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[Derek]

The TIGForums Twenty 2007!

DISCUSSION FOR THIS TOPIC GOES IN THIS THREAD.

Okay, fuck, I know everyone's tired of "best" lists and I've been on big tirades about them... but this is NOT one, really.  It's more like a fun forum game.  I totally jacked the idea from selectbutton.net, who in turn jacked it from the shmups.com forums.

The basic idea is just that each person writes down their favorite games and scores them, and we compile a list of twenty games from that, for the entire forum.  What's cool is that shmups.com has been doing this for a few years, and they can see how the forum's tastes have changed in those years.  Also, for any given year, you can see what each individual member's list was.  If you enter now, in following years you could see what your own list was in 2007.

Check this out:



Isn't that great?!  And maybe I'm being presumptuous for thinking TIGSource will last that long, but hey, a man can dream, can't he?  Let's try it!

How to Play

You have 210 points (that's 20 + 19 + 18 + ... + 1) to spread out amongst as many games as you want (up to a total of 210, obviously).  The most basic way to do this is to submit 20 games (check out my list for an example).  But you could also give ten games 1 point each and then load 200 points on a single game!  Or even put all 210 points on one game, if you really want to see that game on the list.  So there's some strategy to it if you're interested.

Otherwise, just puttin' up your list of games for posterity is reason enough to enter.

Rules:

- LISTS ONLY IN THIS THREAD!  DISCUSSION IN THIS THREAD!

- You are only allowed 210 points total.  But you may use less.

- Any game from any system or genre, indie or not.  If Tiger LCD Baseball is one of your favorite games, do it!

- Must be a game and not a series.  "Street Fighter II: Turbo Edition" and not "Street Fighter II."  I realize that hurts games with a lot of expansions and sequels, but that's what they get.

- Mods are okay, too!

- Be honest and don't vote 210 for some dumb game just to be funny.

- However, how you interpret "favorite" is entirely up to you... nostalgia is a perfectly good reason to vote.

- USE THE RIGHT FORMAT!  Rank your games like "1." and score them like "[1]" as I've done below.

- This thread will be up for a month (until September 22th), when the thread will be locked and the scores tabulated into a master list.  We're going for 20, but I'll display 100, so even 1 point votes count!

- Feel free to edit your list within the month of voting!

My List

1.  [20] The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
2.  [19] Doom II
3.  [18] Street Fighter II: Turbo Edition
4.  [17] Castlevania: SOTN
5.  [16] Earthbound
6.  [15] Cave Story
7.  [14] Super Mario World
8.  [13] Final Fantasy VI
9.  [12] Dead Rising
10. [11] Fallout
11. [10] Phantasy Star II
12. [9] Liero
13. [8] Deus Ex
14. [7] Star Control II
15. [6] Resident Evil 4
16. [5] Ikaruga
17. [4] Star Wars: TIE Fighter
18. [3] Rock n' Roll Racing
19. [2] Nethack
20. [1] Final Fantasy

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The "Meaning of Life" Top Five List

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[AdamAtomic]

1.  [50] Super Smash Bros. Melee
2.  [20] Metal Gear Solid
3.  [20] Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
4.  [20] Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
5.  [20] Resident Evil 4
6.  [10] Super Metroid
7.  [10] Super Mario 64
8.  [10] Chronotrigger
9.  [10] Flashback
10. [10] Metal Slug 2
11. [10] Streets of Rage 2
12. [10] Super Mario Bros.
13. [10] Ikaruga

[skaldicpoet9]

Oh, ok I get it now...well let's see....

1.  [20] Morrowind (one word MODS)
2.  [19] Starcraft
3.  [18] Final Fantasy Tactics
4.  [17] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
5.  [16] Tetris (NES)
6.  [15] Super Mario World
7.  [14] Sonic and Knuckles
8.  [13] Contra
9.  [12] Banjo-Kazooie
10. [11] Final Fantasy 1
11. [10] Galactic Civilizations 2: Dark Avatar
12. [9]  Democracy
13. [8]  Guild Wars
14. [7]  Shadow of the Colossus
15. [6]  The Battle for Wesnoth
16. [5]  Mike Tyson's Punchout (hell yeahs lol)
17. [4]  Blocksum
18. [3]  Gran Turismo
19. [2]  Street Fighter 2: Turbo (I got to give SF props man)
20. [1]  Lightning Force: Quest for the Dark Star




Awesome idea Derek! Man, most of these games I still play...just goes to show you can't keep a good game down

...Shadow of the Colossus...man, I wish I still had it...

Edited my list, again lol...got rid of World of Warcraft...it was good for awhile but as with most MMOs it just turns into a big long grinding bore-fest...

