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The absolutely best 10 games ever made

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So the staff here have all been going through their top 10 games and whining constantly about it as it’s impossible to narrow down a person’s top 10 games. Hogwash, this is easy and if you disagree with my list then you are obviously wrong. Simple.

Before getting going make sure you have seen Victor’s, Zoe’s, Darryn’s and Geoff’s lists.

To narrow down my list I’ve simply gone with the games that defined me as a gamer. The ones that left an indelible mark on my gaming psyche.

10. Gals Panic

Gals Panic - naked ladies

Gals Panic is an arcade game where you need to capture land and avoid the enemies in a certain amount of time. All land that is captured slowly shows you the background image which is pretty much always a semi naked, or even naked, lady. My wife, before she was my wife, and I played this at Northgate for hours on end and if that isn’t a reason to marry someone I don’t know what is.

It horrifies me that this game doesn’t properly exist today but there is a pretty decent iOS version that you can find here.

9. California Games

Mesmorising

Remember back in the days when one game could literally keep you entertained for months? Well California Games was definitely my first gaming addiction.

From BMX to footbag to the incredibly hard-to-master surfing I just couldn’t get enough of this game.

Oh and who made it to to the earthquake on the skateboarding stage? I remember back when I didn’t have a PC I literally broke into my friends house while they were on holiday to play California Games on his computer.

California Games was followed up by a sequel but that just didn’t have the magic that we enjoyed with the first one.

8. Leisure Suit Larry

10 internet points for who everyone who knows the password

My first computer was an XT that my parents got me for Christmas and this was one of the launch titles that came with it. Obviously my parents weren’t so good at reading the boxes as they were quite surprised when I started getting into this game.

But it was the first real adventure game I played and is still to this day the best adult game on any platform and if that doesn’t make you weep for society then I don’t know what will.

7. FIFA Series

Fifa

Being a lifelong football fan, You Never Walk Alone, it is quite obvious that I was drawn to a game where I could emulate my heroes.

Out of all the football games that have come and gone I don’t feel anything has ever come close to the quality of the FIFA series. There is no singular best one for me here simply because it’s an annualised title with each iteration being better than the last.

So right now FIFA 14 is the best but each version brought something new to the table.

6. Borderlands 2

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I’ve never been much of an RPG fan and that’s why you won’t be seeing Skyrim, Fable or Zelda in the list but the game that is closest to an RPG that I absolutely fell in love with was last years Borderlands 2 by Gearbox. 

I’m not quite as addicted to it as some but I completely obliterated its single player campaign and then surprisingly just carried on playing and playing. The online co-op is an incredible amount of fun and retrying the campaign in Vault Hunter mode ratchets up the difficulty to insane new levels.

And then you have the boss battles! Darryn has even beaten Terramorphous all by himself.. with video proof.

5. Police Quest

PoliceQuest

During the late 80’s and most of the way through the nineties the quest games were god, it didn’t matter who you were you were playing one of them. From Police Quest to Kings Quest to Space Quest; each one had their own mini fan-club with most gamers trying their hand at all three. Police Quest stands out the most for me thanks to that idiot in the park who kept shooting me for days on end before I figured it out.

Games were harder back before the Internet appeared.

4. Unreal Tournament

Don't laugh

The game that made killing people fun and entertaining comes into the chart at number 4 for now. It wasn’t the first shooter and it definitely wasn’t the best but there was no other game around that so blatantly rewarded you for killing. With each kill streak being rewarded with that epic sound

3. Super Mario Galaxy

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Picking a single Mario game is absolutely impossible, truth be told I’ve never played a bad Mario game but Super Mario Galaxy brought something entirely unique to the series and while it maybe isn’t the best Mario game it does beat any other platformer on the planet that isn’t a Mario title.

And Nintendo gets bonus points for putting U R Gay on their title and then claiming it’s just a coincidence. Nintendo is extremely picky about it’s atheistic and I don’t believe for a minute those stars are just accidently placed there.

2. MDK 

Yeah that parachute shouldn't work

MDK is a bit of an oddity in this list because I didn’t really enjoy it that much but for me it was a defining moment in video game entertainment history. It was the first time my game had expanded to such a large stage and it brought so many weird and wonderful ideas to the table. Murder, Death, Kill or Mission, Destroy Kindness?

