What's the best console game ever?

[iamscott]

I have decided to take up a huge undertaking. Write Console.ccgr.org's 100 Best Games. Not an easy task. So, I'm gonna start at the best place. This forum. Please write what your best game is. It has to be for console. After this, I'm going to take the five best games, and make a poll right here. The top game will get honors. This topic, started on May 5, 2003, will end on May 15, 2003. That's ten days. So, write out the best console* game, why it should be the best, and submit it. Thanks.

*Console: one of these game systems: Atari 2600, NES, Gameboy, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Sega Gamegear, Super NES, Sega 32x(add-on to Saturn), Sega CD, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, PS1, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, PS2, Gamecube, XBox, game.com, Neo Geo (basically any system excluding the PC and arcade.)

[CCGR]

I enjoyed the Dragon Warrior series, Crystalis, Super Mario 1 & 3, Zelda and Big Nose the caveman

So many great games have come along that it makes this a hard choice but I would have to say (imho) Zelda:A Link To The Past (for the SNES) was the best http://www.cgalliance.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[iamscott]

I took a little longer than I expected to get some more comments, so I'm going to extend the ending of this to somewhere in the middle of June or July. C'mon guys. I need some help with this.

[CCGR]

well the forum has been up and down in the last week

[TastyWheat]

the first zelda game, the first mario bros., contra, final fantasy 6, goldeneye (for the n64), final fantasy 7, tecmo superbowl, paperboy, zelda 64 (the ocarina of time)

i think that's a good starting list ^_^

[SLAM]

SUPER SMASH BROTHERS :-D!

[Tolkien]

My votes are for:

Super Mario Brothers (NES)
The Legend of Zelda (NES)
Metroid (NES)
Dragon Warrior (NES)
Super Metroid (SNES)
Zelda 3 (SNES)
Mario Kart (SNES)
Mario 64 (N64)
Street Fighter series (it's had games on pretty much every console)
Goldeneye (N64)
Halo (Xbox)
Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast, Gamecube, Xbox)

[iamscott]

It has to be in that order???

[Nspire]

Quote[/b] (SLAM @ May 22 2003,11:45)]SUPER SMASH BROTHERS :-D!
Nothing like seeing Mario put that Pikachu fella in his place.

[iamscott]

Heck yeah. Or seeing Link whomp Kirby off his own platform, Dreamland!

[Tolkien]

Quote[/b] (iamscott @ May 28 2003,8:23)]It has to be in that order???
i posted the games in a somewhat chronological order of when they came out (with the exception of Street Fighter).  ;)

[SirThom]

In order of favoritism....

Metroid Prime (GCN)
Halo (X)
Super Smash Brothers Melee (GCN)
Splinter Cell (X)
SSX Tricky (GCN)
The very first zelda (???)

-Tom

[iamscott]

The very first Zelda came out on the NES. My personal favorites are:

Metroid Prime(GCN)
Star Fox Adventures(GCN)
Splinter Cell(GCN)
Link's Awakening(Game Boy)
007:Nightfire(GCN)

Here's a bit of a problem: I'm getting a new computer(EBay rules!), and the disc drive on my last computer, a Power PC 6100, does not work correctly. So, I have a bunch of ccgr docs, creative writing, blah blah, ect., on the computer, so I'm afraid that I may have to redo everything. Here's to hope!

[Atown]

1 game says it all FINAL FANTASY VII the greatest work by squaresoft and psx, awseome graphics,best storyline ive read next to fft, great magic system, ultimate battle system, game rating from 1-10, its a 100!!!!!!

[SLAM]

Would someone please explain Final Fantasy to me? I've heard it's really good, but I've never palyed any of them. From what I've seen though, it looks incredibly strange, and I've heard that none of the episodes have anything to do with each other. Anyone care to shed some light?

