Best Game Ever !

[slughead]

hey all what do you thing is the best gamea ever made<FORM METHOD=POST ACTION="http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/forums/dopoll.php"><INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="pollname" VALUE="1070077880slughead">


Best Game ever
<input type="radio" name="option" value="1" />Zelda the ocarina of time
<input type="radio" name="option" value="2" />Pokemon - any of the Gameboy ones
<input type="radio" name="option" value="3" />Grand theft auto - again n e of the series
<input type="radio" name="option" value="4" />Turok - n e of them
<input type="radio" name="option" value="5" />enter the matrix
<input type="radio" name="option" value="6" />Goldeneye - N64
<input type="radio" name="option" value="7" />other - please state
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[Asteban]

<font color="green"> Oh man, I love Ocarina of Time that has been my favorite game of all time since I was about 10....or however old I was when it came out. But I frickin love that game. I've been playing Wind Waker, but its just not the same. I like the cell shading and all, but its just not Link to me. Don't get me wrong I love Wind Waker its a good game, but Ocarina is so much better. </font color>

[Homeless_Pie]

Those Pokemon games are dangerously addictive. After a while you develop a nervous twitch and keep repeating "Gotta catch em all, gotta catch em all" over and over.

[ratm1966]

N64 - Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
X-Box - Halo and Tom Clancy's: Splinter Cell

[Mighty_Wingman]

I second " Rogue Squadron" .The game that probably sucked the most Hours away from my life, however was the original " Doom " .

[Omaru]

Gotta vote GTA, all of them sucked enough of my life away except the second one. Pokemon the first couple of games were playable, but in terms of RPG's out at the time I was playing the Final fantasy games more.

[Asteban]

Final Fantasy.....now THOSE are some bad ass games! I'm an RPG girl myself...

[in_diana_jones]

half life...considering the amount of mods that have also come out on this engine...

[Remission]

Toe Jam and Earl for genesis!!!

[DarthMaulRat]

Ocarina, easily. It represents Nintendo at its best, breaking new ground and simultaneously perfecting it. The game is enjoyable from beginning to end, because of its well crafted learning curve. Actually, I spent the most amount of gameplay hours with Perfect Dark, which would have to be my No. 1 multiplayer title.

[ratm1966]

I didn't like Perfect Dark. I dunno, I just couldn't get into it. There are even a couple of the James Bond games that I liked more than Perfect Dark.

[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">I have so many games that I really enjoy..

Nintendo: Duck Hunt
Super Nintendo: Super Mario Bros. 4
N64: Perfect Dark
Gamecube: Star Wars: Jedi Outcast </font color>

[ratm1966]

Oops, I forgot a game system. I am not sure if it was Nintendo or Super Nintendo, but I had a game called Contra. It was pretty good. It wasn't really mine though, I borrowed it from a friend and then he moved.

[JK]

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Gamecube: Star Wars: Jedi Outcast

[/ QUOTE ]

I've played the hell out of that game on PC and was wondering if was any good on the Gamecube. Sometimes the games just don't play as well on other platforms. Maybe I just can't get used to the change up in the controls. Speaking of Gamecube- Metroid Prime is the best FPS I've ever played.

[ratm1966]

Games that start out on PCs are normally dumbed down when they are converted to game consoles. Game consoles still can't compute as fast as a PC yet.

[psychofiend]

I'd have to go with Mega Man X for Super Nintendo.

[Bong_Boy]

My fave game of all time is Deus Ex ,it rock's, it might not be the most pleasent thing to look at, but the gameplay is great and modifying your character is quality.

[FanGirl]

Old school original Tetris. I can still pay that game forever without bitching about the graphics or anything.

[Remission]

I love tetris, but the music drives me crazy...

[jjcourtright]

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Oops, I forgot a game system. I am not sure if it was Nintendo or Super Nintendo, but I had a game called Contra.

[/ QUOTE ] You don't remember what system it was on? You disappoint me. You are older than me, so it may not apply to you, but I consider the code to get extra lives on Contra to be the Woodstock of my generation. Come on, who knows it?

