Best video games over the past 40 years!
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A few that have been noted already and a couple of others below. These all resonated with me immediately when posed the question:
Nightlore - Spectrum - thanks Cazza, i think I would've forgotten this absolute gem of a game!
Jet Set Willy - Spectrum
Manic Miner - Spectrum
Saboteur - Spectrum
Daley Thompson Decathelon - Spectrum
Star Wars - BBC Micro
Tetris - Gameboy
Super Star Wars - Super NES
Sensible Soccer - Mega Drive
Bubble Bobble - Mega Drive
Tomb Raider 2 - Playstation
Tekken 2 - Playstation
Tony Hawks 2 - Playstation
Uncharted 1&2 - Playstation
I also remember a game called Shinobi (can't remember the system) that I played a lot
Nightlore - Spectrum - thanks Cazza, i think I would've forgotten this absolute gem of a game!
Jet Set Willy - Spectrum
Manic Miner - Spectrum
Saboteur - Spectrum
Daley Thompson Decathelon - Spectrum
Star Wars - BBC Micro
Tetris - Gameboy
Super Star Wars - Super NES
Sensible Soccer - Mega Drive
Bubble Bobble - Mega Drive
Tomb Raider 2 - Playstation
Tekken 2 - Playstation
Tony Hawks 2 - Playstation
Uncharted 1&2 - Playstation
I also remember a game called Shinobi (can't remember the system) that I played a lot
Robstyley
Sith Lord
Great thread.. and some great choices. Reminds you of ones you forgot about. It all started with my Acorn Electron and these two:
Also remember lots of Pacman and Frogger on my cousins Atari 2600. Soon after it was the Arcades, 10p a play! Some of my favourites were Paperboy, Shinobi, Double Dragon, Super Sprint, Return of the Jedi, Golden Axe, Outrun, 1942 and Commando amongst others. When I was at senior school consoles started to get good with the Megadrive and Snes and the countless hours I spent playing these two with my mates was ridiculous. Two of the best games ever made in my opinion.
PS1 was a good era, changed everything, played loads of Tomb Raider, Resident Evil, Wipeout, Grand Theft Auto, Worms, Destruction Derby 2, Doom and Die Hard Trilogy. And there was some great driving games like Toca Touring cars and V-Rally. PS2 used to cain Socom US Navy Seals 1 & 2, Star Wars Battlefront, Medal of Honour and Tony Hawkes Pro Skater 3. Also discovered Halo on my Friends XBOX. Don't play much new games now but I do love Halo Reach and Halo 4. I think the best games that have stuck with me are the ones you play sitting around with mates and piss yourself laughing at their demise and for that reason my best game of all time is Worms on the PS1:
Also remember lots of Pacman and Frogger on my cousins Atari 2600. Soon after it was the Arcades, 10p a play! Some of my favourites were Paperboy, Shinobi, Double Dragon, Super Sprint, Return of the Jedi, Golden Axe, Outrun, 1942 and Commando amongst others. When I was at senior school consoles started to get good with the Megadrive and Snes and the countless hours I spent playing these two with my mates was ridiculous. Two of the best games ever made in my opinion.
PS1 was a good era, changed everything, played loads of Tomb Raider, Resident Evil, Wipeout, Grand Theft Auto, Worms, Destruction Derby 2, Doom and Die Hard Trilogy. And there was some great driving games like Toca Touring cars and V-Rally. PS2 used to cain Socom US Navy Seals 1 & 2, Star Wars Battlefront, Medal of Honour and Tony Hawkes Pro Skater 3. Also discovered Halo on my Friends XBOX. Don't play much new games now but I do love Halo Reach and Halo 4. I think the best games that have stuck with me are the ones you play sitting around with mates and piss yourself laughing at their demise and for that reason my best game of all time is Worms on the PS1:
starshipriot
Jedi Master
yoda said:
The original NES version or the PS1 version? Cos the original was a bit rubbish
Been thinking on it, and here's some of my favourite games for every game system I own!
Spectrum- Spellbound Dizzy
Amstrad- Barbarian (the first game that let me experience some gaming gore- lopping of enemy heads! This was pre-Mortal Kombat!)
