What are your favorite games of all time, any console

[Necromancer]

PC-Engine: HuVideo - Can an old 8bit processor handle passable FMV?  Oh yes it can.  Oh yes it can.  I am simply impressed the PC-Engine can do this at all.

How sad - your favorite PCE game isn't even a game; you didn't even pick one of the games that features HuVideo.  If it wasn't for your appreciation of the FX, I'd be clamoring for your immediate banishment. 

[Tablet]

I thought I'd come out of the woodwork and share my thoughts. As with everyones list mine'll change over time, heck I remember looking back at a top 10 games list I posted in on another forum way back in 2005 and laughing at some of the games I thought were the best. Ok 3-4 games per console.

NES: Kirby's Adventure, Startropics, Megaman 1, Street gangs aka River City Ransom

SMS: Alex Kidd in a Miracle world (fav game of all time btw), Bubble Bobble, Master of Darkness, Sonic 1

Mega Drive: Sonic 2, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers (leave me alone it has a kick ass multiplayer mode)

Mega CD: Sonic CD, Snatcher oh and Night Trap 

PCE: Gunhed, Volified, Street Fighter 2' CE, Download (This will change once I get a CD-ROM2 unit)

SNES: Sim CIty, Super mario world, Super Bomberman, F-Zero

Saturn: Super Puzzle Fighter 2, ClockWork Night, BUG!, Virtual On

PS1: FF7, Star Ocean 2, Tomb Raider 2, Croc

N64: Super Smash Bros, F-Zero X, Zelda OoT

Dreamcast: Carrier, Sonic Adventure 2, Freestyle Scooter, Shenmue

PS2: Shadow of the Colossus, Marvel vs Capcom 2, Beyond Good and Evil

Gamecube: Ikaruga (I suck at the DC version for some reason but not the GC one) Zelda 4 swords, Resident Evil Remake, Paper Mario the Thousand year door.

GB: FF Legend 2, Pokemon Blue, Kirby's Dream Land

GBA: Golden Sun (2nd Fav game of all time), Konami Krazy Racers, Advance Wars, Monster Rancher Advance 2

DS: Pheonix Wright (all of them), Mario Kart DS

GG: Baku Baku....actually just Baku baku, first JP import game I ever bought

PSP: Crisis Core FF7, Loco Roco, Valkyrie Profile Lennith, Legend of Heroes

Hmmmmm I've missed off consoles where I've only played like 1 game on them ala the Wonderswan

[MissaFX]

PC-Engine: HuVideo - Can an old 8bit processor handle passable FMV?  Oh yes it can.  Oh yes it can.  I am simply impressed the PC-Engine can do this at all.

How sad - your favorite PCE game isn't even a game; you didn't even pick one of the games that features HuVideo.  If it wasn't for your appreciation of the FX, I'd be clamoring for your immediate banishment. 

lol, I haven't honestly played enough PC-E games to really say which is my favorite yet.  I am too focused on the FX.
I do like FMV though, and HuVideo kicks SegaCD's video out of the water.  I stand firmly by my HuVideo and I dare you to find another console with an 8 bit processor which can out do it.

[drdre]

Oh god, where to start....here is the short and dirty list-subject to change at any time

Arcade- X-men (konami)
PC-Dungeon Keeper
SNES-Chrono Trigger/Earthbound/Castlevania IV/Super Metroid/MegaMan X,X2,X3 (endless tie)
Genesis-Musha (aleste)
N64-Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Saturn-Darius Gaiden/Shadow over Mystara (tie)
Dreamcast-Powerstone
Sega CD-Snatcher
TurboDuo-Castlevania: Rondo...
Gameboy:  Zelda:  Link's Awakening
GBA:  Castlevania:  Circle of the Moon
DS:  Electroplankton
PSone:  Chrono Cross
PS2:  Shadow of the Colossus
Famicom Disk System:  Arumana no Kiseki (Almana's Miracle)

not so short, sorry, I'll just stop there......

