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oh I love Dark Omen and Tekken 3.
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never heard of:
parasite eve, fallout 2, grim fandango, SiN, starsiege: tribes, thief: the dark project, and myth II: soulblighter
every other game you listed was amazing in my memory, especially sc, banjo-kazooie and zelda
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Banjo-Kazooie... that game was the shit
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GrandInquisitor
New York City13113 Posts
On September 03 2008 05:55 tube wrote:
never heard of:
parasite eve, fallout 2, grim fandango, SiN, starsiege: tribes, thief: the dark project, and myth II: soulblighter
every other game you listed was amazing in my memory, especially sc, banjo-kazooie and zelda
fuck you
go play grim fandango
fallout 1 / fallout 2
starsiege
and thief
immediately
ESPECIALLY grim fandango
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On September 03 2008 05:55 tube wrote:
never heard of:
parasite eve, fallout 2, grim fandango, SiN, starsiege: tribes, thief: the dark project, and myth II: soulblighter
every other game you listed was amazing in my memory, especially sc, banjo-kazooie and zelda
Holy shit man.......
How can you live with yourself without having played Fallout OR Grim Fandango?!#="
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this can only be won over by a combination of SC2,RA3,DoW2, D3, WotLK and some other ridiculous franchise all released within the same year.
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Parasite Eve is a pretty awesome RPG. I actually just finished beating it like a week ago. I'll probably start Parasite Eve 2 sometime later. I'm also looking forward to Parasite Eve 3rd Birthday for the PSP... whenever that comes out...
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On September 03 2008 05:58 GrandInquisitor wrote:Show nested quote +On September 03 2008 05:55 tube wrote:
never heard of:
parasite eve, fallout 2, grim fandango, SiN, starsiege: tribes, thief: the dark project, and myth II: soulblighter
every other game you listed was amazing in my memory, especially sc, banjo-kazooie and zelda fuck you go play grim fandango fallout 1 / fallout 2 starsiege and thief immediately ESPECIALLY grim fandango
jeez
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You're right. 1998 owned.
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Russian Federation4333 Posts
Heroes of Might and Magic 3 was officially released in 1999 but I remember playing it in 1998. Either way that list rapes evin without HoMM 3.
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It wins, because Pokemon Red, and Blue came out.
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I played Fallout and Grim Fandango and didn't like either of them
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United States12607 Posts
Oh my god, Baldur's Gate? Win indeed.
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Holy shit I have to go play Grim Fandango now.
And Banjo-Kazooie as soon as I can find my N64. 
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Not bad, really. I've always thought that around 2000 (+/- 2 years) some of the best games ever were released.
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Who cares about all the other games. The fact that starcraft and broodwar came out that year makes it the best year in video game history. No other game has even come close to matching broodwar imo.
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Quality games, they sure don't make them like they used too.
*dusts off his N64*
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I never noticed that before. It's definitely true.
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Zurich15325 Posts
I remember almost all of them but I only cared for SCBW, HL and Unreal.
Over the history of computer games I only really cared about
Starcraft
CounterStrike
Jagged Alliance
Civilization
Duke Nukem
So I guess 1998 still wins for Starcraft and HL. 1999 is a close 2nd though.
Edit: phew, almost forgot The Duke
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That's never going to get topped, ever.
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Cant believe u are leaving out final fantasy vii (its actually 1997, but pc version came out on 98 so I'd count it in)!
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On September 03 2008 05:50 GrandInquisitor wrote:
* November 20 – Half-Life (Win)
* November 21 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
* November 30 – StarCraft: Brood War (Win)
* November 30 – Starsiege: Tribes (Win)
* November 30 – Thief: The Dark Project (Win)
* November 30 – Baldur's Gate (Win)
I've always heard that the Thief series was good, but now I see why I never played it. There's no way that many top titles could be released within 2 weeks of each other anymore. I remember how hard it was to get a copy of OoT on launch day too. My stepbrother and I drove to so many stores until we found a Circuit City that had copies left.
Tribes wasn't hugely popular, but it was the predecessor for the Battlefield series, Planetside, et al. It was years ahead of its time, suffered from patching problems, and lagged because almost no one had broadband in 1998. It still holds a special place in the hearts of everyone who played it back then.
