What is the single greatest VIDEO GAME ever made?

[battleknight24]

Rules for this post...

1. Pick only ONE game.

2. If you have several in mind, judge the games against the standards of their times to decide which was best.


My pick...

Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)

This actually was not that hard a choice for me. This game lived up to and exceeded all the hype that preceeded it.


Peace,

[Roland99]

1. Pong.

:)

[WCGreen]

33. Damn Straight

[WeRQ4U]

2. Castlevania

I freakin' LOVED that game.

A close second would be Super Tecmo Bowl. That lived up to it's NES hype as well.

[LiberalVoice]

3. GoldenEye 007

Revolutionised multi player first person shooters. Not to mention the most awesome game of its time! :D

[Supply Side Jesus]

37. 2nd that!

[tjdee]

4. The Legend of Zelda-the adventure of Link.

In 1988 that was the hottest game of all times.

Link rocked.

[LiberalVoice]

7. Damn...Of the Zelda games...

I would have to go with Ocarina of Time.

[tjdee]

10. Well, I had stopped playing video games at that point....

:hide:

But I would agree with you! Loved the Zelda games, they have a big place in my heart. Just surfed over to the site, ahhh nostalgia.

[magnetism]

48. Zelda....definitely

Gotta agree with you on this one.

Favorite arcade game - Cyberball 2072

[Squatch]

5. Medal of Honor Allied Assault...

I actually leaned in my seat to try to see around corners.

[Chicago Democrat]

6. Civilization

latest best version is Civilization Conquests III....


Why? Total creativity. Historical what ifs ad nauseum.

[jpgray]

14. Right around when Civ II came out I gave up video games

But yes, they were excellent. :thumbsup:

[Telly Savalas]

21. I would actually have an ounce of respect for Bush...

if he were to get on national TV and declare "we renounce this worthless treaty!"

[moof]

34. No one is happy ...... King !

[democracyindanger]

8. Pitfall

Was lightyears ahead of its peers.

[flvegan]

9. Phoenix.

Yup.

[izzybeans]

11. Double Dribble nt

[tridim]

12. Tempest

Pure adrenaline, old skool style.

[ksilvas]

75. 2nd for Tempest

Wicked fun game, very original.

[jpgray]

13. Ghosts 'n' Goblins

I had a sleepover for the sole purpose of using all my friends to defeat that game, and when we beat it (you have to do it twice!) we saw this:



Still, we felt a real sense of accomplishment. (The game is impossibly fucking hard.)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

15. Asteroids.

I played the most of Defender, but Asteroids is ultimately pure, simple, elegant, aesthetically pleasing with cool physics. A classic for all times.

[koopie57]

16. Galaga

[Malikshah]

17. Dorky, I know, but Ultima: Ascension...

I lost a few months to that one.

[shugah]

18. tetris

.

[tjdee]

19. I do love me some tetris....

:thumbsup:

[nankerphelge]

20. In the Arcade...

Rampart. Surround your castle to stay alive.

[WeRQ4U]

22. Final Fantasy VII

For PS. I spent so much time playing that game during college. Took me well over 100 hours total to conquer it. It was the first big-graphic RPG that I played.... it was also the last. Sheesh.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

24. Yep!

:thumbsup:

That's my favorite, too. That was, by far, the most fun game I've ever played.

[WildEyedLiberal]

23. Half Life

Amazing experience.

[aePrime]

25. Kings Quest VI

The pinnacle of gaming.

[qnr]

26. Star Raiders n/t

[Deja Q]

43. Or its 1984 followup, "Solaris"

[qnr]

46. Never tried that. Didn't own my firdt 2600 until about 2001 n/t

[magnetism]

49. Loved that game!

Did you ever beat it? If so, how? I have never been able to beat that damn game.

[puerco-bellies]

27. Half Life

Playability, cutting edge technology (for it's time), Story line, Has a matter of fact I could play it again.

[sakabatou]

28. The Sims

[Dukkha]

72. I second The Sims

I had to quit playing because it got depressing. My Sims life was far better than my real one

[Reciprocity]

29. 1988 I spent untold hrs playing this game on an Apple clone Laser

[darkism]

30. The Secret of Monkey Island

It's funny if you're a kid, even funnier if you're old enough to get all the jokes. How can anything compete with insult swordfighting? It's a long, involved graphic adventure with great dialogue and a lighthearted attitude throughout.



A close second to Thief: The Dark Project for its atmosphere and revolutionary approach to "sneaky" first-person gaming.

[Kickin_Donkey]

31. Pong ...

Truly revolutionary.

[Candide]

32. True that

I'll take a classic side scroller over today's fluff anytime

[Sgent]

35. Wow

My votes are:

Civilization II (I was pretty awesome as well, but II was a knockout)
SSI Gold Box AD&D Games Champions of Krynn

I'm torn, but these two games were lightyears ahead of their time, and provided a deeper stimulation and meaning than merely shoot 'em up. They were groundbreaking in so many ways, and I wasted so many hours.

