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In 40 video games or less, define yourself as a gamer.

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  • Jimmy_ScytheJimmy_Scythe Member CommonPosts: 3,586

    Not quite sure how accurate a list of favorite games would be as a character profile. . . .

    But here are the games I keep coming back to, in no particular order:


    • Don Pachi

    • Advanced Wars (at least the ones that were released in the U.S.)

    • Pac Man

    • Galaga

    • Xevious

    • Tempest

    • Gravatar

    • Contra

    • Contra 3

    • Shock Troopers 1&2

    • Samurai Showdown

    • Total Carnage

    • Smash TV

    • Starsiege: Tribes

    • Counter-Strike

    • Zombies Ate My Neighbors

    • Battletoads

    • Super Dodgeball

    • Super Mario Bros. 1-3

    • Super Mario 64

    • Super Mario Galaxy

    • Mega Man (all of them)

    • Legend of Zelda (excluding the second game and the 3DO games, of course)

    • Team Fortress 2

    • Monday Night Combat

    • Quake 3

    • Starcraft

    • Command & Conquer: Red Alert (Although I wasn't too hot on the third game in the series)

    • Dawn of War 

    • Dawn of War 2

    • Streets of Rage

    • Final Fight

    • Gradius

    • R-Type

    • Etrian Odyssey

    • Gran Turismo

    • Virtua On

    • Virtua Tennis

    • Soul Calibur

    • Phantasy Star Online

  • IkedaIkeda Member RarePosts: 2,751

    1.  Star Wars Rebellion - I've single-handedly clocked in more time on this than even MMO's.  (PC)

    2.  Zelda  (NES)

    3.  Metroid  (NES)

    4.  Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)

    5.  X-Men: Children of the Atom  (Arcade)

    6.  Warcraft II  (PC)

    7.  Diablo  (PC)

    8.  Morrowind  (PC)

    9.  Oblivion (PC)

    10.  Heroes of Might and Magic III  (PC)

    11.  Outpost  (PC)

    12.  Ultima Online  (PC)

    13.  Heroes of Might and Magic II  (PC)

    14.  X-Wing  (PC)

    15.  World of Warcraft (PC)

    16.  Privateer  (PC)

    17.  Infinity Blade  (iPad)

    18.  Angry Birds  (iPad)

    19.  Dawn of War  (PC)

    20.  Warcraft III  (PC)

    21.  Black and White  (PC)

    22. Tie Fighter  (PC)

    23.  Z (... landing ... 40% successful ... far out dude ...)  (PC/iPad)

    24.  FFXI  (PC/360)

    25.  Baldur's Gate  (PC)

    26.  Everquest  (PC)

    27.  Icewind Dale  (PC)

    28.  Neverwinter Nights  (PC)

    29.  Command and Conquer II  (PC)

    30.  Mass Effect  (X-Box 360)

    31.  Arkham Asylum  (PC)

    32.  Street Fighter II  (Arcade)

    33.  Halo (X-box)

    34.  Eco the Dolphin  (Genesis)

    35.  Castlevania  (NES)

    36.  FF VII  (PS)

    37.  FF III  (DS)

    38.  Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

    39.  Pokemon Red  (Gameboy)

    40.  Tetris  (Gameboy)

  • FoomerangFoomerang Member UncommonPosts: 5,628

    @Jimmy_Scythe: Its not so much a character profile, more like a gaming profile. Sort of like a discography but for video games heh. And /salute to a fellor PSO and Virtua On player :)

    @Ikeda: Xmen: CotA drove me nuts. I loved the characters and the super jumps but the feel of that game just missed the mark for me. I did enjoy Storm's hidden super though.

