Top....lets say 10....

[Phalanx]

I wanted to make this "top 5", I really did, but I felt like maybe I'd be forced to put certain games ahead of others that would've damn near equally made the cut. I know we've done the whole "favourite games" bit before, but where prior to this, most of them have been "on a system", this one's more "across the board".
Anyways...
If you were to consider every game you can recall ever having played, whether storyline, or gameplay, or graphics blew you away, or you just had a great amount of fun playing them...any system, pc OR console...what would be your top 10 games of all time, and, why?
No particular order required.

*Max Payne (pc, ps2, xbox)
If I were to choose a #1, I think this might be the one...The first one had way more impact than the second, which just felt like an expansion pack to me. The whole ultra-noir gritty "detective/mystery" storyline, the music was just incredible, the characters full and interesting, the dark imagery of both ingame and those awesome comic strips. The dream sequences, which you played through ingame...looked and felt disorienting...the overall challenge of the game was just PERFECT. The variety of different levels, from escaping fire (I died, again and again), to shooting up a club of cultist gangsters, to escaping from a bunch of armed thugs with nothing but a baseball bat...The voiceover narrative was done really nicely, the dialogue between some of the thugs and ingame characters was interesting and funny, and who didn't like the combat? Simple concept, great execution.
They promised you'd play an action movie, and that's exactly what you got.
Not to mention how "pure evil" the main badguys in this were...wow...
Absolute gaming satisfaction.

*Shining Force (sega megadrive)
I never really liked turnbased/strategy games at all...but this one showed me that with a decent storyline, and a good character combat/upgrade system, and the right balance of rpg/combat ratio, how well they could work. This game was fun, fun, fun. Looked nothing more than your average top-down rpg/strategy game yet managed to draw me in like no other.
This game changed my opinion, and really set the standard for me for games of this type.

*Blood (pc)
For sheer crazy, and 80's style horror content, this one gets it.
If you are into horror, you can't help but notice the whole game is one homage after another...someone with a love of horror put this together, for sure.
Some FPS games are just pure fun, and this one remains high on the list.
Good difficulty level, and nice level design. Enemies that you just LOVED to kick the shit out of...
A game that I still go back to when I find occasion...in fact, might have a look for a copy on ebay soon.

*Bomberman world (dyna punk) on arcade.
Finished this one, and that's a rare thing for an arcade game...I personally think this is the best bomberman game I've ever played. It was just so FUN.
The music was a little repetetive, but it worked for the game...the powerup system was just mental, hooking y'self up with explosives that take out half the screen...I loved the enemies, from the chickens who ran at you, to the ghosts that phased through everything, to those little purple bastards that would eat bombs and try to run after you like suicide bombers. It went from easygoing levels, to completely frantic...the bosses were NUTZ.
One player, or two players, it was great. Not to mention the deathmatch style levels too, great fun for up to four human or pc players.
I have never played another bomberman game that I've enjoyed as much as this...many have come before and after, but this one was it.

*Flashback: The quest for identity (multi-format).
What a COOL sci-fi storyline. From the intro (in that glorious oldskool blocky 3d) to the end, this one had it going on...the amnesia angle, the "message from yourself" setting you off on an unforgettable journey through some really great looking locations. The music rocked it, in this one too, so atmospheric and well suited to the game and scenes within...
The combat/control system was easy to pick up (and a treat for anyone into the old prince of persia style games), diving to the ground, rolling and coming out firing was great fun, running and taking those crazy leaps...the whole motion capture made your character look very cool IMO.
How about the variety of levels and missions? The initial jungle escape, Bodyguarding, courier, cyborg hunter, the crazy "running man" style gameshow, disarming bombs...Infiltrating military bases, fighting off hordes of shapeshifters on alien planets...
The weapons and gadgets you used were very clever and cool too, I remember the point-to-point teleporter was just the coolest.
Very challenging game, but I think the average gamer could get through it given the right amount of effort. For me, easily one of the most memorable games I've ever played. I well and truly hope this one gets a re-release on the wii.