And we are here, the very best video game ever made and still to this day the true FPS shooter

1. Quake 1

Bow before your leader

Quake’s single player campaign was definitely forgetful but id Software defined an entire genre that is still the most popular one today. That’s online FPS multiplayer.

Yes Doom had done something similar before but it didn’t have the depth of gameplay and the intricacies Quake brought to the table.

From verticality to rocket jumps to unique sounds for each part of the map. At one stage in my glorious Quake career I could traverse the entire DM4 stage blindfolded and still beat the noobs who wandered into the Internet Cafe at Randburg Waterfront. This is the game that brought us our very first gaming superstars, like Dennis Fong – aka Thresh. During his professional career Thresh earned on average $100 000 a year and this was back in the nineties. He gave us all the dream that we could play games for a living.

If you like Battlefield or Call of Duty then you have Quake to thank for their existence. It is also why I’m so excited about Titan Fall next year, it’s the first game I’ve experienced since Quake that made gaming feel great again.

Last Updated: November 25, 2013

152 Comments

  1. Deano

    November 25, 2013 at 12:39

    Ahhh Police quest, also had a hard time with that guy in the park hahaha.

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    • #blankspace

      November 25, 2013 at 12:59

      when ever i see police quest, space quest jumps into my head

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      • Deano

        November 25, 2013 at 13:01

        I just remember having to walk around the car before driving it, otherwise it would break down hahaha.

        Also enjoyed Space Quest and Kings Quest.

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        • Martin

          November 25, 2013 at 16:54

          Absolute best was Hero’s Quest (a.k.a. Question for Glory). Openworld RPG on 10 360kb floppies, alternating disk to disk from screen to screen. Green monchrone monitor…….

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  2. Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

    November 25, 2013 at 12:39

    Good solid list. Kudos for California games.

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 25, 2013 at 12:45

      calgames.exe I remember you well lol.

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      • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

        November 25, 2013 at 12:48

        Heh.
        cd C:gamescalgamescalgames.exe

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        • Milesh Bhana

          November 25, 2013 at 13:16

          i didn’t know how to use a PC properly back then. So for me, it was c:calgames.exe

          As you can imagine, things went horribly wrong once i had a few games (with the same filenames) on my PC.

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          • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

            November 25, 2013 at 13:17

            heh. Can imagine

          • Admiral Chief Duke

            November 25, 2013 at 13:25

            O_O

          • geelslang

            November 25, 2013 at 14:56

            I copied leisure suit larry strait onto my c: drive, then I deleted it, allong with all the system files. Got into big trouble for doing that but luckly our neigbour could fix it.

          • Milesh Bhana

            November 25, 2013 at 15:01

            yep, made exactly the same mistake.
            Then my dad took it in for repairs. To make matters worst, the arseholes at the computer store said I broke it and damaged the harddrive and sold my dad a new hard drive.

    • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

      November 25, 2013 at 12:55

      We installed it on all the pc’s in the “Rekenaarsentrum” in primary school and played whenever the teacher was out.

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      • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

        November 25, 2013 at 13:17

        pffff. We played while the teacher was in the room

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    • A 2 Brute?

      November 25, 2013 at 13:47

      I still played this on an ancient PC of my Dad’s, from the year 1984. It was still had a black and green screen, the game was on 2 floppy disks, and it was one of the very first games I ever played, and absolutely loved. I felt like a god when finally finishing BMX and figuring out the surfing!

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  3. Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)

    November 25, 2013 at 12:40

    Some awesome games there, namely MDK, Police Quest and Leisure Suit Larry 😛

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  4. Spathi

    November 25, 2013 at 12:42

    Really cool list. No Gears of War?

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 25, 2013 at 12:46

      What do you want? A cool list, or a list with Gears of War? 😉

      Reply

      • Spathi

        November 25, 2013 at 12:52

        BOOOOOOM!!!!!

        I know Gavin loves Gears of War, total fanboy of the series 😀 I personally don’t really care for it though.

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        • Woofrider

          November 27, 2013 at 13:37

          Really Spathi, no Star Control Mention?

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          • Spathi

            November 27, 2013 at 14:02

            Heheh no, I just referred to GoW because I know the author likes the franchise. Personally, I don’t like Gears.