  • SirAgravaineSirAgravaine Member RarePosts: 520

    1. Asheron's Call
    2. Diablo II
    3. World of Warcraft
    4. Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
    5. Age of Empires
    6. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
    7. Mass Effect II
    8. Knights of the Old Republic
    9. 007: Goldeneye
    10. Unreal Tournament
    11. Counter Strike: Source
    12. Portal
    13. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
    14. Diablo
    15. Empire Earth
    16. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
    17. Star Wars Galaxies
    18. Star Wars Podracing
    19. StarCraft II
    20. Jade Empire
    21. Titan Quest
    22. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
    23. Call of Duty
    24. Doom
    25. Portal 2
    26. Dragon Age: Origins
    27. The Sims
    28. Mod Nation Racers
    29. Jet Force Gemini
    30. Killer Instinct
    31. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
    32. EVE Online
    33. The Oregon Trail
    34. Star Wars Rogue Squadron
    35. Age of Empires II
    36. Red Dead Revolver
    37. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
    38. The Legend of Zelda
    39. Need For Speed: Underground 2
    40. Little Big Planet

  • IkedaIkeda Member RarePosts: 2,751

    Originally posted by ~Oblivion~

    This list completely surprisd me.. someone named Oblivion ... and Oblivion isn't on the list.  HILARIOUS.

  • futnatusfutnatus Member Posts: 193

    Awesome!

    1 - Final Fantasy 1

    2 - Final Fantasy 2

    3 - Final Fantasy 6

    4 - Final Fantasy 7

    5 - Final Fantasy 8

    6 - Final Fantasy 9

    7 - Final Fantasy 10

    8 - Final Fantasy 12

    9 - Tomb Raider 1

    10 - Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness

    11 - Ragnarok Online

    12 - Runescape

    13 - Croc The Legend of the Gobbos

    14 - Pandemonium

    15 - Ratchet & Clank 1

    16 - Ratchet & Clank 2

    17 - Ratchet & Clank 3

    18 - Adventure Quest

    19 - Tenchu Wrath of Heaven

    20 - Heroes of Might and Magic 3

    21 - Civillization 3

    22 - Age of Empires

    23 - The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall

    24 - The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind

    25 - The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion

    26 ...

     

    I would add more if I could do so off the top of my head.  I could also go rummage through my physical collection of games isntead of trying to pull all of them out of my mind, in the middle of the freaking of the night.  These are the most important I can think up on the go.

  • just1opinionjust1opinion Member UncommonPosts: 4,641

    Originally posted by Ikeda

    Originally posted by ~Oblivion~

    This list completely surprisd me.. someone named Oblivion ... and Oblivion isn't on the list.  HILARIOUS.

     

    Isn't on WHAT list?  This is a list of 40 games or less that define you as a gamer. Oblivion doesn't need to be on any "list" to be in someone's list.

     

    Now that I re-read what you wrote....I get that it's about a user named Oblivion.  It still makes no sense to me, but hey....oh well. Oh...Oblivion doesn't list Oblivion....got it.  /roll eyes   Sorry, I'm caffeine deprived today.

    President of The Marvelously Meowhead Fan Club

  • IkedaIkeda Member RarePosts: 2,751

    Originally posted by just1opinion

    Originally posted by Ikeda


    Originally posted by ~Oblivion~

    This list completely surprisd me.. someone named Oblivion ... and Oblivion isn't on the list.  HILARIOUS.

     

    Isn't on WHAT list?  This is a list of 40 games or less that define you as a gamer. Oblivion doesn't need to be on any "list" to be in someone's list.

     

    Now that I re-read what you wrote....I get that it's about a user named Oblivion.  It still makes no sense to me, but hey....oh well.

    His name was Oblivion, Oblivion wasn't on his top 40... was just pointing it out.

  • just1opinionjust1opinion Member UncommonPosts: 4,641

    Originally posted by Ikeda

    Originally posted by just1opinion


    Originally posted by Ikeda


    Originally posted by ~Oblivion~

    This list completely surprisd me.. someone named Oblivion ... and Oblivion isn't on the list.  HILARIOUS.

     

    Isn't on WHAT list?  This is a list of 40 games or less that define you as a gamer. Oblivion doesn't need to be on any "list" to be in someone's list.

