Just Me

6. Snake 2 (Mobile)

I thought I was joking with my final two predictions...

What, no Windows Solitaire?

2) Snake

1) Bamboozle

The main thing I remember about Sonic CD is that its special stages were awful.

I endorse the inclusions of Tetris, Sonic 2 and No Mercy, if not their actual rank.

“This is the only Sega game on here, and in fact 11 of the top 14 are for Nintendo consoles, but nevertheless this stands tall above all others.

Is this your quote then, Black2? Seems to betray some inside information~!

Note that I'm talking about the Mega Drive versions of these at all times, because as Just Me pointed out, they're VERY distinct from Game Gear and Master System editions. Those are decent enough 8-bit platformers, but hardly classics.

Sonic 2, Sonic Chaos, and Triple Trouble, granted. But don't you be dissing my Sonic 1 on the Master System. You'll be sneering on the other side of your 16-bit fanboy face when it comes in at #1.

That Psycho Mantis battle is epic, particularly in the opening convo when he reads your memory card and mentions any other Konami games on there. Eerie the first time round.

That sounds amazing.

Since there's also a discussion on the Sonic 2 ending, search for the 3D version on YouTube if you haven't seen it yet.

That's pretty interesting. Here's a link for anyone too lazy to search - jump to 0:38 to skip the self indulgent Dragon Ball Z intro.

Not so sold on Here Comes the Pain as the pinnacle of the WWE-licensed games though, as great as the create a character mode was, but maybe another one has managed to make it into the top 10.

I'll be very surprised if No Mercy doesn't show its Kryten-like face, not that I voted for it myself.

I've been saying for a while an online version of San Andreas would be amazing.

There's an online mod for the PC version, I believe.

90% of missions are dull collect-a-thons

Whether they're dull or not is subjective, but I'm sad enough to calculate that only 32% of the game's stars are acquired through collect-a-thons (8 red coins or 100 gold coins). Personally, a mission that requires exploring the level and clamoring for hard-to-reach places is no bad thing in a platform adventure.

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I've never played it, but Ocarina of Time placing so relatively low must be the "shocker" of the results so far.

I think Here Comes the Pain was the only wrestling game on my list.

Now we're talking. A few of my picks have surfaced now, each accompanied by quotage: S3K, MK64, GTA IV. Of course this inevitably means there'll be some duds in the top fifteen, but such is life. I'm also in approval of Sonic 1 and GTA III making appearances.

I'm undecided whether to give Oblivion another chance. I bought it ages ago, but only had one go before getting fed up. I couldn't be bothered flailing a clunky sword around a dark, narrow sewer while giant rats leapt up at me, before the game had even really got started. More recently I've been playing Fallout 3, which I've enjoyed to an extent but the combat elements that it has in common with Oblivion still don't engage me. However, Oblivion does look beautiful in the outer world and I'm sure it has more going for it than relentless rodent mobs and a satchel full of skeleton bones.

In fact, there were many humorous songs on the in-vehicle radios then too.

"The menfolk found their women scary, 'cause they were so big and hairy..."

The driving in GTA IV was fine. You either got it or you didn't, I did and enjoyed it immensely.

“Although I found Mario Kart 64 to be eminently playable, I just couldn't shake the feeling that it was a knock off of the first game.”

-Electric Playground

Hang on a minute, what were they actually expecting? It was Mario Kart, in 3D. There wasn't really a lot they could do to the gameplay, without overcomplicating or oversimplifying the experience. What did they want to see that wasn't there, and would it really have made for a better game?

But can Sonic play golf?

20 games gone and still none.. woot yeah

Join the club. Though I fully expect it's because the top 15 will be comprised of my list in its entirety.

I marked out a little to see a quote from Mean Machines.

As outstanding as the original Shenmue was, I preferred Shenmue II and voted for that. I doubt it'll appear higher in the chart though, as even if people agreed with me after thinking about it, they probably just voted for the first game to represent the (tragically incomplete) series.

Wow, you possibly enjoy Excel more than JLM, and that is a tough accolade to acquire... Nevertheless, it could be quite interesting to see charts.

Typical. Start talking about favourite games, and all people care about is their graph fix.

I didn't know The Onion did game reviews.

I agree on Animal Crossing over Harvest Moon. Even by the standards of the genre, I found the latter more laborious than relaxing.

I need to go back and resume Half-Life 2 at some point. Not being an FPS fan, I'd have never given it a chance had I not been so absorbed by Portal, so that opened the door for me to appreciate a classic.

Nothing wrong with more FMW reviews. Come on, let's see 'em, PUNQ.

Nothing wrong with more FMW reviews. Come on, let's see 'em, PUNQ.

New series of Top Gear starts tonight, and apparently Stig will un-helmet himself.

How does he manage that? Sitting behind the gearstick before an emergency stop?

Just started watching The Mentalist and Nurse Jackie, both are promising so far.

I like The Mentalist. But I'm more glad that Five's crossover campaign got me into The Guardian, an earlier law series starring the same guy. It's on Fiver, weekdays at 6pm, though there's not much point joining it part-way through season two.

I'm feeling pretty silly that I've only now realised how to create a second game file in Xbox 360 games that don't provide the option in-game. Create a new profile on the dashboard. Duh...

I've been getting my feet wet on Fallout 3. Which is unfortunate, since those puddles are radioactive.

It's quite absorbing, but at the same time not without its frustrations. Sporadic inability to jump being one of them. My general rubbishness being another. In spite of those I've had some fun, switching between two profiles - one for playing the game "properly" as a good-natured hero, the other for experimenting with more ruthless methods. I won't make the mistake of killing Nova in a crowded gun-toting saloon again.

Who saw Heroes last night and what do you reckon of the ending with Sylar?

It was an interesting idea but I can't say I liked it.

It's the longer serving characters that keep me watching these days, and has been for a long time. If Harold, Lou, Toadie and the original Kennedys all left, I'd probably stop making the effort.

Just realised I left Paul Robinson off this list, and there's a reason why. His recentish "heel turn" was executed terribly, killing what had been the best character on the show since his return a few years ago. His brain tumour-induced "face turn" was one of the most - well, I daren't say compelling around here, but one of my favourite storylines in a long time, and deserved a better conclusion.

I understand the writers wanting him to be evil again, as they clearly had no ideas for him as a good guy, but the transition was very disappointing. They should have at least ripped off the scene from The Simpsons where Homer leaves a note for Lisa, as he's gone to have the crayon put back in his brain.

his brother (who plays Ben)

Really?

Neighbours trivia~!

It's the longer serving characters that keep me watching these days, and has been for a long time. If Harold, Lou, Toadie and the original Kennedys all left, I'd probably stop making the effort.

But then there's Donna...