*Dungeon Siege.
This game drew me in so much so that I'd never have expected it, really made you feel like you were on an epic quest, the music is probably some of the best I've heard in a game to date.
The party/team system was great, the armour/weapon/magic/upgrade system was very cool, and easy to use. I loved being able to set each character to different combat modes and formations depending on their strengths and weaknesses too...you could have a party of all archers, all melee, or all magic users which was pretty cool, but the best fun was mixing it up a little. You had to take care of all your characters in battle, which I found very "involving",and fun. Got a little crazy at times, fighting, healing, restoring mana, healing, ressurecting, fighting some more...when you got rushed, things just went nutz, but if you died, you learned from it, every time, and changed your approach.
I REALLY liked the levels on this one too, each one different from the last. The open fields, the spiders lair, the swamps, the underground goblins lair (now THAT was fucking cool...the goblins and their war machines...good stuff), the volcanic underground, loved it. The missions and sub-storyline quests were varied, and held the interest well.
Zombies, spiders, goblins, robots, bandits, magicians, magical creatures, demons...what's not to love? The bosses as well, they were great...a good challenge through and through. Another one I'll revisit soon.

*Crash Team Racing (ps1)
Cart games are cart games, either you like 'em or you don't.
For me, this one had an excellent singleplayer mission based game.
The races were fun, each having different shortcuts and ways to play them...the weapons system is IMO the best there has been in a cart
or racing game yet...and the "challenges" were exactly that, none of
them simply a breeze, but all rewarding in the end. The "boss/key"
races were a bit frustrating, but made you damn near stand up and
scream "suck it!" when you won.
The graphics were cartoony and fun, very well suited to this game.
I think young and old players alike can enjoy this one.
The two-player races and battle-circuit mode was SO fun...myself and
my chick played against eachother so many times, we both got so
good at it that sometimes we'd end up battling for a couple of hours
at a time...this game made you laugh...

[Phalanx]

*Donkey Kong (gameboy)
Started with those three "classic" levels of donkeykong that we've all
probably played through before...not too impressive, but what was to
follow was great. Very good mix of action & puzzles. Quite challenging.
The boss fights were pretty creative too.
I'm not really sure what was so brilliant about this game...maybe
just that I had a great time playing it, and still find it as replayable as ever.
"Mario vs donkeykong" on the GBA was a ncie follow-up, but my personal
preference lies with the first.

*Half-life (pc)
Another standard setting game IMO...Added a depth in storyline to an FPS that hadn't been seen all that much before. Great action. Excellent music. NPC's that were fun to use and/or toy with. Very intense and atmospheric, with some nice twists thrown in, and a variety of interesting, fun to play levels, and a pretty good range of enemies.
As pretty as the sequel was, I think that the first one was a little bit more groundbreaking...both decent games, but the first one was just so refreshing for the FPS genre.

*God of War (ps2)
When I first played this...My initial thought was that it was a LOTR clone...not that I've played those all that much, but the battle scenes seemed a little similar, chaotic, if you will. By the time I got to the battle with the hydra, I knew it was something more...what a fucking crazy-intense battle scene to throw into the first level, it really let you know that you were in for a "big" game, and "how" you kill the creature, great bit of innovation there.
Graphically spectacular. Your character, and the back-story that was revealed throughout the various FMVs during the game...I don't want to spoil anything, but, how cool. The combat system of this game REALLY stands up on it's own...from the fighting, to the magic (you learn some truly awesome spells) to the combo-finishers... all looks damn near flawless, and is a pleasure to throw yourself into. The enemies...holy fuck, that's all I can say.
Another one that feels like you're playing through a movie (No doubt someone will pick it up eventually)
This is one beefy motherfucker of a game - in short, it's probably the best action game I have ever played, and I think that anyone that's able to ought to pick up this game to experience what would be one of the ps2s greatest titles, I don't think there's a way in hell anyone could find this game remotely dissapointing.