Atari 2600- Solaris (Awesome 3D effect space shooter that really pushed the limits of the Atari and was one of the last Atari games made)
NES- The Legend of Zelda
SNES- Super Metroid
Sega Master System- Psychic World (Not very well known, but this action sidescroller is a blast!)
Sega Megadrive- Road Rash
Game Boy- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III Radical Rescue (This is such a hidden gem! One of my favourites on this whole list!!)
Gameboy Color- Metal Gear Solid (Nothing to do with Ps1 version, but still a game that kicks ass)
GBA- Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green
Nintendo DS- New Super Mario Bros.
3DS- The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (originally a N64 title but the 3DS release gave it a much needed graphical overhaul!)
N64- Conker 's Bad Fur Day
Playstation- Resident Evil (has the worst dialogue I have experienced in any game and possibly movie, but being shoved in a zombie infested mansion with limited ammo? Perfect!)
PS2- Project Zero (One of the scariest games I've ever played!)
Nintendo Gamecube- Star Wars Rogue Leader (first Star Wars game to really graphically satisfy me AND let me blow up the Death Star from a cockpit view!)
Original Xbox- Halo Combat Evolved
Xbox 360- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Xbox One- Fallout 4
Nintendo Wii- Mario Kart
Nintendo Wii U- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
PS4- Crash Bandicoot N.Sane trilogy
Phew. Think I'm done for now. Tough choosing just one for every system, but I could list and list and list!
Robstyley
Sith Lord
Bloody hell starshipriot, you've got a **** load of hardware/consoles I'd never know what to play! I can play Nes, Snes, Megadrive, PS1, PS2 and XBOX 360 games and I rarely have time to play any of that 8)
I'd never know what to play! I can play Nes, Snes, Megadrive, PS1, PS2 and XBOX 360 games and I rarely have time to play any of that 8)It's all subjective but I've been a gamer since the ZX81 days so my list would be something like this
Manic Miner
Kokotoni Wilf
Sabrewulf
Zelda a link to the Past
Super Star Wars
Soul Reaver series
Dark Souls series
Destiny
Those are my favourites, I still play on PS4 so if anybody wants to add a fellow collector my PSN is Fuzzybee
Here are a couple of pics of my 8bit framed computers. Gaming was just simpler and arguably better back in the early days.
Manic Miner
Kokotoni Wilf
Sabrewulf
Zelda a link to the Past
Super Star Wars
Soul Reaver series
Dark Souls series
Destiny
Those are my favourites, I still play on PS4 so if anybody wants to add a fellow collector my PSN is Fuzzybee
Here are a couple of pics of my 8bit framed computers. Gaming was just simpler and arguably better back in the early days.
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Some of the best that I remember I played a lot and that I thought was fantastic was
for Amiga
the secret of monkey island 1 and 2
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
simon the sorcerer 1 and 2
the legend of kyrandia 1
Eye of the Beholder 1 and 2
Dune II
Sensible Soccer
Cannon Fodder 1 and 2
James Pond 1 and 2
Speedball 2
Moonstone: A Hard Day's Knight
Syndicate
Superfrog
the Settlers
Wings
Pirates!
North & South
Frontier: Elite II
Beneath A Steel Sky
Mega lo Mania
Space Quest 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Ishar 1, 2 and 3.
Hunter
Wings of Fury
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
Defender of the Crown
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Damocles: Mercenary II
Heimdall 1 and 2
Rainbow Islands
The Lost Vikings
star wars 1, 2 and 3
Das Boot
Gobliiins 1, 2 and 3
Aladdin
Chuck Rock 1 and 2
Sherman M4
Space Ace 1 and 2
Dragon's Lair 1, 2 and 3
Dragonstone
Colorado
Ivanhoe
The Lion King
for pc
Eye of the Beholder 3
the legend of kyrandia 2 and 3
Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos
Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Dune 2000
Space Quest 5 and 6
Earthworm Jim
rome total war
napoleon total war
x-wing
tie fighter
Rebel Assault 1 and 2
X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
X-Wing Alliance
for Sega Master
Star Wars
Wonderboy in Monster Land
Legend of Illusion
Asterix - The Secret Mission
The Lucky Dime Caper
Golden Axe Warrior
Ys: The Vanished Omens
Golvellius
Sonic the Hedgehog
Phantasy Star
for Sega Megadrive
Golden Axe
Castle of Illusion
Sonic 2
Altered Beast
Jungle Strike
QuackShot
Phantasy Star 2, 3 and 4
for super nintendo
star wars 1, 2 and 3
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World
for Amiga
the secret of monkey island 1 and 2
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
simon the sorcerer 1 and 2
the legend of kyrandia 1
Eye of the Beholder 1 and 2
Dune II
Sensible Soccer
Cannon Fodder 1 and 2
James Pond 1 and 2
Speedball 2
Moonstone: A Hard Day's Knight
Syndicate
Superfrog
the Settlers
Wings
Pirates!
