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[aloof]

Dear Sonybot, most of those games are not even released.

My list is for the past and the future.

 

[omaremad]

If you consider the categories that make the best game:

-Fun
-lasting appeal (addiction)
-Gameplay length
-Content

I think SSBM is the the true winner ( i dont think there are any flaws in the game tbh)

 

[Jive Turkey]

I wouldn't put San Andreas in my top favourite 10 games, but I appreciate that it has a complete all round experience beyond what most if not all games are capable of.

I agree...But this is "games that you'd give a perfect 10" not "your personal top 10".

 

[Zweisy1]

Super Mario World and Yoshi's Island

2D platformer perfection.. SMW had the best level design in Mario series.

Virtua Fighter 4 Evo

The balance, depth and limitless replay value makes it the best thing SEGA has ever done.

Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

Showed that Gameboy can do a Zelda that exceeds ALttP in every way.

R-Type Delta

Greatest horizontal shmup ever made.. its a shame R-Type Final was nowhere near as good.

 

[XSamu]

My list is for the past and the future.

Let me make one as well then.

Past:
Ninja Gaiden (Black)

Future:
Halo 3 (it will come as a total surprise and even I will really like it)
Mass Effect (obvious)
Ninja Gaiden 2
Ninja Gaiden 3

 

[jvm]

Robotron: 2084

 

[RevenantKioku]

For a game to be "perfect" to me, I'd have to be satisfied if it was the only game I could play for the rest of my years.
There are four.
Maniac Mansion
Dragon Quest III
Chrono Trigger
Symphony of the Night

 

[Labombadog]

OOT
Chrono Trigger
SH2
MGS3

 

[McHuj]

Baldur's Gate 2
Half Life
Star Craft
War Craft 2 (maybe not now, but i've put more time into this RTS then any other)
Monkey Island 2
Super Mario Brothers 2 (I must be the only who loves this mario game above all others)
New Super Mario Brothers
Space Harrier 2 (Genesis) (Still play it to this day)
Tetris
Symphony of the Night

and I'd say DMC I and RE4 are close.

I would have GoW up there, but I hate how it ended, too abrupt.

 

[Tieno]

Halo (and by extension Halo 2), God of War and Geometry Wars RE.

 

[disappeared]

Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid 2
Metal Gear Solid 3
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2
Half-Life 2
Fallout
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy X
Parasite Eve
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 4
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Grand Theft Auto III
Star Wars: KotOR

 

[maxmars]

A few arcade games:

- Bubble Bobble
- Galaga
- Gradius (pick one)
- Joust
- Qix
- Time Pilot

Most pinball machines

A few sims:

- Il-2 FB + addons (IL-2 1946 sums them all)
- Falcon 4 patched to death
- Dangerous Waters
- Silent Hunters III
- Pilot Wings 64
- Apache / Havoc + Comanche / Hokum
- MiG Alley (Get him lead.. Pound him!)

A bunch of Zelda games (TP included)
The Metroids (both 2D and 3D)
A couple of Mario Karts (64 and DS)
A couple of Marios (64 and most 2Ds)

UT and UT 2004
Thief I and II
System Shock I and II

A few Tetris implementations

Blood Money

Speedball II

Advance Wars games
Fire Emblem games, Final Fantasy Tactics (only RPGs you'll see here)

A bunch of LucasArts adventures (not Zak McKracken though)

Almost all Papyrus games, Geoff Crammond games

DEFENDER & ROBOTRON

Ultima Underworld II

TEN-EIGHTY & Waverace 64

Goldeneye 64

I'm sure there are more that I can't be arsed to remember
I may seem easy to please but I'm first and foremost a gameplay nut
I wish I had the time to play all the great games out there

Keep your lists coming

 

[Schwowsers]

Ico and Ocarina of Time. That's about it.

 

[Blackace]

Wasteland
Fallout II
X-Com TFTD
Civ II
Master Of Magic
KoTOR
NBA 2K7
MLB The Show
Super Mario Bros 3

 

[Majmun]

While not perfect, but damn close:

Resident Evil 4, Legacy of kain: Soul Reaver, Final Fantasy VII and Tetris.

