Best. Game. Evar~! Nominations Thread

[Lightning Flik 0]

Considering we've had so many people complain about the Gamefaqs tourney, this thread will lead towards the day we get a BEST. GAME. EVAR~! instead of all the Final Fantasy Fans putting all the Final Fantasy games at the top of the heap.

 

This is the Nominations Thread.

 

We will follow the Vote Differential of the RPG Tournys, but for the first round (and if there is a tie from me looking to the previous round) then I'll ask someone who hasn't voted to break any ties.

 

This will be a freaking massive tourney, only 64 games from each category will be nominated.

 

The Categories:

 

Action (This includes fighter games)

Adventure (Mario type games)

Driving

Puzzle

Role-Playing (For pity's sake, Zelda games do NOT count here)

Simulation (Duh...)

Sports (This includes wrestling games)

Strategy

 

You can only make one nomination for each category. Think long and hard before you do so, and also you must include the system you intend for. Thus, if multi-platform, choose the best one.

 

My Nomiations:

Action - Guilty Gear XX (PS2)

Adventure - Legend Of Zelda: Wind Waker (GC)

Driving - Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2)

Puzzle - Tetris (NES)

Role-Playing - Terranigma (SNES)

Simulation - Total Extreme Warfare (PC) *

Sports - NHL 95 (SNES)

Strategy - Age of Empires (PC)

 

*Did you know that Gamefaqs has this listed as ACTION? That's just fucked up right there. It is simulation of being a wrestling owner, hence why it goes in Simulation.

 

Remember, these are nominations. This just means someone went out of their way to remember games that might not get some consideration that should.

 

Nominations End On May 19th, 2004 or when each category has 64 games nominated for it. Tourney For BEST. GAME. EVAR~! will begin on May 20th, 2004.

 

Hm... Maybe I can bribe someone on TSM like Dr. Tom to let me do a column on this? Nah... No one would let silly me get a column. Oh well, just settle for this.

Edited April 23, 2004 by Lightning Flik

[chaosrage 0]

Okay, the lesser genres (like puzzles and sports) should only get 10-20 noms. I can't think of 10 puzzles, and I can't even think of 1 simulation. But action should have WAY the fuck more since it pretty much covers platformers, survival horror, fighting, FPS, and 2-d shooters.

 

Plus we don't have 64 people on this board. We might have 15.

 

Action - Resident Evil (PS1, GC)

Adventure - Zelda (NES)

Driving - F-Zero GX (GC)

Puzzle - Lemmings (SNES)

Role-Playing - Final Fantasy 4 (SNES)

Simulation - Uhh..

Sports - Super Dodge Ball (NES)

Strategy - Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4 (SNES)

[Renegade 0]

I find it a bit odd that Fighters and action games have to share the same genre where puzzle and simulation games have a whole section to themselves.

 

 

Action - Gunstar heroes (Megadrive)

Adventure- Sonic 2 (Megadrive)

Driving- Daytona USA 2 (arcade)

Puzzle- Uh, puzzle bobble (Neo-geo)

Role-Playing- Kingdom hearts (PS2)

Simulation- Dont care

Sports- EDIT: Pending...

Strategy- Dont care

Fighting (Yes it wont count but hey I'm putting it in here)- King of fighters 98.

[The Man in Blak 0]

You know, you've got a "duh" right next to the simulation thing, but I don't have a damn clue about what you mean here. Flight simulation? Sports simulation? Sim-games? I'll go with one of Wright's games and play it safe, I suppose.

 

Action = Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)

Adventure = Super Mario 64 (N64)

Driving = Super Mario Kart (SNES)

Puzzle = Tetris Attack (SNES)

Role-Playing = Chrono Trigger (SNES)

Sports = Cyber Stadium Series: Base Wars (NES)

Strategy/Simulation = X-Com: UFO Defense (PC)

Fighting = Soul Calibur (DC)

 

 

EDITED for constantly changing categories.

