4th Official Top Games Poll

Skanky Burns · March 10, 2004, 02:16

Vote here for your top 10 games.

List your top ten games in your preferred order. Points will be assigned to each game as follows:
1. 20 points.
2. 18 points.
3. 16 points.
4. 13 points.
5. 10 points.
6. 8 points.
7. 6 points.
8. 4 points.
9. 3 points.
10. 2 points.

You can vote for any pc, console or arcade game. Mods and other add-ons are not counted seperately, they are considered to already included with the game already. As such, a vote for SMAX is the same as a vote for SMAC. A vote for CTP assumes it is a modded version of CTP. Sequels are considered seperate, so a vote for Civ2 is not a vote for Civ3.

EDIT: Additional rules. You must submit a minimum of 5 games to be eligible in this poll. I refuse to believe that people posting on a gaming site have never played more than 5 games in their life.

Voters with less than 5 games at this point in time have been "grandfathered" in - they still count.

Previous Game Poll:
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=79444

This list will be updated as we go.

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Rank	Game / Series					Total Points

1	Civilization 2						733

2	Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri				472

3	Call to Power						356

4	Civilization 1						308

5	Civilization 3						305

6	Call to Power 2						302

7	Baldur's Gate 2						152

8	Morrowind						146

9	Master of Orion 2					135

10	XCom: Enemy Unknown					120

11	Pirates							116

12	Starcraft						112

13	Sim City 2000						108

14	Deus Ex							105
14	Master of Orion						105

16	Fallout 2						103
16	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City				103

18	Doom							95

19	Half Life						94

20	Master of Magic						80
20	Quake 1							80

22	Planescape: Torment					78

23	Panzer General 2					76

24	Baldur's Gate 1						74

25	Age of Empires						73
25	Grand Theft Auto 3					73

27	Madden NFL 2004						72
27	Sim City 4						72
27	Warcraft 3						72

30	Europa Universalis 2					71

31	Colonization						70
31	Fallout 1						70
31	Wolfenstein 3D						70

34	Commander Keen						66
34	Heroes of Might and Magic 3				66

36	Railroad Tycoon 2					64

37	Age of Empires 2					57

38	Championship Manager '98				56
38	Galactic Civilizations					56
38	Neverwinter Nights					56

41	Final Fantasy 7						55

42	Elite							54

43	Knights of the Old Republic				53

44	Pro Evolution Soccer 3					51

45	Diablo 2						50
45	Tetris							50

47	Heroes of Might and Magic 2				49

48	Unreal Tournament					46

49	M.U.L.E							43
49	Transport Tycoon Deluxe					43

51	Super Mario Kart					40
51	Thief 1							40

53	Settlers 2 - Veni Vidi Vici				38

54	Grim Fandango						36

55	System Shock 2						35
55	Tie Fighter						35

57	Ancient Domains of Mystery				34
57	Monkey Island 1						34
57	Panzer General 1					34

60	Dominions 2						33

61	Imperialism 2						32

62	Championship Manager '02				31
62	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past			31
62	Rise of Nations						31
62	Romance of the Three Kingdoms 1				31
62	Syndicate Wars						31

67	Max Payne						29
67	Railroad Tycoon						29

69	Europa Universalis					27
69	Thief 2							27
69	Warcraft 2						27

72	Elite 2							26
72	Gran Turismo 2						26

74	Duke Nuke'em						24
74	Leisure Suit Larry 1					24
74	Rollercoaster Tycoon					24

77	Counter Strike						23
77	Grand Theft Auto 2					23

79	Caesar 3						22
79	HALO							22
79	Hearts of Iron						22
79	Magic: The Gathering					22
79	Sim City 3000						22
79	Warcraft						22

85	Diablo							21
85	Doom 2							21
85	People's General					21
85	Sam and Max HTR						21

89	Final Fantasy 3						20
89	Medieval Total War					20
89	Myth 2							20
89	Nethack							20
89	Oberin							20
89	Pirates Gold!						20
89	Port Royale						20
89	Resident Evil 1						20
89	Shogun: Total War					20
89	Ultima 7						20
89	Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution				20

100	Broken Sword						19
100	Commandos						19
100	Mario Bros						19
100	Pharaoh							19

104	Arcanum							18
104	Battle Isle 3						18
104	Gran Turismo 3						18
104	Lords of Magic						18
104	Space Empires 4						18
104	Steel Panthers						18
104	TacOps							18
104	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004				18
104	X-Wing							18
104	Zeus: Master of Olympos					18

