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Title: Favourite Game Name
Post by: thrush on October 07, 2011, 05:40:23 PM
Okay, silly question #2 for me tonight, but another one I've been thinking about for a long time.
What is your favourite video game name?
I ask this because a lot of my favourite games have not-so-memorable names like "Such and Such 3" or "Mega Super Something Or Other". It's a silly question so I expect at least a few silly answers. ^_- But, I'm a language-geek at heart so I think about these things. I'll throw out my two top choices:
Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland - This one is totally cliche, I know, but for me it works well precisely and solely because the titular Nightmare is a person, not an event or analogy for the state of things in Dreamland. I don't know if I can defend it better than that, but the name has stuck in my head for years, despite the fact that I actually like the original Kirby's Adventure about a million times more than this remake.
Riven - Okay, okay, it has the very unsexy "the Sequel to Myst" tagline, but the title itself is, I think, a real highlight in the gaming world: it's evocative, unusual, euphonic, suggestive of the play mechanics (to an extent), & encapsulates the game's theme on multiple levels.
Beyond these two stand-outs for me it gets difficult to separate my like/dislike of the game itself from the title specifically, but maybe I'd suggest Pac-Mac as well for creatively saying a lot in a little. Any thoughts?
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Post by: nodtveidt on October 07, 2011, 05:43:39 PM
Shatterhand
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Post by: runinruder on October 07, 2011, 05:47:35 PM
Blood Gear Chaos Legion
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Post by: Tatsujin on October 07, 2011, 06:16:40 PM
R-Type OutRun Makaimura Gradius Xevious Aresu no tsubasa etc.
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Post by: sunteam_paul on October 07, 2011, 08:30:13 PM
Exed Exes
or
XDR - X-Dazedley-Ray
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Post by: Tatsujin on October 07, 2011, 09:21:01 PM
Cybernoid :)
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Post by: _joshuaTurbo on October 08, 2011, 02:02:57 AM
how about: Ninja Gaiden Double Dragon Legendary Axe Bangai - O Air Zonk
all great/classic game names.
with shit like 'Modern Warfare X' or 'Angry Birds' these days, it really makes me miss originality in game names.
of course my least favourites would be: *any title*64 LOL
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Post by: chany60126 on October 08, 2011, 02:56:02 AM
I have to go with Plok. It's an awesome SNES game where the main character can fling out his limbs and use them as weapons. The soundtrack is an absolute masterpiece; Tim Follin's best work IMHO.
Another game name I like is Zombies Ate My Neighbors, another great game.
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Post by: DragonmasterDan on October 08, 2011, 06:00:40 AM
My favorite game title is Cthulhu Saves the World: Super Hyper Enhanced Championship Edition Alpha Diamond DX Plus Alpha FES HD – Premium Enhanced Game of the Year Collector’s Edition (without Avatars!)
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Post by: Tatsujin on October 08, 2011, 07:41:52 AM
I so knew that this name will appear when I read your nick on the threads front page :)
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Post by: TheClash603 on October 08, 2011, 09:25:51 AM
Great pick with Zombies Ate My Neighbors.
However, the one game which I always have said is the best name of all time is Rush N' Attack.
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Post by: Tolvatar on October 08, 2011, 09:29:16 AM
Snatcher and Firebird (Hinotori) for the MSX
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Post by: Keranu on October 08, 2011, 10:40:30 AM
"Hot Dog Storm," followed by "Plumbers Don't Wear Ties."
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Post by: thrush on October 08, 2011, 12:22:46 PM
Awesome, this is great list. I especially concur with "Shatterhand" & "Ninja Gaiden". "Rush N' Attack" is awesome on multiple levels, as well as, after a fashion... "Plumbers Don't Wear Ties". (Hey, it definitely is suggestive of the theme! >_(\ ) And I completely agree that "fill-in-the-blank 64" is at the very bottom of the barrel. Some other good-ish ones I thought of:
Trinity Pipe Dream Grim Fandango
In the ironically humorous department, "Hotel Mario" conjures up all sorts of incongruous images. Not sure how I feel about "Doom" or "Contra". Both are evocative, but also somewhat vague. "Touhou Koumakyou: the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil" seems a little redundant, but you could argue that the Japanese & English play off one another, and the English subtitle is certainly a vivid image. (I am unqualified to judge the Japanese side of it.) I rather like "Doki Doki Panic" but the name doesn't really connect to anything in the game that I'm aware of. For whatever reason, "Hot Dog Storm" makes me think of "Day of the Tentacle". I am unfamiliar with Firebird, but I see it has a super-cool titlescreen. ^^
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Post by: munchiaz on October 09, 2011, 03:18:18 PM
Ring of red. oso tatake ouendan. sin &punishment.