[MrRant 0]

Action = Metal Gear (NES)

Adventure = Super Mario World (SNES)

Driving = RC PRO/AM (NES)

Puzzle = Tetris (NES)

Role-Playing = XenoGears (PSX)

Simulation = MS Flight Simulator 2000 (PC)

Sports = NHL 96 (Genesis)

Strategy = Civilization III (PC)

[The Man in Blak 0]

I find it a bit odd that Fighters and action games have to share the same genre where puzzle and simulation games have a whole section to themselves.

No kidding. Just in case the categories change...

 

Fighting = Soul Calibur (DC)

[Guest JumpinJackFlash]

Action: Resident Evil 2(PS)

Adventure: Super Mario Brothers 3(NES)

Driving: Mario Kart(SNES)

Puzzle: Parappa the Rapper(PS)?

Role-Playing: Final Fantasy X(PS2)

Simulation: The Sims(PS2)

Sports: WWE Smackdown-Here Comes the Pain(PS2)

Strategy: Age of Empires 2(PC)

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

Action (This includes fighter games): Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES)

Adventure (Mario type games): Donkey Kong Country (SNES)

Driving: Road Rash II (Genesis)

Puzzle: Dr. Mario (NES)

Role-Playing (For pity's sake, Zelda games do NOT count here): Suikoden II (PS1)

Simulation (Duh...): Transport Tycoon (PC)

Sports (This includes wrestling games): Mike Tyson's Punch Out (NES)

Strategy: Starcraft (PC)

[Guest Goodear]

Action (This includes fighter games): Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (Genesis)

Adventure (Mario type games): Mega Man II (NES)

Driving: Mario Cart (N64)

Puzzle: Devil Dice (PS1)

Role-Playing (For pity's sake, Zelda games do NOT count here): Lunar: The Silver Star Story (PS1 rerelease)

Simulation (Duh...): Civilization (PC)

Sports (This includes wrestling games): Super Tecmo Bowl (NES)

Strategy: Disgeia (can't spell) (PS2)

[Guest JacK]

Action - GTA Vice City

Fighting - Tekken Tag Tournement (PS2)

Adventure - Croc 2(yeah!) (PSX)

Driving - TOCA World Touring Cars (PSX)

Puzzle - ?

Role-Playing - Planescape: Torment (PC)

Simulation - EWR 4

Sports - Shane Warne's Cricket '99 (PSX)

Strategy - ?

 

Umm, where the hell would Vice City fit into all of that?

 

Edit: That makes sense, thanks for that. Action and Fighting split in two makes sense anyway.

Edited April 23, 2004 by JacK

[chaosrage 0]

Umm, where the hell would Vice City fit into all of that?

Action

[Anya 0]

Action: Metal Gear Solid

Adventure: Super Metroid

Driving: Mario Kart 64

Puzzle: Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo

Role-Playing: Final Fantasy VIII

Simulation: DOOM(it's a murder simulator! Just ask Joe Lieberman)

Sports: NBA JAM TE

Strategy: Final Fantasy Tactics

[Jer 0]

Okay, editing this to reflect the new categories...

 

Action: Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2)

Adventure: Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (PS1)

Driving: Gran Turismo 2 (PS1)

Fighting: Soul Calibur 2 (PS2)

Puzzle: Bombastic (PS2)

Role-Playing: Final Fantasy 6 (SNES)

Sports: NFL Blitz (DC)

Strategy: Civilization (PC)

 

I'd also like to nominate DDR Extreme (Arcade), but I'm not sure which category it would fit into.

 

Sorry if some of these are duplicates, I don't feel like checking all the old posts.

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

For the people putting Civilization down under Simulation, it is a strategy game, not a simulation game.

[Lightning Flik 0]

Alright, slight change to categories before I end up on a long week hiatus (due to my own PC busted) on game breakdown:

 

Action: 120

Adventure: 116

Driving: 16

Puzzle: 16

Role-Playing: 100

Simulation: 16

Sports: 64

Strategy: 64

 

For those wondering about Simulation, it means you are simulating in being an actual something. Like Total Extreme Warfare lets you simulate being a wrestling promoter, SimCity lets you simulate being a city planner, etc.

 

That might be changed, if we find problems, but still bring the nominations!

Edited April 23, 2004 by Lightning Flik

[Renegade 0]

Give a category to fighting!

