Is There a Game You Can´t Get Tired Of?

[Damon Plus]

I´d say Sonic 2. I love the graphics, music and speed so much I could play it for ages and not get tired of it.

Same with River City Ransom, there are so much things to do, and beating the crap out of everyone never gets old.

And maybe Marble Madness, Super Mario Kart and few others

[vintagegamecrazy]

For Me it would be Cruisin' Exotica, Tetris, Tempest 2000, Zelda II and Battletoads and Tekken 3, I can play all of those games forever.

[NE146]

Like I always say. Robotron.

You can get tired of it, but you can come back a year or two later and it'll be a fresh challenge again :D

[tritium]

Soul Calibur, FF7, Jet Grind Radio, Crazy Taxi

-Tritium

[MegaDrive20XX]

I'm gonna say...CastleVania 3 NES, Super CastleVania 4 SNES, CastleVania Bloodines Genesis, Super Mario All-Stars SNES, Super Mario 64 N64, Zelda Link to the Past SNES or GBA, Zelda Orcarina of Time N64 or Cube, Resident Evil 2 (Any format), Silent Hill (All of them, I love them all)

[Raccoon Lad]

Crazy Taxi!! No matter how good you are, you can always get a slightly better score.

[chadtower]

Berzerk, and any vector game

[fergojisan]

Adventure (2600)
Food Fight (MAME)
Tempest (Arcade)

[slip81]

Mega Man 2
OutRun
Vice City (though San Andreas may replace it)
Goldeneye 64
Mario Kart (any version)
Missile Command
Super Breakout

[Querjek]

Animal Crossing, always and forever.

[classicb]

Tecmo Super Bowl

I might as well glue it to my NES

[max 330 mega]

metal slug, cyber lip, and strikers 1945.
i play these games all atleast once a week, and cyber lip gets beat once or twice a day.

[Kroogah]

All Bemani, and Pump It Up
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike
Super Punch-Out!!
Card Fighter's Clash
Shanghai

[Proclus]

Pepper II (Colecovision)
Marble Madness

[gamegirl79]

Paperboy (NES)
Super Punch Out (SNES)
Street Fighter II Turbo (SNES)
Animal Crossing (GCN)
Tetris (on any platform)
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Genesis)
Aladdin (Genesis)
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (PC)

[Kilik Kurosawa]

Monopoly Party....the one game my gf routinely destroys me at

[Ed Oscuro]

I try not to wear out games. It's easy to do, but I've found that getting rid of the "progress" mindset to some degree helps, and think about doing things better a second time around. This needs an example to be clear, and I have one! I've been playing DOOM III a bit the last few days, and in the power processing plant (with conveyors and such) I played through its entirety twice, and replayed bits a few times. I didn't get overly annoyed at doing things a second time and got to see some things I wouldn't have seen otherwise. I turned on the whatchamacallit system that makes you sprint jump a few times (ugh) and then sprint jump past rotating drums/poles discharging static electricity, while you're being assaulted by Imps (UGH!), and I know I don't want to do all that again...but hey, done it.

I really like story-based games the most, but it seems that despite my attempts not to overplay them, they DO get old. I wouldn't say I've worn out Zelda: Ocarina of Time, because I haven't played it in a few years. Thankfully "the mood" carries me most of the way :D

Other picks...I think I've worn out Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow a bit, but from here on out (hard mode) it's catching a dozen souls or so, catching multiple souls, leveling up, trying to get the proton gun again...yeah.

I've always got a soft spot for Space Harrier type games, and Burning Force is right up there.

I love Ninja Spirit - unfortunately I recorded the level one music from the arcade version last night and that's pretty much destroyed the music in the GB and especially PC-Engine versions for me LOL

[WiseSalesman]

Either of the super smash brothers games.

[Sotenga]

Castlevania, Gradius, and............. Contra. Yup. :D

[Gzilla23]

Mutant League Football, Contra, and Sonic 1.....never get tired of any of those.

