Non-Online Games with endless replay value?

[jkam]

What games do you feel have endless replay value that aren't online? At any given time I could go play these and have a good time:

Pac-Man
Street Fighter II (and up)
Marvel vs. Capcom 1+2
Starfox + Starfox 64
NBA Jam (Genesis)
Baseball (Nintendo)
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out

These are a few that come to mine....what are yours?

[Apossum]

Tetris
Puzzle Fighter
Hexic
Ikaruga
Any quality fighting game
Metroid Pinball

[62t]

any games with random generate dungeons.

[clockworkvictim]

Kirby's Blockball
Zoo Keeper

[CYRiX]

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1 & 2

[Photomotoz]

Civilization (pick any)
Rise of Nations
Alpha Centari
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
Gunstar Heroes
Unreal Tournament 2004


I'm sure there are more but I can't think of any right now.

[Sonic Fighters]

Shenmue 1 and 2.

[Odenat]

Lumines
Grand Theft Auto series
Culdcept

[kakomu]

I tire of any game after a bunch of play.

[smalien1]

RE4
GTA
Any FPS with bots
Burnout

[rabbitt]

I have gone through RE4 3 and a half times and still desire to play that game. Different gun combinations keep the game fresh.

[willardhaven]

smash brothers, mario tennis...

[Blind the Thief]

Tetris Attack.

'nuff said.

[PsyKyX]

Super C
Meteos
E.V.O.
Pikmin 1 + 2
Contra: Hard Corps
Fallout 1 + 2
StarCraft Broodwar
Bloody Roar
lots more, but those are the first to come to mind.

[Vegan]

Shenmue 1 and 2.

I like Shenmue, but you're kidding, right?



Katamari.

[Z-Saber]

Smash Bros. and Mega Man X.

I've played and beat Mega Man X (the original) tons of times, along with X4. Easily my favorites in the series.

[RandomNPC]

any games with random generate dungeons.

Disgaea.

[FriskyTanuki]

most sports games

[Moxio]

Pretty much any sports, FPS, or fighting game.

[Z-Saber]

I forgot Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse. Although 400 hours isn't endless, it's close.

[firenze]

Pick your favorite fighter or 2D shooter (for me, I could play Street Figher Alpha 2 or SF3 Third Strike forever)

Any Gran Turismo game
Streets of Rage 2
Toejam and Earl
Super Mario World
Sonic the Hedgehog 1 or 2
Castlevania: SotN

[Sonic Fighters]

I like Shenmue, but you're kidding, right?



Katamari.
No because there are endless amounts of glitches, modding, and other cool stuff to do on the game.

[Vegan]

How do you mod something that's on a non-rewriteable optical disc on a system with no hard drive?

[irrossistable]

AoE II
Breakout
Space Invaders
Pinball

Plenty of the classic arcade games can be played forever.

[scdoanintendo]

Morrowind

[kakomu]

How do you mod something that's on a non-rewriteable optical disc on a system with no hard drive?

Maybe he's refering to gameshark?

[Darwin23]

amplitude

[kakomu]

amplitude

Is it worth the $10 at TRU (legitimate question)?

[radjago]

I can't believe nobody's mentioned Animal Crossing.

Pretty much any multiplayer game can have unlimited replay value if you have people to play it with you.

[Morrigan Lover]

Goldeneye
Dr. Mario
the original Age of Empires

[Mr Unoriginal]

Is it worth the $10 at TRU (legitimate question)?

Yes.

[LaseK]

Amplitude (200-ish hours, still play it)
SSBM (in game clock says I have 900 hours of powered on, and 758 of actual game time ;_;, still play it)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (200-ish hours as well, still play it)
Armada[DC, i dont know if anyone else even liked this game ;x]

[paz9x]

Katamari.
suprised it took that long

[stf3]

Soul Calibur 2 + 3
Guitar Hero
Street Fighter II

[pop311]

SSBM

[AlbinoNinja]

i am still playing Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 for dreamcast, and i got it the christmas that the game came out...

'nuff said

also, civilization 3 (best $10 i ever spent), solitaire (u never said what kind of game), timesplitters 2, Soul Calibur

[kakomu]

Yes.

Well, I headed over to TRU and picked it up.

I'm not sure what to expect. Is it like Beatmania IIDX?

[crystalklear64]

Fable
Grand Theft Auto

Same idea, different setting.

