Okay boys and girls. Since someone hinted at me at school a few days ago that I haven't been on Gamespot all that much lately, here is a new topic.

Now we've all be gamers for quite some time. Some of us, a lot longer than others. But for each one of us, there is one game that will forever remain in our memories as our favorite. It might not even be considered a great game or a super popular one, but for some reason it still happens to be your favorite. So what is that game for you? Don't just list the game either. We want to know why you loved it as much as you did. Oh and it can be any platform, any time, any game.

As I look back at my long gaming career, I am having a hard time coming up with one. I might have to say the original Contra for Nintendo. It was an amazing action game that you could easily play co-op with. In fact it was way more fun that way; however, I don't think I can list that as my all time favorite favorite. That award, as of right now, goes to Half-Life 1 for the PC. Before I had played that game, I had never been so emmersed in a video game world, story, epic, etc. The story was flawless, and it was the perfect blend between crazy, all out gun fights and eerie dark creepy parts that were made all the more creepy because often times nothing actually happened. I have played some games through several times, but none have been quite so enjoyable as Half-Life. Everytime I played it through I found something new. Gordon Freeman is a great hero character. Thrown into something he doesn't want to be a part of, but he has no choice. Despite that and the fact that he is a nerdy scientist, he still kicks absolute butt. Half-Life brought me back to gaming and it will always hold a special place in my heart.