For definition sakes: Series = At least 3 games.

Innovation wise: Prolly the Madden series, i mean alot of it is gimmicky, but some of it realy works
Story Line: Resident Evil
And Just because its so big of a classic: Mario

5/14/2006 5:20:37 PM

MarioKart

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5/14/2006 5:21:15 PM

wait

madden series is innovative?

OH GOSH
A JUKE BUTTON

5/14/2006 5:36:27 PM

QB vision..the all star mode, and now the ability to play as any player, instead of just the ball carrier.

5/14/2006 5:39:36 PM

GTA

5/14/2006 5:41:30 PM

zelda


but you cant choose one series at the best....youve got to do it by genre

Quote :

"Innovation wise: Prolly the Madden series"

right.......
ok

my brain is bleeding

[Edited on May 14, 2006 at 5:48 PM. Reason : 6]

5/14/2006 5:47:16 PM

if you look at the original GTA (the british over the city one) and look at San Andreas

i doubt you're going to find a more evolved game

i could be wrong though

[Edited on May 14, 2006 at 5:53 PM. Reason : ^i guess zelda is a good competitor for that title]

5/14/2006 5:52:44 PM

^ If DNF ever comes out......



*chuckles*

5/14/2006 5:54:05 PM

Gran Turismo

5/14/2006 6:34:39 PM

Final Fantasy

5/14/2006 6:35:47 PM

resident evil for story? errr i guess, but not really.

i rather like legacy of kain even though it can be a bit trite at times too.

5/14/2006 6:59:22 PM

does pac man and mrs. pac man count as a series?

5/14/2006 7:07:40 PM

Final Fantasy

5/14/2006 7:09:10 PM

Castlevania 2D

5/14/2006 7:19:15 PM

I was thinking about the FF games, but they technically aren't a series. Each game is a game of it's own, independent of the others.

5/14/2006 7:50:27 PM

Uh, Super Mario Bros. ?

Shoulda been in the first post.

5/14/2006 8:41:53 PM

my answer is bias because i have never played a single final fantasy game

5/14/2006 8:43:34 PM

dont worry. they are good and all, but ppl really suck their dick a too much.

5/14/2006 8:47:55 PM

Quote :

"castlevania 2d"

5/14/2006 8:58:10 PM

Quote :

"but they technically aren't a series. Each game is a game of it's own, independent of the others."

wait
what?

i've never played one

so i haven't a clue

5/14/2006 9:09:45 PM

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"Uh, Super Mario Bros. ? Shoulda been in the first post. "

uh..it was

5/14/2006 9:53:38 PM

1. Mario Bros.
2. Zelda
3. Mega Man

5/14/2006 9:58:18 PM

those of you not mentioning GTA

have you ever played the first game?

5/14/2006 9:59:21 PM

yes...have you though?
The first one was not british..it was set in America.

5/14/2006 10:00:22 PM

meh

i must have been playing an expansion pack or something

cause shit was definitely in jolly ol angland

5/14/2006 10:05:54 PM

Street Fighter

5/14/2006 10:09:47 PM

bubble bobble

5/14/2006 10:10:35 PM

Granted there are only two official games, but Baldur's Gate is my absolute favorite PC RPG series. Hopefully a third will somehow get developed.

[Edited on May 14, 2006 at 10:12 PM. Reason : ]

5/14/2006 10:12:23 PM

1) Mario Brothers (includes regular, kart, tennis, golf, party, etc)
2) Final Fantasy
3) Madden
Close 4) Tekken

5/14/2006 10:18:16 PM

1. Super Mario Bros.
2. Zelda
3. Final Fantasy
4. Street Fighter
5. Metroid
6. Castlevania
7. Mario Kart
8. Metal Gear Solid
9. Soul Calibur
10. Mega Man
11. Sonic the Hedgehog
12. Resident Evil
13. Tony Hawk

Honorable Mentions:

Ninja Gaiden
classic TMNT games
Wario Ware
Panzer Dragoon

Quote :

"Innovation wise: Prolly the Madden series"

Madden doesn't even get close to the Mario Bros. series in terms of innovation. Super Mario Bros. and Mario 64 revolutionized the game industry to the point that virtually every single game that followed them were impacted somehow. This isn't rampant fanboyism, it's almost universally believed amongst every single journalist and developer in the game industry.

5/15/2006 12:01:54 AM

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"i must have been playing an expansion pack or something"

Indeed. First GTA was set in Liberty City, and then a London 1969 expansion pack was released later.

To be honest, running people over was more fun in GTA than GTA3...the squish and the blood spot was more satisfying than the full-motion body fling.

5/15/2006 12:07:05 AM

Zelda

5/15/2006 12:11:04 AM

Shenmue

5/15/2006 12:21:21 AM

Streets of Rage

5/15/2006 12:25:02 AM

no..the first gta was set in the United States in four cities. . Liberity City, San Andreas, and Vice City

and on a side note. the original gta is available here

http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/gta.html

5/15/2006 12:25:23 AM

mario is the best selling by 100's of millions of games

5/15/2006 12:28:48 AM

^^ Meh, I only really played the London one anyway. It was way more fun to drive an E-Type than any of the new cars.

5/15/2006 12:31:45 AM

^knows whats up

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"four cities. . Liberity City, San Andreas, and Vice City"

uh, do what now

5/15/2006 12:43:27 AM

Do what now?

5/15/2006 12:43:48 AM

Metal Gear.


The series is so great, that even the spinoffs / unrelated games (Acid, Snake's Revenge) are replayable

5/15/2006 12:48:19 AM

In the original gta..there were 4 different cities that you played in.

5/15/2006 12:59:37 AM

ummmm

warcraft anyone?

5/15/2006 1:02:25 AM

Civilization

!

5/15/2006 2:14:10 AM

warcraft 1 - WoW if you stretch it IS pretty good. however the mario and mario kart stuff is probably my favorite :p

5/15/2006 2:49:19 AM

im so hooked on black and white

but thats only because im a racist

[Edited on May 15, 2006 at 3:58 AM. Reason : ]

5/15/2006 3:58:07 AM

maybe not best but i really enjoyed the legacy of kain/soul reaver series

5/15/2006 6:52:52 AM

obviously mario

5/15/2006 7:25:09 AM

Legend of Zelda

5/15/2006 8:09:11 AM

Resident Evil:
I had Codename Veronica. I had to put it down after I realized it had that terrible control scheme and you can find 30 bullets hidden here and there but it takes 24 to bring down one zombie.

Shenmue:
I got as far as the part where you get a job, then I realized that the whole reason I play games in the first place was to escape doing the very things that this game requires you to do.

5/15/2006 8:36:41 AM

Doom
Quake

Each new game was HUGE in new ideas, graphics and gameplay.

5/15/2006 8:41:52 AM