[Atown]

final fantasy games is a serries of games, that were created by squaresoft, all of them have a simelar magic system (summons have the same names, and spells have same names) although each game has nothing to do with another, its a series of trusted rpgs, that have had the best story lines of any rpg ive ever played, my personal favorite is ff7, the greatest story line of all time. now above i mentioned magic and such, magic in a way in these games are just burly attacks with elements in theme, summons are like even burlyer elementel attacks. each game does have some odd themes like ff7 had some "planet energy" and "life stream" but other than that, thats the most junk in these games. fft (final fantasy tactics) is a tactic game which is fun as heck, and has a story line so complictated that ive had to play and beat it 3 times, and i hardly ever play a video game more than 1 time, and all final fantasy games ive played more than once. hope that helps u

[Tolkien]

Quote[/b] (iamscott @ June 07 2003,1:03)]Here's a bit of a problem: I'm getting a new computer(EBay rules!), and the disc drive on my last computer, a Power PC 6100, does not work correctly. So, I have a bunch of ccgr docs, creative writing, blah blah, ect., on the computer, so I'm afraid that I may have to redo everything. Here's to hope!
What are the specs on your new computer? I can think of a couple of possible solutions to your problem.

Option 1:
If the new computer is also a mac and has a SCSI interface for the harddrive, you can put your old 250MB harddrive into the new machine as a slave drive and then copy the files from one drive to another.

Option 2:
If you have a network card in both machines, you can network them together and transfer the files.

Option 3:
If your old computer is connected to the internet, you can copy the files to a location on the web. Then connect your new computer to the internet and copy them from the internet to the new computer. (if its just text files, you may be able to email them as attached files)

[iamscott]

I really don't know the specs, except that it's a 400 MHz iMac, with OS 9.2 and 10 GB on the Hard Drive.

[CCGR]

sorry about your computer!

[iamscott]

Ahh. Its okay. I'm not gonna have this article up until at least next week. Keep telling me what those games you like are.

[Exo-Slayer]

1. Zelda: OOT (N64)
2. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 (ps2)
3. Chrono Trigger (SNES)
4. Zelda: Wind Waker (GC)
5. Earthbound (SNES)
6. Contra 3: The Aliens War (SNES)
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (SNES)
8. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
9. Super Mario All Stars (SNES)
10. Goldeneye (N64)

[iamscott]

You know that there is a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game coming out?

I got my iMac. The guy who we bougt it from had no idea what he was doing. The iMac came with an optical mouse(which he never mentioned), and an Apple Extended Keyoard(which he also didn't mention.).

[Exo-Slayer]

Only problem is the new TMNT game is for Gamecube but is still only 2 players, whats the point in getting 4 controlers if they dont make games 4 players.

[iamscott]

True. But then that raises the question 'Why release a non-online game for PS2 that allows eight players?' So they can make money. Oh well. Not as good as your question.

[satjome]

SUPER SMASH BROS. MEELEE ROCKS!! http://www.cgalliance.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[MaxX]

Halo

[Dr. Tek]

naw, halo's better on the pc.

best console game ever, imo, is the F-117 nighthawk combat simulator by EA on the sega genesis

[iamscott]

Nope, it's Metroid Prime. Best ever.

[LionOfJudah]

Nope Final Fantsy 3 ( i think it is really like 5 or something but we know it as FF3) is the best FF Game ever. Period end of discussion, the ones for PS2/Xbox and everything are junk and if you are a true FF3 fan then you know what i mean http://www.cgalliance.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif http://www.cgalliance.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

The best game every i must say is Chrono Trigger followed by FF3 they both had like PS graphics on the SNES.

[Dr. Tek]

havent played it yet, evrytime ive went to get it, sold out http://www.cgalliance.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[iamscott]

Yeah, those original FF games are either really hard to find or really expensive. I think that a local game store had FF2 for like 60 bucks, no trade.

[MaxX]

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HALO. http://www.cgalliance.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

[Xel]

I'll just list a few of the greatest games to ever come into existance

Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy 6(3 in the US)
Final Fantasy 2(don't know what # it is in Japan)
Final Fantasy 7
Secret of Mana
Super Metroid & Metroid Prime
the entire Zelda series except Majoras mask
Street Fighter ^_^
Killer Instinct 1 & 2
Lunar: Silver Star Story
Lunar: Eternal Blue
Twisted Metal 2
NBA Jam
BUBBLE BOBBLE!!! (or however you spell it)
The Contra series
Mortal Kombat 3
Halo
Golden eye

I'll just stop there

[Gods_Peon]

I'm so lame. The most recent console I've got is SNES. LOLOLOL, I am such a lamer!!! I don't have a console that does CDs nevermind DVDs LOL

I think the best game around, ever, for console, was that forbearer of all the FPS we have today, NES duck hunt. LOLOLOL

I think a gun come with that Pong game as well, that was kewl!!!