/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.4926136]

What is THE best video game ever? Choose only ONE.

hard mode: no cop-out shit like tetris or pong

[Anonymous No.4926139]

DKC 2.

[Anonymous No.4926143]

Honestly and without pretension, Super Mario World.

[Anonymous No.4926152]

This does it for me. Granted, a lot of it is because of atmosphere and style, but it's a great experience altogether. Even the sequels bow to it.

[Anonymous No.4926158]

>>4926136
FF7 is a cop-out?

[Anonymous No.4926165]

[Anonymous No.4926172]

>>4926136

[Anonymous No.4926173]

>>4926158
nah, cop-outs are those games that can be considered the chemical elements or basic matter of gaming. Anything else goes

[Anonymous No.4926183]

tetris really is the best video game of all time though

[Anonymous No.4926184]

I can't choose, too many genres

[Anonymous No.4926186]

>>4926173
Like Outrun? Is Outrun a copout?

[Anonymous No.4926193]

>>4926186
Yes Outrun is cheating, don't post that please.

[Anonymous No.4926195]

Street Fighter II, what a stupid question...

[Anonymous No.4926196]

This one is a contender, it has everything

[Anonymous No.4926198]

Objectively the best? SMB

[Anonymous No.4926203]

>>4926196
Never liked this game

[Anonymous No.4926209]

It's the Mother of all games, one could say

[Anonymous No.4926212]

>>4926136
Fortnite

[Anonymous No.4926219]

>>4926209
Though I wouldn't say that it's objectively the best, I will maintain it as my favorite JRPG of all time: bright, vibrant and colorful visuals, excellent and diverse soundtrack, simplistic yet fun combat, doesn't take itself too seriously like a lot of JRPGs do, it's fucking great

[Anonymous No.4926231]

Link to the past.

[Anonymous No.4926251]

>>4926209
No sir

[Anonymous No.4926287]

>>4926209
Fuck no

[Anonymous No.4926294]

First one that always enters my mind is Phantasy Star IV

[Anonymous No.4926404]

>>4926183
*blocks your path*

[Anonymous No.4926407]

>>4926198
op said no cop-outs

[Anonymous No.4926409]

>>4926136
Summer carnival 92 of course

[Anonymous No.4926414]

[Anonymous No.4926418]

>>4926407
Not him but how is that a cop out? SMB is pretty fucking good. I don't know if it's my all time fave but it's in the pantheon.

[Anonymous No.4926428]

Non-/vr/: shit, too many, but right now I'm feeling Super Meat Boy, that game is too much fun

/vr/:still a lot of choices, but I think I'm gonna have to go with a link to the past

[Anonymous No.4926437]

Rockman 2 dr wily no nazo because metal blades

[Anonymous No.4926464]

>>4926437
>relying on the pleb Metal Blades like a normie
>not acquiring the patrician Quick Boomerang first

[Anonymous No.4926469]

Pac-man.

[Anonymous No.4926470]

Fight me.

[Anonymous No.4926482]

>>4926464
Yeah but when quick... youre pink faggot

[Anonymous No.4926489]

>>4926482
>pink
>faggot

[Anonymous No.4926501]

>>4926464
>bubble lead
>better than quickboomerang

[Anonymous No.4926541]

Streets of Rage 2

[Anonymous No.4926547]

You all know.

[Anonymous No.4926573]

>>4926501

[Anonymous No.4926623]

The Legend of Zelda

[Anonymous No.4926660]

>>4926489
o..owen dead

[Anonymous No.4926670]

>>4926136
Toss up between Dual Orb 2, Bebe's Kids and Tecmo's Secret of the Stars.

[Anonymous No.4926676]

[Anonymous No.4926695]

>>4926660

[Anonymous No.4926716]

harry potter on the gba

[Anonymous No.4926752]

Pong.

/thread

[Anonymous No.4926910]

Baldur's Gate 2.

[Anonymous No.4926912]

>>4926139
It's the best platformer at least..
>>4926165
It's the best single player shooter, at least. Bonus points for mods of it becoming iconic multiplayer ones as well.
>>4926172
It's the best entry level RTS at least.
>>4926195
Best "keeping it simple, stupid fighter.
>>4926414
It has slightly more depth than Starcraft, and equal stying power, but the slower pace relegates it to staying a niche entry.
>>4926470
Strictly inferior to Rockman 2, and even that doesn't hold up.

