What is your all time most cherished game, regardless of genre/etc.

[CroutonsofDeath{RD}]

Everyone has a game that has a soft spot in their hearts, regardless of genre or even true quality. Whatever the short comings or even the strengths, you love this game and will cherish it until you die. What game makes its mark on your heart? And why? In a way, it doesn't have to be your all time favourite game in terms of quality or genre, but just has to win you over somehow regardless of certain qualities.

For me, it has to be Tim Schafer's Full Throttle. Its shortcomings mainly lie in a poor combat system later on and its relatively short, but the excellent story, the awesome music, the kickass bikes, the style, the animation, the characters, the humour; everything won me over back in the day and its easily my favourite LucasArts adventure game. I play it sometimes like I play one of my favourite movies, not often or repeatedly, but when my morale is down or just want to have some fun times and memories, I pop my cherished, still near mint-condition disc in. I will never forget the first time I played this game, and I'll still hold onto that disc until the day I die.

 

[acefisher1]

TF2

And before that, TFC.

And before that, Megaman X

 

[shadows5631]

Goldeneye 007 because it brings back memories of when I was younger. And Mario 64.

 

[izPhil]

Starfox 64. I'd play that game for days straight as a kid. To this day I've never been able to beat the game on the hard levels (red path) and beat the real Andross. I still love it though.

Also Max Payne and Max Payne 2. Though the gameplay was tough and maybe not too great, the story was just awesome. I loved playing through and watching all the cutscenes and stuff. It was awesome. Plus the very first kill in Max Payne 2, the one where you shoot the terrorist guy into a shelf, that instantly made me fall in love with ragdoll physics.

Awesome... just awesome games.

 

[Snipeye]

It's split for me for console and PC: Mortal Kombat and Tribes 2.

 

[Negnelfi]

Sonic The Hedgehog, nuff said.

 

[foxhound-KD-]

supercontra, mike tysons punchout and the original multi player.....GAUNTLET!

warrior needs food...badly!

 

[Crasher]

Quake 2! There were so much mods to play with and I was a map maker. Was using WinQoole 2.5. I seriously played a good 8 years at this game. That was also my first FPS playing it online. At my surprise, there still few server that keep this game alive.

 

[D.T.S.]

This one's old school, real old school. I'm gonna be pleasantly surprised if anyone remembers this one.

But other then that, let's hit the top of honorable mentions.

Final Fantasy Tactics, seriously who doesn't love it?

Phantasy Star II, seriously one of the best RPGs of the old school.

Civilization II, seriously the game that defined 4X for me.

 

[dopey288]

Mario kart

 

[GrinningHillbilly]

Virtual Boy Wario Land.

 

[OSVG]

Chrono Trigger
Megaman 2

 

[soLitary]

supercontra, mike tysons punchout and the original multi player.....GAUNTLET!

warrior needs food...badly!

Yeah gauntlet ftw, the gamecube one thats abit better o graphics was so fun to play with 4 other people

 

[Evil Smilie >:]]

Starcraft! :d

 

[shrimp]

Quake2. (ctf)
Surprisingly enough there are still active servers.

 

[FoeFighter]

Populous 3: the Beginning

first game i ever played (^notice the rating ) and i still play it to this day... got one of the few disc versions of it around...

and also civilization 3... good game, best civ game in m opinion (new ones are too cartoony for me, not that anythings wrong with cartoony, it just doesnt feel like civ with cartoonish looks.)

 

[yellowbadger52]

I would say my all time favorite pc game would be rainbow six rogue spear. That is the first game i got into online fps's with and i loved it! I dought there are servers around today but the game was amazing at its time.

For console hands down would be final fantasy tactics for ps1. I picked that game up in the store and was a bit hesitant about getting it... well after playing it and getting everything i possible could from it. and then playing through it again. It was the best $30 i spent on a game. Speaking of it... i may buy it on the PSN so i can play it on my ps3.

 

[Planeswalker]

Deus Ex.

Hell, I don't think I have it installed on this laptop. I should remedy that immediately.

 

[Sal Paradise]

Super Mario for Gameboy
Can't Lie

 

[foxhound-KD-]

Civilization II, seriously the game that defined 4X for me.

same here, many a late nite gaming session with that one!:thumbup: