the best video games ever made

[TicklingIsLife]

I would like to know what everyone thinks of what they think the best video games out of all the systems (so far) are; like a top 10 or something 😀 😎

 

[Sandman]

Resident Evil 1, 2 and 3...
Final Fantasy 7 and all the rest
Silent Hill 1 and 2

 

[Psycho_Zombie]

The Resident Evil series
Tony Hawks pro Skater
Fear Effect
Metal Gear

 

[Everlast]

three words........

............sonic the hedgehog........no matter how you serve it up, it's sweet........

 

[sk8punk01]

Mine

Mine would have to be Chrono Trigger and Final fantasy 7, and tony hawks pro skater series.

 

[strokeofgenius]

SMB 3

Gotta go with Super Mario Bros. 3 for Super Nintendo...I could play that game for hours and never get bored. 🙂

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

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[CurtWild]

grand theft auto 3 is problably the most fun game i have ever played,you can do anything....you can pick up hookers.....there is a car you steal on one level with hydrolics....oh yeah and then there is beating people up and car stealing.

 

[Cyrano]

I would say my favorite would either be The Legend of Zelda or Metroid. I also liked Mega Man 2, Chrono Trigger, and Ninja Gaiden.

 

[Krokus]

Mine

My favorite game is easily Chrono Trigger......then would come Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3.......I also highly reccomend the almighty Clock Tower, that is the best horror game ever made!

 

[mykal]

My favorites would have to be Soul Calibur and Dead or Alive 2 on the Dreamcast (I love those fighting games) and Baldur's Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal on the PC.

 

[giggleygirl25]

oldie but goodie

duck hunt...the other game on the super mario brothers cartridge for Nintendo....also love all 3 mario brothers ones for Nintendo...and speaking of old games....space invaders

 

[budabaker]

tony hawk pro skater 3, nhl hitz 2002, ALL crash bandicoots, and Twisted Metal Black. Heck yea!!!!!

 

[Oblesklk]

I would like to know what everyone thinks of what they think the best video games out of all the systems (so far) are; like a top 10 or something 😀 😎

Oh my, great topic, tough choices. But I'll try my best. I grew up on various platforms, and really do love that industry. I'm also including PC games, because they're also technically "video games" even if not console games. These represent games that either changed the face of games for future generations of games, or were just a hell of a lot of fun to play:

The Legend of Zelda [NES]

The game that changed it all. If I remember correctly, Zelda, in its gold box, was the first game ever that introduced a battery that could store character information "on" the cartridge itself. This game is probably the best game of all time, in terms of what it accomplished compared to the competition.

Final Fantasy [NES]

Another phenominal NES game. Squaresoft never really captured the fun of its first smash, I think. There's a lot of innocense involved in this game that just didn't transfer over to the later Final Fantasy games. In fact, the last three FF releases were little more but tedious strings of FMV and hackneyed storylines.

Baseball Stars [NES]

This game is amazing fun. It was one of the first sporting games in which you could make your own characters and power them up over their careers, using stats that noticably affected their every at bat, pitching ability, and fielding. I remember playing this game with a group of friends. And during the end of the season, it was far far greater than the various Super Bowls of our time, mostly because each game was so intense.

Ultima V [PC]

This game, along with Ultima IV, were epic in scale, and marvelous in excecution. Ultima IV was the first game in which the morality and actions of the player developed his avatar throughout the game. Back in the day before the internet, cheats, and walkthroughs, Ultima V took a friend of mine, his brother and myself a little over two full years to complete. It was epic. We had notebooks full of information on each town, person, located, keep, quest et al.

Everquest [PC]

I hate this game. I really do now. When I quit the game, I had a 45th level enchanter that I left behind, which took me two years to achieve. This game, as personal as it got, and as involved as it got, completely revolutionized this genre. It showed the world that massive online games could be mainstream. I can't count how many real life couples played this game side by side during the evenings, or how many people married after having met playing together in this game. Despite its flaws, EQ is a classic.

Herzog Zwei [Sega Genesis]

The grandfather of RTS games. Before C&C, before TA, before all the rest. This game was stressful. You were a mech that could morph back and forth from jet, to transport, to ground troop. Your objective was to conquer your opponent's base by taking over various small bases. I remember playing my friend for three hours straight at this game before. You had to mentally prepare yourself for it, because you had to be aware and active durin that entire time.

