Games You Love, Most Others Hate

[Alex Kidd]

No matter how bad a game is SOMEONE out there likes it.
And that someone is each and everyone of us.
We all dig games that no one else can seem to go for.

Share some here

Myself;

F-16 Fighter (sega master system)
I admit that it's a tad slow ('tad' being an understatement), and that it does have other flaws too. BUT it IS a fun game to me. I play it very often. And it has this strange quirk where sometimes you slip in the card, start playing and your downing jets like you're playing After Burner. Some other times you play it and you can't down one stinkin jet.
This COULD have been a DANDY game if they had just released it on a CART instead of a CARD. A flight simulator of all things should NOT be crammed into 32k when they had 128k and 256k carts. I'm not sure if the 512k carts were around when F-16 was released...

Shadow Of The Beast II (sega genesis)
Once again, admit it's one main flaw, no way to save despite such easy ways to die. But games like these are my bread & butter. I always used to question games like Mario with stuff like; why couldn't that castle have been locked and mario would have to backtrack thru the level and kill the koopa with the key. Just simple 'puzzles' that always seem to infect even normal everyday stuff we do in life.
Plus it's dark dismal graphics and gameplay. Gotta love that (seriously).

Sword Quest: EarthWorld/FireWorld (Atari 2600)
Well... this game kinda shouldn't be here. I always DID like it, cause once again it was a puzzle game. I loved running around rooms picking up items, leaving items, learning what items helped you out here and there, trying to mimic the comic book. But then one day I learned that EW and FW had NO rhyme or reason to how they were beaten. there was NO way "knowing" what to put where. and I realized that tho I had fun back in the day playing it, I hadn't a snowballs chance in hell of actually winning it. whereas WaterWorld actually gave clues and you COULD figure it out with ingenuity, and I did (emulated anyway)... heh, the only SQ title that was playable was barely released... c'est la vie.

Alex Kidd

More to come as I think of 'em

[portnoyd]

Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout (NES) - I love it. I just do, that's it! And if you don't agree ... poo to you :D

dave

[christianscott27]

SHADOWMAN for the Dreamcast!
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[bargora]

Unreal Tournament (PS2)

[tom]

Amidar (VCS)

Slated by DP, I really love this game. It plays very slow, but after a while you get used to it and compensate. Wonderful humour, that's what I love in games, and Amidar has this (A Paintbrush chased by pigs?). Excellent game for me, I still play this nowadays.

Street Fighter: The Movie (Saturn/PSX)

I played this game to the end, only to see Cammy's ending message, but I am a Kylie Minogue fan, so you all have to forgive me!!!

Portal (C-64)

A game where you cannot die, I actually 'read' this all the way through. Masterpiece.

[Alex Kidd]

Street Fighter: The Movie (Saturn/PSX)

I always wanted to play this game. SF2 and MK were like Pepsi & Coke and Sega & Nintendo back in the day, and here SF: The Movie was basically the hybrid of the two.

Alex Kidd

[Sniderman]

Sorcerer by Mythicon for the Atari 2600. I have *no* idea why I love this repetitive, ugly game. My iwfe assumes that I'm hypnotized by the repeating trilling little theme.

[chadtower]

Sewer Shark

(Chad ducks and dodges flying sega cd cases)

[MankeyMan]

South Park. I just like the fact that you can pee on snowballs and throw them.

[Kid Fenris]

Ehrgeiz (PSX): A lot of people trash this, especially when comparing it to Tobal 1 and 2, but I really enjoy it. Maybe it's the free-roaming fights or the way the fighting engine lets you play it either fast and loose or slow and complicated. Or maybe it's just the guest stars from Final Fantasy VII.

Illusion of Gaia (SNES): Though many see Gaia as weaker than Actraiser and SoulBlazer, I almost think it's better. The haunting atmosphere is a great switch from medieval-themed action/RPGs, and the game's emphasis on combat keeps things interesting.

BloodStorm (Arcade): I have no idea why I enjoy this one, and it's really as violent and repulsive as everyone claims. I guess I just like finding the hidden characters. Ratchet still eludes me.

Edit:
One . . . er, two more . . .

Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (NES): Yeah, it's the worst of the series, but it's still an amazing, wonderfully difficult action/platformer.

WURM: Journey to the Center of the Earth (NES): The DP Guide describes it as "one of the greatest disappointments on the NES" (or something like that), yet I can't help but love the story, which recalls goofy 1950s sci-fi pulp, and the multiple modes of play.

