Gamespot - The Greatest Video Games of all Time

[empy]

http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/fea...mes/index.html

any comments? any "greatest ever" list is bound to have some controversy.

my only beef with the list is....no Halo?? :screwloose:

[BlueBimmer]

Halo is boring!!! xbox fanboys lang may gusto nyan ehehehehehe

[Alpha_One]

Halo is boring!!! xbox fanboys lang may gusto nyan ehehehehehe

Halo is overrated! Those cut-and-paste-just-to-make-the-game-longer levels (The Library $#**&!!! and all those covenant ship levels) make the singleplayer VERY boring!

[empy]

you guys probably just suck at it

[Alpha_One]

^^^Maybe. I suck at a lot of games.

I do enjoy Halo, but I find some of those singleplayers to be QUITE a drag. I mean, Halo is a good XBox launch title, but it's way overrated and its flaws way understated.

[BlueBimmer]

Halo for fanbois!! if you want good fps multiplayer then nothing comes close to Battlefield2 and Battlefield 2142!!!

[empy]

ok ang battlefield, but i get motion sickness kapag nag o out of body experience ako :hihihi:

[artpogi]

I'm not really a gamer but IMO Dune 2 should be on that list.

IMO Dune 2 is the one that started it all for strategy games. It revolutionized the design of strategy games that was released after Dune 2.

My favorite feature of Dune 2 is you can't build a base without first putting the concrete slabs (for your base to build on) which is quite unique at that time.

Dune 2 should be on that list.

[outmap]

Ok naman yung list.
Madadagdag din siguro ang Halo, dalawa palang naman na-include nila this year (GTA & Half life), baka 3rd or 4th qtr nila i-update yang list.
Wala pa nga din yung Command and Conquer, Ultima, Prince of Persia and Oblivion pero it's nice to see games like Punch out, Contra, Double Dragon, Megaman in the list.
(Hinahanap ko yung game na mga Tank, nakalimutan ko title)

[miLes]

Ok naman yung list.
Madadagdag din siguro ang Halo, dalawa palang naman na-include nila this year (GTA & Half life), baka 3rd or 4th qtr nila i-update yang list.
Wala pa nga din yung Command and Conquer, Ultima, Prince of Persia and Oblivion pero it's nice to see games like Punch out, Contra, Double Dragon, Megaman in the list.
(Hinahanap ko yung game na mga Tank, nakalimutan ko title)

may tank? battle city? yun yung kasabayan ng mga punchout contra double dragon eh

[ssaloon]

dammit blocked sa office lahat ng url na may "games"

[mazdamazda]

dammit blocked sa office lahat ng url na may "games"

ako din! :seeth:

can somebody copy & paste the list here in the forums? thanks!

[BlueBimmer]