114	Total Annihilation					17

115	Call of Duty						16
115	Chess Master 7000					16
115	Command and Conquer Generals				16
115	Dino Crisis 2						16
115	Dragon Warrior						16
115	Final Fantasy 10					16
115	Gabriel Knight 1					16
115	Guilty Gear XX: Reloaded				16
115	Heroes of Might and Magic 6				16
115	Monkey Island 2						16
115	Taenaria Derivia Zallus Kitara (TDZK)			16
115	San Francisco Rush 2					16
115	Sonic the Hedgehog					16
115	Space Empires 2						16
115	Uplink							16
115	V for Victory						16
115	Warlords 3						16
115	Warlords: Battlecry 1					16

133	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time			15

134	Astrosmash						13
134	Atomic Bomberman					13
134	Baseball Mogul						13
134	Cossacks						13
134	Dino Crisis 1						13
134	Freecell						13
134	Gabriel Knight 2					13
134	IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles			13
134	Jedi Knight - Jedi Outcast				13
134	Medal of Honor: Allied Assault				13
134	Operation Flashpoint					13
134	Phantasy Star						13
134	Sensible World of Soccer				13
134	Shenmue							13
134	Starfleet Command					13
134	Strategic Conquest					13
134	Super Mario Bros 3					13
134	Super Street Fighter 2: Turbo				13
134	TV Sports Basketball					13
134	Wing Commander 2					13

154	Bards Tale						12
154	Imperialism 1						12
154	Return to Castle Wolfenstein				12
154	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1				12
154	Wizardry						12

159	Goldeneye						11
159	Populous						11
159	Star Control 2						11

162	Autoduel						10
162	Bases Loaded 2						10
162	Battlefield 1942					10
162	Birthright - Gorgon's Alliance				10
162	Caesar 2						10
162	Colin McRae Rally 3					10
162	Desperados						10
162	Devil May Cry						10
162	Diplomacy						10
162	Empires: Dawn of the Modern World			10
162	Fantasy General						10
162	Gabriel Knight 3					10
162	Jagged Alliance 2					10
162	Knights of the Sky					10
162	Majesty							10
162	Metal Gear Solid					10
162	Need for Speed: Underground				10
162	NHL '93							10
162	Nibbles							10
162	Pacific General						10
162	Pacific Theater of Operations 2				10
162	Pools of Darkness					10
162	Red Baron						10
162	Red Storm Rising					10
162	Schizm							10
162	Sid Meier's Gettysburg					10
162	Sim City						10
162	Stars!							10
162	Tomb Raider						10
162	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3				10
162	Tradewars 2002						10
162	Victoria						10
162	Warlords 2						10
162	Wing Commander Prophecy					10

196	Command and Conquer					9

197	Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic				8
197	Axis and Allies						8
197	Daggerfall						8
197	Escape Velocity Nova					8
197	Flying Heroes						8
197	Getaway							8
197	Heart of Darkness					8
197	Lords of Conquest					8
197	Marvel VS Capcom 2					8
197	Metroid Prime						8
197	Monkey Island 3						8
197	NBA Live 2004						8
197	NHL '95							8
197	Pacman							8
197	Resident Evil 2						8
197	Silent Hill						8
197	Super Dodge Ball					8
197	Wasteland						8

215	Heroes of Might and Magic 4				7
215	Ultima 4						7

217	Advance Wars						6
217	Allegiance						6
217	Battlefield Vietnam					6
217	Chrono Trigger						6
217	Dungeon Keeper 2					6
217	Exile							6
217	FreeCiv							6
217	Helicopter Game						6
217	Imperium Galactica 1					6
217	LOTR - Two Towers					6
217	Minesweeper						6
217	No One Lives Forever 2					6
217	Pinball Fantasies					6
217	Re-volt							6
217	Resident Evil 3						6
217	Rock Raiders						6
217	Silent Hill 3						6
217	Street Fighter Alpha 3					6
217	Tyrian							6
217	Whack the Penguin					6
217	Wizardry 8						6
217	XCom: Apocalypse					6
217	XCom: Terror From the Deep				6

