We've had this discussion a few times on this site, and I figure this looks like the perfect place to bring it up again...

What video games do any of you play? What platform do you prefer? And what new games as well as older classics have you been wasting huge amounts of time on lately when you should be working on more productive things??? :D

I just started playing Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (pc version), the latest in the series. Like many of my favorite games (Thief comes to mind), it is mostly a stealth gameplay, with the emphasis on being almost invisible, and usually avoiding or knocking out the enemy instead of killing them.

On the other hand, I did just finish the somewhat underrated, yet tremendously fun game Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay , which features not only cool stealth, but lots of melee and firefighting with guards, inmates, and creatures. You might say something for the whole family... ;)

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So, whada you guys playing???

Xbox - Dai Senryaku VII - My favorite right now
GBA SP - Final Fantasy Tactics
N-Gage - Pathway to Glory
PC - Half-Life 2
Mac - Unreal Tournament 2004 and Ghost Recon

Holding off on the PSP till it gets some decent strategy titles under its belt. Considering getting a PS2 because it already has good strategy title under its belt. Then again, I've been considering the PS2 since it came out...

And I thought I was bad... :eek:

I've got HL2 in the bullpen. Not sure when I'm going to get around to it.

BTW, how's your little project coming along? I'm purposely being vague out of respect for your intellectual property, heh heh. If you don't want to talk about it here email me...

My Red Army just vanquished my friend's Wehrmacht in Axis & Allies Europe...Of course, we were playing it on a real board...none of this sissy computer simulation crap....hehe.

Hmm. I'm kind of a sports junkie so lets see what I'm playing on each system.

Xbox - NHL 2005, FIFA 2005, Call of Duty: Finest Hour, Tony Hawk Underground 2.

PC - Solitare (a classic:D), Vice City, NHL 2005 modded out beyond belief:)

Just finished MYST Revelations, PC. Beautiful graphics, covoluted puzzles!!

I guess I will always be that comicbook reading nerd from 4th grade....

PS2 (the only real system out there) Spiderman 2, Metalgear Solid (a PSx classic), and Metalgear Solid II.

On the PC I am playing CALL of DUTY.

I waste my time on computer games I find on the internet. I got hooked on Bejeweled on my cellphone while I was in Vail, then came home and found it on the internet. (still like the phone version better tho.)

And I also waste a lot of time right before bed playing this totally relaxing, hypnotic game: NET (http://www.jurjans.lv/stuff/net/FreeNet.htm)

I waste my time on computer games I find on the internet. I got hooked on Bejeweled on my cellphone while I was in Vail, then came home and found it on the internet. (still like the phone version better tho.)

And I also waste a lot of time right before bed playing this totally relaxing, hypnotic game: NET (http://www.jurjans.lv/stuff/net/FreeNet.htm)
Ooooooookaaaaaayyyyyyy.......That should be illegal.

It's PC all the way for me (just cause i prefer pc graphics) and so my favs of the moment are: Half life 2, farcry, Rome: total war and i've heard that brothers in arms was meant to be amazing. and on the net, well it's got to be Counter strike Source

I was pulling my hair out after five minutes. I think I'd rather play Mine Sweeper with live ammo... :D

Seriously, I can see how you'd get hooked on it. It's actully a good fit for me as I tend to really like spacial and analytical puzzles and games.

As for "simple", relaxing games, I'm a MS FreeCell freak. To me, it's chess with cards. I probably play close to a few dozen games a day during my bits of down time at my pc. Keeps me sharp... ;)

I was pulling my hair out after five minutes. I think I'd rather play Mine Sweeper with live ammo... :D

Seriously, I can see how you'd get hooked on it. It's actully a good fit for me as I tend to really like spacial and analytical puzzles and games.

As for "simple", relaxing games, I'm a MS FreeCell freak. To me, it's chess with cards. I probably play close to a few dozen games a day during my bits of down time at my pc. Keeps me sharp... ;)
aw, c'mon guys. Play that game a few dozen times and you'll catch on to how easy it is. There are certain boxes that can only go one certain way ... well, as long as you keep "wrap edges" off! I wouldn't have any hair left at all if I let it wrap the edges. :)


hmmmm... I should play a little 3x3 cell game with "wrapping" on, now that you mention it ...

Gridlock http://www.addictinggames.com/gridlock.html

Not overly difficult.

aw, c'mon guys. Play that game a few dozen times and you'll catch on to how easy it is. There are certain boxes that can only go one certain way ... well, as long as you keep "wrap edges" off! I wouldn't have any hair left at all if I let it wrap the edges. :)


hmmmm... I should play a little 3x3 cell game with "wrapping" on, now that you mention it ...