[sketch226]

Civilization IV
Advance Wars (any really - Ive spent the most time with Dual Strike)
Rise of Nations
Neverwinter Nights (there are really quite a few excellent user created modules out there for it.)
Super Smash Brothers: Melee

[Calamityuponthee]

Final Fantasy Tactics (400ish clocked hours, easily my favorite game of all time)
Disgaea
Blitz (any in the series)
Burnout 3
Any quality fighting game

[kakomu]

Final Fantasy Tactics (400ish clocked hours, easily my favorite game of all time)

Ugh, that game is so freakin tiring. 12 hours in, I gave it up.

[Z-Saber]

Armada[DC, i dont know if anyone else even liked this game ;x]
I remember it, and I loved it!

[lordwow]

Umm... The Sims?

[jpuma1]

Definitely Final Fantasy Tactics. Coming up with different combinations of jobs makes the game endless.

RE4
Streets of Rage 2
Ikaruga
Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Rise of Nations, AoE, or any real time strategy, cause even offline they're addicting (Starcraft, anyone?)
Any WWE game, all cause of CAW mode
fighting games, as long as you have someone to play with.
Super Monkey Ball 2

[Kayden]

Diablo 2
Disgaea
Tetris

online- Use map settings for Starcraft and Warcraft 3 are the most addicting games ever.

[b3b0p]

You are all wrong, there is only one such game that exists: Earthbound

Sorry, thanks for playing.

[electrictroy]

I forgot Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse. Although 400 hours isn't endless, it's close.

Sounds boring.

DDR has an infinite amount of gaming replay. So do classic arcade games like Berzerk, Missile Command, Dig Dug.

[doodle777_98]

Chrono trigger

i played it after getting all the endings. I maxed out ayla and chrono. great game, i could play it forever.

[Kayden]

Dark Angel is a horrid game.

[BigSpoonyBard]

Umm... The Sims?

You were so close. Try SimGolf, that's the answer we're looking for ;)

[camoor]

Black ants vs White ants.


1) Turn your Tv to a channel with static.
2) The White ants are your team - use them to defeat the black ants! Remember that you control the white ants with your mind

For a real challenge - try switching it around and controlling the black ants.

[mentos888]

san andreas, sims 2, burnout 3, and dark cloud 2 (playin' it now.)

[Calamityuponthee]

Diablo 2.

The offline version of D2 is incredibly boring... But thats after playing the online one for years.

If it wasn't for hacked items I would still be playing D2 online.

[Vegan]

Ugh, that game is so freakin tiring. 12 hours in, I gave it up.

For that game, 12 hours is the tip of the tip of tip of the atom of the tip of the iceberg.

[Calamityuponthee]

For that game, 12 hours is the tip of the tip of tip of the atom of the tip of the iceberg.

About 1/4 if you just want to complete the story mode... I wish they would just make a damn true sequel.

It's kinda pointless after 80 hours though; I can kill the last boss with one character in about 3 moves.

[thater]

Shadowrun - Sega Genesis
Snatcher - Sega CD
Fallout 1 & 2 - PC
Football Manager 2005 - PC
Pirates Gold - Sega Genesis
Final Fantasy Tactics and Disgaea

[kakomu]

For that game, 12 hours is the tip of the tip of tip of the atom of the tip of the iceberg.

and, I found the game insufferable by that time.

[electrictroy]

1) Turn your Tv to a channel with static.


My digital television doesn't have black or white ants. Just lots of weird blocks.

[asianxcore]

ESPN NFL 2K5
Tetris Attack/Puzzle League
Puzzle Fighter
Marvel Vs. Capcom 1/2
Mario Kart: DS
Street Fighter 2

[sblymnlcrymnl]

Any good multiplayer game, if you have friends.Is it worth the $10 at TRU (legitimate question)?It was well worth the $40 I paid on release day for my preorder. $10 is a no-brainer. :lol:

[thespillcanvas]

I could play the war multiplayer mode in the N64 Conker's Bad Fur Day where you had to gas the enemies base forever.

[thespillcanvas]

I could play the War multiplayer mode where you had to gas the other players base in the N64 Conker's Bad Furday forever.

[azel]

Morrowind - especially with mods
Magic the Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers (the old-school pc game)

[orphicblue]

Ironically enough, the offline mode of Phantasy Star Online for GCN has probably gotten more play than anything else in my library... I can't explain it myself

[crystalklear64]

Ironically enough, the offline mode of Phantasy Star Online for GCN has probably gotten more play than anything else in my library... I can't explain it myself
I always wanted to play this, but the only version I can find is for the Xbox, which is online only and thus not desirable.