[Efexeye]

Up, down, Up, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, b, a select, select, start. Right? I played Contra so much (on the original NES, btw) that I could beat it without dying.

[karmattack]

Bionic Commando, beyatches.

The GTA series are my personal favorites....but I have to admit that Micro Machines for Nin 64 is one of the best games to play when beer and company are involved.

Edit: Goldeneye stole my youth, so I have to give it some respect too. Splinter Cell is a favorite and I've played Ocarina of Time from beginning to end three times. GTA still owns though.

[Efexeye]

Bionic Commando was the sheeyit. I liked the original Metal Gear too. Not to mention Dragon Warrior, the game that began my obsession with RPG's, both turn-based and real-time.

[jjcourtright]

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Up, down, Up, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, b, a select, select, start.

[/ QUOTE ] Close...

[karmattack]

I got lost on the orginal Metal Gear. I can't remember what it was, but I couldn't even finish the first level.

You are close about the Contra code by the way. I want to get a shirt with that on it [up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, b, a, select, start]. I also want this shirt. (http://store4.yimg.com/I/midwestgames_1758_512862)

[Jack_Sparrow]

Super Nintendo - Super Mario Kart - just great fun

N64 - Goldeneye - Best Multi-player ever

PC - Sim City 3000, Championship Manager 4 - tooo addictive

also classics like Streetfighter 2 Championship, Tetris, Pacman

[Efexeye]

My comprehensive, by-category list.....

First Person Shooter- Halo (XBOX)
Third-person Shooter- Max Payne (XBOX)
RPG (turn-based)- Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast)
RPG (action)- Morrowind (XBOX) or Ocarina of Time (N64)
Simulation-SimCity 2000
RTS (real-time strategy)- Age of Mythology (PC)
Action -The GTA series (all systems)
Turn-based Strategy- Civilization III (PC)
Sports- Tecmo Super Bowl (Genesis) or Virtua Tennis (Dreamcast)
Fighting- Soul Calibur II (all systems)
Driving- Gran Turismo (PS2)

Any categories I missed (I'll edit later I guess.....)?

[ILovePapaSmurf]

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Super Nintendo - Super Mario Kart - just great fun

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<font color="purple">For some reason, I have never heard or seen that game on SNES.

The oldest game system that I remember and still own is the Atari. I am looking for a TV to hook it up to, so if you know of any that are available, pm me. Thanks. /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif </font color>

[Remission]

I could of sworn is was up, down, up, down, b, a, select, start

[karmattack]

nope....up up, down down, left right, left right, b a, b a, select, start.

[Remission]

Eh, I got to get off of the sauce.

[marksiwel]

Fav Game? CANDYLAND
I USED to try and eat the pieces. Oh god how I wish they were made of candy. That game was such a [censored] tease though. All talk about candy and then BAM no candy! What a shitter.
Why dont you buy candy and play it then, people would say. WHY DONT YOU PLAY MONOPLY FOR REAL MONEY! ASS HOLE! I would shout. Wait that sounds fun. Monolply for REAL bucks? hmmmm....

Then we could play ants in your pants with REAL ANTS! IN YOUR PANTS. !!!!!!!

Spelling is for those of us who can think beyond ohhh shiney

oooooohhhhh shiney! Hey I didnt say I could spell

[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">And kids *points up to the last post* that is why we tell you to stay off drugs... </font color>

[Omaru]

Ilovepapasmurf: you never heard of super mario kart on snes?, it was one of the first party games, so what other party games did you all play. tony hawks playing horse was one for me, and before that I we used to play alot of Worms and bishi bashi special. terrible one player games but excellent in large groups.

