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So, seeing as there's already sort of a "Favourite Turn-Based RPG/Strategy Game of All-Time" thread going, I think it'd be appropriate to find out what everyone's favourite games of all-time are!
For me, it's easy to decide: The Curse of Monkey Island.
I don't think a game has been made that is funnier than this one. And on top of that, it just happens to be a near-perfect adventure game, with beautiful toon sprites that still look so good, even by today's standards. It had some really fun and ingenious puzzles, as well as two modes, so that you could play the entire game twice and get to see some different puzzles each time.
On top of that, the voice-acting is superb. At the time, I was somewhat worried about giving a voice to Guybrush Threepwood, but they managed to pick the perfect voice-actor for everyone, really.
So if you've never played it before, and you like to laugh, you do yourself a disservice by not playing it!
So it's simple: What is your favourite video game, ever? And why does it hold that lofty position?
Diablo : It brought the genre to a classic, to the point that even being inspired by D&D, it inspired it in return.
Dark Age of Camelot : My first MMORPG, and will stay my favorite forever. Not for the graphics, the interface or anything technical. For the atmosphere. I could finally play my character online.
For me it would be either Legends of Zelda Ocarina of Time or FF XII. I'm not actually a huge fan of computer based RPG's as generally I think that they're not that well done storywise (with several notable exceptions). Also I think honourable mentions should go to FF X (I do love the final fantasies), GTA 4, and call of duty 4 (the most fun you can have online without feeling ashamed of it/ having to get the tissues).
Favorite of all time: Final Fantasy X.
Followed closely by Disgaea: Hour of Darkness.
Heck, let's do this right:
1) Final Fantasy X
2) Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
3) Xenosaga series, probably in order 1,2,3
4) Final Fantasy VI
5) Final Fantasy IV
6) Baldur's Gate 2 and its expansions
7) Final Fantasy VII
8) Breath of Fire III
9) WWF: Smackdown, Just Bring It!
10) Planescape: Torment
I could break this down into PC and console listings to do the games justice, but this will do for now. I'd probably push Torment up to #6 if I remembered it better. If we go by hours played, my Disgaea game is at 370, Final Fantasy X around 260, and Smackdown is probably up over a 1000.
...I think it'd be appropriate to find out what everyone's favorite games of all-time are!
Ooooh, hard hard choice. Strategy-wise, the Culdcept series probably topes the list for me. Final Fantasy III (or VI depending on how you're counting) is probably my favorite RPG, though FFII is a close close second. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is easily my favorite action game... I tend to play through it once a year, though I haven't tackled the new Xbox port. In the realm of Horror/Survival: Eternal Darkness (OMG!!! So awesome! Such a cool story). Civilization, Sim City, Roller Coaster Tycoon, and Galactic Civilizations II have all consumed weeks of my life. But, admittedly, I've probably spent the most time in the last two years on Pokemon Pearl... turns out giving an obsessive compulsive editor/gamer a game with 500+ monsters and say "Catch 'Em All!" leads to all kinds of psychoses. And just other there in the realms of other weirdness, Actraiser, Space Channel 5, Samba de Amigo, and Super Puzzle Fighter are all super high up there. There's a ton of classics too, but they're kind of too obvious to mention (pretty much any game that has a Mario, Link, Sonic, Icarus, or Mega Man in it).
And if you don't know about ANY of the games I've mentioned here, that does indeed make you a bad person and you should do everything in your power to fix that.
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Heck, let's do this right:
1) Final Fantasy X
2) Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
3) Xenosaga series, probably in order 1,2,3
4) Final Fantasy VI
5) Final Fantasy IV
6) Baldur's Gate 2 and its expansions
7) Final Fantasy VII
8) Breath of Fire III
9) WWF: Smackdown, Just Bring It!
10) Planescape: Torment
Like RPGs much?! ;) I also loved Final Fantasy X, and I think one of my favourite gaming moments was seeing Yojimbo's Zanmato attack for the first time. I read an FAQ on optimizing your probability of getting it, and my friends and I were just sort of chilling while I was randomly fighting monsters trying to see Zanmato.
Flash-forward to 3AM, we're getting pretty tired, we've talked about stuff ad nauseum, everyone's practically falling asleep now, and I'm still stubbornly going forward, paying Yojimbo all my gil. And then, it pops up on the screen: 'Zanmato'. We all jumped up in our seats, and watched the COOLEST ATTACK EVER! (no hyperbole)
And after spending several hours, it was totally worth it. That's still one of my most cherished gamimg memories, probably due to the good friends, and then the super-coolness at the conclusion.
So, althought not my favourite video game, it probably wins "favourite video game moment".
Also, I like that there's a SmackDown game on that list. My roommate and I actually played Here Comes the Pain so much that we broke the game. Clearly, we have slightly addictive personalities.
Like RPGs much?! ;) I also loved Final Fantasy X, and I think one of my favourite gaming moments was seeing Yojimbo's Zanmato attack for the first time. I read an FAQ on optimizing your probability of getting it, and my friends and I were just sort of chilling while I was randomly fighting monsters trying to see Zanmato.
Flash-forward to 3AM, we're getting pretty tired, we've talked about stuff ad nauseum, everyone's practically falling asleep now, and I'm still stubbornly going forward, paying Yojimbo all my gil. And then, it pops up on the screen: 'Zanmato'. We all jumped up in our seats, and watched the COOLEST ATTACK EVER! (no hyperbole)
And after spending several hours, it was totally worth it. That's still one of my most cherished gamimg memories, probably due to the good friends, and then the super-coolness at the conclusion.
Also, I like that there's a SmackDown game on that list. My roommate and I actually played Here Comes the Pain so much that we broke the game. Clearly, we have slightly addictive personalities.
I've gotten Zanmato a few times, never try to do it though. I actually use Shiva the most. She doesn't have the HP of the later Aeons, but she's got better stats because I kept boosting them. She also can do all of the spells and abilities. Then again, I don't need Aeons. Lulu has a 255 in every stat except Luck, has just over a 100 Luck, and I was slowly rewriting the Sphere grid with Clear Spheres and Attribute Spheres for a while there. She can only die if Confusion, Death, or Petrification set in-and good luck with that!
Smackdown is my game of choice when I'm having a bad day. Mine's a REALLY old one. I break out Trish and just beat people down-help's when you rewrote her entire move set and you can deliver a Stone-Cold Stunner as a finisher!
And many of the games mentioned elsewhere are games I've enjoyed. Just that there are a few I will go back to, time and time again. Staying power is the sign of a masterpiece, at least for me.
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Planescape: Torment is the best game I ever played, mostly because of the superb dialogue and fascinating stories. It brought the Planescape setting to life and filled it with intricate plots, strange characters (Morte, Fall-from-Grace, Ravel) and amazing locations (The Brothel of Slaking Intellectual Lusts, Drowned Nations). The writing was better than the vast majority of fantasy novels and it propelled a story that was exquisite in its morbidity.
It also had plenty of cool monsters, weird magic items and the great Infinity Engine combat system. I haven't seen anything to better it since. It not only made you explore the setting but also your inner self and the motivations of all conscious beings. It was fantasy philosophy made flesh and it did all that so well.
"What can change the nature of a man?"
It's difficult to say what my favorite game of all time would be because I like so many. I'll pare this down a bit to three categories of favorite RPGs, favorite strategy games, and random as those are the primary games I play.
Favorite RPGs: Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy X, and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Oblivion, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Favorite strategy games: Civilization III, Civilization IV, Sim City 4, Gladius
Random: MarioKart (all of them)
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For the longest time, DEFENDER was the best game in the Atari 2600 series. But MISSILE COMMAND was more a classic. Of course, the one that singularly wrapped you into the eyeball-glazing zone, was DEMON ATTACK for Atari 2600! It is still good!
Now I am not well versed in video games, but an honorable mention should go to early strategy games like "TAI PAN" that were grandfathers of SIM type games.
