I'm sure this has been done (and probably more than once), but I used the search function and couldn't find squat, so I guess I'll risk being that guy. It's slow today anyway. I found lots of threads with lists on other websites/youtube, lots of threads about your favorite games in particular categories (B&W, vector, vertical, horizontal, jamma, laserdisc, etc.), threads about your favorite characters and sounds, yadda yadda yadda, but I want to know your overall favorite games, regardless of category.
Here's my top 5 as of right.... now:
#5. Warlords (cocktail) - A total party game, and an absolute blast in four-player mode. It's like the Doritos of arcade games- you can't play just one game. One game turns into two, turns into ten. etc. It's even more fun if you're drinking or playing for money (preferably both).
#4. Mad Planets - This one may very well jump into my top 3 by the end of the year. I played it for the first time at CAX, and it was love at first sight. Then I played it at aesop's house in October and decided that I had to have one for my game room. I just bought one from a fellow KLOVer, and I hope to have it in a week or so. Love the theme, the music, and the gameplay. It's nerveracking and challenging, and a very underrated game.
#3. Tron - I know lots of people hate this game, but I've said it before, and I'll say it again: if you hate Tron, you probably suck at it. Think it's boring? Think the controls are lacking? Think the mini-games blow? Ask yourself honestly if you suck at it, and chances are you'll have to say yes.
I love Tron, and after you near 100K, it gets ridiculously hard and demands your total concentration. KingOfTron and I got our Tron machines around the same time, and we used to text each other new high scores constantly. It was cool having constant pressure on me to get better. Good times.
#2. Major Havoc - Another one that I hear a fair share of guff about. Major Havoc kicks copious amounts of ass. The graphics are cool, the music is great, the gravity effect is awesome, and it's brutally difficult. I converted mine from Tempest and added the roller control (which makes the game so much better IMO) and This Old Game's custom artwork. Love it!
#1. Berzerk - Nostalgia ultimately trumps all for me, and this is THE game of my childhood. Is it my favorite in terms of gameplay? Nah. Would it be my favorite game if I didn't play it as a kid? Nah. But whenever I think back on my childhood and playing video games, this is the one. This is the game that started it all for me. I wouldn't be in this hobby had it not been for Berzerk.
Here's my top 5 as of right.... now:
#5. Warlords (cocktail) - A total party game, and an absolute blast in four-player mode. It's like the Doritos of arcade games- you can't play just one game. One game turns into two, turns into ten. etc. It's even more fun if you're drinking or playing for money (preferably both).
#4. Mad Planets - This one may very well jump into my top 3 by the end of the year. I played it for the first time at CAX, and it was love at first sight. Then I played it at aesop's house in October and decided that I had to have one for my game room. I just bought one from a fellow KLOVer, and I hope to have it in a week or so. Love the theme, the music, and the gameplay. It's nerveracking and challenging, and a very underrated game.
#3. Tron - I know lots of people hate this game, but I've said it before, and I'll say it again: if you hate Tron, you probably suck at it. Think it's boring? Think the controls are lacking? Think the mini-games blow? Ask yourself honestly if you suck at it, and chances are you'll have to say yes.
#2. Major Havoc - Another one that I hear a fair share of guff about. Major Havoc kicks copious amounts of ass. The graphics are cool, the music is great, the gravity effect is awesome, and it's brutally difficult. I converted mine from Tempest and added the roller control (which makes the game so much better IMO) and This Old Game's custom artwork. Love it!
#1. Berzerk - Nostalgia ultimately trumps all for me, and this is THE game of my childhood. Is it my favorite in terms of gameplay? Nah. Would it be my favorite game if I didn't play it as a kid? Nah. But whenever I think back on my childhood and playing video games, this is the one. This is the game that started it all for me. I wouldn't be in this hobby had it not been for Berzerk.