240	Blades of Exile						4
240	Cadaver							4
240	Command and Conquer Red Alert				4
240	Damage Inc.						4
240	Defend your Castle					4
240	Final Fantasy 8						4
240	Flight Simulator 2000					4
240	Grand Theft Auto					4
240	Grandia 2						4
240	Icewind Dale 1						4
240	Icewind Dale 2						4
240	NHL 2004						4
240	NiGHTS into Dreams					4
240	Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2				4
240	Solitaire						4
240	Street Fighter 2					4
240	Sudden Strike 2						4
240	Super Metroid						4
240	Tiger Woods Golf 2003					4
240	TV Sports Boxing					4
240	Unreal Tournament 2003					4

261	Alien versus Predator					3
261	Anno 1602						3
261	Black and White						3
261	Day of the Tentacle					3
261	Dividead						3
261	Dungeon Keeper						3
261	Dungeon of Doom						3
261	ESPN NFL Football					3
261	Everquest						3
261	Freespace 2						3
261	General Chaos						3
261	Glider Pro						3
261	Jumpman Jr.						3
261	Lego Racers 2						3
261	Liberty Of Death					3
261	Max Payne 2						3
261	Morpheus						3
261	Quest for Glory 2					3
261	Riven							3
261	Roll Cage Stage 2					3
261	Seven Cities of Gold					3
261	Sim Golf						3
261	Simpsons Hit and Run					3
261	Soldiers of Fortune 2					3
261	Sonic the Hedgehog 2					3
261	Speed Freaks						3
261	Star Fox 64						3
261	Star Wars Rebellion					3
261	Tekken Tag Tournament					3
261	Viet Cong						3
261	Worms World Party					3

292	1820 Railroads and Robber Barons			2
292	Age of Mythology					2
292	Alternate Reality					2
292	Blue Maxx						2
292	Bookworm						2
292	Donkey Kong Country					2
292	European Air War					2
292	Exile 3							2
292	F19 Stealth Fighter					2
292	FIFA							2
292	Galaga							2
292	Generally						2
292	Gothic 2						2
292	Hollywood Mogul						2
292	Homeworld						2
292	Imperium Galactica 2					2
292	Megaman 3						2
292	Need for Speed 2					2
292	Nobunagas Ambition					2
292	Outcast							2
292	Quake 3							2
292	Rainbow 6:3						2
292	Robert E. Lee: Civil War General			2
292	SkiJunkie's Blood Bowl Java Server/Client		2
292	Space Empires 3						2
292	Space Invaders						2
292	Street Fighter 3: Third Strike				2
292	Super Mario World					2
292	Syndicate						2
292	Tomb Raider 3						2
292	Tropico							2
292	Uridium							2
292	URU							2
292	World Championship Snooker 2003				2
292	Windows Pinball						2
292	ZORK							2

Skanky Burns · March 10, 2004, 02:16

Voters counted:

ADG
alva
bakalov
Baron O (can vote for 2 more games)
Beantherio
BigFree
bipolarbear
blackice (can vote for 9 more games)
Boris Godunov
centrifuge
Chaunk
checkMate
child of Thor
Comrade Tassadar
conmcb25
DarkCloud
DaveV
DeathByTheSword
debeest
Dimytes
Doc
Drogue
ducki
duke o' york
EPW
EternalSpearman
Felch
filix (can vote for 1 more game)
Frankychan
Frozzy
FrustratedPoet
GhengisFarb
Gilgamensch
Grandpa Troll
Guynemer
Heavy and Happy
Henrik
Immortal Wombat
Imran Siddiqui
J Bytheway
Jaguar Warrior
Jamski
Japher
jtsisyoda
Kaptain Ken
Kassiopeia
Keygen
Kralj Matjaz (can vote for 2 more games)
ljcvetko
Locutus
lord of the mark
Mad Bomber
Maniac
Maquiladora
Martin Gühmann
MattH
Mercatore Uno
Method
Micha
Minute Mirage
monolith94
Mr Ledge
MrBaggins
obstructor
Old n Slow
Oncle Boris
OnePresent
Ouro_827
Pave
pg
POTUS
quinns (can vote for 8 more games)
Rasputin
RolandtheMad
Sava
Skanky Burns
Scouse Gits
Shogun
Space05us
Spaced Cowboy
Standup
Straybow
Stuie
Tamerlin
Te Big Mc
TheArsenal (can vote for 6 more games)
The Templar
tyrantpimp
Verto
Vlad Antlerkov
vmxa1
Zero
Zopperoni

Last added: ljcvetko

Skanky Burns · March 10, 2004, 02:18

And now that all that is set up, my votes.

