Top games (not series)

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[list=1][*]Age of Empires[*]Civilization 3[*]Civilization 2[*]SMAC[*]Doom 2[*]Outpost[*]Sim City 2000[*]Castle Wolfenstein[*]The Sims[*]Michael Jordan In Flight[/list=1]

[Plan9]

1. SMAC/X
2. The Dig
3. C&C Tiberian Sun
4. Railroad Tycoon 2
5. Homeworld
6. Beneath A Steel Sky
7. Civ2
8. Settlers 2
9. Pharaoh
10. Monkey Island 2

[MariOne]

ADG, I would like to point out tho that MoM and MOO acronym shorthands are even used in FORUM TITLES in this same site....
... so they too should be immediately recognizable for a true apolytoner...

[MariOne]

Re: Re: Re: Top games (not series)

Originally posted by ADG


That's right. Addons, expansion packs (Isn't that the same?) and mods doesn't count

Especially mods, I'd say, since if you CAN mod a game, then it's the game, that should have points for making it possible to make a good mod, it's not the mod that's the game, a mod can only change the game (like addons can)

So, you should merge with SMAC the SMAX votes (including your mistyped SMSX entry... )

Merry Krishna & Hare Xmas to everybody!

[MariOne]

ADG, can you open Excel files?
I'd have a present for you then...

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Top games (not series)

Originally posted by MariOne
ADG, I would like to point out tho that MoM and MOO acronym shorthands are even used in FORUM TITLES in this same site....
... so they too should be immediately recognizable for a true apolytoner...

I never look at the forum titles. The only forums I visit is Civ3/PTW/Other games/OT...

Originally posted by MariOne
So, you should merge with SMAC the SMAX votes (including your mistyped SMSX entry... )

Merry Krishna & Hare Xmas to everybody!

You mean, it's the same game (and addon)? Didn't know that, I have only played like 10 turns of SMAC before I deleted it... (Correcting the mistake in a few minutes...)

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Originally posted by MariOne
ADG, can you open Excel files?
I'd have a present for you then...

Well... it worked last time I tried to open one

[RGBVideo]

You mean, it's the same game (and addon)? Didn't know that, I have only played like 10 turns of SMAC before I deleted it... (Correcting the mistake in a few minutes...)

SMAX = Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri : Alien Crossfire. Yes, an expansion pack.

[MariOne]

I used Excel2000, but saved it in compatibility mode with the 97 and 5.0/95 versions, hope it works, never really tested it.

I did NOT check for names/versions, it could be done cross-checking it with some site keeping a games listing, like mobygames or many others....

I included geoffrey arnold's votes, taking out ToT which is not even an addon/expansion, but just a modpack (!). I thus shifted the other games up one notch.

On first row I calculated a "representativity index".
This is no exisiting official statistical index, it's a makeshift something I thought of on the spot.
It's the sum of the products (game per game) of your points time the total points of that game, divided in the end by the total points expressed overall.
It "should" give a hint of how much one voted "like the others", and thus of how much he alone could be taken as "representing" the voters population sample.

Actually, if one voted now the Top Ten in the order, he got the maximum representativity and it would be 4.58.
If one voted now the Bottom Ten in reverse order, he'd have the least representativity and it would be 0.30 or something....

I then ordered the voters columns according to that index...
Take it for what it's worth, one could as well be legitimately proud of having voted *different* games than the mainstream here...
It's peculiar tho that Thrawn05 has no TBS in his top 10 games, one could wonder what does he find in a site like this

It's interesting also that CtP has the highest average, but not as much voters as the other main TBS (the Civs and SMAC).
This could mean that either you love it or you hate it.
Or that in this site there are effectively less posters who actually played it...

[MariOne]

Stupid interface!
Double post...

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Thx, great present

Though one thing puzzles me: Why did you make some fields yellow? I understand why you made geoffrey arnold's field yellow, though the other yellow fields, doesn't make much sense to me... (Some games, and some voter' points)... Ok, at closer look, then you made GTA3 and GTA Vice City yellow, and since those two are basicly the same game, they should be counted together (Will do that now, and post it here in a few minutes...)

