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    Greatest game for every genre

    If I forget any categories just fill them in.

    Let's see...

    TBS:
    RTS:
    Action:
    First person shooter:
    Wargames:
    Adventure:
    RPG:
    Sports:
    Flight Sims:
    Driving/racing:
    Puzzle games:
    Kid games:
    Adult games:


    did I miss any? There may be some overlap just try your best. leave it blank if you haven't played any of a certain category

    TBS: uhh hmm Civ2? yeah
    RTS: I just don't like these gams at all: no answer
    Action: Crusader: No remorse- sorry I can't think of any others
    First person shooter: Max Payne- although Doom 3 may blow this away
    Wargames:
    Adventure:
    RPG: Baldur's Gate 2 closely followed by Fallout2
    Sports: Madden Football (pick a year)
    Flight Sims: microsoft flight simulator
    Driving/racing: nascar
    Puzzle games: tetris
    Kid games:
    Adult games: one of those leisure suit larry's
    Arcade:gauntlet

    OK so I don't play very many types of games
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    TBS: UFO
    RTS: Command & Conquer
    Action: Deus Ex
    First person shooter: Thief
    Wargames: Warlords I
    Adventure: Day of the Tentacle
    RPG: Dransik
    Sports:
    Flight Sims: Hardwar (future-based flight)
    Driving/racing:
    Puzzle games: Tetris
    Kid games: Sims
    Adult games:
    Arcade: Mortal Kombat

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    I assume you mean computer games here.

    TBS: UFO
    RTS: ?
    Action: ?
    First person shooter: ?
    Wargames: Panzer General 3
    Adventure: Spellbreaker
    RPG: Morrowind
    Sports:
    Flight Sims:
    Driving/racing:
    Puzzle games: Tetris
    Kid games:
    Adult games:
    Overall Best: M.U.L.E.
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    TBS: SMAC
    RTS: Total Annihilation
    Action: GTA III or Deus Ex
    FPS: Half-Life (or Thief if it counts as a FPS)
    Wargames: Scorched Earth
    Adventure: Full Throttle
    RPG: Morrowind
    Sports: abstain
    Flight Sims: Jetfighter (or something, haven't played it in years)
    Driving/racing: Mario Kart (yes yes, I know it's not for the PC...)
    Puzzle: Pipe Dream
    Kid games: Johnny Wutang and the Barge of Endless Wondour
    Adult: Leisure Suit Larry (only played the first one)
    Overall Best: Runoff between Morrowind and Fallout II
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    Sick Re: Greatest game for every genre

    TBS: SMAC
    RTS: Starcraft
    First person shooter: Rainbow 6
    Wargames: The Operational Art of War
    RPG: Diablo I/II
    Flight Sims: Crimson Skies
    Puzzle games: Diamond Mine
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    Re: Greatest game for every genre

    TBS: Civ 2
    RTS: Either Homeworld or Total Anihilation [when played against other humans]
    First person shooter: Half Life
    Wargames: The Operational Art of War
    Adventure: Monkey Island 2 or Day of the Tentacle
    Flight Sims: Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe
    Kid games: Where in the World is Carman Santiago
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    RPG Torment
    TBS Hmm Id have to go with the AoW series though it lacked replayability it was darn fun
    RTS Gettysburg
    FPS Half Life has the best deathmatch Ive ever played...
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    Arrow

    I'm going to assume Computer & Video games here.

    TBS: Heroes of Might & Magic II & III.
    RTS: Myth & Myth II.
    Action: Oh, a toughie. Though it's borderline, I'll say Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
    First person shooter: Unreal Tournament.
    Wargames: None of the ones I've played are good enough to merit a best of ranking.
    Adventure: Curse of Monkey Island.
    RPG: FFX, I suppose.
    Sports, Flight Sims, Driving/racing, Puzzle games: Abstain
    Kid games: Threads of Fate, 'cause it's suitable for kids but really for me.
    Adult games: Either this means "almost all games" or "porno games that suck." Neither category is good.
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    yeah I didn't specify computer games.