So there you go, there's my 10.
Honourable mentions (see, even 10 made it hard)
*Quake 1 & 2
*HL2 & Max Payne 2
*Star Trek: Elite Force 2
*Zombies ate my neighbours
*Zelda: Ocarina of time
*Unreal 2: The awakening
*Undying
*Wild Arms
*Earthbound
*IronStorm
*Call of Duty

So...if you guys/girls really had to narrow it down to 10 games...what would they be, and why?
Of course, feel free to throw around some honourable mentions too, after all, might give everyone else some ideas of some good games to check out, hm?

[Phalanx]

Coming from a person who said that the spectacularly canned, and shitty looking x360 bomberman was "the best game they'd ever played"?:rolleyes:
Whether or not you agree with my opinion is irrelevant - You're free to your own, and any time you actually want to post relevantly, go right ahead.

[Geddy]

1)Doom 3(X-BOX)
2)Half Life 2(X-BOX)
3)Halo 2(X-BOX)
4)Halo(X-BOX)
5)The Legend Of Zelda:Ocarina Of Time(N64)
6)Mario Party(N64)
7)Yoshi Story(N64)
8)Double Dragon(NES)
9)All Mortal Kombat Games.
10)Call Of Duty 2:Big Red One(X-BOX)

[VampiricClown]

(10) Dead Or Alive - Series
(9) Crash Team Racing
(8) Metal Gear Solid - Series
(7) Shinobi - Series
(6) Syphon Filter
(5) Monster In My Pocket
(4) Halo
(3) The Godfather
(2) Fable
(1) The Elder Scrolls - Series

[Phalanx]

Didn't like the first one that much, it was just like a crappier (yet more explicit) version of the "crusader" series...but then, I never really got into it...
I played the second one, and the expansion pack "apocalypse weekend".
Both fun outlets to just run around killing and killing and killing (I liked pissing on peoples faces, then dousing then and setting them alight while they were vomiting, so they run around still hurling, on fire.), but the level design was REALLY shithouse, and the game was just a chore to finish - but...the expansion pack felt a lot more like a "real" game, better level and mission structure, some cooler weapons, bosses, and some FINE zombies, better atmosphere too
If you're interested in the series, perhaps you'll like this:
http://www.gopostal.com/store/fudgepack.php
Looks like great value there, I'm grabbing it myself.

[Despare]

OK....some of the best games I've ever played:


-Bomberman (360)
-Superman (N64)
-Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
-Drake and the 99 Dragons (Xbox)
-Gears of War (360)
-E.T. (atari 2600)
-Charlie's Angels (Gamecube)
-10 Yard Fight (NES)
-Sword of Vermillion (Genesis)
-Postal (PC)

Looks like you just looked up "Worst Games" on Google and tossed in a good one for kicks. You're so funny.

[urgeok]

i dont have a top 10
i dont even know if i've played 10 ..


1) quake 1 and 2 (PC)
2) Duke Nukem (PC)
3) Doom (PC)
4) Dark Forces (PC - never finished it)
5) Rise of the Triad (PC - never finished it)
6) Redneck Rampage (PC - never finished it)
7) Destroy All Humans (X-Box - only 2 levels)

there's a bunch of other games i've loaded and looked at for 5 - 10 minutes,
and I've helped my son on the x-box when he gets stuck from time to time ... but thats about it.

funny thing is that we have 50 x-box gams and probably 80 games for the PC.
Maybe when i retire..

[bwind22]

Resident Evil (PS1)
Vandal Hearts (PS1) (BEST Fuckin' RPG EVER!)
Guitar Hero (PS2)
Super Punch Out (SNES)
Royal Rumble 2000 (N64)
Mortal Kombat 2 (Arcade)
Silent Scope (Arcade)
Manhunt (PS2)
Legend of Zelda (NES)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)

In no particular order, those are probably the 10 games I've enjoyed the most over the years, but especially right after they came out. Please note that I am well behind on video game trends nowadays and have yet to play anything on PS3, Wii or even XBOX 360 or Gamecube. My knowledge of video games ends abruptly at PS2.