[morphx]

Bust-A-Move. Oh little dinosaur how I love you and your little colored bubbles.

[Damon Plus]

Well, I know that I COULD get tired if I play them too much, so I usually wait a bit to replay them. Last time I finished RCR was in July, and I´m waiting until November to keep things fresh.

[calthaer]

The only games that have this sort of power for me are the Deus Ex and System Shock games, and either Ms Pac Man or Pac Man VS.

[sabre2922]

all of the SILENT HILL games
RE3:Nemesis on my DC just keeps going and going and going its a strange addiction that I dont quite understand O_O
STREETFIGHTER III:third strike DC and PS2
Oh and Natalie Portman even though she doesnt even know nor care that I exist :(
wait what was the ? again....

[postulio]

counter-strike (pc of course)

[SegaAges]

simpsons: road rage
crazy taxi
capcom vs snk 2

[BIGMIKE]

rygar >>>>>>nes

[Dr. Morbis]

Many NES games by the big 3 publishers (Nintendo, Konami, Capcom) and Kaboom for the 2600. If I could have one working game on a desert island, I think it would be Kaboom.

[briskbc]

SSX Tricky
Crimson Skies
Bust-A-Move series
Asteroids
Joust
Robotron
GTA3
Mario Kart (SNES)

[Daria]

Civ 2.

Don't know why it's just one of those games I can pick up and play for hours from any save point and not notice the time go by until it's 6am.

[racecar]

bust-a-move
gem fighter
and most puzzle games
good fighting games( streetfighter/mavel/capcom and especially snk)

[devilman]

Only Winning Eleven 8 (or whatever the current version is at the time) is guaranteed to keep me coming back for more and more...

[Vigilante]

Kaboom and Circus Atari

[punkoffgirl]

I've never gotten tired of Oil's Well, Pepper II, or Vib Ribbon.

[NESaholic]

-Rodland nes
-Metroid Nes
-Kid Icarus Nes

[aaron7]

Super Mario 1 and 3, Arkanoid, Krazy Kreatures. All for the NES, and the latter of the 4 is made by AVE (boot cart... great game!)

[jdc]

I honestly can't seem to tire of Phantasy Star Online (played entirely offline) on my Cube. I played it online on my DC since it's launch as well. Sure, I give it a rest every now and then.....but the appeal still lasts.

Other choices? FFX and Champions Of Norrath on PS2......Domark's Formula One on Genny.

[Crush Crawfish]

Mega Man 3
Chrono Trigger
Earthbound
Gitaroo man
Katamari Damacy
River City Ransom
Streets of Rage

I don't think I could ever get tired of those games.

[dethink]

ridge racer 4.

excellent presentation, graphics, music, flawless control, EXCELLENT 2 player mode, cool art direction on the cars (lots of inspiration drawn from 60's GP/sports cars), etc. etc.

damn, i need another copy of that game. nothing spun around in my PS more than that game. it was one of those rare things where everything just gels to make a perfect experience (without being 40 hours long).

[Ninja Blacksox]

There are a few.

Most of them are old NES titles. But if I had to choose just one...

"Baseball Stars"

It's still the best baseball game that has ever been released.

-A Boy

[XxMe2NiKxX]

http://www.captainwilliams.co.uk/sonic/sonic16bit/sonic2/images/2logo.jpg
Greatest game of all time.

[blissfulnoise]

Newish School:

Civilization (well III now)
Wario Ware (particularly Dr. Wario)
Tony Hawk (series)
Columns
Katamari Damacy
Super Smash Brothers
DDR (I don't get tired of it, but it does make me tired... does that still count)?

Old School:

Robotron
Sinistar
Venture
Lock n' Chase
Pepper II was a damn good answer... yeah, that game is mad fun.