     

    Now that I re-read what you wrote....I get that it's about a user named Oblivion.  It still makes no sense to me, but hey....oh well.

    His name was Oblivion, Oblivion wasn't on his top 40... was just pointing it out.

    Sorry....I need caffeine.  Not your fault I'm slow and dingalingish today, or most days for that matter.

    President of The Marvelously Meowhead Fan Club

  • FoomerangFoomerang Member UncommonPosts: 5,628

    This thread is like comfort food for me. Is that weird? I just like seeing people list games they like. Its a breath of fresh air heh. Anyway, keep em comin! I love reading these :)

  • KuinnKuinn Member UncommonPosts: 2,072

    Turrican 2

    Bubble Bobble

    Space Crusade

    Crusader (awesome theme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clGY_afpwYs&feature=related)

    Warcraft 1-3

    Starcraft 1

    Master of Orion 2

    Mechwarrior 2-4

    Fallout series (new ones too)

    C&C (the 90's games + Generals)

    Baldur's Gate 1-2 (and Ice Wind dale 1-2)

    Diablo 2

    Half-Life 1-2

    Jedi Knight 1-3

    Rainbow Six (most of the titles)

    Aliens Vs. Predator 1-2

    KoTOR 1-2

    Anarchy Online

    World of Warcraft

    WH40K: Dawn of War 1-2

    Mass Effect 1-2

    WH40K: Space Marine

    Elder Scrolls (many of the titles)

     

    Those are the most memorable titles or series at the top of my head...

     

    Edit: Oh and Heroes of Might and magic 2-3 + 6 :)

  • itchmonitchmon Member RarePosts: 1,999

    Civilization 2-5

    EQ1

    Diablo2

    FFXI

    Eve Online

    Magic: the gathering online

    Half-life 2

    Ultima: Exodus

    Final fantasy 7

    Dragon Warrior

    Final Fantasy 1-3

    Gran Turismo 1-5

    Maniac Mansion

    Zuma's revenge

    King's Quest

    D&D: Pool of radiance

    Star Wars: KOTOR 1-2

    Mass effect 1-2

    River City Ransom

    Populous

    Lemmings

    Tetris

    Pokemon

    Bonk's Adventure

    fallout 3

    RIP Ribbitribbitt you are missed, kid.

    Currently Playing EVE, ESO

    Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed.

    Dwight D Eisenhower

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    Henry Rollins

  • PlasmicredxPlasmicredx Member Posts: 629

    My favorite games and in the order in time I played them from 1985 till now.

    1. Mario games

    2. Zelda games (Mostly all of them, but Link to the Past is my favorite. Also, too many people say OOT is the best.)

    3. Quest for Glory 1 VGA Remake (I play only a Magic User, my two older brothers played as Thief and Fighter and only as those)

    4. Crusader: No Remorse and No Regret

    5. Quake II

    6. Infantry Online Harmless Games era and SubSpace

    7. Dark Age of Camelot (Original Version before any Expansion Packs)

    I would try to fit more on there, like Goldeneye 007 N64 and Donkey Kong Country SNES but I think this list is ok. I was born in 1985 and I have ruthlessly pursued gaming as a hobby ever since I was able. So that should help you understand what era I come from compared to you (all). Most kids at my school didn't play games very much for some reason until Junior High, when Cable Modem internet service started becoming more available. Obviously if I'm much older than you, you will probably not have heard of some of these unless you have done some research on older games or you had an older gamer in your family who showed you. You'll also probably say that OOT is the best Zelda game of all time. :P

    Now that I'm in my mid twenties, I have less time to spend and it's harder to get my friends to play games, but I still wish MMORPG devs would make games like DAoC original again. They argue that the fans who played them don't have enough time, but I'm sure we'd get around to finding time to get through it. Oh well. I suppose the above list is my Golden Age of gaming. I wonder if it's mostly over and I'll never find a new game to put on this list. DAoC (original version) seems to be the paramount/supreme end to my golden age.