[urgeok]

i used to like Hexen, Heretic, and shadow warrior as well..

[Phalanx]

Shadow Warrior...that was 3d-realms er...samurai shoot-em-up kinda deal huh?
I pleyed a bit of that, it was an interesting change, and good fun too.
As for HEXEN and Heretic, I still to this day don't know which is which...I mean, I know one was a sequel to the other or something along those lines, but then they each had their own sequels too?

[urgeok]

i believe it was hexen, then heretic..

and yep re. shadow warrior ..
it was like an asian duke nukem .. lots of wisecracking.

[newb]

I'm a big FPS fan. Starting with Wolfenstein...then Doom...Duke Nukem,Shadow Warrior,Blood,Quake, Hexen, Rise of the Triad, Half Life 1 & 2 Delta Force, Call of Duty,...I'm sure I forgot a few....next gen....FEAR,Rainbow Six......

My list

Pong
Pac Man
Doom
Duke Nukem
Quake
Half Life
GTA 3
Warcraft
Elder Scrolls 3 Oblivian
Gears of War
FEAR
Rainbow Six Vegas


the last three because thats what i'm currently playing and all are excellent.

[Despare]

Probably couldn't just list 10 but here's 10 off the top of my head that I loved.

Earthbound
FF3 (6 in Japan)
Tetris
Halo
Half Life
Resident Evil
Super Firepro Wrestling X Premium
Super Smash Brothers
The Legend of Zelda
Daggerfall

[_____V_____]

hm...its tough to choose 10 out of SO MANY that I just love and adore...but lets give this a shot :-

01 - F.E.A.R.
02 - Half-Life
03 - Far Cry
04 - Syphon Filter
05 - Return to Castle Wolfenstein
06 - Deus Ex
07 - Kingpin
08 - Clive Barker's Undying
09 - Silent Hill
10 - The Punisher
11 - Grand Theft Auto
12 - Tomb Raider
13 - Serious Sam
14 - Resident Evil
15 - Max Payne
16 - Quake
17 - Doom
18 - Super Mario Bros
19 - Need For Speed
20 - Contra


Oops...thats 20...:p Seriously though, several more are coming to mind so I better stop before it becomes a more longer list.

[noctuary]

Vandal Hearts (PS1) (BEST Fuckin' RPG EVER!)

Sweet! This was the first PS1 RPG I ever played, and it still sticks out in my mind today. I just loved the huge geysers of blood when you killed an enemy. It's too bad that the sequel was so crap.

1. Silent Hill 2 - I offer this as an argument to anyone who says that video games are just for kids and/or have no story. One of the most compelling and disturbing games ever made, and definitely the pinnacle of the series.

2. Final Fantasy 6 - No matter what you may think of what the FF series has become, this one stands as a great game. Wonderful ensemble cast, brilliant story, and the most despicable, frightening villains ever seen. Sephiroth has NOTHING on Kefka.

3. Xenogears - Another of the great PS1 era RPGs, it explores themes of childhood trauma, racism and genocide with a grace rarely seen in video games.

4. Chrono Cross - What if there was another you, living in another dimension? What if the other you had died? And here's the kicker: what if it turned out that that would have been for the best?

5. Fatal Frame 2 - The Fatal Frame series is hands-down the most terrifying series I've played. Unlike other horror games, your character has no defenses outside of a rickety old camera, which really contributes to the sense of peril. I give 2 the edge over the first one due to improved gameplay mechanics and the devastatingly tragic story.

6. Starcraft - THE RTS game. There's a reason that people still play this, nearly ten years after its release.

7. Diablo 2 - Nothing very fancy here, just a very fun hack and slash game. It's a timesink like no other.

8. Fallout - post apocalyptic goodness.

9. Resident Evil 2 - Undoubtedly the best of the series. Gruesome monsters, awesome weaponry, and gameplay that has yet to be surpassed in this series.

10. Super Mario World - Do I really need to say anything here?

[Vodstok]

I looked through this thread and was surprised to see i hadnt written anythign yet...

