littleman jack Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I have noticed, while reading the "What have you actually played?" thread in the Atari 2600 forum, that there is often a difference in what people list as the best games, and what they actually play. So in the spirit of that observation, and in watching too many VH1 list shows, I thought it might be fun to do a top 25 favorite games list, any and all systems included. Here are my top 25 favorite games, with their console/format, in no particular order. These are games that I simply love to play. And in full disclosure, my favorite system is the Atari 2600. 1. Champ Kong--DOS 2. Xolo--DOS 3. Maelstrom-Mac and Linux 4. Crazy Taxi--Game Cube 5. You Don't Know Jack, Volume 3--Windows 98 6. Joust--Atari 7800 7. Sea Wolf-Atari 2600 8. Kill the Attacking Aliens (KTAA)--Odyssey 2 9. Mario Kart 64--N64 10. Mario Tennis--N64 11. Pac-Man World Rally--Game Cube 12. Oystron--Atari 2600 13. Centipede--Atari 2600 14. Bosconian--Arcade 15. Pac-Man--Arcade 16. Donkey Kong--Atari 400/800 17. Star League Baseball--Atari 800 18. NHL 95--Sega Genesis 19. Defender--Xbox 360 download 20. Geometry Wars-Xbox 360 download 21. Outrun--Arcade 22. Ms. Pac-Man--Atari 2600 23. Preppie II--Atari 800 24. Wolfenstein VCS: The Next Mission--Atari 2600 25. KC's Crazy Chase--Odyssey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev. Rob Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 You need to get some SEGA in your life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 I know, I know! Several Sonic games (several consoles), Dreamcast titles, and a few Sega titles for Game Boy almost made the list. Outrun and NHL 95 count. A little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev. Rob Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 (edited) This is going to be so hard... Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn) Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox) Sbatcher (Sega CD) Halo 3 (Xbox 360) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (Genesis) Shenmue II (Xbox) Shining Force II (Genesis) Shenmue (Dreamcast) Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES) Star Wars Arcade (32X) Scorched Earth (MSDOS) Shining Force (Genesis) StarFlight (Genesis) Missile Command (2600) Odball (Odyssey) Ms. Pacman (Arcade) Time Pilot '84 (Arcade) Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast) Bushido Blade II (PSOne) Soul Calibur (Dreamcast) Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast) Lode Runner (SG-1000) S.T.U.N. Runner (Arcade) DOOM (PC-Windows) That's pretty good. They're all there, at least. Though some may be out of order. I really wanted to fit in some Astrocade, Channel F, and Vectrex games. Edited December 13, 2009 by Rev. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericwierson Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Top 25? Here goes in descending favorites order. #1 Resident Evil 4 - Gamecube #2 Super Mario 64 - N64 #3 Goldeneye - N64 #4 Adventure - Atari 2600 #5 Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES #6 Dragonstomper - Atari 2600 #7 Tony Hawk - Playstation #8 Dragons Lair - Arcade #9 Mortal Combat- N64 #10 Scramble - Arcade #11 Crazy Climber - Arcade #12 Tron - Arcade #13 Bio-shock - PS3 #14 Gorgar - Pinball Arcade #15 Front Line - Arcade #16 Asteroids - Arcade #17 Matmania - Arcade #18 Gravitar - Arcade #19 Killer Instinct - SNES #20 Robotron - Arcade #21 Pitfall - Atari 2600 #22 Final Fantasy - NES #23 Wizard of Wor - Arcade #24 Plaque Attack - Atari 2600 #25 The 7th Guest - P.C. This list is good for right now only, as I revise this list constantly due to what I am playing at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 25, in no particular order... Phantasy Star - SMS I, Robot - Arcade Tapper -- 2600 Tempest -- Arcade Tempest 2000 -- PC Sonic the Hedgehog 2 -- Genesis Super Mario World -- SNES / GBA Xevious -- 7800 Robotron -- Arcade