Top 10 STGs

1. Mushihimesama Futari
2. Oshaberi "Chatting" Parodius
3. Super Aleste
4. RType Final
5. Gunbird 2
6. Layer Section
7. Fantasy Zone
8. Gradius 1
9. Castle Shikigami II
10. DoDonPachi



Top 10 puzzle games
1. Tetris
2. Mr Driller
3. Puyo Puyo 2
4. Kurushi
5. Shanghai Triple Threat
6. Baku Baku
7. Dr. Mario
8. Wetrix
9. Bust-a-Move 2
10. Big Brain Academy

Controllers

N64 pad
Wiimote and Nunchuck combo
Gamecube pad
DC pad plus VMU
SNES pad
PS3 pad
Rock band drums
NES pad
The joystick I had on my Amiga
MegaDrive pad

None of the above, not for the pre-analogue days anyway. Run it under a very hot tap, put it on a radiator, and resist the urge to check if it's OK for at least four hours.

I tend to use an unfolded staple/paperclip, failing that a folded bit of paper

I always use my wife's toothbrush.

Otogi was brilliant, I'll have to get that one into my list some how.

KOTOR aside I can't remember a game I really loved on oldbox.

It felt a bit pointless including multiplats in an Xbox list, so I didn't.

Top ten things that are smaller than the original xbox

Mike Ashley
A baby elephant
Wembley Stadium
Uluru
The Ford Galaxy
A blue whale
The Maersk "Triple E" container ship
Buckingham Palace
The Estonian capital, Talinn
Mars

Just a peroid in which I didn't game much unfortunately.

retroking1981 wrote:

Just a peroid in which I didn't game much unfortunately.

Thought that might be the case. That was with me in the PS1 era. I kinda played more as I got older and could afford all the consoles! I got N64 late with a few games. And Saturn even later with even fewer games played on it! But I bought ps2 Xbox and GC and played loads. Not as much on DC though.

Top 10 non Mario platformers

Tiny Toons Buster Busts Loose Beautiful graphics and the themed levels are extremely varied. The highlight is probably level 2 with the train section. The control is a delight and the music is another high point in yet another Konami gem on SNES.

Pop n Twinbee Rainbow Bell Adventures Pastel hued platforming set in maze like levels with par times to chase. A rich control scheme and there's even a decent 2 player battle mode.

Plok Yellow Submarine inspired visuals complement the surreal Follin soundtrack. Levels vary between point to point style and bug hunts. The bosses are imaginative, the power up costumes with associated jingles charming,  and there's a sepia toned prequel section.

Chuckie Egg A blitzkrieg of a game with super fast gameplay helped by slick controls, great physics allowing huge falls and bounces of edges with no life loss, and a generous ladder grab ability delivers real thrills and spills. Highly addictive score chasing stuff. Beat the last level and discover a new loop with the rules changed. Nothing quite like it has been seen since.

Donkey Kong Country The graphics still look great and the soundtrack is very atmospheric. Despite it being standard run and jump stuff it has a certain something that keeps you playing. There are loads of secrets though the rewards aren't great but there's enough variety with mine cart runs, barrel firing and riding on animals backs to keep the interest up.

Jet Set Willy 2 : The Final Frontier The version that had the bugs of the original fixed and a new section in space added. A sprawling epic challenge that inspired me to map a game for the first and last time.

Quackshot I preferred this to the more popular Castle of Illusion. High quality graphics and soundtrack and great variety in the levels complement the treasure hunting theme. The plunger gun with it's ability to create your own platforms promised more than was delivered but this is still a highly entertaining game.

Lode Runner An evergreen game that keeps popping up each generation. It sits at the harder end of the gaming spectrum but completing tougher levels with their puzzle like layouts is extremely rewarding. Some games add extra gadgets which introduce some variety but the game is at it's best when kept simple. It can also support entertaining multi-player battle modes.

Bit.Trip Runner Pure platforming distilled down to timing when to jump or duck. The highly stylised graphics and sound (and especially the bonus levels) are a love letter to the Atari 2600. The way that the music is designed to synchronise with the level layouts means you start to feel the rhythm of the levels and it is an extremely compulsive experience. I still prefer the Wii original to 360 sequel even though is has more content - it just seems to have lost something along the way.

Out to Lunch Huge challenging collection game with utterly charming graphics and animation. Play as Pierre le chef who has to chase and catch runaway food themed to the levels set in different countries with complex layouts. Nab the food with your net while fighting off germs and killer wasps against a tight time limit. It is packed with secrets and the cute look hides the fact that this game is ultra hard. It initially looks very run-of-the-mill but once you start playing you notice all the lovely little touches and the solid game engine that allows every object in the game to interact allowing you to be imaginative (e.g. throw a flour bag into a teleporter pod and see it come out at the other pod and smack an enemy).

@davyK no Sonic or Kirby?

DC and a very boring looking (but quality) Saturn top 10.

DC:
1. Crazy Taxi
2. Resident Evil: Code Veronica
3. Jet Set Radio
4. House of the Dead 2
5. Virtua Tennis
6. Street Fighter III 3rd Strike
7. Crazy Taxi 2
8. Metropolis Street Racer
9. Soul Calibur
10. Sonic Adventure

Saturn:
1. Street Fighter Alpha 2
2. Street Fighter Alpha 3
3. Street Fighter Alpha
4. Virtua Cop
5. Virtua Cop 2
6. Sega Rally
7. Athlete Kings
8. Nights
9. Daytona
10. Panzer Dragoon

Oh, you have Nights.