Sitting here with our tea and biscuits, we often debate the important issues of the day. Issues such as: whose turn it is to buy the sugar?, what to have for tea?, is it justifiable to buy a movie in HD when you’ve already got it on DVD?, and which biscuit is best for dunking? But one question remains unanswered; a question that has caused more disagreements and raised voices than a Labour Party Conference. Just what is the best videogame in the world ever?

With a combined gaming age of over 100, the five of us have played more than our fair share of gems (and rubbish) over the years. And as we can’t agree on the best game in the world ever, we’ve compiled our individual top 20 favourite games of all time.

Some of them may not be the most technical or re-playable games in the world, but they mean something to us in some way or another. Some of them created a genre; some took it to a whole new level; while others are just good old fashioned fun. Some of these you will no doubt agree on, others will probably leave you shaking your head in disbelief.

In no particular order (after about number 5), mine are:
1. Saturn Bomberman – SEGA Saturn (without doubt, the best multiplayer game EVER!!)
2. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Xbox 360 (the best single-player game ever)
3. Alternate Reality – Atari 800xl version
4. Mario 64 – N64
5. Silent Hill 2 – PlayStation 2
6. GoldenEye – N64
7. Super Puyo Puyo - SNES
8. Tempest 2000 – Atari Jaguar
9. Magical Flying Hat Turbo Adventure, AKA Decapattack – SEGA Mega Drive
10. Street Fighter 2 – PC Engine
11. Splatter House – PC Engine
12. Resident Evil – PlayStation
13. Galaga 88 – PC Engine version
14. Super Mario Bros. 3 NES
15. ChoroQ – PlayStation
16. Legend of Zelda – Ocarina of Time – N64
17. Tomb Raider - SEGA Saturn
18. GTA: Vice City Stories (PSP)
19. Super Mario World - SNES
20. Wii Sports - Wii

Dave:
OK, here goes. There were so many that could and possibly should have been on this list. And I’m sure I’ve overlooked some crackers:

1. Super Mario Kart – This game has taken up months of my life
2. Football Manager Series – This one is possibly touching years of lifetime consumption.
3. Sensible World of Soccer – In short, the most in-depth action footie game of it’s time.
4. Virtua Tennis 3 – I’ve had some amazing multiplayer duals on this bad-boy, it’s still my game of choice in the online office.
5. Football Manager Live – THE most addictive game I’ve played ever.
6. GTA 3 – My life was taken over by this game for a month. I even started talking in an Italian accent and everything!
7. Worms – The ultimate war game, Noggin, Smidge and the gang – I salute you!
8. Arkanoid II – Simple game, hugely addictive, massively frustrating.
9. Wizball – I was enchanted by the originality of this Atari ST classic.
10. Formula One 97 – Myself and a friend got very good at this game and had some Prost / Senna like battles.
11. Chuckie Egg – Delicious!
12. Super Grand Prix – An Amiga classic, race as an F1 car, a tank, a motorbike or even a dragster – classic racing!
13. Kick Off 2 – Oh the fun myself and my brothers had playing this footie sim. It was the game of choice until SWOS came along.
14. Starquake – I got lost on this wonderfully large world of caverns and caves many a time. Avoid the evil crosses!
15. Tetris – The only game that allowed me and my mum to compete on a level playing field.
16. Brian Clough’s Football Fortunes – It’s a computer game, and a board game; and it was the only management game where you could lose two of your star players in a car-crash – what more does a football fan need.
17. Grand Theft Auto – We’ve got a ten thirteen at South Miramar
18. Ikari Warriors – Multiplayer Rambo style brilliance.
19. Ski Challenge – Classic simple skiing action.
20. Super Mario Bros. 3 – Lovin’ that racoon suit.