[Arkhan]

Atari 2600: Berzerk
NES: Contra, Dragon Quest 2, Castlevania 2, Contra
SNES: FFIV, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, SUper metroid, Contra 3, Super Castlevania
Master System: Zillion, Phantasy Star, Cyborg Hunter
Genesis: Ecco, Super Hydlide, Phelios
Sega CD: If it has Working Designs label, I like it.
Saturn: Magic Knight Rayearth, Panzer Dragoon, Knights, Bug
PCE: *gasp* Keith Courage, Shockman
PCE-CD: galaxy fraulein yuna, shadow of the beast, Buster Bros, Sailor Moon, CF2, ys 1 & 2
PS1: Lunar remakes, Chrono Cross, Oddworld
N64: Lol. no. >_<
Dreamcast: Ecco, PSO, Blue Stinger, Jet Grind Radio
PS2: I don't know. Probably like, man I dunno.  Definitely not Ff12
Cube: RE1, Fire Emblem
Wii: The Wii sucks. Does Ys 1 & 2 count as a Wii game now?
PS3: Golden Axe: Beast Rider (high hopes!)
Xbox 360: Dead Rising

[Black Tiger]

It looks like I somehow missed this thread the first time around. I don't usually do absolute favorites, but here are some of my most-favorited-

Arcade: Black Tiger
Atari: Pitfall
Intellivision: AD&D Treasure of Tarmin
Colecovision: Venture
SMS: Phantasy Star
Game Gear: Shining Force II
NES: FFIII
Genesis: Shining Force
Sega-CD: Shining Force CD
32X: Doom
Turbochip: Aeroblasters
TG-CD: Ys I & II
PCE HU: SFIICE
PCE CD: TM: Fuun Kabuki Den
SNES: FFVI
Neo Geo: Metal Slug
Neo Geo CD: TM: Shin Den
3DO: Lucienne's Quest
Jaguar: Doom
PC-FX: Zenki
Saturn: Shining Force III's
PSX: Castlevania SotN
N64: Mario 64
Dreamcast: PSO Ver 2
Gamecube: PSO Ep I & II
PS2: PSU AoI
Xbox: Halo 2
Wii: Super Mario Galaxy
PS3: nothing exclusive I like so far, I expect it to soon be Little Big Planet
360: PSU AoI
PSP: Phantasy Star Portable
DS: FFIV
GBA: Castlevania CotM
GBC: Magical Chase
GB: Zelda LA

[Joe Redifer]

Wii: Super Mario Sunshine

Sorry, but that game sucks just as much when you play it on the Wii as it does when you play it on the Gamecube, maybe even more since you have to navigate through the lame Wii menu with the WiiMote to start it before you can even use the Gamecube controller

[Game and Watch Kirby]

Well, I think there may be some difficulty within this, but I will consider one game from  the consoles I've played with before, not necessarily own, and from emulation, as well. Indications will give as such to circumstances for each:

Arcade: Pac-Man*
Atari 2600: Sky Jinx*
NES: Mega Man 2*
TurboGrafx-16: Lords of Thunder*
Sega Genesis: Mega Bomberman
Game Boy: Kirby's Dreamland
Super Nintendo: Donkey Kong Country 2
PlayStation: Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Nintendo 64: Super Smash Bros.
Game Boy Color: Pokemon Gold Version
Dreamcast: Marvel vs. Capcom 2
PlayStation 2: Ratchet and Clank
GameCube: Super Smash Bros. Melee
Game Boy Advance: Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
Nintendo DS: Custom Robo Arena
Nintendo Wii: Trauma Center: New Blood

Game Consoles that are in red indicate consoles I do not own. Games accompanied by asterisks indicate those I've played only in emulation. Consoles written in blue are ones that I no longer have (I still miss my Sega Genesis; where could it be ). Entries in this list are subject to change.

