Hotseat / Party games

[Haba]

Since I've finally got the game launcher interface working comfortably, I guess it is finally the high time to set up some party games on my HTPC.

I currently got WinUAE and some other emulators running through it, so I need some recommendations of party/hot seat games that'd work in living room environment, either through keyboard or game pad.

Preferrably games that have strong co-operative gameplay or are fast to jump in and get started.

Here are some examples I've currently installed:

PC

FlatOut 2 -- Besides the racing, has party games built in.
Frets on Fire -- Rhythm game, works with Guitar Hero/Rock Band controllers and songs.
Melty Blood: Act Cadenza -- Doujin beat 'em up
Party's Breaker: The Queen of Heart 2001 -- Doujin beat 'em up.
Ultrastar -- Karaoke (oh the horror!)

Amiga

Alien Breed -- Two player horror survival.
Apidya -- Side scrolling shoot 'em up.
Banshee -- Two player shoot 'em up.
Chaos Engine -- Two player co-op action.
Dynablasters -- Bomberman clone with up to five players.
North & South -- Two player strategy.


New recommendations in the same vein are welcome.

 

[BethesdaLove]

Singstar

 

[Hobo Elf]

X-COM, because no party is quite like the one where everyone gathers around one person and watches him play X-COM for 10 hours straight.

 

[Haba]

I guess it has been ultimately proven that Codexers can not into friends

 

[Zed]

HOMM3
Worms 2
Worms Armageddon

 

[Unkillable Cat]

If HoMM3 is being recommended, then I'll add Dr. Drago's Madcap Chase.

If you can get it to run on a modern computer, that is.

 

[Haba]

If HoMM3 is being recommended, then I'll add Dr. Drago's Madcap Chase.

If you can get it to run on a modern computer, that is.

Hmm... Board games transitioned to computer would actually be interesting. Something fast paced but with a proper strategic layer.

 

[Merkwürdigliebe]

Any worms game. And Achtung die kurve! Now thats a simple but awesome game for some hotseat multiplayer.

 

[Gay-Lussac]

Mario Party 3

 

[Dire Roach]

Plenty of arcade games via MAME: http://community.livejournal.com/mame32/12853.html

 

[Achilles]

http://pcsplitscreen.freehostia.com/

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

http://www.lunargiantstudios.com/games/ ... lve-deeper

Coming to a Steam near you! Got my $5 ready and gonna buy the fuck out of it.