Summer of 2007
Bonus List:
Top 10 Most Prolific OHRers
Here it is, the Top 30 OHR Games, back after a long break. Things have changed a bit, it seems, but my memory's fuzzy. This time, I've included quotes and screenshots in addition to download links. I've decided to stop listing the scores, as they kind of take away from the fun of the Top 30 (in my opinion, anyway). Stats reflecting position changes will resume next poll.
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15 Votes |
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James `SPAM Man' Paige - Wandering Hamster
"It's still my favorite OHR game, even though the damn thing hasn't been updated since before I left [for my mission]" - Shadowiii "My first played OHR game... that which brought me here" - Xerian Home Page |
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12 Votes |
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Fyrewulff & Charbile - Sword of Jade: Parallel Dreams
"Possibly the only OHR game to really make me feel something important" - Iblis "Heil fuhrer Wulff!" - Charbile Home Page |
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12 Votes |
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JSH357 et al - OHR House Series
"These games brought the community together every episode to vote, and seemed to understand the soul of what makes us OHRers" - Fenrir-Lunaris "This was simply fun as hell. I remember wishing I could become an influential enough [community] member just to be in this damn game. Wow " - Battleblaze Home Page |
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11 Votes |
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Surlaw - Walthros
"First OHR game I ever really got into. The fun story and expansive world more than make up for the sub-par graphics" - Camdog Home Page |
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10 Votes |
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JSH357 - Thanksgiving Quest
"Though some parts are too difficult or too easy, it's a really well-made strategic RPG" - Iblis "It would be neat to see a non-community based game with as much depth as this game offered" - Shadowiii Home Page |
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8 Votes |
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Surlaw - Walthrus: Return of the Crystals
"Still hilarious after so much time, one of the funniest OHR games ever made" - Iblis "I remember PHC telling me what this game was about before he released it and then me laughing at the idea. I told him that was like me making a "darkly serious Powerstick Man game," which he in turn thought would be funny in its own right. What I never told him (or anyone else, for that matter) was that this very idea inspired me to do just that" - Pepsi Ranger Home Page |
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9 Votes |
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Orchard-L - Boundless Ocean
"THIS is a work of ART. Orchard pretty much took what the OHRRPGCE's 16-bit pallete can do, and produced a truly beautiful game. In a community with good games with sub-par graphics, this is a true gem. Atmospheric and surreal landscapes. I'm ashamed I haven't completed it, but I'm addicted" - Fenrir-Lunaris Home Page |
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6 Votes |
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Orchard-L - Missing
"Another great game based on a custom engine, this solid and retro adventure game really tickled the nostalgia center of my brain" - Camdog Home Page |
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5 Votes |
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Retrogamer - Trailblazers
"Stylish, fun, and an incredible re-purposing of the engine. A technical marvel" - Camdog CP Page |
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6 Votes |
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Gilbert - An I Made Dis Anthology
"An absolute classic. What makes this work aside from its sense of humor is its marvelous aesthetic sensibility. It will never be boring, it simply refuses" - Uncommon CP Page |
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5 Votes |
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Misteroo - ARFENHOUSE!!!1 #!!!1
"I remember laughing my ass off for nearly the entirety of this game the first time I played it. I replayed it again the same day, then watched my sister play it the next day, each time discovering new jokes and references. Whether you like this kind of game or not, Arfenhouse 3 shows that Misteroo is a master of his craft" - JSH357 CP Page |
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5 Votes |
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Fenrir-Lunaris - Vikings of Midgard
"Very Norse" - JSH357 CP Page |
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4 Votes |
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Komera & Rinku - Wingedmene: Part One
"Probably the last great traditional RPG we saw before the joke game genre came along and bastardized everyone's attention. Incredibly hard, but worth the effort if you have the patience" - Pepsi Ranger CP Page |
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4 Votes |
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Harlock & Shizuma - Spellshard: The Black Crown of Horgoth
"I'm surprised nobody else has made a better attempt at an 8-bit style rpg. It's easy to do, works, and is fun to play" - Charbile "This game is so pure I cannot even tell you. It captures all the experience of an oldschool Final Fantasy. It's one of the few straight-up RPGs I can stand anymore" - Uncommon CP Page |
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4 Votes |
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Moogle1 - Darkmoor Dungeon
"This game specializes in its design more so than in story. And it does it so well. This game, in my opinion, tops what And& perfected so long ago: to make a brilliant game based only on battles. If everyone could design battles like these, most of our games would no longer suck" - Pepsi Ranger CP Page |
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3 Votes |