[Gunstarhero]

Starcraft 64--I bought this before I had a PC. When I got a PC I use to visit the usenet Starcraft groups for strategy. I don't think I ever seen one positive comment about the N64 version on there. I think its one of the best and most ambitious games on the system. Its a great deal, you get all the Broodwar missions extra on the Cart. I've still never played the PC version of SC, but the N64 Must be fairly faithfull because all the strategies that I picked up from discussions on the PC version all worked on my N64 version.

California Speed(N64)--I'm done with the game now, but for the 2 weeks that I played it I had a blast. This game gets dissed for being boring, and it does get boring once you've accomplished everything, but while your working on finishing all the races and series' its a good racing game. Nice Arcade feel to it.

Human Cannonball 2600--Its amazing how much fun you can have with a game when its one of 3 games you own, and your a little kid.

[Raccoon Lad]

A little note aout F-16 on the SMS, this game was actually programmed for one of Sega's earlier Japanese consoles, Sega just re-released it for the Master System, which explains the crapiness of the graphics.

Anyway, I've seen lots of Horrible reviews for Sky Kid, (mostly by hardcore shooter fans) But i think it's great. Sure, it's no match for say R-Type as a shooter, but it's not really meant to be a SHMUP, it's just a wacky fun game.

[ventrra]

Sssnake (Atari 2600)

Sinistar from William's Arcade Classics (Game.com)

Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu (NES)

[maxlords]

Granstream Saga (PSX): God I loved that game! Bought it, sat down, played it through in like 2 days, and had a blast! I don't know why people are down on it.

Shadowman for DC or N64: Better than the PC one cause of better controls. Stupid PC one doesn't have customizable controls, the fools! I like it though, cause I'm big on the comic.

Shufflepuck Cafe (Aminga): Damn that game...simple but SOOOOOOO addictive! Wish it had come out for a console..I miss it.

Blue Stinger (DC): I like it. No one else does, but I do damn it!

Carrier (DC): Same as Blue Stinger

Illbleed (DC): Also same as Blue Stinger

:)

[IntvGene]

Destructor (Colecovision): I don't know why everyone hates this game. It was so freaky and I thought decent use of the driving controller. I hated Turbo and all the straight-up racing games, so this was neat, scary twist IMHO.

Super Mario Bros 2(NES): Recently covered in the Game of the Day...

One Piece Mansion (PSX): I loved this game.. the cute animations, the simple gameplay yet addictiveness too. I thought it was very old school. The only problem was that it was a little too easy from the start. After playing it forever, the difficulty finally ramped up. But, a great find from Capcom. It got killed by the critics though...

And others which I can't recall right now.

[Dahne]

Saga Frontier. I have no idea why. It's a terrible game, but I've played it many many times and I love it anyway.

COme to think of it, I'm also quite fond of Illusion of Gaia and Granstream Saga, even though the latter frightened me a little with its SCARY FACELESS PEOPLE OF DEATH.

[orrimarrko]

Night Trap - 3DO/Sega CD

Don't ask...I just like it. About two years ago, I needed to seel off my collection of games and systems because I needed the cash. The only things that I kept where my N64 memory card, and Night Trap for the Sega CD. O_O

Again, don't ask...

[WiseSalesman]

FF8 (psx) - i like the character development
Michief Makers (n64) - I thought it was awesome and very innovative.
Zombie Revenge (dc) - ....er, leave me alone
Power Stone (dc) - sorry, but it's MUCH better than power stone 2

[DDCecil]

I like the following games.

Hydlide (NES)
Drakkhen (SNES)
Double Switch (Sega CD, Saturn)
Amagon (NES)
Kasumi Ninja (Jaguar)

[NE146]

I absolutely LOVED Banjo Kazooie. And yes I know a lot of people do, but there are just as many who don't care for or outright trash the game.. unbelievable :hmm: :P


Amidar (VCS)
Slated by DP, I really love this game. It plays very slow, but after a while you get used to it and compensate. Wonderful humour, that's what I love in games, and Amidar has this (A Paintbrush chased by pigs?). Excellent game for me, I still play this nowadays.

Interesting.. Well, count me in as a naysayer. All that humor was present in the original arcade game of course, but the thing that killed it (as you mentioned) is definitely the slowness. I'll give it another shot though based on your endorsement :)

[Daniel Thomas]

How about Panic! on the Sega CD? It was one of those games that came and went, but I think it's just bloody brilliant and funny as hell. If you ever get a chance to see it, by all means do so.

