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| Kazi |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 1:17:28 PM
A few of my favorite games--I realize their are tons of games I've never played but these few stick with me as amazing:
Strategy:
Starcraft
party game:
Smash Brothers
Fighting game:
Street Fighter 3 alpha
Racing game:
Mario cart
First person shooter:
Unreal Tournament
Arcade game:
X-men (the 4 player one from the early 90's).
I'm interested to know what people's favorites are--and in addition:
What has the best graphics?
Which is the most fun overal to play with other people?
What is the best strategy game?
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| pants_happy |
Posted - 06/13/2005 : 8:53:59 PM
it's completely different from any of the other games (in a very good way), despite the name oddworld. JUST PLAY IT!!! |
| TalkingNeurons |
Posted - 06/12/2005 : 4:12:31 PM
quote:
Originally posted by pants_happy
...and oddworld: stranger's wrath...
I really loved Abe's Oddysee and Exodus but I just couldn't get into Munch's Oddysee. Guess I like the 2D side scrolling aspect of the first two better than full 3D. Still haven't gotten around to playing Stranger's Wrath, but I will eventually. |
| TalkingNeurons |
Posted - 06/12/2005 : 4:07:12 PM
I forgot to mention Final Fantasy X. When I first got that game, I played it for 13 straight hours.
Still haven't beaten it, though... |
| pants_happy |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 10:28:29 PM
how could i forget! transformers for ps2 and oddworld: stranger's wrath are absolutely at the top of my list. they are some of the coolest videogames to date. |
| Kazi |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 3:00:16 PM
the next-generation unreal games look unreal--as well as games built on the unreal engine 3. That's some real shit. |
| dan p. |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 2:26:11 PM
elder scrolls: oblivion looks fucking unreal. and it's apparently way larger than morrowind, which is absurd. |
| shivsaw |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 10:56:03 AM
quote:
Originally posted by pants_happy
real-time strategy:
command & conquer: generals
dawn of war
command & conquer series
Rise of Complexity IV: Dawn of the Modern Empires{
http://www.gamespy.com/articles/606/606686p1.html
}
party game:
halo
halo2
mario kart series
battlefield series
unreal tournament
CRIMSON SKIES
Fighting game:
soul calibur games
tekken series
Racing game:
Mario cart for n64
mario kart double dash
First person shooter:
halo2 (i know...lame)
Arcade game:
X-men (the 4 player one from the early 90's)...you're damn right
TMNT..earlier, but around same time period
the simpsons...same time period
best graphics:
morrow wind 4 (just from screenshots)
dark alliance (nothing short of amazing when it came out)
rpg:
final fantasy 4, 6, 7, tactics, 1. in that order.
the 7th saga
super mario rpg
flying:
crimson skies
action adventure:
ocarina of time
a link to the past
the wind waker
miscellaneous:
dungeon keeper 2
dark alliance 1 & 2
icewind dale 2
fallout series
battlefield: vietnam
wizardry 8
mech warrior (1st one for snes)
the original TMNT for nes
kotr 2
magewar
outlaw golf
doom 2 & 3
mega man series
mega man x series
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| Mechman293 |
Posted - 06/09/2005 : 12:22:46 AM
I was being mostly sarcastic on that.
Since Mircosoft and Bill Gates have way too much money.
and $300 is alot (for me aleast) |
| guitarisPIMP |
Posted - 06/08/2005 : 10:33:02 PM
perfect dark is a fucking godly game. I would still go back and play that shit. Better in every way than goldeneye. |
| pants_happy |
Posted - 06/08/2005 : 10:15:05 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Mechman293
There's no way that Microsoft would have a "loss" when it comes to money.
Jeez only $300 thats only...alot of money.
...except they do. just what are you buying when you buy a game console? a magic machine grown from a giant's nutsack? perhaps a computer made strictly for playing games (music and next gen entertainment extras aside)? xbox and gamecube cost the companies more to make than they were selling them for (i'm not entirely sure about sony and ps2). why would they take such a loss? they more than make up for it in games. any title that wants to be manufactured for their console has to pay an average of $15-$20 right off the bat, per copy of game. for a game like halo2, around 6million copies sold, that $120 million right there. and if that's the case, why not make a game for pc, which are generally cheaper and require much less testing? publishers are the key to EVERYTHING, and pc game's are generally considered a much higher risk than console.
'"It usually takes about five years for a game maker to collect all development costs for a game console," said Hideaki Kurimoto, who helps manage 300 billion yen as a fund manager at Meiji Dresdner Asset Management Co.