Because of my love for rpgs, I really enjoyed the DARK ALLIANCE series while it was out because it brought the Forgotten Realms to video-life.
Because of my love for the great trillogies, and for some great fun... I have a blast with LEGOS STAR WARS and LEGOS INDIANA JONES.
So, as you can see, I don't have any real criterion or expertise to judge the best of all time, but those are my historical just for fun ones.
Dance Dance Revolution, simply because no other game has caused me to lose 40 pounds. (Not to mention getting a free trip to E3 2005 thanks to DDRFreak.)
That's followed by DTXMania, then a very, very heavily modded Morrowind (graphics packs, model packs, slower levelling mods, etc.).
RPG Superstar 2008 Top 32, 2011 Top 16
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My favorites, in no particular order are:
-Planescape Torment
-Gold Box D&D RPGs (all of them)
- Wizardry I-III, V-VIII (IV was interesting, but not as good)
- Ultima IV-VII (I-III were good, these were GREAT)
- Fallout I & II
- Civilization (all Sid Meyer versions)
- System Shock 2 (This was the scariest game I ever played, and a great FPS)
- Deus Ex (another great FPS, it's a shame it's sequel didn't live up to the first one)
EDIT: I completely forgot to include Zork, as a great example of an adventure game. I felt that this genre was best with the old Infocom text only games - adding graphics pretty much killed the games to click on different combinations of objects on the screen. Many great Infocom text games, but Zork has the strongest memory for me, even though I played them all.
So it's simple: What is your favourite video game, ever? And why does it hold that lofty position?
Loom, by LucasArts: the most beautiful story told in the computer game medium.
Runner-up, for attitude: Fallout 2.
Because of my love for rpgs, I really enjoyed the DARK ALLIANCE series while it was out because it brought the Forgotten Realms to video-life.
Heh, I actually started up a game of Dark Alliance 2 about two days ago. It's been about 4 years since the last time I played it, but the Champions of Norrath thread reminded me of the fun my wife and I had with games like that.
Pong.
What? ;)
Mortal Kombat is the greatest videogame of all time.
PS:Torment, Diablo, and the original Doom definitely rank very high on my list, but my absolute favorite has to be the entire Fallout series. The freedom those games gave the player on how to progress through the story was way ahead of its time. I will never forget getting my first gun by finding a crowbar in some old ruins and then belting the local drug dealer over the head to take his pistol instead of asking him for a quest. Then took that gun murdered the local fence to have my way with his pawn shop. I'm pretty sure that wasn't what the game designers had in mind, but God bless them for putting the option in there. In Fallout II, you could marry the local farmer's daughter (after knocking her up) and later make money by selling her into prostitution in the ruins of Las Vegas. Let's see you do that in Final Fantasy X!!!!
Mortal Kombat is the greatest videogame of all time.
I disagree. While Mortal Kombat is an excellent game, I feel that that Donkey Kong is the greatest videogame of all time.
Mortal Kombat is the greatest videogame of all time.I disagree. While Mortal Kombat is an excellent game, I feel that that Donkey Kong is the greatest videogame of all time.
Donkey Kong Sucks!
Donkey Kong Sucks!Mortal Kombat is the greatest videogame of all time.I disagree. While Mortal Kombat is an excellent game, I feel that that Donkey Kong is the greatest videogame of all time.
You know what?! YOU SUCK!!!!
Loom really was something else - the sliver of the world they presented us made me want so much more of it, and how cool was it that you cast spells based on a musical chord?!?!?
As for my favorite game, there is no way I could choose. There are so many!
All right, i change my mind :
My favorite video game is the one i will play with my son when he'll be able to...
(you can go "aaawww" now)
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As for my favorite game, there is no way I could choose. There are so many!
You should have picked Duke Nukem Forever, since no one else will ever, ever be able to say, "No, I played that, and it wasn't very good." I'm sure even the so-called "development team" isn't able to say that.
Avatar pictures wreak havok with lists, so I am going to
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FPS
- Half Life 2, and episodes.