[UK WOMBLE]

Call of duty online, Im totally addicted to online FPS games, cant help myself !! :)


Warlords (2600) How could anyone tire of this game, especially when youve got a few mates to play with. (Got a warlords cocktail en route from Maryland to the UK as an early xmas present to myself..... happy times !! :D )


Si

[Lemmy Kilmister]

Putting the replay value aside, I would have to go with either nights, contra 3 or mario allstar.

[K3V]

Tempest 2000 & 3000. I'll probably be playing them for the rest of my life :D

[Canadian Psycho]

Many NES games by the big 3 publishers (Nintendo, Konami, Capcom)

I second that in a heartbeat.

Also, more precisely, I never get tired of Tetris, Street Fighter 2010 (yup, you read right), F-Zero X and, last but definitely not least, Baseball Stars.

[jdc]

One more retro one....

I recently found a copy of Crystalis (with instructions, no box) and finally popped it in tonight. The save feature still works!!! I have a feeling that I'm going to name this one as my favorite NES game thus far.

[Habeeb Hamusta]

-Strikers 1945
-Metal Slug
-Magical Drop 2
-Any Street Fighter/King of Fighter games :)

[Jibbajaba]

http://acorn.cybervillage.co.uk/emulation/articles/galaga.gif

Best. Game. Ever.

Chris

[Psycho Mantis]

gitaroo man!

[digitalpress]

Excellent topic *moves to the "classic" forum*

Almost every system has a game like this for me. The first one that comes to mind is Streets of Rage (any version, really), I can play a level or two or even the whole game, anytime, anywhere. Others are Tempest 2000 (and its dark brother, Tempest X), GTA3 (and its successors), Bomberman (series), Beach Spikers, and it seems now Burnout 3 will join that elite group :)

[dreamcaster]

Perfect Dark (N64)
Sega Rally Championship (Saturn)
Soul Calibur (DC)
Tetris DX (GBC)

Something tells me I'll be playing these 'til the day I die. LOL

[J2games]

Honestly, two old school games are always near the top of the pile to always be played (and on multiple systems!)

Ms. Pac_man and Centipede (with the trackball of course!)

[dreamcaster]

Oh! And of course Stunt Race FX (SNES).

[drdrew1469]

The Legen of Zelda for the nes. I can beat that and start all over again without tiring of it :)

[PS2Hawk]

GTA 3
Vice City
San Andreas
Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain (Yea I know its stupid.)
Deff Jam Fight for NY

[stressboy]

Metroid for the SNES - I can beat this in 1 sitting.. love this game.

Final Fantasy 3(6) - I think this game has one of the best openings ever in FF history.

Ico - enough said.

Grand Theft Auto - from 1 on my PC to San Andreas on my PS2. I love seeing how long I can avoid the cops.

Alpha Centauri - My wife hates it when I play this game. Way too addictive. Nothing like defending against a Hive invasion, getting airpower, and blowing them into the stone age.

Kid Icarus - if I still had a copy, I know I would play this almost non-stop.

[GamblinMonkey]

In reverse chronological order (although I'm probably missing some):

GTA III trilogy (San Andreas is calling me right now)
Katamari Damacy
Battlefield 1942
Morrowind
Advance Wars
Perfect Dark
Super Mario World
Joust

[Evil E]

Astro Warrior
Altered Beast
Pitfall
Soul Calibur

[mrsuit]

I cant stop playing quake 3 for pc. Been playing it for an average of 10 hours a week since it was out in 1999, @_@

[Simply Dave]

The Legen of Zelda for the nes. I can beat that and start all over again without tiring of it :)

Same here! :)

[Evil E]

I cant stop playing quake 3 for pc. Been playing it for an average of 10 hours a week since it was out in 1999, @_@

Wow--hardcore....... O_O

[esquire]

I own Baldur's Gate for all 3 consoles (PS2, GC & XBOX). I finished it for the PS2 playing as the fighter. I am currently playing it on GC as a sorceress. When I'm done I'll probably play it on the XBOX as the archer. I love hack 'n slash.