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United States24639 Posts
On September 03 2008 05:50 GrandInquisitor wrote:
* January 21 – Resident Evil 2 (PS1)
* February 28 – Tekken 3 (PS1)
* March 29 – Parasite Eve (PS1)
* March 31 – StarCraft (Win)
* September 3 – Metal Gear Solid (PS1)
* September 30 – Pokémon Red and Blue (GB)
* October 20 – Xenogears (PS1)
* November 20 – Half-Life (Win)
* November 30 – StarCraft: Brood War (Win)
Loved these specific ones. Didn't play most of the others.
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i'm so surprised i didnt fail out of college... damn - took all those games for granted.
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On September 03 2008 05:55 tube wrote:
never heard of:
parasite eve, fallout 2, grim fandango, SiN, starsiege: tribes, thief: the dark project, and myth II: soulblighter
every other game you listed was amazing in my memory, especially sc, banjo-kazooie and zelda
you ain't a gamer.
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United States889 Posts
I said the exact same thing, that 1998 was best, in a GameFaqs top ten list, the top ten years for gaming. It got rejected. Boo gamefaqs.
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Grim Fan-fucking-dango. What an awesome game, (even though I had to use the walkthrough for 40% of it..*ahem*). And Baldurs' Gate.... the nostalgia!!!
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~Baldur's Gate~
Amen
( + sc / unreal / half life / fallout 2 ) but Baldur's gate alone is enough..
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ocarina of time was the shietttt
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On September 03 2008 07:59 thoraxe wrote:Show nested quote +On September 03 2008 05:55 tube wrote:
never heard of:
parasite eve, fallout 2, grim fandango, SiN, starsiege: tribes, thief: the dark project, and myth II: soulblighter
every other game you listed was amazing in my memory, especially sc, banjo-kazooie and zelda you ain't a gamer.
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Katowice25012 Posts
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On September 03 2008 05:50 GrandInquisitor wrote:
* March 31 – StarCraft (Win)
* September 3 – Metal Gear Solid (PS1)
* September 30 – Fallout 2 (Win)
* September 30 – Pokémon Red and Blue (GB)
* October 30 – Grim Fandango (Win)
* October 31 – Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Expansion (Win)
* November 20 – Half-Life (Win)
* November 30 – StarCraft: Brood War (Win)
The games on the list I've played, all were great =]
I've been meaning to try Xenogears, and this list makes me want to try Thief too
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'97 was a great year as well. Things sure were better in yore :p
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On September 03 2008 05:50 GrandInquisitor wrote:
* March 31 – StarCraft (Win)
* November 30 – StarCraft: Brood War (Win)
Indeed.
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On September 03 2008 05:50 GrandInquisitor wrote:
Fuck, even the second half of November had more legendary games than most years.
There's more truth in that than some religions.
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1998 was truly a great year...
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Yes 1998 is widely regarded as the greatest year in gaming history. A couple years back Gamespot (back when they were in their height and still had a lot of great editors) did a special on G4 called "The Greatest Year in Gaming," and they named gave 1998 the title. Their reasoning being that virtually every game genre had either been defined or redefined. Most other years can't compete simply because their greatest releases are just sequels to games that came out in 1998 (like 2004).
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On September 03 2008 05:55 tube wrote:
never heard of:
parasite eve, fallout 2, grim fandango, SiN, starsiege: tribes, thief: the dark project, and myth II: soulblighter
every other game you listed was amazing in my memory, especially sc, banjo-kazooie and zelda You never played Starseige tribes?
I fucking cry for you man, I cry for you.
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November 20 <---> November 30 is just sick oO
Those 10 days mean more for me than 1998 - 2008 ( except for Deus Ex ;D )
10 Days > 10 years.
That shows how bad the game industry is for ages.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetHack
NetHack is a single-player roguelike computer game originally released in 1987.
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On September 03 2008 05:50 GrandInquisitor wrote:
* February 28 – Tekken 3 (PS1)
* March 31 – StarCraft (Win)
* May 22 – Unreal (Win)
* September 30 – Fallout 2 (Win)
* September 30 – Pokémon Red and Blue (GB)
* October 30 – Grim Fandango (Win)
* October 31 – Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Expansion (Win)
* November 20 – Half-Life (Win)
* November 30 – StarCraft: Brood War (Win)
That's the list of games that I played. The only thing I regret about my childhood is that the only console I had access to was a Sega Mega Drive, although to this day I think the Sonic games are grrrrrreat. Except for SA2 onwards, those don't exist.
