The 'Games you need to play before you die' Thread

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The below are listed in Generation order (Newset generation with earliest console first) and then the games are listed alphabetically in that catergory. Don't go postal on me for putting them in the 'wrong' order!
Also, sorry to the 56k'rs

In spoiler tags to save space, it's not that huge though.
Just click the Spoiler button to reveal the list (with pictures!)
I couldn't get all the cover art, but nobody likes a list with no images so I tried my bestesist to get as many as I could and edit them to a small size.

Last edited by Ironhide on Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:06 pm, edited 3 times in total.

Pong
Asteroids
Galaxian
Phoenix
Space Invaders
Tetris
Outrun
Outrun 2
Super Sprint
DoDonPachi
BakuBaku Animal
NiGHTS: into dreams
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros 3
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Super Mario World
Super Mario Kart
Street Fighter 2
Donkey Kong Country
Streets of Rage 2
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Zelda A Link to the Past
Metroid Fusion
Final Fantasy 3
Ridge Racer Type 4
Gran Turismo
Virtua Fighter 4
Tekken 2
Super Mario 64
Goldeneye
Mario Kart 64
Shenmue
Shenmue 2
Ikaruga
Grand Theft Auto 3
Grand Theft Auto Vice City
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
Prince of Persia Sands of Time
Jak and Daxter
Final Fantasy Tactics
Metal Gear Solid 2
Metal Gear Solid 3
Metal Slug
Gran Turismo 3
God of War
God of War 2
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
SSX Tricky
Fable
Jade Empire
Splinter Cell
Ninja Gaiden
Burnout 2
Super Mario Sunshine
Zelda: The Wind Waker
Super Monkey Ball
Super Smash Bros Melee
Soul Calibur
Metroid Prime
Grand Theft Auto 4
Mass Effect
Project Gotham Racing 4
Oblivion
Metal Gear Solid
Uncharted
Motorstorm
Super Mario Galaxy
Zelda Twighlight Princess
Half Life 2
Doom
Deus Ex
Bangai-o
Warioware
Advance Wars
Lumines
Audiosurf
Civilization IV
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Grim Fandango
Gregory Horror Show
R-type
Rez
Exit
Every Extend Extra
Golden Axe
Psycho Pinball
Jeanne D'arc
Skies of arcadia
Animal Crossing
Pikmin
LocoRoco
Katamari Damacy
Crackdown
Sim City 2000
Black & White
Carmageddon
Duke Nukem 3D
Wolfenstein 3D
Shinobi
Samurai Shodown
King of Fighters
Waverace 64
Amplitude
Enduro Racer
Ready 2 Rumble boxing
Dragon's Revenge

I'll add more later.

Well done to the guys who posted Body Harvest and Silicon Valley, both original and very creative games that are big favourites of mine. Played them to death when all I had was an N64.

From that era I'd like to add Blast Corps, one of my all time favourites, that game had it all, action, puzzles, cool vehicles and wanton destruction on a massive scale (for that era). I really hope it gets LIVE'ed at some point.

It's criminal that nobody has mentioned Pikmin.

Dynablaster.

Minty14 wrote:
Herb wrote:Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

wub

Most underrated game ever?

Or at least, most under-remebered (if that makes sense)

My god, what a game!

Kingdom Hearts.

Herb wrote:It's criminal that nobody has mentioned Pikmin.

I did, since it's one of the best games ever made.

This thread fills with a warm glow inside, god this industry is amazing.

TheTurnipKing wrote:Here's the thing about Burning Rangers.

It's grotesque. It suffers from pretty much every graphical sin an early 3D game can suffer from. I LOVE the concept (I liked Firemen on the SNES, too), but I've just never ever been able to sit down and play it without vomiting. Of all Sega's post collapse titles, Burning Rangers is probably the single one that would benefit the most from next-gen advances in physics technology. (and indeed, the technology to draw non-pukeworthy 3D graphics).

Maybe now, but at the time it was lovely, leave us and our rose tinted goggles alone. The soundtrack was another classic, I wish it would be remade, but since Sonic Team are rubbish now I doubt it.

Oh and sarge, you should change that piccy of exhumed to the Saturn version...it had deathtank in it.

glowy69 wrote:
TheTurnipKing wrote:Here's the thing about Burning Rangers.

It's grotesque. It suffers from pretty much every graphical sin an early 3D game can suffer from. I LOVE the concept (I liked Firemen on the SNES, too), but I've just never ever been able to sit down and play it without vomiting. Of all Sega's post collapse titles, Burning Rangers is probably the single one that would benefit the most from next-gen advances in physics technology. (and indeed, the technology to draw non-pukeworthy 3D graphics).

Maybe now, but at the time it was lovely, leave us and our rose tinted goggles alone. The soundtrack was another classic, I wish it would be remade, but since Sonic Team are rubbish now I doubt it.

Oh and sarge, you should change that piccy of exhumed to the Saturn version...it had deathtank in it.

Agree with TurnipKing's points. However, there were some very nice touches in the game. The one I liked was when the people you'd saved would send you emails, thanking you.

IRON NAN wrote:Well done to the guys who posted Body Harvest and Silicon Valley, both original and very creative games that are big favourites of mine. Played them to death when all I had was an N64.

I hated that game...and Body Harvest too come to think of it.

Xeno wrote:

Definately one of the best scenarios in videogames ever.

If you haven't played it, you really should. Like, right now. Even if you hate 3D platforming, the story is probably worth the entry fee by itself.

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