Effexeye: I liked the original MGS as well, probably because it was a mixture of games, it was a sneaker, it was a sniping game, it was a arcade rope descent, it was a simple fighter and an on rails shooter. And I dunno why but taking out that HinD was one of the most rewarding moments in my gaming history. Til the guy came back later and I thought "wtf when the hell is this sob gonna lay down and die"

[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">I only remember seeing Super Mario Kart on Nintendo 64. Other than that, I have not seen it nor have I played it. I think it is time for me to take a trip to the video game store and buy it. I still have my super nintendo with a couple games. </font color>

[Efexeye]

Worms is the shit, we spent lots of time wasting each others' litle pink flaccid guys. I was pissed to find out that the XBOX release of "Worms 3D" is a European release only. /forums/images/icons/frown.gif

[Efexeye]

Actually, I was talking about Metal Gear for the NES, not Metal Gear Solid- it was a 2d game a lot like the original Castle Wolfenstein for PC.

Oh, and Smurfy, for your Atari, just go to Radio Shack- they probably have the two-screw connector you need to hook up your system.

[Omaru]

Yeah I actually remember it, it was the one where you never actually face a metal gear at the end, there was a version out on the sony msx computer that was meant to be better, but that version was still good. And if you ever played the gameboy color version, it plays like a mix between the nes and psx version.

[ILovePapaSmurf]

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Oh, and Smurfy, for your Atari, just go to Radio Shack- they probably have the two-screw connector you need to hook up your system.

[/ QUOTE ]

<font color="purple">Score! I never thought about going there. Thanks hun. You are too sweet! </font color>

[Efexeye]

Yeah, yeah.....Radio Shack has everything. Any obscure connector that is manufactured- they have it. And anything for you my darling!

[ratm1966]

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You don't remember what system it was on? You disappoint me.

[/ QUOTE ]
I never really got too into the gaming stuff back then. Other than the Atari console we got in the 70's, I didn't get a gaming console until I got back to the states in late 89 or early 90.

But yeah, I am disappointed in myself for not remembering it too.

[Matt1]

I'm not really into video games, which is kind of unfortunate, seeing as how it is one of the few geeky things that has become socially acceptable over the past few years. But I'm sure Magic: The Gathering cards are going to break into the mainstream any day now...

(Note: I don't actually play Magic: The Gathering, it was just the geekiest, therefore most humorous, thing that came to my mind.)

[ILovePapaSmurf]

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(Note: I don't actually play Magic: The Gathering, it was just the geekiest, therefore most humorous, thing that came to my mind.)

[/ QUOTE ]

<font color="purple">Yeah, Yeah, Yeah...I am sure. Just admit, you are a role playing geek. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

I shouldn't complain I used to have pokemon battles in a pokemon chair and I was a senior in high school. I am trying to get the neighbor kids to pop that damn chair. I just can't do it. </font color>

[yoda2003]

lolm i know what you mean, them games are so addictive, i played red and blue for hours when they came out, and now i have crystal its even more addictive

[yoda2003]

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Star Wars Jedi outcast

[/ QUOTE ]
That game ruled on the pc, i am thinking of buying it on gamecube, i think the game cube controls would be a bit more easy to use and control the characters

[Efexeye]

Besides Lightsaber use, I found Jedi Outcast to be a fairly routine first-person-shooter.....I'd play Knights of the Old Republic if you want a sweet Star Wars game- but you have to have an XBOX. Which you should anyway, unless you are one of those gamers that think the world of games started with Grand Theft Auto III.

[yoda2003]

any one remember the master system by sega that console was the old days and was a pretty kool machine

[yoda2003]

LOL, u aint missing much in the UK worms 3d is pretty crap and there is about another 3 worms games been released recently.

[Efexeye]

I was really looking forward to Worms 3D though. We had such a great time playing it on Dreamcast. I was really disappointed to find out W3D was for Euro relase only....now if I want to play it I have to mod my XBOX, which I HATE doing, not to mention paying for......

[Omaru]

you could always buy the UK pc release of it on import (since pc games don't have some magical ntsc/pal crap about them.) ON a side note, I remember the first worms game, the graphics were probably on par with lemmings.

