I've randomly thought and then made a list of my top 10 video games. Because I'm a sharer I thought I'd let everyone else know about them ^_^.
Before I start a small disclaimer: You probably wont agree with me ever but I don't care =P.
The games have been marked on nostalgia and how much freakin' fun I had playing them, such things as graphics and how they revolutionised the gaming industry have not been considered for one moment.
#10: Sonic Chaos.
Developer: Aspect
Platform: Sega Master System
Date of Realease: Octobre 25, 1993 (Coopers 7th birthday!)
Forget all the other sonic games, sonic chaos was totally the best! Mainly cause you could play as Sonic OR Tails! Not only was Tails a playable characters but he was actually better than Sonic! Yes, Tails was compitent once!
Sonic Chaos is your basic classic Sonic side scrolling platform game ... just you could choose your character. I think the choice is basically easy and hard, with Sonics lack of flight ability making him slightly harder. I say slightly cause I could get to the final boss with Sonic but not actually beat Robotnik, whilc I could actually complete it with Tails.
And thats probably the real reason this is my favourite Sonic game, its the only one I've ever completed =(. I almost completed Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast but once again I couldn't beat Robotnik with Sonic. I don't think me and Sonic get along very well.
#9: Grand Theft Auto 3
Developers: Rock Star North
Publisher: Playstation 2
Date of Release: Octobre 10, 2001
For alot of people GTA: IV was the best game of 2008 and less would probably call it their favourite game ever but for me the best GTA is the 3rd installment. It has all the fun of shooting a street of people, running down old ladies and fleeing from the cops just without all the nonsense busy work of taking your girlfriend on dates or faking an interest in your cousins life.
GTA III was the first game I got with my PS2 for my 15th birthday (Notice how I haven't shot up a school or shopping centre!) and for that winter I pretty much only played this game, even when I completed it. I just got the cheat to give everyone guns (including rocket launchers) and tried to survive as long as I could. Though I wasn't happy that the police still went after me even though there was a street of people trying to kill me! I was defending myself!
GTA III was an extremely fun and violent game, unfortunatley I pretty much played it to death so its predecessors will never be as fun or exciting as III. I'm also no longer a 15 year old boy and like to think I've developed beyond the need for running over old women, shooting innocent people and running from cops. I just catch small creatures in balls instead.
#8: Aliens versus Predator
Developers: Rebellion Development
Platform: PC/Macintosh
Date of Release: 1999
Aliens? Fucking awsome! Predators? Fuckin' awsome! Colonial Marines: Fuckin' awsome! A game where you can play as either aliens, predators or colonial marines and shoot shit up? Holy fuckin shit! How can this possibly not be awsome?! Well the answer to that is simple, have it set in modern day and at the antarctic and have a moment where the predator looks like its about to make out with a human women. Oh and make sure you can't see any of the action. Thank fuck this game is none of that!
This game is pure awsome! And not only did it have the ability to do internet multiplayer but its single player was actually awsome. Infact the single player is whats endered this game to my heart, it was fun, exciting and actually scary at times, especially when your a colonial marine. Being in pitch black having your motion sensor go crazy, however you can't actually see anything then BAM! You see something sticking out of the wall and fire a whole clip into untill you realise its just a pipe ¬_¬. You laugh at yourself, continue you on your way, your gaurd now down and WHAM 4 fuckin' aliens sprinting down the walls at you! I believe AVP's the only game where I've actually jump at.
Other than the heart attack inducing colonial marine levels my favourite species to be was the Predator. They had the most awsome weapons. Dart gun, shoulder cannon and my personal favourite the little flying disc. Aw so many nights before 6 o'clock and being able to go online for free was spent on that game.
Once me and Marc did actually play the multiplayer, if that game came out today with broadbanned internet it would be the greatest game ever.
#7: Golden Eye/Halo: Combat Evolved
Developers: Rareware/Bungie Studios
Publisher: Nintendo 64/Xbox
Date of release: August 25, 1997/March 14, 2002
While making my list I ouldn't decide which of these two games I liked the most so I just put them in the same spot, why make a decision when I can have both? "Why not have them both in seperate spots?" I hear you think, simply because I like them for the same reasons so it seemed silly to give them seperate spots.
So whats so good about these games? Multiplayer shoot 'em ups =D. These games are pretty damn fun and its not because you can go through the Golden Eye movie or find out why your playing some dude called Master Chief, that shit didn't matter when you could shoot and karate chop the shit out of your friends!