Space Duel -- Arcade Fantasy Zone -- SMS Super Mario Brothers -- NES Super Mario Galaxy -- Wii Canyon Climber -- A8 Qix -- 5200 Space Dungeon -- 5200 Berzerk -- 5200 Frenzy -- Colecovision Zaxxon SUpergame -- ADAM Donkey Kong Supergame -- ADAM Donkey KOng Jr. Supergame -- ADAM Adventure -- 2600 Oids -- Atari ST Frantick -- Atari ST Klax -- Just about every platform it was ported to, especially Arcade and GBA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 (edited) Fav 25 console games in no particular order: Midnight Magic - Atari 2600 Dig Dug - Atari 7800 Joust - Atari 7800 Ms. Pac-Man - Atari 7800 Robotron - Atari 7800 (dual controller config) Tempest 2000 - Atari Jaguar Major League Baseball - Intellivision Utopia- Intellivision Omega Race - C64 Tapper - C64 Wizard of Wor - C64 Gorf - C64 Cannon Fodder - Amiga Defender of the Crown - Amiga Pinball Fantasies - Amiga Dragons Lair - CD-i Burgertime - TI-99/4A Centipede - TI-99/4A TI Invaders - TI-99/4A Contra III - SNES Galaga '90 - TG16 Military Madness - TG16 Dragons Fury - Genesis Tetris - NES Rush 2049 - Dreamcast (stunt levels) Arcade (gotta keep 'em separated! lol): Tron Asteroids Space Zap Space Duel Ms. Pac-Man Dig Dug Cruis'n USA Galaga Sea Wolf Star Trek cockpit Donkey Kong Track and Field Tutankham Super Mario Bros. Space Invaders Deluxe Super Pac-Man Super Street Fighter II Moon Patrol Joust Omega Race cockpit Kaos Qix Space War Robotron Tempest Edited December 13, 2009 by save2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smatchmo Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) No order, subject to change. NES 1. Super Dodge Ball 2. Duck Tales 3. Gauntlet 4. Tecmo World Wrestling I've harbored deep hatred for the nes since the 80's (because I blamed it for killing Atari 2600/7800, because it wasn't a Genesis) and have only recently begun reexamining the system, particularly its RPGs. Final Fantasy or Genghis Khan could bump one of those. special note: I've never played any FF games aside from ff:tactics on gba, but I recently managed to get my hands on an almost complete copy of Final Fantasy (all it's missing is the dungeon map) so.... wish me fun! Intellivision 5. AD&D: Treasure of Tarmin 6. Frog Bog 7. Horse Racing 8. Burgertime I think Tower of Doom is good enough to make my personal fav list but I unfortunately haven't tried it yet. 2600 9. Frankenstein's Monster 10. Pitfall II Genesis 11. King of the Monsters 2 12. Starflight TG-16 13. Cosmic Fantasy 2 14. Bomberman '93 3DO 15. The Horde GBA 16. Rebelstar Tactical Command NGPC 17. SNK vs Capcom: Cardfighter's Clash (Capcom) 18. SNK vs Capcom: Cardfighter's Clash (SNK) 19. SNK vs Capcom: Match of the Millenium 20. Faselei! DS 21. Hotel Dusk Room 215 22. Mario Kart N64 23. Worms: Armageddon 24. Goldeneye PC 25. Europa Universalis II Edited December 15, 2009 by Smatchmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamajoe Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 OK, my 25 favourites for today: - Defender II (Atari 2600) - Juno First (Atari 2600) - Frogger (Atari 2600) - Lady Bug (Colecovision) - Super Mario Bros III (NES) - Super Mario World (SNES) - Yoshi`s Island (SNES) - Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube) - Wario Ware (Gamecube) - Time Splitters 2 (Gamecube) - Zelda Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS) - Zelda Spirit Tracks (Nintendo DS) - Montezuma`s Revenge (Atari XL/ XE) - Tempest 2000 (Atari Jaguar) - Bonk`s Adventure (PC Engine) - Wonder Boy IV (Sega Mega Drive) - Thrust (Vectrex) - Food Fight (Atari 7800) - Advance Wars (Gba) - Wario Ware Twisted (Gba) - Tetris (GB) - Samba de Amigo (Dreamcast) - Halo (Xbox) - Age of Empires II (PC) - Burnout (PSP) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk2600 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 snes: super metroid super mario world kirby super star colecovision mr do playstation: castleevania SOTN spider Wii: new super