Another one I can't stop playing is Nectaris/Military Madness. I have Military Madness for the TG16, Neo Nectaris for the PC-Engine/TG16 Super CD and Nectaris Military Madness for the PSX. I can play that game anytime.

[mezrabad]

The only games that have this sort of power for me are the Deus Ex and System Shock games

I'm right there with you on these. In fact, its time to play them all again.

Other than that:

Adventure (2600)
Robotron
Time Pilot
Crazy Climber

And, believe it or not, Shenmue. I just wish Ryo could go into a videogame store and *buy* videogames. The arcade is cool, I just wish it were bigger. I think I'm more fascinated with the IDEA behind the game than the actual game itself. But I keep putting it in my Dreamcast every few months, go figure.

[BHvrd]

Dragon's Lair 1&2 - phillips cd-i
Space Ace -phillips cd-i
Robotron - multi
Pacman - multi
Galaga - multi
Halo - xbox
Unreal Tournamnet 2004 - pc
Archon - nes
Monopoly - super nes
Half-LIfe - pc
Leisure Suit Larry series - pc
Sierra adventure games - pc
Star Flight - genesis
Star Control - genesis
Pokemon C/R/B/FR/LG - colloseum/gameboy cross breeding/fighting

Uh maybe I should stop here, cause this list may never end. :D

[greedostick]

last blade
kof 98
mark of the wolves
samurai showdown 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5 special
art of fighting 1 and 3
baseball stars 2
bonk's revenge
dynastic hero
y's books 1 and 2
all the ghosts n goblins games ( i feel really cool that i can beat them all without cheating)
lords of thunder
bad news baseball nes
landstalker
shining force games
final fantasy 1, 3, 4, 5, 7
victorious boxers
street fighter 2 turbo
nights into dreams
magical chase

i could name alot more

[Lord007]

Dr. Mario (NES)
Rampart (Genesis)

I'd kill for a newer version of Rampart if it ever gets made...and I can't wait to get my hands on Dr. Mario for N64 so I can kick 3 people's butts at the same time!

[tony_good]

Mr. Do!
Mr. Do!'s Castle
Mr. Do!'s Wild Ride
Do! Run Run

Best. Series. Ever.

If they'd only made Adventure Mr. Do!, I'm sure it would have been the best LD game ever.

[briguy578]

I would have to say Civilization 3 for PC. I just can't get enough civ.

[autobotracing]

For me currently



burnout 3 { all I have is the demo and I just cant put it down }
Fight night 2k4 { current rank 15th with 28 - 0 - 0 record}

[WanganRunner]

I will never stop playing Mario 64. I've done the run through to 120 stars well over a dozen times. I'll just play a couple of stars here and there to relax, almost like a zen exercise.

[Mr.Faxanadu]

These are games I have finished at least a dozen times or so...

Faxanadu (NES) :-P

Final Fight (MAME)
Sim City (SNES) with the million dollar trick
Kieth Courage (TG-16)
Metal Marines (SNES)

hmmm.... even though I'm an RPG fan I must say that once I finish one I never end up playing it again.

[suznjak]

ninja gaiden for the xbox.played it so much that i got ranked for the hurricane pack two download

[Nature Boy]

Civ 2.

Don't know why it's just one of those games I can pick up and play for hours from any save point and not notice the time go by until it's 6am.

Un... Freaking... Believeable. I thought I'd be the only one for whom Civ came to mind (since this is such a console centric place...) :)

There are lots of games I never tire of (like all puzzle games), but Civ 2 I've *easily* logged the most hours on and yet I'll always go back and start another game.

And what Daria says about time flying is *absolutely* true. I've never heard of a Civ player who hasn't gone through it :)

[anagrama]

I know I probvably sound like a worn-out record in a lot of these threads, but I've got to say Nights again. And for good measure, Flicky and and Tempest 2K aswell.