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Posted by: Mack. 26th September 2017, 07:45 AM

Are there any console or computer games that you still play and they still work which you have played for a long time or not or consider your old favourite that you have to play again.



Mine would be:

Grand Prix 3- The original 1998 F1 season by Geoff Crammond.
Football Manager 2005
FIFA 2001

Posted by: SouthsideSpinner 26th September 2017, 07:50 AM

My PS2 doesn’t want to read discs any more () so have had to resort to playing them via emulator

Posted by: HeadlessJockey 1st October 2017, 04:40 PM

Others:

FIFA 2000
Formula 1 97 on the Playstation
Gran Turismo

Classics these are

Posted by: Jacøb 1st October 2017, 04:50 PM

Burnout 3: Takedown.

Posted by: Jade-o-Lantern🎃 1st October 2017, 04:52 PM

Omg my brother was obsessed with this game so I have played it a few times due to that!

Some childhood games that have stuck with me over the years are Sims 2 (and accompanying expansion packs + stuff packs) and Tomb Raider games on PC, then also Hamtaro: Ham Ham Heartbreak on Gameboy! Any kind of Mario, Pokémon or Sonic games are always fun too.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 1st October 2017, 04:56 PM

Coincidentally we went over to a family friends' this weekend and their kids were all playing Mario Kart on the Wii - made me feel so nostalgic

I also used to play the 2010 World Cup game on the Wii as well, the best FIFA game ever for the Wii because there were loads of extra features - there was a 'Build Your Team' kind of feature where you started off with players from countries that didn't qualify and then you had to play every team that qualified and if you completed certain challenges you got to steal a player for your team. The commentary was so good as well, it knew all he player's names, even like the Bolivian reserves

Posted by: Poked Pumpkin 1st October 2017, 04:57 PM

Final Fantasy 7 and 8, two of the best games ever made

Posted by: 🎃cqmerqn🎃 1st October 2017, 04:58 PM

Does COD MW2 count?

It’s only 8 years old but still... it’s amazing.

Posted by: Jade-o-Lantern🎃 1st October 2017, 05:00 PM

Brain Training, Nintendogs, Cooking Mama 2 and the Tamagotchi game were all goals on Nintendo DS back in the day xo

Posted by: HeadlessJockey 1st October 2017, 05:00 PM

You can count that, cqmerqn.

That is a good game for sure. Still play it often.

Posted by: ta spin go skrra 1st October 2017, 05:04 PM

I'm currently playing Crash Twinsanity *.*

Posted by: Jade-o-Lantern🎃 1st October 2017, 05:06 PM

Oh me and my brother love playing 'Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves' on PS2 at our grandma's house, and also Wii Play, Wii Fit or the Just Dance games occasionally

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 1st October 2017, 05:08 PM

Oh yeah, also when I was about 9/10 my dad introduced me to his PS1 so I spent HOURS playing Crash Bandicoot, Worms and Croc

Posted by: Jacøb 1st October 2017, 05:13 PM

Omg I played that game so much and enjoyed it more than I should've. x

Posted by: T Boy 1st October 2017, 05:14 PM

Any Tomb Raider, Spyro and Crash Bandicoot. Simpson Road Rage and sometimes the Sims Bustin Out.

I like my Sega Classics game for PS3 particularly Streets of Rage and Golden Axe.

Wish I had all my Nintendo games from 1993 tho.

Old games>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>whatever kids play these days.

Posted by: Jacøb 1st October 2017, 05:36 PM

Not all strictly console games (I've always primarily been a PC gamer although I've got a few console games now- didn't have a console until well into my teens though) but I played A Bugs Life: Action Game to death when I was little. LEGO island was amazing too. Lots of educational games as well (that were more fun than educational at times oops) but I don't remember all their names. Star Wars: Jedi Knight Outcast was/ is so so good as well as Star Wars: Battlefront II (the original Lucas Arts game, not the extortionate remake that doesn't tell anyone it's a remake. )

Total Annihilation Kingdoms and Star Trek: Armada II were my introduction to RTS games (they're AMAZING) and later the fantastic Lord Of The Rings Battle For Middle Earth and the even better sequel/ expansion (BFME II + BFME II: The Rise Of The Witchking). I've played a lot of older games more recently such as Half Life and the like.

Tbh yes, and that's not just seeing things through rose tinted glasses. Older games didn't have to always be online and 4 player split screen on consoles was common. Amongst that and the ridiculous hiking of prices for new releases and more focus on pretty shiny graphics and rehashing the same game to death (*cough* COD *cough* FIFA) rather than story and competent game-play with a decent amount of content. Hell, these days lots of games aren't really finished when they're released and instead of patches being released to fix issues you have to BUY DLCs to fix the issues.

#notall

Posted by: ta spin go skrra 1st October 2017, 05:48 PM

What I don't like about most current games is there's just SO MUCH involvement and dedication required particularly online games, you can't "pause" or whatever and the health implications can be undesired :/ also there's so much information about the games you need to know to be any good at them. +1 to the classic PS1/2 games >>>>>

Posted by: Poked Pumpkin 1st October 2017, 05:50 PM

Omg me and Spadam still play Spyro!!

And Simpson's Road Rage, T Boy!!

Posted by: ta spin go skrra 1st October 2017, 05:57 PM

yass and Simpson's Road Rage

Croc, Spyro and Crash Bandicoot were my slayers a little team are trying to make a new unofficial Croc game as well, they're called Croc Returns but the project has been around for a couple years and haven't heard much updates for it

Posted by: T Boy 1st October 2017, 06:47 PM

Omg how did I forget Star Wars Battlefront II? And any lego related game.

