Best Christmas/Holiday games....

[VSquad]

I just picked up Christmas Nights for the Saturn.... Great game to play Christmas Eve with the kids.... Great music, etc..

Any other Christmas themed games out there?

Any of you have Christmas gaming traditions?

[LiquidPolicenaut]

I, too, enjoy playing Christmas Nights around the holidays. I also like to play a bit of Snatcher on my trusty ol' Sega CD since one of the areas in the game (Alton Plaza) has a nice rendition of Jingle Bells ...

[Emperor Megas]

Bust-A-Move 2 for the Saturn changes to a Christmas and New Years theme with the Saturn's internal clock. I don't believe the changes effect in-game play or graphics, but the opening cinematic switches to a festive, cheery holiday theme.

While they aren't really Christmas themed, I tend to play games with winter elements during holiday season. Games like Penguin Land, Ice Climber, Snow Brothers, and the original Silent Hill (and now Shattered Memories)...not that you'd play SH with the children.

[Zebbe]

James Pond II: Codename Robocod.

[kedawa]

Blue Stinger.

I usually play through Actraiser around this time of year because it was a childhood Christmas present.

[Nesmaster]

Super Mario 64.

For me, this title holds some magical memories of probably the best Christmas of mine. I tend to play through some or most of the game around this time of year.

[retroman]

I remember getting TMNT2 The Arcade Game for NES...I was and still am a huge TMNT nut..Could not tell you how much money i spent at the arcade playing that game. Could not wait to get my hands on it. Thank you for christmas that year.

[hellraiser]

Hey guys dont forget clayfighters!!! Bad Mr. frosty ftw!!!

[Insaneclown]

I'd Love to play/own Snow Brothers for NES. Snif snif!!!

[timdu]

I like Stay Frosty (a homebrew for the Atari 2600)
It's available to play online for free...

http://www.spiceware.org/atari_stay_frosty.html

But I like playing it on a real 2600...




Of course, Mean Santa (Atari 2600) is my favorite...
http://2600connection.atari.org/

but I'm biased because was one of the designers of the game.

[SpiceWare]

I like Stay Frosty (a homebrew for the Atari 2600)
It's available to play online for free...

http://www.spiceware.org/atari_stay_frosty.html

But I like playing it on a real 2600...

Thanks!

[ahm]

The Grinch on the Dreamcast

[Nz17]

Well first of all, I like to play the snowy levels on Team Fortress 2. Valve always seems to have some more Christmas-and-winter-themed weapons, hats, and other decorations which get added during the yuletide season to the already large amassment from previous years. There's nothing quite like eating a chocolate bar before capturing a point while wearing a top-popped stovepipe hat and spinning a mini-gun wrapped in Christmas lights.

Then again, aren't all games' snow-and-ice themed levels better during Christmas time?

But for a truly Christmas-orientated game time, I have been playing Grubbins on Ice, the X-mas expansion to Costume Quest. I haven't seen much of snow or the other usual seasonal items, but I'm sure they're just a bit farther up the path.

And where the heck can a guy find a good online copy of the Pac-Man Christmas special? I don't want to go about buying a box set of the old cartoons just to see a single episode! But how else am I to find out if Pac-Man can help Santa save Christmas?

[bb_hood]

I like Stay Frosty (a homebrew for the Atari 2600)

That is a very good atari game. One of my favorites to play on my harmony cart.

[SpiceWare]

That is a very good atari game. One of my favorites to play on my harmony cart.

Thanks!

If you're interested, we've released a demo of Stay Frosty 2.

[drtomoe123]

I always like playing a little Pokemon during the Holidays...makes me totally nostalgic going through RBY and just reliving my childhood.

Recently, though, I just love sitting down with some RPGs and playing through some older stuff around Christmas. Last Christmas I finally played Parasite Eve and Suikoden, and I had no idea that PE took place right around Christmas, so that was really cool. The Christmas season is also great for the SMT games...I played the crap out of Persona 4 two years ago when it came out over Winter break...great game.

This year, I'm close to finishing Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon: Another Story on the SNES and I think I might pick up and finally play all the way through Legend of Legaia.

[Koa Zo]

Best Christmas themed game? ... Raw Danger! on PS2
seriously.

Christmas NiGHTS might be awesome, but is more like a demo, having only two levels.

Now Raw Danger! takes place over Christmas. You'll be putting on your Santa costume and rescuing some hapless citizens if you know what's up!

[Baloo]

Christmas NiGHTS for me! NiGHTS is my favorite game of all time (I'm really not kidding...) and every Christmas I've got to see Santa take to the skies while I take to the skies!

I remember last Christmas I was also playing Burning Rangers...

[tom]

every year I have to post this:
Maria's Christmas Box, available on C64 Atari ST and Amiga:







Strip Poker fun for the whole family
:-)

[Parodius Duh!]

Maria is 80's hot!