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Here's the list, for those who can't open excel files (Or just don't want to download it):

Position	Game				POINTS	# Votes	Average
1		Civilization 2			291	22	13.2
2		SMAC				159	14	11.4
3		Call to Power 2			155	9	17.2
4		Civilization 1			128	13	9.8
5		Civilization 3			108	11	9.8
6		Call to Power			101	9	11.2
7		Championship Manager 97/98	65	4	16.3
7		Doom 2				65	6	10.8
9		Europa Universalis II		57	6	9.5
10		Deus Ex				48	3	16.0
11		SimCity 3000			41	4	10.3
12		Diablo 2			38	4	9.5
14		Homeworld			35	4	8.8
14		UFO - Enemy Unknown		35	3	11.7
16		Baldur's Gate 2			34	5	6.8
16		Doom				34	6	5.7
18		Chrono Trigger			33	3	11.0
19		Final Fantasy 6			32	3	10.7
19		Shining Force 2			32	2	16.0
19		SimCity 2000			32	4	8.0
19		U.F.O.				32	2	16.0
23		TESIII: Morrowind		29	3	9.7
24		Panzer general 2		27	2	13.5
24		Sam 'N Max: Hit the Road	27	3	9.0
24		The Settlers 2			27	4	6.8
27		The Dig				25	2	12.5
27		Thief				25	2	12.5
29		Monkey Island 2			24	3	8.0
29		Total Annihilation		24	2	12.0
31		Caesar III			23	5	4.6
31		Riven				23	2	11.5
33		Goldeneye			22	3	7.3
33		Master of Magic			22	2	11.0
33		Pharaoh				22	2	11.0
33		Quake				22	2	11.0
33		Sensible World of Soccer	22	3	7.3
38		Age of Empires			20	1	20.0
38		Aliens vs Predator		20	1	20.0
38		Command & Conquer		20	3	6.7
38		Fallout 2			20	1	20.0
13		Grand Theft Auto III		37	6	6.2
38		M.U.L.E.			20	1	20.0
38		Master of Orion 2		20	3	6.7
38		Railroad Tycoon II		20	2	10.0
38		Ultima VII			20	1	20.0
46		Heroes of Might and Magic 3	18	2	9.0
47		American McGee's Alice		17	2	8.5
47		Master of Orion			17	3	5.7
49		Europa Universalis		16	2	8.0
49		fallout				16	2	8.0
49		Starcraft			16	2	8.0
49		The Settlers 3			16	2	8.0
53		Commandos 2			15	1	15.0
53		Gabriel Knight			15	1	15.0
53		Heroes of Might and Magic 2	15	1	15.0
53		Mario Kart 64			15	1	15.0
53		People's General		15	1	15.0
53		Pro Evolution Soccer		15	1	15.0
53		RollerCoaster Tycoon 2		15	1	15.0
60		Colonization			14	2	7.0
60		Final Fantasy 7			14	2	7.0
60		Nethack				14	2	7.0
63		Emperor				12	1	12.0
63		Escape Velocity			12	1	12.0
63		Half-Life			12	3	4.0
63		Lemmings 2			12	1	12.0
63		MDK				12	1	12.0
63		SSX Tricky			12	1	12.0
63		Stella Polaris			12	1	12.0
63		Super Mario world 3		12	1	12.0
63		System Shock II			12	1	12.0
63		Tecmo Superbowl			12	1	12.0
63		Theme Park			12	2	6.0
63		Warcraft 2			12	4	3.0
63		Wing Commander: the Prophecy	12	1	12.0
63		Worms 2				12	1	12.0
77		RollerCoaster Tycoon		11	2	5.5
78		Archon				10	1	10.0
78		Combat Mission			10	1	10.0
78		Freespace 2			10	1	10.0
78		Imperialism 1			10	1	10.0
78		Imperialism 2			10	2	5.0
78		Jagged Alliance			10	1	10.0
78		Micro Machines 2		10	1	10.0
78		Ogre Battle			10	1	10.0
78		Red Alert			10	1	10.0
78		Steel Panthers: World at War	10	1	10.0
78		Syndicate Wars			10	1	10.0
89		Age of Empires II		9	2	4.5
89		Myst				9	2	4.5
91		Baldur's Gate			8	1	8.0
91		Close Combat 2			8	1	8.0
91		Diablo				8	1	8.0
91		Earthbound			8	1	8.0
91		FIFA98: Road to France		8	1	8.0
91		Freespace			8	1	8.0
91		Grand Theft Auto 1		8	1	8.0
91		Grim Fandango			8	1	8.0
91		Screamer Rally			8	1	8.0
91		Start Trek Away Team		8	1	8.0
91		Stars!				8	1	8.0
91		Thief 2				8	1	8.0
91		Zeus				8	1	8.0
104		Quake 2				7	2	3.5
104		Transport Tycoon		7	2	3.5
106		Beneath a Steel Sky		6	1	6.0
106		Descent				6	1	6.0
106		Fifa 2000			6	1	6.0
106		Mega Man X4			6	1	6.0
106		Nibbles				6	1	6.0
106		Outpost				6	1	6.0
106		Pac Man				6	1	6.0
106		Perfect Dark			6	1	6.0
106		Railroad Tycoon			6	1	6.0
106		Sonic 1				6	1	6.0
106		Space Empires 4			6	1	6.0
106		SW: TIE FIGHTER			6	1	6.0
106		Warlords II			6	1	6.0
106		Worms World Party		6	2	3.0
106		X - Beyond the frontier		6	1	6.0
121		Caesar II			5	2	2.5
121		Duke Nukem 3D			5	2	2.5
121		Quake 3				5	2	2.5
121		SimCity Classic			5	2	2.5
121		The Sims			5	2	2.5
121		Warcraft 3			5	2	2.5
127		Command & Conquer		4	2	2.0
127		Curse of Monkey Island		4	1	4.0
127		DeadLock			4	1	4.0
127		Demon Stalkers			4	1	4.0
127		Donkey Kong			4	1	4.0
127		Dune				4	1	4.0
127		Final Fantasy 1			4	2	2.0
127		Independence War 2		4	1	4.0
127		Land Stalker			4	1	4.0
127		Machiavelli the Prince		4	1	4.0
127		mario cart			4	1	4.0
127		Nigel Mansell's Racing		4	1	4.0
127		Nights				4	1	4.0
127		SW: Force Commander		4	1	4.0
127		Syndicate			4	3	1.3
127		Tetris				4	1	4.0
143		Angband/Zangband		3	1	3.0
143		Archon 2			3	1	3.0
143		Bomb Fusion			3	1	3.0
143		Castle Wolfenstein		3	1	3.0
143		Desperados			3	1	3.0
143		Gauntlet: Dark Legacy		3	1	3.0
143		Historyline: 1914 - 1918	3	1	3.0
143		Neverwinter Night´s		3	2	1.5
143		Nobunaga's Ambition 2		3	1	3.0
143		Planescape Torment		3	1	3.0
143		SouldBlade			3	1	3.0
143		Star General			3	1	3.0
143		The Wheel of Time		3	1	3.0
156		Crusader: No Regret		2	1	2.0
156		Dig Dug				2	1	2.0
156		Empire Earth			2	1	2.0
156		Grand Turismo 2			2	1	2.0
156		Heroes of Might and Magic 4	2	1	2.0
156		Lemmings			2	1	2.0
156		Lords of the Realm 2		2	1	2.0
156		Maniac Mansion 2		2	1	2.0
156		Monkey Island			2	1	2.0
156		Sacrifice			2	1	2.0
156		Star Fox			2	1	2.0
156		The secret of Monkey Island	2	1	2.0
156		Utopia				2	1	2.0
169		Age of Wonders 1		1	1	1.0
169		Battle Isle			1	1	1.0
169		Commandos			1	1	1.0
169		Cossacks			1	1	1.0
169		FreeCell			1	1	1.0
169		Indiana Jones			1	1	1.0
169		Mario 64			1	1	1.0
169		Med: Total War			1	1	1.0
169		Michael Jordan in flight	1	1	1.0
169		Monkey Island 3			1	1	1.0
169		Pac-Mania			1	1	1.0
169		Panzer General 1		1	1	1.0
169		Panzer General 3		1	1	1.0
169		Pokemon Silver			1	1	1.0
169		Sega Rally			1	1	1.0
169		Sould Reaver			1	1	1.0
169		Space Empires 3			1	1	1.0
169		Super Mario Kart		1	1	1.0
169		Tactical Ogre			1	1	1.0

