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Ok, it's time for another of those pointless questions...
If you can only take all games from ONE franchise to a deserted island with you, which one would you choose?
For example if you choose Metal Gear, you would get all the Metal Gear games ever made to play for the rest of your life, but nothing else.
I would choose King of Fighters, for obvious reasons. It would satsify all the requirements for story, variety, music, and gameplay.
Mario. Because almost every game is excellent, there's a lot of variety in the series, and it covers both 2d and 3d.
Well...I could go with Mario because there's a lot of them and they're all good.
If we could do this a few months ater, I could go with Deus Ex. Two games, but assuming the second one is just as good, two fantastic games.
Star Wars. I can get flight sims, action games, MMORPGs, adventure games, shmups, racers, FMV games, and even chess from that one series. I am well aware that many are average at best, but at least there is a lot of variety.
i was going to say the same thing. especially if it covers mario spin-off games. eg. tennis, golf, kart..Quote:
Originally posted by NeoZeedeater
Mario. Because almost every game is excellent, there's a lot of variety in the series, and it covers both 2d and 3d.
ah shit.. what a question..
eh, probably castlevania..
I thought about this after Ikaruga came out. I don't have the time or inclination to master a game like that in real life. It would be the perfect thing to take on a desert island however because it could very well take you an eternity to utterly conquer it (assuming you don't have WIZ-like skills). So my answer would be some shmup series, maybe just RSG and Ikaruga actually (asuming those are considered the same franchise). Pretty much any other genre and you'd end up completely owning the games in a relatively much smaller amount of time.
Or maybe the Might & Magic or Ultima games. That would take awhile.
Or maybe the Gran Turismo series. You could spend forever shaving milliseconds off your times.
Sonic. http://icyicy.com/megamix/s.gif
Why? First of all - there are plenty of games and almost all of them are top notch A+ efforts. The games span many eras and styles (genres). Being stuck on an island I would finally have the time to collect all of the emblems in Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, not to mention the puzzle pieces in Sonic Pocket and the Chaos Emeralds in the two Advance games.... so there is plenty to accomplish in the games. :)
Hmm, Probably Diablo series and Castlevania.
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If spin-offs are included (Golf/Tennis/Kart), then definitely Mario.
I'm all from what Yoshi said. That cover almost all areas right there.
Final Fantasy. Because I like them.
Probably all of Beatmania. Yeah, so it's technically three seperate series... If I can't have all three of them, I'll take IIDX.
Tons and tons of shit to try to AAA.
Other than that, it'd probably either be Mario or Sonic, if only for the sheer number of titles.
I'd say Mario as well, pretty much every game in the series is so much fun. If I'm stuck on an island, replayability is a big factor. :)
I'm also thinking maybe Warcraft 3 if I had access to battle.net. :D
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If it's just a proper series then Donpachi. If not, then Yoshi's Star Wars pick really does encompass alot.
Probably one of those hentai games on the Saturn. I am alone right?
I would say Sakura Taisen or Shenmue since I don't think I would ever get tired of stories involving these characters.
If it were an idealized string of top-notch 2D (and some 3D) titles, then Mario would work fine too.
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One or the other.
Zelda
Mario sounds about right.
Yeah same here.Quote:
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Probably all of Beatmania. Yeah, so it's technically three seperate series... If I can't have all three of them, I'll take IIDX.
Tons and tons of shit to try to AAA.
All the BM titles, provided I can get arcade cabinets up & running on an island.
... how can so many people honestly want the Mario series as the only one for the rest of their lives? How do you get good at a Mario game? After you get in 120 Stars/Shines, what the hell else is there to do?
There's nothing random about any of the titles as well; you encounter the enemies in World 1-1 similarly the first time as you do one billion times later. So what's the point?
ps - if you're quoting this, please don't use the word "fun" in your post.
pps - deliberately ignoring this request unequivocably verifies your mastery of wit.
I'd say Mario as well. Serously, is anyone suprised it's the most common choice?
I'm going to cheat here and say Bemani. Konami considers it a series so why can't I? :)
Probably because they're considering the entire franchises, which includes Mario Kart, Mario Golf, and whatever-the-hell-else. For the sake of selection, I can't say I'd disagree completely.Quote:
Originally posted by dog$
All the BM titles, provided I can get arcade cabinets up & running on an island.
... how can so many people honestly want the Mario series as the only one for the rest of their lives? How do you get good at a Mario game? After you get in 120 Stars/Shines, what the hell else is there to do?
There's nothing random about any of the titles as well; you encounter the enemies in World 1-1 similarly the first time as you do one billion times later. So what's the point?
ps - if you're quoting this, please don't use the word "fun" in your post.
pps - deliberately ignoring this request unequivocably verifies your mastery of wit.
I mean, if I was stuck on a desert island with nothing but Tetris games, no matter how good they are, I'd easily lose my shit after awhile and begin mutilating myself before my message in a bottle ever reached the next coast.
Vladimir Pokhilko killed his entire family. Tetris is murder.
It's a toss-up between Shenmue and Sonic. On one hand, the Shenmue games have tons of arcade games in them, and the core games are fun and deep as well. Whereas the Sonic games are fun time-wasters that can be pretty deep as well. Plus, with Mean Bean Machine thrown in, there some puzzle gaming goodness. I'll go with the Sonic games.
I'm changing my answer to the Tony Hawk games 'cause I forgot about those. So much to do and so much potential to get better and better without any end in clear sight.
Sakura Taisen because I have so little time to play them under real conditions.
No it's not. He didn't create the game.Quote:
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Vladimir Pokhilko killed his entire family. Tetris is murder.
I know, I just had to throw in an idiotic comment somewhere in my post. It's what I do.Quote:
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No it's not. He didn't create the game.
I would enjoy Mario games a lot these days if he was a mute. I hate his voice with a passion.
Mario or Sonic.=\
My vote is with Sonic since that means I get some platformer action and some puzzle fun with the Mean Bean Machine. :D
Castlevania.
Nothing else would do.
None of that metroid crap either.
I think I'd either go for something like Mario or Sonic, or like other people have suggested, Beatmania. If I could have the whole series of BM games, I'd be set.
Army Men.
Okay, seriously... Mario.