Top 15 Favorite Multiplayer Games of All-Time

[Lentzquest]

Off the top of my head and In no particular order:

 

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (PS2/Gamecube)

Raiden (Jaguar or Arcade)

Joust (7800)

Blades of Steel (NES)

Any RBI Baseball game (NES/Genesis/32X)

Vindicators (NES)

Marvel Ultimate Alliance: Gold Edition (360)

SoulCalibur 3 (PS2)

Super Mario Bros Wii

Frogs n Flies (2600)

Dr. Mario (NES)

Any Guitar Hero/Rock Band game (Any platform)

 

That's it for now, may edit in a few more later if more come to me.

[Vic George 2K3]

I would NEVER consider games for ONLY UP TO TWO PLAYERS AT A TIME to be "multiplayer" at all. That's just kissing up to the current generation of gamers who can only understand the concept from being in online multiplayer matches with people, probably because they don't even remember having somebody else in the same living room playing the same game from the same game console unit. The Wiiviewer made this stupid mistake of calling Sonic The Hedgehog 2 a "multiplayer game" when it ONLY ALLOWS UP TO TWO PLAYERS to play simultaneously.

Edited May 30, 2013 by Vic George 2K3

[xDragonWarrior]

I would NEVER consider games for ONLY UP TO TWO PLAYERS AT A TIME to be "multiplayer" at all. That's just kissing up to the current generation of gamers who can only understand the concept from being in online multiplayer matches with people, probably because they don't even remember having somebody else in the same living room playing the same game from the same game console unit. The Wiiviewer made this stupid mistake of calling Sonic The Hedgehog 2 a "multiplayer game" when it ONLY ALLOWS UP TO TWO PLAYERS to play simultaneously.

 

Multiple is more than one so multiplayer is MORE THAN ONE which means that Sonic 2 IS a multiplayer game(by definition).Pong can support up to two players at a time so would you call that singleplayer?

 

Also

Goldeneye(N64)

Perfect Dark(N64)

Mario kart double dash(GC)

Pong

Hyper Street Fighter 2(because street fighter 2 is for losers)

Marvel vs Capcom 2

Halo 2(Xbox)

Streets of Rage(all)

Edited May 30, 2013 by xDragonWarrior

[Ska_music_fan83]

Hmm. Have you tried cleaning the Sega's contacts? I cover an old gift card with a cut up t shirt in rubbing alcohol and scrub the cart slots contacts and clean the 32X's bottom connector with rubbing alcohol and a qtip.

 

I love my 7800 and Gamecube too! I'm on a big NES and Turbografx kick lately, but I go in cycles.

 

Thanks for the info, I'll have to give that a try and see it if helps...

 

I never had a Turbografx 16, but it looks like it has some pretty awesome games! I remember playing "Air Zonk" at a Meijer store when I was really little and being blown away!

[Ska_music_fan83]

I would NEVER consider games for ONLY UP TO TWO PLAYERS AT A TIME to be "multiplayer" at all. That's just kissing up to the current generation of gamers who can only understand the concept from being in online multiplayer matches with people, probably because they don't even remember having somebody else in the same living room playing the same game from the same game console unit. The Wiiviewer made this stupid mistake of calling Sonic The Hedgehog 2 a "multiplayer game" when it ONLY ALLOWS UP TO TWO PLAYERS to play simultaneously.

 

Your statement about Sonic the Hedgehog 2 doesn't make any sense. If more than one player can play the game, then it's multiplayer.

 

However, I do agree with you about online multiplayer, which is a competely different animal from local multiplayer because although it's against other people, the social aspect of being in the same room with your friend(s) is gone.

[Punisher5.0]

Halo is 16 player lan with 4 players per console with a max of 4 networked systems. We used to have friends over every weekend for 8 on 8 team matches. We played Blood Gulch and Sidewinder maps the most.

 

We used to do the same exact setup at a friends house. Blood Gulch and Sidewinder are excellent multiplayer maps. Halo one is by far the most fun I ever had in multiplayer. The updated Blood Gulch in Halo 2 was really good too but it was disappointing to not see an updated Sidewinder. I think I remember hearing about a downloadable version of it but I never saw it.

