pretty sure i know what the top 2 are, just not the order
― don't even see how this was a duck (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:14 (seven years ago) link
actually i can guess the order
This was the one with the 'opera scene'? I heard about that in hushed tones.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:17 (seven years ago) link
It is indeed. Opera scene is in a nutshell my problem with FF3; it seems like it's overreaching a bit and doesn't hit as hard for me as it seems to for everyone else.
― a simba man (Will M.), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:18 (seven years ago) link
Anyway... *DEEP BREATH BEFORE POSTING #3*
http://i.imgur.com/V4uCzDI.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/qX2XWaO.jpg3 - Chrono Trigger - 433 points / 3 First-place votes / 14 Votes
― a simba man (Will M.), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:19 (seven years ago) link
ah i didn't realise that there were still 3 to go - thought this might be number 1. i didn't rate it that highly cos it's not my fave but i have to admire its ambition and world-building
― don't even see how this was a duck (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:21 (seven years ago) link
Sometimes I feel kinda dumb because I have Tetris on my Vita like the last 20 years haven't elapsed but...c'mon, man, it's Tetris.
(Also have Chrono Trigger and FF Origins on my Vita. Taking full advantage of those graphics, dontchaknow.)
― The Butthole, The Whole Butthole, and Nothing But The Butthole (Old Lunch), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:22 (seven years ago) link
chrono trigger really should be #1
― Mordy, Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link
oh wait my #1 vote should be #1 but still it's one of the greatest games of all time for sure
― Mordy, Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:26 (seven years ago) link
I might spend the next week drinking heavily and playing the shit out of these games since it looks like my Disney trip is a bust. It's sort of like going on a ride, right?
― The Butthole, The Whole Butthole, and Nothing But The Butthole (Old Lunch), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:27 (seven years ago) link
(xposts since i posted #3)
Conversely, this is my numero uno. And one of my top games of all time. No matter how epic it got, the characters grounded it. They were sweet and cared about each other. (SPOILERS BEGIN HERE) And this is despite the fact that with a few exceptions (Lucca-Crono, Frog-Magus) they all met during the adventure. Also, this is something that is kind of only occurring to me now, but probably explains my love for this game: every single character in this game is lonely until they join the party. Crono is mute. Lucca is an introverted nerd. Marle is locked up in a castle, unable to have friends. Robo's a malfunctioning robot whose brothers beat him up. Frog has been turned into a monster. Ayla is the next chief, but has a hard time with sexism. Magus is misunderstood/also an asshole. Add into that a wonderful time-travel story (we saw the future! it's terrible! but we can stop it from being terrible! let's do it together by visiting cavemen, knights, and INSANE FLOATING MAGIC SECRET HISTORY RENAISSANCE TIMES!) and you get something really touching and special and it's one of the rare games that NAILS everything else. The art, the rpg elements, everything are just wonderfully tuned and presented.
It also stands as the only "multiple ending" game I've gone through many times to see the multiple endings; and I did it because I couldn't bear for the game to be over, and the thought of infinite possibilities let the game kind of live forever in my mind.
The closest this genre has ever gotten to perfect.
― a simba man (Will M.), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:29 (seven years ago) link
I haven't played thru it in years, might be time for another go-around. It's released on the Vita?
― a simba man (Will M.), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:30 (seven years ago) link
So many times I would immediately accidentally get caught and blow myself up, and then you just have to sit there and wait for the other players to finish the game. After a while I was like fuck this!
I don't remember whic one of the many Bomberman that was but I remember there was one where when you'd die you would go around the battlezone and throw bombs at the other players. That was fun.
Secret of Mana <3
― cookware regression (Dinsdale), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:33 (seven years ago) link
p sure that was 2
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:35 (seven years ago) link
Alright, let's put a bow on this! Here are number one and number two! I forgot to make joke #1/#2 so we're just DOIN' IT for real!
