1. SSX 3: Chris bought this for me for Christmas, and I don’t think it’s been taken out of a PS2 since then except for when we moved it from the PS2 in my office to the PS2 in our living room (so that we could play it on the big TV). It might be the very best game in the world.

2. Pokémon Ruby: I have CowboyNeal to thank for my addiction to this game. I finished the storyline over a year ago, but it still spent plenty of time in my GBA until very recently, because I decided to complete my god damned Pokedex (god help me). I’ve now got everything gettable within Ruby or via trading with MrTails, but one of these days I’ll have to pick up a used copy of Sapphire to finish things off.

3. Pikmin: This was another present from Chris, who is very good at knowing what I like. I had played it years ago when it first came out, but hadn’t touched it since. I’ve played a lot of it since finals ended, but now I’m waiting for Pikmin 2 later this summer.

4. WarCraft III: Bizarrely, I named my starter Pokémon Zug Zug in honor of the orcs from WC2. I was sad that their WC3 counterparts don’t zug zug anymore, but it’s still one of my favorite games.

5. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance: One of the only reasons Ruby ever comes out of my GBA (the others include Metroid and Advance Wars). I have never gotten into any Final Fantasy game before this one with the exception of the original NES version, but it’s perfect for the handheld format.