What are your favorite games of all time, any console

[Turbo D]

Mine are:

Chrono Trigger- snes
AirZonk- turbografx-16
StreetFighter2 turbo- arcade
sonic series- genesis
mario series

[nodtveidt]

I have quite a few faves over the years, but sometimes it's hard to focus on one. I'll try anyways.

Starting from the beginning...

Atari 2600: Pitfall II
Commodore 64: Impossible Mission
NES: Final Fantasy
TurboGrafx-16: Neutopia
SNES: Final Fantasy III
Genesis: Phantasy Star IV
Sega Saturn: Dark Savior
Sony Playstation: Xenogears
Sony Playstation 2: Mortal Kombat Deception
and recently...
Sega Master System: Phantasy Star

Favorite Arcade Game: Golden Axe II
Favorite PC Game: Quake
Favorite Online Game: RuneScape

EDIT: Forgot about the handhelds!

Atari Lynx: Shadow Of The Beast
Gameboy: The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening

[termis]

Whooo, that's gonna take a while...  So many games out there.

Ones that come to mind over the years are, in alphabetical order:

After Burner
Double Dragon
Karate Champ
Kung-Fu Master
Phantasy Star II
Radiant Silvergun
Son Son
Stadium Heroes
Street Fighter 2: CE
Tapper
Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram
Warsong

I can just keep on going, but I'll stop... 

[Keranu]

We've probably already had this thread, but a new one never hurts . It's really hard for me to list a few of these, so I'll list my favorites for various genres.

Adventure: Leisure Suit Larry 1 and 2(PC), Myst (PC), Super Mario 64 (N64), Zelda: Orcarina of Time (N64)

Art: Color a Dinosaur (NES)

Fighting
[ul][li]2D: King of Fighters '98 (Neo Geo), Last Blade 1 and 2 (Neo Geo), SNK vs Capcom: Match of the Millenium (NGPC), Street Fighter II series[/li][li]3D: Fighters Megamix (Saturn)[/li][/ul]
Light Gun: Gumshoe (NES), Missile Defense 3-D (SMS), Terminator 2: Judgement Day (Genesis)

Pong: Pong (any version), Pong (Playstation), Windjammers (Neo Geo)

Platformers: Bonk's Revenge (TG16), Shadow Blasters (Genesis), Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis), Super Mario Bros 1 - 3 (NES), Super Mario World (SNES), Quackshot (Genesis), many more.

Puzzle: Dr. Mario (NES), Money Idol Exchanger (Neo Geo), Puzzle Bobble (Neo Geo)

Racing: Mario Kart 64 (N64), Night Driver (Atari 2600), Virtua Racing (any version)

RPGs
[ul][li]Action (overhead): Secret of Mana (SNES), Ys Book I & II (TGCD), Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys (PCE)[/li][li]Action (platform): Blood Gear (PCE), Cadash (TG16), Ys III: Wanderers From Ys (TGCD preferably, though any version is good), Zelda II: The Adventures of Link (NES)[/li][li]First Person: Crossed Swords (Neo Geo), Double Dungeons (TG16), Shining in the Darkness (Genesis), Shining of the Holy Ark (Saturn)[/li][li]Turn-based: Cosmic Fantasy 2 (TGCD), Final Fantasy IV (SNES), Lunar (Sega CD)[/li][li]Sports: Dodge Danpei (PCE), Final Lap Twin (TG16)  [/li][li]Strategy: Dragon Force (Saturn), King's Bounty (Genesis), Shining Force (Genesis), Shining Force II (Genesis), Vantage Master Online (PC)[/li][/ul]
Shooters
[ul][li]Horizontal: Insector X (Genesis), Gate of Thunder (Duo)[/li][li]First Person: Chex's Quest (PC), Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight (PC, if that counts), DOOM (PC), Wolfenstein 3-D (PC)
[/li][li]Platform: Metal Slug (Neo Geo), Metal Slug 3 (Neo Geo)
[/li][li]Puzzle: Twinkle Star Sprites (Neo Geo)[/li][li]Vertical: Blazing Lazers (TG16), Demon Attack (Intellivision), Phelios (Genesis)[/li][/ul]
Space Exploration: Space Shuttle Project (NES), Star Control II (PC), Star Trek 25th Anniversary (NES)

Sports: Baseball (Intellivision), Baseball Stars 2 (Neo Geo), League Bowling (Neo Geo), NBA Jam: Tournament Edition (any port), Tennis (Atari 2600), Wii Sports (Wii)

Tagging: Tag (Odyssey)

Let me know of any big genres I am missing because it seems like I am missing a lot of important ones.