- Portal.
- Bioshock.
- Thief.
- Call of Duty 4.
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
- F.E.A.R.
RTS
- Company of Heroes.
- Age of Empires III.
RPG
- Oblivion.
- Fallout series.
- Baldur's Gate series.
- The Witcher.
- Ultima Underworld.
Action/Third Person.
- Max Payne (Both).
- Tomb Raider: Legends
- Gears of War.
- Assassin's Creed.
Other
- Sid Meir's Pirates.
- Civilization IV.
- The Sims 2.
- Audiosurf.
You know what?! YOU SUCK!!!!Donkey Kong Sucks!Mortal Kombat is the greatest videogame of all time.I disagree. While Mortal Kombat is an excellent game, I feel that that Donkey Kong is the greatest videogame of all time.
Hey, quit the arguing you...guy. Hmmm.
You know what?! YOU SUCK!!!!Donkey Kong Sucks!Mortal Kombat is the greatest videogame of all time.I disagree. While Mortal Kombat is an excellent game, I feel that that Donkey Kong is the greatest videogame of all time.
Now now, you tw--
You.
Let's not fight. Let's just agree that Donkey Combat is the best game ever.
Anyone catch The King of Kong, a documentary about the modern day Donkey Kong tournaments and the guys who want the title more than anything?
Chrono Trigger, followed by the x-wing & tie fighter pc games.
PS:Torment, Diablo, and the original Doom definitely rank very high on my list, but my absolute favorite has to be the entire Fallout series. The freedom those games gave the player on how to progress through the story was way ahead of its time. I will never forget getting my first gun by finding a crowbar in some old ruins and then belting the local drug dealer over the head to take his pistol instead of asking him for a quest. Then took that gun murdered the local fence to have my way with his pawn shop. I'm pretty sure that wasn't what the game designers had in mind, but God bless them for putting the option in there. In Fallout II, you could marry the local farmer's daughter (after knocking her up) and later make money by selling her into prostitution in the ruins of Las Vegas. Let's see you do that in Final Fantasy X!!!!
The Fallout games were quite good and I look forward to Fallout 3, but I don't normally care to play this way. I'm more of an explorer with a strong desire to master any game I play. If I haven't done everything possible in the game, then I'm not done with it yet. Hence the obscene number of hours I have on some games.
Besides, if I wanted to really do all that stuff I'd probably be playing Grand Theft Auto:p
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Loved Culdcept. Duke Nukem. Doom (the originals). Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure. Might and Magic: World of Xeen. Tunnels of Doom (TI994A baby!). Die by the Sword. Demolition Racer. NOX. Magic the Gathering. Warcraft: Orcs vs. Humans. Myth: The Fallen Lords.
That's most of the ones that I remember with the most fondness.
EDIT- Hi-Octane and Dungeon Keeper just sprung to mind also.
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Point-n-click RPGs:
Diablo II + LOD expansion
Dungeonsiege + Legends of Aranna
Dungeonsiege II + expansion
These are my top 3. Diablo 2 was amazing. The DungeonSiege line was, to me, Diablo 2 on steroids and made pretty.
RPGs:
Fable: The Lost Chapters ...amazing game play. Total adaptability.
Planescape: Torment ...for nearly all the reasons everyone else has given.
Neverwinter Nights ...this was like a step up from the Baldur's Gate line, with 3D graphics.
FPS:
DOOM 2 ...the one that started it all for me.
Duke Nukem 3D ...a naughty DOOM clone! Sweet!
Blood ...naughty DOOM clone with a horror theme. Double SWEET!
Unreal ...made DOOM look like trash. So pretty. And the mods for it were seemingly unending. After 1 GB of mods (including a hot Asia Carrera skin), I finally stopped downloading.
Quake 2 ... Not as pretty as Unreal, but so gritty and delicious. And don't forget the Crackwhore skin!
Halflife ...what's this? FPS with a story and PLOT???? Whoa.
Simulations:
SimCity (1-4) ....I never tire of this series.
