Kash Top 30 List: Favourite Video Games

Since I'm turning 30 this year, I thought why not create a few Top 30 lists of things that I like or have done so I've done a few list that covers my interest in just about anything, be it Motorsports, Pokemon, Wrestling, Gaming and also some general things. This one however might have come at the worst possible time.

Yes I know what's going on with the world at the moment with the Covid-19 pandemic which means all of us are most likely stuck at home under quarantine trying to avoid contacting this virus. What's the best thing to do when you're stuck at home? Play some games of course! Most of us are gamers in one way or another and this lockdown has gotten me back to playing my PS4 and Switch (along with the PC games like Football or Motorsport Manager, Uno or the usual, Pokemon Trading Card Game online). 

I've been playing video games for as long as I can remember. I've had my fair share of consoles not named X-Box but as you'll see, I don't play a lot of games to be fair. But here's my favourite of the whole lot, be it PS games, PC games or even older GameBoy stuff. Some entries might not be just one video game but the series itself. I'm always on the lookout for new games to try as well.

#30 - WWF Attitude (PS1/N64)

Not the greatest game on the N64 but WWF Attitude is one of the first games I played as a kid, a lot of fond memories playing this with my brother and my cousin when we were just kids wanting to re-live the action of our wrestling heroes. 

#29 - Jet Moto 2 (PS1)

Another game that I can remember playing early on during my childhood, this was a fun racing game to get my started on my obsession with racing games. I wished there was a newer version of Jet Moto.

#28 - Lego Racers (PC)

If you told 10 year old me that there was a game combining my love of Lego with my love of Racing, you don't need to give me a second invitiation to get this game. Short game but it was so much fun to play, especially to build your own Lego race car! This is one of the games I'd love to download again just to play it one more time.

#27 - Pokemon Trading Card Game (GameBoy and PC)

I was big into everything Pokemon as a kid so sure enough, I got into the card game, spending way too much of my lunch money on them. The Gameboy version was always so much fun! I think I've replayed it at least three times now and still enjoyed it. Little did I know that 20 years on, I'm now playing Pokemon TCG competitively in real life and on the PTCGO online circuits too. The love for the game all started here.

#26 - Need for Speed Underground (PS2)

Need for Speed series wasn't my favourite racing series of the lot but I did like playing Underground, it was completely different to what I was used to. The idea of being able to customise my own car was really neat, adding decals and neon as well! The story mode was nice too. The drift driving, not so much.

#25 - NASCAR 2005 Chase for the Cup (PS2)

Yes, I'm not a big fan of NASCAR and I don't watch it anymore. But I did really like this game mainly for it's career mode. Racing through 3 different tier series was fun and owning 3 different teams later one was a lot of fun too. I spent more time on this game when I really shouldn't. The new My Team mode in F1 2020 is an upgraded version of this.

#24 - Star Wars Battlefront (PS4)

A Star Wars game! Sure the Campain mode was lacking but I still had my fun playing the game. I'm usually not the biggest fan of multiplayer modes but this sure had one of the better multiplayer options for any FPS type games around. Wish they could make a similar game with a proper storyline mode, icing on the cake if that happened.

#23 - Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (PS2)

PES was a nice alternate football game but it just wasn't as good as FIFA for me personally. What I did like about PES was the numerous amounts of things you could customise in the game, from players to teams and I really enjoyed that side of things. 

#22 - F1 Career Challenge (PS2)

I liked F1 Career Challenge more for the fact that they had 4 years worth of car packed in one game and with one of the better career modes for an F1 game. I probably spent way too much time on this game than I should have during my teenage years. 

#21 - Grand Theft Auto V (PS4)

I wasn't the biggest fan when I first saw GTA San Andreas but having tried GTA V for myself for a bit, I changed my mind. The game was fun, just having the chance to explore a wide world doing anything you wanted was freedom, something I've never had in any game. A guilty pleasure game for sure.

#20 - FIFA Street (PS2)

Fifa Street was fun! Football games can get tiring at times but this never felt tiring. Even my brother who wasn't a big football fan enjoyed playing this, that says alot! It reminds me of the time playing street soccer with my friends and it was nice to do the same in the gaming world. They need to re-make this game!

#19 - Motorsport Manager (PC and Switch)

I'm a sucker for management games and when I found out about Motorsport Manager, I lost my mind. This just felt like the game built specifically for me, being a big fan of Football Manager and Motorsports. I've always been wanting a mix of these two and here it is. It took me a while to get used to the game but when I did, I was hooked. I enjoyed it so much I bought a Switch version for it!

#18 - Def Jam Fight for NY (PS2)

This was a really fun alternate fighting game. I did spend maybe too much time on Def Jam fight for NY but why wouldn't you when there was so much to do in the game? It's not quite my usual WWE games but it felt close enough. 

#17 - TOCA Race Driver 3 (PS2) / Grid Autosport (PS4)

Ok I'm cheating a bit here but I had a hard time picking one over the other so why not include both together since Grid Autosport reminded me so much of TOCA Race Driver 3. Any racing game that lets me try out many different series and the challenge of working your way up from the minor leagues to the biggest series is always a big plus for me. Both had IndyCar in their games too, a major plus for me.

#16 - Rise of Tomb Raider (PS4)

I've not played much adventure/puzzle games before this but Rise of Tomb Raider made a fan out of me not just for the series for that genre as a whole, I'm now actively looking out for different adventure and puzzle games to try just because of how much fun I had playing this game. And the story was amazing, should be made into a film!

#15 - WWE 2K14 (PS4)

No WWE 2K game can match this one, which is a shame as we've had loads since then but none felt more fun as this. The unlimited number of ways you could customise your shows, belts, PPVs and my favourite one, story was the main thing that kept me playing the game. I just like creating things and seeing how it goes. Loads of diffrent modes on it too, shame how they never kept it like these ones. 

