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"Your top ten games of all time"

Your favourite ten games from all the way back to when computers were first constructed, to present day. Or if you like, 10 that have impressed you most with their originality, playability, or just pure quality. You can put down a series of games as one choice if you want.

I realise this thread belongs in the classic games forum, but cherynobyl has more visitors than that place :D

Ok, I'll go first, in NO particular order :

1) Mooncresta (ZX Spectrum) - Galaxian style 2D shoot em up, introduced me to the fast paced world of shoot em ups, a genre that seems to have died. Dodging alien ships and millions of round bullets while trying to annihilate your enemies. Very simple in every way, but playable to the extreme - evidence that graphics and sound do not make a game.

2) Flashback (Amiga/Megadrive/SNES) - 2D action/adventure/platformer featuring a superb plot, realistic game physics, a ton of missions to complete, fluid graphics, and truckloads of atmosphere. From the developers of the classic 'Another World', which was also way ahead of its time. Flashback was sequelled but the next in the series was at best unremarkable. Another genre that seems to be all but dead.

3) Syndicate (Amiga,PC) - Gave birth to the term 'squad based shooter'. Take your group of 4 cyborg mercenaries on increasingly dangerous missions in the violent futuristic blade-runner-esque underworld. Gun down gang members, enemy cyborgs, cops or just innocent people, depending on what sort of commander you are. Was succeeded by syndicate wars, which I haven't actually played yet.

4) Monkey Island 1 + 2 (Amiga,PC) - Introduced me to the point and click genre, and stirs many fond memories of 3 headed monkeys and other craziness. Some may argue that these games were boring, but they really made you use your head - you'd find yourself thinking up solutions while eating lunch, watching telly or whatever. Several other point and clicks of note are Day of the Tentacle, and the Indiana Jones series. Neither beat the monkey island games though.

5) Super Mario World (SNES) - My favourite Mario game of all time. 96 levels in all if I remember correctly. This came as close to perfection as any game could get in my opinion, and singlehandedly converted me to a nintendo fan virtually over night.

6) Zelda : A Link to the Past (SNES) - First RPG I played. Brilliant storyline, great japanese style cartoony graphics. Hundreds of locations to visit. Atmosphere to the max. Great.

7) DOOM Series (PC) - Easily the games I have spent most time playing, be it on the single player campaigns, Multiplayer LAN/Modem or creating new levels for it. Way ahead of its time, atmospheric, incredibly well designed and was the first game to make me realise PC's were not just for people working in offices. Superb.

8) Command & Conquer + Red Alert Series (PC) - Introduced me to the RTS genre, and still in my opinion the best of their type. The red alert games were slightly better than the C&C ones in my opinion, as the weaponry and storylines were more plausible and closer to modern day events. The balance between all the structures and units in the games is nothing short of remarkable. Multiplayer is a nasty tactic creating dream.

9) Goldeneye/Perfect Dark (N64) - The surprise hit of the decade, goldeneye shot to classic status instantly, and still holds its own against other shooters of today in my opinion. Perfect Dark, though containing a weaker single player campaign, took multiplayer to new levels, and with all those excellent weapons, arenas, characters and options, you could create just about any game of your liking.

10) Grand Theft Auto 3/Vice City (PS2, PC, XBOX) - Jumped from fun 2D killfest to the creation of a multigenre shooter/driver which allowed an unprecedented amount of freedom. Feel what it is like to be a mafia gangster with little or no morals and a bag full of guns.


Quite a lot there, I must be bored :D

And really frustrating. I've never finished a single one!

Maybe soon.

Bob, will have to disagree with you there. Sonic games have never been 'rubbish' recently. Average maybe, rubbish no. That's my opinion anyway.

I thought it was good at first but Sonic is getting rubbish now old games were great.

I've got Sonic Heroes for the PS2 - great game!

Great list Walrus.

In no particular order:

1.Donkey Kong 64

Brilliant game with great gameplay. I love the weapons,instruments and the level design is brilliant. The bosses aren't bad either.

2.The Legend of Zelda:Ocarina of Time

My favorite game of all time. Too good to describe,it would take me ages to tell you why I love it so much.

3.Resident Evil 4

Amazing game.Great fast,intense gameplay and some of the set pieces and bosses are absolutely fantastic. My favorite Gamecube game.

4.The Lord of the Rings:The Battle for Middle Earth

I'm too much of a simpleton too play complex strategy games so this one is perfect for me. I also really like the Lord of the Rings.

5.Mario Kart 64

Great karting game with great multiplayer. I love it!

6.Sonic 2

I loved this game when I was a nipper and I could still play this game loads to death nowadays.

7.Pro Evo 5

The best example of of the football game genre.Superb.

8.Champ Man series

An addictive bas of a game.

9.Goldeneye

Brilliant 1st person shooter which I immensly enjoyed.

10.Timespliters 2/GTA 3

Loved both games but can't decide which I loved more.

Yeah me too I liked to have full control - setting burger and ice cream prices and ordering all the stock in for example but if you do that the game is far too full on for you to have any chance of success.

I use to love that game I still have it somewhere at my Dads. But I always use to get Bankrupt on it a lot.

I actually played Theme Park the other night and had forgotten what a great classic game it really is.

Its ok but not that great changed mine by a bit now:

1)Killer 7
2)The Warriors
3)GTA: San Andreas
4)Max Payne 2:The Fall of Max Payne
5)Viewtiful Joe
6)Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within
7)Farenheit
8)Resident Evil Outbreak
9)Red Dead Revolver
10)GTA 3