What's your favorite video game?

[Windcatcher]

I just read an article where a bunch of older games were shown to kids to get their reaction. (article here: http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=0&cId=3137498 )

First, it made me feel my age (in a big way), but it also made me wonder why we get attached to certain games and what others might think of them. So, just for fun, I figured I'd start a thread about what games hold some special meaning or nostalgia for us.

I've been a video junkie for ages, but I'd have to say my all-time favorite game is Robotron. Williams Electronics had a team that was truly inspired and they consistently made games that were fun to play. For me, Robotron was the best -- it was fun, addictive, and it flat-out kicked your ass. Every time you plunked in a quarter you knew you were in for a serious butt-whooping, but it was still fun. Whenever anyone asks me if classic games were any good I always point them at the insanity that is Robotron :P

[Cisyouc]

Pac-Man.

Who can resist a yellow gawking dot that eats dots and fruit and gets chased by ghosts?

[mattmeck]

Contra!!!!

[KhaN]

Secret of Mana

[Xabob]

Secret of Mana

pwnt

[Spike]

Bobby: You can get an NES and get games like Donkey Kong Jr. Math.

Garret: So you'd really spend your money on Donkey Kong Jr. Math?

Dillon: No, you find them, or people give them to you.
Dillon is a warez user... you can tell.






Bobby: And because people were stupid and like addictive games. People were like, "Wow-such good graphics! I mean, they got a dot with a key. Woooh!"
They're making fun of EQ, YOU CAN TELL!

[Rogean]

All I gotta say is.. Theres an EQ2 Poster in the background of the group picture at the top of the article =D

[mollymillions]

PC(/Amiga) game: UFO, or X-COM, Defense of Earth, for the combat strategy (thinking of re-installing the PC version right now).

[RangerDown]

Pac-man ruled :D

Anyone know if there's ever been a "pvp" pac-man made? Ie, somebody controls Pac-Man and 1 to 3 of you control the ghosts? That'd be kinda cool

[Echoes]

There was a girl in the first kids interview that was at my school. It's weird how they get to be on CNN News next year on tv. guess they're lucky.

I like the Halo2

old school= pac man

[Scorpx725]

Pac Man was definitly alot of fun.

Present day... WoW/EQ2 or Halo2.

[Tree]

ff7 followed very very closley by suikoden II

[Farrenz]

fallout

[x-scythe]

new game: half life 2
older game: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (not thaaat old but still)

personally i think halo2 = the suck
but ya thats just my opinion, im more into counter-strike

[RangerDown]

Zela: OoT was a very nice work. Almost wanna pull the old N64 back outta the box and fire it back up.

[derekj54]

NBA Live series

[Echoes]

The next Zelda game (realistic too!) should be REALLY good. :D

[Stealth_raptor]

Fallout 2

[Aquelin]

Definately LOZ series as a favorite, next to MK :P

[Spike]

the Jedi Knight series is fun.

[Scorpx725]

Actually...

Old Street Fighter on the SNES. That was hours of fun.

Ryu and the leet fireball of doom.

[Cisyouc]

NES - Duck Hunt (w/ gun controller)

[RangerDown]

Duck hunt rulz :P

begins humming the musical jingle on Duck Hunt's start screen

[MrPanz]

harvest moon on snes has gotta be up there.. the best 2p game of all time is super mario world. Gradius 3 is the best of its kind, legend of the mystical ninja is the best platform game ever, but all around best game ever, was FF7.

secret of mana is like one of the worst rpgs ever.. the only reason it gets any credit at all is for being the only 2player rpg-ish game on snes. the story was like the generic go get 4 shards in the world to make the mana sword complete.. the rpg sucked but the good part about it was it was hardand the fighting was really intense.. the boss's were near freaking impossible. but as far as rpgs go on snes.. SoM doesnt even compare.

harvest moon is most fun old game i've played~

[Tree]

all you RPG fans, go play Suikoden II for the playstation, probly the best unheard game ever. Much better than any other suikodens by far. Its unlike most rpgs where you get only 3-10 characters, in here you can get 108 characters, including a hidden character which is a flying chipmunk with a cape that bounces off trees to do damage.
Worth like 50+ hours of fun. Full of rpg battles, an amazing storyline, characters gathering, Castle building, and a pretty fun real time strategy like War system (note: not the battle system, the suikoden battle system is much like the FF7 system, but instead of materia you use runes). Also full of some really weird mini side games, like a story line where you must defend your friend honor ... by cooking, or mabye climbing a rope contest, or even just playing whack-a-mole to keep the moles out of your farm so you can grow more food for your armies.

