Greatest Game of all time

[Veknoid_Outcast]

hunter_alien said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:
For most important or influential, I'd definitely list games like Pong, Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Ultima, Street Fighter II, Doom, Quake, and Super Mario 64.

For greatest, I'm going to be boring and pick The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. And, if you'll allow me, I'll just copy what I wrote for one of the greatest games events:

Ocarina of Time is a masterpiece, the pinnacle of Nintendo creativity and ingenuity, and the benchmark against which all games -- past, present, and future -- must be judged. It pioneered innovations like z-targeting, auto-jump, and context sensitive buttons. It took existing game mechanics like horseback riding, fishing, and the realistic passage of time and wove them into the game narrative like never before. Truly, Ocarina has everything: a sweeping musical score for the ages; vast, fully-realized three-dimensional worlds; innovative and easy-to-use controls; an epic and emotionally engaging storyline; and gameplay so rich, varied, and engaging that it has no equal.


Great thread :)

As a somewhat of a Zelda fan myself (but mostly on handhelds) I always wanted to love OoT but I could never get into it back in the days. I am tempted to buy the remake on the 3DS and give it another shot. Does that version hold up, or should I just rather play it on an emulator or maybe hook up an old N64?

And being on topic: how the hell did I forget SF2? That game was like an earthquake back in the days. Took everyone by surprise after the mediocre SF. Though I always liked Tekken the most and my friends were huge MK fans, this is where the brawler boom began.

I'd recommend the 3DS version, if only for the frame rate improvements. It achieves a nice 30 fps, which is a solid improvement over the original's 20 (!) fps. Plus it has the mirrored version from the Master Quest and a "boss challenge" mode. And it's now easier/cheaper to find, since it was named a "Nintendo Select."

Totally agree about SFII. Has there even been such a gigantic jump in quality between a game and its sequel? My brother and I played hundreds of hours together on SNES, between SFII, Turbo, and SSFII. He still beats me to this day :)