North & South
Frontier: Elite II
Beneath A Steel Sky
Mega lo Mania
Space Quest 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Ishar 1, 2 and 3.
Hunter
Wings of Fury
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
Defender of the Crown
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Damocles: Mercenary II
Heimdall 1 and 2
Rainbow Islands
The Lost Vikings
star wars 1, 2 and 3
Das Boot
Gobliiins 1, 2 and 3
Aladdin
Chuck Rock 1 and 2
Sherman M4
Space Ace 1 and 2
Dragon's Lair 1, 2 and 3
Dragonstone
Colorado
Ivanhoe
The Lion King
for pc
Eye of the Beholder 3
the legend of kyrandia 2 and 3
Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos
Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Dune 2000
Space Quest 5 and 6
Earthworm Jim
rome total war
napoleon total war
x-wing
tie fighter
Rebel Assault 1 and 2
X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
X-Wing Alliance
for Sega Master
Star Wars
Wonderboy in Monster Land
Legend of Illusion
Asterix - The Secret Mission
The Lucky Dime Caper
Golden Axe Warrior
Ys: The Vanished Omens
Golvellius
Sonic the Hedgehog
Phantasy Star
for Sega Megadrive
Golden Axe
Castle of Illusion
Sonic 2
Altered Beast
Jungle Strike
QuackShot
Phantasy Star 2, 3 and 4
for super nintendo
star wars 1, 2 and 3
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World
Section 8
Sith Lord
Here a few that may not have been mentioned.
Syphon Filter - PS1
Pro Evolution Soccer - PS1
Command & Conquer - PS1
Metal Gear Solid - PS1
Microprose Golf Amiga
Kick Off 2 - Amiga
Rick Dangerous - Amiga
Lemmings - Amiga
Syphon Filter - PS1
Pro Evolution Soccer - PS1
Command & Conquer - PS1
Metal Gear Solid - PS1
Microprose Golf Amiga
Kick Off 2 - Amiga
Rick Dangerous - Amiga
Lemmings - Amiga
Not in any particular order
Super Mario Brothers
Super Mario kart
Street Fighter 2
Castlevania
Castlevania Symphony of Darkness
Tekken 2
Stunt Race FX
Grand Tourismo 2
Tourist Trophy (ps2)
COD4
MW2
Uncharted 2
Mirrors Edge
But by far the best game ever has to be Gta5. Its nearly four years old and new dlc's are still coming out ...for free! And the latest one contained a mk1 Escort! ****ing amazing!
Super Mario Brothers
Super Mario kart
Street Fighter 2
Castlevania
Castlevania Symphony of Darkness
Tekken 2
Stunt Race FX
Grand Tourismo 2
Tourist Trophy (ps2)
COD4
MW2
Uncharted 2
Mirrors Edge
But by far the best game ever has to be Gta5. Its nearly four years old and new dlc's are still coming out ...for free! And the latest one contained a mk1 Escort! ****ing amazing!
