[Essentials] Mindless Fun

[The Teej]

I'm gonna throw in Pokemon. I've thrown in at least 500 hours over the course of the franchise

I believe its credibility speaks for itself, but if you need reasons, I can provide them

 

[Leon1977]

CULDCEPT (PS2) and FREQUENCY!!!
Well Culdcept's not exactly mindless but it sure is FUN.

 

[Louisiana]

Ya'll realize that if you play most action games mindlessly you tend to lose really quickly right? You've got it backwards; you can do well at a Final Fantasy game if you mindlessly select attack. Mindlessly pressing buttons in Street Fighter II loses you the match very quickly against anyone who can throw a fireball.

 

[gblock247]

I'm gonna go with some classics (even though some require a little strategy)

Galaga 88, Galaga, Frogger, NBA Jam, Aliens vs Predator, TMNT Turtles In Time (all games Arcade)

I have more, just gotta think of them

 

[Hop2089]

Chocobo series

Very cute and fun games with replay value and simplicity.

 

[updowners]

Do Nekofight and Sumotori count? because they`re not actually commercial games.

Edit: Does anybody remember the dos game where you have to jump on top of other bunnies to earn points?

 

[thepspgamer]

. Guitar Hero (All in Series)
. Rock Band (1+2)
. Left 4 Dead (Mindless AWESOMENESS)
. Team Fortress 2
. Counter-Strike (All Versions)
. N+
. Tetris (UNSTOPPABLE ADDICTIVENESS)
. TMNT Turtles in Time (BEST SNES GAME EVAR)
. Audiosurf (FUN!)


just a few of my fav's

 

[Pizzaroo]

L4D is the only FPS game I know with almost no plot and 99% mindless zombie pwning.

 

[Mimoy]

I'd have to say Goldeneye 64 on the Nintendo 64. I remember the days when all I did was turn on infinite health on Silo, throw a plastique on the wall, shoot it and then go through the whole level seeing everyone fall with lots of flashing lights.

 

[dinofan01]

mario kart 64
golden eye
NBA jam
GTA 4 (once your done with the game. going off and just doing random crap for the hell of it)

 

[Rod]

LOVE these kind of games.

Let's see what I can remember from the top of my head...

Various systems
Crazy Taxi (probably my favorite) (PS2, GC, DC, PC)
Metal Slug series (lots, but mostly Neo Geo)
Space Channel 5 Part 1 & 2 (PS2, DC)
Tetris (LOTS)
Rez (DC, PS2, X360)
Picross (DS, GB, Snes, WiiVC)
Super Smash Bros series
Mario Kart series
Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Neo Geo, Arcade, PS2)
Marvel vs. Capcom 1 & 2 (DC, PS2, Xbox)
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (Arcade)

N64
Star Fox 64
WCW/nWO Revenge

PS1
PaRappa the Rapper

PS2
Katamari Damacy
We

 

[AXYPB]

Team Fortress 2 servers that grant players immense boosts in speed, power, health and build capabilities are very mindless and extremely entertaining. I find that those that run MARIO_KART maps or derivatives are the most fun.

 

[Edgedancer]

I would have to say the God of War games. I know it revolves around a story but mindless violence is even better than mindless fun.

 

[Raika]

Mario Kart Double Dash-Gamecube(you know why)
Mario Party-N64 (gawd i had so much goddamn fun with this one

)
Mario Party 2-N64 (same comment as above)
Mario Party 5-Gamecube(not as fun as the two above, but still fun)
Mario Party 6-Gamecube(not many fond memories of this one, but meh)
Super Smash Bros Melee-Gamecube(nuff said)
Elite Beat Agents-NDS(fun fun fun! )
Super Mario Sunshine-Gamecube(awesome, just awesome)
Dissidia Final Fantasy-PSP(too awesome for words)
Mario Party DS-NDS(fun, not as good as the original ones though, but hey it's for the DS right?)
Tekken Dark Resurrection-PSP(

)
Super Mario 64-N64(one of the best games for the N64, i had so much fun!)
Mario Kart 64-N64(mario kart=win)
Mario Kart DS-NDS(mario kart=win)
GTA Vice/Liberty City Stories-PSP(killing random people and running from the law...awesomeness!)
Jump! Ultimate Stars-NDS(smash bros anime style=instant win)
Donkey Kong 64-N64(super mario 64 DK style=....meh but fun)
Sonic DX-Gamecube(super mario 64 Sonic style=fun!

)
Dunno if I got too carried away, but meh.

 

[Pizzaroo]

Mario Party 5-N64(not as fun as the two above, but still fun)
Mario Party 6-N64(not many fond memories of this one, but meh)

you wish

 

[Raika]

Whoops i'll edit my post. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

[Ace Gunman]

Forgot all about this list. Keep'em coming folks, a lot of good ones. And Edgedancer, something like that could definitely count. It's got old school hack'n'slash/beat'em-up style gameplay. Very possible to have mindless fun with some buddies with that sort of game.

 

[VVoltz]

Left4Dead of course!

Also Ace, as a friendly suggestion, the other "Essential" lists have a ranking system on the first post, that is really helpful.

 

[Mangofett]

Halo 1 for Xbox. Very fun lan parties. Halo 3 doesn't compare to the awesomeness that Halo 1 was.

 

[Maz7006]

Dragonball Z Budoki Tenkichi 2 and 3, really addictive and i still play them till today.