Believe me, it is very hard to narrow it down to 10 great games.

1. Thief 1
2. Grand Theft Auto 3
3. Deus Ex
4. XCom: Enemy Unknown
5. Civilization
6. Thief 2
7. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
8. Settlers 2
9. Master of Orion
10. Doom

Space05us · March 10, 2004, 03:18

1. Civilization 2
2. Commander Keen
3. Wolfenstien 3D
4. DOOM
5. Fallout 1
6. Fallout 2
7. Wizardry 8
8. TES III: Morrowind
9. Sim City 2000
10. Caesar II

bakalov · March 10, 2004, 04:19

1. Warcraft III
2. Master Of Magic
3. Master Of Orion 2
4. Jedi Knight - Jedi Outcast
5. Diablo II
6. Heroes of Might and Magic III
7. Might and Magic VI
8. Heroes of Might and Magic IV
9. Pharaoh
10. 1830 Railroads and Robber Barons

FrustratedPoet · March 10, 2004, 04:58

A really close call between the top two here, but Doom just has to take the title. Note, these aren't necessarily my favorite games of all time, but what I consider to be the objectively best and/or most influential. The wide world of gaming would be a bland and sterile place indeed if none of these games had ever been made.

1. Doom
2. Tetris
3. Half Life
4. Grand Theft Auto 3
5. Starcraft
6. Super Mario Kart
7. Final Fantasy 7
8. Street Fighter 2
9. Everquest
10. Civilisation

Honourable mentions should got to Super Mario World, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Gran Turismo, Soul Calibur, Elite, Sim City, Quake and many many others.

FrustratedPoet · March 10, 2004, 04:59

If you asked me tomorrow, by the way, about 5 of those picks would certainly be different. And they'd probably be put back in if you asked me tha day after that....

Jamski · March 10, 2004, 05:06

Hmmm.... hard, very hard.

1. SMAC/X
2. Planescape : Torment
3. Baldur's Gate 2
4. Civ 1
5. Pools of Darkness
6. Baldur's Gate 1
7. MoO3 (only joking, I mean 2)
8. Sudden Strike 2
9. Neverwinter Nights
10. Master of Magic

Damm, I've only just started too...

-Jam

Nubclear · March 10, 2004, 05:12

1. SMAC-X
2. Deus Ex
3. Simcity 4
4. System Shock 2
5. Victoria
6. Morrowind
7. Command and Conquer Generals
8. Baldur's Gate 2

That's all that I can really think of.
Interestingly, this is also the list of games Ive played in the last 24 hours.

Rasputin · March 10, 2004, 05:14

1. Leisure suit larry (The whole series)

2. Simcity 2000

3. simcity 4

4. Civilisation 3 - PTW

5. GTA Vice city

6. Getaway.

7. LOTR - Two Towers

8. Civilisation 2

9. Pirates

10. Bookworm

Space05us · March 10, 2004, 05:26

I say we all impale Rasputin for blasphemy.

Adagio · March 10, 2004, 06:30

Been a while since last time we had such thread

1: The Settlers II - Veni Vidi Vici
2. Syndicate Wars
3. SimCity 4
4. Atomic Bomberman
5. Civilization
6. Re-volt
7. Rise of Nations
8. Worms World Party
9. Grand Theft Auto III
10.Hyperbowl

Skanky Burns · March 10, 2004, 07:37

Updated. Its great to be back doing this again.

Tass: Feel free to add the final 2 games to your list at any time. If you do though, just make sure it is in a new post (not editing the previous post).

Ras: No series.

I put your vote down for LL1 to represent the series.

Jamski: You are fined 500 posts for even mentioning MoO3 in this thread.

Jamski · March 10, 2004, 07:42

What's that small change you're wittering on about

BTW, your sig is really perverted, if you have a twisted mind like mine.

BTW2, my votes should count double.

BTW3, all votes for the Sims should count NEGATIVE.

-Jam

Adagio · March 10, 2004, 07:43

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20	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City				16

VC is just a standalone addon to GTA 3...

