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[BuddyC]

As if all the recent bad news and arguing wasn't enough, the past day has also reminded me that some games can start off really promising and mislead us into thinking it'll retain that quality throughout. Hrm.

So when you're disillusioned with things, be it life, games or what-have-you, what small stable of games do you rely upon to remind you that games can be fun?

Myself, I'm currently looking at a stack consisting of Zone of the Enders 2, SSX3, Pikmin 2, Psychonauts and Bangai-O.

 

[quin]

Space Channel 5 part 2 and Samba!

they always put a smile on my face!

 

[ram]

gta: san andreas - because i can drive through a whole country, listen to sf-ur and watch the sun goes down.

ridge racer type 4 - its easy and has style. the music is awesome too. every 3 months i finish the game.

lost eden - not a good adventure, but i like the story, art style and the music.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

SSX3 and Bangai-o are great picks. Amplitude pleases me somewhat in the same way.

Lately it's the Metal Slug games. I die a lot, but their so great to watch, the little touches in animation make me laugh and the gameplay is fun.

 

[fugimax]

Final Fantasy 6
The Legend of Zelda

 

[Propagandhim]

Lunar: SSSC, Street Fighter III, Tetris Attack.

 

[Prospero]

Obvious GAF picks, but:

Katamari Damacy (I will occasionally play through a stage just to listen to the music)
Gradius V

 

[Solid]

Prince of Persia SoT - so damn fun to play. not stressfull or anything just beatiful with really fun gameplay.

 

[BuddyC]

Space Channel 5 part 2 and Samba!

they always put a smile on my face!

I'll side with you on Samba, though the maracas take too much extra setup (time/space that I don't have in my gaming room, so I have to move the Dreamcast) for it to be played with the same consistency I enjoyed in my earlier years. I'd very much love a disc of new songs, I'm afraid 2000 is just getting a tad old

As for Space Channel 5 2, I could never get past the guitar duel. I'm lame, yes, I know. One of these days.

Oh, I don't know how I forgot to mention Kururin Squash! or Mr. Driller Drill Land, but that's an error now corrected.

 

[demi]

Advent Rising

 

[mrklaw]

BuddyC, what are your thoughts on the X360 stuff? Havent seen you post recently.


As for the topic, my rainy day stuff is toe dipping stuff - in and out in 10 minutes. PSP and DS deliver a lot of that.

Mario 64DS mini games (where's luigi?)
everybodys golf - can I squeeze in an entire round before the kids attack me?
mashed if there is anybody else to play with

 

[Attack You]

VF4E
3rd Strike
Any golf game.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Advent Rising

seriously, they better be giving you the one meeeelion dolar prize they took off the market.

 

[negitoro7]

SSX3, I just board down the whole mountain for 20-30 mins. Relaxing and fun.

All my other games have potential to stress me out, especially online games (Halo 2 and 3rd Strike).

 

[Jeff-DSA]

Pikmin 2
Ikaruga
Gradius V
Madden 2006 (or previous versions in the past)
Kirby Canvas Curse
Nintendogs
Animal Crossing
Crimson Skies (awesome fun on Live for those sick days)

 

[Geek]

Wario Ware, Gitaroo Man, Counter-Strike, Gradius V, Rez, Lumines... these are the things I keep coming back to. Ouendan is probably on the list, but its too early to tell.

EDIT: Gah! How could I forget Katamari Damacy! And if I still had my SNES hooked up, Tetris Attack. And the arcade version of Shinobi!!!

 

[Borys]

Vice City - with Flash FM tuned in, just driving, no shooting/crashing at all...

Super Mario Sunshine - Nokii Bay, just jumpin' and screwin' around...

3DMarks - no tweaking, overclocking just looping the demo with awesome finnish music...

.produkt scene demos - same as above, awesome stuff...

Plus a lot of Depeche Mode music.

 

[jgkspsx]

Mario Picross. The perfect brainteaser puzzle game.

 

[imastalker co.]

R4
Gunbird 2
Snatcher
Advance Wars

 

[Benedict]

Elite
Dungeon Master
Epyx Rogue on BW 9" Mac

 

[Porridge]

Sonic the Hedgehog 1 - 3
Earthbound
various Super Marios (1 - 3, 64, yoshi's island)
Chrono Trigger

These really are games where I can't find any major flaws at all. They're so well done, so well designed in my opinion. appealing in all aspects. and thats not just nostalgia talking because there definitely are games from yesteryear that i just can't play at length anymore

 

[Akai]

Almost always a Zelda game...Sometimes Terranigma...