Mechwarrior 2 ....my first game for Windows 95. I had a Gravis Firebird joystick, and I was master of the clans.
Turn-based Strategy:
Civilization 2 ...because fanatics were key to world domination.
I just loved the sound that the succubi made when you smacked them around. Ah the joys of S&M and video games!
You know, I'm really not into female humiliation, but I suppose if it's a demoness, a sound smackdown is only right. Thus my new videogame creation:
...... Dungeon Keeper just sprung to mind also.I just loved the sound that the succubi made when you smacked them around. Ah the joys of S&M and video games!
I have Dungeon Keeper 2 - it's still fun. :)
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Heh, I actually started up a game of Dark Alliance 2 about two days ago. It's been about 4 years since the last time I played it, but the Champions of Norrath thread reminded me of the fun my wife and I had with games like that.
Because of my love for rpgs, I really enjoyed the DARK ALLIANCE series while it was out because it brought the Forgotten Realms to video-life.
Excellent...
10) Baldur's Gate 1, 2 & Throne of Bhaal
I still play this game weekly
9) Champions of Norrath PS2
My wife is playing it right now... :)
8) Diablo PC
Every so often I put in the computer and throw down for no apparent reason.
7) Wii Sports Nintendo Wii
If you haven't played Wii Sports yet and gone bowling, played baseball or boxed with a friend...you haven't lived.
6) Final Fantasy 10 PS2
I think I stopped playing at 219 hours or something like that...evil game.
5) Mass Effect X-Box 360
If you haven't tried this game, I highly recommend it!! Because the guys that made my #4 choice made this one
4) Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic 1 & 2 X-Box
I could be a Jedi OR a Sith...and it affected the outcome of the game???
3) Disgaea: Hour of Darkness PS2
I stopped playing when I hit like 300 some odd hours...my friend got fired from his job because of it.
2) WWE Smackdown (name a series) PS2 & X-Box 360
I'm currently playing 2008, awaiting 2009...it's my Madden, gotta get the new one every year!
1) Final Fantasy 7 PS2
It was the game that got me into gaming...
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These threads are always difficult for me because it's impossible for me to give exact answers. It's like being asked to choose your favorite child.
It's a bit easier for me to just go the series route:
1. Legend of Zelda - I was raised on these games. What can I say?
2. Castlevania - SEARCH IN GRAVEYARD DUCK TO GET BAG
3. Half-Life - I just kind of fell in love with the setting and characters over the years. The mod community helped a bit too.
4. Final Fantasy - Not the entire series of course. I can't say I'm thrilled with all of the games. (often the Nomura entries)
5. Quest for Glory
6. Resident Evil - On the cheesy thrill-ride end of the survival horror spectrum.
7. Silent Hill - On the scare the hell out of you end of aforementioned spectrum.
8. Sam & Max
9. Tribes - I still worry about getting sucked back into this game.
10. Dungeon Keeper - Guilty pleasure.
And looking back at that list I can think of several games that should probably be in there instead and probably would be depending on mood. System Shock 2, Planescape: Torment, Mass Effect, Majesty, a LOT of point-and-click adventure games(Gabriel Knight, Diablo, Metroid, Full Throttle, Longest Journey, etc.), Doom, Skies of Arcadia, Jet Set Radio, Eternal Darkness, Soul Calibur, the D&D arcade games, Out of this World, Serious Sam, Mario, Kid Icarus, LoLo, ActRaiser, gah....
(that's it, no more editing this post to add games that keep popping up in my head)
edit- Monkey Island. damn it
AND KoF and Metal Slug. And Contra. And Gradius. And Shining Force double damn it
And Thief and Valkyrie Profile. And City of Heroes.sigh
...and Katamari Damacy and Odin Sphere.
Great to see more than one mention of Castlevania, as well as the occasional nod to Sonic. But, seriously, wtf! No mention of my favorites at all! KoF, Metal Slug and Golden Axe! That's my holy-trinity of gaming goodness. :D
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Hard choice, so I'll give a huge list.
