Your Top 3 Video Games ever

[supraman]

Alright seeing the Tom Hanks thread inspired me. Post your top 3 favorite video games ever.



1.) Mass Effect - The game itself is alright at best but the story just pushes this game to greatness.



2.) Heavy Rain - This game invented a new genre and the game is nothing more than a story you interact with. It could be a movie with how solid the story is



3.) Railroad Tycoon II - The game is older than dirt. Think it was made in 98 but it never really gets old for me. Sure the graphics are horrid but man I just love the game

 

[phranchk]

If I based it on how many hours I put into the games.

Battlefield 2

Baseball Stars

NHL 11.

 

[whiteevo]

you nerds

 

[bubbleheadchief]

Okay, based on hours

Morrowind

Baldurs gate

Half Life (the original)

 

[supraman]

For me hours.



Road Rash II

NHL 09

Ghost Recon



But those aren't really my favorite games. Really good games and in my top 10 just not top 3

 

[phranchk]

Based on the quality of the game itself it's a lot harder for me to rank them.

I still BF2 falls in the top 3.

Ratchet and Clank are up there, hard to pick which one, I guess the whole series.

I want to put Uncharted in there, but it's such a short game it's hard for me to put it in the top 3.

Final Fantasy VII probably deserves to be up there. The original Gran Turismo.

 

[LordKOTL]

1) Final Fantasy VI

2) Chrono Trigger

3) Seiken Densetsu III



Honroable Mentions

The Legend of Zelda

Final Fantasy IV

Battle of Olympus

 

[MassHavoc]

My favorite is usually the one I'm playing right now, as they always seem to get better. But as mentioned above, Chrono Trigger did immediately pop into my head.

 

[Ymono37]

ugh, I could probably do this for each platform... for now I'll stick with PS3:

Arkham Asylum

God of War II

Scott Pilgrim

 

[bubbleheadchief]

I think naming by genre would probably be better

 

[JOVE23]

you nerds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZErvASwdlU

 

[TSD]

If we go by hours I put in "by choice":



Command and Conquer: Red Alert (none of that post EA bullshit, the westwood one)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R6xCWcf_VU

Warcraft 2

Starcraft (original)



I literally played the hell out of these games long after their expiration dates. At one time RTS's were the only games I played. I really miss the constant flow of them back in the mid to late 90's. Nowadays theres not as much variety.

 

[TSD]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZErvASwdlU[/media]

this is hilarious



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYpU_kdYhDc&NR=1

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

Hmm, this is actually tough, but here we go with my top 3 video games of all time in order:



- Ultima IV. (my brothers (who wanted to play it), convinced my grandparents to get me it for Christmas saying it was an educational game. More hours put into just the end of the game than the total of many other games combined).

- NHL 94. (Yea they have gotten better, but no other sports game has been as exciting for me. I still crack it out from time to time, where as the others usually get a month or two).

- Rainbow 6. (Changed the way 1st person shooters are played)







Honorable mentions

- Marathon. (yes it was Mac only, and yes I made a small amount of money from it by selling code and animations. Came out around the same time as Doom, but was far prettier, the environment was interactive to some extent, there were Tomb Raider like puzzles, and multiplayer up to 8 which was amazing in and of itself at the time.)

- Neverwinter Nights on AOL (yes, I was a subscriber, but this game really took MUDs to a whole new level)

- Warcraft

- Tomb Raider

 

[bri]

Super Mario Brothers 3

Any of the Mario Parties

Mortal Combat "Finish Him" I always had to be Sonya cause Jake wouldn't let me be Johnny Cage





Honorable Mention



Aladdin

Sonic

Beavis and Butthead

TMNT (the original)

 

[sth]

1. Super Mario Brothers 3 (I still play an online version of that.)

2. NHL 98 on PC an excellent game.

3. Mario Cart



Honorable mentions

Super Mario World

Bases Loaded 3 for nintendo

You Don't Know Jack for PC

 

[bubbleheadchief]

1. Super Mario Brothers 3 (I still play an online version of that.)

2. NHL 98 on PC an excellent game.

3. Mario Cart



Honorable mentions

Super Mario World

Bases Loaded 3 for nintendo

You Don't Know Jack for PC

Had the best intro music for any game in my opinion.

 

[winos5]

In no particular order



Diablo 1 & 2

Baldur's Gate

Original Call of Duty 1-3



Honorable mention for Commandos

 

[the canadian dream]

Mario Cart Super Nintendo

Mario Cart Nintendo Wii

NHL 94 Sega



I haven't had as much fun playing vid games with friends more than playing these 3 games. Just waaaay to much fun.



others



1) Leisure Suit Larry (the original pc game)...was young and it was just one of those games you can't forget playing with friends. Was my first exposure to a P.C. game which was different and with risky themes.

2) Sim City...for what it was at it's time it was non stop fun.

3) Any Zelda games (no games I like playing more by myself)

4) Mrs. Pac Man (has to be table top)..just a classic and yah it ages me

5) Pinbot (best pinball game ever..runner up would be Rocky And Bullwinkle pinball)..I love pinball games does this count?



Shit when I think back of the days of Arcades before P.C.'s and game consoles I could make a list a hundred pages long. I miss the old quarter arcades. LOVED THEM!!!

 

[phranchk]

Can't believe no one has mentioned Goldeneye yet. We played the shit out of that game in college.