[Tatsujin]

would be something like this..

Top 25:

1. Akumajou Dracula X "chi no rondo" (PC Engine) Konami '93
2. R-Type (Arcade/PC Engine) Irem '87
3. Akumajou Dracula "Gekka no Yasoukyoku" (PSX/Saturn) Konami '97
4. Daimakaimura / Ghouls'n'Ghosts (Arcade) Capcom '88
5. Street Fighter II Turbo (Arcade/Super Famicom) Capcom '92
6. Gate of Thunder (PC Engine) Hudson/RED '92
7. Axelay (Super Famicom) Konami '92
8. Contra Spirits (Super Famicom) Konami '92
9. Tatsujin (Arcade) Toaplan '88
10. Out Run (Arcade/Saturn) Sega '86
11. Mahou Daisakusen (Arcade) Raizing '93
12. Winds Of Thunder (PC Engine) Hudson/RED '93
13. Seirei Senshi Spriggan - SC'91 (PC Engine) Naxat '91
14. Makaimura / Ghosts'n'Goblins (Arcade) Capcom '85
15. Super Mario World (Super Famicom) Nintendô '90
16. Thunder Force 3 (Mega Drive) Techno Soft '90
17. Contra the Hardcore (Mega Drive) Konami '94
18. Ginga Fukei Densetsu - Sapphire (PC Engine) Hudson '95
19. Bomberman '93 (PC Engine) Hudson 90-94
20. Super Aleste (Super Famicom) Compile '92
21. Musha Aleste (Mega Drive) Compile/Toaplan '90
22. PC Genjin 1~3 (PC Engine) Hudson/RED 90 - 93
23. Star Parodia (PC Engine) Hudson/Kaneko Interstate '93
24. Donpachi (PSX/Saturn) Cave '96
25. Snatcher CD-ROMantic (PC Engine) Konami '92


Aditional 5:

26. Daytona USA (Arcade/DC) Sega '94
27. Gradius II - GOFER no Yabou (Arcade/PC Engine) Konami '88
28. Turrican 2 (Amiga) Factor 5 90/91
29. Shen Mue 1 (Dreamcast) Sega '99
30. Gradius Gaiden (PSX) Konami '97

[Joe Redifer]

It's always hard for me to pick absolute favorites, but here are some of mine off the top of my head:

Shenmue 1 & 2 - Dreamcast
F-Zero GX - Gamecube
Super Monkey Ball 1 & 2 - Gamecube versions only
Super Castlevania IV - SNES
Dracula X - TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM
Thunder Force II & III & IV - Genesis
Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse - Genesis
Shadow Dancer - Genesis
Shinobi - Arcade, TurboGrafx-16, SMS
Space Harrier - Arcade, SMS, 32X, Saturn
Burnout Revenge - Xbox (when hooked up to an awesome 5.1 sound system and playing Yuzo music from the hard drive)

Lots more...

[Necromancer]

Here's my list, off the bottom of my head and in no particular order:

Gameboy: Tetris, Final Fantasy
TG-16: Ys I & II, Ys IV, Dracula X, GoT, LoT, Bonk's Revenge, Godzilla, Bomberman '94
SNES: Super Castlevania IV, Actraiser, Super Mario World, Chrono Trigger
NES: Castlevania I and III, Contra, SMB 3, Double Dragon
Genesis: Contra: Hard Corps, Castlevania: Bloodlines, Sonic, Streets of Rage 3
PC: Heretic, GTA, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, C&C, Duke Nukem

I'm sure I left out quite a few gems, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.

[offsidewing]

I give you my top 10 of all time.

10. Perfect Dark - N64
9.  Tetris (any platform)
8.  Ys 1 & 2 - TG-CD
7.  Blue Max - Atari XE
6.  Bomberman '94 - PCE
5.  Joust - Atari 7800
4.  Gran Turismo - PSX
3.  Return Fire - 3D0
2.  Cosmic Fanasty 2 - TG-CD

and...