mario bros ds: new super mario bros kirby squeak squad gba: zelda, metroid and kirby games nes: kirbys dreamland mario 1,2,3 monsters in my pocket Atari 2600: centepede demon attack intellivision: worm whomper thin ice burgertime diner shark shark thunder castle Vectrex: hmmm many tg-16 galaga 90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TI99Kitty Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Welcome to a special edition of "The Great American Top 25 Countdown." I'm your host TI99Kitty Kasem, and I'll be counting down my top 25 favorite games of all time. These are games that have stood the test of time, and some of them go back as far as 1980, representing nearly 30 years of classic gaming. Let's kick off this "Countdown" with number 25: 25: Haunted House (Atari 2600) 24: Crash Bandicoot (PlayStation) 23: Triple Action (Intellivision) 22: Tomb Raider Gold (PC) 21: Tunnels of Doom (TI-99/4A) 20: You Don't Know Jack: Louder! Faster! Funnier! (PC) 19: Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (TI-99/4A) 18: Snafu (Intellivision) 17: Legend of Legaia (PlayStation) 16: Hunt the Wumpus (TI-99/4A) 15: The Sims 2 (PC) 14: Time Pilot (ColecoVision) 13: Pool of Radiance (Commodore 64/PC) 12: Frog Bog (Intellivision) 11: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (PlayStation 2) 10: Mouse Trap (ColecoVision) 9: American McGee's Alice (PC) 8: Neopets: The Darkest Faerie (PlayStation 2) 7: Crazy Taxi (Dreamcast) 6: Astrosmash (Intellivision) 5: Lady Bug (ColecoVision) 4: BurgerTime (TI-99/4A) 3: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (PlayStation 2) 2: Dead or Alive 2 (Dreamcast) And my number one favorite on any, and all, systems: Guitar Hero: World Tour (PlayStation 2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Cool thread. There is often a big difference between what we consider great games, and what we consider to be our favorites. This is more fun to talk about because it doesn't matter if we are influenced by nostalgia! My list will be a bit DOS-heavy because that was one of the few gaming platforms I had as a kid, being from a somewhat less-fortunate family (meaning that I wasn't able to have most consoles that came out when I was a kid.) X-Wing (DOS) Wolfenstein 3D (DOS) SimCity (DOS) Epic Pinball (DOS) Maniac Mansion 2: Day of the Tentacle (DOS) Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (DOS) Star Control 2 (DOS) Dune 2 (DOS) Stunts (DOS) Syndicate (DOS) The Incredible Machine (DOS) Super Mario Bros. (NES) The Legend of Zelda (NES) Castlevania (NES) Super Mario Land (Game Boy) Sonic The Hedgehog (Genesis) Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis) Golden Axe (Genesis) Starflight (Genesis) Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday (Genesis) Final Fantasy VII (Playstation) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Playstation) Intelligent Qube (Playstation) Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (Playstation) SSX (Playstation 2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 In no order what so ever: Smurfs Rescue (2600) Crysis (PC) Skate Or Die 2 (NES) Final Fantasy 1 (NES) Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (GENESIS or SNES) Super Mario Bros 1 (NES) BMX Airmaster (2600) Sentinel (7800) Duck Hunt (NES) Ewok Adventure (2600) Star Wars The Arcade Game (2600) Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 (Gamecube) Doki Doki Panic (Famicom Disk System) Final Fantasy 7 (PC) Galaga (7800) Mike Tyson's Punch Out (NES) Zelda Twilight Princess (Wii) Wii Sports (Wii) Sonic The Hedgehog 1 (GENESIS) Double Dragon (7800) Zelda Orcana Of Time (N64) Goldeneye (N64) Pacman (7800) Pong Sports (2600) Tetris (Original Gameboy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaUSA Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 (edited) Daytona USA Saturn/Arcade Rogue Squadron 2 Gamecube Waverace 64 N64 Moto Racer PS1/PC Star Wars Battlefront II Xbox/PS2 Marvel