[Rodimus]

Transformers (NES) has endless gameplay. Infact it's impossible to beat.

[kakomu]

MGS2, to me, had endless replay value. Then again, that's one of the games I like to time attack. I'm trying to get my very easy run sub 1:30 :D

[1SwtDeception]

Any games with multiplayer (different people should be a different experience each time). I know Mario Kart series, Puzzle Fighter (sometimes), any fighter or those musical simulations (DDR, PIU).

I just hate the Sims. I don't know how anyone plays it, but it's funny since I could go hours playing any MMORPG. If anyone gives me a good Sims game that I could play for 6+ hours sure great, otherwise reality doesn't really get to me.

[kakomu]

I just hate the Sims. I don't know how anyone plays it, but it's funny since I could go hours playing any MMORPG. If anyone gives me a good Sims game that I could play for 6+ hours sure great, otherwise reality doesn't really get to me.

I like using the Sims as a social experiment. I don't care about cheating, so I get tons of cash. Then, I build confusing houses with grumpy and mean men or women and let them at it.

I made a house with 8 men that all had bad personalities. I made them all go inside and I removed the door. From there, I continuously made the house more and more irritating. I made a maze to the bathroom. I made moats and I shrank the house. You can have some fun with the sims.

I always had a lot of fun with rollercoaster tycoon. Even after I would win a scenario, I would continue building my theme park until it was insanely big with tons of rides. It was one of the few sim-type games that I was any good at.

[THE DARK KNIGHT]

Castlevania
Metroid
Street Fighter
Mario Kart (Any)
Goldeneye
Turismo

[Mex25]

gta san andreas
urban reign
super punch out
super mario world + smb 3
mgs 3
syphon filter
perfect dark
wwf no mercy
max payne 2

for now thats what I can remember

[niceguyshawne]

Dr. Mario, Super Monkey Ball, and all of the Donkey Kong classics (DK, Jr., and 3).

[Quillion]

X-COM
Masters of Magic
Pirates!

[1SwtDeception]

I like using the Sims as a social experiment. I don't care about cheating, so I get tons of cash. Then, I build confusing houses with grumpy and mean men or women and let them at it.

I made a house with 8 men that all had bad personalities. I made them all go inside and I removed the door. From there, I continuously made the house more and more irritating. I made a maze to the bathroom. I made moats and I shrank the house. You can have some fun with the sims.

I always had a lot of fun with rollercoaster tycoon. Even after I would win a scenario, I would continue building my theme park until it was insanely big with tons of rides. It was one of the few sim-type games that I was any good at.

You know I never thought of doing it like it. Maybe I'm just too good nature ;]. Oh I forgot Rollercoaster Tycoon, damn that was fun. Time consuming fun. I never tried Zoo err Tycoon or other ones like that.. otherwise I suggest those too.

[Supercake]

Stepmania
Fallout 1,2
Duke Nukem 3D with user maps
Animal Crossing
DOA Volleyball (100+ hrs)
Diablo
Legend of Mana (75+ hrs)

Not all are certainly endless, but I can, and have, seen myself play these games for a very long time.

[Maxim726X]

I second Chrono Trigger. Just something about it...
And has no one said Gitaroo Man? Sugar on all of you.

[Ozzkev55]

Enter The Matrix
-I find the Training construct incredibly fun, I love the fighting in that game
Dynasty Warriors 3
-Playing split-screen manages to overshadow the repition, getting all of the content makes for an almost unlimited amount of replay value, and an inscentive to keep playing
Metal Gear Solid 2
-Finding each dogtag is compelling, and worth the extra challenge
Metal Gear Solid 3
-Fighting "The End" is a remarkably unique experience, that I love playing again and again

(Puzzle Games,Fighting Games, and other Multiplayer games are excluded)

[PittsburghAfterDark]

Get the Atari Anniversay Redux collection for the PSone and you won't have to put in another disc for a month. Say what you want about the Capcom, Namco, Tecmo, Sega or Taito compilations but that Atari retro disc is the single best collection ever put out IMHO.

The only two games it was missing that would have made it complete to me were the Star Wars Arcade (Probably license restriction.) and Red Baron. Maybe Major Havoc as well or iRobot.

[dtcarson]

Final Fantasy Tactics {PS1}
Heroes of Might and Magic III: Shadow of Death

[Rodimus]

Pokemon Snap,....... can never get the perfect damn picture, darn that Sandslash....