IMO

 

[gutter_trash]

relative to their consoles:
Soul Calibur on DC
that is all, i'm not saying it is my favorite game, it isn't. But on a gameplay + technical level (and freakin launch), it is a perfect 10 on 10

 

[Bennettt2]

MGS3
Half Life 2
God of War
Grim Fandango
Final Fantasy IX
Zone of Enders 2
Soul Caliber 3
SF III: 3rd Strike

worthy mentions:
Twilight Princess
Xenosaga 3
Final Fantasy VI and X
Terranigma
Shadow of the Colossus

 

[Conrad Link]

- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

- Super Smash Bros. Melee

- Metal Gear Solid

- Pokemon Red or Gold, can't decide which. Gold had SOOO much depth and was really really good - but the original had me hooked the most I think, one of the only games that could get me to play.... what? 5 different versions of the same game ALL the way through. :lol But Gold was badass, a whole game then its like lolz here's a whole new/old world to explore too! I loved how it was all connected to the original game still, you could go see what had changed etc then even have a final showdown with a familiar character.... Both are Legendarily awesome.

- Resident Evil 4 (believe it!)

- Metroid Prime or Super Metroid can't chose, so both?

- Super Mario Bros. 3

Probably forgetting some, damn that turned out to be a lot more than I orignially thought - lol came in here just thinking "Ocarina of Time." :lol

 

[angelsson]

Final Fantasy Adventure aka Mystic Quest (for PALguys)

 

[AlphaSnake]

Hmmm...

Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy XII
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid 2
Metal Gear Solid 3
Zelda: LTTP
Zelda: OOT
Suer Mario 64
Chrono Cross
Chrono Trigger
Gran Turismo 4
Super Mario Bros. 3
Sonic and Knuckles w/Sonic 2
Unreal Tournament
Rainbow Six Rogue Spear

 

[ElectricBlue187]

World of Warcraft is the only game I would consider a 'perfect 10'
How complete and polished the game feels is unlike anything ever made into a game before, so it is beyond the realm of comparison.

Also, UT2004 gets extremely close in terms of multiplay alone

 

[Infernal Monkey]

Super Mario Bros.
GoldenEye
Sonic 2 (both versions)
The Neverhood

 

[j^aws]

...
DEFENDER
...
I may seem easy to please but I'm first and foremost a gameplay nut
...

If this is true, then you should be aware that Stargate, the sequel to Defender, is most definitely superior... I'm kinda surprised it's missing from your list...

 

[marc^o^]

Wonderboy III
Mario Bros Series
Final Fantasy VI
ISS64 &98
PES series
Goldeneye
Ocarina of Time
Half Life
Wipeout series
Wave Race series
Mario Kart Series
Samba de Amigo
F355
Jet Set Radio
Virtua Tennis
Resident Evil series
Grim Fandango
Some of the 10's I can think of...

 

[jarrod]

Probably just Zelda 1, Yoshi Island and VF2.

 

[Dalauz]

Another World

Fallout 2

X-wing (best missions desing ever made)

Thief 2

Zelda OoT

Monkey Island

Ikaruga

ICO

 

[revolverjgw]

- Deus Ex
- Earthbound
- Metal Gear Solid
- Metal Gear Solid 3
- Resident Evil 4
- Super Castlevania 4
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (I beat this the other day and I marvelled at how well its aged... it exhibits none of the design quirks that typically annoy me about games of that era, it's faultless game design)
- Thief 2
- Thunder Force 4

 

[joker]

Ultima 5
Monkey Island 1&2
Tempest 2000
Advance Wars series

 

[speculawyer]

Goldeneye
Mario 64
Half-Life/Counter-Strike
Tetris
Zelda: OoT

 

[SpinningBirdKick]

alot of these have probably aged quite badly compared to titles available now.

but relative to peer titles around at the time, these have to rate as some of the best titles that gaming has to offer.

nemesis (arcade)

dungeon master (atari st)

super mario bros (nes)

zelda: link to the past (snes)

super mario rpg (snes)

yoshi's island (snes)

street fighter 2 (snes)

mario kart (snes)

resident evil 4 (gc)

gran turismo (ps1)

soul calibur (dc)

stunt car racer (amiga / atari st)

half life (pc)

sega rally (saturn)

virtua fighter 2 (saturn)

tetris (gb)

 

[Magicpaint]

For me... Metroid Prime and Super Mario Bros 3.

 

[Xristot]

Fallout 2.


No game ever been as "complete" as this one.


10/10

Hell YES!!!

I'll add the original fallout and Baldur's gate 2 to the list as well.

 

[maxmars]

If this is true, then you should be aware that Stargate, the sequel to Defender, is most definitely superior... I'm kinda surprised it's missing from your list...

Yeah along with a milllion other games. But you are right.

 

[speculawyer]

If this is true, then you should be aware that Stargate, the sequel to Defender, is most definitely superior... I'm kinda surprised it's missing from your list...

I'll give Defender/Stargate a 10 too. Awesome arcade game.

BTW, are Defender 2 & Stargate the same thing?

