Top 100 Games Of All Time Decided - Again 41
Thanks to submitter Brad1138, who points out an article at MSNBC.com about a new list of the top 100 games ever. This time it was staffers at Entertainment Weekly and the games TV station G4 who decided the list, and the article only mentions the 5 highest-rated titles, which include Legend Of Zelda, Doom and Tetris. Which games would you have included in your list?
#1 best game ever:... (Score:4, Funny)
IGN's list (Score:5, Informative)
Blah blah blah everyone has an opinion blah blah blah no one can agree on best games blah blah blah it's all subjective.
Great... (Score:1, Funny)
Tell us G4, what do all the cool kids and movie stars play? I wanna be just like you Mr. TV host! You play the cool games and get all the hot chicks to like you!
Ok I suppose that's enough hate for one day...
My picks (Score:1)
useless lists. (Score:4, Insightful)
besides, no mention of nethack
try the useless factor yourselfs... pick a game, and then pick another, and another and another.. until you got enough games that you can't really rate over one, either because they're from different times or for other simlar reasons. make the list again tomorrow and come up with different games.
"nethack, fallout1/2, ultima underworld 1/2, oh wait morrowind too, system shock, oh gripes can't forget star control2 or pool of radiance.. or rick dangerous! oh wait it would all be useless without elite and first encounters... can't forget doom either but halflife was more captivating"
you could try the same thing with movies too.. even if nobody made _any_ new games, there would be enough for lifetimes worth already(actually, nethack is enough for that alone).
sure they're fun but for fun the worst games ever lists kick more ass..
Re:useless lists. (Score:5, Interesting)
Well, I *do* find these lists useful. I have neither the time nor money to play every game in existence. I rely on these lists to give me an indication of which games are worth my attention.
Oh sure, there's a tiny chance that the list won't have an obscure title that I would enjoy playing. Tough. I'm not willing to rent/buy an obscure title on the off-chance it won't suck.
And yes, I have the same philosophy for music, movies and books.
Re:useless lists. (Score:5, Insightful)
also because of the nature of the video-games industry it's not feasible to watch these lists for stuff to buy because the titles are more or less tied to the hardware of it's age, meaning that once great graphics or innovative gameplay are not that great anymore if you only look for 'having a good time'(=look for tips on what to pick up at the mall), but are still worth mentioning and remembering!
whats the deal with no 'post anon' checkbox?
Re:useless lists. (Score:3, Insightful)
They much less useful than Best Song Ever lists. The reason is simple. E.g., Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind is considered a classic by some. Even if you think it is a little dated or it is not your style, that album was one important thing going for it: It is still available. Can you even find a game from 1991? Of course, the situation with pre-80s material is even worse, as games from those era are obsolete, as little hardware exists that still runs it (em
Re:Games, games, games! (Score:4, Informative)
If you've set your preferences for all section articles to spill over into the main page, you're going to see a lot of game news in the future.
The list lacks perspective (Score:5, Insightful)
Unfortunately, their full list is probably going to be full of recent (and mostly) mediocre games, with a few classics[1] thrown in for "flavor".
[1]: Classics being anything before Y2K: Pac-Man, Asteroids, Quake, Civilization, etc.
Re:The list lacks perspective (Score:4, Insightful)
I have to say, though, that any top 100 games list that includes all platforms is ill conceived from the start. After all, I know many people who never played games on the Commodore 64 or Amiga (both of which had some great games) just as I was never into the Atari personal computer (400, 800, 1600XL, ST, etc.). Balance of Power, for example, was a great game but if you didn't play games on an old Mac or Atari ST, you'd never know it.
I liked GTA3 and GTA: Vice City quite a lot, but how do either of those games make the list of the top five games of all time? They're great games and could be in my top 10 for the past five years but they'd probably miss my top TWENTY for all time.
Unfortunately, when these lists are created, it's done by people who a) want to make a list that appeals to important marketing demographics NOW and b) have probably only played games that make the video game equivalent of the best-seller list.