#14 - Project Cars 2 (PS4)

Project Cars was fun! It was something new to me and I enjoyed it right away. Maybe the best driving game around in terms of the driving/racing side of things. Another nice escape from reality to race some of the best machinery in the world. And loads of different categories of cars and racing series to try is alway a plus for me. And they have IndyCars in all of their versions so far. PC3 will be the next game I buy for sure. 

#13 - Mario Kart (Nintendo DS and Switch)

It's Mario Kart, why would you not like it? Funnily enough it's the only Mario game on this list but I've always liked Mario Kart more than the others. It was the go-to game (apart from Monopoly Deal) for me and my friends to kill our time during our Army service and also during Pokemon League. 

#12 - Mortal Kombat X (PS4)

Of the fighting games, be it Tekken, Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat, I've always been more of a fan of the Mortal Kombat series. Sure it's the more gory version but it's the most fun for me. I have been playing MK since MK4 on the PC. Yes I might have been a little young for it but it was still fun. MKX was just awesome, maybe the best one yet with so many different things to do to keep getting back onto the game.

#11 - Killzone (PS3)

Halo may be good for those Xbox fan boys but I don't think it can match Killzone. Wasn't too used to FPS games when I first got it but I've been hooked ever since, getting all 3 versions on the PS3/4 and even the PSP version which was more of a 3PS game. I enjoyed the series so much I bought a book detail the story from the game, I was that big of a fan of Killzone.

#10 - WWE SmackDown Vs Raw 2006 (PS2)

As you've seen, I do love my wrestling games but SvR 06 will always be one of my favourites of all time. Loads of match types and one of the best rosters too but the thing that got me was GM mode, easily my favorite mode to play on the game and I probably spent most of my time on it. I love manager games so this was a major hit for me, making up my own storylines with the wrestlers and seeing how everything plays out. WWE, please bring back GM Mode, specifically something close to 2006's version.

#09 - Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)

I do love my racing games and Gran Turismo 4 had to be the best of the lot from the series. I did get 5, 6 and Sport but nothing felt close to the PS2's GT4. It was close to perfect with all the events and thousands of cars to collect. I sure hope PS5's GT7 will be close to this.

#08 - Batman Arkham Knight (PS4)

Before Arkham Knight, I've never really played much adventure/puzzle games but this got me hooked. So hooked I ended up buying the two previous Batman games on the PS3 just to have more fun with the series. As someone who grew up watching the cartoon series, it was nice to relieve some of the stories though this brilliant game, especially Batman and Joker, whose version played by Mark Hamil, is still my favourite Joker of all time. 

#07 - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)

I wasn't expecting much when I first got Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare but it turned out to be one of my favourite games I've ever played. I wasn't never really into FPS games before trying this and apart from Killzone, I don't think I've enjoyed an FPS game quite like COD4. Everything about it was spot on, from the campaign to the online multiplayer and even the offline splitscreen multiplayers, it was the go-to game for me and my American cousins whenever we were around together. 

#06 - Burnout 3 Takedown (PS2)

If I don't feel like racing proper, Burnout 3 Takedown was my go to game to wreck havoc! One of the most fun games I've ever played on the PS2, I still hope for someone to do a re-make of it for PS4 or PS5. It's also one of the few games I completed everything in the game. And the soundtrack on Burnout 3 might be one of the best in any game!

#05 - Championship/Football Manager (PC)

For as long as I can remember, I've always enjoyed wasting my time playing Championship or Football Manager. It is just too addictive. My earliest memory of it was playing CM 00/01, seeing my cousin play it before I got hooked onto it myself. FM 2009 and 2012 were ones I played the game the most. I did get back into playing FM 2020 during isolation and forgot how much fun it was. I've always like the idea of building my own team together and seeing how everything works out.

#04 - FIFA 2004 (PS2)

FIFA used to be one of my favourite games of all time. I used to play it alot on the PC when I was kid during 1998-2001 period and then getting back onto it for PS4 starting with FIFA 2004 which is probably my favourite one of all time still. It was the most fun I had playing football, especially with the career mode. I loved playing World Cup 98 and FIFA 2001 as well. Shame FIFA isn't as fun as it used to be. 

#03 - F1 2020 (PS4)

As you can tell, I love me my F1 games and even though F1 2020 is the newest game in my library, it's already one of my all time favourites. Sure, the Codemasters version of F1 games have not been great since 2014 but it's slowly getting good again. 2020 has the new My Team mode which I'm really enjoying. Like I mentioned for Nascar, I do enjoy the idea of owning my own team and making all the decisions to get the team going forwards. 

#02 - Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver (Nintendo 3DS)

Ok sure, if I included more Pokemon titles on this list, it might look a bit boring so I thought I'd just have one to represent the whole lot. I've played the Pokemon games for as long as I can remember, never once missing a gen. Pokemon Crystal was the first ever game I can remember owning so it'll always hold a special place in my heart but HGSS has to be my favourite of all time. The Gen 2 games were probably my favourite just because we could go to two regions, double the fun! The adventure was probably the most fun I had of the games I've played, with Platinum and BW2 being the next closest. 

#01 - WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain (PS2)

The very first PlayStation game I ever owned is still honestly, my favourite game of all time. Apart from Pokemon, F1 and formerly FIFA, I've always bought WWE games, they were always the most fun. If you looked at my gaming library, most of them would be wrestling games anyway. 

But Here Comes the Pain was just another breed, easily the best wrestling game I've ever played. Controls were easy to learn, fun to play, the roster was stacked and it had probably my favourite career mode which is amazing as there was no voice-over but it didn't need it! I like this game so much I own two copies of it, one of which I bought in Canada 10 years ago and still have not opened it.