Hearts of Iron: A game about a group of super soldiers with cybernetic hearts. Third-person beat-em-up.

Super Mario Bros.: A game about Mario and Luigi, twin mafia hitmen working for a criminal mastermind named "Peach" Marcone. Third-person shooter.

Chrono Trigger: Wherein the player is a time-traveling assassin whose targets include Archduke Franz Ferdinand and JFK. First person shooter.
 
Rome Total War First person wargame: The first game in the Total war series. You controll one person throught its life, and if you are sucessfull you have kids and then the game continues with them. You get to choose the year for your start and your status in Rome, from slave to emperor. The most difficult setting places you in Pompeii the day before Vesuvius reupts in 79 AD.

Medieval Total War Second game in the series, set in medival times and now you controll the head of the family at all times as you trive to climb the social ladder, you start either as a pesant or a shipman and the goal is to be the ruler of your nation in 1492.

Empire Total war The third game in the series. It begins in the year 1500 and now they have brought back the options from Rome to choose every place in the society. The battlescenes are wery grahpical but it was a wery popular game. The game ends in 1900 and your nation has to be the worlds greates superpower. A year after its release the addon from here to eternety came were you could play until the end of time if you wanted. Unfortunally the lack of progress after 2222 was a big flaw.

Civilisation Total War You controll a tribe in the begning of time. Its not turnbased like the predecessors but real time action. Your goal is to have your tribe dominate the planet. The biggest flaw is the battles because even the biggest computers on Earth would loose power during the big battles in the end were you have millions of men, weichles, aircrafts and lots of bang.
 
Rome Total War First person wargame: The first game in the Total war series. You controll one person throught its life, and if you are sucessfull you have kids and then the game continues with them. You get to choose the year for your start and your status in Rome, from slave to emperor. The most difficult setting places you in Pompeii the day before Vesuvius reupts in 79 AD.

The only game here that sounds better than the original,this sounds awesome.
 
Medieval Total War Second game in the series, set in medival times and now you controll the head of the family at all times as you trive to climb the social ladder, you start either as a pesant or a shipman and the goal is to be the ruler of your nation in 1492.

Sounds nearly like The Guild series (though apparently on a much larger scale)...
 
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Zero Wing: WWII Japanese fighter simulation, with a bit of strategy thrown in. Fly a Zero from Pearl Harbor to the end of the war! Where you go, depends on how well you do. (If you do very well, the final mission is over Washington...)
 
Wolfenstein 3D - early 1990s German kiddie platformer about a merry family of wolwes living in a cave under the eponymous Wolfenstein ("Wolf's Rock"), experiencing fun new adventures every day. Was one of the first games of it's kind to feature highly realistic 3D, created thanks to one of the first uses of motion capture for a commercial mass-market video game.
 
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World of Warcraft--Steampunk MMO where the powerful Warcrafters guild has created all matter of insane inventions and gearwork monstrosities. As you level up, you fight all kinds of insane Steampunk mecha, aircraft, clockwork creatures and insane psionists.

:cool: Grrrr... :mad: If only ! :( :D
 
For those who are using names of computer/console that already exist, please be more creative and not use a name that doesn't exist.
 
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For those who are using names of computer/console that already exist, please be more creative and not use a name that doesn't exist.

Well, but that's part of the joke, isn't it ? :rolleyes: This type of threads clearly borders DBWI...
 
Okay, I'll give this a try...

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
- Link goes on a quest to wake up Zelda from a sleeping spell cast by Ganon. Yes, it's the same concept as OTL, except... IT DOESN'T SUCK! ATL, this sequel keeps the same overhead perspective from the first game instead of being the side-scrolling failure that it was OTL.

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - Ditto. Horrible sequel to a great game. ATL, the difficulty level would be toned way down so it would be possible to complete the game without a strategy guide. Also, the final battle with Dracula would be more epic and challenging.

Okay, now for real...

Urban Champion
- You are a community organizer attempting to rescue one of the city's worst neighborhoods from crime and decay. Use the funds at your disposal to beautify your neighborhood by planting trees, painting over graffiti, and other aesthetic attempts to attract gentrification! Coordinate with law enforcement to put drug dealers and gangs behind bars! Counsel people through their domestic disputes! Do all of this, and you will become the Urban Champion! (For those who don't know, Urban Champion was a streetfighting game for the 8-bit Nintendo system in OTL. Sort of obscure.)

