Timeless Games?

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what are games you can play over and over and over. beating this game means nothing because youre just going to start it again!

for me:
mario 1 + 2(japan)+world (mario all-stars+world!)
sonic 1+2+3+knuckles (sonic mega!)
nhlpa93
animal crossing
ddr
street fighter 2
tekken tag
culdcept
aladdin (genesis)
tecmo super bowl
obvious puzzle/arcade games (pacman, tetris, puzzle fighter, etc.)

what do you guys think?
 
i agree that most puzzle games are very "come back to it" kinda games...and so are normal mario games (the ones that u jump and stuff, not the ones like mario kart and mario golf)
 
I have played through Super Metroid and the Legend of Zelda a lot. I have also played through Final Fantasy VI several times
 
[quote name='swetooth9']how is culdcept anyway? did u already beat it? hows the single-player mode? thanks[/quote]

actully i havent beat it, its a fun game but eats up alot of time, and it gets hard about half way through when you have to play against 3 cepters. but its fun, just know youre gunna need time to play this game, games average about an hour and theres are 20 stages int he story mode. but expect to put in more than 20 hours, you will get beaten many times. fun game XoD
 
-The original Final Fantasy on NES
-Ace Combat I and IV
-SNK vs Capcom Card Fighter's Clash
-Final Fantasy VI
-the Final Fantasy Legend games
-Street Fighter II CE
-Ghost Recon on the Xbox
-Dynasty Warriors games
 
This is just a quick list of games from the top of my head:

Lode Runner (apple)
Master of Orion
Fire Pro Wrestling
Viewtiful Joe
F-Zero
Parasite Eve II
AutoDuel (C64)
Harvest Moon
Top Spin Tennis
Ultimate Muscle (GC)
Jet Set Radio (DC)
Garou: Mark of Wolves
Dino Crisis 2

There are more games that I try to play every year again for a bit, like Shenmue, Full Throttle and Interstate 76, just to remind myself why they're in my top 20 list.
 
Final Fantasy Tactics
Disgaea
Gran Tourismo 3
Soul Callibur 2
Civilization 2/3
Diablo 2
others that I'm probably missing......
 
Besides the ones posted already:

Hot Shots Golf 3
Super Monkey Ball

I am addicted and I always feel I can get better at these games.
 
I would say all the marios, FFX, and as u said it alladin for Gen. That was one of the best games ever. I still have a complete copy i loved it so much.
 
Guardian Heroes.

Still the only game I can pickup and play anytime and have my wife yell at me for not telling her that I'm playing.
 
[quote name='Eclipse']
crap games can be timeless too, no?[/quote]

this isnt a debate on what games are timeless. as you can see from the lists it differs from every person, and thats the best part, theres no right or wrongs. someone could say tomb raider:aod, and while they might be made fun of, if they like it, they like it
 
I think socom 2 because the missions can be completed in countless ways. Its all up to you. Maybe you wanna go through using stealth the first time than next time just balls out blasting.
 
Any Fighter game that was decent...
1st Zelda
Mortal Kombat 2
Pikmin
Tony Hawk
Gran Turismo 2
Advance Wars (I never played 2)
Mario Kart (w/ people)
Mario Superstar
FZero for SNES
 
It's funny to see the variances in opinions as to what's "timeless" and what isn't. It would be interesting if everyone put in their ages as well.

Many of the games called out as "timeless" are nothing to me in this list, as I'm sure many of mine are to others. As I said, I wonder if the generation you come into video games with has anything to do with your appreciation. Here are mine:

NES:
Zelda 1
Mario 1
Mario 2
Bionic Commando
Castlevania 1 & 3
Baseball Stars
Tecmo Super Bowl
Contra (and Super Contra)
Metroid
Final Fantasy
The Ikari Warriors Code (A-B-B-A)
Ok, Gradius as well

SEGA MASTER SYSTEM:
Space Harrier
Wonder Boy 2&3
Great Baseball
Ghost House
Really all of their sports games had that "Special" Sega touch

GENESIS:
Mutant League Football
Mutant League Hockey
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Lost Vikings

SNES:
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy III
Super Metroid
Tetris Attack
Metal Warriors
Lost Vikings II

PLAYSTATION:
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Parappa the Rappa
Intelligent Qube

PC:
Civilization
King's Quest (the ones where you type commands)
Doom
Scorched Earth (Worms' little-known grandfather)

GETS A SPECIAL NOD:
Halo
Pikmin
Street Fighter II
Mortal Kombat

Don't get all flame-crazy on me for this statement because I'm not trying to push this on you, but I would honestly rather play ANY of these games than 99.9% of games out on other consoles today. Maybe it's just the nostalgia, but something about today's games just falls flat on me.