I also took Twilight Princess off...'cause, as good as a game as it is, it is still basically a revamped Ocarina of Time with a different control setup (well on the Wii at least)

[FARTRON]

1.  [30] QuakeWorld: Team Fortress
2.  [20] Tribes
3.  [20] Privateer
4.  [20] Syndicate
5.  [15] Super Mario Bros.
6.  [15] Grand Theft Auto
7.  [10] Tropico
8.  [10] Frogger [arcade]
9.  [10] Ninja Gaiden [NES]
10. [10] System Shock 2
11. [10] Sim City [DOS]
12. [10] Dystopia [HL2]
13. [5] Rock 'n' Roll Racing
14. [5] Lode Runner [apple II]
15. [5] Ogre Battle
16. [5] Super Mario Bros. 3
17. [5] The Secret of Monkey Island
18. [5] Myth: The Fallen Lords

I looked again, and I changed it.  Twice.  I put platforms in brackets if I thought there could be confusion.

[lowpoly]

1.  [20] NHL 93
2.  [19] Quake 3
3.  [18] Need For Speed 3
4.  [17] Wing Commander
5.  [16] Megaman
6.  [15] Zelda 3
7.  [14] EVE: Online
8.  [13] F-Zero
9.  [12] Metroid
10. [11] Mutant Storm
11. [10] Commandos 2
12. [9] Advance Wars
13. [8] Q3F
14. [7] Galaga
15. [6] Yars Revenge
16. [5] Combat
17. [4] Freelancer
18. [3] Cave Story
19. [2] Unreal 2k4
20. [1] Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe

this is fun and kinda eye-opening, thought I had more favorites.

[Average Higgins]

1.  [50] Bust-A-Move
2.  [20] Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
3.  [20] Harvest Moon 64
4.  [20] Bust-A-Move 4
5.  [20] Resident Evil 4
6.  [10] Paper Mario
7.  [10] Jet Grind Radio
8.  [10] River City Ransom EX
9.  [10] Cave Story
10. [10] Pikmin 2
11. [5] WarioWare: Smooth Moves
12. [5] E.V.O.: Search for Eden
13. [5] N
14. [5] Viewtiful Joe
15. [5] Timesplitters 2
16. [5] Tony Hawk's Underground 2

I started writing this post thirty minutes ago but I had to stop to play Bust-A-Move as soon as I started thinking about it. I love that game so much.

[ChrisFranklin]

1. [20] Deus Ex
2. [20] System Shock 2
3. [20] Dead Rising
4. [20] Civilization 4
5. [20] Oblivion
6. [20] Sim City 2000
7. [20] The Sims 2
8. [20] Quake 3: Arena
9. [20] Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
10. [20] Fallout 2
11. [10] GTA3

And yes, I'm saddened by the fact that just about every one of these is a sequel.  But I love them all the same.

[rey-o]

fun!

1.  [50] Ico
2.  [20] Yoshi's Island
3.  [20] Street Fighter Alpha 3
4.  [20] Dungeons and Dragons Shadows over Mysteria 
5.  [20] Cave Story
6.  [10] Tetris
7.  [10] Baldurs Gate II
8.  [10] Advance Wars Dual Strike
9.  [10] Neverwinter Nights
10. [10] Full Throttle
11. [10] Ninja Turtles the Arcade Game
12. [10] Final Fantasy 6
13. [10] Super Mario Bros

[handCraftedRadio]

1.[20] Ninja Turtles 2
2.[20] Ninja Turtles 4
3.[20] Mega Man X
4.[20] A Link to the Past
5.[20] Super Double Dragon
6.[20] Sonic 2
7.[20] Zombies Ate My Neighbors
8.[20] Commander Keen 4
9.[20] Chrono Trigger
10.[20] Morrowind
11.[10] Super Punch Out

[moshboy]

1. [20] Final Fight
2. [19] Lyle in Cube Sector
3. [18] Rick Dangerous
4. [17] Knytt
5. [16] R-type
6. [15] Cave Story
7. [14] Death Worm
8. [13] Street Bike Fury
9. [12] Shadow of the Beast
10. [11] Ghouls'n'Ghosts
11. [10] Seiklus
12. [9] Gauntlet II
13. [8] Emily Enough
14. [7] Robocod
15. [6] Galaga
16. [5] Turrican II
17. [4] Pinball Fantasies
18. [3] Syndicate
19. [2] Alex Adventure
20. [1] 1942

Pretty random list of general favourites, whether indie or old commercial. There are a lot of others that could have easily competed for positions but I'm crap at coming up with concrete lists anyways.

[Oddbob]

1.  [20] Tempest 2000
2.  [19] Robotron
3.  [18] I, Robot
4.  [17] Technician Ted
5.  [16] Ikaruga
6.  [15] Rez
7.  [14] Outrun 2
8.  [13] Fren-Ze
9.  [12] New Super Mario Bros
10. [11] 3d Deathchase
11. [10] Crackdown
12. [9] Zookeeper
13. [8] Jetpac
14. [7] Skull Monkeys
15. [6] Van Damnation
16. [5] Manic Miner
17. [4] Excite Truck
18. [3] Deadeye
19. [2] Counterclockwise
20. [1] Star Wars Arcade

Probably be different tomorrow, but hey ho :-)

[Alec]

1.  [50] Final Fantasy VI
2.  [20] the Secret of Monkey Island
3.  [20] Natural Selection (HL mod)
4.  [20] Mario 64
5.  [20] Super Mario World
6.  [10] Cave Story
7.  [10] Chrono Trigger
8.  [10] Metal Gear Solid
9.  [10] Pirates! (amiga version)
10. [10] Castlevania: SotN
11. [10] It Came From the Desert (amiga)
12. [10] Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
13. [10] The Specialists (HL mod)

I tried to pick games that I replay a lot, and games that I find emotionally engaging.

