Marky Lazer

That one was hella funny, but I can't remember finishing it. It was too damn hard.

Lee

I posted my favorite game of all time a long time ago in this thread, but I thought I would add more thought to it.

The following are the best games I have owned on each console I have owned throughout my sad, sad life:

Atari 400: (Yes, I am that flippin' old) Ms. Pac-Man. As I have said before on a couple occassions (including this thread), I was addicted. I loved taunting the ghosts into a line before gulpping down a power pellet resting in a corner of the mazes. I loved my first "cut scenes" in video games...down to the stork dropping off Baby Pac-Man in the last sequence. To this day, I cannot pass up a random arcade version of this game without slipping it a quarter.

Original Nintendo: Dragon Warrior IV. It was the first rpg that I ever owned, and it required at least 40 hours of gameplay before mastering it. Heck, the thing even had chapters where you played the backstory of each character who would much later in the game reemerge as The Hero's party. Considering how many people who have tried to swipe it from me over the years (college guys are the worse), I am amazed I still have it around to give it another go.

Super Nintendo: Mario Kart. Yes, I know how childish it sounds, but it's the truth. There was a point in time where every gamer I knew was secretly addicted to that game between sessions of Secret of Mana. Toad was my ride, and he knew every shortcut in the haunted courses.

Nintendo 64: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I still can't think of a flaw to that game. It had story. It had action. Most importantly, it was seamless in execution. Not since Ms Pac-Man had I been as addicted. I even collected all those damn skull spiders hidden throughout the land. Every. Single. One. Without a guide or a FAQ ever been gazed upon. That isn't a bragging right; that is a cry for help.

Playstation: Final Fantasy VII. This game will always get high marks from me simply because of two things. 1.) A player had some control over the love triangle. 2.) The game threw many, many different types of optional sidequests and gameplay at the player. I also admire the less than conservative dialog translators that left a surprising amount of swear words for Western audiences to chuckle at. Oh, and I loved the ability to rename absolutely every character who joined your party. A personal favorite feature.

Playstation 2: Dragon Quest VIII. The system is still kicking out the titles, so this selection isn't written in stone. Hell, I have yet to even finish the game yet, but, while not flawless, it is certainly seamless in execution much like Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The game adheres to traditional turn based rpging, but it does so on a level of success I have never yet encountered. Highly recommended.

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Lee

Yeah, I lost the console and the game to an ex, so I know what you mean. If you have a Gamecube, however, Nintendo did take the time to port the game to that system.

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Presea

Zelda: Ocarina Of Time and Final Fantasy VII.

I think most of the impact of OOT has gone now though.. those who have played the re-release on Gamecube don't seem to be that impressed. When it first came out, I remember it being the biggest, best thing we'ld ever seen. Ah, those were the days.

cornelius

maybe stronghold? it was fun back in the days

elvet

I only play PC Adventures, so my experience is limited to those.
Best game ever - Riven
The rest of my top ten:
Obsidian
RealMyst
Neverhood
Black Dahlia
Zork Nemesis
Beyond Atlantis
Rhem
Myst Exile
Riddle of the Sphinx

iratebeaver

Morrowind the elder scrolls 3

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Star ocean Til the end of time.
Dynasty Warriors

lightvsdarkness

Planescape: Torment.

Allanon

FF VII
Moonstone
The Settlers I

Sparrahawk

Monster hunter.

If you have a ps2 and are able to get online with it then you need this game in your life. 600+ hours and i'm still addicted.

polymath

Super Mario 64 - got everything - another cry for help there.
Doom - completed on nightmare level - Heeeeelp Meeeeee!

sanityassassin

deus ex for ps2

Aes

Okay, for the systems I've played games for:

[Nintendo]
- Legend of Zelda: I love the fact that, in this Zelda, you don't have to play the dungeons in order. Hooray for open-ended gaming!

- Final Fantasy: Yes, the very first one. It will always have a special place in my heart, and one day, I'll finish my rom edit/remake/improvement.

- Dragon Warrior 3: The only reason this scored higher with me than DW4 is because you 1) get greater customization over your characters and 2) can actually control them all in battle. DW4's forced AI system really bothered me.

[Super Nintendo]
- Zelda 3, A Link to the Past: What can I say, the Zelda series has always been smokin'.

- Final Fantasy 4-6: All 3 were great games, each in their own way.

- Demon's Crest: It's a relatively unknown game where you play as a demon. It's not very long, but it's still badass.

- Secret of Mana 1 & 2: Great games, both of them. I'm actually playing my way through SoM2 right now, gradually.

[Genesis]
- Shining Force 2: Only one from this sytem that wins an 'omg ownage' award, even if I have yet to finish it.

[Playstation 1]
- Final Fantasy VIII: No, there isn't an extra I in there. FF8 was a great game, even if it was a bit...easy. Unlike most people, I dislike FF7 in all its overrated, undeserved glory.

- Saga Frontier: Another mostly-unknown game, I've replayed this more times than I have my other playstation games combined. Much love for open-ended gameplay.

Edit: Oops, forgot the good-old gameboy! Ugh, and PC:

[Gameboy]
- Final Fantasy Legend 2: Another game I've replayed countless times. Yes, it's got a flawed progression system and other quirks, but oh, it's so addictive despite all that. I have yet to figure out why, either.

[Computer]
- Baldur's Gate 2: I haven't done much with this game, but I loved what I've played of it. BG1 and IWD are right behind it, too.

- Dungeon Master 2: Another oddity with its share of quirks, yet there's something about it that I can't turn away from.

- Neverwinter Nights: This cursed game has held its grasp on me for way too long, and will continue to do so until NWN2 comes out, I bet. It's the toolset, and the amazing flexibility allowed with world creation thanks to the scripting system.