[sup2069]

Half-life 2 best game hands down.

Next would be soldier of fortune 2.

[bbum]

i couldnt get into half-life2 =( was a combination of how story and nifty scripted events were there one second, then all the sudden techno music starts and its just a straight on killfest followed by running around looking for the next place to go gameplay, then i tried to kill abunch of npcs and they were unkillable i was like wtf -_- i was in the sewer part after the helicopters chase you and you fight 100000 of those camera things. was i just at a bad part? i went back and played half-life one over again =/ kept me much more entertained for some reason.

[footfall99]

I hafta say Halflife 2, CoD(Call of Duty)

[Shadow-Wolf]

Postal 2 for the win! =D

[igme2005]

hmm i guess no one else would remember zeliard (by sierra). the musical score kicks ass during their time.

starcontrol2 is also an old favorite.

story-wise ... terranigma still retains a certain mark =)

[bbum]

you cant be serious ... postal 2 lmao

[miester44]

galaga!!! :D

[Shadow-Wolf]

Postal 2 rocked, I bet you never even played it you idiot. Nothing better than using a cat as a silencer!

[bbum]

postal 2 was so bad lmfao. hilarious.

the funniest part is you probly bought it.

[rhuak]

need for speed underground 2 had my attnetion for about 2 weeks till i beat it i think its pretty good lol

[Memener]

I have played abot of consel and PC games Ill list the system and say the what game i thought was the best.

atari: pac-man
sega: all sonic games
NES: zelda
Super-NES: Donkey-kong all
N64: zelda1 and zelda2
Dream-Cast: crazy-taxi
PS1: aglie warrior
those are just a few that i can think of right now.
Ill list the best PC games, top 10 to me!

Unrealtournamt (UT99) Best game ever!
Doom -all (with doomsday)
EVerquest
diablo 2
halo
Half life 1
quake2,3
Morrwind
doom 3
wolfenstein 3d

Those games pwn and will always pwn!!!!!! :)

[XxMadHatterxX]

My favorite would have to be Final Fantasy 7 - it's got everything I love, fighting against evil corporations and crazy guys with white hair!

But a close second would have to be Super Mario RPG - that was one of the greatest RPGs ever made, and I wish Square would make a new one...=D

[JohnMcguirk]

Yes, ff7 is the only game me and my friends can still have argueements over its plot to this day, like 8 years later. Does cloud love aeris or tifa? what/who is sephoroth cloud and zack?

Super Mario RPG, id have to agree, this game was great. my second favorite to ff7. In japan Paper Mario is called Super Mario RPG2. The problem is its painfully obvious when playing Paper Mario is not developed by squaresoft.

[XxMadHatterxX]

First of all, you're awesome because of your handle. I love Home Movies - it is quite possibly my favorite show on television. Not many people like it, and that's got to be because it's "Intelligent" comedy ^.~. I played through the first Paper Mario and could tell immediatly it was not developed by Square (Pppphhttt...) I do, however, enjoy Mario & Luigi: Super Star Saga. It's a very funny and entertaining game.

[JohnMcguirk]

haha i also have super star saga, from what i played, (got alittle past the jumprope part, i went back and beat it all the way, that part was awsome) its awsome. ive been waiting to really play it until my friend buys it too so we can 2player.

more kick ass 2player gameboy games you cant go without: Super Mario Advanced 2: Super Mario World, its the one for snes, this is the game me and my friend play the most, best 2p game ever!!! Steet Fighter Alpha 3, best fighter on gba ive found. Gradius Galaxies. sooo fun. and finaly, WARIO WARE INC!!!! thats every game i have for gba actuallly haha