[Guert]

1. [20] Street Fighter 2: The world warriors (SNES)
2. [19] Super Punch out!! (SNES)
3. [18] Katamari Damacy (PS2)
4. [17] Megaman 2 (NES)
5. [16] Battletoads in: Battlemaniacs (Snes)
6. [15] Double Dragon 2 (NES)
7. [14] Starcraft (PC)
8. [11] Conker's Bad fur day (N64)
9. [10] Soul Calibur (Dreamcast)
10.[10] Ogre battle 64: person of lordly caliber (N64)
11.[9] Tetris (NES)
12.[8] Crazy Taxi (Arcade)
13.[8] Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Dreamcast)
14.[7] Dragon Warrior (NES)
15.[7] Super Mario World (SNES)
16.[6] Resident evil 4 (Game Cube)
17.[5] Metal Slug 2 (Arcade)
18.[4] The legend of zelda: A link to the past (SNES)
19.[3] Worms Armageddon (N64)
20.[1] Mario kart (SNES)
21.[1] Earthworm Jim (SNES)
22.[1] WWF Royal Rumble (SNES)

[Jimbob]

1. [20] Pokemon Red/Blue
2. [19] Dungeon Keeper
3. [18] Alien Breed SE '92
4. [17] Little Big Adventure 2
5. [16] Worms
6. [15] Flashback
7. [14] C-Dogs (Cyberdogs 2)
8. [13] Jump 'n Bump
9. [12] Micro Machines V3
10. [11] Sam 'n Max: Hit the Road
11. [10] Bubble Bobble
12. [9] Cave Story
13. [8] Snowbrawl
14. [7] Cannon Fodder
15. [6] Syndicate
16. [5] Speedball 2
17. [4] Super Mario 64
18. [3] Lode Runner Returns : Mad Monk's Revenge
19. [2] Atomic Bomberman
20. [1] Goldeneye

[Oddball]

1. [60] Lemmings
2. [50] Elite
3. [40] Worms
4. [30] Chaos
5. [20] Sensible World of Soccer
6. [10] Flashback

[shinygerbil]

1.  [40] Flashback (Mega Drive)
2.  [36] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC)
3.  [32] Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive)
4.  [28] Soul Calibur II (Gamecube - Link FTW)
5.  [24] Team Fortress Classic (PC - Half-Life mod)
6.  [20] Uplink (PC)
7.  [16] Resident Evil 4 (Wii)
8.  [8]  Alternate Reality: The Dungeon (Atari 800)
9.  [4]  Bioshock (360)
10. [2]  Final Fantasy VI (SNES)

[Akhel]

1. [80] Chrono Trigger
2. [40] Cave Story
3. [20] Riven
4. [19] Planescape: Torment
5. [19] Super Mario Bros.
6. [18] Myst
7. [14] Half-Life 2

[rz.]

1.  [50] Star Control 2
2.  [20] Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne
3.  [20] Worms World Party
4.  [20] Within a Deep Forest
5.  [20] ADOM
6.  [20] Jet Set Willy: Online
7.  [10] Death Worm
8.  [10] Super Smash Bros. Melee
9.  [10] Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
10. [10] Civilization III
11. [10] Half-Life 2
12. [1] I'm OK
13. [1] Noctis
14. [1] Varicella
15. [1] ZSX3: Ninjastarmageddon!
16. [1] NetHack
17. [1] Dwarf Fortress
18. [1] Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
19. [1] Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
20. [1] Metal Slug 3
21. [1] Black & White
22. [1] Transcendence

[Nikica]

1. [100] Dwarf Fortress

// Changed from 210 to reflect the new rule that 100 is the maximum number of votes allowed a single game per person

[papamook]

1.  [50] Super Monkeyball
2.  [20] Warioware - made in wario
3.  [20] Super Mario 64
4.  [20] Ocarina of Time
5.  [10] Bejeweled2
6.  [10] Soldier Blade
7.  [10] Peggle #140
8.  [5] Tetris Attack!
9.  [5] Super Metroid
10. [5] Flashback
11. [5] Sensible World of Soccer
12. [5] Cave Story
13. [5] Chocolate Castle
14. [4] Half-Life
15. [4] Super Mariokart
16. [2] Bust-A-Move
17. [2] Yoshi's Island
18. [2] New Super Mario Bros
19. [2] Secret of Monkey Island
20. [2] F-Zero
21. [2] Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
22. [2] Metal Slug Collection (wii)
23. [2] Wii Sports #190
24. [2] Speedball 2
25. [2] Goldeneye64
26. [2] Atomic Bomberman
27. [2] Nights Into Dreams
28. [2] Last Blade
29. [2] Waku Waku 7
30. [2] Outrun
31. [2] Parappa the rappa

not an easy task!