Your Most Played Game in Each Genre

[SEGA.GENESIS1989]

Platformer - Land of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse

Racing - Forza 2

Sports - Tommy Lasorda's Baseball

Shooter - Thunder Force 2

Light Gun - Safari Hunt

Adventure (graphic and text) - King's Quest series

Action-Adventure or ARPG - The Legend of Zelda

Puzzle - Tetris

Rhythm - Guitar Hero

Roleplaying - Chrono Trigger

Maze Chase - PACMAN

Pinball - Guns 'N Roses

Fighting - Street Fighter II

Beat 'em up - Golden Axe

Strategy - Starkingdoms

FPS - DOOM

[Moirai]

Platformer - Sonic 2

Racing - Mario Kart Double Dash

Shooter - M.U.S.H.A.

Light Gun - Sin & Punishment: Star Successor

Adventure (graphic and text) - Shenmue, Zork I

Action-Adventure - Star Fox Adventures

Puzzle - Tetris (gameboy)

Rhythm - Guitar Hero III

Roleplaying - City of Heroes

Fighting - Super Smash Bros. Melee

Beat 'em up - Streets of Rage

Strategy - Starcraft

FPS - tied between quake 1 and TF2

[Zoltor]

Platformer - Land of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse

Racing - Forza 2

Sports - Tommy Lasorda's Baseball

Shooter - Thunder Force 2

Light Gun - Safari Hunt

Adventure (graphic and text) - King's Quest series

Action-Adventure or ARPG - The Legend of Zelda

Puzzle - Tetris

Rhythm - Guitar Hero

Roleplaying - Chrono Trigger

Maze Chase - PACMAN

Pinball - Guns 'N Roses

Fighting - Street Fighter II

Beat 'em up - Golden Axe

Strategy - Starkingdoms

FPS - DOOM

Yea King Quest games own, and love to eat of time.

Lol there's a Pinball game called Guns 'n Roses, how is it, and does it have accurate music playing?

[SEGA.GENESIS1989]

I'll let you be the judge. Here's a video of the pinball machine in action:



Music fits perfectly with the gameplay!


And yes, King Quest games rule too!

[Zoltor]

I'll let you be the judge. Here's a video of the pinball machine in action:



Music fits perfectly with the gameplay!


And yes, King Quest games rule too!

Oh you mean a real Pinball machine, I was thinking about a console pinball game, yea that's pretty sweet.

Omg wtf, it just started playimg Welcome to the Jungle(vocals, and everything). Oh I need to get one of these, that's awesome.

[SpaceFlea]

I wouldn't really call Pac-Man an action game at all. I mean, there's no action button ("fire", "jump", etc.).

Action, in terms of video game genres, simply means that the commands you give it are carried out immediately (in real-time) as opposed to turn-based or command prompt commands.

[j_factor]

Action, in terms of video game genres, simply means that the commands you give it are carried out immediately (in real-time) as opposed to turn-based or command prompt commands.

I don't agree with that. There are several adventure games that have done away with the point-and-click interface and give you direct/real-time control, yet they are pure adventure games with no action in them whatsoever. I also wouldn't consider RTS to be a type of action game, nor puzzle games, nor racing games (you could make an argument for racing games that feature weapons, but otherwise, no).

[Obviously]

Woops I forgot a Genre in my list.

Simulation: Simcity 2000.

To Obviously: Not necessarily(It's common for better games to just come around after you've already spent time in a game/you find out about a game afterwards, likewise some games are harder then others. Just because It's not a all time fav, doesn't mean It's not a great game/worth playing), and not very likely at all or are you saying in "your" case that's how it is(if so, desregard this post)?

No I was basically saying what you're saying. Your most played games don't necessarily mean your favorite game, so it's an interesting topic to consider. Sorry if I was unclear.

[Olls]

Platformer - Sonic The Hedgehog 2

Racing - Super Mario Kart

Sports - not a fan

Shmup - R-Type on Game Boy lol

Light Gun - Time Crisis 2

Adventure - not a fan

Action-Adventure or ARPG - Diablo 2

Puzzle - Eh, Tetris

Rhythm - not a fan

Roleplaying - PSIV, I think

Maze Chase - not a fan

Pinball - Dragon's Fury or Crue Ball

Fighting - Killer Instinct

Beat 'em up - Double Dragon III NES

(Real Time) Strategy - Warcraft III

FPS - Unreal Tournament

Most hours played continuously? I don't want to talk about that one, but it's somewhere in the double digits.

[Alianger]

Platformer - Wario Land, Sonic & Knuckles, Rocket Knight Adventures, Yoshi's Island

Racing - Micro Machines '96, Gran Turismo 2, Rock 'n Roll Racing

Sports - NHL '95, Super Dodge Ball, Skie or Die, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

Shoot 'em up - Power Strike II (SMS). Only beat it twice though, there are so many good ones I still want to play rather than replaying games.

