NFT: What are your top 5 video games of all time?

Pac Man
Pitfall
Paperboy
Donkey Kong
Q-Bert

Final Fantasy (the series)

that's more than 5.

Off the top of my head, not in any particular order:

Skyrim (modded, PC)
TV Sports Basketball and TV Sports Football (tie) (Amiga)
Fallout 3 (only played on Xbox)
Diablo II (PC)
Battlefield 3 or 4, for a competitive game,(Xbox and PC)

So many other good games.

1. Final Fantasy XI
2. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (modded)
3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
4. Super Tecmo Bowl
5. Rolling Thunder

Mike Tyson original Nintendo
Miss Pacman arcade
Bubble arcade
Mario kart

SNK baseball was great. You could climb the wall to stop a HR.

- Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
- Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- Super Metroid
- Red Dead Redemption

Honorable Mentions: Civ 4, Mario Kart Double Dash, FF IX, Skyrim

1. Madden04 (or maybe 05??) original xbox
2. Battlefield3 Xbox360
3. Halo2 xbox360
4. Marvel Ultimate Alliance Xbox360
5. NBA Street original xbox

1. Tecmo Super Bowl
2. Chrono Trigger
3. Metal Gear Solid
4. The Orange Box
5. Red Dead Redemption

Mike Tysons Punch Out- NES
TECMO SB- SNES
TES: Morrowind (PC)
TES: Oblivion (PC)
Sid Mier's Civilization II (PC)


Skyrim is frickin' awesome, but IMO they've dumbed down the stats/skills too much and the game world is just too dreary.

Morrowind is still my favorite especially with the Graphics extender and other upgrade mods. Can't wait until Skywind is released/stable/playable.

In comment 12234322 Cam in MO said:

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Mike Tysons Punch Out- NES TECMO SB- SNES TES: Morrowind (PC) TES: Oblivion (PC) Sid Mier's Civilization II (PC) Skyrim is frickin' awesome, but IMO they've dumbed down the stats/skills too much and the game world is just too dreary. Morrowind is still my favorite especially with the Graphics extender and other upgrade mods. Can't wait until Skywind is released/stable/playable.

Once Skywind is released could somebody give an APB on it here? I've kind of stopped paying attention.

Earl Weaver Baseball (Amiga)

So many fun hours playing that game. . .

Mario 64
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Fifa Franchise
Super Mario Galaxy
Portal 1&2

Planescape: Torment
Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (a.k.a. Fallout 1)
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Crusader Kings 2

5th spot is one of Fallout: New Vegas, Baldur's Gate 2, Civilization 2, or Railroad Tycoon.

In no particular order...

FIFA 15
NHL 94
Super Tecmo Bowl
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Super Mario Kart (the original)

In comment 12234329 Moondawg said:

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In comment 12234322 Cam in MO said: Quote: Mike Tysons Punch Out- NES TECMO SB- SNES TES: Morrowind (PC) TES: Oblivion (PC) Sid Mier's Civilization II (PC) Skyrim is frickin' awesome, but IMO they've dumbed down the stats/skills too much and the game world is just too dreary. Morrowind is still my favorite especially with the Graphics extender and other upgrade mods. Can't wait until Skywind is released/stable/playable. Once Skywind is released could somebody give an APB on it here? I've kind of stopped paying attention.

Last official word was back in July when they said alpha was almost ready.

Rumors are it will be released sometime before the end of this year.

Hard to really tell with volunteers/freeware/labor of love, tho.



Skywind faq - ( New Window )

Civ II is absolutely my #1
Counter-Strike
Star Craft
Minesweeper

I cant think of a 5th

1- NCAA 06
2- NFK 2K 2004
3- THE WARRIORS
4- NBA 2K 11
5- DYING LIGHT

NHL 1994 and MVP baseball 2005

In comment 12234344 Cam in MO said:

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In comment 12234329 Moondawg said: Quote: In comment 12234322 Cam in MO said: Quote: Mike Tysons Punch Out- NES TECMO SB- SNES TES: Morrowind (PC) TES: Oblivion (PC) Sid Mier's Civilization II (PC) Skyrim is frickin' awesome, but IMO they've dumbed down the stats/skills too much and the game world is just too dreary. Morrowind is still my favorite especially with the Graphics extender and other upgrade mods. Can't wait until Skywind is released/stable/playable. Once Skywind is released could somebody give an APB on it here? I've kind of stopped paying attention. Last official word was back in July when they said alpha was almost ready. Rumors are it will be released sometime before the end of this year. Hard to really tell with volunteers/freeware/labor of love, tho. Skywind faq - ( New Window )

Thanks, Cam.