VS Capcom 2 Dreamcast/PSN Sega Rally Saturn/Arcade Soul Calibur 2 GC RoadBlasters NES Gundam Side Story 2 (with Twin Sticks) Saturn Bomberman SNES Starfox 64 N64 Virtua Tennis DC X Wing VS Tie Fighter PC Mario Kart 64 N64 Super Robot Spirits N64 F-Zero X N64 Wipeout HD PS3 Katamari Damacy PS2 Armored Core PS1 Twisted Metal 2 PS1 Nights into Dreams Saturn Jet Set Radio DC Sonic The Hedgehog Genesis Kirby Super Star SNES Edited December 17, 2009 by DaytonaUSA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I don't like "top-something" lists.. I don't know.. Don't like pigeonholing myself, I guess. These lists change with my mood (and how well my memory is acting on a specific day).. so many games, I always miss something on any "true favorites" list.. Anyways, here's 25 off the top of my head. No particular order (Only numbered to make sure I have 25), and it's severely incomplete, for sure: 1. Radiant Silvergun (Arcade or Saturn versions) 2. Espgaluda (PS2) 3. Super Castlevania IV (SNES) 4. Sub Terrania (Genesis) 5. Toss-up between Tekken Tag, 4, or 5 6. Strider (Arcade) 7. OutRun 2 (XBOX, only because it has the original arcade game in it as well) 8. Guardian Heroes (Saturn) 9. Toss-up between Ninja Gaiden's 1, 2, or 3 (NES) 10. Toss-up between Castlevania 1, 2, or 3 (NES) 11. ESPRade (Arcade) 12. Primal Rage (Arcade) 13. Killer Instinct 2 (Arcade) 14. Lightening Force (Genesis) 15. Ikaruga (Dreamcast) 16. Quake III Arena/Quake LIVE (PC) 17. Toss-up between the Ultimate DOOM or DOOM II (PC) 18. Quake (PC) 19. BLOOD (PC) 20. Diablo (PC) 21. Toss-up between any of the Unreal Tournament games (PC) 22. Toss-up between some of the Street Fighter games (although I'm the most-partial with Third Strike, Arcade) 23. Toss-up between some of the Guilty Gear series (pretty partial with XX#Reload though, I played it competitively so it's stuck with me) 24. Mortal Kombat II (Arcade) 25. Raiden (Arcade) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 (edited) May as well have a follow-up thread... "25 _other_ favorites you completely forgot to name." I could probably come up with another 50 games, easy, just looking at everyone else's favorites.. So many greats that didn't even cross my mind. Edited December 17, 2009 by Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaUSA Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 May as well have a follow-up thread... "25 _other_ favorites you completely forgot to name." I could probably come up with another 50 games, easy, just looking at everyone else's favorites.. So many greats that didn't even cross my mind. Yea, I had the same "oh yea, damn I forgot Ikaruga..." moment of forgetting a good game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 My top 25 for today, in no particular order: Boxing, Activision, Atari 2600 Video Computer System Kaboom!, Activision, Atari 2600 Video Computer System Seaquest, Activision, Atari 2600 Video Computer System Adventure, Atari, Atari 2600 Video Computer System Dodge 'Em, Atari, Atari 2600 Video Computer System Dragonfire, Imagic, Atari 2600 Video Computer System No Escape, Imagic, Atari 2600 Video Computer System Qix, Atari, Atari 5200 SuperSystem Star Raiders, Atari, Atari 5200 SuperSystem Wizard's Crown, Strategic Simulations, Atari Home Computer Battle Wheels, Atari, Atari Lynx S.T.U.N. Runner, Atari, Atari Lynx Lady Bug, Coleco, ColecoVision Venture, Coleco, ColecoVision Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, Mattel, Mattel IntelliVision Utopia, Mattel, Mattel IntelliVision Galaga '90, NEC/Hudson Software, NEC TurboGrafx-16 R. C. Pro-Am, Rare, Nintendo - NES Rampart, Electronic Arts, Nintendo - SNES Battle Cars, Namco, Nintendo - SNES Road Rash, Electronic Arts, Sega Genesis Baldur's Gate - Dark Alliance II, Interplay, Sony Playstation 2 Champions Return to Arms, Sony, Sony Playstation 2 Sim City, Electronic Arts, Windows Populous: A New