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Multiplayer gaming rules. A two to four player game can produce so many laughs amongst friends, and is a completely different experience from single player gaming.
Here's my favourite multiplayer console games of all time, in no particular order.
Street Fighter 2: Turbo Edition (SNES): With 12 characters to choose form there was always a great deal of variety in our fights. The characters were all great, from Zangief to Vega they were all quite different (except Ken and Ryu!) The special moves were pretty simple to pull off too, and you didn't come away with a sore thumb!
Bomberman (SNES): This game is so devilishly simple, yet so addictive. I think what made it great was that you could easily grab a few power-ups and catch out the more experienced players. With 4 people all dropping bombs on a relatively small play area it become very frantic, as you'd scramble for a safe spot to stand. Excellent entertainment!
Super Mario Kart (SNES): This was so differnet from other racing games around at the time, and has been the reason for dozens of copycats too. Racing against friends was fun, taking them out with the fantasic range of items, but there was also the battle mode, in which you had 3 ballons on your kart, and had to pop all of your opponents ballons! The levels were great, and it so refreshing.
Mario Kart 64 (N64): I reckon the tracks on Mario Kart 64 are superior to the ones on the SNES, some will disagree. Also, the items have developed in this game, to give more variety. The battle mode isn't nearly as good, but who cares when the racing is so fine?
Goldeneye (N64): Th edeathmatches in this game are amazing. The levels are superb, with plenty of hiding or sniping places, but not so big that you wander around for 10 minutes without finding each other! The weapons are great, and you get to be Baron Samedi. What more could you ask for?
Mario Tennis (N64): Nintendo seem to have taken the excellent physics from Super Tennis on the SNES, and added the personalities of a bunch of our favourite Nintendo characters. The tennis really is spot on, you can have you're opponent running all over the court, and play some fantastically realistic shots, and still have Wario laughing when he beats you! Excellent! The doubles matches are great, the extra width in the courts is used to the full, and you can have some really lengthy rallies. Great fun!
Mario Party 2 (N64): I love this game. Basically it's like a board game, with mini games thrown in at the end of each round of turns. What's great about the board game is the way you can pick up items to help you, like a lantern that takes you right to the star, but my favourite thing on the board is Boo, who you can pay to steal coins or a star from an opponent. Excellent! The mini games are great too. Some will have you co-operating with other players, others are all against all. there's so much variety in them too, from button bashers to counting games. Great fun!
There. They are some of my favourite multiplayer games. Yours?
Here's my favourite multiplayer console games of all time, in no particular order.
Street Fighter 2: Turbo Edition (SNES): With 12 characters to choose form there was always a great deal of variety in our fights. The characters were all great, from Zangief to Vega they were all quite different (except Ken and Ryu!) The special moves were pretty simple to pull off too, and you didn't come away with a sore thumb!
Bomberman (SNES): This game is so devilishly simple, yet so addictive. I think what made it great was that you could easily grab a few power-ups and catch out the more experienced players. With 4 people all dropping bombs on a relatively small play area it become very frantic, as you'd scramble for a safe spot to stand. Excellent entertainment!
Super Mario Kart (SNES): This was so differnet from other racing games around at the time, and has been the reason for dozens of copycats too. Racing against friends was fun, taking them out with the fantasic range of items, but there was also the battle mode, in which you had 3 ballons on your kart, and had to pop all of your opponents ballons! The levels were great, and it so refreshing.
Mario Kart 64 (N64): I reckon the tracks on Mario Kart 64 are superior to the ones on the SNES, some will disagree. Also, the items have developed in this game, to give more variety. The battle mode isn't nearly as good, but who cares when the racing is so fine?
Goldeneye (N64): Th edeathmatches in this game are amazing. The levels are superb, with plenty of hiding or sniping places, but not so big that you wander around for 10 minutes without finding each other! The weapons are great, and you get to be Baron Samedi. What more could you ask for?
Mario Tennis (N64): Nintendo seem to have taken the excellent physics from Super Tennis on the SNES, and added the personalities of a bunch of our favourite Nintendo characters. The tennis really is spot on, you can have you're opponent running all over the court, and play some fantastically realistic shots, and still have Wario laughing when he beats you! Excellent! The doubles matches are great, the extra width in the courts is used to the full, and you can have some really lengthy rallies. Great fun!
Mario Party 2 (N64): I love this game. Basically it's like a board game, with mini games thrown in at the end of each round of turns. What's great about the board game is the way you can pick up items to help you, like a lantern that takes you right to the star, but my favourite thing on the board is Boo, who you can pay to steal coins or a star from an opponent. Excellent! The mini games are great too. Some will have you co-operating with other players, others are all against all. there's so much variety in them too, from button bashers to counting games. Great fun!
There. They are some of my favourite multiplayer games. Yours?
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Here are a few of my favourites:
Micro Machines 2 (Megadrive) - My mates and I have literally spent hours playing this.
Championship Manager (PC) - I have the privilege of having a network in my room so no time wasting waiting for your mate to do everything.
Wacky Races (PS2) - The 2 player adventure is great fun. If only I had a multitap and a couple of controllers I could play a 4 player adventure.
Smackdown - It's better to play the game with your mates. Bit more of a challenge that way.
Chaos Engine (Amiga) - Having to carry your team because your mate has died is a great challenge.
Super Off Road (Amiga) - Great fun.
Bomberman World (PS1) - Isn't blowing your mate up fun?
Super Mario World (SNES) - Easy but good fun as well.
