Favorite Video Game

[whistledog]

[quote][i]Originally posted by XXX[/i]
<br>Three syllables: GA LA GA

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Who can take me here? I've gotten to stage 99[}:)]

When I was a kid I also wasted a lotta quarters into the Gal's Panic series[:D]

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Splatterhouse for the TurboGraFX-16 was one of the best:

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I sucked at Galaga, but I was great at Galaga '90. The Turbo Grafx version had a code where you could start the game with a super powered ship with three way bullets [8D]

[whistledog]

Splatterhouse was great too. One thing I never understood was why on the Turbo Grafx version, the guy wore a purple mask as opposed to the white mask he wore in the Arcade version [?]

[Spectre General]

Hmm, I'm a pretty serious gamer, so far lots of what has been mentioned is great. Here's what I have to say:

[Arcade]
*Zaxxon
*Tron
*Rolling Thunder (Secret agent type game where you shoot guys in various colored hoods to save a girl, also, first arcade game I ever played [:)])
*Double Dragon
*Poll Position
*Joust
*Spy Hunter
*Galaga
*Donkey Kong
*Altered Beast
*Golden Axe
*Magic Sword
*Raiden II

[Older PC Games]
* Might and Magic series
* Mechwarrior
* Space War (this was probably and arcade game too)
* Tank Wars
* Wolfenstein 3D
* Master of Orion
* X-Com: UFO Defense
* One Must Fall 2097
* Populous
* Star Flight
* Star Control 2
* Zork (and the twisty passages were all alike, fritzb. Also if I'm not mistaken, that was Zork 2)

[Nintendo]
* Super Mario Brothers
* Duck Hunt
* Bubble Bobble
* Golgo 13
* Lethal Weapon (belive it or not, this is a fun game)
* Mike Tyson's Punch Out
* Gauntlet
* Ghosts N' Goblins (Or Ghouls N' Ghosts depending)

[Super Nintendo]
* Super Mario World
* Super Metroid
* F-Zero
* Donkey Kong Country 2
* Uncharted Waters: New Horizons (everything I know about seafaring, swords, and geography I learned from this game....and it was FUN)
* Super Street Fighter 2
* Actiraiser
* Metal Warriors

[SEGA Genesis]
* Sonic the Hegdehog
....Ok, well I didn't have a SEGA as a kid so....

[SEGA CD]
*Snatcher - Cyberpunk adventure that is one of the best games ever made hands down, if you EVER get the chance to play this, DO IT.

[Newer PC games]
*Unreal Tournament
*Diablo II
*Medieval: Total War
*Doom 1,2,3
*Farcry

[Playstation 1+2]
*Gran Turismo
*Katamari Damacy
*Tekken series
*Lunar: Silver Star Story and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (also on Sega CD)
*Castlevania Symphony of the Night
*Street Figher Alpha 3 (this game is technically on everything, but I have it for PSX so that's where I'm putting it)
*Final Fantasy Tactics
*Final Fantasy VII (Best game ever)

[Xbox]
*Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Volleyball [8D]

[Frayo]

Wow.

System Shock
Dark Forces.

In 1993...when Doom was released... A small company called Looking Glass released the coolest game of all time.
System Shock.

A 3-d first person RPG...that was HARD AS HELL.
A beautiful beautiful game. I spent days and days on that game...when completing it only took 17-21 hours.
I knew all the stories...and every last character log by heart. I knew every single wall and texture... No really I literally knew every last bit of architecture of the game...because I built a site for it with my crude lack of knowledge...and didnt know how to take a screenshot of the map display while in dos...so I did them all from memory and scanned them.

I knew every single character and corpse and everything. I had dreams about the game.
I used to dream of levels...
and for a long time I had the demo...and the demo as HARD AS CRAP (not as hard as the game though). I played it a zillion times. I remember my first time playing the demo so very well. I remember it better than far more important firsts, which is kinda funny.

It had no sound...it wouldnt work with my soundcard...but then I learned more on how sound cards worked and made it work anyway.

It was so cool.
So wonderfully freaking awesome. I miss that game. I still have it in my CD spindle with all my other old skool games.

I played the sequel..which wasnt as good.
The beta was as good as the first....but when it went to release...the new version was nowhere near as cool.

I had all but forgotten about the game (been about 4 years since I played it).

Dark Forces...

I played this one a million times because at its peak there were new levels and addons coming out for it every day.
In fact...they still come out every 2 months or so. Its a game with horribly bad graphics by todays standards that I fell in love with. It was so freaking cool.

System Shock 1 and Dark Forces have the coolest video game soundtracks....which are responcible for a lot of my synth playing.

SS1 was bootlegged to CD which I have .
DF was bootlegged to CD which was impossible to find..and I could never find the copy.


But anyway.. I played DF more than I played SS1.
It was sweet.

