What are the 10 most fun games in the history of gaming regardless of platform? (1 Viewer)

[PerryD]

Here are some of my favorites that haven't been mentioned yet.
Toe Jam & Earl (Sega Genesis): simply the best game I've ever played. 2 Player split screen, randomized playfields, wild attacks, getting weak? Just high-five your friend... Where is TJ&E 3?!?
Point Blank (Sony Playstation): Gun gaming bliss. Dozens of different mini-games in the vein of Duck Hunt & Hogan's Alley. Two players compete side-by-side. Beginner level easy enough for kids, Very Hard level will challenge the very best.
Samba De Amigo (Sega Dreamcast): Sure, any non-gamer can pick up the maracas and have a blast, but try to get 100% on the highest level, you'll be sweating up a storm. Strike a pose.
Klax (Atari Lynx): My favorite Tetris-like puzzle game. Who can't love the female seductive "oohs" and "aahhs" rewarding your large chain combinations.
Rampart (Atari Lynx): Great 2 player strategy/Tetris game. Blow up each other castle walls and repair using Tetris pieces.
Pilotwings (N64/SNES): I was seriously addicted to getting gold medals on each level. The SNES graphics were very impressive at the time with the extensive Mode 7

 

[paul h]

In no order...
Starcraft
Unreal Tournament
Puyo Puyo
Super Puzzle Fighter
Star Raiders
Galaxian
Green Beret
Wipeout
Summer Games 2
Sensible Soccer
Cannon Fodder
Age of Empires 2
Rock n Roll Racing
Castlevania
could go on

 

[Lance_R]

No Order..

If I could only play 10 games for ever I would guess it would be these.

Counter Strike (PC)

Heros of Might And Magic (PC)

Betrayal at Krondor (PC)

Wolfenstein 3D (PC)

Doom 2 (PC)

Space Hulk (3DO)

Need for Speed (3DO)

Starcraft (PC)

EA NHL (ALL)

Meridian 59 (PC)

To me no console game can ever beat a PC game.

I enjoy playing consoles but I had to oly pick one for the rest of life (every console or just a PC) I woul pick the PC

 

[Morgan Jolley]

11. Frequency, 4-player mode. Tried Saturday night. Two hours later...

As if I wasn't already tempted to get the game enough...

Anyway, I think its kinda hard to come up with a list of the top 10 just plain fun games, but I like seeing some peoples' lists, especially since there are a lot of games I missed.

How about 'Top 10 games' threads for consoles/genres?

 

[Jake Gove]

Robotron (arcade)

Galaga (arcade)

Karateka (Apple II)

Age of Empires (and AOE 2) (PC)

Red Alert (and RA2) (PC)

Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES)

Bionic Commando (NES)

Utopia (Intellivision)

Tetris (NES)

Diablo II (PC)

Max Payne (PC)

 

[JasonK]

There are a lot of great games on here.

In no order:

15. Secret of Mana - SNES

14. Resident Evil Code: Veronica - DC (best in the series)

13. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!! - NES

12. NBA Showtime - DC

11. Zelda: A Link to the Past - SNES

10. Phantasy Star Online - DC

09. Parappa the Rapper - PSX

08. Final Fantasy 3 - SNES

07. Goldeneye - N64

06. Track and Field - NES

05. Metal Gear Solid - PSX

04. Metal Gear Solid 2 - PS2

03. Castlevania - NES

02. Contra - NES

01. Maniac Mansion - NES

Any of these will be in my top 25 at any time. I wonder how this list will look in a few years, when the PS2/GCN/XBOX have been out for a while.

 

[Mike_G]

Wow.
In no particular order:
1. Marathon (Mac)
2. Sinistar (Arcade) BEWARE I LIVE!!
3. Pitfall (Atari/Activision) Damn addictive
4. Marble Madness (Atari Arcade)
5. Unreal Tournament (PC)
6. Everquest (PC)
7. Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)
8. Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
9. Tron (Arcade)
10. Star Wars (Arcade)
Honorable mention to:
Ballblazer (Atari 800)
Soul Calibur (Dreamcast)
Jumpman (Atari 800)
Montezuma's Revenge (Atari 800)
Rogue Squadron (Nintendo 64)
Quake
Zaxxon
Tempest
Tetris
Xevious
Defender
Asteroids
Centipede
Galaxian
Gyruss
Wizardry (PC)
Starglider (Atari ST)
Dungeon Master (Atari ST)
Robotron
Crash Bandicoot (Playstation)
Gran Tourismo (Playstation)

 

[paul h]

Some classix mentioned already, some i forgot...

Speedball 2 (Amiga)

Gods (Amiga)

Beach Head 2 (C64)

International Karate + (Amiga)

Pro Evolution Soccer (PS2)

Defender of The Crown (Amiga)

Unirally (SNES) anyone else remember that???

Hypersports (Arcade)

Monkey Island (PC)

Outrun (Arcade)

Rescue on Fractalus (C64)

The Eidolon (C64)

NBA Jam (SNES)

Mariocart (SNES)

 

[Graeme Clark]

Galaga (Arcade)

Mike Tyson's Punch Out (NES)

Super Mario World (SNES)

Tetris (All)

NHL Series (Genesis)

Daytona USA (Arcade)

F-Zero (SNES)

Tony Hawk 2 (DC)

Curse of Monkey Island (PC)

Street Fighter 2 Turbo (SNES)

Is that 10 already? Good god, so many more....

