Best game of all time...Does WS make it better?

hodsonc · Post by **hodsonc** » 11 Jan 2006, 20:45

I have been inspired by this thread ([url]http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/node/5955] - You'll have to read it all) to start a "Best game of all Time" thread! I'm also intersted if people think WS support makes a game universely "better". Was "version 2" of game "XYZ" more enjoyable purely because the developers added WS?

My top five :

Oni (No widescreen) :(
Re-Volt (WS support) :D
GTA Vice City (WS support) :D
Race Driver 2 (WS Hack) :?
Half Life 2 (WS Support) :D

I know I've been playing PC games for like 10 years - but it's those that come to mind.

Come on! What's your "Greatest Games of All Time"?

EDIT : Yeiks! More like 15 years on the PC! Nearly 30 now - Gaaa! Where's my life gone!

Post by **skipclarke** » 11 Jan 2006, 22:29

Cool thread! I'm in. 8)

My top five:

1. Sid Meier's Pirates (Commodore 64)
2. Golden Axe (Arcade)
3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade)
4. World of Warcraft (PC)
5. Day of Defeat (PC)

In thinking back to my "all time" favorites, I realized how long i've been gaming. :) Also, on the topic of widescreen: I think that true widescreen support has the ability to enhance the visual experience, increase immersion and allow more freedom for the developer to bring their vision to life. However, there comes a point at which every gamer knows - widescreen or no - whether or not a game is right for them, so I don't think its absolutely crucial. More and more people are being attracted to it, and the future looks very bright for widescreen gaming. 8)

Post by **ctrlsteef** » 11 Jan 2006, 22:40

Here's my top 5.

1 - Silver
2 - Halflife 1
3 - Halflife 2
4 - Homeworld
5 - Grand Theft Auto Vice City

I don't know it you guys know Silver but it's definitely the best rpg i ever played. Here is an unofficial site with some screenshots. It's pretty old but the way you played the game is still unmatched till today if you ask me. The fighting was completely realtime. You just held the left mouse button and depending on the direction you moved the mouse you could make all kinds of badass moves.

hodsonc · Post by **hodsonc** » 11 Jan 2006, 23:23

It's funny - always been a PC gamer - my mates had consoles (one mate's even got a coin-op of Golden Axe off of Ebay!) but I never found an experience like PC gaming...

In a dark room, it's late at night... All you can hear is gun shots / swords clashing... You've gotta make it to the door / other side of town... Your heart's beating... You've been hit! Noooo...

Man, gotta love computer games :D

Post by **Gilly** » 11 Jan 2006, 23:36

agreed :P i always think that consoles are normally confined to small screens and in built speakers, at least a PC game is normally played close to the screen with some higher level of sound, although most of the basic speakers sound horendous ;)

Zerothis · Post by **Zerothis** » 12 Jan 2006, 02:13

Robot Odyssey I: Escape from Robotropolis
Apple ][

Contra33 · Post by **Contra33** » 12 Jan 2006, 06:28

i reallt like these games

1. Hero (Atari 2600)
2. Montazumas revenge (Atari 2600)
3. Pitfall (Atari 2600)
4. Half Life 2 (PC)
5. Far Cry (PC)

Post by **maherie** » 12 Jan 2006, 12:44

1) Half Life 2
2) Doom 1 (486)
3) Transport Tycoon
4) Need For Speed Series
5) Sim City 2000 (486)

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 12 Jan 2006, 12:54

Here's my top 5.

1 - Silver

I never played Silver - and I really want to, now... :( I can't find it anywhere, though... :cry:

My top five? Yoiks...

1) Final Fantasy 8 (it counts, it was released on the PC)
2) FreeSpace 2
3) TIE Fighter
4) Command and Conquer
5) Pirates! Gold

I'd include Oni, as I actually enjoyed that quite a bit, but I ran out of spaces... ;)

Post by **ctrlsteef** » 12 Jan 2006, 13:01

I never played Silver - and I really want to, now... :( I can't find it anywhere, though... :cry:

That was the whole problem with Silver, it was way underestimated back then and therefore it never got off the ground. It doesn't work under Windows XP btw.