Half-Life:
I worked almost as hard to play this game as Valve did to make it. The story surrounding it is long and sad, but in the end, I got to play it on an upscale system (for the time), and it finally merged story and action in a way I had never experienced before. It is still a high watermark for gaming and storytelling in my book.

Half-Life 2:
Although the storytelling wasn’t quite as masterful as the first, it was still excellent, and the gravity gun is the coolest thing in gaming, ever (until portal comes out )

Doom:
THE classic shooter. Introduced me to the concept of technology meeting horror. The atmosphere was always great, from the futuristic bases, to the hell levels with wood paneling and human skin stretched out for decoration. Teleporting bad guys added a new level of paranoia for me, because just because you killed everyone in a room, it didn’t meant that NON One could still sneak up behind you.

Quake:
Quake is still a magical game for me. It took computer games from a hobby to an obsession with me. It fueled a story line that I have yet to finish (Gloom), and was the first game to show any kind of real physics. (in my world, anyway). The dark, techno-goth design left a lasting impression on me, and it is STILL the game I go back to for a lot of inspiration. Plus, it is the only game on earth with sounds provided by the great Trent Reznor :D

Super Mario Bros 3:
When I was in 10th grade, I would go to my friend’s house, and we would drink mountain dew and play SMB3 until 4 in the morning, no matter how many times we beat it. It always sparked my imagination for some reason, and the game play was incredible.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein:
Probably because I grew up with Indiana Jones movies, but Nazi+Occult = gold in my book. RTCW is probably one of the first games to ever influence my dreams… The X-labs levels stuck with me for a long time. Nazis fighting zombies… Mechanical nazi-storm troopers… the best flame thrower effects I have seen to date… I simply love it.

FEAR:
Scariest, game , EVER. This is probably my favorite game of the last 2 years, even beating out HL2. It is an atmospheric masterpiece. I remember reading the review in PC Gamer (which is why I ended up begging for it) where they said Yes, the alma character is clearly ripped off from Samara, but after she scares the shit out of you the first time, you stop caring. This is the first game that moved away from the “I’m getting chased down the hall” fear and the “something is right out there and going to get me” fear and set up the “holy shit, how do I escape this!? she’s gonna get me AHHHHHH!!!!” fear. On top of that, it handles the “Bullet time” thing even better than Max Payne, and requires a bit more than just run and gun (although you can if you want too) great physics, incredible graphics, imaginative gameplay, awesome story line, creative world, and the hands-down BEST ending ever. It beats most movies, its that good. Imagine the end of the Usual Suspects, only it leaves you terrified, gaping at your screen.

Counter Strike:
“Games that qualify as obsessions for 1000, Alex”. If you totaled up the hours I played counter-strike between my former job and the time I was single, I probably could have written a novel, several screenplays, and would have a body of short stories to put Poe and Lovecraft to shame. But I didn’t. Instead, I spent a huge chunk of my mid-20s pwning n00bs with my awesome p-90 and m-43 skillz. I rocked at that game and LOVED it, was in the top 5 of my clan often. It’s fitting that while playing this game, my average alcohol consumption tripled. I guess it is good I don’t play very often any more….

Tomb Raider:
Cheese-wedge boobs aside, Tomb raider was the best puzzle game ever. The Doppleganger level still sits with me as one of the most imaginative things ever.

Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion:
Laugh all you want, this was an awesome game for the Sega Genesis. It was definitely a labor of love for the developers, and it always made me think of childhood daydreams of being in worlds made of candy, and shrunk down to the size of a bug.
It has provided fuel for a novella/adult fairy tale (which, incidentally, was originally conceived to be a mod/video game plot)

[Phalanx]

I really like ALL of the "illusion" series...2player world of illusion with donald and mickey was very cool...having to help eachother out, the co-operative play was great.