[sega_SHARK]

I had a blast playing Phantasy Star Online for Dreamcast last year. Quake 3 was a lot of fun too. But as far as hanging out and showcasing some retro games, Demon Attack and Berzerk! on the 2600 were the most fun. They aren't really multiplayer, but the two player versions give you a break in order to grab a beer and talk some trash. I really have to get a copy of Warlords...

oh, I almost forgot:

Soul Calibur

 

I have two Agetec arcade sticks for the Dreamcast, so this is pretty bad ass to bust out. It still looks great hooked up through a VGA box running S-video on a flat screen.

[MH_Warrior]

I've NEVER heard of Ribbit King...

 

It's a weird game, and definitely not for everyone. Basically it's a over-the-top cartoonish golf game only you're whacking frogs with hammers and making them hop through various obstacles and into a goal. I remember it being panned on G4 (remember that channel?) but it was a fun party game and my friends and I played it a lot.

[Ska_music_fan83]

It's a weird game, and definitely not for everyone. Basically it's a over-the-top cartoonish golf game only you're whacking frogs with hammers and making them hop through various obstacles and into a goal. I remember it being panned on G4 (remember that channel?) but it was a fun party game and my friends and I played it a lot.

 

Ah... interesting... that does sound like a weird game for sure! lol

[Eltigro]

Many of these were so fun because I had so much fun playing them with friends, not necessarily because they were/are great multiplayer games.

 

Also, they are in no particular order of greatness, just as I think of them.

 

1. Military Madness; TG-16 (my best friend and I used to play this all night, many fights and arguments over the game, but still great memories)

2. Contra; NES

3. Xybots; Arcade

4. Lifeforce; NES

5. Super Off Road; Arcade

6. Mario Kart 64; N64

7. Wii Sports; Wii

8. World Class Baseball; TG-16 (best friend and I will still say the name of one of the teams "The Stars" in the SNL "The Bears" style)

9. Golden Axe; Arcade

10. Altered Beast; Arcade (never really that great of a game IMO, but much more fun when 2-player simultaneous)

11. Rampage; Arcade

12. Bomberman; SNES

13. Mario Bros.; NES

14. Combat; 2600

15. Space Invaders; 2600

 

Side note, the SNK game Iron Tank for the NES has a mistake in the book that mentions a 2-player mode. When i was in 7th grade, a friend and I rented it and called the toll free SNK tip line to ask about how to get to the 2-player mode and were told about the mistake. It seems the book was written/printed or whatever before the game was finished and the 2-player mode was never included. Always thought it would have been a great 2-player simultaneous game.

Edited July 16, 2013 by Eltigro

[+GoldenWheels]

In very rough order of newness (good word right), and oh yeah I was a big 64 kid:

 

BFBC2

Left 4 Dead 2

Call of Duty 2 (hate all you want)

Bloody Roar

Tekken 2

Goldeneye

WCW/NWO Revenge

Wrestlemania 2000

Mario Party 1

Mario Party 2

Mario Tennis

Mario Golf

Contra

TMNT the Arcade Game

Warlords

 

All longtime standbys for either family or friends.

 

I had people leave my house in fits of rage in the Mario party era. Competitive stuff.

[high voltage]

Three more great games:

 

IBM: The Star Saga series (2 titles): 6 players

A8: Cosmic Crusaders: 9 players

[Austin]

NBA Jam - arcade

Bust a Move 2 - arcade/sat/ps1

Warlords - vcs

Mario Kart 64 - n64

Goldeneye 007 - n64

Guardian Heroes - Saturn/360

TMNT - arcade

Quake III Arena - PC or Dreamcast

Tetrinet - PC

The New Tetris - n64

Super Smash Bros Melee - GC

Twinkle Star Sprites - arcade/dreamcast

Super Bomberman - snes

 

There is probably more, but I am typing from my phone so I am going to leave it at that.

[Ska_music_fan83]

I'm bumping my old thread because I'm looking for more fun multiplayer games...

