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That Rev Chap — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:51:00 +0000

For reference, previous top tens of mine -

2007

10. (NE) Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
9. (NE) OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (XBOX/PSP)
8. (7) World of Warcraft (PC)
7. (9) Mr Driller: Drill Spirits (DS)
6. (10) Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
5. (6) ICO (PS2)
4. (3) GTA: San Andreas (PS2)
3. (4) Mario 64 (N64)
2. (NE) Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (360/PC)
1. (1) Doom (PC/360)

2006

10. (NE) Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
9. (6) Mr Driller: Drill Spirits (DS)
8. (10) Resident Evil 4 (GC)
7. (NE) World of Warcraft (PC)
6. (5) ICO (PS2)
5. (7) OutRun 2 (XBOX)
4. (2) Mario 64 (N64)
3. (8) GTA: San Andreas (PS2)
2. (3) Elder Scrolls: Morrowind GOTY (PC)
1. (1) Doom (PC)

2005

10. (NE) Resident Evil 4 (GC)
9. (5) Giga Wing (DC/PC/MAC)
8. (NE) GTA: San Andreas (PS2)
7. (NE) OutRun 2 (Xbox)
6. (NE) Mr Driller Drill Spirits (DS)
5. (4) ICO (PS2)
4. (NE) Disgaea (PS2)
3. (NE) Morrowind: GOTY (PC/Xbox)
2. (3) Mario 64 (N64/DS)
1. (1) Doom (PC)

2004

10. Advance Wars 2 (GBA)
9. Rez (Playstation 2)
8. Halo (Xbox)
7. Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night (Playstation)
6. Super Monkey Ball (Gamecube)
5. Giga Wing (Dreamcast)
4. ICO (Playstation 2)
3. Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)
2. Grand Theft Auto 3 (Playstation 2)
1. Doom (PC)

Seems I didn’t do one in 2003, but in 2002 I did. Only two of those are in the top ten now.

2002

10. Sam & Max
9. Lode Runner
8. Suikoden 2
7. Rollercoaster Tycoon
6. Giga Wing
5. Rez
4. ICO
3. Mario 64
2. GTA3
1. Doom

Best Games Ever

That Rev Chap — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:58:00 +0000

I did a top ten list last January, so I think I’ll do another.

10. (NE) Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)

I remember it annoying me when I played it. But I also remember loving it. And it gave me my single most satisfying gaming moment ever – killing the final boss after a 45-minute battle.

9. (NE) OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (XBOX/PSP)

Not really a new entry as OutRun 2 was in the chart last year, at number five. I’m rating it lower this year because I never seem to play it. The Xbox version doesn’t work on the 360, so I never play it, and the PSP version, though lovely, is hampered slightly by the PSP’s analogue nub and a pretty rubbish framerate.

8. (7) World of Warcraft (PC)

It gave me some of my best gaming moments ever. (The trip to the contested area of Booty Bay to buy parrots with two friends! The first time we ganged up to invade Alliance territory!) However, I never got a character beyond level twenty-five and don’t really like teaming up with random strangers so it can’t be higher.

7. (9) Mr Driller: Drill Spirits (DS)

Best (English language) Mr Driller. Drill Land might take the spot if it was out in English. But it’s not. And there’s been no new Driller to challenge this in the last year.

6. (10) Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)

I don’t play it as much as I used to. Probably been a couple of weeks or more since I last had a wander round Venture. But it lasted for hundreds of hours of play and helped cement my relationship with the woman who is now my wife. Thanks Nintendo!

5. (6) ICO (PS2)

Haunting, atmospheric, etc. And unlike Shadow of the Colossus I actually finished ICO.

4. (3) GTA: San Andreas (PS2)

Last year I said, “Best setting, best map, best features, best everything.” Still true when you’re talking about the GTA series, but Saints Row now exists and it does a lot of stuff an awful lot better than GTA does it. GTA IV is going to have to be something very special now.

3. (4) Mario 64 (N64)

Loved it then. Love it still. It was losing ground in my top tens, but the Virtual Console version has reinforced how much fun it still is, so it gains a place here.

2. (NE) Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (360/PC)

Morrowind was in this spot last year. Oblivion doesn’t do everything better, no. It feels a lot smaller, possibly down to the fast travel and quest markers. The land doesn’t have the strangeness of Morrowind. The levelling system isn’t as bad as many make out, but is ever-so-slightly broken. But in other ways it makes many, many improvements. At times it looks breathtakingly beautiful. The combat is much improved, especially the ranged combat. The stealth works brilliantly – so much so that it seemed almost everybody went for a stealth-based character when playing the game. It’s been over a hundred hours of glorious fun, with more to come.

1. (1) Doom (PC/360)

Genius that hasn’t aged in anything but graphics. Gameplay, level design, feel… it’s still all there. And the 360 version has the best controls since pre-Win95 PC keyboards. BEST. GAME. EVER.

Goldeneye

That Rev Chap — Sat, 06 May 2006 09:49:00 +0000

Tried this on the N64 for the first time in manay, many years. Didn’t look as bad as I’d feared it might, but I could not control the damn thing. Partly due to dodgy analogue stick, partly due to the fact that my brain is now wired for twin sticks. I was on my through the dam, though, and determined to stick with it when a group of enemies advancing on me suddenly started twisting in mid-air… and then the game crashed.

I don’t remember it doing that in the old days.

Best Games Ever

That Rev Chap — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:25:00 +0000

I just had to make a list of my top ten favourite games of all time. It looks like this -

10. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)

Online and girlfriend loves it and we can play it together. Which makes it special. And I’ve played it every day since I got it.

9. Mr Driller: Drill Spirits (DS)

Best (English language) Mr Driller. Drill Land might take the spot if it was out in English.

8. Resident Evil 4 (GC)

Well, just because it’s ace. It’s as good as all the other RE games are bad. Put together. Which is very good indeed.

7. World of Warcraft (PC)

Because it’s given me some of my best gaming moments ever… And I just realised today how much I love the graphics.

6. ICO (PS2)

Haunting, atmospheric, etc. Colossus might challenge it, but I’ve not finished that yet. Maybe next year.

5. OutRun 2 (XBOX)

I hope this will be chucked out of the top ten soon when Coast to Coast is released. But for now, this is the best racing game in the world… by a fairly long way. (It was a very long way before PGR3 came out.)

4. Mario 64 (N64)

Loved it then. Love it still. But it’s losing a place a year (roughly) because it’s not aging very well.

3. GTA: San Andreas (PS2)

Best setting, best map, best features, best everything.

2. Elder Scrolls: Morrowind GOTY (PC)

Life eater.Played the Xbox version a lot, too, but the PC version is better. Could be another game to be replaced soon by a sequel. But Oblivion could be broken and shite, so maybe not.

1. Doom (PC)

Genius that hasn’t aged in anything but graphics. Gameplay, level design, feel… it’s still all there. BEST. GAME. EVER.

Right yes. Something like that… maybe. But I want Giga Wing in there, too. And Halo 2. And a Castlevania… And the GC 1080. And KOTOR… And…

Beetle Adventure Racing

That Rev Chap — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 11:58:00 +0000

Beetle Adventure Racing?

The Nintendo 64 game?

Not an Xbox 360 game?

Quite right. I was waiting for a tumble drier to arrive, so I was waiting in my bedroom, which is next to the front door, because my flat is upside-down, so I was playing the N64, because it’s in the bedroom. Clear?

Anyway, it’s aged badly. The frame-rate is horrible, the PAL conversion is horrible, but I did have some sort of fun… for all of one race and then the tumble drier turned up. I’d have had longer, but I’d read Bubba Ho-Tep first.