[Lightning Flik 0]

I only want EIGHT categories and because I'm getting so many of you guys complaining about fighting, then FINE! Done.

 

However, Simulation and Strategy have been slapped together! To make sure I've only got 8 categories.

 

Action: 100

Adventure: 100

Driving: 16

Fighting: 52

Puzzle: 16

Role-Playing: 100

Sports: 64

Strategy: 64

 

And there probably isn't 52 fighting games... Might have to change that.

 

Just vote on the current categories for now. We'll get the demographics fixed later. I just want people to nominate games. Any and all games.

 

And yes, contrary to Disgaea and FFT being TRPGs, they are in the strategy category as they are more strat then RPG.

Edited April 23, 2004 by Lightning Flik

[Sandman9000 0]

52 Fighting games? If we don't count different console versions...

 

 

1: Street Fighter

2: Street Fighter 2

3: Street Figher 2 Championship Edition

4: Street Figher 2 Turbo

5: Super Street Figher 2

6: Super Street Figher 2 Turbo

7: Street Fighter Alpha

8: Street Fighter Alpha 2

9: Street Fighter Alpha 3

10: Street Figher 3

11: Street Figher 3 Double Impact

12: Street Figher 3 Third Strike

13: X-Men: Children of the Atom

14: Marvel Super Heroes

15: Darkstalkers

16: X-Men vs. Street Figher

17: Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Figher

18: Marvel vs. Capcom

19: Marvel vs. Capcom 2

20: SNK vs. Capcom

21: SNK vs. Capcom 2

22: Fatal Fury

23: Fatal Fury 2

24: Fatal Fury Special

25: Real Bout Fatal Fury

26: Real Bout Fatal Fury 2

27: Real Bout Fatal Fury Special

28: Art of Fighting

29: Art of Fighting 2

30: Art of Fighting 3

31: Samurai Showdown

32: Samurai Showdown 2

33: Samurai Showdown 3

34: Samurai Showdown 4

35: The King of The Fighers '94

36: The King of The Fighers '95

37: The King of The Fighers '96

38: The King of The Fighers '97

39: The King of The Fighers '98

40: The King of The Fighers '99

41: The King of The Fighers '00

42: The King of The Fighers '01

43: The King of The Fighers '02

43: The King of The Fighers '03

44: SNK vs. Capcom: Chaos

45: Mortal Kombat

46: Mortal Kombat 2

47: Mortal Kombat 3

48: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

49: Mortal Kombat 4

50: Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

51: Tekken

52: Tekken 2

 

 

And there's plenty more from there. I'm not saying have that be the list, god no. But there's easily 52 games, and I'd say we could have close to 100 if we wanted.

[Guest Askewniverse]

I only want EIGHT categories and because I'm getting so many of you guys complaining about fighting, then FINE! Done.

 

However, Simulation and Strategy have been slapped together! To make sure I've only got 8 categories.

Personally, I think it would be better to have a "Misc." category, which would include strategy, puzzle, simulation, and any other games that may not fall into the other categories. I'm not a fan of FPS, but they should probably have their own category.

 

Just vote on the current categories for now. We'll get the demographics fixed later. I just want people to nominate games. Any and all games.

In that case, wouldn't it be easier for people to nominate a certain amount of games, regardless of the genre? The only downside would be that some people might only nominate games from one category (as you mentioned in the first post), but it would probably even out in the end.

 

Action- Grand Theft Auto III (PlayStation 2)

Adventure- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation)

Driving- Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec

Fighting- Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

Puzzle- Tetris (NES)

Role-Playing- N/A

Sports- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Dreamcast)

Strategy/Simulation- EWR 4.0

[KingPK 0]

Action: Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)

Adventure: The Curse of Monkey Island (PC)

Driving: Super Monaco GP (Genesis)

Puzzle: You Don't Know Jack Vol. 3 (PC) (Trivia games would count here, right?)

Role-Playing (For pity's sake, Zelda games do NOT count here): Shining Force II (Genesis)

Simulation: RollerCoaster Tycoon (PC)

Sports (This includes wrestling games): MVP Baseball 2004 (PS2)

Strategy: Command and Conquer Red Alert (PC)

[Renegade 0]

I only want EIGHT categories and because I'm getting so many of you guys complaining about fighting, then FINE! Done.