 

[Tarazet]

LEMMINGS

Vote #3 for Ridge Racer Type 4
Vote #2 for Ikaruga
Vote #3 for Katamari Damacy

...And Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee for PSP. I could play that game forever and it wouldn't get old.

 

[demi]

Where the fuck are you getting rain from?

 

[impirius]

Meteos
Lumines
Katamari Damacy
Pikmin 2

 

[FortNinety]

Wario Ware.

 

[.hacked]

Gundam:J2J

That game is fun.

GunGrave 1+2

 

[the year 20XX]

Gitaroo-Man, Parappa, Lammy, PSO, Katamari.

Also NES Ninja Gaiden. Xbox Ninja Gaiden doesn't exactly make me feel good.

 

[BuddyC]

BuddyC, what are your thoughts on the X360 stuff? Havent seen you post recently.

Yea, I've been intentionally avoiding commenting about that, just because most of the board seems to be either overreacting or running damage control, and any good points/discussion is getting drowned out. But I don't want to sidetrack this discussion, though the near future may make hold a thread for intelligent discussion of the issue.

And demi, it's nice and sunny here, just using the expression, that's all.

 

[psycho_snake]

Pro Evolution Soccer 4. Its the game I play most of the time because its just such a good game, its one of the rare games where I cant find many flaws. Another game like that would be MGS3. Even though its just a 1 player game, I dont get bored of it

 

[dock]

...and Katamari Demacy.

I would add Animal Crossing if my town memory card hadn't been lost for months. ;_;

 

[FortNinety]

Good answer!

 

[Calidor]

When there is a sunny day, i always put Super Mario Sunshine... i feel like i'm in Hawaii :lol

 

[djtiesto]

Sin and Punishment, Rez, Outrun 2

 

[The Faceless Master]

DOA2/3

JSRF

Crazy Taxi 3

 

[cvxfreak]

My feel good game is pretty much Star Fox 64.

 

[Tellaerin]

Gunstar Heroes
Blazing Lazers
Devil's Crush
Unreal Tournament
Rival Schools
Street Fighter Alpha 3

 

[Razoric]

wow 'rainy day' games... its hard for me to distinguish between these types of games and just listing my favorite games.

lets see...

Warcraft 3
Super Mario World
Chrono Trigger

Potential new additions:
Metal Gear Solid 3
World of Warcraft

 

[Zerodoppler]

Turtles in Time
Any Parodius
Pop'n TwinBee or TwinBee Yahoo
Choujin Sentai Jetman

 

[sportzhead]

Burnout 3 + Custom Soundtrack
Fantavision

 

[Attack You]

That would be one of mine, but that's not a game I'd want to associate with my rainy days. I'd rather serve up a beatdown or whack my balls.

 

[daemonic]

Super Monkey Ball, P.N.03, F-Zero GX, Katamari Damacy

 

[Ironclad]

F-Zero GX
Meteos
MGS 3
Panzer Dragoon
Outrun 2
Ikaruga
Gradius V
Katamari Damacy
And essentially any Mario platformer.

 

[greenhouse]

Bubble Bobble
Sonic II
Golden Axe
Tony Hawks 3/4
and my Greenhouse Game'n'Watch

 

[TheOMan]

My feel good game is pretty much Star Fox 64.

Wow, I haven't played this game in *ages* but I'm gonna have to agree with you here. So much good fun in such a little cartridge, great replayability. How they couldn't replicate this on the GC is beyond me .

 

[madara]

I pull out the snes when I need a guarantee to revitalize myself or gaming in general.

 

[Idioteque]

Phantasy Star Online Episode I&II

 

[Kabuki Waq]

The waverace games are awesome as feel good games.

 

[Yoshi]

Yoshis Island
Sonic 2
Banjo-Kazooie
Zelda Majoras Mask
Mario Sunshine
Pikmin

 

[BuckRobotron]

Outrun 2, Simpsons Hit and Run, GigaWing 2 score attack have all recently served as nice pick-me-ups that didn't require much time, but then I'd sit in there to grab a new score or best time anyway. Simpsons Hit and Run is great to just blast around every once in a while, whether or not going for another stage goal.