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| − | This is a list of my favorite games broken out by their | + | [[Image:Collage - Favorite Video Games.png|thumb|512x512px|A collage of my favorite video games.]] |
| + | This is a list of my favorite games broken out by their genre. See also my [[list of favorite video games by year]]. | ||
==Action== | ==Action== | ||
Games in this category are primarily focused on action, including reflexes, thinking quickly, and processing a lot of information at once. | Games in this category are primarily focused on action, including reflexes, thinking quickly, and processing a lot of information at once. | ||
| − | ===Beat | + | ===[[Beat 'em up|Beat 'Em Up]]=== |
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* [[River City Ransom]] | * [[River City Ransom]] | ||
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* [[Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds]] | * [[Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds]] | ||
| − | ===Platformer=== | + | ===[[Platformer]]=== |
| − | * [[Bionic Commando]] | + | * [[Bionic Commando (NES)]] |
| − | * [[Contra]] | + | * [[Contra (NES)]] |
| − | * [[Mega Man | + | * [[Mega Man II]] |
| + | * [[Risk of Rain]] | ||
* [[Super C]] | * [[Super C]] | ||
* [[Super Mario Bros.]] | * [[Super Mario Bros.]] | ||
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* [[Super Mario World]] | * [[Super Mario World]] | ||
| − | ===Racing=== | + | ===[[Racing (video game genre)|Racing]]=== |
* [[Mario Kart 64]] | * [[Mario Kart 64]] | ||
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* [[Diablo]] | * [[Diablo]] | ||
* [[Secret of Mana]] | * [[Secret of Mana]] | ||
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| + | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | * [[Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!]] | ||
| + | * [[Tecmo Super Bowl]] | ||
===Strategy=== | ===Strategy=== | ||
| − | * [[Tetris]] | + | * [[Tetris (Nintendo)|Tetris]] |
==Adventure== | ==Adventure== | ||
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===Action=== | ===Action=== | ||
| − | * [[Adventure]] | + | * [[Adventure (video game)|Adventure]] |
* [[God of Thunder]] | * [[God of Thunder]] | ||
* [[The Legend of Zelda]] | * [[The Legend of Zelda]] | ||
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* [[VVVVVV]] | * [[VVVVVV]] | ||
| − | ===Metroidvania=== | + | ===[[Metroidvania]]=== |
* [[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]] | * [[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]] | ||
* [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]] | * [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]] | ||
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* [[Metroid: Zero Mission]] | * [[Metroid: Zero Mission]] | ||
* [[Super Metroid]] | * [[Super Metroid]] | ||
| + | * [[Wonder Boy In Monster World]] | ||
| − | ===Puzzle=== | + | ===[[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]=== |
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* [[Loom]] | * [[Loom]] | ||
* [[Shadowgate]] | * [[Shadowgate]] | ||
* [[Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge]] | * [[Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge]] | ||
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* [[Uninvited]] | * [[Uninvited]] | ||
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===Action=== | ===Action=== | ||
* [[Ittle Dew]] | * [[Ittle Dew]] | ||
| − | * [[Limbo]] | + | * [[Limbo (video game)|Limbo]] |
* [[Portal]] | * [[Portal]] | ||
* [[Portal 2]] | * [[Portal 2]] | ||
| − | === | + | ===[[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]=== |
| − | * [[7th Guest]] | + | * [[The 7th Guest]] |
| − | ===Real-Time Strategy=== | + | ===[[Real-time strategy|Real-Time Strategy]]=== |
* [[Age of Empires]] | * [[Age of Empires]] | ||
* [[Myth: The Fallen Lords]] | * [[Myth: The Fallen Lords]] | ||
| − | * [[Myth | + | * [[Myth II: Soulblighter]] |
* [[WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness]] | * [[WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness]] | ||
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* [[Undertale]] | * [[Undertale]] | ||
| − | ===Simulator=== | + | ===[[Simulation (video game genre)|Simulator]]=== |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[SimCity (SNES)]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[SimCity 2000]] |
===Turn-Based=== | ===Turn-Based=== | ||
* [[Magic: The Gathering]] | * [[Magic: The Gathering]] | ||
* [[Master of Magic]] | * [[Master of Magic]] | ||
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| + | ==Multiplayer Co-Op== | ||
| + | * [[Age of Empires]] | ||
| + | * [[Borderlands]] | ||
| + | * [[Borderlands 2]] | ||
| + | * [[Contra (NES)]] | ||
| + | * [[Diablo]] | ||
| + | * [[Doom]] | ||
| + | * [[Doom II: Hell On Earth]] | ||
| + | * [[Left 4 Dead 2]] | ||
| + | * [[Portal 2]] | ||
| + | * [[Risk of Rain]] | ||
| + | * [[Secret of Mana]] | ||
| + | * [[Super C]] | ||
| + | * [[Terraria]] | ||
Revision as of 21:27, 26 August 2020
This is a list of my favorite games broken out by their genre. See also my list of favorite video games by year.
Contents
Action
Games in this category are primarily focused on action, including reflexes, thinking quickly, and processing a lot of information at once.
Beat 'Em Up
Classic Shooter
First-Person Shooter
- Doom
- Doom II: Hell On Earth
- Half-Life
- Half-Life 2
- Half-Life 2: Episode One
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Magic Carpet
- Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds
Platformer
- Bionic Commando (NES)
- Contra (NES)
- Mega Man II
- Risk of Rain
- Super C
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario World
Racing
Role-Playing
Sports
Strategy
Adventure
Games in this category are primarily focused on exploration of interesting environments and characters.
Action
- Adventure
- God of Thunder
- The Legend of Zelda
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
- Terraria
- VVVVVV
Metroidvania
- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
- Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
- Cave Story
- The Goonies II
- Metroid
- Metroid Fusion
- Metroid II: Return of Samus
- Metroid: Zero Mission
- Super Metroid
- Wonder Boy In Monster World
Puzzle
Strategy
Games in this category are primarily focused on planning ahead to overcome obstacles.
Action
Puzzle
Real-Time Strategy
Role-Playing
- Chrono Trigger
- Final Fantasy VI
- Ultima: Exodus
- Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
- Ultima VII: The Black Gate
- Undertale