    Feel free to add more categories if you wish. What is the greatest board game? Axis and Allies of course

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    TBS: SMAC
    RTS: Warcraft 2
    Action: Diablo
    First person shooter:
    Wargames: Harpoon
    Adventure: System Shock 2
    RPG: Daggerfall
    Sports:
    Flight Sims: European Air War
    Driving/racing: Carmageddon
    Puzzle games: Tetris
    Kid games:
    Adult games:

    Those are the only ones I can think of.
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    TBS: SMAC
    Action: GTA3
    First person shooter: Hitman/GTA3
    Adventure : GTA3
    RPG: Fallout
    Flight Sims: Hardwar/GTA3
    Driving/racing: GTA3
    Simulation : Simcity/GTA3
    Massive Online browser-played games : TDZK

    well, i really like GTA3
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    Action: Diablo 2
    First person shooter: UT
    Wargames: Worms
    Adventure: hugo's house of horror
    RPG: BG2
    Sports: /
    Driving/racing: Colin
    Puzzle games: tetris
    Kid games: Bubble Bobble
    Adult games: Larry7

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    TBS: Civ
    RTS: C&C Red Alert
    First person shooter: Doom
    Wargames: Tactics Ogre (actually more of a TBS)
    RPG: Final Fantasy VII
    Driving/racing: Mario Kart
    Puzzle games: Tetris

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    TBS: Civ II
    RTS: Das Boot
    Action: -
    First person shooter: MOHAA
    Wargames: -
    Adventure: Indiana Jones (no specific)
    RPG: HOMM3
    Sports: -
    Flight Sims: IL-2 Sturmovik
    Driving/racing: Rally Trophy
    Puzzle games: Tetris
    Kid games: Duck Tales
    Adult games: -
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    TBS: Colonization
    RTS: EU2
    Action: GTA 3
    First person shooter: Quake 1
    Wargames: TOAW
    Adventure: Indiana Jones: Fate of Atlantis
    RPG: Final Fantasy 7
    Sports: NHL '94 (Sega 16-bit)
    Driving/racing: Super Monaco GP (Sega 16-bit)
    Puzzle games: Tetris

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    Re: Greatest game for every genre

    TBS: SMAC
    RTS: Starcraft
    Action: System Shock II
    First person shooter: System Shock II
    Wargames: n/a
    Adventure: Outcast
    RPG: Final Fantasy VII
    Sports: NHL 1998
    Flight Sims: n/a
    Driving/racing: Colin McRae Rally
    Puzzle games: Broken Sword I and II
    Kid games: n/a
    Adult games: True Love
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    I guess you neglected platformers because Mario 64 is so obviously the best one.

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    Originally posted by Rasbelin
    RPG: HOMM3
    I'd call that one a TBS, actually...
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    Originally posted by Sandman
    I guess you neglected platformers because Mario 64 is so obviously the best one.
    Bah, Zelda beats Mario any day, any Nintendo platform.
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    TBS: CIVILIZATION II
    RTS: AGE OF EMPIRES
    Action: DUKE NUKEM!
    First person shooter: DOOM
    Wargames: HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC (I suppose, I only played the heroes Chronicles however...)
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    TBS: Civilization iii

    RTS: Sacrifice
    The genre needs some sub-categories.

    Action: Joust

    First person shooter: Max Payne

    Wargames: PTO II koei

    Adventure: Grim Fandango

    RPG: Neverwinter Nights, although I'm not too fond of the 3rd edition rule set, I'm starting to get used to it.

    Sports: Madden Football

    Driving/racing: Super Monaco GP (Sega 16-bit) great game

    Puzzle games: Myst
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    Bah, Zelda beats Mario any day, any Nintendo platform.
    Zelda is not a platformer. It's an RPG.

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    TBS = Civilisation 3
    RPG = Final fantasy 7

    um.......what catagory does championship manager come under?

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    that would be sports i think, or add your own category
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    Platformer: Super Mario Bros. 3
    Fighting: Soul Calibur
    TBS: Civilization II
    RTS: -
    General Sim: SimCity
    Action: GTA3
    First person shooter:
    Wargames: Panzer General
    Adventure: Resident Evil 2
    RPG: Chrono Trigger
    Sports: Super Dodgeball
    Flight Sims: Ace Combat 04
    Driving/racing: Twisted Metal: Black
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    RTS: TA
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    TBS: igh....i'm sorry...they don't hold my interest
    RTS: warcraft 3
    Action: warcraft 3
    First person shooter: Halo
    Wargames: warcraft 3
    Adventure: munch's odysee
    RPG: final fantasy 3
    Sports: dunno
    Flight Sims: dunno
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    Puzzle games: Tetris or Yoshi's Cookie
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    Adult games: warcraft 3
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    Originally posted by devilmunchkin
    TBS: igh....i'm sorry...they don't hold my interest
    huh? Then how did you end up on this forum?
    <Kassiopeia> you don't keep the virgins in your lair at a sodomising distance from your beasts or male prisoners. If you devirginised them yourself, though, that's another story. If they devirginised each other, then, I hope you had that webcam running.
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