    Also I came up with the name RedX (no space between the Red and the X) because I had to come up with a name when I started online multiplayer gaming with Quake II in 97/98, and the night before I bought Q2 I was LAN Gaming at home with my two older brothers in the game Command & Conquer: Red Alert. I wanted my name to give a "Red Alert, we're under attack!" sort of vibe like a red x is on your radar. As time moved on, RedX became less viable as a name as other people began to use it. So I evolved it to PlasmicRedX.

    The plasmic part comes from me fiddling around in the game Infantry on the name Endoplasmic Reticulum, but just "Endoplasmic" because having the 2nd word would be too long. Obviously I got that from Biology class or from a dictionary lol. I got invited to a Squad called MaGe and every member of the squad had to make a MaGe name with alternating caps. So I played as PlaSmiCMaGe. They also changed the squad name to NiNjA later on, so I went as PlaSmiCNiNjA. So that's where the plasmic part comes from.

    I also used to play as |2

  • xDayxxDayx Member Posts: 712

    I can do it in 20. Sure there are others but these stood out.

    1.Zork I

    2.Kings Quest series

    3.Bards Tale

    4.Diablo 1

    5.Everquest 1

    6.DAOC

    7.Anarchy Online

    8.Police Quest

    9.Might and Magic 6

    10.World of Warcraft

    11.Vanguard:SoH

    12.Mortal Online

    13.Witcher 1

    14.Risen

    15.Gothic 1, 2

    16.Total War

    17.Morrowind

    18.Tombraider

    19.Lotro

    20.Thief series

     

  • MeowheadMeowhead Member UncommonPosts: 3,716

    Commodore 64:

    Ultima IV

    Amiga:

    Archon

    Adventure Construction Kit

    Faery Tale Adventure

    Hack (And other roguelikes)

    Bard's Tale

    Dungeon Master

    Secret of Monkey Island

    Populous

    Lemmings

    Arcade:

    Street Fighter (Pre-numbering)

    Street Fighter 2

    Virtua Fighter 2

    Numan Athletics

    Battletech Center

    DDR

    Sega Saturn:

    Keio Yugeketai

    Guardian Heroes

    Fighter's Megamix

    Princess Crown

    Groove on Fight

    Sakura Taisen

    Dead or Alive

    NES:

    Dragon Quest

    Nintendo 64

    Legend of Zelda:  Ocarina of Time

    Playstation:

    Felony 11-79

    Bushido Blade

    Tobal 2

    Final Fantasy VII

    Gran Turismo

    Suikoden 2

    Bust a Move (Bust a Groove in the US)

    Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

    Dreamcast:

    Puyo Puyon

    Treasure Strike

    Giant Gram (1 and 2)

    Typing of the Dead

    Phantasy Star Online

    Soul Calibur

    deSpiria

    Shenmue

    Gamecube:

    Animal Crossing

    Playstation 2:

    Disgaea

    Katamari Damacy

    Blood: THe Last Vampire

    Hajime no Ippo (Victorious Boxers)

    Xbox:

    Steel Battalion

    Psychonauts

    Wii:

    Monster Hunter Tri

    XBox 360:

    Halo 3/Reach

    Culdcept

    Bayonetta

    Sonic the Hedgehog IV

    Assorted Nintendo Handheld games:

    Puzzle Quest

    Infinite Line

    Phoenix Wright

    Etrian Odyssey

    PC:

    Civilization (Any)

    Diablo

    Warcraft 3

    Guild Wars

    Half Life

    Morrowind

    Fallout

    Planescape: Torment

    MMORPGs:

    Federation 2 (Not actually graphical, but... uh... yeah, I'll just slip this in here anyway)

    Asheron's Call

    Dark Age of Camelot

    City of Heroes/Villains

    World of Warcraft

    Final Fantasy XI

    Earth & Beyond

    Auto Assault

    I debated going back and numbering these, then I realized I probably wrote like 80 or something stupid, so I'll pretend if I don't number them, nobody will notice I can't count.  I also probably missed a lot since this was just me naming systems then immediately rattling off what first occured to me as games that really made an impact on my tastes.  If I thought longer, the list would probably double or something disgusting. :(  I can't imagine cutting back this list.  Every game here is near and dear to my heart and I can tell stories about them for hours.

