The Longest Series

PithlitPithlit Join Date: 2003-05-07 Member: 16120Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">of videogames</div> what do you think?
wich realm of videogames is the longest?

The games story neend´t to be continuos or anything, they just have to play in the same realm or have teh same characters featuring.
Even different platform are allowed. Only thing is that all products you count in have to be comemercial products.

So what do you think, whts the longest video game series!
And don´t forget to tell us all parts, or it doesn´t count!
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  • TheCatTheCat Join Date: 2003-12-17 Member: 24471Members
    Final fantasy? :\
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited September 2004
    The Might & Magic series of games. There are 9 or 10 games where you take a party through various worlds (I think one is called Xeen, another VARN). Also, there have been 2 or 3 spinoffs that I think are 3rd person strategy games like C&C. There could even be more games, but I don't know.

    [EDIT] I STAND CORRECTED! There are 41 games in the series! Do a search for 'Might & Magic' at gamespot if you don't believe me.
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  • CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
    edited September 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-TheCat+Sep 30 2004, 01:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TheCat @ Sep 30 2004, 01:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Final fantasy? :\ <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    - Final Fantasy I
    - Final Fantasy II
    - Final Fantasy III
    - Final Fantasy IV
    - Final Fantasy V
    - Final Fantasy VI
    - Final Fantasy VII
    - Final Fantasy VIII
    - Final Fantasy IX
    - Final Fantasy X
    - Final Fantasy X-2
    - Final Fantasy XI
    - Final Fantasy XII

    in terms of C&C there are a lot if you count all the expansion packs

    Tiberian Dawn
    Tiberian Dawn Ex Covert Operations
    Red Alert
    Red Alert Ex Counter-Strike
    Red Alert Ex The Aftermath
    Red Alert Ex Retaliation
    Sole Survivor
    Tiberian Sun
    Tiberian Sun Ex Firestorm
    Tiberian Dawn and Tiberian Sun
    Red Alert 2
    Red Alert 2 Ex Yuri's Revenge
    Renegade (FPS)
    Generals
    Generals Ex. Zero Hour

    and comming soon: Tiberian Twilight to bring closure to the orgional trilogy
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  • Seph_KimaraSeph_Kimara Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19359Members
    edited September 2004
    Megaman series, most likely.

    I'm not a fan of the games, so I can't list them all. I just know there's a shedload of them.
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  • NurotNurot Join Date: 2003-12-04 Member: 23932Members, Constellation
    I agree magaman is probably the series with the most

    1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,x,x2,x3 at least 10 for gameboy and a slew for ps2 and other systems
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  • jumpingjodajumpingjoda Join Date: 2003-12-14 Member: 24367Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Tetris. How manny tetris games are out there? Hmmm....
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Matthew L. Barre+Sep 30 2004, 12:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Matthew L. Barre @ Sep 30 2004, 12:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I agree magaman is probably the series with the most

    1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,x,x2,x3 at least 10 for gameboy and a slew for ps2 and other systems <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    *Points at my first post's edit*
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  • HibameHibame Join Date: 2003-11-16 Member: 22974Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    My guess goes to some sports game, new one each year every year
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  • Seph_KimaraSeph_Kimara Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19359Members
    edited September 2004
    Are we talking individual games there, or ports? because I don't really think ports should count much when tallying up the numbers (seeing as they are for all intents and purposes the same game)
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  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    What about tetris?
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  • V_MANV_MAN V-MAN Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6217Members, Constellation
    Can't really count the Final Fantasy series in this tbh as each ones has nothing to do with the previous versions other than the name 'Final Fantasy'

    /me jumps in flame proof bunker....

    P.S. they all suck.....
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  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    Mario?

    Incarnations or time span?
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  • PithlitPithlit Join Date: 2003-05-07 Member: 16120Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    incarnations.
    and, well i go with the megaman thing, too.
    theres a hell of megaman games out there.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Darn. Time-wise, the Elite series would have 'em all beat. Elite on the C64 all the way up through X2: The Threat today, and the MMO X that they're using the X2 profits to create.

    Personally, for sheer proliferation I'd vote for Pong. Every tennis game today could technically be counted as a knockoff, along with the 'solitaire pong' version, Arkanoid. And its updates/ripoffs. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    Longest series with a continuning story though?
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  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Oct 1 2004, 11:12 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Oct 1 2004, 11:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Longest series with a continuning story though? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Resident Evil
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    edited October 2004
    I vote Wing Commander.
    Though I may be incorrect... it's been a long-**** time since the last King's Quest came out. Though that didn't neccessarily have a continuing storyline.

    (Old school gaming. Take THAT, resident zombie-puncher!)
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Obviously, Star Wars games. Their backstory has been fleshed out in 20+ games, countless books and comic books, a series of movies, some crappy TV shows, action figures, and some breakfast cereal. You don't get longer running than 1977 kthnxbai.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    edited October 2004
    Talking about video games only, Tycho. Not religion. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    And I believe Pac-Man and Donkey Kong have it beat on both counts. Plus, Donkey Kong has a GameWatch version. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    But seeing as there have been more Star Wars videogames, even if we look <b>only</b> at the videogames Star Wars still comes out ahead. Since there were so many of them, and the timeline was advancing without respect tot he videogames, they covered more time than any otherr game series, because there were a lot of them over a span of time covering a rapidly changing universe.

    Win!
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    I meant "Game; Game 2 Game 3 Etc" Not a movie base then novels and games. I mean an evolving story.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    And besideswhich... both Pac Man and Donkey Kong have quite a few more than just 50 iterations.
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    They need a donkey kong game where he kidnaps MRS.PACMAN omgomg
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  • ZekZek Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 7962Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited October 2004
    Don't underestimate the vast quantity of Megaman games. Not only do you have the main sidescrolling series(Plain, X, Zero, etc) but the number of spinoffs is mindnumbing. Megaman Soccer, those EXE games, the 3D ones... There must be at least 30 of them.

    I think it's cheating to include the oldies though since half of them are just ports to various systems.
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  • PithlitPithlit Join Date: 2003-05-07 Member: 16120Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    As said, if you want that we believe you count every title in.
    Of ycourse you can say, tehre are 50+ pacman iterations, i only know a handful, so please prove your statement.
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  • BlobbyBlobby Join Date: 2004-06-11 Member: 29234Members
    Mega Man Mega Man Mega Man Mega Man

    <a href='http://www.mmhp.net/GameHints/GameList.html' target='_blank'>PROOF</a>

    And you can stop posting other answers unless you have proof of a longer list.

    Mega Man Mega Man Mega Man Mega Man
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