I hope it happens. The KOTOR II restoration project was such an amazing fan-produced labor of love that fixed the game.

I hope this one comes through too.

That reminds me: KOTOR I and II should be in the discussion.

And Gridiron! (Amiga).

1 - Battlefield 2
2 - Bioshock
3 - Madden 2004
4 - Goldeneye 64
5 - Mario Kart 64

Warcraft III (really a tie with WC2, but awesome multiplayer gives WC3 the edge)
Company of Heroes
Skyrim
TIE Fighter

This list will probably change depending on what pops into my mind. Pretty hard to leave Battlefield 1942 off the list, or original Call of Duty.

1) Super Mario Bros.
2) The Legend of Zelda
3) Mortal Kombat
4) NBA Jam
5) Assassin's Creed II

Mario 64
Kung fu
Indiana Jones Fate of Atlantis
Day of the Tentacle
Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask

In comment 12234370 KWhite2250 said:

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Mario 64 Kung fu Indiana Jones Fate of Atlantis Day of the Tentacle Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask

Totally forgot Maniac Mansion, you reminded me.

tecmo bowl
super mario bros.
super mario bros. 3
nhl 94

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Tecmo Super Bowl (NES)
Capcom vs. Marvel (Arcade)
Winback (N64)
Super Mario 3 (NES)
Simpsons (Arcade)

Gauntlet
Galaga
Pac-Man
Dig-Dug
And Sid Mier's Civilization because God only know how much time I wasted on that game over the years

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Inexcusable omission.

Zelda 64
MGS 3 Snake Eater
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Goldeneye 007

That was gaming zen

Super Mario Bros. 3
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Street Fighter II
The Last of Us
Super Metroid

Madden series back to 98
Mike Tyson's Punchout Nintendo
Mario Bros series mostly Nintendo and Super Nintendo
FIFA series
GTA series

Honorable mention:
Contra Nintendo
Donkey Kong Super Nintendo

HalfLife 2 (PC)
Madden (Genesis)
Tomb Raider (PS1)
Battlefield 2 (PC)
Counter Strike (PC)

Close seconds; Doom (PC), Metal Gear (PS2), Borderlands (PS3), Zelda (NES)

1) Baldur's Gate 2
2) Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
3) Dragon Age: Origins
4) Final Fantasy III
5) Wing Commander III/IV

Super Smash Brothers (N64).
No hearts, tomatoes, stars or hammers.
4 player free for all in dreamland.

I can't even begin to log how many hours my buddies and i played that exact set up in college

Fail.

Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto Vice City
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto V

Words don't do it justice
Worst game of all time - ( New Window )

Arkaham Asylum
Arkham Origins
Arkham City
And I am pretty sure Arkham Knight will be on this list when it comes out

In comment 12234460 EricNY33 said:

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Words don't do it justice Worst game of all time - ( New Window )

Check out the documentary on Netflix, it covered the game and the burial in the desert.

Madden series back to 98
Mike Tyson's Punchout Nintendo
Mario Bros series mostly Nintendo and Super Nintendo
FIFA series
GTA series

Honorable mention:
Contra Nintendo
Donkey Kong Super Nintendo

up up down down left right left right b a b a select start!

1. MLB the Show 15 (PS4) - yes it is that awesome.
2. Baseball Stars (NES)
3. Marvel Heroes (PC)
4. Final Fantasy VII (PS1)
5. Age of Empires (PC)

some other great ones I forgot. Smash Bros. Melee for sure. Also Arkham City. Donkey Kong Country!

Excitebike
Blades of Steel
Madden 93 for Genesys
Halo
Pitfall

I haven't played video games in a long time.

