Whats the most addictive game ever/ game you spend the longest playing?

Has to be Championship Manager 03-04 for me... It's like Pringles... Once you start you just can't stop.

Morrowind. I lost three months of my life playing this game. No kidding. It was the summer of "up at 6.30am, work from 8am-4pm. Home by 4.30pm. Eat dinner, get washed and changed, get on game at 5.30pm, finish at about 11pm, repeat each day."

Yeah, I was quite addicted. Strangely, my social life wasn't really too impeded by said addiction.

Tetris... Or Minesweeper. You THINK you can stop any time, but in truth it's impossible! You have to play game after game after game after game...

Yeah mine's gotta be the Championship manager series..

Tetris is up there. I think I've lost days of my life to that game.

SSX3 was also suprisingly addictive.

Umm... Soul Calibur 2, Super Smash Bros... Pretty much any game I could kick your ass in.

Most addictive ever... probably Tetris yeah.

Originally posted by Bahamut ZERO
Morrowind. I lost three months of my life playing this game. No kidding. It was the summer of "up at 6.30am, work from 8am-4pm. Home by 4.30pm. Eat dinner, get washed and changed, get on game at 5.30pm, finish at about 11pm, repeat each day."

Yeah, I was quite addicted. Strangely, my social life wasn't really too impeded by said addiction.

I could not agree with you more. While my schedule was wake up, play for an hour, go to school, come home, watch yugioh and dbz, then play until bed, that game is the most addicting ever. That's why im making a club for it (am I allowed to say that?)

Any of the snake games on the old Nokia mobile phones. Its just so damn addictive, and all it it is a line of pixels moving and eating stuff, but its REALLY addictive.

I'm going to go with Soul Calibur 2. There are so many different modes, extras, players with so many moves, it almost never gets boring.

Most likely any RPG for me.

loki u had to go and bring up sc2 and ssb's melee....
those r the most addictive games to date....those and mario kart ov course...no lie i have to be the best @ soul calibur in the whole country!!!! if only i could prove it to u!!!

Soul Calibur 2!

Not really, but I'm obsessed with it right now and I can't stop playing it.

The real winner in this category is Fallout 1 & 2, which not enough people here rave about with me. :\

Actually yes TK your right Fallout 1&2 do fucking rule. Tying to find the GECK and Water Chip and all those side missions just keep you hypnotised for hours on end.

Also the Championship Manager series. For me, the peak of my addiction was at 00/01.

Apart from that, Tetris, and maybe Snake 2 on my mobile is a weak contender. It's crap, but I just keep having one more go.

Zuma (http://www.popcap.com/launchpage.php?theGame=zuma&src=big8)! Specifically, the downloadable version. I've addicted the rest of my family as well... >:D

As for game I've played the most...possibly FFX, which I've logged over 200 hours on so far and still have tons to do in. Although there are tons of other games I play that don't count total time logged, so who knows. Morrowind, everything Black Isle/Bioware/Square have released, etc.

One word:
Solitare. Any version.
Once I stayed up all night trying to win. And I did.

Ummm......i think that snake is addicting but so is the skydiving game (on certain Nokia phones)

Originally posted by lance
Zuma (http://www.popcap.com/launchpage.php?theGame=zuma&src=big8)! Specifically, the downloadable version. I've addicted the rest of my family as well... >:D

GODDAMMIT! Why did you put that link up!? now I just wasted 2 hours of my day.

Mwahahahaha! >:D

Originally posted by TK
Soul Calibur 2!

Not really, but I'm obsessed with it right now and I can't stop playing it.

The real winner in this category is Fallout 1 & 2, which not enough people here rave about with me. :\

Just thought I had to post this...

I love that picture, and I want that doll. I'd love to ahve doll like that, that'd complete my doll collection, that if I got that doll it would be a sum total of: 1.

Hah, that's great. I was horribly disappointed when I learned there would be no Fallout 3. =(

I rarely ever find games addicting. I played umihara kawase for a solid 3 months straight every day(it takes about 20 minutes to beat the game and I did so nearly each time I played after a few weeks), so that's my pick.

I once had a demo of a level from Tony Hawk 2. I played it to death. No joke. I played the DEMO for hours on end. Tony Hawk is certainly a series which defines the idea of "just one more try". I play each new one tons. The latest kicks ass by the way. Im also partial to a nice game of Alpha Centauri.

Dynasty Warriors. A very nice button masher that makes ya just want to keep playing for no reason.

M.....O.....R.....R.....O....W......I.....N.....D! !!!!!!!!!;)

Originally posted by Landlord of Sector 7
M.....O.....R.....R.....O....W......I.....N.....D! !!!!!!!!!;)

Yes, you have already mentioned this once, I think we get the point...

