philosopherking

I loved Dune, I spent hours playing that on the Genesis, and also Dune 2000 as well. The only problem I had with it was its lack of continuity with the book, which is easy to get over since the game is so great. One thing much improved on with Rise of Nations however is the Nuke, the Harkonnen nukes did crap for damage.

philosopherking

My favorite were the Shining Force games on Sega Genesis. I played and still play those for hours.

Tiondelt

Final Fantasy Tactics.

qtpye4u84

Socom 2 ONLINE!!!!!!!!!!! YEA Im am a captian with a high rank

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SlapHappyMalice

Quake 1 and Ultima Online are simply the best games for me. I still miss those games and I haven't played them in 3-4 years.

Stompy

Final Fantasy IV

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Poloboy

Tie between EQ and FF7.

Sensei

I will also have to cheat and name more than one game:

Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy VI
Half-Life
Metal Gear Solid

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BigGov

Being a captain is so pointless in that game.

I have a friend, one of the best players I know, has a K-D ratio of almost 3-1, and is ranked at 100,000. Myself, I was a captain for a good while, but then I realized how pointless it was, so I played the game the way it should be played. Every teammate that is an asshole, dead. Every moron on my team, dead. Every racist, bigot, or overall annoying person, dead. I probably have upwards of 500 intentional team kills. As a result, dropped about 100,000.

Too much point whoring, cheesing, cheating, and overall bullshit in the ranking system to make it worthwhile.

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tkkfan

Blaster Master or Life Force on NES

But my new fav game is Far Cry....as of last night at least

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Nancy

FFVIII beats that one

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Fox1

It's a difficult choice but I would have to say that my favorite game of all time is... The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. If you asked me why I probably couldn't tell you, I guess it's just something about the combination of everything the game encompasses which is why I enjoy it so much.

irateplatypus

can't decide...

chrono trigger - SNES
yoshi's island - SNES
Zelda: Ocarina of Time - N64
FF VII - PS

i think with the timing that yoshi's island had in its release (sega saturn and playstation emerging) really hurt its place in the pantheon of great games. there seriously isn't a more fun 2D game with the anywhere near the depth of gameplay. plus, the graphics are ridiculously good for the platform. so many people were busy being impressed by all the average-quality 3D games that this kind of slipped under the radar. wow... that game is a shining example of what sets miyamoto apart.

oh, and ditto that Fox1... there really was something intangibly great about that one. The first time through was definitely one of my favorite gaming experiences of all time.

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Jesus Pimp

Ultima 7

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Xiomar

XENO-FOKKING-GEARS

hellkite

hmmmm this is a tough one
fav RTS: C&C and most sequels, cept tiberian sun, but i definetely loved most of the series, westwood rocks

RPG: toss-up between chrono trigger, KOTOR and diablo2, been playing d2 for almost 2 years now and still addicted.....

FPS: Starsiege tribes, most of you probably never heard of this game
loved it, in my opinion the best team-based FPS ever made, the sequel i didn't like as much, but still cool.
can't wait for the next installment, tribes:vengence

and for those interested, T1 and T2 are gonna be avail free in some mag in june i believe, computer gaming world or something.. can't remember exactly... and also gonna be available on file planet

definetely worth the download methinks but i already have both

unsure

counterstrike has been my fav in the past.

Gothmog

Star Control 2
Master of Magic
X-com
Scorched Earth
Worms

Recently, 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time' has been quite a favorite.

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Mr.Deflok

I'm not 100% certain but right now (the original) Splinter Cell ranks right up there, I love this game so badly it's sad. Whenever a news reel is shown shivers are sent down my spine and my mouth gaps in terror.

Da Munk

I can't decide on just one, but these are definitely my all time favoirtes.

Super Metroid
Metroid Prime
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Final Fantasy VII
Metal Gear Solid
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
KOTOR

Nancy

Crap. I forgot to mention Mario Go Kart

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I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

Homey_V

Its all about Command&Conquer....

That game consumed my life...

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Arc101

It's been mentioned a few times already but Knights of the old republic is a great game. Just completed it and it took over my life for a while.

Paradise Lost

FF6 and FF Tactics. You can't do better than that.

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Speed_Gibson

easy one for me - Bard's Tale
battling for runner-up: Pole Position and Mario Brother, both on Atari 7800. Wolfenstein 3-D would get honourable mention as well. Text games and Myst place near the top as well.
Never have played more than 5 minutes of quake or any of its sequels, but did my share of Doom and the 'thousand WAD file' expansion package though. Rise of Triad always entertained me more than Doom or any of its other clones; have to love 'dog mode' and the all-mighty hand that smotes anyone down.

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mingusfingers

goldeneye for n64, halo, counterstrike, dark age of camelot /blush

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STARCRAFT

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YaWhateva

'nuff said.

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SiNai

My first thought before I saw everybody's picks was definitely Chrono Trigger, but after thinking about it I narrowed it down to 3 great games:

1 Chrono Trigger
2 Starcraft (oh, the hours wasted..)
3 Zelda: Ocarina of Time

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hellkite

oh yeah shit how could i forget starcraft
one of the best strategy games ever

but i still love C&C more

S|nKa04

FarCry for PC has to be up there, have not stoped playing this

Seer666

The first Spy Hunter. I can still play that for hours.

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Bobaphat

Super Mario Bros. I could play that game everyday and still enjoy it.

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iamtheone

Magician Lord - NeoGeo

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bunjamin

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

I miss my Apple IIGS

Jadedfox

X-wing+ Expansion, TIE Fighter + Expansion and Fallout 2 are my alltime favorites.

Honerable mentions to:

FFVII, FFX, Civ 2, StarCraft

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phaded

At the risk of being called a fanboy, my favorite game ever is Zelda: Wind Waker. I was skeptical at first, but I've always been a huge LoZ fan, so I decided to give it a try.

My previous favorite game ever had been Ocarina of Time, and I had more fun playing Wind Waker (better engine, among other things), so WW has become my favorite.

My favorite non-Zelda game is probably either Chrono Trigger, or Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The Metroids are up there too.

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crow_daw

Gotta go with Halo.

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Jack Ruby

X-COM UFO Defense. It's turn-based, a decade old, and doesn't run well on WinXP, but god DAMN.

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bltzkriegmcanon

Couldn't have put it better myself.

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