Favourite Game of All Time - Any Format

[CuriousTurtle]

We all know what 'favourite' means, right?

You don't have to justify it. It's your favourite because it is. It doesn't matter if nobody agrees.

[Bob]

We all know what 'favourite' means, right?

You don't have to justify it. It's your favourite because it is. It doesn't matter if nobody agrees.

This is true mate. You speak sense.

[ClownTrousers]

There are some mentalists on this forum!

Games what I have played and at the time went 'wow' and played them for AAÀGES, which makes them the best, for me:

Star wars, wireframe. Played it for YEARS. Granted, it's simple.

Ultima V - anyone who reckons 8 bit games have no story - go play an ultima game.

Frontier

Mario Kart, SNES

Tekken

Grand Theft Auto I

Call of Duty 4 (my intro to online multiplayer)

[Bob]

Great list there CT.

The multiplayer element of Super Mario Kart on the SNES was fantastic. Especially the battle element.

The Star Wars arcade machine with the sit down cabinet was magic. There was all sorts of urban legends around the school about how you where supposed to "Use the Force" when Obi's voice told you too. Great game.

[shepard]

There are some mentalists on this forum!

Games what I have played and at the time went 'wow' and played them for AAÀGES, which makes them the best, for me:

Star wars, wireframe. Played it for YEARS. Granted, it's simple.

Brilliant. Spent a fortune in this thing.

[ClownTrousers]

Yeah they had the sit in box down the local club, I must've spent everthing I had between that machine and double dragon. Happy days, happy days. Shame that arcades went to shite few years later

[CuriousTurtle]

Shame that arcades went to ***** few years later

Yeah, it's almost a shame that we can play better games at home than at the arcade. Good in one way, but a shame in another.

When did this happen? When did consoles overtake cabinets?

[Bob]

When did this happen? When did consoles overtake cabinets?

Well, like the day the music died, it's difficult to pin point but I think it was probably when the arcade perfect conversion of Ridge Racer hit the Playstation one..

When the graphics at home where as good as the graphics in the arcade home consoles where only ever going to take over..

[CuriousTurtle]

Surely cabinets could be better? Look at the size of them! They could be stuffed with microchips and technology and internets and graphics cards and ipods and high definitions. Consoles (well, not the PS3) are tiny in comparison!

[Bob]

Surely cabinets could be better? Look at the size of them! They could be stuffed with microchips and technology and internets and graphics cards and ipods and high definitions. Consoles (well, not the PS3) are tiny in comparison!

Ah yes.. But then the cost of the cabinet becomes prohibitive and you need a lot of space for them in the arcade, you have to charge a lot per go and the life span to gather the money back in is short... It's a vicious circle really.. The golden age of arcades is sadly over.

[shepard]

When did this happen? When did consoles overtake cabinets?

Well, like the day the music died, it's difficult to pin point but I think it was probably when the arcade perfect conversion of Ridge Racer hit the Playstation one..

When the graphics at home where as good as the graphics in the arcade home consoles where only ever going to take over..

The fact you get to take a game home for £40 as well has some bearing. You could chuck that in a couple of arcade machines over the course of a weekend and have nothing but highscores to show for it.

[conkerconquer]

I think I can possibly arrange my favorite games into some sort of order, top five.

1st: Mass Effect(This may drop a few places over time but for now I'm enthralled by it)
2nd: HomeWorld(The first time I engaged emotionally with a game's narrative, so sweeping because of its use of music, graphics and setting supporting the story)
3rd: Oddworld(One of the most underrated game series of all time)
4th: Thief (First stealth game I played and still relatively undated)
5th: Halo (The first FPS I played and by far the most gripping, its story and pacing are brilliant and co-op made it last for ages)

[CuriousTurtle]

Halo 2

[ClownTrousers]

I forgot Xenon II. That too.

[Bob]

I forgot Xenon II. That too.

Lol.. Now that's taking it back a bit.. Bitmap Brothers rocked in their day.. I thought Xenon II looked amazing but Schmups never really did it for me. I was more of a Speedball II fan.. But that's aged really badly.