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Posted by: benjgvps on 2007-12-01 09:32:43
What is your favorite video game (Any console/platform/OS) and why? Personally, I REALLY like the Half Life series. I just started playing the Half life 2 games (Half life2 and Half life 2: Episode One) this summer and it is the only first person shooter I actually enjoy. I'm asking for the Orange Box for PC this Christmas, if I don't get it, I'm spending the $68 I need to get it. I also have the original Half life on this computer right now, its taking a while to beat because it gets mighty intense and I have to stop because I start making mistakes. It took about 2 (full) days to beat Half Life 2 (on all day) and only a few hours to beat Episode One. Its such a good mix between science fiction, emotions, horror, and a little bit of teamwork thrown in. For me its like I'm almost in the game and I forget that I'm in my room sitting in a chair in front of a monitor. I recommend this game to almost everybody.
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Posted by: II2II on 2007-12-01 09:44:49
Zork. After all, why settle for 3-D graphics when you have a 5-D imagination.
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Posted by: MacTCP on 2007-12-01 10:03:38
Nothing beats Super Mario World [😱)] ]'>
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Posted by: Dan 7.1 on 2007-12-01 12:50:18
Burning Monkey Solitaire.
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Posted by: Scott Baret on 2007-12-01 13:32:04
MVP Baseball 2005 for GameCube, any Madden game, and really sports games in general are my favorites. Was there ever a good baseball game for Macintosh?
You also can't beat Super Mario Bros 3, the sole reason I keep my NES around. Is it available on Wii virtual console so I can finally chuck that unreliable old NES and that huge game cartridge?
Outside of sports and Mario games, I'm not really that good at them or into them...on the Mac I once tried the demo version of Prince of Persia and couldn't even figure out the controls! I like the Cliff Johnson games, Battle Chess, and Lemmings on the computer, though I only have Lemmings for DOS (not Mac).
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Posted by: benjgvps on 2007-12-01 14:20:24
Oh I forgot to put lemmings on my post! I just had to sum up my love for half life into a decent size and I forgot to put lemmings! I should get some more NES games for my Wii.
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Posted by: bluekatt on 2007-12-01 15:26:01
sims 2
vampir eblood lines ( the reason i keep a pc around)
star war skotor 2
star wars jedi academy
blood rayne 2
final fantasy 7
ray tracers
bushido blade
grandia grandia 2
gundam federation vs zeon
and many many more
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Posted by: wgoodf on 2007-12-01 15:51:48
ROBOTRON!!
i am 10-12 years old in Johnneys arcade.
duel joysticks. one for 8 direction movement and one for 8 direction shooting.
its those bloody brains again.
kill kill kill.
must have been around 1982 or so.
the only game i have ever loved, that and chucky egg on the dragon 32.
robotron is my true love tho.
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Posted by: equant on 2007-12-01 19:39:29
Not to be too big a tool, but shouldn't this thread be in the lounge?
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Posted by: chris on 2007-12-01 19:58:05
Mmm, Quake 1...
Deathmatches are the most fast paced and best of ANY FPS of any time period.
Team Fortress 1 is awesome.
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Posted by: Quadraman on 2007-12-01 20:38:36
Call of Duty 2. It's the first game that got me interested in WWII combat shooters.
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Posted by: Bunsen on 2007-12-01 23:43:46
Defender
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Posted by: Franklinstein on 2007-12-02 01:01:49
For 68k machines:
Maxis stuff (SimCity, etc).
Oregon Trail
Why: SimCity is a fun way to waste MAJOR amounts of time. Oregon Trail makes me laugh (you have died of dysentery... hahaha)
For older Power Macs:
Duke Nukem 3D
Warcraft
Descent
Why: Duke Nukem is fun, Warcraft is cool, and Descent is pretty cool, flying around blowing up corrupted alien robots deep within mines inside of asteroids.
For newer Power Macs:
StarCraft
Diablo II
Why: StarCraft roxxors, and Diablo II is pretty cool. The armies of Hell don't stand a chance against me. I'm usually either the Necromancer or the Druid. I love my pets.
For peecees:
Half-Life and its derivatives (these games are the only reason I run Windows, actually)
Why: I AM Gordon Freeman. That game is probably one of the best ever made in the history of the universe. The story is fantastic, and the characters are well-developed and integral to the story. Some of it may not be terribly realistic (how can Alyx take that much damage wearing a tank top and jeans?), but it's still frickin' sweet.
For consoles:
Need for Speed (II and III are the best, IMO)
Resident Evil
Twisted Metal
Why: NFS is probably the only way I'll ever get my hands on a McLaren F1, and it's fun to run over road signs and drive the cops or other players into median rails and stuff. Resident Evil also has a good story, good enough to be made into a series of slightly campy movies. Twisted Metal combines driving and blowing stuff up, which is awesome.
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Posted by: bluekatt on 2007-12-02 09:41:46
need for speed 2 ? why that played it on the ps1 and absolutley hated it the graphics looke dlike a 16 bit console handeling was terrible
3 on the other hand was good
think il go play it now if i can tear meself free of the sims 2
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Posted by: FerazelX on 2007-12-02 22:26:10
Franklinstein, I find it interesting that Oregon Trail makes you laugh. It was certaintly NOT a laughing matter when a thief made off with ALL BUT ONE of my oxen!
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Posted by: Franklinstein on 2007-12-02 23:51:15
It's not really hysterical when my damn wagon capsizes when attempting to ford a river and everything floats off, either. But the deaths would often elicit a chuckle, as dark as that sounds. It's probably the direct, matter-of-fact way it's presented, it's just like, BAM! You dead. Cholera. And a snake bite. Game over. Try again.
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Posted by: CaryMG on 2007-12-07 05:27:32
I'd say the Paul Woakes masterwork "Damocles".
:b&w:
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Posted by: aphetica on 2007-12-14 08:15:00
FFVII.
I recently played it again after a few years when I realized I could play the PSX disc on my Mac with PCSX.
It looks way prettier on a good-quality CRT.
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Posted by: coius on 2007-12-14 09:31:13
Transport Tycoon. All the way!! It's a bit hard to find, but it is the original Tycoon game (Done by Chris Sawyer) and is a truly awesome game to play 😀
One of my favorite bugs (That's not a bug, that's a feature!!!) is that in the original game, if you built a tunnel from one end of the world to the other, you would get like $6billion 😀 . They fixed it with the deluxe edition. But go ahead and give it a shot. it's also for mac too!!!
There is Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe
OpenTTD.org
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