All Time Top Ten Games EVER list *BY DISC*

BY Merle Zimmermann "Nanaki-kun"

Since there might be games added at any moment, no numbers so far (hehe). These games are in sections, so there is an RPGish section, a racingish section, that sort of thing. also there is a combined skill section and a hack section (for all those multiplatform games that didn't turn out super super lame like they sometimes do.

TV Storybook Section

These games all have a big story illustrated with lots of cutscenes. They might be traditional RPG type, where you have a party and battles, or a solo game, or survival horror, or racing. But they all have the story as the main cool thing about the game (aside from the killer gameplay).
  1. GB: Final Fantasy Adventure a.k.a. Secret of Mana Zero - This game was the reason that I sold my gameboy and all my games back to the store and quit playing videogames at all for six months, because it made it really obvious how meaningless most of them were.
  2. PSX: Final Fantasy VII (Final Fantasy 7) Disc 1 - Even though the graphics are not as advanced as they might be, this game is actually really cool, especially the first disc.
  3. PSX: Final Fantasy IX (Final Fantasy 9) Disc 1 - The characters and graphics in this game were totally awesome. I would rank it about FF7 Disc 1 except the disc is actually a lot shorter and they had an extra five years or so to learn from their mistakes (SEE FINAL FANTASY VIII bluuh : P).
  4. SNES: Zelda-Link to the Past
  5. NES: Crystalis (SNK) -- I actually have a funny story about this game-ask me about it sometime.
  6. PSX: Metal Gear Solid - This game isn't really an RPG like most of the other games, but it is really cool anyway. There are SO many cutscenes, though.
  7. PSX: Final Fantasy VII Disc 3
  8. PSX: Final Fantasy VII Disc 2
  9. NES: Megaman 2
  10. PSX2: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - This game had some translation issues, I think. And Vamp was really weird. At least the menu lets you turn most of the blood off (except for the texturemapped blood). Did I mention Vamp was really weird? AND DOES HE NOT look and sound EXACTLY like the guy who appears in the Cowboy Bebop movie? Who is this guy? What's his real name?
  11. Xbox: Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance - This upgraded version wasn't as good as the playstation version for some reason. I heard rumors that it was released too soon for the development team to get it to run at a solid 30fps (and sometimes it really grinds during the cutscenes). The added section on VR missions is nice, though. But WHY did Konami cancel the website three weeks before I finished the game the first time :( WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY ?
  • Interesting Trivia: I finally recognized the voice actor for Shadow in the USA version of Sonic Adventure 2: It's the guy from the Manga dub of Tokyo Revelation, this adult horror anime that I saw online once-upon-a-time at Sputnik7.com. IMHO He is much cooler as Shadow.

    Racing Games

    Here are games where the main character is pretty much a car, so you just drive around to play.
    1. PSX: NAMCO's Ridge Racer 4
      This game is so sweet!! Arcade style racing at a breakneck pace, I like it so much! But I didn't like the sequel for PS2, which was odd :( I think it might have been because I didn't understand the pressure sensitive button system..
    2. PSX/PC: EA's Need For Speed: High Stakes
      Racing for pink slips never tasted so good!! OMG this game has awesome graphics but I think it only runs at about 15fps on Playstation. Even though it grinds a lot you must try it because the force feedback experience is amazing with the Dual Shock controller. You can feel the individual sidewalk tiles as you are driving across them! This game isn't as arcade style as R4, but it is still cool to play even with the extra realism.
    3. XBOX/PS2/GC: Wreckless, the Yakuza Missions.
      This game was pretty cool, but should have been cooler by all rights. It is nice as a graphics demo though, and although it isn't exactly about driving (it's more like Chase HQ or Rage Racer those games where you race to crash into things) it is like driving and is fun.
    4. PSX/PC: Driver: It's A Crime.
      This game was like GTA except it was more about the driving. It is fun to play a little, and the driving is good, but it suffers from a timer that really keeps you from enjoying the scenery. The same is true of Wreckless
    A lot of people liked Gran Turismo, including my little brother, but I didn't really like it, so I am not going to mention it here, since it was SO SLOW UUNNNGGGH