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I guess I'm not the one, to do the counting of votes, in next vote... I keep making mistakes

[MariOne]

Actually, I marked in yellow the entries that had pending issues, or that I just was unsure of the name/version etc...
For instance, the correct name and belonging of Morrowind.

About GTA3 and Vice City, actually, it looks like
VC is not just the porting og GTA3 to PS2, but a different game altogether.

http://pc.mobygames.com/game_group/sheet/gameGroupId,167/

http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId=7626

Or rather, it's not clear whether GTA:VC is an expansion or has somewhat different game mechanics than GTA3.
Hell, for what I know I have neither idea whether GTA2 nad GTA3 deserve the dignity of new games or are just the same game with new adventures, scenarios, car models.... :grin:

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I'd say GTA: VC is more or less, the same thing as an expansion pack (Just as standalone). It uses the same game mechanics (Gameplay, graphics, etc, are the same) as GTA3 (and it's not called GTA4)

Or rather, it's not clear whether GTA:VC is an expansion or has somewhat different game mechanics than GTA3.
Hell, for what I know I have neither idea whether GTA2 nad GTA3 deserve the dignity of new games or are just the same game with new adventures, scenarios, car models.... :grin:

Well... if you say GTA2 is the same as GTA3, then you could also just say Civ2 is the same as Civ3 (Same gameplay, goal, units, etc)