[Efexeye]

Nope- XBOX is regionally coded, since it is in a DVD format.

[Omaru]

That's why I said on PC

[yoda2003]

pc yes, try www.play.com (http://www.play.com) they will have it on there to buy and coz its for PC, YES THATS PC, not xbox, u will be ablw to buy it

[yoda2003]

where u from? england by any chance like bo selcta, u ever played the master system that old console

[Efexeye]

My bad- misread the post. Hard to play hotseat multiplayer with a PC for a game like Worms, though....

[Omaru]

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where u from? england by any chance like bo selcta,

[/ QUOTE ] hence my signature, that's MJ that's right!

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u ever played the master system that old console

[/ QUOTE ] play? I owned the second edition and most the games were good, but some were terrible.

[GameOnIan]

Sheesh, i've held off posting on this topic, just because i wanted to see if anyone had any similar tastes as mine, but the topic has slightly exploded here.

As far as best game of all time? For me, hands down, it's Snatcher on the old Sega CD. Back in the day, Sega CD was my shiznit, and the whole reason i even got the system was for that game. For more on it (because i'm pretty sure that most of you other than Omaru haven't heard of it) check out the very first column i did here at the 'shoot.

My favorite game series is Resident Evil, though. I was never much of a horror movie fan until almost out of highschool, but the RE games dominate my consoles just about any free time i have...

And, of course, we can't forget the one of the best games ever, Super Mario 3. They still haven't been able to top it...

Ian

[Efexeye]

Ian-

What is it that is so enthralling about the Resident Evil series? The crappy control? The one-dimensional characters? The "scariness"? The tired plots? The hackneyed dialogue? The subpar graphics? (Ok I realize the graphics on Gamecube were good, but that was like the 10 billionth remake of the 1st Resident Evil). I just don't understand the appeal of this series....can someone explain it to me?

[Bong_Boy]

It was the first Resi that was great the are boring.

[GameOnIan]

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What is it that is so enthralling about the Resident Evil series? The crappy control? The one-dimensional characters? The "scariness"? The tired plots? The hackneyed dialogue?

[/ QUOTE ]

Okay, the controls aren't THAT bad. Seriously, this is the one thing that pisses me off the most when people say they don't like the RE series because of the control. It's quite simple, UP is FORWARD. No matter which way you'e facing. Once you have this in mind, the controls are fine. Get over it.

Secondly, one-dimentional characters aside, this is basically an interactive horror film. Do horror films have characters with more to them than what's on the surface? Not usually. So this, coupled with unintentionally humerous dialogue only makes me enjoy the games MORE. It's a flippin' ZOMBIE game, for chri'sakes. What're you expecting, Shakespere? Still, the plots of some are better than others (the first RE is awesome, despite being a blatant rip off of most NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD type films) and it's more startiling that scary. I jump when dogs leap through the windows and attack you, i'm not overly frightened by it. There are some genuine scares too...so, yeah, it's not the scariest game around, but i still enjoy it for what it is, Survival Horror.

And you can't complain about the graphics...they're PSOne games for craps' sake. They were GOOD for that system. The remakes and newer games look really good (from Code Veronica on) so you really can't complain there.

Sorry you disagree, but i didn't expect anyone too anyway. I said these are MY favorites...

Ian

[Mighty_Wingman]

GameOnIan
My personal favorite of the series is "R.E. 3 Nemeises" though the Graphics are dated by todays standards ,it's really cool to mix the different types of gun powders and come up with different types of Ammo.I wish they had left that in for Code Veronica.
Also the laughably bad voice acting has improved markedly since the the first game in 95 , In all incarnations since.
My favorite games involve flying around in outer space and blowing things up, my next favorite category is a nice gory FPS.
I rarely step outside these genres but for rare exceptions like R.E. and G.T.A.

[Omaru]

I love the voice acting in code veronica, you can imagine them just eating the microphone, especially that bad guy with the really camp voice. of all the one's I've played or watched other's play I think I like 2 the most then code veronica, I'm just glad That Nemesis in the 3rd game wasn't as persistant to hunt down and follow you as the killers in Clock tower 3.