Post by **maherie** » 12 Jan 2006, 13:43

[quote]I never played Silver - and I really want to, now... :( I can't find it anywhere, though... :cry:

That was the whole problem with Silver, it was way underestimated back then and therefore it never got off the ground. It doesn't work under Windows XP btw.

VMware? / Right click | properties | Run as 98?

Post by **ctrlsteef** » 12 Jan 2006, 13:44

I allready tried that but it still doesn't work. I wish it did because i would really like to play this game again.

What do you mean with VMware by the way? is that a program?

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 12 Jan 2006, 13:46

My top 5 old games ...
Deus EX (the original one) ... WS hack ... with out a doubt the best game of all time for me ... :D
Powerslide ... don't know didn't have WS at the time.
GTA 3 ... WS
Deadly Dozen Pacific Theatre ... WS hack
Ghost Recon Series ... WS res but not FOV

My top 5 current games ...
F.E.A.R. ... WS hack
NFS-MW ... WS hack
Half Life 2 Package ... WS
Far Cry ... WS hack
UT2004 ... WS

Others that I enjoyed worth a mention ...
Call of Duty Series ... WS hack ... Call of Duty 2 has WS
Medal of Honor Series ... WS hack
Splinter Cell Series ... WS hack
Raven Shield Series ... WS res but not FOV
Carmageddon TDR 2000 ... don't know didn't have WS at the time
World Racing 2 ... WS
Midnight Club 2 ... WS
Hover Ace ... WS hack
Quake 3 ... WS hack
Star Wars - X-Wing Alliance ... don't know didn't have widescreen at the time
Yagar ... WS hack

Sorry I got carried away ... I like so many !!! .... :D

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 12 Jan 2006, 14:35

What do you mean with VMware by the way? is that a program?

It's a virtual machine. Google for more info. :)

I completely forgot Deus Ex! I guess the horror that was DX:IW put me off. Odd I forgot, since I've currently got a shortcut to DX on my desktop... :oops:

X-Wing Alliance doesn't have widescreen. :cry: Believe me, I tried... :lol:

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 12 Jan 2006, 15:55

X-Wing Alliance doesn't have widescreen. :cry: Believe me, I tried... :lol:

Just out of interest ... have you tried ArtMoney ? ... I don't have the game anymore ... :(

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 12 Jan 2006, 16:17

No, I've not tried ArtMoney, but I tried something similar a while back. I never managed to figure out how it handled resolutions. But that was a while ago, and I wasn't quite as good at hex editing then... maybe I should have another go... (if I can get the game running, at least - it crashes at load on my newer systems...)

hodsonc · Post by **hodsonc** » 12 Jan 2006, 16:30

Man, there sure are some classic games being mentioned in this thread. Looking at the responses, it does seems like WS makes a diffrence. Althought it seems like gameplay (like all the old Atari and Commador games) is even more important to gamers... IMHO I would say that even though games like Paperboy had great playability and were adictive, they can't compete with a modern widescreen offering like Half Life 2.

Post by **maherie** » 12 Jan 2006, 18:01

VMware basicly lets you run 98 / 2000 / whatever, with XP.

So what you have is you're normal XP, then VMware running on your machine that you start up and bobs you're uncle you have options to run 98, 2000, or what ever inside VMware without leaving the XP interface.

Virtual Machine Ware.

HAndy tool. All I need now is a working copy of 98. Anyone got this?

Post by **ctrlsteef** » 12 Jan 2006, 18:51

Cool, i'm going to try that. I would certainly like to play Silver once more.

Edit: Isn't Virtual PC 2004 something similar? I now remember i have VPC somewhere.

Post by **skipclarke** » 12 Jan 2006, 20:06

One other game that I absolutely loved....and that I feel deserves honorable mention is Lucasarts's The Secret of Monkey Island with the SCUMM engine. :wink:

Man that game rocked. A true adventure classic. :)

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