Golden Eye was pretty much the first shooter of its kind (well maybe Turok but that game sucked massive balls, even if you could be a "veloceraptor") where you can use the N64's FOUR controller spots! Seriously 4! Something some modern games need to remember *cough*Left 4 dead*cough*.
For a good year this was THE game me and my friends played. I don't think it was ever actually replaced, sure we played games after but none of them were as fun. It wasn't untill Time Splitters 2 years later I'd find a game as fun as Golden Eye.
As with Golden Eye Halo has given myself hours of multiplayer fun. The hours we've spent on that game is attrocious. I mean how long did we spend trying to get on top of Sidewinder so we could race around? But someone would get impatient and trigger happy just as the last person was getting up so we'd have to wait even longer? I don't think killing my friends virtual representations has ever been so fun ^_^.
The problem with Halo is possibly that people thought it was too good, and like with Final Fantay VIII following VII, Bungie had to make it better. And failed. Twice. I personally think the failures of Halo 2 and 3 was because they changed the pistol. Oh how I love that pistol, never before nor after have I head shot so many people.
After writing this I think Halo was actually a better game the Golden Eye and I probably had more fun with it but I've written it all now so I can't be assed to change things.
I didn't realse Halo 1 was actually called combat evolved till now. Personally I don't disagree with the title.
#6: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden coins/Super Mario RPG: Legend of the 7 stars
Developers: Nintendo R&D1/Square
Platform: Game Boy/Super Nintendo
Date of Release: January 28, 1993/Never came out in Europe so I actually played it on an emulator, but it came out in Japan: March 9, 1996
Its my list and I can be indesicive if I want.
These are probably the two most under rated, and most unknown of the Mario games. But I love them!
I actually played coins off and on for about 2 years and was my only form of entertainment during a holiday to Majorca and it even got x-rayed in the airport x-ray machine, so its a pretty nostalgic game for me, but its also pretty damn awsome!
Back in the day, before Mario decided to play sports with his arch enemies, the hand held Mario games deviated from the norm by not having Mario fight Bowser =O, shocking I know. In the first Game boy game he was against Tatanga, who thankfully never returns, who's kidnapped Princess Daisy, who unfortunatley did return >_>. 6 coins wasn't without its crimes against gaming though. 6 coins introduced Wario to the gaming public V_V.
In 6 coins Wario, in another shocking twist, HASN'T kidnapped a Princess. Instead he's taken over Mario Land (yes apparently Mario has a land named after him) and renamed it ... Wario Land! Mwahahahaha! The idea is to go to 6 different areas within Wario land, go through them, beat the boss, get a coin that will fly off to the castle. Collect all 6 coins and you get a mystery surprise =D ... No wait you just get access to the castle and get to beat Wario.
The game play is basic classic platforming, but the areas you went to were pretty cool, like the space level. Which was freakin hard! Not only did you float around in zero gravity but the screen was moving pretty fast and was trying to skewer you on the jaggid moon surface! I think the boss in this level was actually supposed to be Tatanga, who was actually a bitch. This is also the game where bunny ears originated I believe.
The worst thing about this game is that when you ran out of lives all the coins you had collected were lost and you had to start all over again >_>. This was the first Mario game I completed.
I seem to like Mario games that break convention becaus Legend of the 7 stars breaks all Mario conventions! This is a Mario RPG that has Mario teaming up with Princess Peach, Bowser and some other characters you wont have heard of, nor will you ever need to because they are too awsome to ever appear again!
Originally the game looks to take the normal Bowser steals Princess and you have to get her back in the hope of sex, but it soon goes off the beaten track when a sword skewers Bowsers castle sending you flying. You then have to find the Princess and discover the mystery behind the giant sword. Turns out its a gang named "The Smithy gang" and their leaders a giant hammer or something. There's also some shit about a star rod that needs fixing. This game has some of the funniest moments in Mario history and the Axem rangers, what more can one need?
This game is super special awsome, you can tell how awsome it is by how it wasn't released in Europe untill 2008. So fricken awsome!
The youtube video of golden coins was extremely nostolgic. I'd also forgotten how retarded Wario looked in it. Fricken hilarious!
Its getting pretty late so I'm going to leave this for now. Tune in next time for my top 5 games evaaaaaar.
Song of the moment: Paramore - Decode
"Since you're here, maybe you could clear something up for me. My bride-to-be is chanting, 'MARIOHELPMEMARIOHELPMEMARIOHELPME'. Is she showing her happiness?" ~Booster ( Super Mario RPG)