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Post by: Necromancer on October 10, 2011, 03:22:32 AM
I'm partial to Götzendiener just because it has umlauts, though Jeff Minter's games have the best titles of all: Attack of the Mutant Camels, Space Giraffe, Sheep in Space, Mama Llama, Metagalactic Llamas Battle at the Edge of Time, Goat Up, and Made in France II.
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Post by: thrush on October 10, 2011, 05:21:11 AM
Wow, Necro, I have never heard of any of those!
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Post by: ParanoiaDragon on October 10, 2011, 06:01:19 AM
Awesome, this is great list. I especially concur with "Shatterhand" & "Ninja Gaiden". "Rush N' Attack" is awesome on multiple levels, as well as, after a fashion... "Plumbers Don't Wear Ties". (Hey, it definitely is suggestive of the theme! >_(\ ) And I completely agree that "fill-in-the-blank 64" is at the very bottom of the barrel. Some other good-ish ones I thought of:
Trinity Pipe Dream Grim Fandango
In the ironically humorous department, "Hotel Mario" conjures up all sorts of incongruous images. Not sure how I feel about "Doom" or "Contra". Both are evocative, but also somewhat vague. "Touhou Koumakyou: the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil" seems a little redundant, but you could argue that the Japanese & English play off one another, and the English subtitle is certainly a vivid image. (I am unqualified to judge the Japanese side of it.) I rather like "Doki Doki Panic" but the name doesn't really connect to anything in the game that I'm aware of. For whatever reason, "Hot Dog Storm" makes me think of "Day of the Tentacle". I am unfamiliar with Firebird, but I see it has a super-cool titlescreen. ^^
Speaking of "fill in the blank" 64. I love game tiles such as Super "fill in the blank"! :D There was plenty of those on the SNES, but in general, I can't get enough of the Supers!
The Attack of the Mutant Camels I think I've heard of. It was a game for the never released 16bit(or 32bit??) Konix Multisystem. I think it eventually evolved into Defender 2K for the Jag, or atleast one of the modes did(I think there's a lama mode IIRC).
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Post by: Necromancer on October 10, 2011, 06:24:22 AM
The Attack of the Mutant Camels I think I've heard of. It was a game for the never released 16bit(or 32bit??) Konix Multisystem. I think it eventually evolved into Defender 2K for the Jag, or atleast one of the modes did(I think there's a lama mode IIRC).
It was a game for Atari computers, and it played a lot like The Empire Strikes Back on the 2600 except with giant camels instead of AT-ATs.
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Post by: ParanoiaDragon on October 10, 2011, 12:57:38 PM
Didn't know there were older versions, here's the Konix version
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Post by: Arkhan on October 10, 2011, 02:36:39 PM
It's also on the C64, and there is also http://www.lemon64.com/games/details.php?ID=3270
Arguably the best game in the series!!!
:)
My favorite game name is Faxanadu because I like saying it and typing it. My least favorite game name is Halo because that game sucks.
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Post by: Tatsujin on October 10, 2011, 02:51:39 PM
Jeff Mintler's Uberflash Attack of the on LSD Mutant Camels on a f*ckin' Plane.
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Post by: geise on October 10, 2011, 11:54:30 PM
XEXXEX
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Post by: UglyJoe on October 11, 2011, 02:44:10 AM
King of the Monsters 2: The Next Thing is my favorite title for a sequel ever.
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Post by: munchiaz on October 11, 2011, 12:17:25 PM
King of the Monsters 2: The Next Thing is my favorite title for a sequel ever.
just picked this up on SNES a few weeks ago.
It's always weird to me when a sequel is worse than the original, aka - King of the Monsters 2.
I guess the title is somewhat clever, at least it has that going for it.
How about Stroker? I remember stumbling upon this game on my friend's dad's computer when I was about 8 years old... I finally figured it out a couple years later!