Beginning, Bullfrog, Windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monzamess Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Some of these I haven't played in a LONG time. Ms. Pac-Man (arcade w/speed hack) Ms. Pac-Man (2600) Pac-Man (5200) Grand Theft Auto LCS (PSP) Katamari series (PS2) Kirby's Dreamland (Gameboy) Kirby's Adventure (NES) F-Zero (SNES) Asteroids (2600) Galaga (arcade) Tempest 2K (Jaguar) Alleycat (PC / Atari 8-bit) Boulderdash (PCjr) King's Quest series (PCjr) Who's actually reading this? (PC) Outrun (Genesis) Need for Speed (3DO) Sonic series (Genesis) Super Mario World (SNES) New SMB (DS) Kirby Air Ride (Gamecube) (only when I play w/my kids) Tetris DX (GBC) Indycar Racing (Pentium 1-era PC) Ys (TG16) Ballblazer (7800) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Who's actually reading this? (PC) I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremysart Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 2600: Megamania Atlantis Mario Bros. Intv: Thunder Castle (really, check it out!) Tower of Doom Bump n' Jump Nes: Super Mario Bros. 3 Kirbys Adventure Super Mario Bros. 2 Megaman 2 IBM 386: Wolfenstein 3D Corridore 7 Duke 3D SNES: Super Mario World Yoshi's Island Doom Star Fox Hyper Zone Donkey Kong Country F-Zero N64: Super Mario 64 Mario Kart 64 Goldeneye 007 PS1: Command & Conquer Twisted Metal 2 --- I might come back to revise this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Atari 2600 Pitfall Demon Attack Phoenix Super Breakout Atari 5200 Space Dungeon Star Trek Star Raiders Atari 7800 Robotron Joust Food Fight Donkey Kong Jr. Ms. Pac Man Atari 8-bit Rescue on Fractalus Donkey Kong Pengo Defender Colecovision Galaxian Qbert Qubes Frenzy Sega genesis MUSHA Gunstar Heroes Sonic 1,2,3 NHL ‘94 Madden ‘95 Snes Super Mario All-Stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremysart Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Funny thing, I listed Corridor 7 as one of my top 25's and I ended up finding it right after at a thrift store for $2.99! Also scored Interstate 76' and You Don't Know Jack volumes 1-4 + 3 plug n play systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 My top 5 I've maintained for quite a while: 1. Phantasy Star Online (DC) 2. Ms. Pac Man (Arcade) 3. Elder Scrolls: Morrowind (PC) 4. Civilization (PC) 4. Super Mario World (SNES) The next 20 are in no particular order, so I'll spread out roughly chronologically: Donkey Kong (Arcade) Enduro (2600) Demon Attack (2600) AD&D: Cloudy Mountain (Inty) AD&D: Treasure of Tarmin (Inty) Crossbow (Arcade) Stuart Smith's Adventure Construction Set (c64) R-Type (Arcade, SMS) Afterburner (Arcade, SMS) Golden Axe (Arcade, Genny) Super Mario Kart (SNES) Street Fighter 2 (SNES) Dungeon Master (Amiga) Resident Evil 2 (PS1) Shenmue 2 (DC) Metropolis Street Racer (DC) Resident Evil 4 (GC) Animal Crossing (GC) Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox) Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii) I'll probably be editing my list over time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorTat-G Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Hmmm...This'll Be Hard To Decide, But here it goes. (NOT IN ORDER) 1.Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) 2.Super Mario Bros. (NES) 3.Legend of Zelda (NES) 4.Super Mario 64 (N64) 5.Adventure (Atari 2600) 6.Pacman (Arcade) 7.Space Invaders (Atari 2600) 8.Defender (Atari 2600) 9.Asteroids (Atari 2600) 10.Kool-Aid Man (Atari 2600) 11.Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) 12.Donkey kong (NES) 13.Mario Bros. (NES) 14.Night Driver (Atari 2600) 15.Breakout (Atari 2600) 16.Galaga (Arcade) 17.Hogan's Alley (NES) 18.Basketball (Atari 2600) 19.Fishing Derby (Atari 2600) 20.Pifall! (Atari 2600) 21.Realsports Tennis (Atari 2600) 22.Super Mario Land (Game boy) 23.Golf (NES) 24.Mario Kart 64 (N64) 25.Duck Hunt (NES) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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