  • ClassicstarClassicstar Member UncommonPosts: 2,697

    Originally posted by Foomerang

    good list, forest-nl

    R.I.P. Dreamcast

    My favorite console ever.

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    I still got my dreamcast and about 50games sometimes i still play it.

    I still have my saved game from PSO with my first character i played with my dreamcast online with to lvl100 think was around 2001:)

     

    Now i see all these list i could make another list with maybe 100games i forgot to mention with some that where very importend.

    Deus ex how could i forgot this one for example hehe.

    Hope to build full AMD system RYZEN/VEGA/AM4!!!

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    CPU:Intell Icore7 3770k
    GPU: AMD Fury X(waiting for BIG VEGA 10 or 11 HBM2?(bit unclear now))
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    PSU:Corsair AX1200i
    OS:Windows 10 64bit

  • FoomerangFoomerang Member UncommonPosts: 5,628

    @meowhead: We have a lot of games in common. Man I remember playing Tobal 2 and thinking how amazing the graphics were. It probably had some of the smoothest polygons on the psx at the time.

    @forest-nl: My original DC is a bitter memory for me. It was signed by Yu Suzuki. My ex wife "borrowed" it many years ago and I've never seen it since /cry
    I have my original SNES though with 52 games. Still plugged into my TV. I play it about once a week.

  • Paradigm68Paradigm68 Member UncommonPosts: 890

    1. Pong

    Arcade

    2. Zaxxon

    3. Dargon's Lair

    4. Space Ace

    5. Shinobi

    Atari 2600

    5. Adventure

    6. Yars' Revenge

    7. Tennis

    Colecovision

    8. Lady Bug

    9. Venture

    Apple 2E

    10. Conan

    NES

    11. Super Mario Bros.

    PC

    12. Flight Simulator (all ver)

    13 Karateka

    14. Pince of Persia

    15. Diablo

    16. GTA 3

    17. GTA VC

    18. GTA SA

    19. SWG

    PS3

    20. Red Dead Redemption

     

     

     

  • MeowheadMeowhead Member UncommonPosts: 3,716

    Originally posted by Foomerang

    @meowhead: We have a lot of games in common. Man I remember playing Tobal 2 and thinking how amazing the graphics were. It probably had some of the smoothest polygons on the psx at the time.

    I remember when Tobal 2 was first out, thinking it was an amazing fighting game, and wondering why nobody else has done anything like that.

    I still like the ridiculous amount of playable (Though horribly imbalanced) characters and the dungeon mode. :)

    We do have a lot of games in common, but I think I have a few games in my list that I don't have in common wiith ANYBODY here. XD  Mainly due to obscurity, though they're among my favorite.  Like Treasure Strike.  If I was a programmer, I'd try to make my own version. :)

    Also, I can't find =either= of my Dreamcasts.  I don't know why.  I've looked everywhere. :(

  • VirgoThreeVirgoThree Member UncommonPosts: 1,198

    Aha resurrected my deleted account just to answer this thread lol :) I always enjoy seeing peoples lists just to get a glimpse of what type of gamer they are.

     