[Anonymous No.4926916]

For me it was probably Wing Commander 3 or Doom as in those games impressed me the most.

[Anonymous No.4926931]

>>4926912
Thanks for the great opinions my man!

[Anonymous No.4926950]

>>4926136
I can't say on this board. DM me and I'll tell you.

[Anonymous No.4926967]

>>4926931
How about you stop shilling that piece of shit soda? No it's not cool or funny or whatever, it's simply off-topic bullshit.

>>4926136
If you really want some /vr/ recommendations, I can give you Space Station Sillicon Valley. It doesn't take itself seriously, there's a lot of variation and free-roaming in every level(or at least most of them), the story is absurd enough that you don't mind it being simple, the controls are alright and not hard to figure out, the background music fits nicely with the atmosphere and it still looks alright for a N64 game that's around 20 years old. It also seems to be an inspiration for Nintendo's Super Mario Odyssey on the Switch, take that as you will.

[Anonymous No.4927039]

>>4926143
too easy and not enough variety of powerups

i prefer smb3

[Anonymous No.4927079]

>>4926967
Right on dude! These kids wouldn't know a good forum post if it bit them on the you-know-what!

[Anonymous No.4927138]

>>4926136
Only one? CaveStory

[Anonymous No.4927161]

>>4926136

[Anonymous No.4927168]

>>4926136
Why is Tetris or Pong a cop out? If I pick King of Fighters is that a cop out?

[Anonymous No.4927175]

>>4926251
I used to play the fuck out if this in my highschool drafting class.

[Anonymous No.4927190]

This is a very hard task. I'd probably say Umihara Kawase. I would have said Simcity but that's probably an "easy mode" choice.

[Anonymous No.4927210]

>>4926152
>Even the sequels bow to it.
Huh? I can certainly understand preferring SH1, but including SH2 in your statement is dumb.

[Anonymous No.4927592]

>>4927138
I change my answer.

[Anonymous No.4927594]

>>4927168
Why is King of Fighter better than Street Fighter?

[Anonymous No.4927605]

>>4927039
>too easy
I mean at this point no Mario game is difficult to me, not even 2J, but SMW is just perfectly designed to me, it also has to do with the control mechanics and physics rather than the level design, which I still think is good though. People always talk about the cape but you can't fly in many of the levels, namely the hardest ones like castles and fortresses.
>variety of powerups
Honestly I don't think more powerups were needed. Yoshi himself can me thought as 4 extra powerups. I mean I loved tanuki and frog mario as much as the next guy, but the reason I love SMB3 is because of its overall design and controls, I didn't even use the rarer powerups much, it was always racoon mario or firey mario sometimes.
That said, I think both SMB3 and World are good contenders for best game of all time. I just give the edge to SMW. Mind you it's not nostalgia because I played 3 first. But still, 3 is damn up close.

[Anonymous No.4927607]

>>4927138
Objectively correct.

[Anonymous No.4927621]

>>4927594
They're both solid. For me it's,
>Larger roster of characters means nore matchups
>3on 3 team matches
>More stylish/interesting characters
>more interesting mechanics, rolls, complex motions for moves etc

[Anonymous No.4927629]

>>4927168
>Why is Tetris or Pong a cop out?
Not OP, but these would be lazy answers. These games can only be defended with "simple and revolutionary" statements, no one would be willing to argue that Tetris has better gameplay and is more complete than everything that came out after it. It's the kind of answer a game journalist would give in order to avoid being controversial.

[Anonymous No.4927663]

>>4927210
Why? I just think it gets a bunch of things right that wasn't 100% there in the sequels.

[Anonymous No.4927685]

>>4927629
I sort of see what you're saying but don't agree with it. I think one of the things that makes Tetris such an incredible game is It's simplicity while still having some depth. It wouldn't and wasn't my number 1 choice, but it's certainly near the top for me (though not as high as Puyo or Panel de Pon to be fair) I could certainly understand someone else picking it as what they think is the best game.