One solution for Sony is to widen profit margins by lowering production costs, a move that would also provide the company with room to cut the PlayStation 2's retail price, analysts say.
On Thursday, Microsoft said it would cut the retail price of its Xbox to 199.99 euros ($215), which analysts, including Credit Suisse First Boston's Jay Defibaugh, say may set off a round of price cuts at Sony and Nintendo.
Cutting prices can dent earnings since most console makers lose money on each game box they sell, reasoning that higher- margin software sales will offset any hardware losses.
For example, Microsoft loses about $70 on each Xbox it sells, Banc of America Securities Inc. analyst Bob Austrian said in a research note to clients in December. Sony's game unit probably makes about 3,000 yen on each PlayStation 2 it sells, Nikko Citigroup analyst Soichiro Fukuda estimates."
http://www.detnews.com/2003/technology/0304/15/technology-137205.htm |
| Silky The Pimp |
Posted - 06/08/2005 : 7:01:19 PM
Very true... you know that they will play any game that comes out on whatever particular console it is for the entire life of the console. PC's... damn. I'd love to play the likes of Doom 3, Half Life 2, Far Cry etc... but my P3 says no dice. |
| Kazi |
Posted - 06/08/2005 : 12:51:55 PM
I think people will need at least a geforce 6800 ultra 256 mb or equivalent. Game companies like to joke around with minumum specs for games, but those are just flat out lies. I anticipate all future games will need at least one of those cards, and by the end of 2006, you'll need at least 2 256mb ultra's running in sli. I hear the graphics power of the new PS3 is equivalent to two 256's running sli...I am happy to have built a machine that can handle this stuff. But of course it costs 10 times as much as the console will.
That is one good thing to be said for consoles, that whatever game you buy is guaronteed to work on it. |
| dan p. |
Posted - 06/08/2005 : 11:44:23 AM
perfect dark was like 12 times better than goldneye. |
| skyline |
Posted - 06/08/2005 : 11:22:40 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Kazi
I just saw something from the E3 show that got my attention--a new Age of Empires III coming out. Won best graphics in show and best strategy game in show. I just built myself a pretty sick computer which will no doubt be great to run this.
Whoa 
I wonder what will be required to run it. |
| Mechman293 |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 6:00:46 PM
There's no way that Microsoft would have a "loss" when it comes to money.
Jeez only $300 thats only...alot of money. |
| pants_happy |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 4:20:45 PM
halo: the movie:
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/06/07/news_6127059.html
xbox 360 costs (not that anyone cares, as it was like this with the last gen. it's just interesting to read):
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/06/06/news_6127039.html |
| {=HTG=} |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 09:44:27 AM
Oh wow, how the hell could I forget GoldenEye. That game was such a blast to play. Even when PerfectDark came out, it was no where near as good as GE. |
| Zachmozach |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 9:05:55 PM
I have to say that excitebike is up there pretty high. Mike Tysons punch out though is pretty damn good. |
| Kazi |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 3:50:41 PM
I just saw something from the E3 show that got my attention--a new Age of Empires III coming out. Won best graphics in show and best strategy game in show. I just built myself a pretty sick computer which will no doubt be great to run this. |
| Mave Datthews |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 3:42:37 PM
mmmmmmmmm....... video games.
- Halo 1 & 2 (and probably 3)
- any Mario game (of course)
- any Zelda game
- Goldeneye (drool)
- Mortal Kombat (the old ones)
- Splinter Cell (especially 3!!!!!!!)
- any Doom
- Tony Hawk series
and oh, many many more...
oh, and EXCITEBIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| {=HTG=} |
Posted - 06/03/2005 : 12:55:53 PM
quote:
Originally posted by TalkingNeurons
quote:
Originally posted by {=HTG=}
Any Resident Evil game.
I dunno if you should say any RE game. You remember Survivor, right?
a ha, good point. Me and Shane beat that game in one sitting, without dying. |
| dan p. |
Posted - 06/03/2005 : 12:03:05 PM
oh snap, i forgot about jedi knight 2: jedi outcast. but i played it for gamecube, and it was probably the poorest porting job i've seen in any game. |
| {=HTG=} |
Posted - 06/03/2005 : 10:47:01 AM
Cant forget Counter-Strike and Team Fortress Classic. God . . .those games were electronic crack. |
| Silky The Pimp |
Posted - 06/02/2005 : 8:09:36 PM
I'm surprised nobody mentioned Deus Ex... one of my all time favorites and unique as far as anything I've played. Others...
