I always thought of Underground as the MARSHALL LAW Roleplaying Game.

JG

Quote from: James Gillen;684702I always thought of Underground as the MARSHALL LAW Roleplaying Game.

JG

Same thing basically. Marshall Law by way of Geoff Darrow

ICONS is number 1.  Everything else is distantly behind.

RPGPundit

By the criterion of notability, I would include:

Superhero 2044 -- so dull, it inspired people to try to do better
(Supergame = FAIL, and too little known to make the list)

Villains & Vigilantes -- 'the' game in its time

Champions -- took the throne from V&V, pioneered comprehensive "points system"

Marvel Super Heroes -- from TSR, major license, easy intro, somewhat trend-setting design, popular enough to warrant a retro-clone

DC Heroes -- another major license, design admired by (among others) MSH designer Jeff Grubb

Golden Heroes -- the Games Workshop entry

Superworld -- the Chaosium entry

Heroes Unlimited -- the Palladium entry

Aberrant -- the White Wolf entry

Mutants & Masterminds -- leading D20 System entry, apparently very popular (except in my neighborhood)

Say, that's 10 there, eh?

DC Heroes is one of my favourites, taking the system pioneered in mSH, and extrapolating from it a much more measured, defined approach that also codified some of the 'emergent properties' of the earlier system. And then going with a much needed (but not overly complex or high buy-in)  point based chargen. I really admire that game but...

2 f-ing charts to resolve Every Roll?? I play war games that resolve actions faster. Plus, there were a bit too many disassociative mechanics atop that.

Still think it deserved better than Blood of Heroes. But then MSH deserved better than Icons.

Quote from: Novastar;683935Hey, I'm just hoping Tim's "Heart & Souls 2E" makes the list, next year!

And it's pathetic that Hearts and Souls iE didn't make this list! 2E should top it, if the world were just!