In no order
Legend of Zelda series
Skyrim
Mk3
Smb3
Red dead redemption is my favorite of all time

Not sure if it will break the top 5 but the last of us is up there also

Ken griffey JR major league baseball N64
NFL Blitz
james bond golden eye
NBA Live 2001
tom clancy rainbow six

In no order:

Zelda: a Link to the Past
Final Fantasy 7
Xenogears
Mass Effect 2
Chrono Trigger

But I'll give it a shot.

iRacing
Battleground Europe: World War II Online
Neverwinter Nights
Total Annihilation
Tecmo Bowl

1) Doom
2) Wolfenstein 3D (the grand daddy of all FPS games)
3) Morrowind
4) Mario 64
5) Adventureland (Scott Adams)/Adventure (William Crowther)

What is #5? Today, we fight over who has the best graphics. Back in the day, there was (and still are) text games!

Think of it...can any graphics match your imagination?

Here is a list of 30 great text adventures (many are now free to play!)

30 Best Text-Adventures/Interactive-Fiction Games Over 5 Decades

Metroid (Nes)
Zelda (Nes)
Metal Gear Solid (ps1)
FF7 (PS1)
Tekken 3

Honorable mention to Resident Evil 1, Uncharted 2, God of War 1 & 2, Arkham City, Gta 3, Street Fighter 2, Devil May Cry 3

All truly landmark, epic games.

Forgot Last of Us, Super Metroid, & Zelda link 2 the last in my honorable mentions above

Red Dead Redemption
GTA 3 and upwards.
Elder Scrolls 4+5
Fallout 3

1942
Castlevania
Contra
Super Mario Bros
Dig-dug

Stopped playing video games in 1989...

1.Super Mario World
2.Legend of Zelda
3.Street Fighter 2
4.Metal Gear Solid 4
5.Punch Out

Couldn't think of one Madden title to use, but it is my favorite series.

Super Mario Brothers
Double Dragon (Arcade)
Goldeneye N64
Assassin's Creed Series
Batman Arkham Series

Army Men Sarge's Heroes
Mario Kart
Hot Shot Golf Fore
Skitchin
And the one that started it all...Pong!

Army Men Sarge's Heroes
Mario Kart
Hot Shot Golf Fore
Skitchin
And the one that started it all...Pong!

Pac Man (Arcade)
Donkey Kong (Arcade)
Spy Hunter (Arcade)
Punch Out (Arcade)
Legend of Zelda (NES)

1. Double Dragon (arcade)
2. Warcraft 2 (pc)
3. Double Dragon 2 (nes)
4. Pilotwings (snes)
5. Mario Kart 64

Halo 2
GTA Vice City
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Bros.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

Frogger
Pac Man
Pinball
MLB the show series
Mario games

Super Mario Bros. 3
Resident Evil 2
Final Fantasy VII
Madden 2005
Devil May Cry 3

Space Invaders
Asteroids
Missile command
Pacman
Defender

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
Goldeneye 007 (N64)
World Series Baseball 98 (Sega Saturn)
Halo 2 (Xbox)
Mario 3 (NES)

Honorable mention:
Arcade: metal slug, Simpsons, xmen, tmnt
NES: Mario 1 and 3, original Zelda, Totally Rad, every Mega Man, Mendel Palace, Battle Toads, TMNT
PS1: Twisted Metal 2
Saturn: Die Hard Arcade and Trilogy, Bug, Daytona 500 (even had the wheel), Black Dawn
N64: Jetforce gemini, DK, Kobe courtside 2, 1080 snowboarding, mario kart, turok 2, perfect dark
Xbox: MVP baseball 2005, NFL 2K5, Halo 1, splinter cell

1. Chrono Trigger
2. Ocarina of Time
3. Final Fantasy XI
4. Halo 2
5. Super Mario 64

It's really hard to go with only five. Games like Uncharted 2, SOCOM II, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out, Final Fantasy X, Donkey Kong Country 2, NBA Jam, etc would all be right there for those 4/5 spots.

I could make a top 20 and it feels like it wouldn't be enough for all of my "favorite" games.

Defender
Pitfall/River Raid (tie)
Intelivision football (that screen play was undefendable)
Mario Bros
Sega Hockey

Castlevania Simons Quest! That is right up there..

From my childhood and teens, I'd have to say:

1. Super Mario 3
2. Zelda
3. Resident Evil
4. Ninja Gaiden
5. Final Fantasy 7

Since then:

1. The Orange Box
2. The Last of Us
3. Fallout 3
4. BioShock
5. Gears of War

There's so many others though...