-Baldur's Gate 1&2 w/expansions
-Icewind Dale 1&2
-Planescape: Torment
-Fallout 1&2
I'm getting withdrawals from not playing these recently. I may have to hook up the old computer and fire them up again.
-Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2
-Resident Evil 4 and 2
-Final Fantasy 6 and 7
-Diablo 1&2
For the absolute win, though...
Earthbound for the Super Nintendo. The first game I ever got obsessed with. It's quirky, it's fun, the included guidebook has faux-newspaper articles for each town and claymation-style pictures of each enemy. Master Belch, the Fly Honey loving splat of purple goo. In fact, the entire segment of Threed (the third town, overrun by zombies) is one of my favorite parts of the game. I dunno, I just think it was a great little game.
Well, if by "video" you mean consoles + computer games...I'd have to list my favorites
COMPUTER:
Escape Velocity trilogy (insanely addicting; non-linear gameplay)
Bungie games: Pathways Into Darkness; Marathon trilogy; Myth 1 & 2.
Starcraft and Starcraft: Brood Wars
Deus Ex (might be my all-time favorite game)
Heroes of Might & Magic 3 Complete
Baldur’s Gate; BG: Tales of the Sword Coast; Baldur’s Gate 2: Shadows of Amn; Icewind Dale
Neverwinter Nights 2
Spiderweb Software games: Nethergate: Resurrection; Avernum (I-V + Blades of Avernum); Geneforge (I-IV)
Fallout (1 & 2)
Summoner
PLAYSTATION/PLAYSTATION 2
Metal Gear Solid (1 & 2)
Half-Life
Final Fantasy X & XII
Summoner 2
Xenosaga trilogy
Primal
Dark Cloud 2
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
Suikoden III & V
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Grandia II & III
Wild Arms III & Wild Arms. Alter Code: F
Shadow Hearts (all 3 but especially the 2nd)
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 1 & 2
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Persona 3
XBOX/XBOX 360
Halo trilogy
The Elder Scrolls III (Morrowind) & IV (Oblivion)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1 & 2
Gladius
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
Fable
Jade Empire
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse
Enchanted Arms
Lost Odyssey
GAMECUBE
Tales of Symphonia
Skies of Arcadia: Legends
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Chrono Trigger.
Baldur's Gate 1 & 2
Diablo - should be renamed as Electronic Crack
The Witcher
Knights of the Old Republic
Titan Quest
Max Payne
Morrowind.
Baldur's Gate. (Also one of the best game soundtracks ever).
Icewind Dale.
Diablo (the original).
Asheron's Call. (I believe there are things that Asheron's Call got right that no other MMORPG has yet to emulate)
The Original Gauntlet arcade game. (The game that gave us, "Blue Wizard is about to die. Needs food, bad.")
Civilization.
And Zork definitely gets an honorable mention.
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Final Fantasy VI, for story.
Jumpman. River Raid. Archon. Mr Robot III. Spyhunter. Galaga. Boulderdash.
Am I touching anyone's nostalgia yet? ^_^
Bionic Commando. Mega Man 2. Super C. Master Blaster. Faxanadu.
I've played way too many video games. And you know what, I'm fine with that.
Chronotrigger. Final Fantasy IV. Super Double Dragon. Battletoads.
We could go on and on with these things.
EDIT: Sorry Pax, missed your opening statement. I used to rock hard on Laser Blast. I can barely remember the other Atari carts we had. Although I wonder how many other people remember actually playing the ET game...
And Zork definitely gets an honorable mention.
Great point, Kelvar. Those Infocom text adventures lit me up as kid. They were more like simple, interactive books than videogames. You had to use your imagination, and that's what made playing them such an intimate and personal experience.
If anyone can tell me how to adjust my applet setting to allow game files to SAVE and RESTORE I will love you until the day I die in a tragic hot tub menage a neuf gone horribly awry.
Zork Grand Inquisitor
Half Life 1 & 2
Counter Strike
Far Cry