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Post by: thrush on October 11, 2011, 04:30:35 PM
King of the Monsters 2: The Next Thing is my favorite title for a sequel ever.
just picked this up on SNES a few weeks ago.
I guess the title is somewhat clever, at least it has that going for it.
Agreed, that is pretty clever.
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Post by: machomadness on October 29, 2011, 07:04:28 AM
Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! lmao
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Post by: thrush on October 29, 2011, 07:37:43 AM
Excellent choice. ^^
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Post by: SuperPlay on November 01, 2011, 07:09:52 AM
Sooooooo many here are two that spring to mind:
Leather goddess of Phobos Leisure suit Larry
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Post by: sunteam_paul on November 01, 2011, 10:34:07 AM
Advanced Lawnmower Simulator on the ZX Spectrum.
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Post by: rag-time4 on November 02, 2011, 05:41:27 PM
Some of my favorites: Turbo: JJ and Jeff (overall this is my fave) Turbo: chew man fu (runner up) NES: Xexyz (hehe i pronounce it as zex ease) Fami: Gorby-no pipeline daisakusen PS1: parappa the rapper
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Post by: SignOfZeta on November 02, 2011, 07:56:43 PM
Herzog Zwei Remote Control Dandy Super Street Fighter 2 X: Grand Master Challenge The King of Fighter '98: Dream Match Never Ends Beatmania IIDX 12: Happy Sky Dick Vitale's Awesome Baby! College Hoops Prostitute Maker Cool Cool Jam Cannon Dancer
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Post by: rag-time4 on November 04, 2011, 09:09:26 AM
Herzog Zwei Remote Control Dandy Super Street Fighter 2 X: Grand Master Challenge The King of Fighter '98: Dream Match Never Ends Beatmania IIDX 12: Happy Sky Dick Vitale's Awesome Baby! College Hoops Prostitute Maker Cool Cool Jam Cannon Dancer
Great call on Herzog Zwei! One of my all time favorite games. My neighbor always butchered the name: "Herzog Zwiggy" was the way he said it.
Did herzog get a sequel?
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Post by: sunteam_paul on November 04, 2011, 10:26:22 PM
Man, Three Dirty Dwarves is f*cking AWESOME. Such an underrated game. If Die Hard hadn't made a big deal about it I'm not sure anyone would have ever even known it existed.
"So, do we have a deal?"
"Hmm...no. But we will kick your ass."
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Post by: SamIAm on March 31, 2012, 07:12:44 AM
Panorama Cotton
God, I love that f*cking game.
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Post by: esteban on March 31, 2012, 11:31:34 AM
NOTE: Yeah, there is a formula to the titles I like. Sorry I'm so predictable. (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgs.png)
Awesome Titles: Gomola Speed God Panic Iron Tank Dead Moon Armed F Splatterhouse Wasteland Volfiev
Goofy Titles: Blast Wind Chubby Cherub Mesopotamia Gotcha! Black Hole Assault Rock On Volfied
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Post by: Bernie on March 31, 2012, 11:34:14 AM
Booger Man
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Post by: Samurai Ghost on March 31, 2012, 03:39:07 PM
Interesting topic... For it me some that come to mind are:
Shadow Dancer Radiant Silvergun Castlevania Shadow of the Beast Space Harrier Altered Beast Winds of Thunder
These are some of my favorite games though, so I wonder if I just like the game enough that the title starts to sound cool to me?
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Post by: TR0N on March 31, 2012, 06:44:58 PM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e8//Garou_MotW_NeoGeo_cover.jpg) Garou Mark of the Wolves
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Post by: Gogan on April 02, 2012, 03:37:35 AM
Man, Three Dirty Dwarves is f*cking AWESOME. Such an underrated game. If Die Hard hadn't made a big deal about it I'm not sure anyone would have ever even known it existed.
"So, do we have a deal?"
"Hmm...no. But we will kick your ass."
Man, tell me bout it! Been a while since i played it tho. Sold my Saturn stuff years ago, regretted it, and currently building it back up and then some. Haven't picked it up again yet,
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Post by: Tatsujin on April 02, 2012, 04:10:45 AM
-=R-TYPE=-
proably the most magic game name in my whole life.
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Post by: Digi.k on April 03, 2012, 01:14:08 PM