1. Grim Fandango – I love the imagery and the dialogue.  In fact, I used the music and some of the poems from this game for an animation in architecture school.

2. Monkey Island – Haven’t tried the latest incarnation, but hopefully I’ll have some time for this soon.

3. Portal – SO EXCITED for the sequel.

4. Katamari – ditto

5. Little Big Planet – This is so cute and fun, but sadly I haven’t played much since my brother moved to another state.

6. Loco Roco – The cutesy noises the blobs make are kind of annoying, but I’m still searching for all the hidden spaces and fruits.

7. River City Ransom – I can’t count the hours my brother and I spent beating up thugs with a chain or steel pipe.  We must’ve finished this game at least a dozen times.

8. Jumpman – I used to come home from school and play this game over and over.  The graphics were so simple, but the game is so addictive.

9. The Simpsons – This was one of the few arcade games I really liked.  The new game is good too.

10. Dragon Warrior – We would spend all summer vacation searching for the metal slime in order to accumulate experience points.  I would never have patience for this now, but at the time, we were obsessed.