In comment 12234753 JohnF said:

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1) Doom 2) Wolfenstein 3D (the grand daddy of all FPS games) 3) Morrowind 4) Mario 64 5) Adventureland (Scott Adams)/Adventure (William Crowther) What is #5? Today, we fight over who has the best graphics. Back in the day, there was (and still are) text games! Think of it...can any graphics match your imagination? Here is a list of 30 great text adventures (many are now free to play!) 30 Best Text-Adventures/Interactive-Fiction Games Over 5 Decades

No Zork?

1. Mortal Kombat.
2. Golden Axe 2.
3. Aliens 3.
4. Madden '93.
5. Jurassic Park.

In comment 12235573 Klaatu said:

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1. Mortal Kombat. 2. Golden Axe 2. 3. Aliens 3. 4. Madden '93. 5. Jurassic Park.

Golden Axe was great.. as was Altered Beast

Zelda (nes)
Super Mario (nes)
RBI Baseball (nes)
Contra (nes)
Street Fighter (cant remember)
NBA Jam (nes)

The PC Master Race is not impressed.

Space Invaders
Super Mario Bros
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Skyrim
Distant Worlds - Universe (PC)

but I'd say:

Final Fantasy 6
Final Fantasy Tactics
Mass Effect 2
DOTA 2
Uncharted 2 (or Last of Us, it's a toss-up)

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2. Earthbound
3. Skyrim
4. Mass Effect 2
5. Icewind Dale

I like many genre's but most of my favorites have some sort of an RPG elements to them. Some runners up: Zombies Ate My Neighbors, WWE No Mercy, Fallout 3/NV, Halo 3, GTA V, KOTOR 1&2.

I always loved -

legacy of kain soul reaver

Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
Crash Bandicoot
Resident Evil
NCAA Football

Seriously, though- my PS3 runs Netflix like a champ.

NES Super Mario Bros
NES Mike Tyson Punch Out

Sega Genesis NHL '94
Sega Genesis NHL '96

Sega Genesis Bill Walsh College Football '95 (the all-time great teams here were a nice feature)

i think I have to do two lists: one of my five favorite games - for sentimental reasons, because I'm a sucker for certain narrative tropes, because of things the developer tried to do that turned out kinda hanky but I appreciated anyway - and another list of the five games I've played that people would generally consider the greatest.

My list:
Final Fantasy X - the game that awakened me to the world of RPGs, and more generally to genres other than sports and racing.
Crusader Kings II - The perfect blend of grand strategy, historical fiction and choose-your-own-adventure.
Yakuza 3/4 - I can't pick one without the other. Take GTA, get rid of the cars, add a heaping spoonful of Japanese soap opera and beat-me-up combat.
NieR - the saddest game I've ever played in my life, with the best, most ridiculous twist, and developers who never took no for an answer. Sure, it's a traditional Japanese ARPG at its roots, but hidden in there is a side-scrolling platformer, several bullet-hell bosses, a goddamn text adventure (!), my favorite implementation of New Game Plus... Oh, and one of the best video game soundtracks of all time.
Persona 4 The Golden - I bought a Vita to play this game, and even if I never bought another game for the Vita it would still be worth it.

"Consensus" list (taking into account opinions other than mine, but still limited to games I've played):
Persona 4 The Golden
Ocarina of Time
Super Mario 64
Xenoblade Chronicles
Final Fantasy VII

I'm currently playing Pillars of Eternity, which has an outside chance to make both of these lists... It's still early but I've put in about 20 hours and have yet to find fault with any of it.

I've got some quibbles (the skill system; low joinable-NPC variety; some likely-to-be-patched balance and player-feedback issues), but I'm super-satisfied with having backed it at a few multiples of the retail price.

In comment 12234753 JohnF said:

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1) Doom 2) Wolfenstein 3D (the grand daddy of all FPS games) 3) Morrowind 4) Mario 64 5) Adventureland (Scott Adams)/Adventure (William Crowther) What is #5? Today, we fight over who has the best graphics. Back in the day, there was (and still are) text games! Think of it...can any graphics match your imagination? Here is a list of 30 great text adventures (many are now free to play!) 30 Best Text-Adventures/Interactive-Fiction Games Over 5 Decades

I'd add Descent to that list.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Zelda Wind Waker
Final Fantasy VII
Star Wars Battlefront II
Mario Kart 64