And, oh, I loved Power Stone, too. The second game plays different, somehow. It's more of a party game than a straight-up fighter.

[MarkM2112]

ARMADA for the Dreamcast... I can play this game for HOURS! (And I often have...)

[Li Wang]

I second the previous mentioning of Amagon. I've never really understood why the game has a reputation as being so terrible among NES fans. I actually loved the game as a kid. It seems I liked any game with shapeshifting ala Altered Beast elements.

I'm also a fan of the later Alex Kidd games many people think are terrible compared to Miracle World. Enchanted Castle always gets described as being a poor remix of the original, but I've never understood where the "poor" part of the description from.

[ManekiNeko]

I like to play (and then ridicule) cheesy fighting games. I don't know what it is... their crappiness is an endless source of entertainment for me. I just tried Ta-o Taido recently and was amazed at how ridiculous and silly it was... and not in a good way, like Pocket Fighter.
On a more closely related note, I always thought that the Genesis version of Fatal Fury was the next best thing to playing it at an arcade, but everyone else (particularly the drooling schlubs at EGM) felt differently. Let 'em think what they want, because for my money that game was far superior to the stinky, load-time filled Super NES game.

JR

POST 5!

[Ascending Wordsmith]

Ka Ge Ki: Fists of Steel for the Genesis was always fun game for me. As long as I was able to punch endless amounts of goons in the face, I was a happy camper. Nothing satisfied like landing a right jab on a tender jaw bone! After beating the last boss, I was rewarded with the best session of ass-grabbing ever put on a video game.

http://www.ciudadfutura.com/emuarcade/kageki.gif

I like the game. Those of you against me and this game may kindly have your intestines ripped out with a crowbar dipped in goat feces. 8-)

[TheRedEye]

Shufflepuck Cafe (Aminga): Damn that game...simple but SOOOOOOO addictive! Wish it had come out for a console..I miss it.

Actually, it came out for the Famicom. In English, no less!

[TheRedEye]

Guess I should throw in my two cents: Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (NES). You really don't get much better than this game. It's charming as hell, the soundtrack is great, the characters are memorable, the puzzles are tough but fair (except for the last maze)...a true classic.

[Kairi]

FF8 (psx) - i like the character development

OMG I agree. Everyone I know loathes that game but I have beat it SO many times and I love the storyline. :D

[RJ]

I-War (Jaguar)- blah graphics but what's it SUPPOSED to look like inside a computer?

Kasumi Ninja (Jag)- hilarious special moves/fatalities (a buddy almost wet his pants at Angus MCGreggor's fireball!)

Fox Sports Golf 99 (PSX)- 6 courses, or build your own from existing holes!

NINJA: SoD (PSX)- I don't see ANYTHING wrong w/ it- decent graphics, lengthy, easy controls, challenging but not impossible.

Oh, & the $10 PSX games from Agetec, Take2, etc. are some of the best I own! DarkStone, SW Sportfishing, Putter Golf, R/C Helicopter, Dracula: Res/Last Sanc, Martian Gothic, all good...

[brandver3]

I second One Peice Mansion, it got panned, but it was so good. And the style od the game was very cool to look at.

Monster Rancher- No one seems to like these games. They are fun, well designed, amazinglly deep games. But for some reason no one likes them. I keep telling people to go try them and all i get it "no, i don't like that pok-a-mon shit"

ITS NOT POKEMON >:( >:( >:( >:( !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If any of you want a game that will engross you for hours, go get Monster Rancher 3. Fairly cheap now and a great game.

[junglehunter]

My favorite game for the PS2, which a lot of people bash is Gitaroo-Man. The game is very unique (maybe why some people don't like it?) and is a great challenge. The best part of the game is it's soundtrack. Just killer all the way through. For people who haven't played it and bash it...try it for yourself (you just might like it!). And for people who have played it and say it sucked...get over yourself. A lot of people deserve to have their mouths kept shut.

[ehall]

NES - Zelda 2, OK so I liked it. So what.
Arcade - Pac-Land. No one seems to like it, but I can't stop playing it.

[AB Positive]

I'll have to jump on the Granstream Saga bandwagon here, as I LOVED this game. I rocked at the quirky battle engine too.

And, pardon me for being naive here, but I thought the general consensous was that Power Stone 1 was MUCH better than 2. Huh....