            SC2 would be in my top 10 without a doubt!

    • Gavin Mannion

      November 25, 2013 at 13:29

      It shames me to have left it out… honestly I’d probably replace MDK with that one. Made console gaming a real thing

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    • Neville Watson

      November 25, 2013 at 14:35

      No Star Control?

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  5. Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

    November 25, 2013 at 12:44

    Leasure Suit Larry? Never heard of it. What you mean questions to verify age? I recall nothing.

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    • Vampyric Squirrel of the Sith

      November 25, 2013 at 12:51

      Questions? PAH!!!! There was a set of keys to get past that! lol

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      • That Tall Twit

        November 25, 2013 at 13:05

        Remember those.

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      • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

        November 25, 2013 at 13:17

        heheehe

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    • Willem Swanepoel

      November 25, 2013 at 13:57

      i remembered the “oh shit, boss is coming” thigny 😉

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  6. Alien Emperor Trevor

    November 25, 2013 at 12:45

    So many good memories on that list.

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  7. Admiral Chief Duke

    November 25, 2013 at 12:45

    Good grief, I find myself agreeing to half of the list!

    Reply

  8. RyseandRepeat

    November 25, 2013 at 12:46

    No secret of Mana!?

    Reply

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 25, 2013 at 12:46

      That’s why it’s a secret.

      Reply

    • Her Highness the Hipster

      November 25, 2013 at 12:49

      did you listen to that Xbox podcast? i gave a special shout out to secret of mana. also, gavin says he doesn’t like RPGs. 😉

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      • RyseandRepeat

        November 25, 2013 at 12:53

        I didn’t unfortunately. My browser won’t support it (stupid IT people). So, if I didn’t hear it, it… DIDN’T HAPPEN!

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        • Her Highness the Hipster

          November 25, 2013 at 13:03

          so disappointed. switch to chrome

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          • RyseandRepeat

            November 25, 2013 at 13:05

            Me too. I use Chrome ,think IT has stopped us from streaming…

          • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

            November 25, 2013 at 13:06

            I’m just commenting here for this…

            Firefox!

          • RyseandRepeat

            November 25, 2013 at 13:14

            Also have Firefox!

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 25, 2013 at 13:06

            Drip drip.

  9. Vampyric Squirrel of the Sith

    November 25, 2013 at 12:50

    Gavin… you have officially listed the games that made me a gamer, except for Gals Panic, that I’d replace with Kings Quest or Space Quest.

    I totally agree with this list! Best list of the lot.

    California Games kept me going for hours and hours… was epic fun.

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    • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

      November 25, 2013 at 12:53

      Space Quest, definitely.

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    • HvR

      November 25, 2013 at 13:09

      I’l swap out Gals Panic for Commander Keen.
      Swap out Police Quest for Space Quest or Star Control 2.

      Chuck out Mario and Johnny Walkerthough and MDK.

      GL Quake 1 down two place and insert Wing Commander series and Half Life series and C&C series and Total Annihilation.

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      • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

        November 25, 2013 at 13:10

        You get my upvote (and each one to follow from this day forward) for Total Annihilation

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      • Vampyric Squirrel of the Sith

        November 25, 2013 at 13:37

        Totally agree with Commander Keen

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    • TiMsTeR1033

      November 25, 2013 at 13:31

      Police Quest was awesome and space Quest, also games like Disc World Rinces Odessy I think were great, followed by Broken Sword, Swat. Delta Force, Lemmings, Alone in the Dark. Sooo many games

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    • JincksLotus

      November 25, 2013 at 14:29

      I would change Police Quest with Quest for Glory. Damn gnomes in that game cracked me up constantly.

      Ahhh… such epic memories of Gals Panic.

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  10. Martin du preez

    November 25, 2013 at 12:50

    MDK! <3

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    • Neville Watson

      November 25, 2013 at 14:36

      I thought I might be the only person who ever played this game.

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  11. John's (JJ's) finest excuse

    November 25, 2013 at 12:51

    You had me at California games. Many hours were spent on that!

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  12. Alien Emperor Trevor

    November 25, 2013 at 12:51

    If I look at that list, Gavin is a member of the Master Race.

    Reply

    • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

      November 25, 2013 at 12:52

      That’s exactly what I was just thinking!