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Camdog - Bliss
"[I] Still really like this game. I wish someone would make a full length game with this dynamic a battle system" - Shadowiii CP Page |
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4 Votes |
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Moogle1 - Super Concentration Headache Battle Warrior
"I love battles that are actually fun" - Uncommon CP Page |
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3 Votes |
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Orchard-L - Purgatory
"I really loved this game. Great atmosphere, cool puzzles, and good balance. This would be way higher, except I can't for the life of me get past the boss in the sewer" - Camdog CP Page |
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3 Votes |
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Pepsi Ranger - The Adventures of Powerstick Man
"Pepsi had me absolutely hooked on this game's story. I wonder if he forgot he was going to work on the Extended Edition?" - The Mad Cacti "Some of the best writing on the OHR. Would like an update, but Pepsi is old and could die any moment" - Shadowiii CP Page |
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3 Votes |
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AdrianX - Crescent Dream
"Adrian X for Xtreme also knows what he's doing, though it does come across as ever so slightly cookie-cutter bland anime, but still neat to look at and fun to play. One of the few ohr games whose battles I enjoyed" - Charbile "Adrian came out of nowhere and kicked some ass" - BattleBlaze CP Page |
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3 Votes |
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Shadowiii - Pitch Black
"This is the favorite of all my games. Before everything I made got complicated and irritating. Mr. B and I need to remake it" - Shadowiii CP Page |
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2 Votes |
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Fenrir-Lunaris - Final Fantasy H
"This game set the standard for future OHRRPGCE "epic" games when it was released. It still is. It also has the highest download count, and has consistently placed in prior OHR contests. Neither mediocre nor great, it is THE Average" - Fenrir-Lunaris CP Page |
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3 Votes |
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Shadowiii - OHR Date
"I would still tap that" - JSH357 CP Page |
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3 Votes |
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RedMaverickZero - Halloween Quest
"RMZ created something special here, and found his niche. Cartoony, riddled with cameo appearances, and reasonably fun to play. If the spelling were a bit better, it'd rank much higher" - Fenrir-Lunaris "It's technically flawed in a number of ways, but I just have fun playing it. The mood was great and the graphical style was perfect for it" - Iblis CP Page |
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3 Votes |
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MattGamerr- Lolsidothaldremobine
"Honestly, I doubt anything will knock this game off my number 1 spot. The story is original, hilarious, and well-written. The gameplay: standard, but sensible. The special effects were revolutionary for its time, something that today's games are finally catching up to. If Hollywood got this one in its clutches, I'd spend $9 to see the movie" - Pepsi Ranger CP Page |
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2 Votes |
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Surlaw - Super Walrus Chef: War of the Food
"The gameplay is not good (has potential though), but best comedy dialogue in any OHR game? Probably so" - Iblis CP Page |
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3 Votes |
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Moogle1 - Super Concentration Headache Master Pro
"A really innovative idea and it was a lot of fun. I never got any headache from it though" - Iblis "Closest thing to Wario Ware on the OHR. Which reminds me, why hasn't anyone made that yet?" - Shadowiii CP Page |
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2 Votes |
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PK-Fortis - Time Flies
"It felt a little unfleshed-out, [not to mention] unfinished, but this was a quality game" - The Mad Cacti CP Page |
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2 Votes |
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Poodles - OMFG TIZ ROXORZ
"I'm sorry about stealing that 15 seconds from you" - JSH357 Home Page |
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2 Votes |
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Gilbert - Bastard.GUNS Transylvania
"Great sense of humor, as well as puzzles integrated into the battle system. Could have been much better, but still lots of fun for 15 minutes. I'd love to see more games do something like this" - Camdog CP Page |
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Surlaw
"PHC entered the community with the old style in tow (which we can all agree Walthros resembles with its traditional and somewhat "innocent" presentation). But then, something changed. He snapped, creating the first spike into the old OHR's beating heart: Walthrus: Return of the Crystals. Like the Arfenhouse series, he created a beautiful mockery of the common OHR game. Then a chain reaction followed: JSH evolved from Duck and MJ 2 with his OMFG series; Gizmog1 evolved from that Santa game where you drop stuff into chimneys with the No Ingles series; and Gilbert--well, Gilbert stayed the same. Soon, the OHR became a hotbed of satire, cruelty to pixelated animals, warped McDonald's characters, and a number of things that could make the common 13-year-old blush. And he didn't flinch. Game after messed-up game populated the list, dominating Top 30 lists, and with it, segueing the hearts of many into something twisted. The new OHR was born. The joke game dominated. Contests exploded. And Super Walrus Man became a star. And the best part of all: PHC's quite humble about it. " - Pepsi Ranger "I used to hate PHC because he used to make fun of me and get on my nerves all the time. But in the end, being under fire just made me work harder on my stuff so people wouldn't have anything to make fun of. Not only that, but Walthros was great. PHC didn't have super art skills or a very original storyline, but he took his project and used the OHR to bring his idea alive with a complete and enjoyable game. To me, PHC kind of embodies the "Joe Everyman" of video games. A normal person who took his idea and brought it to life, which is what the OHRRPGCE is all about" - Battleblaze |