Micro Machines 2 (Megadrive) - My mates and I have literally spent hours playing this.
Championship Manager (PC) - I have the privilege of having a network in my room so no time wasting waiting for your mate to do everything.
Wacky Races (PS2) - The 2 player adventure is great fun. If only I had a multitap and a couple of controllers I could play a 4 player adventure.
Smackdown - It's better to play the game with your mates. Bit more of a challenge that way.
Chaos Engine (Amiga) - Having to carry your team because your mate has died is a great challenge.
Super Off Road (Amiga) - Great fun.
Bomberman World (PS1) - Isn't blowing your mate up fun?
Super Mario World (SNES) - Easy but good fun as well.
Multiplayer gaming rules. A two to four player game can produce so many laughs amongst friends, and is a completely different experience from single player gaming.
Here's my favourite multiplayer console games of all time, in no particular order.
Street Fighter 2: Turbo Edition (SNES): With 12 characters to choose form there was always a great deal of variety in our fights. The characters were all great, from Zangief to Vega they were all quite different (except Ken and Ryu!) The special moves were pretty simple to pull off too, and you didn't come away with a sore thumb!
Bomberman (SNES): This game is so devilishly simple, yet so addictive. I think what made it great was that you could easily grab a few power-ups and catch out the more experienced players. With 4 people all dropping bombs on a relatively small play area it become very frantic, as you'd scramble for a safe spot to stand. Excellent entertainment!
Super Mario Kart (SNES): This was so differnet from other racing games around at the time, and has been the reason for dozens of copycats too. Racing against friends was fun, taking them out with the fantasic range of items, but there was also the battle mode, in which you had 3 ballons on your kart, and had to pop all of your opponents ballons! The levels were great, and it so refreshing.
Mario Kart 64 (N64): I reckon the tracks on Mario Kart 64 are superior to the ones on the SNES, some will disagree. Also, the items have developed in this game, to give more variety. The battle mode isn't nearly as good, but who cares when the racing is so fine?
Goldeneye (N64): Th edeathmatches in this game are amazing. The levels are superb, with plenty of hiding or sniping places, but not so big that you wander around for 10 minutes without finding each other! The weapons are great, and you get to be Baron Samedi. What more could you ask for?
Mario Tennis (N64): Nintendo seem to have taken the excellent physics from Super Tennis on the SNES, and added the personalities of a bunch of our favourite Nintendo characters. The tennis really is spot on, you can have you're opponent running all over the court, and play some fantastically realistic shots, and still have Wario laughing when he beats you! Excellent! The doubles matches are great, the extra width in the courts is used to the full, and you can have some really lengthy rallies. Great fun!
Mario Party 2 (N64): I love this game. Basically it's like a board game, with mini games thrown in at the end of each round of turns. What's great about the board game is the way you can pick up items to help you, like a lantern that takes you right to the star, but my favourite thing on the board is Boo, who you can pay to steal coins or a star from an opponent. Excellent! The mini games are great too. Some will have you co-operating with other players, others are all against all. there's so much variety in them too, from button bashers to counting games. Great fun!
There. They are some of my favourite multiplayer games. Yours?
Here's my favourite multiplayer console games of all time, in no particular order.
Street Fighter 2: Turbo Edition (SNES): With 12 characters to choose form there was always a great deal of variety in our fights. The characters were all great, from Zangief to Vega they were all quite different (except Ken and Ryu!) The special moves were pretty simple to pull off too, and you didn't come away with a sore thumb!
Bomberman (SNES): This game is so devilishly simple, yet so addictive. I think what made it great was that you could easily grab a few power-ups and catch out the more experienced players. With 4 people all dropping bombs on a relatively small play area it become very frantic, as you'd scramble for a safe spot to stand. Excellent entertainment!
Super Mario Kart (SNES): This was so differnet from other racing games around at the time, and has been the reason for dozens of copycats too. Racing against friends was fun, taking them out with the fantasic range of items, but there was also the battle mode, in which you had 3 ballons on your kart, and had to pop all of your opponents ballons! The levels were great, and it so refreshing.
Mario Kart 64 (N64): I reckon the tracks on Mario Kart 64 are superior to the ones on the SNES, some will disagree. Also, the items have developed in this game, to give more variety. The battle mode isn't nearly as good, but who cares when the racing is so fine?
Goldeneye (N64): Th edeathmatches in this game are amazing. The levels are superb, with plenty of hiding or sniping places, but not so big that you wander around for 10 minutes without finding each other! The weapons are great, and you get to be Baron Samedi. What more could you ask for?
Mario Tennis (N64): Nintendo seem to have taken the excellent physics from Super Tennis on the SNES, and added the personalities of a bunch of our favourite Nintendo characters. The tennis really is spot on, you can have you're opponent running all over the court, and play some fantastically realistic shots, and still have Wario laughing when he beats you! Excellent! The doubles matches are great, the extra width in the courts is used to the full, and you can have some really lengthy rallies. Great fun!
Mario Party 2 (N64): I love this game. Basically it's like a board game, with mini games thrown in at the end of each round of turns. What's great about the board game is the way you can pick up items to help you, like a lantern that takes you right to the star, but my favourite thing on the board is Boo, who you can pay to steal coins or a star from an opponent. Excellent! The mini games are great too. Some will have you co-operating with other players, others are all against all. there's so much variety in them too, from button bashers to counting games. Great fun!
There. They are some of my favourite multiplayer games. Yours?
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