them all.
I should also mention that many of these games exist on multiple system platforms. I've only listed the version under the platform I played it on. But if I did play the same game on two different platforms, then I've only listed the version that I felt was superior.
Ah, Jackal: probably my favorite non-Mario/Zelda NES game!
I am not much of a video gamer, but there was a time in college when I was positively hooked on The Lost Vikings and Rock 'n' Roll Racer!
They both have Olaf. I have no idea if there is a connection there... :)
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
Rock 'n' Roll Racer is a classic
Truth! I'm all about listening to Black Sabbath tunes while racing and exploding my enemies. My favorite tactic was laying down minefields that would decimate someone when they think they have a lock on first place.
i noticed wwf Royal Rumble, did you ever play WWF No Mercy on the n64? in my view that remains the best wwf game yet.
Nope. I never played WWF No Mercy. I think of all the platforms I've played, N64 was probably one of the most short lived. I enjoyed playing it, but I think Sega Dreamcast came out shortly thereafter and the first Playstation was still going strong. I never played a lot of wrestling video games, but WWF Royal Rumble stood out in my mind because I had a lot of fun with it.
Zombies Ate My Neighbors: Great choice! I am in love with that game! It was one of my first real gaming experiences and it has never really left me. I ripped it off the net and is really the only NES ROM I can play over and over again. I know it wasn't ONLY Zombies that ate your neighbors, but this game led the way to my love of the Resident Evil series.
If you have a chance, I'd pop in Resident Evil or Resident Evil 2 and listen to the background music, its truly chilling. Its funny how those two games lose all intensity if you turn it on mute :D
EDIT: It also seems we share a liking of Rise of Nations, its really one of those Great Games that No One Has.
Heh heh. Yeah, Zombies Ate My Neighbors was boatloads of fun playing 2 players with my best friend. Rise of Nations is just an awesome real time strategy game that brought me back to that genre after I finally had enough after StarCraft. RON is just too much fun with 2 players struggling to survive against outnumbering AI opponents.
I wonder if you've checked out Doom 3...and can't find Need For Speed Series!
Yeah, Doom 3 is still on my list to try out. I forgot to put Need For Speed up there, as I've definitely enjoyed it. Good call.
Have you put a custom soundtrack on San Andreas? if so, how does it add to the experience? i have it on ps2, i own a Xbox, and am thinking of forking out the cash just for the custom soundtracks. Is the transfer clear. Thx in advance, Much Appreciated
No, I haven't done anything with custom soundtracks. Personally, I think it would only be worth getting the Xbox version if you were going to trade in your PS2 version. Or you could keep the PS2 version and just blast your stereo. I like to simply use an auxiliary cable to plug my mp3 player into my stereo and I've got instant access to listen to whatever I want from my collection.
baker, I'd still very much like to hear a response from you over here.
Ah, Crash Bandicoot. Good to see that show up! One of my favourites.