― a simba man (Will M.), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:37 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/U89Fot7.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/0XDzymT.jpg2 - Super Mario World - 473 points / 19 Votes
http://i.imgur.com/KQtwhgL.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/PN2nkeP.jpg1 - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - 522 points / 3 First-place votes / 18 Votes
god just thinking about bomberman makes me want to devote my life to being a champion bomberman player
― florence foster wallace (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:38 (seven years ago) link
I'll post a recap later!
― a simba man (Will M.), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:38 (seven years ago) link
Can't argue with that #1
― cookware regression (Dinsdale), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:38 (seven years ago) link
fair
forgot Zelda hadn't appeared. it's not as good as Crusader of Centy.
― don't even see how this was a duck (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:39 (seven years ago) link
lttp was my #1.
chrono trigger is also either the best or second best time travel video game of all time (maybe day of the tentacle is better?)
― Mordy, Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:39 (seven years ago) link
i still have never beaten a zelda. i used to care, as recently as a few months ago, but you know what, i don't even care anymore. fuck it.
(i will still give link's awakening a go, though)
the only thing that could have improved super mario world was to make it more difficult.
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:39 (seven years ago) link
i beat lttp not that long ago (maybe 5 years or so?). when i was a kid i think i got to like the 3rd or 4th dungeon in dark world before giving up. i don't think i ever beat link's awakening - i got to the end maybe but you need to open the egg with instruments or something and i didn't figure that out. i did complete the entire mini giving gifts game that starts with winning that yoshi (?) at the claw game.
― Mordy, Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:41 (seven years ago) link
it's tough to directly compare link to the past, SMW, and chrono trigger in a ranking system. all three are pinnacles of the genre, so whichever one you prefer just depends on what kind of game you prefer (super metroid, same thing)
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:41 (seven years ago) link
high point of lttp besides the guy under the bridge: looking down on the lost woods from the top of death mountain. real sense of a world connected to itself, probably more so than koholint island (def more so than ocarina imo, even than the cramped but brilliant majora's)
― florence foster wallace (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:42 (seven years ago) link
Super Mario World is totes overrated. SMB3 with SNES graphics.
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:42 (seven years ago) link
(speaking of the best time travel games xp)
SMB3 with SNES graphics would prob be better than super mario world
― florence foster wallace (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:43 (seven years ago) link
so, ballots in here?
― don't even see how this was a duck (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:43 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, let's just use this thread for it all
― a simba man (Will M.), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:45 (seven years ago) link
STONE-COLD CLASSIC TIER1 - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - 522 points / 3 First-place votes / 18 Votes2 - Super Mario World - 473 points / 19 Votes3 - Chrono Trigger - 433 points / 3 First-place votes / 14 Votes4 - Final Fantasy VI (III) - 371 points / 2 First-place votes / 12 Votes5 - Tetris - 313 points / 1 First-place votes / 13 Votes6 - Earthbound - 304 points / 3 First-place votes / 11 Votes7 - Street Fighter II & SFII' Turbo - 292 points / 11 Votes8 - Super Metroid - 288 points / 11 Votes9 - Secret of Mana - 222 points / 11 Votes10 - StarFox - 218 points / 9 Votes11 - Super Bomberman - 209 points / 9 Votes12 - Super Mario Kart - 204 points / 1 First-place votes / 11 Votes13 - Donkey Kong Country - 204 points / 12 Votes14 - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - 194 points / 8 Votes15 - Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - 179 points / 9 Votes16 - F-Zero - 171 points / 8 Votes17 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - 161 points / 9 Votes