In terms of games that have stood the test of time, and that I still pick up and play for an hour or so, Tetris is way up there as well. Even though it's years old, it's one of those games that can be horribly addictive. I remember over Christmas, I was showing my nephew the old Gameboy (and he laughed at it...) But I ended up giving Tetris a whirl because I was bored. I think I finally regained my senses about two hours later.

I remember when I first got the Gameboy, my brother and I would take turns playing Tetris to beat each other's high scores. Great stuff, but as he was 10 years older than me, and I was only 10, 11, he kept on beating me. :(

Most addictive game for me is most definitely Diablo 2. I've got a level 73 Paladin, level 30 Necromancer, level 27 Sorceress, level 6 hardcore assassin and level 3 Barbarian..

Also, FFX. I have yet to get all the items to get the ultimate weapons for several of the characters, especially Tidus and Lulu. I hate the Thunder Plains. And that damn Chocobo racing thing. Grrrr.......

Either WarioWare.Inc or Advance Wars 2. I play these for hours everyday.

The Sims, until you break the addiction.

Searching the internet for new stuff is also adds to the feverish addiction.

I had to uninstall it, I was getting anything else done at home...

Heres one ive just gotten back into and played tons. VICE CITY. Now that is an addictive game. I can play that for hours on end without getting bored.

I have to agree with Jamie. The Dynasty Warriors games, in particular Dynasty Warriors 4 and 4 Xtreme Legends. Ever since I got hooked on this series, with Dynasty Warriors 2, I've played all of them, except the first one.

What I found so interesting about this game series, and also Dynasty Tactics 2 (I haven't played the first Dynasty Tactics), I found a copyof the novel these games are based on, is the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which is a EXCELLENT read!

But I've strayed off topic. Dynasty Warriors 4 Xtreme Legends (After loading the original data from Dynasty Warriors 4), to me, are not just a great game to kill time, but also, in my case, was very fulfilling. Especially if I'm a little... angered, annoyed, etc, etc. Playing this game, always helps me calm down and feel.... better, yes?

So my vote goes to Dynasty Warriors!

Soul Calibur II by far

I was never really a die-hard fan of it, but I've seen so many of my friends do nothing but play it all day at local arcades.

Monster Hunter!!! Definitely Monster Hunter for me!!
=D

Wario Ware Inc. gets 10798135 of my votes. The concept is extremely simple but I have not once let go of the game... until I got FFTA and now it's just switch in between games. ^_^

I would have to say the .hack series, any Final Fantasy, Halo, and any good fighting game. I rockzorz your Boxorz in fighting games.

Call of Duty has been taking up all of time lately but i just picked up copy of Xenogears today and plan on playing that pretty much non-stop for quite awhile

Halo...

Everywhere I go, people always talk about having Halo parties at their houses. The game seems like your normal first-person shooter, but once you start playing it, you immediately become addictive to it.

The snake game from the Nokia phones is just that old QBASIC game Nibbles. As far as QBASIC goes, Gorillas was my most addictive game. Monkeys on rooftops throwing exploding bananas at each other, you had to put the angle and force at which they threw the banana. Yeah, it was great, especially when you started screwing with the wind velocity and gravity values.

And Chip's Challenge on the old Winblows 95/98 was fun. Anyone ever complete it, though?

Originally posted by Smokey
Halo...

Everywhere I go, people always talk about having Halo parties at their houses. The game seems like your normal first-person shooter, but once you start playing it, you immediately become addictive to it.

I just had Halo party friday great fun

legend of mir2 definatley, i skived school for 3 weeks just to play that

The most addictive game ever played for me would have to be Vietcong of any title. You can't stop and shoot through the hell out of the VC. Serves them right!!! LOL!!! Oh and I am Vietnamese so I actually enjoyed blasting my way through the game!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

for me it has to be any of those deceptively simple puzzlers, like BAM, Puyo Puyo etc. or even Sphere Break, LOL!

There's something about that kind of open-endedness, and the desire to have 'just one more go' that grabs me like a cheap date. On a Tuesday.

Oh yes the exploding bananas!

Many many hours of my childhood was eating by those damn exploding bananas. Stupid 286 and all it's simple games!


I'll say the most addicting game is any version of a flight combat simulator, especially a WWII flight simulator. Nothing quite gives the same satisfaction of blowing a few nazis out of the sky.

Worms Armageddon.
Curse that game's oily hide, it addicts me like no other.

Tibia..

Free online game..

Was on it a whole week non stop once..

Now ive stopped playing, im in rehab..

plus..

Long live fallout 3, we will never forget..

Originally posted by Odin
And Chip's Challenge on the old Winblows 95/98 was fun. Anyone ever complete it, though?

I got really far once... good times...

