Top 5 Video Games I Spent More Time on than I Care to Admit
October 22, 2008 | Filed Under Top 5, Video Games | 228 CommentsThe Legend of Zelda
These are the types of video games when you realize after you’ve spent four consecutive hours on the couch without moving that you need to get up and do something else. The types where you probable thought, “I would have been better off if I had never purchased this game,” and then promptly smack yourself for ever thinking about living in a world without them.
Yes, these are the Top 5 Games I’ve spent an ungodly amount of time playing—and would probably never admit how long, nor really want to know.
PS – BTW, these are in inverse order. So although it says #1 just below this paragraph, it’s actually #5.
PPS – I also cheated and put six games in a Top 5 list. I know. It’s wrong.
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The Legend of Zelda
This is the original we’re talking about here. I’m sure this is much higher for most everyone else who plays video games though; it was revolutionary in that while Super Mario Bros. had you bouncing around smashing goombas and stuff, Zelda had you moving and thinking like you were actually saving a real-life princess. There was strategy. There was a sweet sword. And just like any true boy, you just keep on playing until you got the hot princess.
Soundtrack to this Game
The theme to Zelda:
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MLB: The Show 2008
The most recent addition, I must admit that I probably played this one more than most people because it was my first foray into the PlayStation3. Either way, when you can create your own player, make it look like you, start out as a minor leaguer, and then work your way to back-to-back Cy Young awards and a World Series title? Yeah, count me in. (As if my bias towards my love of baseball didn’t influence the direct amount of time I played this game.)
Soundtrack to this Game
As games got newer, they’ve stopped writing theme music to video games; they just license songs out and make straight cash. So for this one, and a couple later ones, these are songs from the soundtrack to the game.
ZZ Top—I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide
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MegaMan 3
This is kind of a tricky one. MegaMan 3 wasn’t actually a tough game; the tough games usually waste the most time because you can’t beat them right off the bar. But this one is up here because I’ve replayed an insane amount of times. Not to mention, it has some of the best theme music in the history of video games. Segue…
Soundtrack to this Game
Theme to MegaMan 3
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Tony Hawk 3
The thing that made this game so great and time-wasting was the playability. You could get a seemingly infinite amount of points as long as you keep your nollie rolling. And then when you got bored, go ahead and throw in some codes and end up on the moon and spin forever.
Soundtrack to this Game
CKY made a huge splash here before Bam Margera was pimpin’ them out. Bodyjar’s “Not the Same” is also awesome, go check it out.
CKY—96 Quite Bitter Beings
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Guitar Hero 3
The thing about Guitar Hero is that you have four different levels to play on. So right when you get done beating the game and blistering your fingers on medium, you’re start in on hard and expert feels unattainable. But when it’s that unattainable, just like the hot cheerleader in high school, you just keep on going, keep on trying until you get there. I’ve still never beaten “Raining Blood” by Slayer on Expert.
Sountrack to this Game
Slayer—Raining Blood
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Dr. Mario
Rather than tell you about this game and how many hours I’ve spent playing it (which, honestly, probably amounts to almost 30 days straight), I’m going to tell you an anecdote about what happened in my life during the playing of this game. I first learned about it from my buddy Kyle. I didn’t have a car in high school when I was a freshman or sophomore, so he would take me home when we got out. Sometimes, instead of going right home, we would go to his house instead to hang out. Eventually, we started to listen to music, kind of mindlessly, while we played. This turned into us only listening to one CD: Ace of Base’s The Sign.
Soundtrack to this Game
Theme to Dr. Mario
Honorable Mentions
I wouldn’t be doing this list justice if I didn’t mention the following:
- Halo—Only Halo 1, though. I was in college. Lots of long nights trying to illegally connect to an Xbox server and get people to j-up and play.
- The Oregon Trail—I don’t know if this one counts, but it was the number one game I’ve ever played while in a school setting.
- NCAA Football 2003—Joey Harrington was on the cover. That shows you how long ago that was… and how mis-covered it was.
Happy gaming!