NFL Blitz - Vicariously experience the thrill and drama of being on the debate team with this one-of-a-kind video game! Spend time researching news articles, writing down potential arguments on note cards, and rehearsing your delivery! Your success depends on how much effort you put into your preparation! Prepare well and you'll totally "blitz" the hell out of your debating opponent! Licensed by the National Forensic League. :D

Tecmo Bowl - An unremarkable bowling game for the 8-bit Nintendo.

And that's all that I can think of for now...
 

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Looter: A side-scroller were the player must grab as many stereos, T.V.s, toasters, microwaves, etc., as possible for points. At the end of each level, night falls, and a helicopter's rotors are heard, then the player must dodge the spotlight to advance to the next level. Every level, the spotlight moves faster.
I shit you not, I really think that game could've been HUGE in the 80s.
 
Knight's Cross- The first game in the wildly popular WW2 series, with the player in the role of Hauptmann Jurgen Schmidt, recruited into an elite Wehrmacht unit in 1943-44 as they fight their way through Britain. Released for the Ibuka GameStation 001.

Knight's Cross: Werewolves- Another GameStation title, this controversial "alternate history" title involves a Werewolf resistance unit in the ruins of Berlin in 1948, the year after the "United Nations" won.

Knight's Cross: Combined Assault- The first title in the series for the Elektrosoft PC, this returns to more familiar territory, although with a new protagonist. The famous opening sequence, as the player takes part in the landings at Pevensey, has been widely copied.

Knight's Cross: Frontline- A multi-platform release, for Ibuka 002, Nintendo GameBox, and Elektrosoft "Machine X". Takes place in between the missions of the original, as Hauptmann Schmidt tries to capture the prototype De Havilland Vampire.

Knight's Cross: Red Star- Another multiplatform title, with a new character- Feldwebel Heinrich Moltke. The first to be set on the Russian front, it was poorly received, and the sequel, featuring Moltke's brother, was canned.

Knight's Cross: Infiltrator- The first portable title in the series, for the Nintendo Pocket.

Knight's Cross: Barbarossa- Another, much more successful, multiplatform attempt at the Russian front. Widely acclaimed tank mechanics, a new character, and a longer storyline.

Knight's Cross: Afrika- Applies the winning formula of Barbarossa to the tank battles of the North African desert.

Knight's Cross: Heroes- Another portable title, for the Ibuka Mini-01. Also a "retrospective", with 3 characters from previous games, each with their own campaign.

Knight's Cross: Vanguard- Perhaps the weakest title in the series, which tries to combine the unusual control system of the Nintendo iMotion with a choice of start points for the mission. Also released for Ibuka 002. Got terrible reviews, being called "a poor man's Landser"- referring to the new, better WW2 franchise.

Knight's Cross: Fallschirmjaeger- Updates Vanguard's parachute-deployment mechanics, but combines them with a much less linear, more free-roaming environment to give a far better title overall. Released for PC, Elektrosoft Machine Z, and Ibuka 003- after the Vanguard debacle, they decided to relegate the iMotion to the less-demanding "portable" games such as:

Knight's Cross: Heroes 2- just released for Ibuka Mini-01 and Nintendo iMotion. The iMotion version involves a superb online mode.
 
Final Fantasy VII:

The most controversial installment of the long running series, Final Fantasy VII places you in the role of Cloud Strife, an eco-terrorist fighting against the Shinra corporation of Midgar. Famed for its take on terrorism itself, the fight being defined by the ideologies of nature vs. technology and order vs. chaos, Final Fantasy VII became venemently attacked by both watchdogs and long time fans of the series for its deviation from the usual good vs. evil ideals as one notorious part of the game showed the after affects of a bomb attack by the player with multiple people dying in a hospital, it was the first Final Fantasy game to earn a T for Teen rating.