BELOVED TIER18 - ToeJam & Earl - 136 points / 6 Votes19 - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - 129 points / 7 Votes20 - Sonic The Hedgehog - 128 points / 7 Votes21 - Super Castlevania IV - 121 points / 5 Votes22 - Super Mario Land - 118 points / 5 Votes23 - Donkey Kong Country 2 - 115 points / 5 Votes24 - NBA Jam - 113 points / 5 Votes25 - Another World/Out Of This World - 101 points / 1 First-place votes / 4 Votes26 - Legend of the Mystical Ninja - 101 points / 4 Votes27 - Pilotwings - 100 points / 4 Votes28 - Mega Man X - 99 points / 8 Votes29 - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - 94 points / 1 First-place votes / 3 Votes30 - Sonic & Knuckles (and Sonic 3 + Knuckles) - 87 points / 1 First-place votes / 4 Votes31 - Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow - 87 points / 4 Votes32 - Earthworm Jim - 86 points / 6 Votes33 - Langrisser II - 81 points / 3 Votes34 - Crusader of Centy (aka Soleil) - 80 points / 2 First-place votes / 2 Votes35 - Rock n Roll Racing - 79 points / 4 Votes36 - Super Mario All-Stars - 78 points / 3 Votes37 - NBA Jam Tournament Edition - 77 points / 5 Votes38 - Gunstar Heroes - 70 points / 4 Votes38 - SimCity - 70 points / 4 Votes40 - Streets of Rage II - 70 points / 3 Votes
SOLID TIER41 - Breath of Fire - 69 points / 3 Votes42 - Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium - 67 points / 3 Votes42 - Flashback - 67 points / 3 Votes42 - Super Street Fighter II + Turbo - 67 points / 3 Votes45 - Revenge of Shinobi - 66 points / 2 Votes46 - Harvest Moon - 64 points / 5 Votes47 - Shining Force 2 - 64 points / 2 Votes48 - Micro Machines - 63 points / 3 Votes48 - ActRaiser - 63 points / 3 Votes50 - Zombies Ate My Neighbors - 61 points / 4 Votes51 - Streets of Rage III - 61 points / 3 Votes52 - Front Mission - 57 points / 2 Votes53 - Shining Force - 56 points / 2 Votes54 - Tetris Attack / Panel de Pon - 54 points / 3 Votes55 - Final Fantasy V - 54 points / 2 Votes56 - Contra 3: The Alien Wars - 53 points / 4 Votes57 - Super Empire Strikes Back - 51 points / 3 Votes58 - Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse - 50 points / 3 Votes59 - Secret of Evermore - 50 points / 2 Votes60 - Kirby's Dream Land - 48 points / 2 Votes61 - Shadowrun - 47 points / 3 Votes62 - Shinobi III - 47 points / 2 Votes63 - Road Rash II - 46 points / 2 Votes64 - E.V.O. The Search for Eden - 45 points / 2 Votes65 - Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins - 44 points / 1 First-place votes / 2 Votes66 - UN Squadron - 44 points / 2 Votes66 - ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkatron - 44 points / 2 Votes68 - Cannon Fodder - 43 points / 3 Votes69 - Wonder Boy V: Monster World III - 43 points / 2 Votes69 - Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen - 43 points / 2 Votes69 - Castlevania: Bloodlines - 43 points / 2 Votes72 - Nobunaga's Ambition - 42 points / 2 Votes72 - Final Fantasy IV (II) - 42 points / 2 Votes74 - On the Ball - 40 points / 1 First-place votes / 1 Vote75 - Mortal Kombat 2 - 40 points / 2 Votes
FOND MEMORIES TIER76 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time - 38 points / 2 Votes77 - Final Fight - 38 points / 1 Vote77 - Rings of Power - 38 points / 1 Vote79 - Streets of Rage - 36 points / 2 Votes79 - Haunting starring Polterguy - 36 points / 2 Votes81 - Sword of Vermilion - 36 points / 1 Vote82 - Bahamut Lagoon - 34 points / 1 Vote82 - Beyond Oasis/The Story of Thor - 34 points / 1 Vote84 - Golden Axe - 33 points / 3 Votes85 - Killer Instinct - 33 points / 2 Votes85 - Mortal Kombat - 33 points / 2 Votes87 - Demon's Crest - 32 points / 1 Vote88 - Mario Paint - 30 points / 2 Votes88 - Terranigma - 30 points / 2 Votes90 - Lemmings - 30 points / 1 Vote91 - Parodius - 28 points / 2 Votes91 - Dragon Quest V - 28 points / 2 Votes93 - Gargoyle's Quest - 28 points / 1 Vote94 - Gradius 3 - 27 points / 2 Votes95 - Landstalker - 26 points / 1 Vote96 - NHL 96 - 25 points / 2 Votes97 - Super Off Road - 24 points / 2 Votes97 - Soul Blazer - 24 points / 2 Votes99 - Pyramid Magic - 24 points / 1 Vote99 - Bomberman '94 - 24 points / 1 Vote99 - Lost Vikings - 24 points / 1 Vote102 - Desert Strike - 23 points / 2 Votes103 - Final Fantasy Legend - 22 points / 2 Votes104 - Monster World IV - 22 points / 1 Vote
