sephfire

I wish they hadn't associated the extra armor with achievements. I love character customization of any kind, but some of those achievement conditions are infuriating.

If no one minds, I'm find some other "Great PC games" lists to help pad our nominee list a bit. It's a huge library of games and it really is hard to remember all the greats in such a long list. This may help save a few greats from being ignored because it slipped all our minds.

Their last release, Shadowrun, is incredibly fun. The fact that no more updates will be coming pains me greatly.

I might. Since I usually look up info on all the games during the voting stage, I may make a division like this at that time. Of course, when voting time comes around, there's no point in counting a game's age against it. Obviously newer games can offer experiences old school gaming couldn't, but they did great things with what they had, and that deserves credit. The first Mario Bros game may not offer a fraction of the experience that Mario 64 gave, but that doesn't stop it from being one of the greats in gaming history. We'll get to all that later though.

The Orange Box release can't come soon enough. I'm dying to play this game.

We'll vote on them later, don't worry. I Just know there's a horde of PC games I'm forgetting. With a library that huge, it's hard to remember all the ones I've played.

This list is looking pretty good so far, guys. Keep it up.

********** UPDATE ********* Phase Two -- VOTING -- We've had time to nominate games, so now it's time to start pruning the list. Here's how this part works. I will post a list of ten games every day, selected randomly. Once these games are posted, they are fair game for voting. I'll be keeping track of the vote count as we go and update this post weekly with voting progress. VOTING RULES 1). All votes must include a few sentences explaining your reasons. You can't just drop a "yes" or "no" on a game and call it a day. You have to tell us WHY you think each game does or does not belong on the list. 2). You can still make nominations. I know that phase is "over," but there's really no reason I can't add a few more games to the voting cue. Especially since we're dealing with an enormous PC library. 3). Late voting is totally fine. Just because you missed the day I posted a game and everyone else is voting on new stuff now, that doesn't mean you can't throw in a vote for a game I posted days ago. 4). A game must have at least two YES votes to be eligible for the must-have list. If we can't get two people to agree that a game was great, then it probably doesn't belong on the list. 5). Changing your vote is allowed. Because of this, debate and discussion are highly encouraged. Let's get to voting! The more people contribute, the better our results will be. ************************************************************************* Welcome to the OCR Must-Have Games thread For those who may not remember the original thread, our goal is to compile a list of games for each console that represents the finest gaming experiences that console has to offer. In the first thread, we spent about a month narrowing down the lists for the Dreamcast, Gamecube, DS, Playstation 2, PSP and Xbox. Now that we've had a nice break, I think it's about time we got started on part two. This time, we're going back a generation or so. We will be compiling lists for the following consoles: Nintendo 64 Gameboy Advance Sony Playstation Sega Saturn PC GENERAL RULES 1). What kind of games qualify for this list? This list is reserved for the games that represent the best experiences each console has to offer. The cream of the crop. Some of these games may be powerhouse franchises (Halo or Final Fantasy), and some may be cult hits (Okami and Beyond Good and Evil). 2). This is not a favorites thread. We're not here to vote on our favorite games. We're here to vote on great games. There are plenty of games that I personally enjoy that don't belong on this list. For example, just because I enjoyed The Bouncer doesn't mean it belongs here. 3). Ports and Imports are fair game. Just because a game wasn't originally designed for a certain console or wasn't released in the U.S. doesn't mean that game can't be great. 4). Please keep fanboyism to a minimum. I realize this is like asking some people to stop breathing, but leave the fanboyism at the door. These threads can be awesome or irritating as hell depending on how we handle ourselves. 5). Only vote on games you've experienced. If you've only played it for fifteen minutes at a friend's house, don't vote on it. If you haven't played it, don't vote based on the reviews you've read. This should be pretty straight-forward. ******************************************************************************************** And the nominees are ... * (this section pushed me over the character limit. feel free to ask me for the remaining nominees that we've not yet voted on) My nominations: Nintendo 64 Super Mario 64 Mario Kart 64 Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Super Smash Bros. Goldeneye 007 Perfect Dark Playstation Final Fantasy 7 Final Fantasy 9 Final Fantasy Tactics Metal Gear Solid PC World of Warcraft Warcraft 2 Warcraft 3

