Tuesday Top Ten: Video Games

I don't play video games as much as I use to play and when I do play it's usually an old game on the Wii Virtual Console or WiiFit/Wii Sports. 

Regardless I thought I'd countdown my ten favorite video games ever. First I'll start with a few Honorable mentions. A few games I love but they did not quite make the list but deserve to be mentioned. And then on the list.

 Honorable Mentions:

Chrono Trigger

Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past

Base Wars

Wii Sports/Wii Sports Resort/WiiFit

Rock Band

Dig Dug/Frogger/Pacman/Tetris/Pong

World of Warcraft

Megaman

Donkey Kong Country

NFL 2K
Wave Rave 64

10. Super Mario Kart

Rory, Ryan and I spent a lot of time competing at this game. And even through Rory won most of the time it doesn't take away from how much fun the game was. 

9. Worms Armageddon

How can you not include a game that has Sheep, Banana, and Holy Bombs. This use to be a get game to play with the guys at Al's. With all the side alliances and the agreements to kill off Rene and Rory. It also gave Rory a chance to ask Al if he still had "Worms" in the lobby of McDonald's.

8. WWE Smarkdown!

I know it's geeky but it was always fun to create ourselves in this game and then fight as ourselves. I wish someone had taken the time to take screen captures of the characters. Especially with our eerily alike Troy and his character looked. With the facial hair and the hairy chest. Plus any game that gives you a chance to see the announcer yell "Oh My God. Here comes Roorrrrrrry!" has to be great.

7. NBA Jam

Last time I went to Campbellton Troy and I spent any entire afternoon just playing this game. It's a classic. 

6. Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Never as good as Mario but Sonic has a special place in my heart. I was never a big fan of Sega but when I did play the system it was always this game.

 

5. Dragon Warrior

For some reason when my family got around to buying a Nintendo the system came with this game rather then Super Mario Bros even through the box said it had Super Mario Bros. inside. So this was the first Nintendo game I ever owned and the first game I ever flipped. 

4. Final Fantasy 1V

I always enjoyed the Final Fantasy games because they had great story lines behind the game play. This game had so many twists and turns. I remember I played this game a lot with my mother. We were both hooked to the game.

 

3. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

In my opinion the best game in the Nintendo 64 and arguably the best Zelda game. I was never a big fan of the Nintendo 64 but I bought it for this game.

2. Super Mario 3

 I can still play this game for hours without getting sick of it. It's amazing how I can remember every little trick in this game but I cannot remember birthdays of my family most of the time. I spent so many hours of my childhood flying through the air as a raccoon or turning into a statue.

1. Final Fantasy VI

The best story line ever in a video game. This game had so many great elements and I was really happy when Nintendo finally released it on the Wii Virtual Console in North America.

Tuesday Top Ten: Board Games

This week's top ten is board games I loved playing. They have always been an easy and fun way to pass the time. They start arguments and bring a lot of laughs. There is always at least one game that someone is good at, you'll never find someone who is terrible at every board game. They may hate Monopoly but they are awesome at Scrabble and Boggle. It's just the way life works.

10. Nightmare

Not exactly a scary game but I loved how it was interactive with a VHS tape. I am still waiting for the game to be updated with a DVD.

9. Connect Four

I can never get sick of this game. I played it so much that everyone else got sick of it. Then when Nessa and I started dating her aunt had an electronic version which I played so much that the batteries got sick of the game.

8. Scene It

One of two games that people don't like playing with me because I'm a geek that knows too much useless things.

7. Trivial Pursuit Pop Culture

This is the other game that people won't play with me. Nessa and I even had to make special rules so that she would play it with me. Then when I'm answering questions she gives me those annoyed eyes she has.

6. Scattergories

This is Nessa and my go to game when we want to play a game. It's easy to set up and provides some good laughs. You find out some interesting facts as well. Like Ben Williams was a football player in 1954 but he was not the runner caught taking performance enhancing drugs. That was Ben Johnson. Also Jello Cube will never be a Halloween costume.

5. Yahtzee

I use to play this game a lot when I worked at the Youth Center. Craig Isaac and I had some crazy Yahtzee battles. I mean what else were we supposed to be doing, watching the kids?

4. Risk

 I suck at this game because it takes forever and I end up making stupid moves cause I am bored. But I use to like playing with the guys at Al's and it gets extra points because Al and I would team up to make sure Rory lost.

3. The Game of Life

 I remember that when we use to play this as a family I use to be the only one who went to college. Funny how life turns out.

2. Battleship

You've sunk my battleship. I use to love saying that and it amazes me that I do not own this game right now. When I pointed this fact out to Nessa agreed that we should go buy it soon. It's such a quick game to play when you just want to set up the game quick and have some fun.

1. Monopoly

 My all time favorite board game. I'm not a huge fan of how they have modernized it, I mean what is the point of playing if the banker can't steal money or cut deals on the side when people go to the bathroom. What's amazing about this game is everybody has different rules. Some play with only $500 on free parking. Others play that you have to wait until all properties are sold to buy houses and hotels. The really crazy players even play without all the bad Chance and Community Chest cards.

Tuesday Top Ten: World of Warcraft in Pop Culture

I have recently decided to return to World of Warcraft since my wife and some close friends are also returning to the game. So this week the top ten will be my favorite WOW references in Pop Culture.

10. Judge Judy







9. Moonlight








8. Mountain Dew soda

7. Celebrity Commercials








6. Zombieland - Apparently only myself and Spanish people like this clip.








5. How I Met Your Mother








4. Jeopardy - There's no way no one knew the answer








3. The Guild

2. The Big Bang Theory

1. South park