On a side note of sarcasm Tomb raider should technically be a horror game. It comes out in unwanted sequals with various loopholes, are as cheesy as hell and lacking in any real plot other than to make money on yet another samey release /forums/images/icons/tongue.gif

[Omaru]

Sorry, I meant to say really terrible horror. Like the Jeepers Creepers of the video game empire

[jayandbobrock]

its out of True Crime,Vice City and Raw 2.

[Omaru]

RAW 2? bwahahahahahahahha..... don't scare me like that! the old crappy playstation wrestling games (warzone, attitude, err.. raw?) were probably far more playable that that modern piece of sh*t

[slughead]

i cant stand wrestleing gamess they realy do suck ass

[Matthew]

Slughead, I appreciate you trying to make your way into this community, and I do like some of the things you have to say.

HOWEVER, your purposeful lack of coherent spelling is starting to piss me off.

[slughead]

Sorry about that, i type as fast as i think and thats pretty fast

i'll try to make my spelling better /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

[Matthew]

Thank you!

I understand about thinking fast, but if you try to make an effort you will be much more accepted here!

Again, welcome to our little shin-dig!

[slughead]

<font color="brown"> ok /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif </font color>

[Sheriff]

Just because I am an anal bastard the correct code to Contra is Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start, most people did the B, A twice because you can miss it the first time, I think people like to press select because you can use all the buttons in the pad then (it doesn't matter if you do). The only other code that I remember by heart is the code to Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! 007 373 5963 for Mike Tyson. Most people have already named some damn good games, I would like to include:
Dr. Mario, Half-Life, Galaga, Warcraft, Snood, and who can forget Pac-Man. It's all about the timeless classics...

[karmattack]

Alright, I want some opinions on Manhunt. Where are they!? /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif
I just got done playing XIII which was pretty cool. I have Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, but I'm not sure I want to dive into that game.

[Efexeye]

What console do you have?

[Shifty]

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Alright, I want some opinions on Manhunt. Where are they!?

[/ QUOTE ]

My God, that is the craziest game i have ever seen........ Its a constant gore fest. Its preaty accurate too, you cant slice some guys head off in one clean slice..... you have to do it repeadedly /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

[Omaru]

I like it, but the learning curve sorta takes a sudden steepness once you get projectiles (nailgun for example) took me a few attempts to get this fuel can back to a crane and then there was a little subgame involving using the cranes magnet to keep hittin manhunters with a dumpster, I was not getting the hang of it at all but still managed to suceed first time. The gore is just an unpretty veil over a fairly cool stealth affair (cause you go with those guys in melee or gunfights early on, you might win but you dont usually without a severe ass kicking.)

[karmattack]

Efexeye: I game on my PC and a PS2

Omaru: So is it a fun game? How would you rate the replay value? Does it compare at all to GTA?

[Omaru]

It's fun, its much more confined than GTA, in fact thers no freedom really but that adds to the survival atmosphere overall, replay value, well theres other difficultys and theres star ratings (you get 5 stars for playing in the hardest difficulty and completing in a fast time with the most brutal kills) I don't think I'll go through it again once i'm done but I thinkk I'll play through start to finish, The only replay value I'll get out of it is the trial and error techniques for each level.

[Efexeye]

You should sell you PS2 back to Gamestop and put the credit towards an XBOX. Then, you should play Uru until Halo 2 comes out in March, at which time you should get XBOX live and team up with me to kick the crap out of any smart-mouthed bastard that moves. /forums/images/icons/grin.gif

[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">I seriously hate the x-box.

Gamecube has this broadband adapter that will let up to 16 players or so play Mario Kart Double Dash. Fun fantastic fun.

there is also the new pacman game that lets you play a vs. mode with a game boy advanced. The gamecube just has more things to offer and its games are really fun. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif</font color>

[Mighty_Wingman]

My appreciation for Gamecube is almost entirely relegated to "Star Wars" games. My complaints against X-box is that I don't like the controller and I look geeky enough when I bring a date home and she sees that I already own two gaming systems.
I applaud you Smurfy for being a hot Chica that likes video games , even if we don't like the same ones.

