Throw out a wishlist; I may have one or two
xxp
― robertwolf8080, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:06 (sixteen years ago) link
xp oh no i've got the adventures, it's stuff like X-Wing i'd like to play again, cheers anyway
(x-wing alliance hates vista)
― DG, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:06 (sixteen years ago) link
FF VII is where I got off. Specifically cos my son made me read all the text out loud and I got bored stupid, but that's not really Square's fault. Pointlessly over-elaborate combat fannydangle and random fights that happen every time you cover one inch of screen OVER AND OVER AND OVER are tho.
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:08 (sixteen years ago) link
"Oh good, it's some more Ninja Acid Blobs and a Big Fucking Frog".
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Fuck a random battle, f'real.
― Dom Passantino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:10 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't care how big your sword is you aren't seriously gonna take down some dude with a nuclear laser cannon.
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:12 (sixteen years ago) link
I made an honest stab at playing through that one but I just couldn't fall in love with it... where is influential voter Mordechai Shinefield in this discussion anyhow? I'm curious what would make someone so adore this game that it makes top five!
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:13 (sixteen years ago) link
#60: Prince of Persia (1989) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6d/PoP-megaCD_cover.png http://vogons.zetafleet.com/files/prince_of_persia.gif Developer:Brøderbund Publisher:Brøderbund Original format:Apple II Highest position:#10, KenC
― Dom Passantino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:18 (sixteen years ago) link
had that exact version
― DG, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:19 (sixteen years ago) link
it was no flashback though
This was fun too for a bit but feels like another game you'd vote for cos of its historical importance, and I ruled that out as a voting criterion. Yeah Flashback was better.
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:20 (sixteen years ago) link
This was fun but got old once you'd done it, which didn't take long.
― Raw Patrick, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:22 (sixteen years ago) link
nice turbans though
― DG, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Best ever video game turban?
― Dom Passantino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:24 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, I didn't vote for it for precisely these reasons, although I was happy to give historical votes to a lot of these, I guess cause they were historical AND I played the shit out of them, whereas Prince I would load up every so often, be unable to beat it, and then give up. Boy was the animation cool though!
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:25 (sixteen years ago) link
penalty shootout w/aladdin xp
― DG, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:25 (sixteen years ago) link
The Disney Aladdin game had some dece turbans I seem to remember.
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:25 (sixteen years ago) link
lol snap
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:26 (sixteen years ago) link
Dhalsim wears a turban in SF2:Alpha
― Dom Passantino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Was gonna ask if Monty was in the latest versh of EA Cricket but he don't wear the full turban on the pitch.
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:29 (sixteen years ago) link
#59: Sega NHL series (1991-2007) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/NHL_08_Coverart.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/NHL_Hockey_screenshot.png Developer:EA Canada Publisher:EA Sports Original format:Sega Mega Drive Highest position:#6, Euler, bnw
― Dom Passantino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:30 (sixteen years ago) link
If most Sikh cricketers find the turban impractical for playing, I'm pretty sure Dhalsim shouldn't wear one for street fighting.
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:31 (sixteen years ago) link
shit, the Sega NHL games man.
― burt_stanton, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Question: why did I love the Madden games but I've never given a shit about playing an Ice Hockey game?
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:32 (sixteen years ago) link
No doubt in honor of his ancestor, Great Tiger from Punch-Out!. As well, any game with a desert board probably has at least one turban to speak of, eg Super Mario 3 (the king of that world). Quest For Glory 2 is absolutely rife with turbans.
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Also do you think EA Rugby League sells any copies at all in the US?
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:33 (sixteen years ago) link
i'm sure it's trounced by EA cricket
― DG, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:34 (sixteen years ago) link
http://trsrockin.com/images/smb_desert3.jpg
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:39 (sixteen years ago) link
#58: R-Type (1987) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b0/R-Type_NA_flyer.png http://www.theaveragegamer.com/wp-content/Screenshots/Rtype/rtype_3.png Developer:Irem Publisher:Irem Original format:Arcade Highest position:#10, blueski
― Dom Passantino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Rainman.jpg
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:45 (sixteen years ago) link
I love side-scrolling shooters in theory (like, within issues of Nintendo Power) but have never gotten past level 2 on a single one.
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:46 (sixteen years ago) link
the spectrum version was pretty brutal IIRC
― DG, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:46 (sixteen years ago) link
I like Sexy Parodius.
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:47 (sixteen years ago) link
They're ALL brutal.
that's comforting
― DG, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:47 (sixteen years ago) link
whoa this thread
I gave A Mind Forever Voyaging a pity vote.
― abanana, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Why 'pity vote'? plz to explains.
― emil.y, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:57 (sixteen years ago) link
#57: Grim Fandango (1998) http://banditosbanditosbanditos.typepad.com/weblog/WindowsLiveWriter/grim%20fandango.jpg http://archived.ryanjohnwilliams.com/files.ryansgoblog.com/small/grimaanone.jpg Developer:LucasArts Publisher:LucasArts Original format:PC Windows Highest position:#3, Mordechai Shinefield, Louis Jagger
― Dom Passantino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, I voted for A Mind Forever Voyaging (17, I think). I also gave Nethack my no 1 vote, mostly because i still play it.
― dowd, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:58 (sixteen years ago) link
^^^One of the all-time PC greats. xp
Need to play Grim Fandango soon.
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 3 May 2008 22:59 (sixteen years ago) link
I put R-Type at #13, although I was really voting for Super R-Type for SNES.
Another really difficult game (although nothing really touches the madness of Life Force, which resorts to cheapness more than just about any other game I've ever played), but again, it rewards your hard work. I'll always associate R-Type with Kraftwerk's Computer World, as I spent the entire summer of 2004 doing nothing but playing and memorizing both.
― Z S, Saturday, 3 May 2008 23:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Grim Fandango looks pretty awesome.
― emil.y, Saturday, 3 May 2008 23:06 (sixteen years ago) link
#56: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f6/TurtlesInTimeSNES.jpg/250px-TurtlesInTimeSNES.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/29/TurtlesInTimeFootSoldiers.png Developer:Konami Publisher:Konami Original format:Arcade Highest position:#1, Mehlt
― Dom Passantino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 23:06 (sixteen years ago) link
No. Just, no.
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 3 May 2008 23:08 (sixteen years ago) link
#55: Galaga (1981) http://arcadecontrols.com/images/News/05-15-06-galaga.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2a/Galaga.png Developer:Namco Publisher:Midway Original format:Arcade Highest position:#7, antexit
― Dom Passantino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 23:16 (sixteen years ago) link
"pity vote" because it's not one of my favorite infocom games, but I didn't want it to get shut out.
― abanana, Saturday, 3 May 2008 23:18 (sixteen years ago) link
Galaga is my favorite 80s arcade game.
― abanana, Saturday, 3 May 2008 23:19 (sixteen years ago) link
o fuck i've just shot my own ship.
― Raw Patrick, Saturday, 3 May 2008 23:22 (sixteen years ago) link
#54: Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 (1987) http://www.retroscene.co.uk/prodimages/c64/m/rainbow-islands.jpg http://www.classicamiga.com/images/stories/jreviews/2999_rainbow_islands_screenshot_3_1169035023.png Developer:Taito Publisher:Taito Original format:Arcade Highest position:#3, Thomas
― Dom Passantino, Saturday, 3 May 2008 23:25 (sixteen years ago) link