-AG

[Eternal Champion]

NES - Zelda 2, OK so I liked it. So what.

Oh man! I loved Zelda 2! I thought it was very unique, challenging, slick play control in the side-scrolling scenes, ...Just great. I liked the combination of RPG (the overhead "world map") combined with side-scrolling action. Finding the hidden town--I was SO excited! And the last castle--that was super tough, but super cool. The only time I've ever had to draw a map. I love it. 'Course, after all the hype, and delays (chip shortage? Was this for real?), etc., I still think it holds up. I'm actually surprised to learn that so many people didn't like it.

Genesis: Chakan, Alien 3, Eternal Champions (duh!)

[josekortez]

After the warm reception I received in my thread earlier, I'm adding Tao Feng for Xbox to this list. I played it for 3 hours into the morning last night, and I will probably play it more today.

[RubbarDucklin]

All of my friends aren't really into the console gaming and such. So there is a broad range. My friends really got on my case about all of the NES games i have. One of my friends is estatic about my purchase. The game that thy really don't like me playing is Battletoads on NES. They can say what they want about Punch Out or The Legend of Zelda. But Battletoads was my CHILDHOOD man my CHILDHOOD

[christianscott27]

i just finished black label's version of lord of the rings, i had heard the early buzz on this game was pretty bad but i had also watched a making of documentary that made me really want to try out the game. so when i was in EBX and saw the game used for $9 i figured it was worth the gamble. i played thru it a little too quickly but enjoyed the feel of it a lot. not an amazing game but really enjoyable for the casual gamer in me.

then i read 5 or so reviews of it online...wow! people really hate this game.
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[Sniderman]

My loved-but-loathed listing includes:

* Most of the Mythicon games for the Atari 2600 - especially Sorcerer, God help me.
* Resident Evil: Survivor - Don't know why folks hate this, but I play it completely through once every few months.
* Most every FMV ever made - including Johnny Rock, Space Pirates, and anything else with crappy acting. I also love the Sega CD games Ground Zero Texas, Sewer Shark, and Double Switch.

[Ascending Wordsmith]

I'd like to add Rival Turf to this list. Sure, it's no Streets of Rage 2 or Final Fight CD, but it's fun to me. I can't believe so many dislike the game. It's one of my favorite beat'em ups.

http://zanyvg.overclocked.org/rivalturf/rturf-title.jpg

Yeah, I like this game. If you don't, then please go guzzle down a cup of clorox and ammonia.

[hydr0x]

Virtua Striker 3 Ver 2002 (GC)

this game gets ratings between 4.6 and 7 usually i only found one review with 8.6 and thats a score i would give to it too!!

this game is so underrated, learn to play with the semi-automatic defense and the camera angles and you'll LOVE this one, it has such great gameplay and cool but realistic goals and results

[Aswald]

ColecoVision Space Panic.

[Keir]

Most of the Mythicon games for the Atari 2600 - especially Sorcerer, God help me.

*high-five!!*

[The Clonus Horror]

I LOVED Sky Kid and Renegade for NES. And Rolling Thunder, too.

Jerry Glanville's Pigskin Footbrawl for Genesis. I'm sorry, but the screaming sound effects on this are funnier than hell.

Super Sprint on Arcade Party Pak (PS1). None of my friends get why I like it. Come to think of it, I don't why either.

I still enjoy playing the first Smackdown on PS1, too. Especially Season, because you can just skip quickly through matches you're not involved in.

That's about it for the moment.

[RetroYoungen]

Let's see, what is it that everyone hates and I love...
Sewer Shark (for some reason, I can't get enough of it!)
Altered Beast (well I don't get much flak for this one, too much cheese!)
Pokemon Pinball/Trading Card Game (don't know why, don't ask why)

I think that's about it...

[RetroYoungen]

Oh, two more, WWF Wrestlemania X8 and Twisted Metal 3.

[bizounce]

I don't think any of my friends really agree with me on thinking that Final Fantasy IX and X were fun. Most of my friends didn't agree with me on Kingdom Hearts either. I dunno....I loved 'em.