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    • Gavin Mannion

      November 25, 2013 at 13:28

      Yeah was always a PC gamer until I got a life..

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      • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

        November 25, 2013 at 13:31

        An dull life yes.

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        November 25, 2013 at 13:31

        +1up in Mario isn’t a real life pffft

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        • TiMsTeR1033

          November 25, 2013 at 13:33

          Mario Kicks ass! and far more enjoyable than one would think!

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          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 25, 2013 at 13:37

            I’d rather play Rastan.

  13. Lardus-Resident Perve

    November 25, 2013 at 12:54

    California Games!! *Earthquake achieved*
    Leisure Suit Larry!!
    Police Quest!!
    Unreal Tournament!!
    Great games that belong on most top-10 lists 😛

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    • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

      November 25, 2013 at 12:55

      You’re missing an exclamation mark there.

      Reply

  14. That Tall Twit

    November 25, 2013 at 12:55

    I approve this list.

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    • Admiral Chief Duke

      November 25, 2013 at 12:59

      I approve your approving of this list

      Reply

      • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

        November 25, 2013 at 13:03

        I approve that you approve of his approval

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        • SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad

          November 25, 2013 at 13:28

          I approve of approval, even the approval of approval which approved the original sentiment of approval. Thus this list stands approved, and all approval of its approval approved. We hereby rename this day to the Day of Approval, a new holiday for the Nostalgic Gamers Union.

          Reply

          • That Tall Twit

            November 25, 2013 at 13:30

            Approv-ception

          • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

            November 25, 2013 at 13:30

            O_O

  15. Pieter Kruger

    November 25, 2013 at 12:56

    Just cause you spent like 1000 hours on a game doesn’t make it one of the best games ever made! There just wasn’t such a variety in those days! Most of those games completely suck by todays standards. A better way to judge this will be to look at top 10 games by overall sales!

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    • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

      November 25, 2013 at 12:58

      It’s a personal list. So sales doesn’t really apply here. Only opinion.

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    • Vampyric Squirrel of the Sith

      November 25, 2013 at 12:59

      You completely missed the meaning behind these lists

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    • Her Highness the Hipster

      November 25, 2013 at 13:01

      you’re just saying that because cookie clicker stole hours of your life, aren’t you 🙂

      Reply

      • FoxOneZA

        November 25, 2013 at 13:23

        Is it indirect confession time already?

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      • Pieter Kruger

        November 25, 2013 at 16:26

        Damn you Sopwith, will never get those hours back!!

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      • Skyblue

        November 26, 2013 at 07:57

        Putting Cookie Clicker and Tiny Death Star out in the Realm of Man is pure evil.

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        • Her Highness the Hipster

          November 26, 2013 at 10:16

          I do my best. i mean, my worst. mwahahahahaha

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    • Gavin Mannion

      November 25, 2013 at 13:27

      These are the 10 that defined my gaming existence…

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    • Skyblue

      November 26, 2013 at 07:56

      The problem with that reasoning is that your top 10 movies of all time (by your criteria, sales) would look like this:

      1. Avatar
      2. Titanic
      3. The Avengers
      4. The Dark Knight
      5. Star Wars – Episode 1
      6. Star Wars
      7. The Dark Knight Rises
      8. Shrek 2
      9. E.T.
      10. Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Man’s Chest

      I only enjoyed 5 of those movies and would only consider one for a greatest list.

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  16. Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)

    November 25, 2013 at 12:57

    Ken Sent Me

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    • Vixremento

      November 25, 2013 at 17:30

      Haha…it’s funny because that permission will give you full access to our software. It’s just stuck with me for all these years 🙂

      Reply

  17. Kromas

    November 25, 2013 at 12:59

    Quake 1st on the list and Half Life is not even there. I call shenanigans!

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    • Gavin Mannion

      November 25, 2013 at 13:27

      Quake was better than Half Life… easily the best shooter of that era

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      • HvR

        November 25, 2013 at 13:31

        Depends on whether you owned everybody at the internet cafes and LAN parties or were #ForeverSP

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      • Kromas

        November 25, 2013 at 13:39

        BLASPHEMY!!!

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  18. RedDeadZombie

    November 25, 2013 at 13:00

    Grim Fandango?