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Moogle1
"Though some proclaim to be better plotscript artists than him, none can deny that he's the most vocal about it. Generally, if anyone has a question about a complex technique, he has an answer. If anyone could dare think of a design challenge for the OHR, he's probably already thought of the solution. With mini-games, tactic games, and all sorts of tech games under his belt, he's definitely the source of information when it comes to unique implementations for a game. And he's got that plotscript library, too" - Pepsi Ranger "He's still making games, even after a two year break. Gotta give him props for that. His games are always innovating and fun, though I really don't think I've enjoyed any of them as much as SCHMP. Now where the hell is Scary Game 3?" - Shadowiii |
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James `SPAM Man' Paige
"Two words: Almighty Creator" - Leonhart "Yeah, he's got the engine under his belt, but that's not why I'm voting for him. Like Friend, he's not only consistent with his style, but he keeps it his own. And it's quirky, which I can always appreciate. Plus, I think it defines the original spirit of this community before anime and the modern day joke game perverted it. Games like Plip-Tamer pull me back to that initial charm that we first found in Wandering Hamster, something that ultimately purifies what a lot of games today have bloodied. This isn't to say the other games are bad, mind you; I just think James's games remind us what the community style had once been" - Pepsi Ranger |
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Orchard-L
"This guy's got talent, plain and simple. In fact, I have to wonder if he's really just one guy. First of all, and probably most important, he's consistent. You can spot his style from across the ocean he's so defined. Secondly, he maintains a high standard of quality. If it looks bad or plays bad, he won't release it. Simple as that. Thirdly, he's prolific. Like Stephen King, he can produce a great epic in short time, and it'll be a masterpiece. Fourthly, he's a brilliant advertiser. If anyone remembers the City of Dreams ad, you'll know what I mean. And these, of course, just scratch the surface. Authors like this are a rarity" - Pepsi Ranger "He always puts a lot of work into his games, and the ones he makes are no less than four star quality, if not better. Another one of those authors that pushes the genre barrier, in story and in gameplay" - Uncommon |
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JSH357
"There have been many people who have tried and failed to do what he succeeded at, which is to make *the* community game. His success was largely due to not putting it into the hands of others, but doing it himself. There was that one Specplosive made earlier, but until JSH, it never took off. He lived the dream" - Charbile "[JSH] is responsible for the popularization of both the joke game and the OHR movie. While Gilbert's classic I Made Dis falls into both categories to an extent and predates the OMG TIZ ROXORZ games, JSH did more for these genres than anyone else, which is probably why Thanksgiving Quest was erroneously called a joke game" - Moogle1 |
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Shadowiii
"While I'm not the hugest fan of his games, his contest output has been impressive without any inconsistency, and his games are highly accessible to those new to the engine. Makes some of the best uses of plotscripting the OHR has seen" - JSH357 "I actually respect this guy" - Leonhart |
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Fenrir-Lunaris
"It's like everywhere I look, someone has to say something about how they wish they could pixel like him. He's *the* person I think of when I think of what's right with the OHR. He really should move on; why he stays is beyond me besides having fun with what can be had from the close-knit community, and making that Vikings game" - Charbile "Great artist, even if some of his subject matter terrifies me. One of the most helpful people in the community" - Surlaw |
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RedMaverickZero
"The sheer number of games this guy has created, released, and completed is staggering. He's like the Capcom of OHR, given the number of sequels, spinoffs, and side projects this guy has churned out. I won't say everything he's done is good, but he's EXTREMELY active in the community, participates in pretty much every contest, and has a fairly decent reputation. Note that he's never picked a fight with anyone. He's also got a fairly unique art style, which many people would consider a plus for working with an engine that encourages such a thing. If more of our newcomers and newbies turned out like him, the OHR community would be AWESOME. And you know it too" - Fenrir-Lunaris |
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Gilbert
"Airship 2600 turned the community around completely and the rest of his games are just as innovative. The Bastard.GUNS series, I think, is partly responsible for some of the battles in Darkmoor Dungeon. He's remembered for joke games (Bandit Revolver) but I don't think that should be the case" - Moogle1 "He's got a lot of fun little games on his belt; he basically inspired the whole genre of the short concept game" - Uncommon |
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Uncommon
"Best review writer, and one of the best overall writers in this community" - Surlaw |