Pa Rappa the Rapper [PSX]

Don't know if the spelling of that is right, but man is that game fun. Not really groundbreaking in too many ways, just fun

Unreal Tournament [PC]

I hate FPS games with a passion. That being said, UT is the reason they are sometimes done right. Good graphics, connectibility, and fast response times. When I lived near Microsoft, I knew enough geeks in the area that LAN parties were feasible. God those were fun. You'd essentially turn your basement, living room, or what have you into a mesh of wire and howling, shouting twenty somethings. Those all nighters were grand.

Pool of Radiance [PC]

The original gold box game, not the buggy piece of garbage recently released. This game, much like the original Final Fantasy for the NES, started a whole series of great rpg's fit for the PC.

Adventure [Atari 2600]

Last, but not least, Adveture for the Atari. This game was fun. You were a little dot, running away from different colored dragons and other various dots. Simple, but fun.

That's my list. I've left out a ton, but you can't get em all.

 

[MegaDanX15]

Final Fantasy VII
Chrono Trigger
Zelda Series
MegaMan Series

 

[Dave2112]

I have to agree with those who said Resident Evil and Silent Hill. I love good horror games and those were the best. I remember playing the original Resident Evil with my girlfriend watching, and when those wolves jumped through the window near the beginning, my "game-free" girlfriend jumped about ten feet straight up! Every time I played, she wanted to watch, just to see how the story unfolded. Cool that they're making a movie out of that soon.

I also loved Lucas Arts' "Jedi Knight" series of games. Dark Forces II and Mysteries of the Sith were fantastic games, and you actually had to use your lightsaber to fight. Rather than one control simply for "blocking" you have to block from the right direction and the right way rather than just hacking away. And all of the Dark Jedi had different fighting styles. The challenges weren't all that easy either. I cannot wait for the new one, "Jedi Outcast" which will use the same engine as Quake III. I've seen some stills and it looks like another 40 or so bucks down the drain....😎

I've also played every Madden Football game since '92 and have loved them all. The BEST football simulators out there, I have just as much fun in "Franchise Mode" making a team, dealing with salary caps and trades, injuries, playbooks and all that. As a former player who simply didn't grow large enough to play professionally, it's as close as I'll ever get, I guess.😎

 

[Dr|zzt]

Sweet!!!

this is right up my alley and im glad it was brought up!

for me it has to be -

RPG's -

1 >> FF7
2 >> Zelda OOT
3 >> Ultima ascension
4 >> secret of mana
5 >> FF8

Action/Platformer

1 >> MGS
2 >> GTA3
3 >> Mario 64
4 >> System shock 2
5 >> Resi 1 + 2

Fighting

1 >> Soul Calibur
2 >> Super Street fighter 2
3 >> Mortal kombat 2
4 >> Tekken 3
5 >> Virtua Fighter

Racing

1 >> Gran Turismo A spec
2 >> Mario Kart (any version)
3 >> Wip3Out

** probebly forgot loads, but hey - who cares!

Dr|zzt

 

[sk8punk01]

One more!

I forgot a game. I am playing through an rpg called "the legend of dragoon" Despite getting low reviews i think its a very good game.

 

[jordan]

The best games are.

Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure 2
Final Fantasy 7
Phantasy Star Online

 

[CurtWild]

adding to my list

goldeneye-n64.....playing against 3 of your friends will never get old

tekken 1-3 + tekken tag-ps1 or ps2..... 1. i love fighting games 2. anyone can play tekken,if you don`t have skill it`s a button mashers dream

any street fighter-console/arcade....see reason #1 above

resident evil or any game like it(silent hill..etc)......you have t love a game that actually scares you

phantasmagoria-pc.....i urge you to buy this game.it`s like a puzzle/thriller/kickass game.....it`s 7 discs long,hours of fun.if you have heard of it let me know what you think,if not...buy it...turn off all the lights and play,trust me you`ll love it
oh yeal if you buy it make sure it`s the first one

 

[zyclos_b]

Best Video game? Ah, there are a few good ones...

The tekken series.... but mainly tekken tag and 4
That one racing game where you can drive through shopping malls and run over people.
The time crisis style shooters... real fun, becuase you can't just go out and shoot people these days....
The dance game, so you can watch people make fools of themselves... like drunks who think they can dance like pros in front of their girlfriends, only to puke and fall over...

There's a lot of good games out there really.
I just mainly play tekken tag and tekken 4 becuase I compete and all that jazz