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    • Admiral Chief Duke

      November 25, 2013 at 13:03

      Amen, agree with you there

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      • That Tall Twit

        November 25, 2013 at 13:03

        Damn, that game was awesome.

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    • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

      November 25, 2013 at 13:07

      Great game

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    • HvR

      November 25, 2013 at 13:15

      I think a problem with the adventure games are there are so many great ones; so the best is and cheat and just say all adventure games by Tim Schafer somewhere in the top three..

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  19. Umar Persona5_psFANBOI

    November 25, 2013 at 13:02

    MDK and Gals Panic…..oh man…the Boners…all the boners I had for Gals Panic…..

    EDIT:….sigh, I’m the only one that made reference of Gals Panic lol…#ForeverPerv

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  20. Alex Hicks

    November 25, 2013 at 13:11

    I approve the addition of Quake 1; and the bonus points for mentioning the Internet Cafe at Randburg Waterfront. Some mates of mine and I started the short lived computer gaming club at Wits; and held a Quake 1 tourney there – real prizes and everything.

    We got horribly owned after the tourney by a guy who claimed to be on the SA Quake team. DM4 he knew so well he timed his rockets to explode in spawn areas so that in 1v1 you had to spend a few seconds dead to break the cycle – else it was spawn -> die. I think I ended the game 40 frags to 1.

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    • Gavin Mannion

      November 25, 2013 at 13:26

      Yeah our whole team could do that.. used to be called Damage Clan.. got to travel around the country playing Quake for a while.. was so epic

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  21. MichaelMatusowsky

    November 25, 2013 at 13:15

    SO none of the staff have yet to name Final Fantasy 7, the greatest game to have come out on the playstation 1. None of you. absolutely none. Are you guys even gamers?

    And then half-life doesn’t even get a mention. Wow guys. You really need to game a bit more.

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    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      November 25, 2013 at 13:24

      FF7 is the most overrated game in all of existence.
      6, 8 and 9 are all superior games IMO.

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      • RyseandRepeat

        November 25, 2013 at 13:39

        I Lolld.

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      • Tarisma

        November 25, 2013 at 13:39

        9 is the only one that was better than 7

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        • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

          December 9, 2013 at 22:02

          9 is underrated. Love that game! Good man Zidane! I already replayed it this year, so maybe I’ll revisit it in 2015.

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      • MichaelMatusowsky

        November 25, 2013 at 15:27

        FF 8 had possibly the WORST weapon system of all the franchises. Do you not recall having to have materials for those weapons because they had a ridiculous crafting method? In some cases you’d have to restart the entire game because “whoops, I sold the items I thought were useless but in actual fact they’re for the ultimate weapon. My bad”.

        FF7 brought about, at the time, new meaning to what it meant to have “3D graphics”. Never mind the amazing storyline and the memorable characters, especially Sephiroth (a character that is almost always featured in the top 10 villains on any top 100/top10 villains list). Maybe for you personally oh Exalted Overlord it was overrated. As for the rest of the masses, it is one of the greatest games ever made to the point that people such as myself are offended if it isn’t included in someone else’s top 10.

        If you had to average out ALL the reviews put together that were ever made, the game manages a 9.7 rating. Compare that to FF 8 (8.3) and FF 9 (9.2) or FF 6 (9.1), you can see which FF was preferred. FF 6 and FF9 come close but FF8 is way off the mark.

        I just feel strongly about the fact that a game that made everyone re-imagine how a game is played doesn’t make *some* people’s top 10 lists with that *some* being a relatively very small minority that clearly don’t know a good game from a bad one (in my opinion). Never mind that whenever someone thinks of final fantasy these days, the first thing that comes to mind is “Sephiroth”.

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    • Her Highness the Hipster

      November 25, 2013 at 14:18

      i named the entire FF series, because I couldn’t just pick one…

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      • MichaelMatusowsky

        November 25, 2013 at 15:30

        I’d agree with you to a point :P.
        FF 6, FF 7, FF9, FF13 were the only ones that did it for me. The rest had such weird storylines. Especially FF10. The revelation that you don’t even exist just made me bleak and wonder why the hell I even played the game :(.

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    • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

      December 9, 2013 at 22:01

      Hey if it makes you feel any better, Final Fantasy 7 would be on my list. 😛

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  22. osadrian

    November 25, 2013 at 13:15

    Solid list – Doom and Dune 2 should feature… start of epic series of games across platforms..!