The ‘so close’ contenders were…
Sim City
Striker
Pro-Cycling Manager
Super Bomber Man
New Star Soccer 3

ArchangelUK:
1. Turrican 2 (Atari ST)
2. Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GC)
3. Tales Of Symphonia (GC)
4. The Legend Of Zelda: Link To The Past (SNES)
5. Llamatron (Atari ST)
6. Sonic Triple Trouble (GG)
7. Sid Meier’s Colonization (PC)
8. Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC)
9. Star Goose (Atari ST)
10. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PC)
11. Star Wars: Original (Arcade)
12. Time Crisis II (Arcade)
13. Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (GC)
14. Soul Calibur II (GC)
15. Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Wii)
16. Double Dragon
17. Sonic 2 (MD)
18. Shadow The Hedgehog (GC)
19. Bomb Jack (Atari ST)
20. Unreal Tournament (PC)

Juuuust missing out:
Billy Hatcher & The Giant Egg (GC)
Crazy Taxi
Halcyon: The Fringe (PC)
Half Life 2 (PC)
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
Need For Speed Underground 2 (PC)
Offroad Thunder (Arcade)

The Big Cheese:
1. Civilisation (Amiga)
2. Total War: Rome (PC)
3. X-Wing (PC)
4. Football Manager 07 (PC)
5. UFO Enemy Unknown (PC)
6. Super Return of the Jedi (SNES)
7. Sensible World of Soccer (Amiga)
8. Star Wars Lego the Complete Saga. (Xbox 360)
9. Mario 64 (N64)
10. Kick Off 2 (Atari ST)
11. Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (PS2)
12. Grand Theft Auto- Vice City (PS2)
13. Midwinter II Flames of Freedom (Amiga)
14. Grand Theft Auto- San Andreas (PS2)
15. Elite (ZX Spectrum)
16. Arnhem (ZX Spectrum)
17. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (SEGA Megadrive)
18. NHL 2004 (PS2)
19. Tracksuit Manager World Cup Edition (C64)
20. Half Life 2. (PC)

Mark O:
Compiling a list of my top 20 games is tricky because it means excluding the hundreds of others that I have enjoyed over the years. I obviously also love the Total War series, but I have left them of this list to give you an idea of what else I play.

1. Crackdown – Xbox 360
A hugely entertaining game that is fun in both single and multiplayer. With all of the bosses now defeated, my hunt for green and blue orbs continues!

2. Final Fantasy VII – PSOne
This was my first real introduction to RPG’s and remains a firm favourite 10 years later. I proudly dedicated 81 hours of my life to exploring this epic world and racing my prized Chocobo!

3. WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw - Playstation 2
Having played all 9 titles in the series, I am so fond of the games that I even moved to Los Angeles at one point to work on two of them!

4. Bioshock – Xbox 360
One of the greatest single player FPS games of all time. If only it had a multiplayer mode it’d be perfect!

5. Grand Theft Auto 3 – Playstation 2
The leap into 3D corrupted my fragile little mind!

6. Call of Duty 4 – Xbox 360
I’m a huge fan of the COD series, and the latest entry is the best yet. I have recently become quite partial to the Domination mode on Xbox Live.

7. Knights of the Old Republic – Xbox
The best Star Wars game. Ever.

8. Worms – PC
I still cannot resist the charm of throwing a sheep or banana bomb at the enemy to hear them retaliate in a high-pitched voice “You’ll regret that!”

9. Fight Night Round 3 – Xbox 360
This 360 launch title has still yet to be assigned to my “gathering dust” pile, and I currently have a 20 match undefeated streak on Xbox live!

10. Crimson Skies – Xbox
Crimson Skies was a very pleasant surprise, and is definitely worth checking out.

11. Super Mario Galaxy – Nintendo Wii
While all Mario games probably deserve a place in this list (well, except SMB2), his latest adventure is a current favourite.

12. Metal Gear Solid – PSOne
Fantastic espionage action with unique boss battles. A bit text heavy though!

13. Guitar Hero 3 – Xbox 360
Who’d have thought a brightly coloured plastic guitar could provide so much fun!

14. Ape Escape – PSOne
With a unique analog control system, Ape Escape was one of the best platformers on PSOne.

15. Tomb Raider – PSOne
The T Rex scene on level 3 was an iconic moment in gaming. As was jumping off the waterfall and purposely missing the water! :o)

16. Crash Bandicoot: Warped - PSOne
The third in the series was packed with humour and had gorgeous visuals.

17. Timesplitters 2 – Playstation 2
There is something indescribably brilliant about being able to run around as a duck and throw bricks at the gingerbread man in a supermarket.

18. City of Villains - PC
Superheroes are more fun than goblins – fact!

19. Super Monkey Ball – Gamecube
Monkey boxing rules!

20. Dancing Stage: Euro Mix – Arcade
The best pre-Wii Sports exercise around, and for some reason I’m actually quite good at it.