Ocarina of Time
Windwaker
Metroid Prime (2)
Half Life
Return To Castle Wolfenstein
Max Payne (2)
Goldeneye
Mario Kart/64/Double Dash
Jedi Outcast/Jedi Academy
XIII
Duke Nukem 3D
Doom (2)
Wolfenstein 3D |
| dan p. |
Posted - 06/02/2005 : 10:38:52 AM
i just beat baldur's gate: dark alliance. is it just me, or is the final boss, eldrith, absurdly easy? like, the right took less than a minute. i had the black onyx sword and my friend had some huge fucking thing with a long name that he picked up in the tower. the dragon was far harder. |
| Mechman293 |
Posted - 06/01/2005 : 7:31:31 PM
Some fav games I can remember:
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons
Legend of Zelda Windwaker
Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening (yeah I've played alot of LoZ)
Starcraft
Starcraft Brood War
Warcraft III
Warcraft III The Frozen Throne
Final Fantasy VII
Age of Empires II
Pokemon! (orginals)
Pocket Tanks (one of the most fun free games ever)
Played alot more Video Games years ago:
alot of FPS
ummm other ones
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| Muskrat |
Posted - 06/01/2005 : 6:14:59 PM
My favorite games, the ones I keep playing over and over (and I haven't played alot):
StarCraft & Brood War
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros 3
Duck Hunt
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64
Enter The Matrix
Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity
Star Wars (the one for gameboy)
Pokemon Red & Blue (after that it was definitely overkill)
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Soul Caliber
Soul Caliber II
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
James Bond 007: Goldeneye (Nintendo 64)
Top Gear 2
NFL Blitz
NFL Blitz 20-03
Slugfest 20-03
Ken Griffey Slugfest (super nintendo)
And last, but certainly not least: PITFALL for Atari dum Dum dum DUMMMMMM!!!!! |
| Arthen |
Posted - 06/01/2005 : 5:03:26 PM
Everyone who failed to mention Chrono Trigger, and unless I missed something that's all of you!, should be ashamed. Chrono Trigger was the greatest RPG ever. I still dust it off and play it from the start every now and then, and I still have so many endings to go through. Ergh.
Earthbound was awesome as well. |
| TalkingNeurons |
Posted - 06/01/2005 : 2:10:26 PM
quote:
Originally posted by {=HTG=}
Any Resident Evil game.
I dunno if you should say any RE game. You remember Survivor, right? |
| Kazi |
Posted - 06/01/2005 : 1:14:45 PM
btw dan p. fyi about AD&D dragonlance games:
about dark queen:
http://www.joltcountry.com/trottingkrips/dqk.html
about death knights:
http://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/4101/ |
| Kazi |
Posted - 06/01/2005 : 1:00:27 PM
yes, lord soth is in it. He's so cool. All that point a finger at someone and command them to die stuff you see in action. The series goes: Champions of Krynn, Death knights of Krynn, and then Dark Queen of Krynn. It's really old stuff though--made in the pre-386 computer days. Dark Queen needs at least a 286 to play, but it still is super fun. Casting delayed blast fireballs, cone of colds. Finding hidden items like the vorpal long sword and having a certain percentage chance of beheading your enemy and killing them outright. Eventually there is a ninth-level magic user spell called power-word-kill, which is similar to lord soth's power. All the THACO, die rolling, stats, everything is managed by the computer, who is basically your dungeonmaster. You can probably download the game from some sites now, if you can't still buy it. |
| dan p. |
Posted - 06/01/2005 : 12:47:11 PM
it's really good. death knights of krynn? i wasn't aware that they made dragonlance games. does it have lord soth in it?
i always wanted to see a dragonlance game get created. "super majere brothers." |
| Kazi |
Posted - 06/01/2005 : 12:32:14 PM
No, I am positive the code is this:
up,up,down,down,left,right,left,right,B,A,Start
Hit select before start for 2 players.
That code will always be in my memory.
Rest 30
Baldur's gate is hot I hear. I used to play D&D games--treasures of the savage frontier, death knights of krynn--for computer, and I hear baldurs is the modern form of those games. I should check it out. |
| therippa |
Posted - 06/01/2005 : 12:27:30 PM
quote:
Originally posted by skyline
Nonono...you got the contra code all wrong...it should be(i think):
uuddlrlrbaba select start.