Citing the sarin gas attacks as an inspiration for the ideas behind the game (In which his moth had died) Hironobu Sakaguchi used the game's major theme of an exploration of terrorism to really come to the fore. Cloud, a jaded mercenary was joined by others in his quest against Shinra with people like Barret Wallace and Tifa Lockhart, both with their own personal vendettas against Shinra, Cait Sith, a crippled man who used the series's trademark Moogle to get around (Albeit as a robot aid as opposed to a flesh and blood creature as before), Yuffie, an assasin off the streets of Midgar and later Cloud's love interest in the game and finally, Vincent Valentine, a mercenary like Cloud but ultimately, his later sacrifice in the game to save the others from a bomb attack ultimately proved him to be the more Human of the two.

By far the most cynical of all Final Fantasy game in the series, the line between hero and villain blurred beyond recognition as the game went on, this was slightly tempered by the presence of Aerith in the story. Although not a player character, Aerith was used as a mouth piece for the more optimistic side of Humanity as a compromise between the two warring factions, a view that seemed confirmed when the ambigous end apparently showed her taking Midgar to a peaceful future.

Not without its shortcomings, the two CD game was notorious for only taking place within Midgar itself, other locations being barely hinted at in the game as well with suffering from some translation issues. Nevertheless with ground breaking graphics, a huge, expansive and immersive story with new characters and a twist on the Final Fantasy series that would make it different from all others, Final Fantasy VII became a classic for many, securing it as a fan favourite for years to come.
 
Some Commodore 64 Classics

Raid Over Moscow: Relive the aerial battles over Stalin’s capital as the Luftwaffe and the Red Air Force battle for supremacy

Paradroid: Everyone’s favourite android, Marvin, has mislaid his prozac. Guide him through a maze munching his happy pills and dodging imaginary ghosts conjured up by his warped neural net.

Summer Games: Epyx brings us a collection of sport minigames including “Punting Down the Thames”, “The Wimbledon Tennis Finals” and the grand old game of “Croquet”.

Attack of the Mutant Camels: Play as a fiendish scientist bent on world domination, design unholy animals including the most terrifying of them all – the mutant camel - and send them at cities to destroy your enemies!

Aztec Challenge: The first in a proposed 4 part game in an failed attempt to bring the Crystal Maze to the home computer, Aztec Challenge features Richard O’Brien guiding contestants around a series of puzzle challenges to win crystals and earn more time in the Crystal Dome.

Rainbow Islands: Psychadelic platform romp featuring stoned hippies trying to collect enough weed in the Caribbean to remain off their faces in perpetuity.

Ant Attack: Stuart Goddard (AKA Adam Ant) has started taking pot-shots at random members of the public again – capture him and lock him away before the time runs out.

Golden Axe – Become a Viking, plunder post-Roman Europe and try and claim the ultimate prize from Odin himself; the Golden Axe.

Montezuma’s Revenge – As much as I might want to think of a game which made best use of the euphemism “Montezuma’s Revenge”, only Theme Hospital featured diarrhoea and got away with it.

New Zealand Story – Fight the Maoris for control of the Pacific Archipelago.
 
Grand Theft Wheelchair- A humorous game set in a retirement home where you get points for stuff like stealing wheelchairs, having wheelchair races, raiding the drug cabinets for valium, having syringe-squirtgun turf wars-- and most controversially, getting the nurses and maids to sleep with you.
 

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Grand Theft Wheelchair- A humorous game set in a retirement home where you get points for stuff like stealing wheelchairs, having wheelchair races, raiding the drug cabinets for valium, having syringe-squirtgun turf wars-- and most controversially, getting the nurses and maids to sleep with you.

AWESOME. I want that game.
 
I think the name "Red Square" predates the Communists.
Indeed. In Russian, the name of the Red Square (Красная площадь)could also be translated as Beautiful Square. The "Red" part comes from the colour of the bricks on the square, and the square supposedly acquired its name during the 17th Century.

The idea about the Total War series sounds really cool.

Now, my idea...

Portal: a game where an extraterrestrial invasion of Earth has started, and you play a scientist from company Aperture Science, whose only weapons are a Zero-Point Energy Field Manipulator, a Handheld Portal Device and his wits, as he attempts to survive the initial attacks and starts the war against the enemy aliens.
 
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