eto pero medyo magulo ehehe

Dated Added: Game: Platform:
6/01/07
Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
One of the most controversial games is also one of the greatest »
PS2
5/18/07
Half-Life (1998)
That'll look nice in my trophy room…»
PC
8/11/06
Final Fantasy VII (1997)
Lucky Seven »
PS
5/01/06
Gran Turismo (1998)
A Ride on the ‘Great Tour’ »
PS
4/17/06
Chrono Trigger (1995)
The Original Time Trotters »
Super NES
3/27/06
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)
You've Stolen My Soul! »
PC
3/17/06
The Legend of Zelda (1992)
A Link to the Past »
Super NES
3/14/06
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (1992)
The Girl in the Tower »
PC
2/13/06
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (1995)
Zug Zug! »
PC
1/30/06
Doom (1993)
This Is My Boomstick »
PC
11/30/05
The Sims (2000)
Balancing Domestic Coefficients »
PC
11/14/05
Freespace 2 (1999)
Look at the size of that thing! »
PC
10/24/05
Super Mario Kart (1992)
Launchin' Red Shells Like It Ain't No Thang »
Super NES
10/10/05
Planescape: Torment (1999)
I Feel Stronger »
PC
9/09/05
Final Fantasy II (1991)
Sail to the Moon »
Super NES
8/26/05
Master of Orion (1993)
Ridding the Galaxy of Klackons, One Solar System at a Time »
PC
8/12/05
System Shock 2 (1999)
A Shock to the System »
PC
7/15/05
Phantasy Star II (1989)
Sega's Apocalyptic Role-Playing Epic »
Genesis
7/01/05
Diablo (1996)
Click-click-click-click-click »
PC
4/22/05
Tribes (1998)
Shazbot! »
PC
4/22/05
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987)
Where's the NHK TV camera? Hello, Tokyo! »
NES
9/24/04
Metroid (1986)
Whoa! Samus is a woman?!? »
NES
9/17/04
EverQuest (1999)
There Couldn't Have Been a Better Name for It »
PC
9/10/04
Contra (1988)
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A »
NES
8/25/04
Tekken 2 (1995)
The King of Iron Fist Tournament »
PS
8/13/04
Star Raiders (1979)
The Zylon Empire Strikes Back »
Atari 400/800
8/06/04
Sensible World of Soccer (1994)
The Beautiful Game »
Amiga
7/30/04
Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994)
The TIEs That Bind »
PC
7/23/04
M.U.L.E. (1983)
Because We Never Got Tired of Catching the Mountain Wampus »
Atari 800
7/09/04
Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)
17 Million Players Can't Be Wrong »
NES
7/02/04
Civilization (1991)
One Tribe to Rule Them All »
PC
6/18/04
Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix (1999)
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised »
PS
6/11/04
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (1996)
When Tetris Gets Tough and Ken Gets Cute »
PS
6/04/04
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat (1995)
The Granddaddy of Giant Robot Combat Games »
PC
4/30/04
Day of the Tentacle (1993)
The Only Good Tentacle Is a Green Tentacle »
PC
4/23/04
X-Men: The Arcade Game (1992)
Because Six Heads Are Better Than Two... »
Arcade
4/16/04
Smash TV (1990)
Big...money! Big...prizes! I love it! »
Arcade
4/09/04
Darklands (1992)
One Order Medieval Role-playing, Hold the Dwarves and the Elves »
PC
4/02/04
Defender (1980)
I'm the Defender, a Mind-bender »
Arcade
3/26/04
Total Annihilation (1997)
Armed to the Core »
PC
3/19/04
Pitfall! (1982)
The Real Dirty Harry »
2600
3/12/04
Archon (1983)
Goblins, Golems, and Doppelgangers and Not a Single 20-Sided Die to Be Seen »
NES
3/05/04
The Revenge of Shinobi (1989)
Spider-Man, Batman, Rambo, Godzilla, and The Terminator: All Suckers »
Genesis
2/27/04
Ys Book I & II (1989)
Ys...An Ideal Utopia »
TurboGrafx-16
2/20/04
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (1990)
Who's Bad? »
GEN
2/13/04
Neuromancer (1988)
Hacking the Future with a Joystick »
Amiga
2/06/04
California Games (1989)
I Wish They All Could Be California... »
Lynx
1/30/04
Theme Park (1994)
Inducing Vomit Is Part of the Fun »
PC
1/23/04
Oregon Trail (1974)
Jimmy Has Dysentery »
PC
1/16/04
Thief: The Dark Project (1998)
Not Your Common Thief »
PC
1/09/04
SimCity (1989)
We Built This Virtual Urban Simulation on Rock and Roll »
PC
12/19/03
Samurai Shodown II (1994)
That's the Law of Samurai »
NeoGeo
12/12/03
ActRaiser (1991)
Build a World in Three Easy Steps »
Super NES
12/05/03
Marble Madness (1984)
Everything You Know Is Wrong »
NES
11/26/03
Myth: The Fallen Lords (1997)
Casualties. Lots of Casualties »
PC
11/21/03
NFL Blitz '99 (1998)
Because Pass Interference is for Chumps »
Arcade
11/14/03
Double Dragon (1987)
What's Better Than a Single Dragon? »
Arcade
11/07/03
Dragon Force (1996)
Kneel Before the Power of My Sprite Army »
Saturn
10/31/03
Rayman 2: The Great Escape (1999)
You Don't Need Limbs to Be a Hero »
PC
10/24/03
Mega Man 2 (1988)
Saving the World From Our Robot Overlords »
NES
10/17/03
Quake (1996)
The Rocket Heard 'Round the World »
PC
10/10/03
Bionic Commando (1988)
Leave the Jumping to the Marios »
NES
10/03/03
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars (1996)
True Heroes Live Forever »
PC
9/26/03
Grim Fandango (1998)
Love? Love Is for the Living »
PC
9/19/03
Wipeout XL (1996)
The First Video Game For Club Kids »
PS
9/12/03
Mortal Kombat II (1993)
The First Fighting Game That Let You Be Just Friends »
Arcade
8/29/03
Final Fantasy Tactics (1997)
If Shakespeare Made a Game »
PS
8/21/03
X-COM: UFO Defense (1994)
A Triumph in Turn-based Strategy »
PC
8/16/03
Fallout (1997)
If the Postnuclear Future Is This Good, Sign Us Up »
PC
8/09/03
Tecmo Bowl (1989)
Four Plays Is All You Need, Dammit »
NES
8/02/03
Counter-Strike (2000)
The Greatest Online Tactical Shooter Ever »
PC
7/26/03
Twisted Metal 2 (1996)
Combining Cars and Guns in the Best Way Possible »
PS
7/18/03
Super Mario World (1991)
He May Not Have an S on His Chest, but He's Still Awfully Super »
Super NES
7/11/03
Pac-Man (1980)
Buckner & Garcia Got the Fever »
Nearly everything
7/02/03
Tetris (1985)
They'll Keep Playing It Long After All of Us Are Dead »
Nearly everything
6/27/03
Star Control II (1992)
The Best and Only Epic Sci-Fi Space Shooter Role-Playing Game »
PC
6/20/03
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
It Ushered in a New Era in Video Arcades »
Arcade
6/20/03
Starcraft and Starcraft: Brood War (1998)
The Standard by Which All Real-Time Strategy Games Are Judged »
PC
6/20/03
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
GameSpot's First Perfect 10 »
Nintendo 64
6/20/03
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)
It Carried the Torch for 2D Games in an Increasingly 3D World »
PS
6/20/03
Lode Runner (1983)
An Action Game and Game Generator »
Atari 400/800/1200XL

