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Journal Em Emalb's Journal: Video Game poll 29

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Best (of the ones listed below--including any and all sequels) Video Game?

A) Super Mario Brothers

B) Zelda

C) Unreal Tournament

D) Metroid

E) Sim City

F) Everquest

G) Doom

H) Grand Theft Auto

I) DDR--I think this one should include any "active" game--where you physically do things.

J) Gran Tourismo

I would give an "Other" option, but there are so many great video games out there I tried to get a decent mix of various ones, ground breakers etc. Please try to pick your favorite ones listed above. I know you prolly like $_X better, but do you see it on the list? ;)

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  • Especially Super Mario Bros 3. This is based mostly on the fact that, 13 years after I first bought it, I will still get the occasional undeniable urge to knock a brick into a goomba and steal his shoe.
  • then I pick E. My *actual* favorite, is, as I said in an earlier poll, the Lemmings series.
  • I would say Super Mario... I loved all versions of that game... but I would also say many of the super mario-like games. The cartoon-ish adventure games. I love those.

    I don't like the "serious" shooter games with violence and mayhem and shit like that. I would rather play a nice game that is challenging but is fun and funny. That's why I'm hooked on Jax and Daxter. I love those little guys. I mean, how much fun is that shit? Just goofy fun. I don't need blood and dismemberment.

    I want fantasy and adventure
  • I'm torn between B&D... but I just loved Metroid as a kid too much. I'm thinking of picking up Metroid Zero Mission which is the original Metroid I with new graphics and weapons and stuff for the GBA.

  • H) GTA (Score:3, Insightful)

    by sielwolf ( 246764 ) * on Monday March 08, 2004 @02:32PM (#8500503) Homepage Journal
    From the very first one to the breakthrough that was 3, GTA is the series that defined the trend of Reactive Participatory Environments to video games.

    No longer was the mission scope limited to linear play through a k-option dungeon (which for even their great and lauded presentation, Half-Life and NOLF were). Now the environment itself was the active party in the story development.

    The game was in all of its forms just cars, guns, and pedestrians. But by enriching the experience of each to the nth degree, these very basic elements could be forked into exponential multitude of missions. Not only that but it allowed the player, through the standard interface with the environment, to think critically and bring any and all of his tools to bear. So vehicles could be used in pedestrian missions, sniping could take the place of car antics, etc.

    The game no longer dictated the direction; the player's choice of strategy did.

    Thus the gameplay is almost never stale, has nigh infinite replay value, and is approachable by any style of player (reflex fighter, FPS player, sim driver, turn based strategist). It was a game for all. SMB was and is a platformer. Metroid was and is now an FPS. So are all the others: different skin, same gameplay as some other game, decades old.

    Things such as Pickman, and Tony Hawk just took GTA's paradigm and ran with it. Hell, so did the Sims. The impressive thing is how Rockstar has kept the GTA franchise at the forefront of this genre. Ignoring the graphics or content, GTA is modern day virtual reality.
  • Torn between B and D. I guess I'll go Zelda.

    My actual favorite game(/series) of all time would be a three way toss up between Monkey Island, Sam and Max, and Nethack.
  • From that list, Unreal Tournament is my favorite.

    When I was a kid, Sonic the Hedgehog was where it was at.
  • But I'm biased. I love racing games above all else. Project Gotham Racing 1 and 2 are proving to be another great racing title on the XBox side of the house, whereas Need For Speed was innovative yet again with Underground this year.

    Back on the Games everyone plays, I'd have to go with Zelda, for having a superior storyline, better puzzles and overall a better game than sthe others which tended to be more linear (ever tried to assemble a triforce backwards? Its a lot harder than you'd think).

    Here's
  • The storyline is where it's at. I am very happy they decided to continue the story with Windwaker instead of replaying the original story (I, II, and OOT) or making a side-story about it (A Link To the Past, Majora's Mask), and how they did it was amazing.

    In terms of storyline alone, Windwaker gets the award for best game ever, not to mention that the game itself kicks multiple kinds of ass.

    As for the DDR-style games, Techno Motion has much better step patterns and I like the songs more than most of t

  • C/D (Score:2)

    by btlzu2 ( 99039 ) *
    Unreal Tournament has got GREAT gameplay and is really fun.

    Nothing beats Doom (II) as far as excitement and the impression it made at the time. Great gameplay, exciting monsters.
  • Just kidding... :-)

    I'd have to say Zelda, although Mario is a close second and Unreal is a close third. Depends on my mood really.

  • I like racing games where you can earn stats and build up your vehicle as you play. I like Wipeout as well, not to mention SSX3, even though you aren't in a car.

    Gotta give props to DDR as well. Any game that can get my wife to play gets a big thumbs up from me!

    While as a whole I prefer the racing genre, DDR is my current favorite.
  • Well, Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice city, to be exact. Actually, GTA 2 was pretty good as well.

    I've also spent a lot of time with different versions of Super Mario.

    Btw, have you seen these NES super play movies. [bisqwit.iki.fi] Sure, they've been done in an emulator, but they still look cool.
  • mario bros.

    if you'd listed quake instead of UT, i might have gone with that one. and i love DDR, but haven't played anything but mixes 6, 7, and 8.

    a confession: i never played much zelda or metroid. the reason is that my family couldn't afford to get me a console back in the day. even in highschool, almost all the money i made went into my college fund. what i did spend went towards skateboard gear and music. a lot of my friends had consoles, but if it wasn't multiplayer, i didn't play it much.
    • i was answering which was the best series of games as a whole.

      right now i really like the unreal tournament 2004 demo. good gameplay, just plain fun.

      also, you left out real time strategy and several role playing genres. but you're right. there are several great games out there. impossible to get them all.
  • A Link to the Past was just so fantastic. The other games I don't think very highly of. That SNES incarnation though should never be forgotten for its perfect gameplay.

  • c) UT (Score:2)

    by Hi_2k ( 567317 )
    UT is my current favorite. The demo is great, and I'm plunking down my $40 as soon as I have a card handy and remember. Zelda has been good to me, but at my current stage of angst, UT goes a long way.
  • at least as defined as "game that ate the most of my time". I even have it on my Palm and still play it sometimes.

    Damn, that game is addicting -- "just one more year, meh...okay, maybe another year..."

    As for Best Game Not On The List, I nominate Pac-Man.

    As for more recent PC games, I nominate Civilization. As for current games, I nominate Neverwinter Nights.

    I nominate myself for Man Most Requested To Shut Up Now.

    Cheers,

    Ethelred

  • I would add Wolfenstein 3D, Civilisation, Tetris and Half-Life. All of those games have given me many hours of enjoyment.

    -MT.
  • Well, I guess SimCity is the only thing remotely touching on the Strategy genre which is what eats up my gaming hours. Not a very good representative, but a representative nevertheless.:)
  • C, since you didn't include Steel Battalion and Steel battalion: Line of Contact, you numb-nuts. ;)

    Why you didn't perplexes me. A mech sim (+100 geeks points) for the Xbox (-50 geek points) that requires a giant, 40 button controller (+500 geek points), and now has online play (+25 geek points) over Xbox Live (-50 geek points). It's friggin' awesome.

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