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What have been your favorite games?

Arcade Types- Foresaken, Quake2, and Unreal Torurnament

Driving Simulators- Grand Prix Legends- very dated, but still tons of free tracks of just about everything. In second place would be NFS Porche Unlimited(not really a true sim though).
The new GTR2 looks exceptional.

Flight Simulators- IL2 series definitly. In second was IAF but it was pretty buggy.

FPS- Operation Flashpoint Resistance definitly. The first to combind massive non-linear environments, 1-shot kills, interactive vehicles, and tons of free mods. The Rainbow6 and Ghost Recons were fun but quickly got boring.
The next version of OFP is called Armed Assault is is in the process of being released. A screenshot :
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1163698548.jpg

I'm an D&D hack-n-slash dungeon-crawl kind of guy, myself. I actually got my wife into it.

I have to ask what that picture is, though. I've never seen anything so realistic. It for a PC?

I really like the SOCOM games on the Sony PSP. It has a real time headset feature and I really like to ba able to walk out into the kitchen to get a Mt. Dew without having to set my M16-A2 down.:D

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I'll second Grand Prix Legends. Like you say it might be old, but it will keep you busy for ever. It took me months to get even remotely close to a 10 minute lap of the 'Ring.

That's what I'm talkin about!! Nice choice in games Shawn. ;)

I like GT4 and Socom, the most recent Socom: Combined Assault is insane.....definitely a must have for Playstation 2.

RTS: Homeworld (1 and 2) hands down.

Flt Sim: Jane's WWII - excellent modeling, as you would expect from Jane's. Also like the Boeing 314 Sim.

I just recently got Flight Simulator X

Thats really impressive to me.

Grand Theft Auto. You can do anything, anytime, and anywhere.

Do you have SOCOM fireteam Bravo on the PSP? I am saving up for the sequel right now. I play almost every night from 8-11PM. I need help…Hi, my name is Shawn, and I am a virtual Navy Seal…

Original Quake, Quake2, Quake3, ET, SoF, Mechwarrior, Wolfenstien (the new one)

All running natively in Linux.

The best FPS I have played is Halflife 2. Better than Doom 3 and Quake 4. I would also say the Far Cry comes in a close second.

PONG!

all the youngins are scratching there heads

I bought an XBOX 360 about 2 months ago. So far I have:

Madden 07 (pretty good football game, haven't tried online yet)
Tiger Woods 07 (I actually play this one the most, of course I am a golf nut too though)
Gears of War (I just bought this one last week. The graphics on a HDTV are friggin amazing...I like the multiplayer although I must say I am a little disappointed.)


PC Favorite: Probably the original Call of Duty or the original Command and Conquer. Geez, I spent a lot of sleepless night playing C&C...

I am thinking about buying Call of Duty 3 for the XBOX 360, but I have seen some stuff on the net that says it is a pretty buggy game at this point. Prolly hold off and play Gears of War for a while.

I'm waiting for a really good driving game to come out for 360, haven't seen too much yet. There is also a college basketball game coming out in a couple weeks that looks promising.

Marathon. Old Mac FPS game that I still play to this day. Basically the only game I play. Great game that still has a huge following.

Mike

I've got to say...I had fun last year playing the new Zelda and Metroid games.

Yes, I know I am stuck in 1985.

Intellivision - Boxing
Intellivision - Triple Action
Intellivision - Microsurgeon
NES - Contra
NES - Link
NES - Double Dragon II

Still thinking of more...

Favorite old-school game: StarCon II

Favorite FPS: Quake

Favorite Driving Sim: GT4 (the lack of "true" Porsche/Ferrari is depressing though)

Favorite RPG: Final Fantasy X (don't have XI yet)

Favorite Strategy: StarCraft (yea, it's old school but I love it)

Favorite Cell-Phone Game: Tetris

the new GT for PS3 is supposed to have Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini

Quake III Arena

Galaga
Ms Pacman
Centiped

yeah...im old like that ;)

I was addicted to Tron in the early '80s...