[Alpha_One]

[size=7]vive Le Freespace 2![/size]

P.S. damn those "standard procedure" (i.e. 500 Shivans and a juggernaut will jump in within two minutes) patrol missions!

[Jun aka Pekto]

If Halo should be in there, then so should Battlefield 1942 which preceded many features of Halo's gameplay albeit at a different setting.

My own notes:

1. I still prefer Lucasart's Monkey Island series plus Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis over any of Sierra's adventure games.

2. No Homeworld/Homeworld 2?

3. I absolutely preferred Duke Nukem 3D over Quake for both singleplayer and deathmatch. Quake got much better once GLQuake came out. But for pure enjoyment, it's still Duke Nukem 3D. if any Quake game should be on the list, it should be Quake 2.

4. No Dark Castle? On Mac and Amiga?

5. No Crusader: No Remorse? I know. It's a personal favorite.

6. No Road Rash? I preferred the graphics of the 3DO version. But, the gameplay was similar across platforms.

7. No Tomb Raider? The original one, I mean.

Add: I still have the original cd for Day Of The Tentacle, Tie Fighter, plus Steel Panthers, Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis, and other games that should've been on the list.

[niky]

Here's a fixed list. Color commentary by me...

Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
One of the most controversial games is also one of the greatest »
PS2

Half-Life (1998)
That'll look nice in my trophy room…»
PC

Final Fantasy VII (1997)
Lucky Seven »
PS

Gran Turismo (1998) Love this!
A Ride on the ‘Great Tour’ »
PS

Chrono Trigger (1995)
The Original Time Trotters »
Super NES

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)
You've Stolen My Soul! »
PC

The Legend of Zelda (1992)
A Link to the Past »
Super NES

King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (1992)
The Girl in the Tower »
PC

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (1995)
Zug Zug! »
PC

Doom (1993) Revolutionary...
This Is My Boomstick »
PC

The Sims (2000)
Balancing Domestic Coefficients »
PC

Freespace 2 (1999)
Look at the size of that thing! » Bwahahaha!
PC

Super Mario Kart (1992) What? No Mario Kart 64?
Launchin' Red Shells Like It Ain't No Thang »
Super NES

Planescape: Torment (1999)
I Feel Stronger »
PC

Final Fantasy II (1991)
Sail to the Moon »
Super NES

Master of Orion (1993)
Ridding the Galaxy of Klackons, One Solar System at a Time »
PC

System Shock 2 (1999)
A Shock to the System »
PC

Phantasy Star II (1989)
Sega's Apocalyptic Role-Playing Epic »
Genesis

Diablo (1996)
Click-click-click-click-click » :hysterical:
PC

Tribes (1998)
Shazbot! »
PC

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987)
Where's the NHK TV camera? Hello, Tokyo! »
NES

Metroid (1986)
Whoa! Samus is a woman?!? »
NES

EverQuest (1999)
There Couldn't Have Been a Better Name for It »
PC

Contra (1988)
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A » :hysterical:
NES

Tekken 2 (1995)
The King of Iron Fist Tournament »
PS

Star Raiders (1979) Is it a bad thing that I've actually played this?
The Zylon Empire Strikes Back »
Atari 400/800

Sensible World of Soccer (1994)
The Beautiful Game »
Amiga

Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994)
The TIEs That Bind »
PC

M.U.L.E. (1983)
Because We Never Got Tired of Catching the Mountain Wampus »
Atari 800

Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)
17 Million Players Can't Be Wrong » Too true!
NES

Civilization (1991)
One Tribe to Rule Them All »
PC

Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix (1999)
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised »
PS

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (1996) A little questionable... but there's never been a more fun tetris clone...
When Tetris Gets Tough and Ken Gets Cute »
PS

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat (1995)
The Granddaddy of Giant Robot Combat Games »
PC