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

For me...the only game I haven't had ANY gripes about and consider it my favorite N64 game, and sometimes my favorite game ever to this point...

I know, weird choice. But I honostly had absolutely no problems or negatives with this game. To me, it's perfect in storytelling, battle system, and art style.

It would be easy to say Ocarina of Time, but to be honost that's not even my favorite Zelda anymore. It's a tie between Majora's Mask for its aswesome storytelling and Twilight Princess, for honostly 1-uping Ocarina of Time in every way.

 

[Cheeto]

I consider games that aren't flawed in any aspect to be perfect. I don't have to like the game to consider it a perfect 10, but I shouldn't be able to find anything wrong with the game. Games like Resident Evil and MGS series, while they do some things great...the control mechanics need an over-haul, so I don't consider them 10s. A few of my personal picks.

Super Mario 1 & 3 maybe World.
Smash Bros. 1 & 2
Ninja Gaiden (Xbox)

I'm sure I got more, but none are jumping out to me right now.

 

[Jonnyram]

Exile
L.O.L. Lack Of Love

 

[BocoDragon]

If most of these games came out today, I really doubt you'd give them 10s.

 

[Unison]

Off the top of my head:

Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Ms. Pac-Man
System Shock
Donkey Kong (GB)
Joust
Ultima Underworld I & II
Baldur's Gate II
Planescape: Torment
Super Mario Kart
Civilization II
Qix
Soul Calibur (DC)
Master of Magic
Castlevania: SOTN
Metal Gear Solid
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Final Fantasy VI
Virtua Fighter 2
Zelda: A Link to The Past

 

[Evazan]

Day of the Tenticle.

Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

Quake 2

Doom 2

Half Life 1

Half Life 2

Warcraft III

Narc on NES.....just because you have to dodge syringes thrown by junkies....how cool is THAT!?

 

[raYne]

RE4.

It's the only game I felt completely satisfied with and didn't have a "eh.. it needed this or that" opinion afterwards.

 

[Canadian Psycho]

10 perfect 10s:

-Street Fighter 2010 (along with Baseball Stars, this game has the highest replay value for me - the controls might seem awkward at first, but the more you play the more you'll enjoy its subtleties. Gameplay is ace, music is top notch and setting/graphics have a style all their own)
-Super Mario Bros. 3
-Super Mario World
-Castlevania III
-Bionic Commando
-Snatcher
-Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
-Mega Man 2
-The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
-Baseball Stars

 

[CajoleJuice]

relative to their consoles:
Soul Calibur on DC
that is all, i'm not saying it is my favorite game, it isn't. But on a gameplay + technical level (and freakin launch), it is a perfect 10 on 10

I really believe anyone that does not name Soul Calibur did not play it when it first came out. It was ****ing mind-blowing.

Other than that:

Super Mario Bros 3 - And this game STILL holds up today, unlike SC. The level design is immaculate and has never been topped.

Tetris / Tetris Attack - Both are eternal puzzle games.

Zelda: OOT - It's many gamers favorite game of all-time for a reason.

Super Metroid - 2D adventure perfected. (I have not played SOTN though)

 

[Dimmuxx]

Zelda: A Link To The Past
Final Fantasy VI
Resident Evil 4

 

[YakiSOBA]

I have one in mind that's a 8.8 ...

 

[speculawyer]

If most of these games came out today, I really doubt you'd give them 10s.

True, but you have to judge them for their time.

 

[Dr.Hadji]

Yoshi's Island - A near continual creative explosion.

Katamari 1 & 2 - I ask nothing of this game and it gives more than it ever should.

Its hard to give the Zeldas perfect 10s when they are composed of so many elements. But among the "compound gameplay" games Zelda is easy at the top.

 

[stalker]

My 10's:
Pac-Man
Super Mario World
A Link to the past
Doom
Yoshi's Island
Super Mario 64
Ocarina of Time
Soul Calibur
Metroid Prime
Mario and Luigi

 

[j^aws]

I'll give Defender/Stargate a 10 too. Awesome arcade game.

BTW, are Defender 2 & Stargate the same thing?

Yes. Stargate is also known as Defender 2... and is superior to Defender.

Stargate seems to be pretty much lost to history 'cause of some craptastic naming convention due to legal sh*t...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_(video_game)

Also it's control scheme needs to be a 2-way vert 'stick and 6 buttons with 'thrust' and 'reverse' mapped to buttons to remain true to the arcade gameplay. The 'dumbed' down control that maps these buttons to an 8-way control, changes the gameplay mechanics significantly...

 

[P90]

OoT

+1

Haven't played TP yet, though.