I have to say Fallout 1 is probably what changed my life and made me a gamer. It was the first real game that I had just been "dropped into", I was about 9 or 10 and I was told how to move, how to switch combat modes, and how to kill things. That was it, I was left on my own to discover the post-apocalyptic world. I don't think any gaming memory of mine can come close to beating Fallout 1 for the first time; it took me literal months. The first time I played through (as kids are wanton to do) I tried to kill everyone in The Hub - that didn't work out too well, because they all had Combat Armor and submachine guns or automatic rifles. I also remember the fact that there was a really cool NPC named Ian who would follow you, and the guy who gave me the game was also called Ian, so I protected that NPC with my life yo.
Sigh... good times. I relived this phenomenon when Fallout 2 came out, and even more so when I discovered you could keep playing after the game was ended. I still have to wonder how many people don't know about the "Fallout 2 Answerbook" and the PC you can access in Vault City after the game. I remember having a contest with one of my friends to see who could get the highest positive karma, we gave up at like 3.5k with the title Savior of the Damned.
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel came a few years later, and while obviously not the same as the previous 2, I have to say it was still a brilliant game in its own right. The multiple endings rocked too, I liked that in all 3 of the Fallout series.
Don't talk to me about Fallout 3 though. -_-
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On September 03 2008 05:51 Folca wrote:
Amen
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starsiege tribes was amazing, simply amazing. The only game outside of starcraft to keep me addicted for years, and baldurs gate, pimppppp.
To all who havent played the games on the list given, all i can say is, your missing a piece of your soul because of it.
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On September 03 2008 06:14 Mickey wrote:
It wins, because Pokemon Red, and Blue came out.
true dat, spurrs a legacy of crazy poke breeders and trainers.
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All those games are great, but Fallout 1/2 sucked.
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Vatican City State491 Posts
fallout did not suck.. it was one of the games that spawned their own universes - as a lot of the games above did!
half-life - it created a truely believable environment
starcraft - spawned a whole franchise of books etc.
fallout 2 - a whole world to explore
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On September 03 2008 12:42 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
All those games are great, but Fallout 1/2 sucked.
I will kill you in your sleep and wear your innards as a kilt.
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I think 2007 was a better year overall.
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On September 03 2008 05:50 GrandInquisitor wrote:
* September 30 – Pokémon Red and Blue (GB)
* November 30 – StarCraft: Brood War (Win)
win
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even november by itself beats the shit out of every other year
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Ocarina of Time is one of my favorite non BW games EVER
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On September 03 2008 13:52 Xeris wrote:
Ocarina of Time is one of my favorite non BW games EVER
It's pretty much regarded as the top game EVER. I've replayed it countless times, and it never ceases to bore me.
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I absolutely loved the first two Myth games
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On September 03 2008 05:58 EpiK wrote:
Banjo-Kazooie... that game was the shit
Along with its sequel Banjo-Tooie, I OWN EM BOTH ON N64, FUCK YEAH
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omg your fucking right. I love nearly all those games. Fuck yeah pokemon, fuck yeah banjo kazoie that game was the shit. FUCK YEAH N64
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What a ridiculous list - in my eyes that list beats out all the years after it combined
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On September 03 2008 13:29 Salv wrote:
I think 2007 was a better year overall.
I guess you are born in 1999 and have never tried any of those games except sc.
2007: year of Fps with good graphics, nothing more.
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Omfg, never knew they came out the same year. Dark omen, sc:bw, starsiege tribes, myth II: Soulblighter, Fallout 2, Half-life, tekken 3... these are some of the greatest games ever made.
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omfg my life is not completed without 1998
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On September 03 2008 13:20 H_ wrote:Show nested quote +On September 03 2008 12:42 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
All those games are great, but Fallout 1/2 sucked. I will kill you in your sleep and wear your innards as a kilt.
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On September 03 2008 06:38 Mastermind wrote:
Who cares about all the other games. The fact that starcraft and broodwar came out that year makes it the best year in video game history. No other game has even come close to matching broodwar imo.
Seconded.
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