[Aura.N]

I dont know the order but:

Doom 3 (PC)
Heroes 3 (PC)
Left 4 dead (PC)
Silent Hill 2 & 3 and Origins (PS2)
Siren Blood Curse (PS3)
Mario Party 3 (Gamecube)
Monkey Island: Escape From The Monkey Island (PC)
Half life 2 (PC)
Zork Grand Inquisitor (PC)
Need For Speed: Carbon (PS2)
Fallout 3 (PS3)

[Doc Faustus]

Final Fantasy Six
Street Fighter Two
SoulCalibur 3
Civilization
Baldur's Gate 2
The Sims 2
Sid Meier's Darklands
Diablo 2
Rampage
Wolfenstein:3D

[ChronoGrl]

(In no particular order):


Fallout 3 (360)
BioShock (360)
Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero (PC)
Quest for Glory III: Wages of War (PC)
Warcraft II (PC)
Myst (PC)
The Sims (PC)
Sim City 2000 (PC)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (PC)

[cheebacheeba]

Ha, Sierra fan, hm?
Love that stuff.

[ChronoGrl]

Ha, Sierra fan, hm?
Love that stuff.

YES! Some of the best PC games. Ever. Space Quest I was definitely competing for one of my top 10 spots. Difficult to leave that one out. I loved their sense of humor and thought that their writing was fantastic. Fun games, lots of adventure, and some great laughs. I love talking to people who actually KNOW Sierra games.

When I was really young, I remember my mom playing Mixed Up Mother Goose with me - What a cute little kids game (then again, I also remember her playing Leisure Suit Larry - LOL; you had to enter the game by answering questions to prove you were over 18). I also played their two EcoQuest games when I was younger - really cute ways to engage kids on the computer (I remember the second game was particularly fun because it took place in the rain forest).

I remember always wanting to play Phantasmagoria, but my parents said that it would be "too mature" for me. Unfortunately, never got around to that one.

Do you have any personal favorites?



...

Mentioning Phantasmagoria reminded me of The 7th Guest for the PC. That was one of my absolute favorites when I was younger. Good, creepy puzzle-based game. And difficult at times too. Anyone else play this one?

[fortunato]

Well, since my gaming days ended with the original PlayStation, my list might seem a little dated.

Mentioning Phantasmagoria reminded me of The 7th Guest for the PC. That was one of my absolute favorites when I was younger. Good, creepy puzzle-based game. And difficult at times too. Anyone else play this one?

Actually, that one'll be included in my list. I looooved that game. And its sequel, The 11th Hour. I think I might have to name a few more than 10, too.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Genesis)
The Secret of Monkey Island (PC)
Toejam and Earl: Panic on Funkotron (Sega Genesis)
The 7th Guest (PC)
Sanitarium (PC)
The 11th Hour (PC)
Waxworks (PC)
Alone in the Dark (PC)
The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo)
Bosconian (Atari)
Super Mario Brothers 3 (Nintendo)
Day of the Tentacle (PC)
Blood (PC)
Kid Chameleon (Sega Genesis)
Commander Keen (PC)

There we go. Oy vey, I feel old.

i used to like Hexen, Heretic, and shadow warrior as well..

Oh, man. I played Hexen and Heretic all the time.

[ChronoGrl]

Well, since my gaming days ended with the original PlayStation, my list might seem a little dated.



Actually, that one'll be included in my list. I looooved that game. And its sequel, The 11th Hour. I think I might have to name a few more than 10, too.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Genesis)
The Secret of Monkey Island (PC)
Toejam and Earl: Panic on Funkotron (Sega Genesis)
The 7th Guest (PC)
Sanitarium (PC)
The 11th Hour (PC)
Waxworks (PC)
Alone in the Dark (PC)
The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo)
Bosconian (Atari)
Super Mario Brothers 3 (Nintendo)
Day of the Tentacle (PC)
Blood (PC)
Kid Chameleon (Sega Genesis)
Commander Keen (PC)

There we go. Oy vey, I feel old.



Oh, man. I played Hexen and Heretic all the time.

Awesome to see another 7th Guest fan! Looooooooved that gam! Never played 11th Hour, though.

