Video Game

[supra_aero]

Will buy this fallout malark this weekend then.

[hadyn]

demon souls on the ps3

[Matt H]

Donkey Kong on the SNES, followed by Need for Speed Underground 2

 

Country?

 

Definately one of the best ever, but I actually prefered DKC2.

 

Do you know that the Original Donkey Kong Country is being remade for the Wii?

[Matt H]

Taking everything into consideration, it would have to be something like Tetris and it appears to be timeless.

 

But based purely on my own experiance, the best game I have ever played would probably be Goldeneye 007.

[supra_aero]

Still thinking Doom 2 rules the roost here.

[The-Plethora]

Pyjamarama on the Speccy.

 

 

 

Amen.

 

 

I remember being blown away watching that when you take off in the rocket and land on the moon WOW! I am quite sad i will watch all these speccy game walkthroughs on youtube I watched jack the nipper last.

[JamesArup]

World of Warcraft - in terms of depth/design/longevity/content etc. But I would go so far as to say that it belongs in it's own category in so far as it's probably now considered as more of a phenomenon, than a game!

 

In terms of the rest .. Half Life series would be right up there. Along with the Battlefield games and Command & Conquer (but I am biased ofc).

 

Going proper old-school ... X-Wing, Magic Carpet, Syndicate

[Ian C]

Still thinking Doom 2 rules the roost here.

 

While groundbreaking in it's time, it's aged very badly. SS2 still works even now.

 

HalfLife and the HL2 episodes are a close second, thanks to the epic design, plot, acting, and basically getting everything right (except their release schedule ). But SS2 also had RPG and co-op on top of all that.

 

Fallout3 I'm a fan of, it's certainly big, and I spent 86 hours playing it but it is a bit of a Oblivion reskin. Which is no bad thing, but means it's not really original or groundbreaking, more a top quality refinement of existing stuff.

 

WoW lol, it's just a time sink money pit based around kit fever and e-peen. It's maybe best marketing ever but it's not the best game.

[caseys]

Timeless games for moi :

 

Elite

Moria

Nethack

Swiv

R-type

Cannon fodder 1+2

Dune 2

Portal & HL2

wonder boy III

Crazy Cars II

Skidmarks (with the caravan mod! Only time I'd ever drag a shed)

Carmageddon (especially when you start modding the physics)

Megalomania / populous / warlords

I'm sure I'll add to this list, even though I've probably mentioned some of these before

[Purity14]

Ultima Online was the best game I have played tbh.

 

Started in 1998 and I still play now, its a sad state of affairs.

 

Carmageddon was good too, all the series.

 

I also have Nethack on my phone

[caseys]

Ultima Online was the best game I have played tbh.

 

Started in 1998 and I still play now, its a sad state of affairs.

 

Carmageddon was good too, all the series.

 

I also have Nethack on my phone

 

I've been playing it for probably 15 years now. Ascended once!

 

Another time actually got killed by death sooooo close yet so far.

 

If people want a challenging game that keeps you on your toes yet not real time or hugely graphical... Nethack will consume you.

[Purity14]

I have never assended, and I played it for 4 hours each day for 4 years.

Working nights was great

 

http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showpost.php?p=2698668&postcount=32

[Dash Rendar]

In case anyone wants to go back to some of this retro-gaming, I've got a big bundle of Amiga stuff up for grabs: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=229331. (Classics like Xenon 2, Syndicate, Canon Fodder, Worms, etc, all included.)

[davej705]

Fallout 3

[kjgreen3]

Already mentioned but streets of rage 2 how can a game be so awesome, oh I know by including the ultimate cheat. Just pick Max (the wrestler character) with combos which kill most enemies within one or two executions.

 

I remember completing this game on the 'hardest' setting, therefore unlocking the 'insane' mode and completing it without my character losing a life. Hell this game was so popular (OR SAD!) that our meagre youth club had a megadrive and this was its only game that we could play (must have been a bundle deal).

 

Still addictive after all these years. Just requires a quick blow on the cartridge to remove dust/oxiditation and away we go. "GRAND UPPER" anybody?

[supra_aero]

 

I remember completing this game on the 'hardest' setting, therefore unlocking the 'insane' mode

 

"GRAND UPPER" anybody?

 

That insane mode you speak of was called 'Mania', and yes I recall playing through and completing it on that mode. Wow that was fun.

[Bobbeh]

I remember pre-ordering this game thinking it was going to be better than Street Fighter 2 (got caught in all the Megadrive vs SNES rivalry hype I guess), which I loved back then. I used to cycle to the shop in town every week to check if it was in yet.. I must have been waiting months thanks to delays for the eventual release.

 

I was so dismayed when I played it that it was nothing like Street Fighter 2 LOL and I didnt even like it as a game in its own right. Maybe if I played it now I might appreciate it a bit more.. but alas, I sold my SEGA stuff years ago.