[WiseSalesman]

Since this thread's been revived, I wanted to add Fighter's Desitny for N^$ to my list. For my money, this is the only N64 fighting game worth anything. It got trashed all over the place, but you have to realize, the controls aren't sluggish, simply different. Once I got used to everything and spent some time practicing, I found it to be an extremely enjoyable departure from the traditional fighting game. The counter system is easy to learn, hard to master. I also liked the strategy element. Do I go for the easy one point ringout, or go for broke and try for a four point knockout? Unfortunately, I've never met anyone else who even remotely liked this game, so I've never had a good challenge at it.

http://image.reserve.co.uk/www/public/images/ss98/cc/fightersdestiny-a.gif

[FrankLee]

Games I liked that people hated...
Bubsy 3D (Playstation) I Just like the originals a lot and enjoyed the 3d game
Final Fantasy 8 (Playstation) I liked the story no one else seemed to
Chiki Chiki boys (Sega Genesis) Ive only heard a few people talk about this game but ive heard nothing good but i just bought it over the weekend and i like it even tho its a little "kiddy"

[brandver3]

I'm going to second Pokemon Pinball. ALot of people though it was a way to just make money of something trendy, but it was a very good pinball game. I can't wait for the new ones.

[SplodeBox]

Any first person shooter that was originally available on the PC and then ported. I am sick of hearing how you can only truly master a FPS with a mouse and keyboard.

[metal_head]

I've got loads really, but some are:

PO'ed - 3DO.

I really enjoyed this. I thought it done a great job of immersing you into a really alien world.....everything was weird but sort of made sense...great feeling of space too. I think pretty much everyone dumped on this game except for the UK 3DO mag.


Rapid reload/Gunners heaven - Playstation.

A UK launch title, and I love it. 2D and heavily influenced by Gunstar Heroes, it plays really nicely, the controls are great and its just a fun 2D shooty platformy thing. Slated over here for nor utilising the full power of the PS!!!???

TD Overdrive - XBox

Everything I've heard says its naff...and I just enjoy playing it...more than GT3, more than gotham!!!

[Oberfuhrer Hamm]

Hello everyone, this is my first post on these forums. :D

Anyways, I also like to play Final Fantasy 8. I don't understand what is so wrong with this game. I have heard complaints about the junctioning system, but it is not that bad in my opinion. (But then again, maybe I think that it is not that bad because FF8 was the first RPG I ever played.)

I am not sure if this is a disliked game or not (but I would not doubt it), but Mario's Time Machine for the SNES. For some reason, I actually like this game. :embarrassed:

[ozyr]

Tron Deadly Discs for Intellivision.

Can't figure out why so many people seem to hate this game. It rocks!! It's one of my all time favorite top ten games - period! :D
I could play this thing for hours and hours.

[ogurty]

I really liked Robo Warrior for the NES...and the RPGs 7th Saga and Illusion of Gaia for the SNES. Chalk it up to few games I've ever played. O_O

[T]

Sewer Shark for 3DO

I still get a kick out of the video clips

I can't wait to get through a level to watch the next one

[RetroYoungen]

I got some slack for liking No One Can Stop Mr. Domino!!! from my friends because they thought it was just too weird. But it was such a cool game, I couldn't take it out of my Playstation for weeks after I got it!

My friends have weird taste in games though, they even teased me for getting giddy about buying Intelligent Qube and beating the living rap out of it. IQ Is the only reason my PS-X is still plugged in right now :D

[Pantechnicon]

I am completely transfixed by Gravitar (Arcade) which gets a lot of play time in my MAME cabinet. Gravitar gets a lot of grief for its difficult gameplay, and I agree it's not easy. But it is one of the best vector games ever and worth the time to master. Playing Gravitar is like drinking stout beer; you do it in order to prove that you can do it.

Oh, and despite the crude graphics, the 2600 version of Gravitar is fun, too. Anybody wanna toss a spare silver label cart my way? LOL

[shertz]

Cobra Command 'Laserdisc' (Arcade) I think this is one of the better laserdisc games that was made in 1984. Real hard, real challenging and real fun. Its a all around great game. In Cobra Command, you command a fully armed helicopter and must take on enemy helicopters, planes, tanks, and ships in order to destroy their stronghold on an area. Your missions take you though the forest, in the canyons, through the desert ruins, out to the pacific ocean, and right though good ole' New York City.


Badlands 'Laserdisc' (Arcade) The controls for Badlands were unique. All you had was one big red fire button. You had to wait until the timing was right and then fire off a few rounds into the bad guy. Almost to the exact frame which made this game very frustrating, but also very fun. A lot people think this game is a stinker but I played this game a lot when I was a kid in 1984. The funny pic you see on the right is from Badlands


-steve

[shertz]

hehe.... i mean the pic on the 'LEFT' *Doh!*

[The_Battousai87]

Any game for the GameCube. Enough said. :(

[jose.yoshitake]

I love a lot of polemic games...