Zuma is definitley the most addictive...

virtua tennis 1 or 2

Originally posted by mrmonkeyman
Worms Armageddon.
Curse that game's oily hide, it addicts me like no other.

Yup, but not the most addictive for me. If you liked worms though, you shoudl check out Liero. It's like two player worms in FREAKING REAL TIME!! OMFG!
Anyway, the most addictive game that I've EVER played...
Probably Counter Strike, I've been playing it forever and I can't stop.

Im suprised that was the first time Counter Strike had been mentioned. I lost about 6 months of my life to that game. Now i play Natural Selection instead.

I have to say there are a couple � Counter Strike, Diablo II, and the whole Tekken series.

LONG LIVE STREET FIGHTER!!!!!! and any other fighting games, the final fantasy and metal gear series and ZONE OF ENDERS I & II

DDR

And, Zuma, thanks to this thread.

But DDR, definitely.

Nothing more needs to be said.

HARVEST MOON 64!

Grrr, just...one....more...day...then....I'll.....stop.. .

I'll have to say Unreal Tournament for me, it's my 5th year now that I am playing it. I've been playing it since it's release back in 1999 :>

Armagetron.....definitely.

Well, first of there is the Final Fantasy series, the Shenmue series, and Max Payne was quite addictive.

Well they are for me anyway.

back when i first got it, ut, the origonal civ, when im not stuck diablo ii, when i hadnt mastered them ff 7 and 9, ff tactics advance, thats about it at the moment.

Super Mario Kart.

Battle Mode.

Need I say more?

Originally posted by Kubirio

Super Mario Kart.

Battle Mode.

Need I say more?

Amen to that.

Yourself, one friend, a SNES, two controllers, Super Mario Kart in Battle Mode, and five hours gone by firing red Koopa shells at each other. About as close to gaming bliss is you can get.... :D

Originally posted by Enkidoh


Amen to that.

Yourself, one friend, a SNES, two controllers, Super Mario Kart in Battle Mode, and five hours gone by firing red Koopa shells at each other. About as close to gaming bliss is you can get.... :D

Super Mario Kart.

yeah, i remember playing that for hours with 3 friends.

me and my friends had a 3 hour 2 on 2 halo battle which ended 50-49 kills, my team won.

another unbeleviably addictive multiplayer game is wwf no mercy on n64, 4 player tag team ladder matches are heaven

I've always wanted to participate in a Super Mario Kart tourney, or at least play it online.

Could you do that with a ROM?

I don't think you can Kubirio.

Mind you, I've never really tried, so I could be proven wrong.

the ZSNES emulator has an option for internet play, i've never tried it and have no idea if or how it works.

Silent Hill 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


God! I'm soooooooooooooooooo absessed with this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(tugging on hair)

For me its morrowind. I've lost probably a month (of PLAY TIME) to that game... With out cheating! I hate when ppl cheat on RPGs!


Originally posted by calmia
the ZSNES emulator has an option for internet play, i've never tried it and have no idea if or how it works.

Yes you can, me and my friend have played Secret of Mana before, its really fun too! you have to give each other your IP and all this weird stuff... but its worth it

thats pretty sick, we should start a emulation multiplayer club-in the clubs forum

id say dbz budokai 2 :D even though it could be beat in at the least an hour i just couldnt put it down i played and played untill i got every capsule including the gogeta capsule and even at this point i cant get enough of pwning my freinds and lil bro :D

Yer, your right DBZ Rox!
Although I can't w8 for to Tribes Vengeance (http://www.tribesvengance.com) come out, that looks awsome, Also Halo 2, Half-Life 2, Doom3 *I think I can say this year is dedicated to First-Person-Shooters!!!
If anyone else is into the Half-Life series please tell me!! :)

Geez... you posted the link wrong.

Tribes Vengeance (http://www.tribesvengeance.com)

half-life is excellent, the graphics on half-life 2 are amazing, what is it rag-doll physics or something like that? realism is always a gd thing. i really should order it, that is if its out over here yet?

It isn't out anywhere yet. It shouldn't be too much longer though.

A Couple:
Kingdom Hearts and FF10

Chamionship manager a winner

The games I would have to say have eaten up the most of my time are... Tetris, Harvest Moon 64, FFTactics Advance, Disgaea, Almost any RPG, Perfect Dark and Goldeneye 007(God that was some Sweet Multiplayer Goodness). DK mode anyone?

Oh, and what is this mysterious Championship Manager you speak of? Championship of what?

Counter-Strike is incredibly addictive.

Id say tetris... i played it for a day non stop...

Originally posted by Tactical Error #5
Oh, and what is this mysterious Championship Manager you speak of? Championship of what?

Football championship. The Premier League and lower divisions, as well as the Spanish and Italian equivalent.