Hon. Mentions - Any Super Mario, Zeldas, Sonics, Super Metroid, Super Ghouls and Ghosts, Battletoads, Pole Position, Parsec, Donkey Kong, Quake Series, Doom, Starcraft, Warcraft 2, C&Cs, Red Alerts, Dark Reign, Worms 2, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Monkey Island Series, Grim Fandango, Maniac Mansion 2, The Dig, any other Lucas Arts Adventure, Resident Evil series, Tetrinet, Virtua Fighter 2, Panzer Dragoon, Epix Games series, Tecmo Bowl, Shadowgate, Adventure Island etc etc.

 

[Conroy Tesa]

Hello?

Half-Life!!

Nothing compares!

 

[Stefan A]

Adventure - 2600
Dragon Warrior 1,2,3 - NES
The Bard's Tale - C-64
Tracer Sanction - c-64
Mario Bros. 1 and 3 - NES
Gabriel Knight - The beast Within - PC
Smurf :b - Colecovision
Karate Champ - arcade
Dragon's Lair - Arcade & PC
Tetris - PC and Arcade
Solitaire Come on people - you know you've played it

 

[Kevin_W]

Of course in no order:

1. Joust (Atari)

2. Pitfall (atari)

3. Mario Bros (Nintendo)

4. Crash Bandicoot (PS1)

5. Doom (PC)

6. Duke Nookem series (old 2D stuff not the 3D) (PC)

7. TradeWars/Galactic Warzon (BBS games... not many will know)

8. Double Dragon (arcade)

9. Burger Time (intellevision)

10. Pac Man (arcade)

And so many more!

Kevin

 

[Dave Poehlman]

- Racing Destruction Set (c64... may have gotton the title wrong, was so long ago)

Mike__D, was that the one where you race your car on this roller coaster type track!?!? That game kicked ass!

California Games for the C64 too!

(I hope I didn't sound too much like a C64 dork just now)

I've always been a huge fan of the Tomb Raider series for PSX. (I'm a purist game player.. no cheat codes... well at least not until you've solved the game the hard way.)

 

[Kelley_B]

Dance Dance Revolution - PSX

WipEout XL - PSX

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - PSX

Bomberman - Saturn

Combat - 2600

Custard's Revenge - 2600

Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 - DC

Jet Grind Radio - DC

Soul Calibur - DC

Super Mario Land - SNES

There are many more but you said 10 and these were the first 10 that came to my mind.

BTW - Custard's Revenge being included is a joke!

 

[Barry S]

16) Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)

15) Quake (PC)

14) Crash Team Racing (PS1)

13) Spyro The Dragon (PS1)

12) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (PS1)

11) Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past (SNES)

10) Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64)

9) Super Mario World (SNES)

8) Sonic The Hedgehog (and its' basically identical sequels, Genesis)

7) Super Mario Bros. (NES)

6) Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (PS1)

5) Donkey Kong Country (SNES)

4) Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)

3) Super Mario 64 (N64)

2) Legend of Zelda (NES)

1) Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)

Yes, I do have a fondness for platform games.

 

[Dome Vongvises]

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

- Zelda the way it was meant to be.

Final Fantasy VI (aka Final Fantasy III in the USA)

- Still the apex in terms of innovation in story, characters, and gameplay.

NCAA Football series

- College sports kick the professional's ass.

Super Mario Kart

- I've lost and regained friends over this one

Contra

- Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A. Nuff said

Ikari Warriors

- ABBA. same here

Tetris Attack

- A guilty pleasure of mine

Goldeneye

- I got the 007 folder.

Perfect Dark

- Until I get a better internet connection, this will be my multiplayer heaven.

Starcraft

- Man this game is hard.

 

[Max Leung]

Oh yes, I forgot about that classic, Star Control 2. Wow. Non-linear, great sense of humor, and space battles to remember. The only real space opera video game, and no, the cheesefest called Wing Commander doesn't count.

 

[Nathan A]

The definitive ( list:
10- Tribes 1 (PC)
9- Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
8- Super Dodge Ball (NES)
7- Castlevania SOTN (PS1)
6- Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)
5- Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn)
4- Perfect Dark (N64)
3- Super Metroid (SNES)
2- Zelda Ocarina of Time (N64)
1- Tribes 2 (PC)
Too bad none of the next-gen stuff can touch these games.

 

[Chris_Anders]

This has turned out to be a nice thread, I see that there are some real passionate gamers in here!! Most of you are having a tough time choosing 10 or 15 games! It's funny to see a list of 30 "Honorable Mention" games!

I'll be starting a new thread soon with a new "best of" feel to it....to be continued! Otherwise, keep the most fun lists coming. With every post I see some new games, some that I've played and some that I haven't. It's good to see some of these old games get recognized. The good ol' days of gaming gets bashed and laughed at quite a bit in todays "Next Generation" wars, but we should'nt forget that without these ORIGINAL games and Ideas, (Not Mario #25) there wouldn't even be "Next Gen." consoles. Anyways, its good to see these titles pop up.

 

[Marvin Richardson]

I kind of have to have two lists; one classic, one contemporary. I find that games I'm playing now seem more fun than older games, simply because its what I'm playing NOW. It takes a least a year or two to get proper perspective, at least for me.

All-Time List

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1. Chrono Trigger (SNES)

2. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)

3. Final Fantasy III (SNES)

4. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)

5. Super Mario Kart (SNES)

6. Goldeneye 007 (N64)

7. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)

8. Resident Evil 2 (PSX)

9. Super Metroid (SNES)

10. WWF Wrestlemania 2000 (N64)

Current List

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1. Star Wars: Rogue Leader (NGC)

2. Grand Theft Auto III (PS2)

3. SSX Tricky (PS2)

4. NCAA Football 2002 (PS2)

5. Madden 2002 (PS2)

6. Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (PS2)

7. Metropolis Street Racer (DC)

8. Pikmin (NGC)

9. Luigi's Mansion (NGC)

10. Super Smash Bros.: Melee (NGC)