Greatest Video Game... nominations first...

[RunDownHouse]

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Yeah, you're gonna really have to break it down into eras or at least genres.

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I would like to reiterate my suggestions:

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Maybe something like this:
Arcade
Classic Console (80's-96 or so? When was the 64 released?)
Modern Console
Classic PC (80's-mid 90's again, with the line drawn at the release of Duke Nukem!)
Modern Shooter/Arcade-style PC (for things like CS)
Modern Other PC (for games like Civ 4)

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Also, to whomever nominated NHL '95 (Genesis):
What is your reasoning for picking this over '94, the last year to include fights, if I remember correctly.

[Rootabager]

Baseball Stars for NES. That game was sweet.

[4 High]

95 Was the first year to ever have trading and release and sign and all that, at least that i ever played. It also had the teams and Players together for the first time i can remember as well.

[SoSo]

Zombies
Final Fantasy VII
Half Life
Mortal Kombat III

[drewjustdrew]

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Goddamned Bo Jackson in Tecmo Bowl...

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How about crossing pattern to Dexter Carter? Or the deep bomb to Eddie Brown? All unstoppable.

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You mean people played with teams other than the Raiders?

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It's boring to play the raiders. I liked the bengals. They had brooks with the same crossing pattern as Dexter Carter/Thurman Thomas/take your pick, plus to good wide receivers. I also liked the Bills cuz they are my team, and they had Bruce Smith on the end rush. LT was unreal on defense too.

[bleu329]

no MMORPGs?

Personally, I spent >50% of my high school life playing Ultima Online. That game alone has ruined my social life today.

[CollinEstes]

I have agree that you have to break it down by genre.

My nominations:

Adventure: Full Throtle (PC)
FPS: Halo 2 (XBox)
RPG: FF 7 (PS2)
Action: Grand Theft Auto III
Sports: World Series 95. (First year they had a total player draft.)

[SteamingFish]

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Am I the only person that loved Planescape: Torment for PC?

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No, it's one my top 10 favorites of all time. It blew me away.

[wdeadwyler]

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Am I the only person that loved Planescape: Torment for PC?

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Planescape was a fantastic PC RPG, but nowhere near best video game status.

Someone also mentioned bubble bobble, another very good game. Seed the games randomly, but make it double elimination so if FF7 and MGS1 square off against each other in the first round they get to come back.

[SteamingFish]

Nethack
Super Bomberman 2 (SNES) -- nothing beat four-player mode for fun if you had four good players
Starflight
Pilotwings
Day of the Tentacle
X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
Pick-Axe Pete

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