ALSO REMEMBERED TIER105 - Madden NFL '94 - 21 points / 1 Vote105 - Metal Slug - 21 points / 1 Vote105 - Psycho Pinball - 21 points / 1 Vote105 - Super Return of the Jedi - 21 points / 1 Vote105 - Super Star Wars - 21 points / 1 Vote105 - Thunderforce IV - 21 points / 1 Vote105 - Pop'n Twinbee - 21 points / 1 Vote105 - Super Double Dragon - 21 points / 1 Vote105 - Dune: The Battle for Arrakis - 21 points / 1 Vote114 - Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire - 20 points / 2 Votes115 - Xenon 2: Megablast - 20 points / 1 Vote115 - Tails Adventure - 20 points / 1 Vote115 - Kirby Super Star a.k.a. Kirby's Fun Pack - 20 points / 1 Vote118 - Illusion of Gaia - 18 points / 1 Vote118 - Yoshi's Safari - 18 points / 1 Vote118 - Aladdin - 18 points / 1 Vote121 - Ecco The Dolphin - 16 points / 1 Vote121 - Aerobiz - 16 points / 1 Vote121 - Lemmings 2: The Tribes - 16 points / 1 Vote121 - Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 - 16 points / 1 Vote121 - Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday - 16 points / 1 Vote126 - Umihara Kawase - 12 points / 1 Vote127 - Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story (Angel) - 10 points / 1 Vote127 - Super Punchout - 10 points / 1 Vote127 - General Chaos - 10 points / 1 Vote127 - Aero the Acrobat - 10 points / 1 Vote127 - Earthworm Jim 2 - 10 points / 1 Vote127 - Lufia II - 10 points / 1 Vote133 - Comix Zone - 8 points / 2 Votes134 - Star Ocean - 8 points / 1 Vote134 - ActRaiser 2 - 8 points / 1 Vote136 - Populous - 6 points / 1 Vote136 - Sparkster - 6 points / 1 Vote138 - Subterrania - 4 points / 1 Vote138 - Jungle Strike - 4 points / 1 Vote138 - Kid Chameleon - 4 points / 1 Vote141 - Wings of Wor / Gynoug - 2 points / 1 Vote141 - Sim Ant - 2 points / 1 Vote141 - Metal Warriors - 2 points / 1 Vote141 - Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts - 2 points / 1 Vote
I reckon I was the only voter the Landstalker
xp confirmed
― cookware regression (Dinsdale), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:46 (seven years ago) link
Only game that I actually skipped sleep entirely for.
― cookware regression (Dinsdale), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:47 (seven years ago) link
i beat a link to the past like a dozen times when it was released
because each time i wanted to find all the hearts
i totally do no get super mario world being in second place
for what it stands for, maybe placed at #5 would make sense, but even then, i think i finished it once and never really wanted to play it again even though they changed the worlds a bit to get you to play it again
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:48 (seven years ago) link
Noodle Vague's best 4th Gen Console Games - in descending order
1. [G] Crusader of Centy (aka Soleil)2. [G] Rings of Power3. [S] Breath of Fire4. [S] Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past5. [G] Shining Force6. [S] Super Mario World7. [S] Super Mario All-Stars8. [G] Road Rash II9. [S] Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars10. [G] ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkatron11. [S] SimCity12. [S] Chrono Trigger13. [G] Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday14. [G] Sonic the Hedgehog 215. [SG] NBA Jam16. [SG] Cannon Fodder17. [S] Harvest Moon18. [S] Earthbound19. [S] Parodius20. [G] Golden Axe
― don't even see how this was a duck (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:48 (seven years ago) link
Oh man Gargoyle's Quest didn't get any love either
― cookware regression (Dinsdale), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:48 (seven years ago) link
My own ballot, bold didn't place: 1. Chrono Trigger2. Earthbound3. Front Mission4. Bahamut Lagoon5. Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow6. Super Mario Land7. UN Squadron8. Super Mario World9. E.V.O. The Search for Eden10. Mortal Kombat 211. Rock n Roll Racing12. Illusion of Gaia13. Tetris14. Final Fantasy Legend15. Super Mario Kart16. Donkey Kong Country 217. NBA Jam Tournament Edition18. Haunting starring Polterguy19. Subterrania20. Harvest Moon
― a simba man (Will M.), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:49 (seven years ago) link
yeah i've beaten lttp countless times. don't even want to think about it really. mordy i wonder if you got stuck in the ice palace, that's the hard one imo.