[Black Tiger]

Wii: Super Mario Sunshine

Sorry, but that game sucks just as much when you play it on the Wii as it does when you play it on the Gamecube, maybe even more since you have to navigate through the lame Wii menu with the WiiMote to start it before you can even use the Gamecube controller

Thanks for pointing out that misprint.

[somery]

It's really hard to pick just one game from each system, so I limited myself to a maximum of three for each  . Based mostly on hours spent playing. This is just for systems I own, obviously. List is subject to change at any second...

Atari 2600: Combat, Berserk, Pitfall

Colecovision: Bump 'n Jump, Congo Bongo, Burger Time

C64: Bruce Lee, Gyruss, Conan

NES: SMB3, Bionic Commando, Bubble Bobble

Gameboy/Gameboy Color: Tetris, Tennis, Bionic Commando: Elite Forces

TG16 (HuCard): Blazing Lazers, Parasol Stars, Military Madness
TG16 (CD): Ys I+II, Cosmic Fantasy 2, TurboDuo 4-in-1 
PC Engine (HuCard): (Haven't played enough yet to make an informed decision.)
PC Engine (CD): Rainbow Islands, Nexzr, Pro Yakyuu

Sega Genesis: Gunstar Heroes, Sonic 2, Star Control II
Sega CD: Snatcher, Heart of the Alien, Lunar

SNES: Earthbound, Super Mario World, SMW2: Yoshi's Island

Arcade (older): Rastan, Ms. Pac-Man, Spy Hunter (with the sit-down cabinet)
Arcade (newer): Pang x3, Raiden, Metal Slug

Atari Jaguar: Tempest 2000 (only game I own for it  )

N64: Super Mario 64, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Smash Bros.

Sega Saturn: Die Hard Arcade, NiGHTS into Dreams

Playstation: Castlevania: SotN, Azure Dreams, Street Fighter Alpha 3

Sega Dreamcast: MDK2, Tennis 2K2, Rez

DOS/Windows: Doom II, Wing Commander, Under a Killing Moon

Post-millennial consoles don't interest me, apart from handhelds - and even so, not enough to buy one. I just don't play "on the go" enough. I have a GBA SP, but only because I found it cheap at a thrift store. My favorite game for it so far? Capcom Classics Mini Mix with - surprise! - Bionic Commando!  O:) I'm constantly debating whether or not to get a DS just for New SMB and Super Princess Peach....

[blueraven]

Atari 2600 - Deadly Disks of Tron
NES - Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest
Genesis - Shadowrun (I miss my CDX) 
SNES - Final Fantasy III 
TG/PC Engine - Too many to choose from...
Arcade - Golden Axe II, Gauntlet 2, Cadash, Ninja Warriors, Arkanoid II

A more complete list someday...

[vestcoat]

Turbostar, nice list (6 months ago  :oops:).  I'm a big Order of the Griffon fan and I've been meaning to check out Warriors of the Eternal Sun.  EDIT:  How's SNES Eye of the Beholder?

Also props to everyone else who put an Ultima console port on their lists!

I like a lot of old games with levels of depth and interaction that were unusual in their genres.

NES - Ultima Avatar, Metal Gear, River City Ransom.

SMS - I love the library as a whole but I was too old when I got this system (12yrs) for any one title to work its way into my heart :p.  Y's was great and I have been known to play a lot of Time Soldiers and Miracle Warriors.

TG16/PCE - SUPER RAIDEN!  Endless power-ups and music that kicks an unbelievable amount of ass.  Get some.

[oldskool]

Wow, you guys have some massive lists!  I'll keep mine simple, most of these are the series of a particular game:

Contra
Castlevania
Street Fighter II
Blaster Master
Zelda
Mega Man
Metroid
Mario
Simcity
Gran Turismo
Star Soldier
Lords and Gate of Thunder
Final Fantasy
Phantasy Star
Sonic
Enduro for the 2600 (with the Genesis arcade stick of course)

I could go on and on..