I found The Super Mario Monster Compendium while I was searching for a '1up mushroom' sound. This is one of hate coolest sites I have seen in awhile. The design leaves a lot to be desired, but the meaty detail... MMmmmmm Mmmmmm! Sites that actually contain information are cool.

I did eventually find my 1 up sound. I sampled it through SNes9x playing Yoshi's Island. The bonus games give lots of em!

Check it out Here

The 48-Hour Game Programming Competition is a "mostly from scratch", timed, solo coding challenge where all willing game developers spend their allowed time making the best game they can under a common theme

The list of Theme Suggestions is really cool too. A great place to get ideas.

Arg! Someone keeps stealing my letters!

Multi-user flash apps are cool.

thanks to Darryl Boone for giving me this idea.

Final Fantasy IV,V and VI

I love Final Fantasy.
I haven't played any FF beyond VI, I totally go for the oldschool SNES graphics .. and I am not afraid to admit it. FF IV (FF II as a US release) was by far the most mind blowing game for me. In my youth I thought it was the veritable cats ass. No other console game had quite the depth of story... ohhhh the goodness! FF I (unreleased in the US) also had a good story, but it was the job system that did it for me. You could build any combination of classes you wanted. A fighter magician? Sure! why not!. Find yourself a SNES emulator, and a fan translation, and away you go. FF VI (III US release) is also quite good. Very similar to FF II, but much much prettier, and bigger. Although I must admit, I didn't enjoy the storyline as much.

Half Life and System Shock 2

I'm playing Half Life currently, and will probably start playing SS2 next.
Halflife is a good game. Long, a workable story, an immersive world, very nicely done. A very minimal interface, "use", and "get me the big rocket launching weapon.". Very much an action game. It's a scarey game. Scary in the terror oh-my-god-that-head-crab-just-jumped-right-at-me kind of way.

Now, System Shock 2, compleatly different. A story that you know has been lovingly crafted by sick minds, an equally immersive world, but the interface is anything but minimal. This is not a game that you can just pick up and shoot the spooky alien with. This game actually has a learning curve, and you need to use your head with it to make it go. But worth it. This is a FPS role playing game. It's also scarier then half life. Scary in the horror oh-my-god-an-unspeakable-thing-is-taking-over-and-i'm-all-alone kinda way. SS2 is my FAVORITE game. Period.

Star Control Two.

For all the reasons Mr. Boone mentioned. 'nuff said.

Yoshi Island

Oh the cuteness!
One of the cutest games ever. EVER! Cute and FUN! HAPPY YAY FUN! FUN FUN FUN!

Quake (original)

My frist FPS, so it will always have a special place in my heart. Really only good multiplayer.