Best racing game ever: Need for Speed III: Porsche unleashed. :)

gt4 but am willing to give forza2 a try when it comes out ;)

still making my way through the latest splinter cell

winning eleven for my soccer fix (most realistic gameplay. period.)

haven't made the leap into socom yet...

Did i mention John Madden football? :)

It's funny, but despite all these flashy new games with realistic graphics and sound effects, the old Atari games are still cool.

I have a son who's 6 and a stepson who's 12 and when they come over to stay at my house they love playing Atari, even though they have PS and PS2 at home. Their favorites are Combat (with the tanks) and Frogger.

Do you think that the newer games are complicated to learn but easy to play, whereas the old games are the opposite?

Sometimes simple is best. That's what I keep telling myself anyway.

I could never do sports games beyond Techmo Bowl. They were far too complicated for me after that...

GT4

My favorites:

Driving games:
NFS: Porsche Unleashed.
Grand Turismo 4
Daytona - it is an arcade game that is simply wonderful. Old graphics, but lots of fun.

"Old Schoo" Arcade type games:
Millipede
Asteriods
Moon Patrol
Ms. Pac Man
Galaxian
Burgertime

Shoot-em ups:
Area 51

Miscellaneous
The Hive (Old PC game)
Super Mario World (Super NES)
Super Adventure Island (Super NES)
Firefox (Super NES)
Ace Combat 4 & 5 (PS2)
Spider Solitaire. :eek:

-Z-man.

Coincidence or something rigged here - but the little ad below is for gametap - an online arcade style gaming place.

Hmmm - maybe they ARE watching us....

Grabs aluminum foil hat...
-Z

i've been playing racing games on my ps2 for years......gt3, gt4, F1 , racing trucks, nfs, you name it.....out of all of them gt4 was the top game, but then i stumbled across Toca3.
Toca3 has one of the best racing "engines" i've ever played, the physics are realistic, damage is realistic (softer shocks damage easier....if you break a shock the tire also wears pre-maturley)....
a lack of different cars is made up by the vastness of different types/eras of racing.
there are also F1 cars from the early days to senna to modern, also the computer difficulty is adjustable up to 110% and comp controlled cars are inteligent and won't ram you for no reason like other games........
the best one out there.....if you like good racing action it's a must have :)
also online compatible.

a review
http://www.totalvideogames.com/articles/TOCA_Race_Driver_3_Review_9458_4607_0_0_10_0.htm

on the right in this link are some video clips of spa and such.

GT Legends
Call of Duty 2
Battlefield 2

Ditto! That game took a few weeks out of my lifetime and some real late nights. Loved every minute of it!

Intellivision -

B-52 Bomber (voice module needed)
Basketball (2nd version)
Football (2nd version)
Bomb Squad (voice module)
Sub Hunt
Reversi, Backgammon & Chess (if you had 24 hours to play a game against the box on the higher levels - it might take 3 hours to make a move)

Best game platform game of all time

Ocarina of Time - N64

Number 2 position:

Chronotrigger - Super NES

Also ran:

Super Mario - N64

Best PC Game (with mod) of all time:

BF with Forgotten Hope modification.

...just my humble opinion, but all those FPS (save FH), race or fighting games are for pubescent kids

Fallout
X-COM
Space Bucks
Port Royale 2
Heroes of Might and Magic III

how did i forget the tomb raider series-that game ruined my (and a select few freinds) social life for at least two months per release!)

Intellivision - Baseball

Far Cry.

Intellivison. Let's see. I am a few days shy of 43, but roughly 22 years ago, me and my twin brother came to blows in the front yard over Intellivision football. Trip to the ER ensued. Good times.
Lately. Does anyone fly AcesHigh Combat Flight Simulator? This is addictictive. If you like flight sims, this is the bomb. HiTechCreations.com. I am not affilliated, just an enthusiast. WWII combat flight sim with 100 to 300 people flying in real time, shooting. Very Cool.
Also, as a FPS, Counter Strike. Out

On the PS2: GT4
On the Mac: C&C Zero Hour