Almost impossible to do a top 5 but off the top of my head:
1) Monkey Island (1 or 2) (Amiga)
2) Zelda Link To The Past (SNES)
3) Mario 64 (N64)
4) Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition (got to be the arcade version)
5) Super Empire Strikes Back (SNES)
1) Monkey Island (1 or 2) (Amiga)
2) Zelda Link To The Past (SNES)
3) Mario 64 (N64)
4) Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition (got to be the arcade version)
5) Super Empire Strikes Back (SNES)
Russ J
Jedi Master
Mini99 said:
Yes, in the weend I was sometimes for a party and drinking bear :lol: I still have all my old machines and games today. I was thinking about starting to play some of them again. There is so many of them that I have never finished :lol:
After my last post I now remember that I played a few more great games for my amiga :lol:
Air Ace 2
Cabal
Cadaver
Castle Master
Centurion: Defender of Rome
Crazy Cars 1, 2 and 3
Detroit
the Faery Tale Adventure
Fire and Ice
Hook
Hugo 1, 2 and 3
Jurassic Park
King's Quest 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Last Ninja Remix
Leisure Suit Larry 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Loom
Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge 1, 2 and 3
Out Run
Paperboy
Rick Dangerous 1 and 2
Risk
Robocop 1 and 2
Test Drive 1 and 2
Oswald
Super OsWALD
Guldkorn Expressen
Sword of Sodan
starshipriot
Jedi Master
Russ J said:
Oh man. That's so damn awesome. Arcade party at Russ's place everyone?
pizzathehutt
Sith Lord
just going for the ones I remember playing for hours and hours
vice city gta - ps2
goldeneye - n64
resident evil - ps1
street fighter 2, Mario kart - snes
sonic 1 and 2, flashback - megadrive
Mario and duck hunt - nes
q-bert, gauntlet - commodore 64
there are others but I cant think of them right now, megadrive we played the most out of these and had the longest, my brother bought a chipped japenese version and got given t load of jap games for nothing, probably worth money now but they are long gone
vice city gta - ps2
goldeneye - n64
resident evil - ps1
street fighter 2, Mario kart - snes
sonic 1 and 2, flashback - megadrive
Mario and duck hunt - nes
q-bert, gauntlet - commodore 64
there are others but I cant think of them right now, megadrive we played the most out of these and had the longest, my brother bought a chipped japenese version and got given t load of jap games for nothing, probably worth money now but they are long gone
First ever experience playing games was on a friends Atari 2600 around 1979/80, 32 in 1, tanks and planes.
At the arcades it was always Phoenix, Galaxian, Pacland, TMNT, Bad Dudes Vs. Dragon Ninja, Chase HQ.
My first computer was the Amstrad CPC464, mainly played Dynamite Dan, Pyjamarama, Jet Set Willy, 1943, Yi-ar Kung Fu and Target Renegade.
First console was the Sega Megadrive, was all about Sonic, Road Rash, Super Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, Streets of Rage II, PGA European Tour.
Sega Saturn - Street Fighter Alpha, Fifa 96, Daytona, Sega Rally Championship, Virtua Fighter.
Playstation 1 - Twisted Metal 2, Crash Bandicoot, Tomb Raider, Worms.
Playstation 2 - GTA San Andreas, Need for Speed, Manhunt, The Warriors.
Playstation 3 - Sonic & Sega worldwide racing, Red Dead Redemption, Tiger Woods, Burnout, Star Wars The Force Unleashed 1 & 2.
Playstation 4 - Star Wars Battlefront, GTA 5, No Man's Sky.
Still play most of the above (up to the PS1) on the Raspberry pi.
At the arcades it was always Phoenix, Galaxian, Pacland, TMNT, Bad Dudes Vs. Dragon Ninja, Chase HQ.
My first computer was the Amstrad CPC464, mainly played Dynamite Dan, Pyjamarama, Jet Set Willy, 1943, Yi-ar Kung Fu and Target Renegade.
First console was the Sega Megadrive, was all about Sonic, Road Rash, Super Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, Streets of Rage II, PGA European Tour.
Sega Saturn - Street Fighter Alpha, Fifa 96, Daytona, Sega Rally Championship, Virtua Fighter.
Playstation 1 - Twisted Metal 2, Crash Bandicoot, Tomb Raider, Worms.
Playstation 2 - GTA San Andreas, Need for Speed, Manhunt, The Warriors.
Playstation 3 - Sonic & Sega worldwide racing, Red Dead Redemption, Tiger Woods, Burnout, Star Wars The Force Unleashed 1 & 2.
Playstation 4 - Star Wars Battlefront, GTA 5, No Man's Sky.
Still play most of the above (up to the PS1) on the Raspberry pi.