Day of the Tentacle (1993) Best point-and-click. Ever.
The Only Good Tentacle Is a Green Tentacle »
PC

X-Men: The Arcade Game (1992)
Because Six Heads Are Better Than Two... » and more fun...
Arcade

Smash TV (1990)
Big...money! Big...prizes! I love it! »
Arcade

]Darklands (1992)
One Order Medieval Role-playing, Hold the Dwarves and the Elves »
PC

Defender (1980)
I'm the Defender, a Mind-bender »
Arcade

Total Annihilation (1997)
Armed to the Core »
PC

Pitfall! (1982)
The Real Dirty Harry »
2600

Archon (1983) I miss this one.
Goblins, Golems, and Doppelgangers and Not a Single 20-Sided Die to Be Seen »
NES

The Revenge of Shinobi (1989)
Spider-Man, Batman, Rambo, Godzilla, and The Terminator: All Suckers »
Genesis

Ys Book I & II (1989)
Ys...An Ideal Utopia »
TurboGrafx-16

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (1990)
Who's Bad? »
GEN

Neuromancer (1988)
Hacking the Future with a Joystick »
Amiga

California Games (1989) My wrists still hurt...
I Wish They All Could Be California... »
Lynx

Theme Park (1994)
Inducing Vomit Is Part of the Fun »
PC

Oregon Trail (1974)
Jimmy Has Dysentery »
PC

Thief: The Dark Project (1998)
Not Your Common Thief »
PC

SimCity (1989) Have you ever spent hours building something just to end up destroying it with a monster attack+tornado+volcano+earthquake? Is it just me?
We Built This Virtual Urban Simulation on Rock and Roll »
PC

Samurai Shodown II (1994)
That's the Law of Samurai »
NeoGeo

ActRaiser (1991)
Build a World in Three Easy Steps »
Super NES

Marble Madness (1984) Utterly cool!
Everything You Know Is Wrong »
NES

Myth: The Fallen Lords (1997)
Casualties. Lots of Casualties »
PC

NFL Blitz '99 (1998)
Because Pass Interference is for Chumps »
Arcade

Double Dragon (1987)
What's Better Than a Single Dragon? » Streets of Rage, maybe?
Arcade

Dragon Force (1996)
Kneel Before the Power of My Sprite Army »
Saturn

Rayman 2: The Great Escape (1999)
You Don't Need Limbs to Be a Hero »
PC

Mega Man 2 (1988)
Saving the World From Our Robot Overlords »
NES

Quake (1996)
The Rocket Heard 'Round the World »
PC

Bionic Commando (1988)
Leave the Jumping to the Marios »
NES

Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars (1996)
True Heroes Live Forever »
PC

Grim Fandango (1998)
Love? Love Is for the Living »
PC

Wipeout XL (1996)
The First Video Game For Club Kids »
PS

Mortal Kombat II (1993)
The First Fighting Game That Let You Be Just Friends »
Arcade

Final Fantasy Tactics (1997)
If Shakespeare Made a Game »
PS

X-COM: UFO Defense (1994)
A Triumph in Turn-based Strategy »
PC

Fallout (1997)
If the Postnuclear Future Is This Good, Sign Us Up »
PC

Tecmo Bowl (1989)
Four Plays Is All You Need, Dammit »
NES

Counter-Strike (2000)
The Greatest Online Tactical Shooter Ever » The reason Halo isn't on the list.
PC

Twisted Metal 2 (1996)
Combining Cars and Guns in the Best Way Possible » I liked V8 better... nicer cars and driving dynamics.
PS

Super Mario World (1991)
He May Not Have an S on His Chest, but He's Still Awfully Super »
Super NES

Pac-Man (1980)
Buckner & Garcia Got the Fever »
Nearly everything

Tetris (1985)
They'll Keep Playing It Long After All of Us Are Dead »
Nearly everything

Star Control II (1992)
The Best and Only Epic Sci-Fi Space Shooter Role-Playing Game » x1000000
PC

Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
It Ushered in a New Era in Video Arcades »
Arcade

Starcraft and Starcraft: Brood War (1998)
The Standard by Which All Real-Time Strategy Games Are Judged »
PC

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
GameSpot's First Perfect 10 »
Nintendo 64

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)
It Carried the Torch for 2D Games in an Increasingly 3D World »
PS

Lode Runner (1983)
An Action Game and Game Generator » And possibly the most awesome game of all time.
Atari 400/800/1200XL

[niky]

Halo was nice, don't get me wrong... but the middle of the game is kinda boring... the AI thick sometimes, and you knd of get the feeling that "hey, it's cool that your new systems can render huge areas... but don't you think you're overdoing it with the long, empty corridors?"

[flakez]

buti andon FF VII. hehehe