   If you had to choose 3 games to play for a decade what would they be?
  I don''t think people can answer this honestly since even hard core gamers agree that most games suck and trying to find a good long lasting game is hard to find. Well I would think the best games are the ones that are low tech like Tetris, Pacman, Chess, etc.. I would think many games suck even though many says they rock, which they rock because they are a fad just like pop music like spice girls. Well people buy crap and it shows I many forms of society.If anyone noticed that the games that last longer use the mind more than aggression. Games that rely mostly on hostility don''t last for very long. Just like candy, caffeine, and drugs that boost you up for a short time then knocks you down and you keep wanting more since so many feel empty. This is why violence sells more since it does not fulfill the play for long, so they go out and buy more junk food for the mind.Like I said in the last post “true happiness is of the intellect”."Profanity is for those who lack intelligence and imagination to otherwise express them selves." "You are what you repeatedly do; Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." Aristotle  
  damn  ... good question.My options would beThe original prince of persiaTetrisTony Hawk Underground Joel Martinezhttp://www.codecube.net/   [edited by - joelmartinez on February 3, 2004 12:09:11 AM];  None.  I don''t play ANY game regularly.  Then why am I a game developer?  Good question.  I think I like to MAKE games more than I like to play them.  I do like to play them, though.  I just have limited (very limited) time.  Okay, but what you REALLY wanted to know is what games do I consider timeless.  Glad you asked.    Here goes...Tetris   (I don''t really LIKE it, but man it''s addictive and I''ve got to admit it''s one heck of a game!)The Sims   (Super-duper addictive; there''s literally no end.  And it''s fun.)  That''s it.  I really don''t have a third.  Maybe I''ll make #3 myself... ;quote:Original post by bob_the_third  None.  I don''t play ANY game regularly.  Then why am I a game developer?  Good question.  I think I like to MAKE games more than I like to play them.  I do like to play them, though.  I just have limited (very limited) time.  Okay, but what you REALLY wanted to know is what games do I consider timeless.  Glad you asked.    Here goes...Tetris   (I don''t really LIKE it, but man it''s addictive and I''ve got to admit it''s one heck of a game!)The Sims   (Super-duper addictive; there''s literally no end.  And it''s fun.)   That''s it.  I really don''t have a third.  Maybe I''ll make #3 myself...  C++ IDEVB IDEC#.net IDEthen I could make all the games I need... although I would assume this isn''t why you asked the question   It''s Maxd Gaming, put in an underscore and I will beat you with a rubber ducky! { My Site! - Banner } { My Site! - One time popup }{ My .Net Information  }{ A upcoming space RTS codenamed Gruntacktica . }{ . }Not following the new trend:Looky here mommy! No cow pic!   Phoe''s Forums   ;  1. Master of Magic2. an old DOS game you''ve never heard of called Ball3. AisleRiot Solitaire (if I only get one ruleset, then I pick Eight Off) ;  hmm ... this is a good question ... I think if i am honest it would prolly be:1. X-COM -  UFO defense2. Starcraft - If bored just make some new maps3. older RPG maybe super mario RPG or Chrono Trigger   "Come-come-commala Rice come a-folla I-sissa ''''ay a-bralla Dey come a-folla Down come a-rivva Or-i-za we kivva Rice be a green-o See all we seen-o Seen-o the green-o Come-come-commala! Come-come-commala Rice come a-folla Deep in a walla  Grass come-commala Under the sky-o Grass green n high-o Girl n her fella Lie down togetha They slippy ''''ay slide-o Under ''''ay sky-o Come-come-commala Rice come a-folla!" - Dark Tower V   The Rice Song   Stephen King ;  I have some games in mind but I can''t remeber their names(its been an extremely long time since I played them and my memory sucks) =-/ They are all extensible games, which would be important for something that is going to last 10 years.One of them was a really old text-based game (that used font changing in DOS to use text as sprites) that had its own scripting langauge and a fairly large default world. There were thousands of custom-made worlds as well.I''d probably choose at least one game that had the ability to randomly-generate their universes as well, so that I could explore it forever and not see the same thing. ;  My first game would have to be an on-line game, so I could play against a wide variety of opponents.  So #1 might be Counter-Strike or Deus Ex.The next game would have to be a game that changes every single time.  I''m thinking CivII, Simcity 2/3k, or X-Com.Finally, I''d need my third game to be one that I can change and grow.  I''m thinking a text-based game would do the job, so I could easily add to it.One of each of the three groups would do it. ;  1: Planetside2: Ultima Online3: Birthright (an old AD&D game that was a really run TBS) ;  Silent StormNeverwinter NightsUnrealTournament2k3(or 4)These three games are currently in perma-install mode.   - It''s a life''s work:Image Hosting @ $5/3 Months :30Gig/month bandwidth Reseller Plan @ $40/3 MonthGeneric WebHost: The Cheapest Hosting Around!-ryan@lecherousjester.com 