Posted by: SeanGrey 1st October 2017, 08:58 PM

Road Rage as the best - especially Lisa’s level! I don’t have fond memories of receiving the game as a present - my Nan spent most of Christmas Day complaining how dear it was and completely not worth the money. Ten year old me was heartbrokenly thankful for it though none the less.



Battlefront I was going to be my post in here - the addition of space battles and a more complex galactic conquest were welcomed in II!

Posted by: LewisTScream 1st October 2017, 08:59 PM

I bought Anniversary release of Pokemon Gold for my 2DS last week, been playing it so much since!

Posted by: Liаm 2nd October 2017, 12:12 AM

Pokemon of course, never gets old Especially as it's so hackable so there re loads of fan-made games that accentuate the old experiences a bit. Gold, Silver and Crystal can f*** off though, always hated Gen 2 and think it's the most overrated period of the series by MILES.

Also I got a tablet recently made for emulating old games, so I'm replaying the Spyro series at the moment! I so need a PS4 remaster of the original trilogy like they did with Crash but idk now that Activision has the license for tht Skylander shite. I'm a Playstation boy at heart so other faves would be:

Ratchet & Clank
Simpsons Hit & Run
Crash Bandicoot's original trilogy
Tomb Raider
Jak & Daxter
Speed Freaks (amaze kart racer that I at the time preferred to say Mario Kart or Crash Nitro Kart lmao)
The first three Harry Potter games
Croc

Cooking Mama *.*

Posted by: Poked Pumpkin 2nd October 2017, 12:25 AM

Jak and Daxter was not good, but the second and third, especially the second, were the best platformers I ever played

Posted by: Poked Pumpkin 2nd October 2017, 12:25 AM

Along with Spyro of course

Posted by: Liаm 2nd October 2017, 12:29 AM

I meant the series in general, the second is definitely the best! The first is still good but a tad overrated for me for the reception it gets compared to others in the series. I'm replaying it on PS4 atm and it does get a bit tedious if you play it for too long.

Posted by: Poked Pumpkin 2nd October 2017, 12:38 AM

And too hard in places - especially the jumpin sequence in the last level! Took me 2 years to get past it.

The second is unbelievable for a Ps2 title, one of the best. I was AMAZED playing it when I got it for my birthday. It is just epic. The third was good too, really good, but a little difficult and more, well, sandy and less epic.

Posted by: Liаm 2nd October 2017, 12:40 AM

The jumping is ridic in places, even in one of the first bits at the beach and you have to do the roll jump to get to that idol thing, why can't you just double jump like every other game?

Posted by: Poked Pumpkin 2nd October 2017, 12:42 AM

Glad they fixed it for the second and third!

It was really hard. Even Assassin's Creed has easier jumping levels!

Posted by: Riser 2nd October 2017, 01:48 AM

Worms was so much fun *.*

Posted by: MvG501 24th January 2018, 12:06 PM

Wii Sports still for me.

Posted by: MvG501 24th January 2018, 01:08 PM

Simpsons: Hit & Run that was a good game to play as well.

Posted by: Mack. 4th February 2018, 04:53 PM

This blast from the past:

Posted by: wadewilson 7th February 2018, 10:08 AM

GTA San Andreas

Posted by: Evil Houdini 7th February 2018, 01:39 PM

This


And: FIFA 08, WWE Smackdown Here Comes The Pain!, PES 6

Posted by: Mack. 1st March 2018, 11:27 PM

Those were and still quality games.

Posted by: Severin 1st March 2018, 11:47 PM

I've just bought a load of cables for my old playstation just so I can play Panzer General again, even though there are free online emulators for it.

Plus MW2 I agree is brilliant and I believe being remastered too

Posted by: Mack. 2nd March 2018, 08:37 PM

Championship Manager 01/02 wow, a blast from the past.

Posted by: Martyn 3rd March 2018, 11:33 AM

Spyro 2, Spyro 3, Crash Bandicoot 3, Crash Team Racing, Tekken 3. You know the classics.

Posted by: Dexton 4th March 2018, 02:52 PM

Not console, but I’ve still got Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis for PC which I come back to every so often (sometimes with mods too ). Remains one of my alltime favourite PC games as it actually got me into other sim games/parkbuilders like Zoo Tycoon, Tropico, and Sims. Incredibly hyped for Jurassic World Evolution although im not sure if my laptop will be able to handle it

Posted by: HarryEzra 5th March 2018, 03:10 PM

I don't play much now due to it not being on my computer anymore but I was obsessed with Zoo Tycoon (the first one) on PC.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 6th March 2018, 09:41 PM

I've been playing Gain Ground on an old Sega plug and play console for years, I've never got particularly far but it's a lot of fun.

Posted by: Hayzayy 23rd March 2018, 01:42 PM

FF7-8-9 I play them a lot !

Posted by: Mack. 3rd April 2018, 02:36 PM

I managed to find my old Zoo Tycoon computer game during the Easter holidays. That bought back some memories.

Posted by: cqmisa 3rd April 2018, 04:04 PM

Bit of a late response, but you can actually pick up a PS2 for about £20 these days!

Posted by: Midge 4th April 2018, 08:55 AM

If you haven't already, check out Sonic Mania that came out last year (you can get it on Steam) - it's like the classic 90s Sega Megadrive Sonic games we all loved! Very nostalgic and a true follow up to Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

Posted by: Hadji 4th April 2018, 01:20 PM

Sega Saturn

Posted by: Mack. 17th May 2018, 11:22 AM

2010 FIFA World Cup on the Wii, will be playing quite a bit in the upcoming weeks.

Posted by: hermespice 17th May 2018, 12:19 PM

I bought the Super Nintendo mini classic a few weeks ago. And I can’t believe I remember all the hidden places on Super Mario World and Donkey Kong.

Posted by: Mack. 4th June 2018, 07:13 PM

Recently discovered the original Driver game on PC. Wow!. That brings me back.