1.  Goldeneye - N64

[Digi.k]

grandia - sega saturn
ultimate parodius - sega saturn
panzer zwei - sega saturn
radiant silvergun - sega saturn
panzer dragoon saga - sega saturn
Puyo Puyo Sun - sega saturn
Nights - sega saturn
Vampire Hunter/Darkstalkers revenge - sega saturn
Guardian Heroes - sega saturn
Marvel Vs Street Fighter - sega saturn
Lunar 2 Eternal Blue - Sega Saturn
Fighters Megamix - sega saturn

tekken 3 - playstation
ridge racer 4 - playstation
Castlevania SoTN - playstation

parodius - pc engine
ys book 1 & 2 - pc engine
dracula x - pc engine
splatterhouse - pc engine
Salamander - pc engine
Devil Crash - pc engine
Dungeon Explorer - pc engine

Phantasy Star IV - Genesis
Shining Force II - Genesis

Daytona USA 2001 - Dreamcast
soul calibur - dreamcast
Street fighter III 3rd Strike - Dreamcast
Phantasy Star Online - Dreamcast

Ganbare Goeman/Legend of the Mystical Ninja - SNES
Final Fantasy III - SNES
Chrono Trigger - SNES
Puyo Puyo - SNES
Castlevania IV - SNES
Mario Kart - SNES

Animal Crossing - DS
Mario Kart DS - DS

Phantasy Star Universe - XBOX 360
Oblivion - xbox 360

Mr. Do! - Arcade
Bubble Bobble - arcade
Virtua Fighter 3TB - Arcade
Spikeout - Arcade

[rolins]

I limited myself to one game from each system.

Galaga (Arcade)
Zanac (MSX)
Metal Gear (MSX2)
Gunhed (PCE)
Nexzr (PCE CD)
Ninja Gaiden (Nes)
Final Fantasy III (Snes)
Power Strike (SMS)
Fire Shark (Genesis)
Strikers 1945 (Saturn)
Resident Evil 2 (PS1)
Dodonpachi DOJ (PS2)
Mahou Daisakusen (FM-Towns)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (PC Windows)

[FM-77]

Wow, this is really hard.

THE best game I have ever played is Super Mario World. After 15+ years, I'm still playing through that game AT LEAST once a year (although I played through it 6-7 times in 2006, hehe). It's just as fun every time. Amazing game. I could easily live with a single game if that was it.

Other favorites are... (only choosing two per system, I always prefer the game I mention first)

Computer games
Mac - Cythera, Bugdom
PC - Avernum, Brandish 2 (thanks again, Black_Tiger!)
PC-9800 - Brandish 3, The Legend of Heroes 4
X68000 - Lagoon, Star Trader

Console games
SMS - Golden Axe Warrior, Golvellius
MD - Soleil (Crusader of Centy), Landstalker
Mega-CD - Dungeon Explorer, Popful Mail
Saturn - Linkle Liver Story, Magic Knight Rayearth

NES/FC - Radia Senki: Reimei Hen, Super Mario Bros. 3
SNES - Super Mario World, Illusion of Time
N64 - Zelda: Majora's Mask, Jet Force Gemini
GC - Zelda: Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime

PS1 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Wild Arms
PS2 - Radiata Stories, Burnout Revenge

PCE - Ys 4, Neutopia 2

GB - Dragon Slayer Gaiden, Super Mario Land 2
GBC - Pokémon Silver Version, Star Ocean: Bluesphere
GBA - Pokémon Ruby Version, Zelda A Link to the Past/Four Swords
DS - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Super Princess Peach
PSP - Burnout Legends, Gurumin

[Hobo Xiphas]

I'll just take Keranu's list since it is pretty much the same as what I would put down, except for a few choices.

Ys, I'm lookin' at you!

[GUTS]

Shining Force
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario World
Panzer Dragoon II
Wonder Boy III The Dragon's Trap (master system version)
Final Fantasy X
Bonk's Revenge
Eye of the Beholder (sega CD)
Ultima 6

There's more, but I find I quit reading people's lists after about 10 or so games so I'll stop there.

[FM-77]

Nice. GUTS knows where it's at.

[_joshuaTurbo]

Heres my fav's for my top 5 favorite consoles:

NES:  Batman, Ultima: Quest of the Avatar, Kid Kool, Xexyz, SMB2, shadow of the Ninja, Shatterhand, Castlevania III

SNES: Contra III, Castlevania IV, Axelay, Mystical Ninja, Gradius III, Zelda III, SF2Turbo, Out of this world, Super Mario Kart

TG16: Ys Book I & II, Ys IV, Dracula X, Lords of Thunder, Gate of Thunder, Air Zonk, Dungeon Explorer II, Order of the Griffon, Beyond Shadowgate

Genesis: Sonic 2, Warriors of the Eternal Sun, Phantasy Star II, Gunstar Heroes, Contra Hardcorps, Castlevania: Bloodlines, Centi

Saturn: Layer Section, ThunderForce V, Sonic Jam, Shining of the Holy Ark, Magic Knight Rayearth, Dragon Force, NiGHTS, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Panzer Dragoon II, Saturn Bomberman

pretty general best of's...