    Shooter Games

    I'm making another list of games of this type, but here are a few that I think are cool until I get it posted and put a link over to it.
    1. XBOX/PC/Mac: Halo (but it's best on XBOX due to the co-op mode and the fact that you don't need to buy $400 worth of hardware upgrades to play, you only need to buy a $100 X-Box)
    2. PC: Half-Life
    3. PC: Unreal Tournament
    4. PC/PS2/Mac: Red Faction (this game was a little rough around the edges but it has grown on me a lot in the last few weeks)

    Retro Games

    Of course, there are gazillions of lists of games that are old but good, but I of course have to make my own list too. All of these games work on gear that was made before 1995. And of course there are a lot of insanely awesome games that I have left out because I am in a hurry to get this done before my class starts again.
    1. PC: Warcraft
    2. PC: Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0
    3. Sega Genesis: Sonic the Hedgehog 2/3/Sonic and Knuckles
    4. NES: Tetris
    5. NES: Megaman 2

    Odd Games

    These games are weird, but I thought they were good on their own so I made a list of them. Just because something is lower on the list doesn't necessarily mean that it isn't a good game. It only means that I maybe thought of it after thinking of the other games, so it wasn't as top on my brain today. Also there are some games that I didn't list (a.k.a. Galerians, for example) since they were already in lists above. But I think all these games were cool so don't like judge them yourself without having a chance to try them out.
    1. PSX: Trap Gunner, Atlus Software
      This game is sort of like the old Spy VS Spy game on NES, only it's a 3d from above match to the death or time out on a board made up of square tiles that can have ramps, bridges, hills, and stuff in them. It's a good action game, and fun to play with a friend, even if they aren't very good (there is an awesome handicap system, so you can move the settings around so both of you must fight your hardest to win).
    2. X-Box: Blinx-The Timesweeper
      The cat sees the princess hit the pig, and then has to go rescue her!! Omg the fur shaders on the cat in this game make it look even cuter than it would if it were just a polygon set. The game is cool and good for ADD people since the levels are pretty short and it saves after each one. There is a time limit like Sonic, so you have to finish in 10min anyway.
    3. PS2/PC/Mac (but it can't be bought anymore, apparently): Oni
      This is a cool anime-style game where you can both fight, shoot, and run around and jump. I guess it isn't really odd except for being SO COOL OGM ;D The demo is still around for PC and Macintosh, so you can try it out. There are lots of ways to play the demo, so you can make your own challege when you play it. If you got the PC version be sure to get the extra levels pack and install it; one of the greatest sliding icons that I have ever seen in my life appears in Stage 2 (which is in the extra pack for PC).
    4. PS/PS2/GBA: Klonoa Series
      This is a weird platformer where the characters make talking noises, but it is just like mumbling or something strange. The game is really cool though; I am still trying to find the first one for Playstation.. *had the demo*
    5. PS2: Ico
      This is a puzzle game from Sony. You have to lead the girl to safety with your little horned boy character. It is quite odd, but beautiful in its graphics. These weird shadows try to take the girl away and make the game say "GAME OVER," so you have to be alert when you leave her to try to solve some puzzles with switches and blocks and things. Also, you can carry a bomb into the chandelier room from outside after you go down the spiral stairs which are hidden outside the front of the TV with the camera angle the game uses. (I was stuck for an hour trying to figure it out after the chandelier fell).