Light Gun - Terminator 2 (ARC), Jurassic Park, Virtua Cop 2

Adventure - Beneath a Steel Sky, Snatcher, Ace Attorney 2. Also the only ones I've beaten so far.

Action-Adventure or ARPG - Wonder Boy III, Super Metroid, Link's Awakening, Diablo 2

Puzzle - Puyo Puyo 2, Bejeweled, Super Bub (PS1 Yaroze)

Rhythm - Elite Beat Agents

RPG - FF7, Fallout 2

Maze Chase - Ms. Pac-Man

Pinball - Dragon's Fury

Fighting - IK+, Soul Blade

Beat 'em up - TMNT: Turtles in Time

RTS - Starcraft

TBS - UFO: Enemy Unknown, Langrisser 2

FPS - Unreal Tournament, Starsiege: Tribes

TPS - Vanquish

Other: Wario Ware, Kuru Kuru Kururin, Super Bomberman 5, General Chaos, Gravitation (PS1 Yaroze)

[profholt82]

I'm loving these lists guys. I've been putting off doing mine, but I'm finally ready.

Platformer – Super Mario Bros. (NES) What? It came with the damn system for God’s sake.

Racing – It’s a close race between Daytona USA (arcade), Test Drive (C64) and Super Monaco GP (Gen) I’ve put countless hours into all of them, so I’m not quite sure which was played most. Every arcade near me had multiple Daytona units set up, and I spent a summer and most of a school year playing that thing, especially the one at the bowling alley.

Sports – Tecmo Super Bowl (NES), and it’s not even close.

Shooter (Shmup) – Truxton (Gen)
Shooter (Run n Gun) – Contra (NES) I played both of these games incessantly as a kid and I still play through both of them at least once a month now. That has to mean something.

Light Gun – Wanted (SMS) I played it constantly at this kid’s house across the street when I was a kid. All I had was an Atari 2600 at the time, so I went to Brent’s to play SMS daily. It wasn’t until 1990 before I finally got an NES.

Adventure (graphic and text) – The Adventures of Willy Beamish (PC) I loved it growing up. I finally picked up a copy for SCD last year, and it was a blast sitting down and playing it again.

Action-Adventure or ARPG – The Legend of Zelda (NES) “That game changed my life, man.”

Puzzle – Tetris (on my little sister’s GB) or Marble Madness (PC)

Rhythm – IDK…I’ve played Rock Band (360) a few times at parties. Does Parappa the Rapper (PSX) count? My little sister had that one, and I probably played it a couple times. I guess I’m just not a rhythm guy, but I am willing to learn. Would you send me some place special.

Roleplaying – Phantasy Star (SMS) I still like it better than the sequels.

Maze Chase – Snake (TI-83) This game got me through 3 years of Math class back in prep school on my graphing calculator. I likely would have died of boredom without it.

Pinball – If we are talking about actual pinball machines, then it is definitely the Addam’s Family Movie machine. It was awesome. I can remember the hand reaching out and grabbing my ball. If we are talking about video game pinball, then it is probably The Deep Pinball on my iphone. It’s great for my afternoon number 2s at work.

Fighting – Mortal Kombat II (Arcade and Gen) We wasted so much of our summer vacation in an arcade playing this game. When it finally came out on Genesis, we wasted so much of our school year in our bedrooms playing this game.

Beat 'em up – Double Dragon (SMS) or possibly TMNT: The Arcade Game (NES) It’s close, but I think I spent more time with DD. Great memories of 2 player action with friends growing up.

Strategy – North and South (NES) Yes, I was a history nerd from a very young age.

FPS – Wolfenstein 3D (PC) I remember getting the shareware for this game in the 4th or 5th grade. Kids all came over to my place after school and huddled around my computer while we took turns. My mom would bring us cookies and milk. Those were the days. I guess we were the Hitler Youth of the suburbs.

Simulation – Sim City 2000 (PC) I have probably spent more hours of my life playing that game than any other. I was addicted for a long time. I would wake up in the middle of the night after my parents were asleep and sneak downstairs to play it until school started. I do same thing now after my wife falls asleep, only with porn instead of Sim City 2000.

[Zoltor]

No I was basically saying what you're saying. Your most played games don't necessarily mean your favorite game, so it's an interesting topic to consider. Sorry if I was unclear.

Ah ok.

[Kollision]

I forgot to mention my most played pinball was Crüe Ball, and the rhythm game I played the most was Guitar Hero III. "My Curse" on expert FTW!!!!