Even Gamecube games (Yes, I could probably be called a Nintendo fanboy), though great, are longer on effects and shorter on "fun" than old-school Nintendo. LONG LIVE TECMO SUPER BOWL!
 
Aladdin/Lion King (Gen)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Bubble Bobble (NES)
NiGHTS (Saturn)
Conkers BFD (N64)
Mario 64 (N64)
Lost Vikings (GEN, now GBA)
Super Mario Land 2 (GB)
Jet Grind Radio (DC)
 
Deathrow
Devil May Cry
Tekken Tag
Mario Kart
Goldeneye
Conkers:BFD
Tenchu 1
Metal Gear Solid
Super Mario World 3
Super Smash Brothers
Dead or Alive 3

I can play those games anytime, anyday.
 
I'll interpret "timeless" to refer to a game that I can play over and over again, transcending the generation from which it originated.

So, I can play the following games repeatedly and still enjoy them (in no particular order):

ICO
Einhander
Vandal Hearts
Suikoden 2
FF7
FF9
Die Hard Trilogy
Soul Calibur (DC)
MvC2 (DC)
NHL '94
Warcraft 3
Super Mario 64
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Parappa the Rapper
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
River City Ransom
Ace Combat 2

every single one of those games I could envision playing until I give up my game playing days.
 
good one alongx...TETRIS beats all...sorry it just does...what other game turns a mindless (well kinda...you are building a wall) task into an addiction...and dont throw out complicated games...Im talking games like: Lights Out,Tetris,Sorry (its not a videogame but same genre)...
 
Alot of the games that I like to goof off on have already been mentioned. Here's a few more.

Panzer Dragoon Series for the Saturn.
Taking out a dragon for a spin and blasting down monsters and enemy ships is just fun. Plus the soundtracks on all the games are great, and the background environments pretty and unusual. I find playing this game so relaxing!

And for when I have parties going on...Incredible Crisis for the PSone. The mini games are so strange that it keeps my guests entertained and provides a good laugh!
 
I really don't get why people are listing games from this generation. Are they really timeless if youve had them for so little time.

Im gonna set my bar to the n64 and back.

Mario Kart (the best was 64)
Mario 1 2 3
Sonic 1 2
Tetris
Tetris Attack
Pro Am
Contra
Just about every good fighter.
 
Civilization III
Ages of Empires II
the 8bit Marios
Street Fighter II
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Mario Party 3
Sonic 2
Quake
and Alpha Centauri

I really can't imagine replaying an RPG more than once or twice. To me story driven games lose alot of appeal once you've beaten it. But there are a few exceptions.
 
It's too hard to name all of them, but these two come to mind:

Animal Crossing
GTA 3 / Vice City


EDIT: Oops, I forgot one. The original Mario for Nintendo, no matter how many times I die, I'm always coming back for more.
 
[quote name='XboxMaster']It's too hard to name all of them, but these two come to mind:

Animal Crossing
GTA 3 / Vice City


EDIT: Oops, I forgot one. The original Mario for Nintendo, no matter how many times I die, I'm always coming back for more.[/quote]

good call on GTA3, that should be on my list, too.

didn't think Vice City was that great.
 
hard question...I would have to go with shining force and mario 3. I don't care how many times I play those games, I can't get enough of them!
 
[quote name='karmapolice620']hey bile...you know you can edit your posts...[/quote]

Yeah, I know. But I was lazy, and the quick post box was right there...
 
It has to be the Shenmue Series for me, I wished they would of sold better cause I really want to play a 3rd one!
 
For me it has to be the Baldur's Gate games on the PC. They are some of the best RPGs ever made IMO. Skies of Arcadia: Legends, Final Fantasy IV, and Chrono Trigger are also timeless.
 
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