That game is simply maddening. I have played it 3 times now and I am ready to kill myself!

Gridlock http://www.addictinggames.com/gridlock.html

Not overly difficult.

I really like playing this one. Reminds me of those old picture puzzles made up of a bunch of sliding pieces that are out of position and you have to move them in a similar way to this game to make the picture look right. Again, abstract spacial problem...

BTW, for a while there (in my youth, heh heh) I could "fix" a totally mixed-up Rubik's Cube in about a minute.

It's really just a question of recognizing visual patterns, then memorizing a sequence of moves to line the colors up one section at a time. Learning it the first time was a b*tch, but after that it was just muscle memory...

I used to go into a Spencer's and stand by a display of them, solving them all one by one.
Needless to say, I got some strange looks from folks. But of, course, I'm used to that... ;)

Counter Strike Source <what I play the most
Battlefield Vietnam
Battlefield 1942/Desert Combat
Unreal Tournament 2004 (mostly for LANNING)

Single Player:
Farcry
HL2

Coming Soon, I will be playing:
Battlefield 2.

If ya ever wanna join me, my xfire identity is gocmryuck

In games I am [J5]Mr Yuck.

Heh, Steve you show off :D I think I solved the Rubik's once. I threw the darn thing across the room MANY times. Patient, I'm not!

The Gridlock puzzle does get more difficult as you progress, but not close to as hard as Kelly's favorite. :)

Freecell.

Does that make me lame, or old school? :)

old school :p But nuttin wrong with that!

Here's one more... http://www.pimpernel.com/sokoban/sokoban.html

OK, I give up !!

How do I connect through the edge, without a wire?
What's the difference between the squares and circles?

are you talking about my game?

There is no difference (that I know of) between squares and circles, except cosmetic I guess.

And if you're running the game using "wrapping", then you can go through the edge (but not through a border) only if there's another wire on the "opposite" side to connect to.

If you run the game on "normal" setting, then you don't want to go through the edge. You'll want all wires to connect inside the grid, with no wires touching the edge at all.

Start with a 3x3 grid, it's easier to learn the rules that way.

Freecell.

Does that make me lame, or old school? :)
Definately old school. The best part is when you start trying for streaks of wins. Maddening and satisfying all at once. Tetris too, or at least I used to.

Drew

Oh sure, NOW we can talk about games?!

I played HL2 everyday in a row until I beat it. Recently I bought some XBox games and have been playing Halo2, Tiger Woods Gold, and a couple others.

I even have Dance Dance Revolution and play tha crap with the big dance pad and all :) Good exercise.

I've been purposfully trying to spend as little time watching TV and being on the computer. With summer pretty much here I've been spending most of my free time helping a friend work on his house and learning about handyman stuff....it's fun, healthy, and rewarding all in one.

I wouldn't mind finding a good replacement for Day of Defeat as that game was my life for about a year or so :) Thank god there isn't one or I'd be in serious trouble.

I bought my son a game he wanted off ebay ... (Rampage World Tour - PS1) ... it arrived in my name so I left it, in its padded manilla envelope, on my son's bed ... he had been cleaning his room the day before and thought that the Apple Care padded manilla envelope he had thrown away the day before had magically appeared on his bed again, so he promptly "returned" it to the garbage can.

Then tonight he asked me if the game had come yet, I told him it yes it did and I had left it on his bed two days ago, and he realized what he had done.

The garbage man already came this morning. Ain't it always the way!

SO now tonight, I've re-purchased the exact same game again off ebay.

I wouldn't mind finding a good replacement for Day of Defeat as that game was my life for about a year or so :) Thank god there isn't one or I'd be in serious trouble.

The source version of day of defeat should be out very very soon. :D

are you talking about my game?

There is no difference (that I know of) between squares and circles, except cosmetic I guess.

And if you're running the game using "wrapping", then you can go through the edge (but not through a border) only if there's another wire on the "opposite" side to connect to.

If you run the game on "normal" setting, then you don't want to go through the edge. You'll want all wires to connect inside the grid, with no wires touching the edge at all.

Start with a 3x3 grid, it's easier to learn the rules that way.


This probably qualifies me as stupid, but... AHHHHHGGGGGHHHHH!!!! 3X3 just makes it worse.

God what insane clown invented that game?

