January 2012
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10) Dungeon Keeper 2
Ash Morgan (@Ranooth), Games Production Student, Hereford
My favourite game is Dungeon Keeper 2, released on the PC in 1999.
“It’s good to be bad” – As a 10 year old kid I didn’t really understand this concept, but I bloody loved it!
Being brought up on a steady flow of strategy and action games centered around saving kingdoms and slaying dragons the idea of playing as the bad guy was totally...
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9) Homeworld
Derren Toussaint, Producer - Eidos-Square-Enix (@Teflon_Monkey)
My favourite game is Homeworld, released on the PC in 1999.
I was going to do Windwaker, or Metroid Prime, Goldeneye, Unreal Tournament or even Skies of Arcadia, as it’s a struggle to dig out a true fav. But, in the end, I chose to do the one game that has been on my C.V. as my favourite game, since I entered the games industry some...
December 2011
9 posts
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8) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Alex Wilkie, Notebook Dump, York
My favourite game is The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, released on the Nintendo 64 in 2000
I knew what I was going to put forward as soon as I read this. I’ve been certain for the longest time that The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is my favourite game. I don’t even know where to begin.
I guess I’m a massive Zelda fan?...
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7) Grand Theft Auto
Richard Adams, Oxygen Addict, Scotland
My favourite game is Grand Theft Auto, released on PC in 1997 (along with PS1).
It had the turbo charged driving of Micro Machines in an open world environment. It was visually bright and lively with some awesome cars. If I ran over a group of Hare Krishnas it said Gouranga. I got more points for stealing someone’s car then running them over with...
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6) Kongai
Alistair Aitcheson, Independent Developer, Greedy Bankers
My favourite game is Kongai, released on the Kongregate Flash game portal in 2008.
I’ve always believed that playing good games makes you smarter. So when I came to revise for my university finals, what better study-aid than a deeply strategic and hugely addictive web-game?
Developed by former Street Fighter II US champion David...
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5) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Grahame Gallacher, Past the Pixels
My favourite game is Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, released on the Playstation 2 in 2005
The MGS series is the Marmite of the gaming world. For every person that loves Kojima’s bloated, stealth epics another three are on hand to offer less flattering opinions.
I was one of those people that liked MGS2. Seeing Snake from another’s eyes was an interesting...
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4) NiGHTS into Dreams
James, York
My favourite game is NiGHTS into Dreams for the Sega Saturn, released in 1996.
NiGHTS into Dreams is a brilliant example of the best and worst of SEGA.
A spectacularly visionary game that totally failed at retail, it was short, bizarre and very Japanese. It’s also brilliant.
A game about beating your own best scores, it’s powerfully addictive and deceptively complex:...
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3) Perfect Dark
Stephen King, QA Technician at Outplay Entertainment, Dundee
My favourite game is Perfect Dark for the Nintendo 64, released in 2000.
I remember looking forward to this game prior to its release. As a big fan of Goldeneye; which was also made by Rare, a spiritual successor was bound to be great. After a number of lengthy delays due to issues with the censor board (removal of Gameboy camera...
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2) Ultima Online
Woody, Assistant Producer at Outplay Entertainment, Dundee
My favourite game is Ultima Online, released on PC in 1997.
Despite coming out in ‘97 I never picked up Ultima Online (UO) until 2000. At the time I was told I needed to be part of it by a friend. After much convincing my parents stumped up the £9.99 a month required to play the game and off I went, into a land of fantasy,...
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1) Banjo-Kazooie
Adam, Games Designer at Soshi Games, Birmingham
My favourite game is Banjo-Kazooie, released on the Nintendo 64 in 1998.
I was thirteen when Banjo-Kazooie came out and I remember playing it with my Brother (then fifteen). We took turns playing the game, alternating between lives lost or jiggies collected.
At a time when we didn’t have too many games, I liked to get as much from each title...
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