    All The Games TOTALLY PWN3D by Nanaki-kun: sort of Ordered by date Abbreviations: N64 - Nintendo 64, NES - Nintendo Entertainment System, SNES - Super Nintendo Entertainment System, GB - Nintendo Gameboy/Gameboy Pocket/Gameboy Color, GBA - Nintendo Gameboy Advance, PSX - Sony Playstation 1, PS2 - Sony Playstation 2, SG - Sega Genesis, DC - Sega Dreamcast, GG - Sega Game Gear, Xbox - Microsoft.X-Box.
    1. NES: Roadblasters - This was the first game that I ever finished. I remember playing it on my apple ][e monitor in green and black. Mild expletive, that was cool. This was the first game I finished by myself. I went through all of the last stages in one long winning streak, it was amazing.
    2. NES: NARC - I beat this in 2P mode with Frank. This was the first game I finished cooperatively with a friend.
    3. PC: Pool of Radiance - Ok, it was on MAC, and I didn't really beat it. But I figured out how to use this macro software to level up my multiclass characters all the way by going into the arena and casting Sleep on the other wizard. It was pretty sweet IMHO. But after that I didn't play through the rest of the scenerio because the computer broke. :( So I basically beat the game, although I didn't technically finish it.
    4. GB: Zelda: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. I remember finishing this game on my gameboy original before I got the Final Fantasy games on Playstation.
    5. GB: Final Fantasy Adventure
    6. GB: Final Fantasy Legend (1)
    7. NES: M.U.L.E.
    8. NES: Rampage
    9. PSX: Final Fantasy VII (with LV.35 characters: Cid w/MOP, Cloud w/NailBat, and Red w/some junk bangle :P)
    10. N64: Rampage Universal Tour w/Gabe in 2P mode
    11. NES: Astryanax WITH CHEATS (This game was really really hard even with infinite life, magic, and continues : ( those jump puzzles were nasty)
    12. GG: Columns (Well, I can play indefinitely, so I count it as beating.)
    13. GG: Haley's War (Space shooter)
    14. SG: Hard Drivin' - (barely survived)
    15. GB: Pokemon Red
    16. N64:Pokemon Snap
    17. SG: Sonic 2 (with Sonic and Tails)
    18. NES: Megaman 2
    19. PSX: Ridge Racer Type 4 (this is the best arcade racer ever. support for it was built into my DNA; I beat it 45 minutes after unwrapping my brother's Christmas present for me.) And before that, I played the demo OVER and OVER until I placed #1. It's possible ;)
    20. N64: Super Smash Brothers
    21. N64: Gauntlet Legends "WIZARD IS ABOUT TO DIE ...!" I got to the last last boss but then didn't finish because I was too sleepy (played all in one sitting).
    22. Xbox: Halo: In every difficulty and game mode setting + blitzed the game in Legendary with one of my totally all-around awesome friends.
    23. N64: Starfox 64
    24. PC/PS2/Mac: Oni (Level 1 only) I totally own the first level of the demo version on PC and MAC. Wow what a demo.
    25. PSX: Galerians (played it on my computer emulator since I didn't have my playstation set up at the time).
    26. PSX: Metal Gear Solid WITH CHEATS (finally got the disc out again. Cheated a bit to skip ahead to where my save file was from, but didn't REALLY REALLY use the cheats much after that [Except for the Helicopter Fight ;D ])
    27. GBA: Sonic Advance (with Tails and Sonic and Tails)
    28. PS2: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (just about 12 hours in Normal mode) (2003 mid Nov)
    29. Xbox: Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (about 4 hours 15 minutes in Very Easy mode) (2003 Nov.29)
    30. Xbox: Enter the Matrix (with Niobe) About December 27th
    31. PS2: Time Crisis 3//Namco Guncon2 game (January 2, 2004)
    32. PS1: Project Horned Owl//Sony Lightgun game (January 3, 2004)
    33. PC/PS2: Red Faction, this cool game with GEO-MOD. (April 15, 2004 omg I didn't owe taxes this year YAAY :D)
    34. GBA: Sonic Advance 2 (with Tails): OMG playing this every day on the bus with Tails was awesome. But Tails doesn't get story cutscenes like Sonic T__T ... ... :(
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