The OCR Complete Must-Have List Nintendo 64 Banjo-Kazooie Conker’s Bad Fur Day Diddy Kong Racing GoldenEye 007 Killer Instinct Gold Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Mario Kart 64 Mario Tennis Ogre Battle 64 Paper Mario Perfect Dark Pilotwings 64 Star Fox 64 Star Wars: Rogue Squaron Super Mario 64 Super Smash Bros. Nintendo Gamecube Animal Crossing Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem F-Zero GX Ikaruga Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Mario Power Tennis Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Metroid Prime Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Pikmin 2 Resident Evil 4 Skies of Arcadia Legends Soul Calibur II Super Mario Sunshine Super Smash Bros. Melee Viewtiful Joe Wario Ware Inc.: Mega Party Game$ Nintendo Gameboy Advance Advance Wars Astro Boy: Omega Factor Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Castlevania: Circle of the Moon Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance Final Fantasy VI Advance Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Fire Emblem Golden Sun Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Mega Man & Bass Mega Man Zero Mega Man Zero 2 Mega Man Zero 3 Metroid Fusion Metroid: Zero Mission Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon Super Ghouls N’ Ghosts WarioWare: Mega Microgame$ Nintendo DS Advance Wars: Dual Strike Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime Elite Beat Agents Metroid Prime: Hunters NEW Super Mario Bros. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Phoenix Wright 2: Justice for All Tetris DS Sony Playstation Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Chrono Cross Crash Bandicoot Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy IX Final Fantasy Tactics Gradius Gaiden* Guilty Gear Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete Mega Man X4 Metal Gear Solid R-Type Delta Resident Evil 2 Silent Hill Tekken 3 WipeOut Worms Armageddon Xenogears You Don’t Know Jack Sony Playstation 2 Ace Combat 5 Amplitude Beatmania IIDX 8th Style Beyond Good and Evil Breath of Fire 5: Dragon Quarter Burnout 3: Takedown Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Devil May Cry Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening Disgaea: Hour of Darkness Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves Final Fantasy XII God of War God of War II Grand Theft Auto III Guilty Gear X2 Guitar Hero Guitar Hero 2 ICO Jak II Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy Katamari Damacy Kingdom Hearts MegaMan Anniversery Collection Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence Okami Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Rez Shadow of the Colossus Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne Silent Hill 2 Soul Calibur II Soul Calibur 3 Street Fighter Anniversary Collection Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria Viewtiful Joe We Love Katamari Sony PSP (serious vote shortage, sorry) Lumines Tekken: Dark Resurrection Sega Saturn (shortage here too. just ask Coop what games to play) Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter* NiGHTS Into Dreams Panzer Dragoon Panzer Dragoon Zwei II Sega Dreamcast Bangai-O Crazy Taxi Daytona USA Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of Earth Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves Grandia II Ikaruga Jet Grind Radio Last Blade 2 Marvel vs. Capcom Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Metropolis Street Racer Powerstone 2 Project Justice Skies of Arcadia Soul Calibur Street Fighter III: Double Impact Street Fighter III: Third Strike Street Fighter Alpha III Microsoft Xbox Beyond Good and Evil Burnout 3: Takedown Capcom Classics Collection 2 Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge Dead or Alive Ultimate Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Halo Halo 2 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Ninja Gaiden Black Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath OutRun2 Panzer Dragoon Orta Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Project Gotham Racing 2 Psychonauts Shenmue II Soul Calibur II SSX 3 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic PC Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn Bioshock Call of Duty Call of Duty 2 Cave Story Command & Conquer Curse of Monkey Island Descent Diablo Diablo II Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Doom Doom II: Hell on Earth Duke Nukem 3D Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Fallout Fallout 2 Grand Theft Auto III Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grim Fandango Half-Life Half-Life: Counter-Strike Half-Life 2 Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Lemmings The Orange Box Painkiller Portal Prince of Persia Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Psychonauts Quake Quake II Quake III Arena Rise of Nations Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri Sim City 2000 Star Control 2 Starcraft Taito Legends Tyrian Unreal Unreal Tournament Unreal Tournament 2004 Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Wing Commander World of Warcraft Worms Armageddon You Don’t Know Jack

Could you explain this a bit further for me? I'm not completely sure what you mean.

You know, that's not a bad idea. I'll play around with that.

Some of you may recall that I usually post a "teaser" WIP for remixes I've just started working on. It's to give you of an idea of the sound I'm going for and what you can look forward to. Here's my latest, by popular request. http://www.sephfire.com/music/angel_smile.mp3 It's a somewhat different sound for me, but I've been trying to experiment lately. I'm sure everyone's getting tired of the timpanis, yes? Keep in mind, it's just a teaser. The arrangement is non-existent, the source-material is pretty obscured. It'll get better, I promise. It's going to be a remix of "Angel Gifts," by the way.

That's what they said about VGmix ... *sniff* ...

It's true. He did it. Tweek can get a bit crazy with 100% completion in games. It's truly impressive to watch.

Thanks for making this all happen, zirc. Not only have you organized a huge achievement for this site, you ran the whole thing smoothly and professionally throughout. I'm thrilled I got to be involved. Well done, everybody.

THIS IS IT.

Awesome. I wish I could nail this sound as well as you just did. Please make more.

I almost put Metroid Prime on the list. I'll probably get to that too eventually, but it's not as high a priority for me. Looks like KH2 and Katamari Damacy are winning out.

Possibly, but I have a few other KH2 remix ideas as well. It might be good to tread fresh ground before making a Rising Falls "sequel." We'll see what happens though.

You're welcome to suggest one off-list, but it's chances of getting picked aren't quite as good. Also, I'm considering the main Katamari theme, but "You Are Smart" and "Angel Gifts" have both given me some ideas. I'd say Angel Gifts is the most likely choice of the three. My other considerations are: God of War: "The Vengeful Spartan" and "The Great Sword Bridge of Athens." KH2: "Passion"/"Sanctuary" Disgaea 2: "Spread Your Wings" Okami: "Giving Kushinada a Ride" and "Northern Country Kamui"

It seems I can put any doubts about the name "sephfire" to rest. Which is good, because I do still like the name, changing it sounds like a lot of trouble, and I don't want zircon to die. Thanks for the help, OCR.

I'm still taking votes. But when I get around to the God of War mix, I'll be contacting the guy for sure.

The instant I posted the thread I suddenly realized that I might have just killed zircon with the click of that button. My desire for his well-being alone would probably prevent me from actually changing my handle.

That is way too awesome.

Still working on that one. Got composer's block on it after posting that WIP. Even if votes for another game win out, I'll probably still be working on that in the background.