# What's the newest game in your Top 3 games of all time list? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 19, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-newest-game-in-your-top-3-games-of-all-time-list/632010 "2012-08-19T23:57:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-newest-game-in-your-top-3-games-of-all-time-list/632010/41 "2012-08-22T00:26:33Z")
I just don’t get why people cling to ancient games. Different strokes I suppose. I had an employee of mine recently bragging about an NES purchase. I don’t understand it. My PC plays games that are galaxies better than that old ass thing. ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-newest-game-in-your-top-3-games-of-all-time-list/632010/42 "2012-08-22T00:49:24Z")
Newest: Super Meat Boy (2010). It could probably have been made in the 90s. But it is the best 2d platformer ever. The others are Shadow of the Colossus and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. ---
**Author:** ![Greekfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@Greekfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greekfreak)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-newest-game-in-your-top-3-games-of-all-time-list/632010/43 "2012-08-22T05:37:55Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > Oldest is Ikari Warriors. Second on the list is Donkey Kong. Last is Cyber Sled, which makes my newest game circa 1994. > > While the console games are great and I love Black Ops and Forza 4, I still find myself longing for the return of the traditional arcade where I can spend an afternoon taking the other kids to school on their quarter. Especially with Cyber Sled, we had a rule where the loser paid, so I’d play until I got bored and quit or the place closed, whichever came first. I was an arcade legend at that game, like the Mortal Kombat experts that never seemed to lose. XBox live can never capture that because you can play endlessly for the membership fee. Having to pony up for every game made it a challenge worth taking on. > > Arcade games remain unparalleled. Kids nowadays don’t know what it’s like to walk into a room with bells and whistles and loud music coming from everywhere. The only thing close to it nowadays is the casino slot machine section. It’s addicting. > > Oh, and get off my lawn. And while you’re at it, load up my Atari 2600 with Yars Revenge. I’ll own you at that, too. Agreed. I was one of those arcade geeks that was addicted to winning. There are so many games to choose from, from so many platforms, I’ll give it a shot. My top three: 1. Wonder Boy (Monster Land) 2. Wing Commander 3. Return To Castle Wolfenstein I’ve since played a whack of newer games, mostly on the PS2 and PSP slim, and there are a lot of good ones, but those really stick out in my head. BTW, I’ll see your Yars Revenge and raise you a Pele’s Soccer. I killed at that. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-newest-game-in-your-top-3-games-of-all-time-list/632010/44 "2012-08-22T06:05:19Z")
> [@](#): > > Arcade games remain unparalleled. Kids nowadays don’t know what it’s like to walk into a room with bells and whistles and loud music coming from everywhere. The only thing close to it nowadays is the casino slot machine section. It’s addicting. I lived in Las Vegas in the 80s. I never got into the slots very much, I found them boring. You put in your coin or chip, pull the handle…and maybe some money comes out, but usually not. With a video game, though, you put in the coin or token, and you can play as long as you’re good enough to beat the game. There were some video game arcades that were open 24/7 back then. Circus Circus had not only video games, but midway games on the second level, along with free circus acts every so often…I’m tempted to say every half hour. I loved that casino…and I almost never spent money gambling. My husband enjoyed gambling. I found just about all sorts of gambling boring. I was decent at 21, and could make money at it, but with all the smoke and the drunks, I preferred to just stay in the arcades. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-newest-game-in-your-top-3-games-of-all-time-list/632010/45 "2012-08-22T13:58:09Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I just don’t get why people cling to ancient games. Different strokes I suppose. I had an employee of mine recently bragging about an NES purchase. I don’t understand it. My PC plays games that are galaxies better than that old ass thing. The OP asked about our top 3 favorite games of all time. (_Most_ of us assumed that to mean video games ;).) People mentioning old games don’t necessarily not play or enjoy new games or technology; it’s just that the older games are among their favorites. I don’t hate _Oblivion_ or _Skyrim_. I just liked _Morrowind_ better. BTW, my copy of _Ogre Battle_ for the PS is worth big bucks according to a search on Ebay, so there are some more concrete benefits to hanging on to old games as well. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-newest-game-in-your-top-3-games-of-all-time-list/632010/46 "2012-08-22T14:15:28Z")
Oldest is Ocarina of Time, i loved all the Zeldas but Ocarina was above the rest. Next is World of Warcraft, i put more time into that game that i’ve put into schooling over my lifetime. And the newest would be Portal, that game reminded me why i loved videogames. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-newest-game-in-your-top-3-games-of-all-time-list/632010/47 "2012-08-22T14:17:44Z")
My top 3 would probably be C&C: Generals, Fallout 3 and Saints Row 2. October, 2008 was a good month. I haven’t played New Vegas but I think I’d like it, Saints Row 3 is inferior to Saints Row 2 and it sounds like EA’s still busy desecrating Command and Conquer’s corpse. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-newest-game-in-your-top-3-games-of-all-time-list/632010.md?page=2)