A list with a bunch of games I completely adore.
No order beyond number one.
Showing 1-10 of 30 items
Seriously! Tanooki suit, Hammer bros suit, Frog suit, Kuribo's Shoe, Warp whistle... P-WING MOTHERFUCKER! (*)
I have no idea why I have never thought about putting MM2 on this list as it's one of the most cleverly structured and tightest action-platformers I have ever played. Perfect difficulty curve, a huge degree of freedom and one of the best soundtracks in any game ever.
The best licensed game for a saturday morning cartoon that never was. The paper thin story, intense action, weapons, levels, music, quirky characters, boss designs, spaceships... Everything about this game is perfect. Pick up and play fun. Treasure at their best.
Whoosh! while Chemical plant zone in 2 is easily Sonic's standout moment in any of his games, Sonic 2 suffers from a few problems nobody ever brings up like getting stuck in areas where the only way to continue is to die and tails losing you all of your god damn rings during bonus stages! Sonic is pared down to perfection. Every stage more exciting than its last and full of absolutely brilliant music. Sonic was easily my favourite of the mascots when I was younger.
There was once a summer holiday when I was a young boy where I didn't care for food, drink, films, tv or even girls I had crushes on. I used to wrap a red neck tie round my head and play Street fighter 2 for hours.
The first game I felt like I had complete freedom in. It amazed me that I could pretty much go anywhere provided I had the tools to do so. The moment where you went to a dark world and turned into a pink rabbit blew my mind. The first Zelda I had ever played, with great music and outstanding art. (*)
The first Really atmospheric game I ever played, the opening sequences were like something from a movie, the sound and music once you land on the planet give off a real sense of isolation and dread. (*)
I think about the Corneria level music in my head all the time. There's never been an on rails shooter with as much personality as this does.
I think I spent like 12 bazillion years playing this. It took me forever to realize I had to grind, I had never played an RPG before and couldn't quite get the hang of leveling and whatnot. I'd love to have the patience to play through this game again.
I owned this on the SNES and loved it with a passion. The popular kids wanted to be my friend at school when it was released as they were all too old/cool to be buying games at that point. (idiots) All of them wanted to play my copy of MK2. I think I lent it out to like 15 people... One of those motherfuckers stole it!