DrSpike · March 10, 2004, 08:55

1. Civ2
2. Quake or Quake3
3. Warcraft3
4. Gabriel Knight 2
5. Deus Ex
6. Sam and Max HTR (glares at LucasArts)
7. System Shock 2
8. Civ3
9. Starcraft
10. Doom

Also rans: Thief, Monkey Island, X-Com1, Half-life, SMAC, Street Fighter2, Mario3. Edited in: Sensible Soccer, Colonisation, Cannon Fodder.

This should be a top 20 if it's all time.

Rasputin · March 10, 2004, 08:58

Quote:

Originally posted by Space05us
I say we all impale Rasputin for blasphemy.

ha ha , which one was blasphemous ???

Rasputin · March 10, 2004, 09:00

Quote:

Originally posted by ADG

Quote:

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20	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City				16

VC is just a standalone addon to GTA 3...

but still a game on its own , and much prefereable to gta3...

Adagio · March 10, 2004, 09:15

But it adds just as much a a standard addon for other games... it wasn't much of a difference compared to GTA 3... it uses the same graphics (just slighty updated)... it was simply just a "compaign" addon... and those who made it also said it was just an addon... standalone, but still just an addon... and they're working on two projects at the moment:
San Andreas (another addon)
GTA 4

Rasputin · March 10, 2004, 09:28

not sure what it was, but didnt like gta3 at all, but the new stuff in vc was enough to sway me over.

duke o' york · March 10, 2004, 09:35

1 - Civ 2
2 - Elite
3 - Pro Evo Soccer (the newest one)
4 - Sensible World of Soccer
5 - Knights of the Sky
6 - Tony Hawk 1
7 - Pinball Fantasies
8 - Cadaver
9 - Civ 1
10 - Populous

All right, so they're all old, but they're all good!

Mercator · March 10, 2004, 10:03

Quote:

Originally posted by ADG
VC is just a standalone addon to GTA 3...

I'll second that... Especially since Skanky mentioned in his opening post that he considers Civ2 and Test of Time the same thing, even when they're vastly different (though based on the same engine).

I have no problems with treating Civ2 and ToT as one and the same thing, but not if you're going to differentiate GTA3 from VC, or the upcoming San Andreas for that matter.

Stuie · March 10, 2004, 10:05

1. X-Com
2. Romance of the Three Kingdoms 1
3. Civilization 1
4. Tie Fighter
5. Master of Magic
6. Civilization 3
7. Fallout 2
8. Baldur's Gate 2
9. Shogun: Total War
10. Knights of the Old Republic

Edit: I changed one since Skanky hasn't counted my votes yet.

Rasputin · March 10, 2004, 10:11

Quote:

Originally posted by Mercatore Uno

I'll second that... Especially since Skanky mentioned in his opening post that he considers Civ2 and Test of Time the same thing, even when they're vastly different (though based on the same engine).

I have no problems with treating Civ2 and ToT as one and the same thing, but not if you're going to differentiate GTA3 from VC, or the upcoming San Andreas for that matter.

i agree.... ToT was differne to civ2.... let them vote for ToT

alva · March 10, 2004, 10:27

Hey, this has been a long time.





Civ 3
Championchip Manager '98
Ceasar 3
Operation Flashpoint
civ 2
Monkey Island 3
Gabriel Knight 3
simCity 4
VietCong
C&C Red Alert

lord of the mark · March 10, 2004, 10:50

1. Civ2
2. Imperialism 2
3. SimCity 2000
4. Baldurs Gate 1
5. Sid Meiers Gettysburg
6. SMAC
7. Caesar 3
8. Age of Empires (not AOK)
9. Panzer General 2
10. Robert E. Lee:Civil War General

DaveV · March 10, 2004, 11:08

1. Master of Magic
2. Master of Orion
3. Civ 2
4. XCom
5. Civ 1
6. Railroad Tycoon
7. Exile
8. Populous
9. Minesweeper
10. Civ 3

duke o' york · March 10, 2004, 11:25

We want an update!

Skanky Burns · March 10, 2004, 11:34

An update will occur after I sleep.

Regarding GTA, a stand-alone game counts as its own game. As such, votes for Vice City will be counted seperately from votes for GTA3. If enough people want to vote for ToT as a seperate entity to Civ2 though, I can be convinced to allow it.

alva · March 10, 2004, 11:50

Civ =! TOT ???

Same game with different graphics IMHO.