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    • Gavin Mannion

      November 25, 2013 at 13:25

      Doom, Dune 2, Gears of War, RDR, GTA V all were on the list

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  23. TiMsTeR1033

    November 25, 2013 at 13:17

    10 games in any list is too little. Perhaps best 100 games ever made would fit way better. To substitute 1 game over another over personal tastes isn’t fair or correct.

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    • Gavin Mannion

      November 25, 2013 at 13:25

      100 games makes it easy.. this was designed to make us think

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      • HvR

        November 25, 2013 at 13:28

        I think you did it the best way, choose a game out of each genre that had the biggest impact on you or you enjoyed the most.

        The problem is you inevitability are going to end up with a list with games 10 years and older that most younger gamers are not going to connect with.

        EDIT: Another way might be to divide your gaming life into 10 periods and choose the game out of each period.

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      • TiMsTeR1033

        November 25, 2013 at 13:28

        I agree but how about then 20 of the best! Too little is also limiting the choices.

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  24. Hesperus Phosphorus

    November 25, 2013 at 13:18

    Now this is the first truly awesome list on LG. Though, if we’re going all nostalgic Stunts (or 4D Sports Driving) is missing.

    And yeah, games were a hell of a lot harder back then.

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  25. Weanerdog

    November 25, 2013 at 13:22

    Leisure Suite Larry in colour, what alchemy is this.

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  26. Das Poko

    November 25, 2013 at 13:24

    Dungeon keeper 1 and 2, red alert series, Street Rod, stunts, theme hospital, Baldur’s gate 2… I could go on.

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  27. Anon A Mouse

    November 25, 2013 at 13:26

    I loved me some Street Rod as well, never really got into Quake or Unreal. Day of the Tentacle also need a mention there somewhere. It feels like you have some gaps in your upbringing. lol

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    • house_hero

      November 25, 2013 at 14:30

      DOTT was legendary.

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  28. Matthew Holliday

    November 25, 2013 at 13:26

    i question including both Unreal Tournament and Quake, but alot of your mentions are just… odd.

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  29. Wyzak

    November 25, 2013 at 13:30

    Borderlands 2 doesn’t belong on that list IMO I would rather put up XCOM ufo defense.

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    • A 2 Brute?

      November 25, 2013 at 13:50

      Well, it is his list, and is his personal preference and opinion. The fact that you would prefer one game over his choices of games is both irrelevant and entirely your opinion.

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    • Gavin Mannion

      November 25, 2013 at 14:06

      Borderlands 2 was better than XCOM Ufo Defence.. which in itself was an excellent game

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      • Wyzak

        November 25, 2013 at 14:11

        That’s such a troll remark.

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  30. house_hero

    November 25, 2013 at 13:54

    Not sure if Police Quest and Larry should be on the list.

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    • Gavin Mannion

      November 25, 2013 at 14:06

      I always felt closer to POlice Quest… I loved the Space Quests though.

      And Larry is on for adult material purposes

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      • house_hero

        November 25, 2013 at 14:15

        Who could forget trying to answer the quiz questions in an attempt and prove your age on Larry. lol… PQ was awesome in that it was quite true to life in the sense of police procedure… adjusting gun sights… submitting evidence etc. God knows I dreamed of the day I would catch the elusive Jesse Baines. However the story and writing of the Space Quest series was brilliant. I always thought they had a good enough story to make a movie or TV series.

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  31. Lion

    November 25, 2013 at 13:55

    Dune must be on that list

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  32. Mike

    November 25, 2013 at 14:09

    Putting a Top 10 together must be incredibly difficult. And also very personal, so I can never understand why the authors get so much flak when they don’t include somebody else’s favourites…

    Here’s my own. I’m sure I’ve left some out that I can’t think of right now and there are plenty that there just wasn’t space for (Silent Hill 2, Uncharted series, Half-Life 2):

    1. Bioshock
    2. Resident Evil 4
    3. Metal Gear Solid
    4. Grim Fandango
    5. Final Fantasy 7
    6. Red Dead Redemption
    7. Mass Effect Trilogy
    8. Bioshock Infinite
    9. In Cold Blood
    10. GTA V (Will probably end up higher once I’m finished)

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 25, 2013 at 15:22

      We all have way too many favourites to settle on just 10.