[ikri]

36. Elder Scrolls: Morrowind

Great graphics with an engaging storyline.

Expandable through player made mods.

Weeks and weeks of fun.

The upcoming Elder Scrolls: Oblivion looks even better

[Brightmore]

38. Final Fantasy VII

:thumbsup:

[Greyhound]

39. I've got to go with GTA Vice City

It has apparently endless re-playability and the fewest bugs. :freak:

[tedoll78]

40. This is easy --> The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Epic is the word that comes to mind when I think of this game. The Hookshot.. the Hoverboots.. fishing.. racing from Lake Hylia to the top of the mountain with the eye drops.. floating into the canyon via chicken.. the Water Temple(!).. it's all so wondrous!

I'm 26 years old, and I'll be playing the Zelda games until I'm in the nursing home; I actually own several copies of each for preservation into the future.

As far as "best-ever" goes, I wonder if this new Zelda (Twilight Princess) might displace Ocarina as my #1 game.
If it lives-up to half of the hype.. (cue the Christopher Walken voice) "wow-e-wow-wow!"

[Starbucks Anarchist]

41. Someone else already mentioned FF7.

So I'll go back to the 80s and say Metroid for the NES.

Although Legend of Zelda, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out, Contra and Double Dragon were all great and hugely influential, Metroid was definitely ahead of its time and perfect in every way.

[Deja Q]

42. Ms Pac Man, Galaga, the 2004 Diebold voting box.

You choose. :evilgrin:

[DarkmoonIkonoklast]

44. Harrier!!!

You got to be this dude that looked JUST LIKE the "Silver Surfer"© from Marvel (c.1965), and fly around all over the place blastin all sorts of baddies...

There was one bad guy in particular that, now I think of it, looked amazingly like a certain K.R.! }(

[DerekG]

45. Super Mario Bros. 3 probably nabs the prize

The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time gets the silver.

[Moriarty]

47. Baldur's Gate 2, no question (nt)

[magnetism]

50. Wolfenstein

Can't forget about the one that started the shooter games.

Also have to mention the Zork series. All imagination. Awesome.

[Reciprocity]

51. Duke Nukem n/t

[Hugin]

52. 2nded!

I have all the gear!

[TK421]

53. God of War

I had other picks before this came out, but I can't find one thing I don't like about this game

[Magrittes Pipe]

54. Sinistar

[Coventina]

55. TOMB RAIDER

Lara Croft is my girl!

:loveya:

[trackfan]

56. Jill of the Jungle

[Divameow77]

57. I think it was called

Gradius by Sega, it's been so long I forgot, but I sure loved it about 15 years ago.

[4_Legs_Good]

58. Wizardry

on the old Apple IIe

Ahhhh, so many Junior High school afternoons...

david

[The Witch]

59. METROID

OK, it's maybe not the greatest, but I (heart) Samus...

[blackcatpgh]

62. metroit II

best game boy (original game boy) game i ever played.

agree though, that metroid was pretty killer too.

[scarlet_owl]

60. My favorite is Animal Crossing.

[Left Is Write]

61. Frogger.

;)

[youspeakmylanguage]

63. DOOM II, powered by PrBoom.

It is the single greatest game of all time, powered by an open source game engine PrBoom that has been refined and supercharged.

To top it all off, the commercial game files can be purchased for $4.99 from CompUSA and PrBoom can be found online for free.

[Rabrrrrrr]

64. YARS REVENGE

[LissaM]

65. I've decided that

most games that kick butt are the ones for old school Nintendo. I still like playing, even though you have to jimmy it around a bit to get it to work. I have three favs, though..

Mike Tyson's PunchOut (I can never beat Soda Popinski)
Castlevania
and yes, I agree with the orignal post, MARIO THREE!!! My favorite board was big land, although the gigantic nail-thrower guys always pissed me off.

[Corgigal]

66. computer game is Sims

just because I don't play games on a video console.

I like to use cheat codes and build NYC. I can waste a whole day doing it too.

[Ron Mexico]

67. Centipede.

No contest, and not just because I was capable of playing on one quarter until my stamina ran out.

[eyepaddle]

68. Battlezone

maybe the fact that I really had that game's number might have something to do with my fondness for it. But it WAS a really cool game. :)

[billyskank]

69. Lemmings!

Man that game was fucking annoying too though. x(

[dr.strangelove]

70. Gauntlet

If I kept all those quarters I dropped into that machine when I heard, Green Elf is About to Die, I would be fucking rich right now.

[obxhead]

71. Morrowind elder scrolls 3

[leftofthedial]

73. Pac Man

Pong was great too.

And who can forget Asteroids?

[Blue_Tires]

74. i have 2

for PC: Doom

for home systems: Goldeneye

[ksilvas]

76. DEFENDER! The sound track of the Arcade

[Blue-Jay]

77. ZORK!

It is dark. You may be eaten by a grue.