    Well with out any particular order here are 40 games that stick out to to me

    1. Homeworld 1 and 2

    2. Starcraft

    3. Supreme Commander 1

    4. Dawn of War 1 an 2

    5. Super Metroid

    6. Megaman series

    7. Megaman X series

    8. Final Fantasy 6

    9. Final Fantasy 11

    10. Final Fantasy Tactics

    11. Guilty Gear

    12. Blazblu

    13. .Hack//Infection - Quarantine

    14. Naruto Ultimate Ninjastorm series

    15. Soul Caliber

    16. Super Mario RPG

    17. SimCity 2000

    18. Unreal Tournament 2

    19. Counter Strike

    20. Battlefield series

    21. Pokemon Blue/Red

    22. Armored Core series

    23. MechWarrior 4

    24. Total War series

    25. Neverwinter Nights 2

    26. Everquest 1

    27. Champions Online

    28. Minecraft

    29. Warcraft series

    30. The Sims

    31. Gran Turismo 2

    32. Dark Souls and Demon's Souls

    33. Fire Emblem

    34. Ninja Gaiden (Xbox)

    35. Contra (NES)

    36. Elder Scrolls: Morrowind

    37. Metal Gear Solid 1

    38. Mass Effect series

    39. Mount and Blade

    40. Harvest Moon

     

    I'm certain I'm missing some, but I generally like all kinds of genres

  • FoomerangFoomerang Member UncommonPosts: 5,628


    Originally posted by Meowhead

    Originally posted by Foomerang
    @meowhead: We have a lot of games in common. Man I remember playing Tobal 2 and thinking how amazing the graphics were. It probably had some of the smoothest polygons on the psx at the time.
    I remember when Tobal 2 was first out, thinking it was an amazing fighting game, and wondering why nobody else has done anything like that.
    I still like the ridiculous amount of playable (Though horribly imbalanced) characters and the dungeon mode. :)
    We do have a lot of games in common, but I think I have a few games in my list that I don't have in common wiith ANYBODY here. XD  Mainly due to obscurity, though they're among my favorite.  Like Treasure Strike.  If I was a programmer, I'd try to make my own version. :)
    Also, I can't find =either= of my Dreamcasts.  I don't know why.  I've looked everywhere. :(


    Yeah I have a few as well that I haven't seen anybody list yet:
    Parappa the Rapper (psx)
    Seaman (dreamcast)
    Mouse Trap (arcade)
    Elevator Action (arcade)
    Rolling Thunder (arcade)

    Sorry to hear about your Dreamcast(s) :( I'm crossing my fingers that a next gen console will have downloadable Dreamcast games.

  • randomdude7randomdude7 Member Posts: 124

    1. Super Mario World

    2. Sonic the Hedgehog

    3. Sonic II

    4. Ultima III: Exodus for NES

    5. Sonic III

    6. Sim City for SNES

    7. Pokemon Red

    8. Zelda Ocarina of Time

    9. Zelda Link's Awakening DX

    10. Zelda Oracle of Ages

    11. Zelda Oracle of Seasons

    12. Donkey Kong 64

    13. Super Mario 64

    14. Super Smash Bros

    15. Metroid Prime

    16. Runescape

    17. Zelda Windwaker

    18. Luigi's Mansion

    19. Zelda Twilight Princess

    20. Fable

    21. Zelda Majora's Mask

    22. Fable II

    23. WoW

    24. Fable III

    I laugh at everyone that didn't use the numbered list formating button, and manually typed out all the numbers :P

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  • WizardryWizardry Member LegendaryPosts: 19,332

    Thought about it over several days and i think i know why UT99 is my fave game.

    That is whjy i only need 1 game to sum up myself.

    It offers modifications/thinking/challenging/satisfaction/wits/versatility/total control/creativity,online part creates friendships i have many from the game,single player allows for those times you want to be alone it just basically covers the whole spectrum and why this one game is so amazing.

    Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.

  • DeViLzzz2007DeViLzzz2007 Member Posts: 107

    Oil Wells

    Legendary Wings

    EA sports games (Sega versions)

    Double Dragon

    World of Warcraft

    Cold Fear

    Tecmo Super Bowl

    Mega Man (earlier games)

    Final Fantasy (earlier more successful games)

    Dragon Warrior

    Derby Day

     

    ... will add more later

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  • PlasmicredxPlasmicredx Member Posts: 629
    Originally posted by randomdude7
    I laugh at everyone that didn't use the numbered list formating button, and manually typed out all the numbers :P

    Some of us have JavaScript disabled (for preference or for security measures) and would have to type it out in html anyways, but thanks for the reminder I guess.

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