[Bitter Almonds]

[quote][i]Originally posted by whistledog[/i]
<br>Splatterhouse was great too. One thing I never understood was why on the Turbo Grafx version, the guy wore a purple mask as opposed to the white mask he wore in the Arcade version [?]
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Probably had to do with the Jason hockey mask thing... they didn't want to get sued over the movie character. This video game also sampled Blue Oyster Cult's "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"... NOT the cowbell, but the little guitar solo[8D] How kickass is THAT? Also, the Japanese version for the PC Engine had things that had to be changed for the American version such as the upside down cross with the circle of severed heads, but even with the wimpy changes this is classic gore[8]

[whistledog]

[quote][i]Originally posted by XXX[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by whistledog[/i]
<br>Splatterhouse was great too. One thing I never understood was why on the Turbo Grafx version, the guy wore a purple mask as opposed to the white mask he wore in the Arcade version [?]
[/quote]

Probably had to do with the Jason hockey mask thing... they didn't want to get sued over the movie character. This video game also sampled Blue Oyster Cult's "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"... NOT the cowbell, but the little guitar solo[8D] How kickass is THAT? Also, the Japanese version for the PC Engine had things that had to be changed for the American version such as the upside down cross with the circle of severed heads, but even with the wimpy changes this is classic gore[8]
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I never knew taht about the BOC song. That's wicked!

So much gore. How 'bout The 3rd level with the guy that has chainsaws for hands. That was so great! [8D]

[Bitter Almonds]

The level with the propellers on the floor has a tune very reminiscent of the BOC hit.

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I don't even know if they credited them or if they altered it enough to not get in trouble for it. The whole level has that sample going. Cabaret Voltaire also sampled that same jingle in "Do The Mussolini (Headkick)" at the beginning of their song[8D]

The dude with chainsaws for hands you use two shotguns to take care of that guy. I loved that little tune that would kick in with the midi sound of a chainsaw[}:)] The toughest boss is the little girl who says "help me" and then turns into a monster with some gnarly claws[B)]

[Shoyrtt]

I don't have a favorite game after building my MAME arcade last year.[:D] It plays 4000+ games and no quarters to burn.[:p]
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Now if I had to narrow it down, the two games I have probably spent the most time playing in the last 25 years are Defender
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which is on MAME and Ivan Stewart Off Road
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which is also on MAME, but I also own the dedicated 3 player machine

(I just had to have the original[:p]).

[whistledog]

[quote][i]Originally posted by XXX[/i]
<br>The level with the propellers on the floor has a tune very reminiscent of the BOC hit.

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I don't even know if they credited them or if they altered it enough to not get in trouble for it. The whole level has that sample going. Cabaret Voltaire also sampled that same jingle in "Do The Mussolini (Headkick)" at the beginning of their song[8D]

The dude with chainsaws for hands you use two shotguns to take care of that guy. I loved that little tune that would kick in with the midi sound of a chainsaw[}:)] The toughest boss is the little girl who says "help me" and then turns into a monster with some gnarly claws[B)]
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That little girl that turns into the monster was surpringly easy after a while. I made so many attempts at it, i finally learned his pattern, and easily defeated him without getting hit [:)]

That level with the fire logs was he most difficult. [xx(]

[Horrorgrrl]

GALAGA!!! With Sinistar and Paper Boy close behind.

Tess[8D]

[Horrorgrrl]

My current alltime favorite PC games are the freakin' life-sucking Rollercoaster Tycoon and all it's various incarnations - can't...get...enough..., and all the various incarnations of The Sims. I also like space-shooters, and am currently addicted to Swarm and Star Defender II. Rock!

Tess[8D]

[goutroy]

As a huge game nerd (not nearly to the extent I used to be, but still), it's hard to show
restaint in a topic like this. I want to list soooo many games, but I'll keep it to three:

Super Mario Bros 3
Final Fantasy VI
Civilization 3

*phew* and that's all I'll list















andalsoallotherSuperMarioBrothersgamesallLegendofZeldagames
allotherFinalFantasygamesSecretofManaAlundraLowGManRiverRaid
DonkeyKongDuckHuntKingsQuestIVthroughVIQuestforGlory3and4
allTeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesgamesSimpsonsthearcadegame
BattletoadsPockyandRockySpaceInvadersallMetroidgamesSuperPuzzleFighterIITurbo
SimCityStreetFighter2Actraiser1and2SOulBlazerIllusionofGaiaTerranigma
TalesofDestinyTalesofPhantasiaTalesofDestiny2MikeTyson'sPunchOut
GoldenSun1and2AterlierIrisDigDugXenogearsLagoonIndianaJonesfortheAtari2600,
Suikoden1and2SonictheHedgehog1through3GoldenAxeDoubleDragontheCasltevania
seriesespeciallySymphonyoftheNightandallGameboyCastlevaniagames
DonkeyKongCountryTempestBrainLord7thSagaLegendofLegaiaWildArmsDoom
DragonWarrior1through4and7StarOceantheTekkenseriesLunar1and2
ChronoTriggerChronoCrossandabunchmore

...ugh, I couldn't help it.

[ghosty]

Old School: Pac Man, Bosconian, Elevator Action, Dig Dug

New School: Madden 2005, GTA 3 and GTA Vice City.

(I just cause massive explosions and beat, rob and kill people on GTA. Don't have the patience for the missions. Madden is by far my #1 pastime. My Jets have clinched homefield advantage in the playoffs yet again!).

[ben_at_work]

two words...HALO!!! [8D]
oh yeah, and HALO 2!!! [8)]

[GarageBill]

The first game I played was LemonAide Stand for the Apple, in 1976.

I bought Atari so I could play Space Invaders.

Tetris wasted many of my hours.

Arcade: Ms PacMan.

DOOM was amazing.

Now I play EverQuest, but I'm not as addicted as some people are to it!