At least I don't have G4 so that I won't be annoyed by the list in its entirety. After all, Ball Blazer and Pitfall! probably won't make the list and that might cause me violent thoughts. :)
Considering the sources. (Score:4, Insightful)
One of the best games ever (Score:1)
So um.. (Score:2)
The lists are useless, but.... Zaxxon (Score:1)
Of course now it's cheesey, but at the time it was impressive. But the same could be said of Doom. But as someone once said, every year or so, it's kind of neat late at night to turn out the lights at night, set the sound, and go back to Episode 1.
My other old favorite wa
I will avoid the chance to spout about my faves (Score:4, Interesting)
Incidentally, if I had to pick the greatest video game of all time, I'm not sure what it would be, but Zelda would have a decent shot at it, so at least that is a reasonable match. But it's also a no-brainer, you look at the games that sold like mad and really captivated gamers in their time. I mean you have to put sonic on that list even if you think it sucks, it's just another platformer, albeit faster, because it's one of the best loved games of all time.
Re:I will avoid the chance to spout about my faves (Score:2)
Your mileage may vary, of course.
jaded (Score:4, Insightful)
So Much Yummy Goodness. Ow, Nostalgia Overload. (Score:2, Interesting)
Old School (Score:2, Interesting)
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Classics (Score:2, Interesting)
Reasonable doubt (Score:3, Insightful)
Zelda is great, but in terms of technological advances (with the exception of the first game) it gets left in the dust compared to the work of Doom, Half-Life, and Quake.
difference between 'best' and 'first'? (Score:4, Insightful)
I still think 'Alone in the Dark', 'Out of This World' and 'Bomberman' are 3 of the most overlooked games of all time (at least for me in the early 90's). Heck, 4 player Super Bomberman on the Super Nintendo is one of the best 'gaming with friends' experiences ever.
It should also be noted that some games age really poorly. Like Doom. I love Doom as much as the next gamer but if you play the original version it's pathetic. What? I cant crouch?? How do I climb ladders? I appreciate Doom for what it was in it's day, but it's no fun now that I've played better :)
Re:difference between 'best' and 'first'? (Score:1)
Re:difference between 'best' and 'first'? (Score:1)
The one level (9 I think) in Bomberman 3 with the seasaws, yeah we were calling that one seizure city.
Re:difference between 'best' and 'first'? (Score:1)
Can't believe anyone's giving credence to G4 TV (Score:2)
Watch Judgement Day (Score:2)
I agree that the channel can get pretty disgusting with the amount of pandering to vendors that they do, but the channel isn't a total waste.
Oh yeah... (Score:2, Funny)
mine for each decade (Score:2, Interesting)
The 90s, Civilization. That was the 90s right? or late 80s.
Today there's a lot to choose from, but I pick Everquest. Yea, muds have been around for a long time and EQ wasn't the first big commercial venture... but I think they're still the best.
Looking forward to Star Wars Galaxies and Everquest2.
Ask Wil Wheaton about G4 (Score:3, Informative)
I used to put G4 on in the background quite often while I was working. The commercials, being mostly about games, were at least less annoying than commercials for cars or tampons. I like to hear people talking when I'm doing chores, so that's why TV instead of music.
Anyway, after some exposure to the channel, I found Arena. I would actually sit and watch this show because A) Wil was on it and B) I thought the idea of the competition was cool. For those unfamiliar, Arena was a computer and console game competition between two teams of four. (theoretically, anyway, see Wil's journal)
Then Wil wasn't on anymore. I thought, "Oh maybe he's doing a movie or something and that's why they put these two pretty boys on the show." Then I read the above
Message to G4: Wil Wheaton has a posse! [wilwheaton.net]
could someone post a link to the llist itself... (Score:1)
Madden 2003 is the fifth best game of all time? (Score:1)
Re:Madden 2003 is the fifth best game of all time? (Score:2)
Entertainment Weekly is owned by
AOL Time Warner [aoltimewarner.com]
AOL is in cahoots with EA for the Madden Bowl [pcgameworld.com]
EA may be mad they did not get the number 1 slot
Rate games by science! (Score:1)
(Woot! Old man murray is back)