I play Battlefield Vietnam mainly sometime with the PoE mod.
I also just started playing Counter Strike: Source

impatiently waiting for Battlefield 2

Yuck. I added you to my xfire. incase anyone else wants mine its zjchaser

thanks for letting me know, I was confused

are you talking about my game?

There is no difference (that I know of) between squares and circles, except cosmetic I guess.

And if you're running the game using "wrapping", then you can go through the edge (but not through a border) only if there's another wire on the "opposite" side to connect to.

If you run the game on "normal" setting, then you don't want to go through the edge. You'll want all wires to connect inside the grid, with no wires touching the edge at all.

Start with a 3x3 grid, it's easier to learn the rules that way.


Oh yeah...Check me out! I'll have to try it with wrapping now...

Hey, lookit you! Good job!

However, before you move on, see that big red number down in the lower left corner? You turned 164 times, but you only needed to turn 104 times. Try beating the game by matching the minimum number of turns.

AV,
Have you triedFree Cell #1941? Its the only one I play because I havent won yet!
Mark.

Try freecell game "-1". It's an impossible game, but still fun to try!

Oh yeah,

www.snood.com

Try freecell game "-1". It's an impossible game, but still fun to try!

I just played #1 and beat it the first try in about 15 minuets. (sweating for 10 of them). #1941 is impossible to me, so far anyway! Maybe its not the same game. Post a pic of the starting screen if you can. I tried but don't know how. Try 1941 let me know how it goes.
Mark.

Mark it's actually the game negative one (with the dash in front of it like so "-1"). It's a microsoft easter egg, and it's impossible. Here' a screen shot.

It looks impossible, and i'm gonna take you're word for it:)!
Mark.

I beat the minimum number on a 5x5 grid.
No idea how I managed that :)
I reckon I'll waste a few hours tonight :(

Paul, you're so funny. :D Kelly got you hooked!! It's all her fault. hehehe

ha ha ha! Lookit that! And your time is not bad, either!

Yep, looks like yer hook'd ... :D

Pinball on my PC.

Sometimes Freecell gets a go-round, too.

But the number one game I've lost the most years of life playing is TETRIS.

Zelda and all the Marios pull a distant second and third.

You can see I haven't picked up a game controller in about 10 years :)

Rick

And I also waste a lot of time right before bed playing this totally relaxing, hypnotic game: NET (http://www.jurjans.lv/stuff/net/FreeNet.htm)

You must nderstand my late nights, falling asleep in the afternoon at work, and general run down condition can NOT in any way be blamed on you pointing out this game to me.
Nope, nohow, no way. Nor my friend who is now addicted, and I get cryptic emails like this: 100 / 97 5:55 374116 or this: 110/104 5:38 322142 to which I can only sulk at 11x13.

Until now: 90/90 10:15 819634

I am now going to rest on my laurels.
And get my life back ;)

LOL, Paul you are so funny! Determined as well! I was wondering if you were still playing Net, and how far into the game you got. Now I know. :)

Not sure if I should carry on and go for a million points (if that's possible) or quit now.
Part of me wants to carry on :(

I'm a bit tardy replying to this post, but I felt the games I play deserve a mention...haha...for about 7 years, my whole family was involved with Ultima:Online...after killing just about everything possible and spending toooooooo much money on a silly game, we finally said goodby to it a few months ago...now it's mostly Heroes of Might and Magic (complete series), Might and Magic Series (complete). Civilization III Gold and the Hoyle Card and Board games...but of course...there is also the old standby......FREECELL!!! HEHE
Ken

I'm hooked right now on Tiger Woods 2005 and CMR for the N-Gage.

Battlefield 2 coming out at the end of June! Yeah-Yeah!

http://www.eagames.com/official/battlefield/battlefield2/us/home.jsp

marble blast gold on my mac mini. Just beat the game a week ago, now I'm going for all the gold times.

and kitten cannon

www.addictinggames.com/kittencannon.html

Half-Life 2....holy crap that game is amazing.

Games? You have time for computer games? REALLY?
OK, OK, I play some pc games too.
Freelancer
Madden football '05
SimCity 4
Lionheart:Legacy of the Crusader (well, my alter ego is "Lionheart")
Halo
HitMan: Contracts
but not very often. Hey, I have little kids, I need to set a good example. :eek:
Plus today, I am a little distracted by the aftermath of Katrina and the infuriating apathy of some of my own staff towards their fellow men and women (and fellow Americans). I just want to scream about what I observed today at the office. Nuff said.
Leon