And, J, I think your list proves that we're meant to be together...


Alone in the Dark for the PC - One of the first 3D games that was creepy, "cutting edge" (at the time), fun, and frustrating all at the same time.
Commander Keen for the PC - OMG! CLASSIC! I love all of the 2 bit sound effects. I would play that game for HOURS.
Day of the Tentacle for the PC almost made my list too. That game was cartoony, fun, humorous and incredibly well-written. Definitely a favorite of mine when I was younger.



I, too, played a LOT of Heretic and Hexen. Great Doom spawns. I remember one of them had a "chicken" cheat code that turned you into a chicken - What a blast!!

...

Did you ever play the Shivers PC game? That was one of the last Sierra games that I played - Good graphics and definitely creepy, but the "goals" were silly (I believe you had to collect pieces of jars and put them together properly and then trap particular spirits in particular jars, but you could only hold one jar at a time... VERY frustrating and cheesy).

[fortunato]

Awesome to see another 7th Guest fan! Looooooooved that gam! Never played 11th Hour, though.

Oh, I bet we could talk about the 7th Guest for a long time. So many greatnesses about that game. You would have loved the 11th Hour, though. It took place current day (which, of course, at the time was like 1995 or something), and you had to go back and visit the Stauff mansion because your reporter girlfriend went missing inside while investigating it.


And, J, I think your list proves that we're meant to be together...


Alone in the Dark for the PC - One of the first 3D games that was creepy, "cutting edge" (at the time), fun, and frustrating all at the same time.
Commander Keen for the PC - OMG! CLASSIC! I love all of the 2 bit sound effects. I would play that game for HOURS.
Day of the Tentacle for the PC almost made my list too. That game was cartoony, fun, humorous and incredibly well-written. Definitely a favorite of mine when I was younger.



I, too, played a LOT of Heretic and Hexen. Great Doom spawns. I remember one of them had a "chicken" cheat code that turned you into a chicken - What a blast!!


Haha, I miss these games so much. It's great that you loved a bunch of these, too. (Alone in the Dark was reallllly frustrating at times, by the way.)

How about Maniac Mansion? Did you ever play that one?


Did you ever play the Shivers PC game? That was one of the last Sierra games that I played - Good graphics and definitely creepy, but the "goals" were silly (I believe you had to collect pieces of jars and put them together properly and then trap particular spirits in particular jars, but you could only hold one jar at a time... VERY frustrating and cheesy).

Holy smokes! I had completely forgotten about this game! We had it lying around, and I think I only played it a few times (I really don't remember anything about it.).

[cheebacheeba]

If you guys don't mind pretty dated graphics, I think you'd both really enjoy "5 days a stranger" I think some guy just threw it together but as a horror fan and sierra style rpg player of old, I quite enjoyed it...it actually made me jump some.
Just type it in google and it'll be free somewhere.
Maybe check out the Gabriel Knight series too, or broken sword, they were slightly more modern versions of this style of game.

I played the 7th guest, it was alright...didn't really stand out to me, just seemed like nothing much more'n a big puzzle.
Phantasmagoria the chick really liked, I've seen it but never played.
We just downloaded a copy of "Neverhood" which is rather interesting.

YES! Some of the best PC games. Ever. Space Quest I was definitely competing for one of my top 10 spots. I love talking to people who actually KNOW Sierra games.

I loved the space quest series...probably my favourite as it was the first one I played personally...I remember the first time I heard the theme song I just knew I was gonna like it. The Heroes Quest/Quest for Glory series looked pretty damn cool, though I only ever played through the first one - I thought the first-person combat scenes were great. Police Quest was great too, bit annoying with all the procedural crap but cool storyline and I thought the top-down map during the car scenes was pretty cool.
Space Quest 2 was the one that really stuck out though.
The Kings Quest series was a bit hit and miss, though I liked the one on the island, and the one with the two chicks, and the one where you hadda escape the wizard in the beginning, the rest were like...same old.
Mixed up mother goose I played too...which was ok...but yknow.
The colonels bequest, betrayal at krondor, faery tale adventure, the black cauldron and "manhunter" were some interesting titles of the same sort too...so many places you can get these free now, ha.