[Anonymous No.4927687]

>>4927621
Fair enough. I always rate SF as the quintessential fighter since it manages to stay compelling with just the bare minimum amount of mechanics. Other franchises add more layers to engage with a core audience, but they do so at the expense of intimidating newcomers.

[Anonymous No.4927703]

>>4927685
Yeah totally.
Every point it gains for simplicity it loses for being bland. It's everybody's list for games they enjoyed for 10 minutes or so but only on your non-gaming aunt's top 50.

[Anonymous No.4927707]

Something with variety like Mario Party, Bishi Bashi, or Warioware. Tetris is also a good pick for its simplicity + challenge.

[Anonymous No.4927712]

>>4926660
Nah, Owen's the clown prince and is just pulling the ultimate work.
We are talking jape of the century. We are talking April, May, June, July and August fool.
Payoff's coming any day now.

[Anonymous No.4927721]

>>4927703
I would never call Tetris bland. Also I played it for far more than 10 minutes. At least 500 hours over the years, possibly many many more.

I think that it's appealing to very game focused people like me while also being fun for all those aunts is one of the reasons It's so great.

[Anonymous No.4927732]

I want to say this. Never have I been so addicted to a game, even though I sucked at it.

[Anonymous No.4927747]

>>4927721
Why though?
Every game is the same, with little room for improvement. First you set up a bunch of tetrises, and then you cross your fingers for line blocks. Repeat until they're coming down so fast that you've zero time to move them.

I won't judge a lot of picks but I'll sure as shit judge this one.

[Anonymous No.4927762]

>>4927747
Play for REN instead.
Leave two columns of space and go for consecutive combos.

[Anonymous No.4927767]

>>4927747

http://www.michaelsmum.com/9-early-signs-of-autism-that-every-parent-should-know/

>Sign 4 – repetitive behaviour
>Children on the spectrum often have obsessive, repetitive behaviours. Michael loved to slide things behind him. He would take cars, puzzle pieces, anything, and just slide it behind him. Other children enjoy other ways of playing. For example, some children at the milder end of the spectrum often love stacking things, sorting them, lining toys up endlessly and very neatly. If you try to stop them from stacking/sorting/lining them up, or a sibling comes along and messes it up, they will get very upset.

[Anonymous No.4927771]

>>4926136
It's a recent game but I loved every minute of it. The Witcher 3 is a great game and has a great story with the final game showing the developers cared more about a good game then money.

[Anonymous No.4927785]

>>4927685
No one is saying Tetris is a bad game. The point is the answer is easy and lazy. The game is so well-known that anyone can agree it's good, and it's so simplistic and perfect-by-default that you can't really critcize the mechanics.
The real interesting conversation comes from discussing the more "vulnerable" picks. The more complex the game, the higher likelyhood of having flaws, so it's more exciting to weigh those games against each other. Tetris only ever wins because of technicalities.

[Anonymous No.4927791]

>>4927747
I found it took a while before I had mastered building spaces to make Tetrises at high speeds and then I moved to game type B that starts you with garbage. There's a fair amount there.

It's no King of Fighters, but I still think it's a pretty great game.

[Anonymous No.4927794]

>>4927785
That is fair, I agree It's a boring choice.

I would also advocate for I.V.A.N. but it's on the polar end of the spectrum. And KoF still beats it in my opinion, so meh.

[Anonymous No.4928104]

>>4927707
>Mario Party

[Anonymous No.4928126]

The answer that most people could agree with: Mario 3

My answer: Symphony of the Night

[Anonymous No.4928181]

>>4926196
super metroid has my vote

[Anonymous No.4928185]

>>4926404
Colour-chaining is gay and for autismos.

[Anonymous No.4928883]

Unironically this. Shame how underagefags will think it's a shooter when it was always meant to be primarily an adventure game.

[Anonymous No.4928886]

Unironically this. Shame how underagefags will think it's a shooter when it was always meant to be primarily an adventure game.

[Anonymous No.4929284]

>>4928886
>adventure game
You absolute cunt.