      Reply

  33. fred

    November 25, 2013 at 14:16

    Bubble Bobble , Wizzball , Doom ,Out Run , Portal 2 , Demons Souls , Dark Souls , GTA5 , Rayman Legends ….

    Reply

  34. Rags

    November 25, 2013 at 14:27

    Good list. First time I’ve heard of Gals Panic though.

    Reply

  35. MG

    November 25, 2013 at 15:53

    What about Metal Slug? Anyone?

    Reply

  36. SaintsRowNigri

    November 26, 2013 at 09:09

    Gal’s Panic… OK Gavin. You win for remembering that game…

    Reply

  37. Thats_how_I_Troll

    November 26, 2013 at 09:46

    No Vagrant story, Metal Slug, Contra, Commander Keen or Snow Bros… Let me guess you guys were the Tetris squad back in the day?

    Edit: And Sokuban, where gaming started….

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    • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

      December 9, 2013 at 22:03

      Vagrant Story… a true gem!

      Reply

  38. Sk3tz0

    November 26, 2013 at 11:38

    Had the full collection of Police Quest and the Larry Games found them in a Cash Crusaders one day.. Sierra made great games back in the days of old..

    Reply

  39. Johann

    November 28, 2013 at 10:43

    You can’t have only Leisure suit larry and Police Quest on that list, just put in all the old Sierra adventure series. QFG, KQ, SQ, PQ, LSL were all brilliant games.

    My top 10 would also include Monkey Island Series and Indiana Jones fate of Atlantis. Those type of games were some of the best and most memorable games that I have ever played. But seriously, you can’t make just a top 10 list. Mine will be closer to a top 100 list

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  40. Whatever

    November 28, 2013 at 12:13

    Ah the mommories of Unreal Tournament with Duke Nukem mod. Getting a monster kill with a comment “Your face, your … what’s the difference”. LMAO

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  41. InsanityFlea

    November 29, 2013 at 13:54

    Need for Speed 1! Street rod 1 & 2, Rise of the triad (the original one not the new remake)+ multiplayer …. SYSTEM SHOCK!

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  42. Bull Terror

    December 3, 2013 at 11:02

  43. LazyGamer

    December 9, 2013 at 21:04

    hey

    Reply

  44. LazyGamer

    December 9, 2013 at 21:05

    can anyone speak at the moment?

    Reply

  45. LazyGamer

    December 9, 2013 at 21:14

    IM DOING ANOTHER WEBSITE CALLED DoWatUWant AND GO VISIT THERES TUNS OF DIFFRENT GAMES LIKE THE IMPOSSIBLE QUIZ 1&2 HACKED THERE ALL HACKED IM WORKING ON IT NOW WITH THE CREATORS OF BOGGY IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN BROS SO JUST GO AND CHECK IT OUT IN A BIT

    LazyGamer

    PEACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply

  46. LazyGamer

    December 9, 2013 at 21:15

    C YA

    Reply

  47. LazyGamer

    December 9, 2013 at 21:15

    Hey

    Reply

  48. LazyGamer

    December 9, 2013 at 21:16

    hey bros

    Reply

    • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

      December 9, 2013 at 22:04

      hey guy-guest whatchadoing bro?

      Reply

  49. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    December 9, 2013 at 21:58

    What.. no New Zealand Story? No Megaman? No Sid Meyer’s Civilization? No Street Fighter? And you guys call yourself gamers? #JimWalksOutofTheBuildingClimbsonAhorseAndRidesOffIntoTheSunset #SoonHeFindsaRocketAndBlastsOfIntoSpaceWhereHeDiscoversWeAreNotAloneGoodManJim
    #HeBoldlyWentWhereNoManHasGoneBefore

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  50. top 10 lists are made by fools

    December 11, 2013 at 04:58

    Really? Ever hear of Skyrim, Final Fantasy 7 or RE 4?????

    Reply

  51. Jonny

    January 19, 2014 at 12:16

    What a bad list. You shouldn’t even call yourself a gamer.

    Reply

  52. DoublePrototyped

    February 8, 2014 at 05:49

    Wheres Minecraft?!?!?!?!?!?

    Reply

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