1) Day of the Tentacle: I think this was the first game where I laughed uproariously at the onscreen occurances. Thank the gods (and SCUMM) I managed to find a CD copy of this game at a yard sale.

2) Metal Slug X: A remake of Metal Slug 2. I used to slide quarters into this coin-munching cabinet every day after school. Even now the simple but skillful gameplay never fails to brighten my day.

3) Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory: Free WW2 class-based shooting fun. Get your kicks panzer after panzer, constant airstrikes, or sacrificing youself to stick your teammate with a revive syringe. Mindless gameplay at its best.

4) Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: With its timeless gameplay and soothing graphics, playing Wind Waker is like remembering that daydream you had when you were in grade school, where you jumped into paintings.

5) Disgaea: Somehow, this Strat-RPG made grinding fun for me. I'm _still_ working on getting my party up to level 1000. (haven't played the sequel yet)

Runner up 1) Puzzle Fighter. My friends and I would unwind with this all the time. It's runner up only because I never got around to buying it (It was only fun against other people).

Runner up 2) Halo/Halo2: Again, I don't own the game, but I won't turn down a chance to run through co-op.