[Anonymous No.4929292]

Sorry guys, I have to end this contest

[Anonymous No.4929295]

>>4926670
DUAL ORB 2, is the definite choice here.

[Anonymous No.4929587]

>>4928886
best rpg ever

[Anonymous No.4929596]

>>4926912

Got it.

[Anonymous No.4929621]

>>4926136
>>4926136
>>4926136

Duh. No brainer.

[Anonymous No.4929624]

>>4926143
Terraria desu. It's just perfect

[Anonymous No.4929628]

Is this even a question?

[Anonymous No.4929651]

>>4926136
Sin and Punishment on the N64.

I don't even like Nintendo. Nor the N64. But this is easily the best game ever made.

[Anonymous No.4929652]

>>4926136
Either Symphony a' the Night, DOOM or Diablo 2.

[Anonymous No.4929653]

>>4926193
The fuck? How is Outrun cheating? Because it's super good? It's not like it's the first driving game, nor the first raster scrolling sprite scaling driving game by a longshot.

Hell, Hang On came before Outrun.

I don't see any reason to consider Outrun as cheating except for ignorance or bad taste.

[Anonymous No.4929657]

>>4926409
This is a damn fine answer.

>>4927138
Honestly this.

[Anonymous No.4929663]

>>4926152
SH1 is way too simple for a survival horror game. Many areas have only 1 actual puzzle and over half the doors are permanently locked. Coupled with the facts you have to beat every area twice in a row, the town is huge and empty (so just space filler) and combat is even worse than in other survival horror games, and this is one of the worst "best" games around.

It gets by because "muh spoopy" and nothing more. It is the origin point of brainles spooky walking simulators (I am aware of clock tower, it has more actual gameplay, sorry) and it's FAR from the best game ever. It's not even the best in it's genre or series.

It can be your oersonal fav, but that's it, really. There's no argument to be made for anything else.

[Anonymous No.4929668]

>>4929621
Here's your (you)

[Anonymous No.4929717]

Meme answer, but have to go with Doom. The original 3 episodes, strictly.

Castlevania is the runner-up, it still has the most consistent snd solid level design I've ever seen. Some games have better highs, but inevitably also much worse lows.

[Anonymous No.4929737]

>>4926139
>>4926139

First answer best answer.

[Anonymous No.4929741]

Best action adventure hack and slash

[Anonymous No.4929761]

I honestly think it's Little Big Adventure. An amazing accomplishment for a video game in 1994 but I wonder how many people born after that year can even appreciate it. It would probably be like playing Ultima for the first time.

[Anonymous No.4929770]

>>4929761
It's good but the sequel improved on it in every way.

[Anonymous No.4929802]

>>4929741
The second one was better imo

[Anonymous No.4929805]

>>4926136
THIS

[Anonymous No.4929816]

>>4929761
>>4929770
I recall trying to play "Little Big Adventure" years ago, and getting stuck at the very beginning, I also disliked the controls. Was I retarded? Should I give the game another try?

[Anonymous No.4930313]

>>4926136

[Anonymous No.4930328]

>>4926139
Incredibly mediocre game.

>>4926143
Pales severely in comparison to SMB3.

[Anonymous No.4931303]

>>4929741
Isn't this getting a remaster? Haven't seen a status update since the announcement.

[Anonymous No.4931310]

>>4926143
I concur. My non-retro choice would be the first Super Mario Galaxy.

[Anonymous No.4931318]

>>4927039
>>4927605
>>4930328
I know I'm in the minority but I've always felt SMB3's art design was one of Nintendo's biggest misfires. Easily the ugliest sprites in any Mario game to me.

[Anonymous No.4931351]

>>4926670
>bebe's kids

Excellent taste, friend. Underrated game from a criminally underrated studio

[Anonymous No.4931510]

>>4931318
I'd say SMB2 earned that title.
SMB3 at least has some identity to it.

[Anonymous No.4931541]

>>4926136
You posted it on your pic.

[Anonymous No.4931543]

>>4926136
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

[Anonymous No.4931551]

>>4931510
I think my main problem with SMB3 is the standard, very ugly red and black Mario sprite. That and the all orange fireball Mario always looked awful to me.