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Ketch · . Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 420

Does anyone have any games that are good to play with two players? even when they weren't meant to be two-player ie. How about Donkey Konga, where one person does the handclaps and the other does the bongos?

dessgeega · Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:22 am Post subject:

namco's arrangement titles - galaga, dig-dug, xevious, pac-man - all have 2-player co-op.

i cannot overemphasize how fun 2-player dig-dug is.

most of these titles can be found in namco museum for the gamecube and ps2 (the original, not the 50th anniversary one).

and of course, bubble bobble is the best 2-player game ever.
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purplechair · . Joined: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 378 Location: in my pants

I think he's talking about games that aren't officially 2-player games, though.

I don't have any great suggestions off the top of my head, but I read an article in Edge recently about Phantasy Star Online on the DC. Apparently, it spawned a co-op culture where one player would play the game proper and a second player would use a keyboard and "speak" on the player's behalf. Which sounds like one of the most awesome ideas for a co-op mode ever.

Also, Donkey Konga would be so much better if one player was Left Bongo, one was Right Bongo, and you had to supply one hand each to do the handclaps.

SuperWes · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:51 am Post subject:

Apparently the Full Auto demo on the 360 had a bug where either the first or second controller could control the car. Using this bug, people were playing the game by having one player drive while the other shoots.

This feature was taken out of the retail version because it was unintentionally there in the first place and they didn't realize its potential until after they had taken it out.

-Wes
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B coma · . Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 279

I can't think of any games that were really not intentionally two players (except for Duck Hunt), but:

Double Dash isn't the most loved Mario Kart, though it was really fun finishing all of the regular races in co-op with Jeanine, taking turns with the driving/weapon duties. The game requires that both players to do certain techniques like powersliding simultaneously, which keeps even the weapon tosser on her/his toes.

Lode Runner 3D has an interesting co-op campaign (one that actually demands a great deal of cooperation), if you can get a hold of the game and have two networked PC's.

Also, if you're going to play Halo games, I would say co-op all the way.

purplechair · . Joined: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 378 Location: in my pants

I only play Halo in co-op mode.

SuperWes · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:34 pm Post subject:

I've got another one! A few weeks ago we had a bunch of people over for one of my friends' birthdays. A few of the guys looked in the corner, saw my Guitar Hero boxes and wanted to play so we busted it out. After a while the girls wanted in so we handed the guitars over and let them try. My girlfriend did pretty good but this one girl was just terrible. She couldn't understand the concept of buttons with one hand strumming with the other, so I ended up controlling her button hand for her in true co-op fashion. It was actually a lot more fun than you would think!

Another great unintentional co-op game is Gyromite. Fuck that robot, hand the button pushing over to a friend and you'll get a lot further.

-Wes
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Wilkes · milky wilkie Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 256

When everyone comes home from college, Pac-Man Vs. is still played.

The sense of teamwork is forced in a good way. Of course, competition ensnarls people over fruit most often and it becomes more of a general multiplayer game. Still good fun.

Swimmy · . Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 990 Location: Fairfax, VA

The multiplayer in We <3 Katamari is pretty pointless. Just share the same controller.
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Wolverine · . Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 39

Bit old thread but I wanted to say I always had fun playing Timesplitters (all three of them) in 2 player co op with a buddy even though I don't really like FPS games that much (the TS series is a rare exception).

Also been loving the hell out of X-Men Legends as well. Even though the game glitched and messed up one of our 15 hour saved games we didn't mind starting over and doing it all again better than before. I especially like how the ability to just take over a CPU controlled team member, play a bit, and then leave when yer done, givin control back to the CPU, works and reminds me of Secret of Mana on SNES.

OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

Gunstar Heroes.

One time I played DDR with four other people on one pad (we each had one arrow). It was strange (but not as strange as when I played KoF with a DDR pad).

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TheRumblefish · . Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 258 Location: Florida

Armored Core 2: Another Age, had a very interesting two player co-op mode that allowed the players to test their skils in five or so levels with rewards and everything. They never bothered to use the concept again. A shame really.

I've had a lot of fun with Rainbow Six 3 and friends. Resident Evil DS was a lot of fun with it's mutli-player co-op mode. A lot of fun.

Also, the king of them all FINAL FIGHT.

Edit for: Jackal. Plain and simple.
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Lackey · . Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 1107 Location: Canada

I'm pretty sure that qualifies as competative though.

Me and my friends used to play Worms by trying to build little underground cities with blowtorches and jackhammers. The goal was to try and avoid killing the other team's players while still clearing as much land as possible.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Sonic 2 is the best game in the world to play with someone who can't play games (my younger sister for example). They can run around with tails and have fun and not be harmful at all while you play the game right.
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Swimmy · . Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 990 Location: Fairfax, VA

Mr. Apol · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:29 pm Post subject:

Forgotten Worlds' two player is megafun since you can power each other up by connecting your genital beams.
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dessgeega · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject:

as true in life as it is in art.
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kirkjerk · . Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 1227

Friends of mine were playing "Treadmill of Loathing".... him treading on a treadmill in front of their big video projector screen (I copied them, btw; having a video projector is a great reasonably priced (relatively speaking) and very portable alternative to a TV) , directing her clickage on "Kingdom of Loathing", the laptop wired to the projector. They played his game, but she was ahead of him w/ her own charater so she could offer advice.

Weirdly romantic I thought.

Oh, and not it's an example of "wasn't meant to be 2 player" (though that isn't a stringent requirement of the original poster) but SNES Donkey Kong Country is one of the friendlier games to team up w/ an enthusiastic non-gamer with... the tagteam style lets the experience person get through the tough stuff, and it's pretty enough that the other player usually doesn't feel too neglected.

Fred · . Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 99 Location: Iowa

Oh man. Growing up, I seem to recall wasting a lot of time during those long, inhospitable South Dakota winters with a buddy doing tricks in Super Mario Kart. We would roll onto the grassy battle field, then use the mushroom and feather together to try to get onto the outlying islands that were supposed to be inaccessible. Good times.

When the PSX came out, we extended this concept to Need for Speed 2 by unlocking the secret log car and seeing how many times we could get it to flip end over end by crashing it into the McLaren F1 at 225 mph. Juvenile and sophomoric? Definitely. But still, it was more fun than certain other launch titles.

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yuhana · . Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 7

If you're willing to dredge the archives and make use of some open-source interpreters, Marathon Infinity had some pretty decent co-op play. And unlike, say, Perfect Dark Zero, there was actually a point to playing co-op as certain levels could only be accessed with someone else's help.

(Plus it's nice to have a second brain on hand to help you unravel the game's plot.)

Swimmy · . Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 990 Location: Fairfax, VA

Oh yeah, if you want some real co-op fun, try the water maze in the C64 version of Marble Madness.
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Fred · . Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 99 Location: Iowa

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GilloD · . Joined: 03 Feb 2006 Posts: 33

we had a special Halo mode called "Gentleman's Duel", wherein you'd stand at opposite ends of a map (The one with the 2 bases and the Cliff sniping spot and, uh, the teleporters and the, crap, I just described every Halo map. Something Gulch? was great), grab rockets and attempt to rocket-snipe at 1000000 feet. It's called "Gentleman's" duel because it was based around a verbal agreement that neither of you would move once the rocket was fired.