Yo! Noid (NES)
Magical Tetris (PSX)
Crackpots (2600)
Bobby is going home (2600)
Astyanax (NES)
Knight Rider (NES)
M.U.S.C.L.E (NES)
PinBot (NES)
Top Gun (NES)
Sonic Fighters (Arcade)
SaGa Frontier (PSX)

and the list continues ad eternum

[Starcade]

Harvest Moon: Back to Nature PSX

A masterpiece of a life sim, my friends say it's a "chick" game. Well then by god call me a chick, cause I love this game.

[Andy Rampage]

Unreal Tournament (PS2)


that was a Cool Ass Game!!
Got me thru Some, other-wise, shitty holidays ...

AnyBody remember: PSYCHIC DETECTIVE for PS?? LOL
Still Got mine D.P.! in da long box!! -_-
OR
EA's/3DO's: ESCAPE FROM MONSTER MANOR .....

[vision89]

Castlevania II Simon's Quest for the NES is one of my favorites of the series. I'd rank it up there right next to SOTN. I thought the puzzle element as well as the night and day themes were great. Not to mention the soundtrack is awesome.

[mauigamer]

Super Mario Bros. 2.

[RoboticParanoia]

The Simpsons: Road Rage (GCN)
Anticipation (NES)
Cool Spot (SNES)
Earthbound (SNES)
Oregan Trail (PC)

[ROBOTRON]

Expendable - DC

Great 3rd person shooter...

Incoming - DC

A different kind of shooter where minipulate several different kinds of weapons...the shizz.

[Evil E]

FF8 (psx) - i like the character development
Michief Makers (n64) - I thought it was awesome and very innovative.
Zombie Revenge (dc) - ....er, leave me alone
Power Stone (dc) - sorry, but it's MUCH better than power stone 2


I like Zombie Revenge (DC) also, except the whole not able to save your progress thing!!! I hate having to start all over every time you wanna play the bloody game!!
E.---

[devilman]

Ace Golf (GC)
Great golf game that's actually made me decide not to bother with the new Mario Golf game cos this there's nothing wrong with this one!

Die Hard Vendetta (GC)
Cross between Goldeneye & Duke Nukem 3D. That'll do me just fine. :)

[Zubiac666]

Revolution X (snes)....I played the hell out of it

Art of fighting (snes)....sounds stupid but I like it still more than the neogeo-version

Eternal Darkness ......the more i play it,the more i get addicted to it

[Neil Koch]

Pit Fighter (Genesis) - A lot of people hate this game, but I think it was ahead of its time with the ability to team up in a fighting game, use of weapons, interactive crowd, powerups, etc.

NARC (arcade) - the NES version is a pile of poo, the the arcade version is ultraviolence at its best.

Forgotten Worlds (arcade/Genesis) - seems to have gotten lost in a sea of Rambo/Contra shooter clones, and it's a shame cause this is one of the most unique shooters ever.

[gulag picture radio]

Kool-Aid Man (Atari 2600) You improve the game by saying "Oh YEAHHHH" in a deep voice before each round.

Samba De Amiga (Dreamcast) Only people without the maracas dis this game, the rest know better.

Moonwalker (Genesis) You're Michael Jackson, you go around and touch children, and they immediately run away screaming your name. What's not to love?

[JackDark]

Gunman Chronicles (PC)

An extremely excellent use of the Half-Life engine. The game pushes the graphics past even what Valve accomplished. It never gets boring and has a fantastic weapon system. I miss you, ReWolf.

Omega Boost (PSX)

Here's what Zone Of The Enders ripped it's gameplay off of. The best graphics I've seen in a PS1 title, and one of the best shooters ever, period.

Fallout Tactics (PC)

Easily the best, deepest, and most involving squad-based-tactical-strategy game I've ever experienced. An absolute masterpiece (aside from the, um, bugs) that zines ripped to shreds... or didn't even mention. My favorite strategy game ever, right up there with Battlezone.

[Duncan]

Sewer Shark

(Chad ducks and dodges flying sega cd cases)

I can't find this game anywhere...obviously someone likes it.

Duncan :D

[Dr. Morbis]

For NES:

-Friday the 13th, and
-Mermaids of Atlantis

I don't know why, but I enjoy playing these two games. I go back to them at least a couple times a year. And I have seen both on NES 'worst of' lists many times.