[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">I own two star wars games. And they are pretty neat. My fav. by far is Jedi Outcast. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif That is the best one there is.

As for other game cube games, I own a variety of them from super mario kart to super monkey ball 1 and 2..</font color>

[Efexeye]

Sorry to disagree, Smurfy, but for the hardcore gamer, the 'Cube is kind of a joke. Weak hardware, expensive and unwieldy peripherals, and teeny, tiny little controllers. The one thing they do have going for them are their product licenses- Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Donkey Kong, etc. The XBOX is the state-of-the-art for home console gaming.

[Mighty_Wingman]

Yeah "Outcast " is cool once you get a light saber and some force powers. Really frustrating though. I've played most the way through the game many times and only managed to beat Dessan twice. Both times with the collapsing pillar trick, once it fell on his lightsaber after he'd thrown it at me and he was left defenseless. I got him up against the wall for nice bit of hack and slash. Damn ! that was satisfying! The other time the pillar fell directly on him. I was wondering if anyone ever found other ways to beat him ?

[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">Its ok, you can disagree with me. Its your opinion.

I do, however, think the gamecube has way better graphics than the x-box. Have you seen the nice craftman ship they gave Mario Sunshine. Awesome. Nintendo has it right on with thier graphics. They have come a long way.

Even with the n64, the graphics were amazing. I think that is why I loved playing Diddy Kong Racing so much. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif</font color>

[karmattack]

I've thought about selling my PS2. What stopped me before is the lack of Grand Theft Auto for the X-box and the shape of the controller, but no longer. Now it's purely financial. I will do my best though. /forums/images/icons/smirk.gif
I already uninstalled Uru from my computer. I didn't like the gameplay and I realized I was getting myself into something enormously time-consuming.

[Omaru]

You can't get rid of it yet, MGS3 will be out by the end of the year, no wait, the MGS remake will be out fo gamecube before then.....yes you can get rid of it now /forums/images/icons/tongue.gif

[Antonio_Bay]

<input type="radio" name="option" value="6" />Goldeneye - N64


Wow, playing-games-in-Sixth-Form flashback!

I used to love this game. In versus mode, placing proximity mines all over the place - I was one of those sneaky gits.

[ChewieVasquez]

Wow, playing-games-in-Sixth-Form flashback!

I used to love this game. In versus mode, placing proximity mines all over the place - I was one of those sneaky gits.

I was a screen peeker so I always saw where my brother put them.

[Antonio_Bay]

I was a screen peeker so I always saw where my brother put them.

I think it was an underground silo level(?) The one with the toilets in - placing a mine in a loo on one side, and hiding in a compartment on the other, facing the wall - 9 times out of 10, my little bro would go to the wrong si-BOOM!

[Erasmus Cunk]

Wow, playing-games-in-Sixth-Form flashback!


Now there was a game.

Also Goldeneye was all kinds of awesome. One-hit-kills with the pistols was my group of mates' preferred multiplayer setting.

[phit_demon]

I used to love this game. In versus mode, placing proximity mines all over the place - I was one of those sneaky gits.
You and I played in very similar ways, it seems.

I was a screen peeker so I always saw where my brother put them.
You, however, are the worst kind of scum. ;)

I think it was an underground silo level(?) The one with the toilets in - placing a mine in a loo on one side, and hiding in a compartment on the other, facing the wall - 9 times out of 10, my little bro would go to the wrong si-BOOM!
I did that all the feckin' time. :D

Also Goldeneye was all kinds of awesome. One-hit-kills with the pistols was my group of mates' preferred multiplayer setting.

I know it will never happen, due to licensing issues, but it would be amazing if they released it for the DS. Imagine 8-player wireless multiplayer on that bad boy - EPIC!