Your top ten favorite games of all time
Any platform, any era.
Here are mine. Hard to narrow it down to just ten but I am going with games that I feel are timeless, significant to their respective genre, and I could play over and over. In no order:
Out Run - Yu Suzuki's crowning achievement, a joy to play. Immediate satisfaction.
Track and Field - a game that truly can test your physical endurance. Setting a high score on this game means so much more than on any other game.
Super Mario 64 - I still remember what i was like first seeing a video game fully rendered in 3D for the first time in 96. Love the soundtrack, really fun, and great balance of difficulty.
Symphony of the Night - Epic soundtrack, memorable boss fights, very lengthy game.
Mortal Kombat 2 - My favorite multiplayer game. Its one of the few fighting games I have really enjoyed. Its too bad the series peaked so early and hasnt really recovered since then.
Resident Evil - it created the survival horror genre and countless imitators. Hard game to play but oh so rewarding if you can survive it
Grand Theft Auto 3 - I still play it to death to this day. Addictive, hilarious, fun, and ridiculous amount of replay value.
Halo - basically the reason people bought an Xbox. Without it, there probably would not be an Xbox One today. Its the gold standard for FPSs... simple, beautiful, original storyline, great multiplayer.
Ridge Racer - Ive never played the arcade version so I can only judge the PS1 version. I love the pick up and play style games and its one of those that with a semi steep learning curve, which makes setting a new record all the more satisfying. The announcer really gets me pumped up and I love the soundtrack.
Tetris - it is hard to find fault in a game so simple, addictive, and challenging. Theres nothing I can say about it that hasnt already been said.
Boring list, I know, but it is hard to pin it down to just ten.
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