Thank you

[chaosrage 0]

I only want EIGHT categories and because I'm getting so many of you guys complaining about fighting, then FINE! Done.

 

However, Simulation and Strategy have been slapped together! To make sure I've only got 8 categories.

 

Action: 100

Adventure: 100

Driving: 16

Fighting: 52

Puzzle: 16

Role-Playing: 100

Sports: 64

Strategy: 64

 

And there probably isn't 52 fighting games... Might have to change that.

 

Just vote on the current categories for now. We'll get the demographics fixed later. I just want people to nominate games. Any and all games.

 

And yes, contrary to Disgaea and FFT being TRPGs, they are in the strategy category as they are more strat then RPG.

 

Does that mean we can have more than one nom for action, adventure, and rpg?

 

Fighting: Punch Out

[Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0]

Action: Sonic The Hedgehog (Genesis)

 

Adventure: Morrowind (xbox)

 

Driving: Race Drivin' (arcade)

 

Fighting: Street Fighter 2 (arcade)

 

Puzzle: Tetris (gameboy)

 

Role-Playing: Diablo 2 (PC)

 

Sports: WCW/NWO World Tour (n64)

 

Strategy: Shattered Galaxy (PC)

[BUTT 0]

Action- Mega Man 2 (NES)

Adventure- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)

Driving- F-Zero X (N64)

Fighting- Mortal Kombat II (Arcade)

Puzzle- Tetris Attack (SNES)

Role-Playing- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES)

Sports- WWF No Mercy (N64)

Strategy/Simulation- Extreme Warfare Revenge 4.0 (PC)

[Guest Coffey]

I just want to nominate some games. I don't know how many of them have been mentioned yet, because I don't want to read all the replies.

 

Super Metroid (SNES)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)

Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest (NES)

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX)

Megaman 3 (NES)

Mike Tyson's Punch Out (NES)

Killer Instinct (Arcade)

Final Fantasy III (SNES)

[Highland 0]

Action: Super Metroid

Adventure: Mega Man X (series)

Driving: Gran Turismo

Fighting: Soul Blade (psx)

Puzzle: Fool's Errand (pc)

Role-Playing: Xenogears

Simulation: The Sims

Strategy: Final Fantasy Tactics

Sports: Super Punch-Out (snes)

[AndrewTS 0]

Did Sakura make a typo and add an extra "I" to her RPG nomination?

 

She seemed to make another typo, nominating Mario Kart 64--surely she meant Super Mario Kart, or Super Mario Kart Super Circuit.

 

Action- Metal Slug X (PS1) (I haven't played 3 yet, so this stands for now)

Adventure- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)

Driving- Konami Krazy Racers (GBA)

Fighting- SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millenium (Neo Geo Pocket Color)

Puzzle- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (GBA)

Role-Playing- Phantasy Star IV (Genesis)

Sports- Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 (N64)

Strategy/Simulation- Shining Force (Genesis)

[EricMM 0]

Action Metal Gear Solid on Game Cube

Adventure Rachet and Clank 2

Driving Mario Kart

Puzzle Super Puzzle Fighter

Role-Playing Final Fantasy six

Simulation Zeus

Sports ESPN Football

Strategy Final Fantasy Tactics

[Use Your Illusion 0]

Action - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty (PS2)

Adventure - Robin Hood: Conquests of the Longbow (PC)

Driving - Mario Kart 64 (N64)

Puzzle - Tetris (GB)

Role-Playing - Shining Force II (Megadrive)

Sports - Super Fire Pro Wrestling Premium X (SNES)

Strategy/Simulation - Command & Conquer (PC)

Fighting - Street Fighter II (SNES)

 

UYI

[Guest Ahhee]

Action - Half-Life (PC)

Adventure - Super Metroid (SNES)

Driving - RC Pro-AM (NES)

Puzzle - Tetris (GB)

RPG - Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant (PC)

Simulation - Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 (PC)

Sports - MVP Baseball 2004 (PC)

Strategy - StarCraft (PC)