DDD's Favorite Games List

[Dubrow555]

Haven't updated my personal favorites in a while...so here they are!:

1. Final Fantasy VII
2. Kingdom Hearts
3. Super Smash Bros. Melee
4. Resident Evil 4
5. Silent Hill 2
6. The Last of Us
7. Bioshock
8. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
9. Super Mario Galaxy
10. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
11. Mass Effect 2
12. Fallout 3
13. Metroid Prime
14. Grand Theft Auto IV
15. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
16. Final Fantasy X
17. Banjo-Kazooie
18. Red Dead Redemption
19. Metal Gear Solid
20. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
21. Shadow of the Colossus
22. Halo: Combat Evolved
23. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
24. Ico
25. Heavy Rain
26. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
27. Pikmin 2
28. Grand Theft Auto III
29. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
30. Psychonauts
31. Mario Kart DS
32. Okami
33. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
34. Super Smash Bros: Brawl
35. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
36. Super Mario Odyssey
37. Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem
38. Batman: Arkham City
39. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
40. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
41. Resident Evil 2
42. God of War (2005)
43. Assassin’s Creed II
44. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
45. Gears of War
46. Super Mario 64
47. Silent Hill (1999)
48. Super Mario Sunshine
49. Left 4 Dead
50. Fable

[Zach]

I'm so old school. I'll make a longer list later, but these come to mind at the moment:

1. Super Mario World
2. Super Mario 64
3. Mario Kart 64
4. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
5. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
6. GoldenEye 007
7. Super Mario Kart
8. Kirby's Avalanche
9. Super Mario Bros. 3
10. Earthworm Jim
11. Mortal Kombat II
12. F-Zero
13. Joe and Mac (SNES)
14. The Journeyman Project (pictured in my avatar)
15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
16. Star Wars Episode I: Racer (N64)
17. Myst
18. Super Mario Bros. 2
19. The World Is Not Enough (N64)
20. Jurassic Park (SNES)
21. Super Mario Bros.
22.The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
23. Earthworm Jim 2
24. Kirby's Dream Course
25. Yoshi's Safari

[Dubrow555]

Ahh man...I'm honestly pretty jealous. All these games were slightly before my time.

[Zach]

Yeah, the '90s were absolutely incredible for gaming -- such a fun and transformative time. The transition from 2D to 3D was truly a paradigm shift that changed everything about how we experienced games. And the introduction of CD-quality audio and FMV sequences made everything feel so much more cinematic and immersive.

I did fall off the wagon when I started college though, and that was over twenty years ago now. So I've definitely missed out on a lot of what are probably considered the new classics these days. It's strange to think there's this whole era of gaming history that just passed me by while I was focused on other things.

[Dubrow555]

Looking back at your list...I'm shocked at the absence of "Mega Man X"

[Zach]

I appreciate the Mega Man games, but I never got into them too much. I do recall that one of the original DDDers, ClashWho, was a very big fan of the franchise.

[Dubrow555]

Fair enough!

[Zach]

Ah, I forgot Star Fox 64 and Clayfighter 63⅓ on my list. The former's a great, groundbreaking game. The latter is a critical bomb, but dammit, I loved it.

I'm sure there are a few others I'm still forgetting.

[Area Man]

I'm not a huge video game guy, but I do enjoy them sometimes. Here is my list, coming from a highly casual gamer:

1. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
2. Super Mario World
3. Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario All-Stars
4. Minecraft
5. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
6. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
7. Donkey Kong Country
8. Civilization V (including expansion packs and downloadable content)
9. Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)
10. Kirby Super Star
11. Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005)
12. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (including expansion pack)
13. RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 (including expansion packs and OpenRCT2)
14. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (including expansion packs)
15. Halo 3 (I don't think I've ever played the single-player campaign, but I've spent countless hours in Forge mode)

[Dubrow555]

I'm not a huge video game guy, but I do enjoy them sometimes. Here is my list, coming from a highly casual gamer:

1. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
2. Super Mario World
3. Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario All-Stars
4. Minecraft
5. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
6. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
7. Donkey Kong Country
8. Civilization V (including expansion packs and downloadable content)
9. Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)
10. Kirby Super Star
11. Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005)
12. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (including expansion pack)
13. RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 (including expansion packs and OpenRCT2)
14. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (including expansion packs)
15. Halo 3 (I don't think I've ever played the single-player campaign, but I've spent countless hours in Forge mode)

These are all great. RollerCoaster Tycoon (1, 2, 3 + the series in general) was such an important game in my early years. One of the few games my parents approved of, and it lead me to trying lots of other games like SimCity, Sim Coaster, Sim Theme park, etc.

[Area Man]

If you still have a copy of RCT2 (physical or on Steam), there's a cool download, OpenRCT2, that's an open-source version of the game with in-game cheats, sandbox mode (infinite cash), and other changes that make it more user-friendly.

[Dubrow555]

God I loved the cheats in that game...