― florence foster wallace (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:50 (seven years ago) link
here's mine - not sure why i included sim ant except to pad out my ballot:
[S] Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past[S] Chrono Trigger[S] ActRaiser[S] Super Mario World[SG] NBA Jam[b] Tetris[S] Pilotwings[S] Donkey Kong Country[SG] Lost Vikings[b] Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening[SG] Super Off-Road[S] Aladdin[b] Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[S] Secret of Mana[S] Killer Instinct[G] Golden Axe[S] ActRaiser 2[SG] Earthworm Jim[G] Sonic the Hedgehog[S] Sim Ant
― Mordy, Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:52 (seven years ago) link
lol i only played sim ant on pc but loved it obsessively even tho it was broken. the manual was in two parts: the manual, and then a longer section that was just ant facts. to this day i know a lot about ants.
― florence foster wallace (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:54 (seven years ago) link
after each beating it did get easier for whatever that's worth
i would rush through things and by the third time you'd get a nice routine going and just focus on hunting for heart pieces or talking to the right dudes in the right order to help you move along faster
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:54 (seven years ago) link
that's in reference to lttp btw
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:55 (seven years ago) link
Oh shit, how did I forget to vote for Ecco the Dolphin?!?! Loved that game!
I'll post my ballot as soon as I'm somewhere other than my stupid Gmail-blocking workplace.
― The Butthole, The Whole Butthole, and Nothing But The Butthole (Old Lunch), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:56 (seven years ago) link
also forgot to vote for ecco tho i think i liked the album more <joekz>
― Mordy, Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:57 (seven years ago) link
ha, my vote got On the Ball in juuuuuust ahead of Mortal Kombat II. no regrets.
games that deserved better:
94 - Gradius 3 - 27 points / 2 Votes (i should have voted for this, given the amount of time i spent playing it...wait a second, WHERE THE FUCK IS SUPER R-TYPE? NO ONE voted for it!?!?! that game is amazing, we have all sinned)97 - Super Off Road - 24 points / 2 Votes (holds up very well even today, multiplayer esp. but even single-player)127 - Super Punchout - 10 points / 1 Vote (!!!!!!!! i'm the only person who voted for this? are you all fucking insane??)
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:57 (seven years ago) link
my ballot, SNES-exclusive, sorry
1. [S] On the Ball[S] Secret of Mana[S] Tetris Attack / Panel de Pon[SG] Street Fighter II & SFII' Turbo[SG] Another World/Out Of This World [S] Final Fantasy VI (III)[S] Harvest Moon[S] Super Mario World[S] Super Mario Kart[S] Earthbound[SG] Earthworm Jim[S] Pilotwings[S] StarFox[S] Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[S] Donkey Kong Country[S] Super Punchout[S] Super Metroid[S] Gradius 3[SG] Super Off Road20. [S] Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:58 (seven years ago) link
KM iirc you were a big marble madness stan too?
― Mordy, Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:59 (seven years ago) link
wait, i did vote for gradius 3. phew.
but still, super r-type was the superior game, i think. zero votes is terrible.
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 6 October 2016 20:00 (seven years ago) link
shooters just not my bag
― legitimate concerns about ducks (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 6 October 2016 20:01 (seven years ago) link