MSN published this list of ten titles that impacted the gaming world. Fair enough. Haven't even played half of them.
So here's my list of "Games that Gary wasted his life away on". I must have racked up at least 100 hours on each (much more on some).
1. Emlyn Hughes International Soccer - Commodore 64.
OMG. I loved this game. So much so that my brother used to hide the disk (yes, disk after he used Freeze Frame to save the original to disk and then hid the original forever) so that I couldn't play it. Two player co-op was amazing, bouncing the ball on the top of your head as you ran down the pitch was incredible, and blasting the ball into the top corner of the net was simply divine. Never had as much fun on a game.
2. X-Wing / TIE Fighter - PC.
"You're all clear kid." I played this an immense amount. So much so that I didn't need to look at the keyboard to balance shields or direct energy to the blasters. Becoming a General was one of my greatest achievements. The main thing was that I was ridiculously good at this. Note I only ever played X-Wing and then TIE Fighter - never X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter.
3. Sensible World of Soccer - PC.
I nearly flunked University because of this game. I think I must have played it more than any other. Countless seasons, ridiculous number of goals. My best was a 24-0 victory England vs. Cameroon, I think. Only 3 minutes a half. I graduated in 1998. Nearly didn't thanks to this game.
4. Star Wars Galaxies - PC
Oh dear. What potential this game had. And for a time it was special. I wasn't as infuriated as some by the changes in gameplay that ruined it for most. For me it was the introduction of the Jedi playable characters that saw my lost interest. SWG has just added Hoth as a playable world. For a fraction of a second I was tempted to have a quick peek. Roll on 'The Old Republic.'
5. Fable - Xbox
I preferred this much more to Fable II, personally. Perhaps it was the originality. But I kinda lost interest in Fable II after a bit whereas this one kept my interest. I played it through three times completely. Interestingly even though I did it three times, every time I was evil. Oh well. Mwuuhahhahahaha!!
6. Elder Scrolls IV, Oblivion - Xbox 360
Every quest, every expansion, everything. Finished at level 47 I think. Could kill pretty much everything without having to heal myself. This game was (and is) staggering. Awesome, awesome, awesome. Fallout 3 recaptures some of the brilliance, but the post-apocalyptic setting is not as compelling as that of Oblivion.
7. FIFA '09 - Xbox 360
My relationship with FIFA '09 is love and hate. The game, mainly because of it's physics engine and frustrating football cliches, has caused the destruction of 5 Xbox 360 controllers. In fact I had to buy FIFA '08 again because I despondently threw my controller into the sofa only to see it bounce bak and hit my Xbox 360. The disk inside was scratched and became unreadable. It's a tremendous game marred by some technical bugs and some bizarreness in Manager Mode (if you're particularly successful you find yourself playing a cup tie and a league game on the same day!). That said I keep coming back for more even though it boils my blood at times.
8. TBA. Actually that's about it. Some others came close, Dark Forces, Half Life 2 (and add-ons) but for sheer time sinks these games have kept me coming back again and again. No doubt there will be others. I though that Warhammer Online would be the next one, but I lost interest in that fairly early on. Maybe Star Wars: The Old Republic will be next, but we've got a wee wait for that title. But you can bet that if a Star Wars football game came out that has big monsters in it it's likely to be on my list.
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