Yeah, I know Americans don't call it football, but deal with it.

The game can be terribly addictive when you're winning, and terribly frustrating when you are losing. Good fun.

I remembered one. How about the Madden franchise?

I couldn't stop playing Dragon Valor ^^ Or Final Fantasy VII....... And I couldn't get my hands off Morrowind and The Legend of Zelda Four Swords Adventures ^^

Geneforge is a good one too.
Multiple endings make for very good replayablity.

Originally posted by Smokey
I remembered one. How about the Madden franchise? Indeed I have played Madden Games since Madden '97 and I probally have more time on them then any final fantasy I have ever played.

(I bought Madden 2005 last Wensday)

NBA live 98was addictive,3-point contest so flipping hard but challeging and playing equally fun

And don't forget NBA Jam.

The Mario and Final Fantasy Series. ^_^

The most addictive game for me at the moment is Star Ocean: til the end of time o_O

FF IX and FF X, and Diablo II: LoD and Starcraft Broodwar are all very addicting

the sims. i spent an entire summer playing those games. but once you break the addiction, you really go cold turkey.

other than that, dr. robotnik's mean bean machine kept me playing it religiously until i beat all of it.

Crashing in Burnout 3...

Who knew that destroying public property could be so much fun.

I get addicted easily. Its a toss up between CM 01/02, Morrowind, PES 3 and Sim City 3000

Addicting? you say it like it was a drug or something but i do like rpg's.

Pac Man, cuz I'm da bomb at that game... I play through so many levels before I lose one Life, I always get enough points to keep playing forever, sometimes I just leave cuz i've been there all day at the Pac Man machine at the laundramat, and I ain't even close to losing and I broke the high score like an hour ago.

How about PONG?

Street Fighter Alpha 3 and tetris, my friends and I could play those two for days, oh yeah and FFVII

Tetris is the most addictive game ever, no queston, im surprised you had to ask. Pong comes closely behind.

Tetris? Oh yes, I love it and it is very addictive. Another one is Risk. I'm addicted to this one, too. :)

Gimme Golden Sun, Phantasy Star 3, Castlevania or a Star Wars game and lock me in a dark room. I won't emerge 'til tomorrow.

Hmm.. I think.. No.. there's no doubt..
Final FantasyX O_o

Final Fantasy 10, and Driv3r.

I change what I said about Phantasy Star 3. Mediocre gameplay. But Castlevania, Star Wars, Final Fantasy, Golden Sun, alot of those games are really addicting. Oh, and Tenchu 2. Can't forget building your own traps in Terrain Editor, watching innocent people kill themselves by running into your traps...

Oh, and speaking of killing innocent people, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. That game is crazy fun.

I don't get addicted to games, but the THP series had my attention for months.

I love the ff series and the Halos games

chrono cross was addicting it took me a while to get over it cause I wanted to get the good ending

Solitaire. Halo. Ironic part is that I don't like these games, but if I start playing either one in my spare time... It's hard to quit.

Oh yes, for me it's hard to quit TI calculator games. It doesn't help that I have one either.

For some ungodly reason, I found myself addicted to The Sims games series for the GameCube.

:/

Someone might have already said it, but Civilisation 3 was the most addictive game I've ever played. Just something magical about it... well not magical...

Tetris-NES, the most addictive videogame ever...

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty Baby!

harvest moon on the snes

Counter-Strike on PC, I've played that for days on end.

I feel rather ashamed that I play Madden 2005 as much as I do.

i find dragonball z budokai 3 very addictive i will even more over christmas lol

Edna: Damn I hate games for doing this to me!

Zulu: After all these years I still find myself strangely addicted to the Final Fantasy series.

Edna: Even so; It's so strangely familiar.

Zulu: Touch�, you know; I'm also addicted to Pikmin...

Edna: Yeah me too! I'll buy Pikmin 2 soon baby, soon.

Probably Counter-Strike on PC for me.

diablo 2

I can't bring myself to stop playing Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal.

a thread has been revived? well anyways I couldn't stop playing ff7 yesterday cause I'm trying to get a white chocobo and see if it's possible that there is two more weapons

New most addictive game = Half-Life 2 no question.

I'm addicted FF games, counter strike and halo.

One word:Tetris

Hmm... most of the games I get make me addicted. Mainly because I make sure there good before I buy them. But, I found that:

The Final Fantasy Series,Suikoden II, Animal Crossing [for a while it was], Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Crash Bandicoot 3, Counter-strike, Guild Wars [does BETA count?] & Unreal Tournament

were/are the most addicting games I have ever played.

TLoZ.

Harvest Moon. I have FoMT for my GBA and I've wasted many, many, many hours playing it.

I get addicted to games like that, with no definite ending, like the Sims or building games such as Caeser III.