[Bones Justice]

Football: NFL 94 starring Joe Montana (Genesis), Cyberball (Genesis)
Basketball: NBA Live 95 (Genesis)
Baseball: Super Baseball 2020 (Genesis)
2D Fighting: X-Men COTA (Saturn), X-Men vs Street Fighter (Saturn), Guardian Heroes (Saturn), Dragon Ball Z (Genesis)
3D Fighting: Virtual On (Saturn), Fighting Vipers (Saturn)
Real-time strategy: Herzog Zwei (Genesis), Space Hulk (Saturn)
Turn-based strategy: Tactics Formula (Saturn), X-Com UFO Defense (Playstation)
Racing: Sega Rally (Saturn), Virtua Racing (32X)
Combat Racing: Road Rash (Genesis), Road Rash (N64), Battlewheels (Lynx)
First Person Shooter: Perfect Dark (N64)
3rd Person Shooter: Winback (N64), Headhunter (Dreamcast), Battletech (Genesis)
Platformer: X-Men (Genesis), X-Men 2: Clone Wars (Genesis)
Beat-em up: Guardian Heroes (Saturn), Final Fight (SegaCD), Streets of Rage (Genesis)
Light-gun: House of the Dead (Saturn)

The game that I have played more than any other overall is NFL 94 starring Joe Montana (Genesis).

[sketch]

I was doing a search on something completely unrelated to this thread and came across it by accident. Somehow I missed it when it was current, but it looked like it would be fun to participate so I've brought it back from the dead. Rise from your grave!

Platformer - I enjoy platformers but in a casual way, so I've not put a ton of time into any one game. Maybe Sonic 2, since I still revisit that one to this day.

Racing - SF Rush on N64. I played the hell out of this game BITD. First racing game to give me that "almost out of control" sense of speed, even if the cars did handle a bit like tanks.

Sports - Virtua Tennis (the first one, on Dreamcast). Never been into sports games, so not much of a competition here. The only other sports games I played with any regularity were Blades of Steel on NES and NFL Blitz on N64.

Shooter - Gate of Thunder for Tubografx. Favorite shmup of all time. After that, probably TFIII and Lords of Thunder.

Light Gun - House of the Dead 2 on Dreamcast. Tons of fun both single and multiplayer. A very adrenalin-inducing experience. The ridiculous voice acting is the icing on the cake.

Adventure (graphic and text) - This is tough; I'm not really into adventure games as they typically bore me. I'd have to say "none", as I've only dabbled in this genre, with nothing catching my fancy.

Action-Adventure or ARPG - The original Diablo (for PC, although I played it on my Mac). I sank MANY hours into this game. It's definitely in the top 5 time sucks of all time for me.

Puzzle - Tetris, which I played on my Mac Plus way back when. I put significant time into this on other platforms as well, mainly the Gameboy Color with Tetris DX (probably my favorite version of this game).

Rhythm - I don't like rhythm games, but the only one I ever found amusing was Rhythm Heaven on the DS. I didn't play it that much, but that was enough to put it at the top of the list. And it has a good sense of humor.

Roleplaying - Not an RPG player, so I'd have to go with "None". Traditional RPGs don't hold my attention, although I've thought of trying one of the Elder Scrolls games. Some of the modern RPGs do look interesting at least. JRPGs though seem way too silly and clunky for me.

Maze Chase - I don't know if there are enough games in this "genre" to make it a genre However, I played Maze Craze on the Atari 2600 quite a bit. I had it on an Atari or Activision collection some years back and it is still fun. Brilliant game design.

Pinball - Devil's Crush, although this almost wins by default. I like real pinball, but have never gotten into any video game versions. Devil's Crush I found amusing and played it for a little bit.

Fighting - Soul Calibur on Dreamcast. Favorite fighting game of all time, favorite game on the Dreamcast, and one of the best looking DC games ever, IMHO. It's not even close. I like the Street Fighter games, but they come in a distant second in playtime. My friends liked this game as well so I did a lot of one-on-one asskicking on the DC

Beat 'em up - Streets of Rage 3. Followed closely by SoR2 and SoR. I've never cared for any other beat'em up game.

Strategy - Starcraft (on PC, again played on Mac). I think this takes number one in the timesuck category. I spent a LOT of time in the early 2000s playing the hell out of this game with my friends. Infinitely replayable in multiplayer. I never even touched the single player. Honorable mention goes to Advance Wars on the GBA. If there was a turn-based strategy category, this would easily be tops. I put a lot of time into this game as well, but nothing comes close to the amount of time I put into Starcraft.

FPS - Goldeneye on N64. I put a ton of time into both the single player and DM modes. No game has ever had such a good balance between the single player campaign and DM, and no FPS has given me so much playtime and enjoyment. Honorable mentions are Borderlands 1/2, Doom, Wolfenstein, and Halo.


Tough to say what my longest session was. I used to have gaming marathons with friends about once a year way back when. Until recently, I did the same with a single friend. I'd say we play around 12 hours continously max. Once played a single game for maybe 5 hours to beat it on the Atari Lynx at a gathering (Xenophobe comlynxed with 4 people).[/QUOTE]