[ChronoGrl]

How about Maniac Mansion? Did you ever play that one?



I played that one a little bit. I remember specifically the butler asking you if you wanted a "chop" and if you said "Yes," he would chop off your head. LOL. I also remember that one of the inventory items that you would collect would be a "rubber bung" - I was pretty young and I remember thinking that that was one of the funniest phrases I had EVER heard. Ahhhh, memories...

I didn't get too much into Maniac Mansion - It was something that my mom played a lot and I would watch her play. I remember getting frustrated with it and just going directly to the cheat guide. I think that I died or got killed a lot in that one.

If you guys don't mind pretty dated graphics, I think you'd both really enjoy "5 days a stranger" I think some guy just threw it together but as a horror fan and sierra style rpg player of old, I quite enjoyed it...it actually made me jump some.
Just type it in google and it'll be free somewhere.
Maybe check out the Gabriel Knight series too, or broken sword, they were slightly more modern versions of this style of game.

I played the 7th guest, it was alright...didn't really stand out to me, just seemed like nothing much more'n a big puzzle.
Phantasmagoria the chick really liked, I've seen it but never played.
We just downloaded a copy of "Neverhood" which is rather interesting.



I loved the space quest series...probably my favourite as it was the first one I played personally...I remember the first time I heard the theme song I just knew I was gonna like it. The Heroes Quest/Quest for Glory series looked pretty damn cool, though I only ever played through the first one - I thought the first-person combat scenes were great. Police Quest was great too, bit annoying with all the procedural crap but cool storyline and I thought the top-down map during the car scenes was pretty cool.
Space Quest 2 was the one that really stuck out though.
The Kings Quest series was a bit hit and miss, though I liked the one on the island, and the one with the two chicks, and the one where you hadda escape the wizard in the beginning, the rest were like...same old.
Mixed up mother goose I played too...which was ok...but yknow.
The colonels bequest, betrayal at krondor, faery tale adventure, the black cauldron and "manhunter" were some interesting titles of the same sort too...so many places you can get these free now, ha.

OMG! Neverhood! I remember that game - The graphics were absolutely FANTASTIC. Something out of a twisted claymation short film. Incredibly absurd and surreal. I had a blast just walking around in that one, though at points that puzzles were absolutely baffling - I remember getting frustrated because there was a point where I just had NO idea what to do. Regardless, definitely a memorable game.

Police Quest I never got into, probably because a friend of mine played it a lot and I found it boring (mostly we would just turn on the siren and blast through traffic lights). I never really gave it a chance, though. I agree with you on the Kings Quest series - It was really only the later one, VI, that hooked me (I think that's the one that you're talking about - you have a map and you travel back and forth between the islands). But you're right about the combat in Quest for Glory - That I always liked. While there have been other RPGs and dungeon crawler games out there, there hasn't been anything quite like Quest for Glory.

I'll have to check out "5 Days a Stranger." Thanks for the rec. :)

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Ok. So there was this other really bizarre game that I played a lot on PC. Not sure if you guys heard of this one, but it was a BLAST. The Horde.

Essentially you were this little guy set out to defend his town from THE HORDE, these 3-D beasties that would come in and destroy everything. You had a period of time to build of your city, and then when that time was up, THE HORDE would come and strike. You had limited resources and money and had to be clever about how you built walls and the like. The gameplay was also divided between movies with the King and the prince (played by Kirk Cameron - LOL) talking about The Horde.

It was frustrating, but VERY addictive.

[Psycom5k]

1: Left 4 Dead
2: Street Fighter 4
3: All Soul Caliber games
4: Quake 3: Arena(pc)
5: Call of Duty4
6: Prototype
7: Duke Nukem 3D
8: Sonic The Hedgehog
9: Super Mario Bros.
10: Doom 1+2 (haven't played 3 yet)