[omegadot]

Hm, mind has lots of PC LAN on it.

 

1. Quake 3
2. Power Stone 1/2
3. Counter-Strike 1.x / CSGO
4. TF2
5. Golden Eye
6. Super Smash Bros Wii U
7. Mario Kart Wii U
8. Wolfenstein: Enemy-Territory (best progression / objective play to me)
9. Quake 2 (basically got me hooked on it)
10. Bomberrman 64
11. Snowboard Kids
12. TMNT Arcade
13. Phantasy Star Online
14. Everquest (PJ1999 now)
15. Rush 2 (played a silly amount of this)

[Ska_music_fan83]

 

Hm, mind has lots of PC LAN on it.

 

1. Quake 3
2. Power Stone 1/2
3. Counter-Strike 1.x / CSGO
4. TF2
5. Golden Eye
6. Super Smash Bros Wii U
7. Mario Kart Wii U
8. Wolfenstein: Enemy-Territory (best progression / objective play to me)
9. Quake 2 (basically got me hooked on it)
10. Bomberrman 64
11. Snowboard Kids
12. TMNT Arcade
13. Phantasy Star Online
14. Everquest (PJ1999 now)
15. Rush 2 (played a silly amount of this)

 

Great to see some Quake on your list. I've always liked Quake 2 and 3. I also enjoy Quake one and have actually been playing it recently online again. It's amazing that there are still active servers for that game today!

[BydoEmpire]

#1 - Saturn Bomberman

[Neo Gamer]

1.007 GoldeneEye (N64)

2. The King of Fighters 95 (Neo Geo)

3. Quake 3 Arena (PC/Dreamcast)

4. Bomberman Wars ( Ps1/Saturn)

5. Yuyu Hakusho (4 players) (Sega Genesis)

6. Virtua Fighter 5 Fs (Xbox360/PS3)

7. Unreal Tournament '99' (Pc)

8. The King of Fighters 2002 (Neo Geo)

9. Daytona Usa (Arcade)

10. Street Fighter 2 (Arcade/ Snes/ Genesis)

11. Saturn Bomberman (8 players) (Saturn)

12; Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast)

13. Counter-Strike 1,6 (PC)

14.Dungeons and Dragons Shadow Over Mystara (4 players) (Arcade)

15. Mario Kart 64 (N64)

 

 

Bonus: Diablo 1 (PC)

Edited July 29, 2015 by Neo Gamer

[Ska_music_fan83]

#1 - Saturn Bomberman

 

Saturn Bomberman looks like so much fun!

 

If I ever break down and buy a Saturn, that game and Duke Nukem (for Death Tank Zwei) would be my first two purchases.

[omegadot]

Great to see some Quake on your list. I've always liked Quake 2 and 3. I also enjoy Quake one and have actually been playing it recently online again. It's amazing that there are still active servers for that game today!

I did like Quake a lot but it was q2ctf that really hooked me on online shooters for a long time. Used to use heat.net (I believe) a lot before it went away.

[Ska_music_fan83]

I remember Heat.Net!!

I never had it but I did play a few games on Mplayer back then.

[Nutsy Doodleheimer]

Wow!! This is a great thread and topic of discussion. Too many choices to be made. Here is my top 15 in no particular order, but here they are.

 

1. Goldeneye 007

2. Blades of Steel

3. Any Mario Kart game

4. Any Super Smash Bros. Game

5. Warlords

6. Mario Bros.

7. Combat

8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade)

9. Wii Sports

10. Streets of Rage 2

11. Tecmo Bowl

12. RBI Baseball

13. Street Fighter 2

14. Road Rash 2

15. Rampage

[Ska_music_fan83]

Wow!! This is a great thread and topic of discussion. Too many choices to be made. Here is my top 15 in no particular order, but here they are.

 

Thank you!

 

Your contribution to the thread is appreciated.

[omegadot]

I remember Heat.Net!!

 

I never had it but I did play a few games on Mplayer back then.

 

Fun to trip a bit:

 

https://web.archive.org/web/19990208004609/http://heat.net/