Probably my all-time favorite video game series would have to be the Age of Empires series. I spent many a long nights playing those games online.
the select button was optional  |
| skyline |
Posted - 06/01/2005 : 11:02:19 AM
Nonono...you got the contra code all wrong...it should be(i think):
uuddlrlrbaba select start.
Probably my all-time favorite video game series would have to be the Age of Empires series. I spent many a long nights playing those games online. |
| dan p. |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 9:45:23 PM
action/rpg
zelda: ocarina of time (n64)
final fantasy 1, 7, 10
elder scrolls: morrowind (pc)
baldur's gate: dark allience (playing it now) (ps2)
kotor (pc)
survivor/horror
eternal darkness: sanity's requiem (gamecube)
silent hill 4 (ps2)
resident evil 0 (gamecube)
fighting:
soul calibur 2 (gamecube)
smash bros. melee (gamecube)
fps
perfect dark (n64)
time splitters: future perfect (gamecube)
racing
mario kart 64 (n64)
burnout 3 (ps2)
sports
none. they're all boring.
simulation games
harvest moon (n64)
animal crossing (gamecube)
you might notice a nintendo bias. that's because these are just games i took from my beaten games list and i play largely nintendo. where you see anything else chances are i beat it with a friend. |
| therippa |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 6:37:46 PM
Racing game:
Gran Turismo 3/4
First person shooter:
Thief
Duke Nukem 3D
Wolfenstein 3D
Doom
Fighting game:
MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!!!!!
Arcade game:
The Simpsons
TMNT
best graphics:
NiGHTS into Dreams
miscellaneous:
Contra (u,u,d,d,l,l,r,r,b,a,b,a,start)
Mario 64
Super Mario Brothers 3 (read the e2 node on this game for some interesting tidbits)
Parappa the Rappa
Monkey Madness
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| pants_happy |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 4:57:15 PM
man, i forgot about mario bros 3 or mario 64 for that matter. they have a command and conquer collection pack at wal mart for about $20. it doesn't have zero hour or generals in it, but it has like five or so other good (old) games for cheap. |
| guitarisPIMP |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 4:53:07 PM
umm.... Pokemon Camera?
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| enthuTIMsiast |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 3:40:11 PM
Dr. Mario!!! |
| chrism |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 3:36:37 PM
True Crime-Streets of L.A (PS2)
Manhunt (PS2)
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| rubylith |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 3:33:42 PM
one game...
GTA san andreas
:) |
| {=HTG=} |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 3:11:55 PM
Oh wow, I completly forgot about that X-Men arcade game. That was the best. A few of mine -
Metar Gear Solid ( for PlayStation ) 2 and 3.
Any Resident Evil game.
Half-Life.
Splinter Cell ( all )
Twisted Metal 4
Parasite Eve ( the only RPG I ever beat )
Diddy Kong racing. |
| Ultra Kimchi |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 2:14:56 PM
nice list...Megaman is awesome..particuarly megaman 2. I forgot about Supermariobros 3. good list of stuff...I'd like to try command and conquer. |
| TalkingNeurons |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 2:13:34 PM
Super Metroid
Gradius III
Half-Life
Super Ghouls'n'Ghosts
Resident Evil 2, 3, 4.
A few of my favorites. |
| pants_happy |
Posted - 05/31/2005 : 1:47:24 PM
real-time strategy:
command & conquer: generals
dawn of war
command & conquer series
Rise of Complexity IV: Dawn of the Modern Empires{
http://www.gamespy.com/articles/606/606686p1.html
}
party game:
halo
halo2
mario kart series
battlefield series
unreal tournament
CRIMSON SKIES
Fighting game:
soul calibur games
tekken series
Racing game:
Mario cart for n64
mario kart double dash
First person shooter:
halo2 (i know...lame)
Arcade game:
X-men (the 4 player one from the early 90's)...you're damn right
TMNT..earlier, but around same time period
the simpsons...same time period
best graphics:
morrow wind 4 (just from screenshots)
dark alliance (nothing short of amazing when it came out)
rpg:
final fantasy 4, 6, 7, tactics, 1. in that order.
the 7th saga
super mario rpg
flying:
crimson skies
action adventure:
ocarina of time
a link to the past
the wind waker
miscellaneous:
dungeon keeper 2
dark alliance 1 & 2
icewind dale 2
fallout series
battlefield: vietnam
wizardry 8
mech warrior (1st one for snes)
the original TMNT for nes
kotr 2
magewar
outlaw golf
doom 2 & 3
mega man series
mega man x series
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