Probably Done but-Top Games for Each System (1 Viewer)

[Ike]

I like reading lists, so I thought this could be neat. This may have been done before (maybe even by me), but I was wondering what everyone's favorite (top 5-10) games for each system are? Not just this generation, but all generations?

Mine:

Atari:

1.Pac-Man
2.Asteroids
3.Stampede
4.Frogger
5.Karateka

Genesis:

1. Sunset Riders
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
3. James Bond: The Duel
4. Sonic The Hedgehog 3
5. Lethal Enforcers
6. Batman Forever
7. Aladdin
8. Spiderman
9. Toe Jam and Earl 2
10. Batman Returns

Nintendo 64:

1. Goldeneye
2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3. Conker
4. Mario 64
5. Turok 2
6. Rouge Squadron
7. Banjo Kazooie
8. Perfect Dark
9. Pilotwings 64
10. Mission Impossible

Dreamcast:

1. NFL 2k
2. Sonic Adventure
3. Tony Hawk 2
4. Unreal Tournament
5. Jet Grind Radio
6. NFL 2k1
7. Crazy Taxi
8. Shenmue
9. Soul Caliber
10. NBA 2k1

Playstation 2:

1. Grand Theft Auto 3
2. Metal Gear Solid 2
3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
4. Devil May Cry
5. Tony Hawk 3
6. Gran Turismo 3
7. Tiger Woods Golf 2003
8. Red Faction
9. State of Emergency
10. Dynasty Warriors 2

Gamecube:

1. Eternal Darkness
2. Resident Evil
3. Metroid Prime
4. Rogue Squadron II
5. Pikmin
6. Luigi's Mansion
7. Super Monkey Ball

X-Box:

1. Halo
2. Splinter Cell
3. NFL 2k3
4. Jet Set Radio Future
5. Burnout
6. Sega Soccer Slam
7. Mech Assault
8. Fuzion Frenzy
9. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
10. Project Gotham Racing

So, what's yours?

 

[Jason Seaver]

Which Atari system are you talking about? "Pac-Man" was on the 2600, 5200, and XE, "Stampede" the 2600, and "Karateka" on the 7800 and XE.

My favorites, taking into account just how few I've played:

Atari 2600
* Pitfall! and Pitfall II
* Circus Atari
* Demons To Diamonds
* RealSports Volleyball
* Demon Attack

Atari 7800
* Robotron: 2084
* Joust
* Ms. Pac-Man
* Ninja Golf
* Food Fight

Atari XE (well, really an Atari 800XL but I'll keep it at cartridges that were released for the XEGS)
* Pac-Man
* Donkey Kong (best home version)
* Eastern Front 1941
* Rescue On Fractalus
* Ballblazer
* Star Raiders
* Star Raiders II (yeah, I liked it)

Atari Jaguar
* TEMPEST 2000
* Attack Of The Mutant Penguins
* Rayman
* This space reserved for BattleSphere, should I ever come upon one for less that $150

Dreamcast
* Sonic Adventure
* Tennis 2K2
* World Series Baseball 2K2
* Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness

Nuon
* Ballistic
* Tempest 3000

 

[Romier S]

Genesis:

Man Ike, how can you have a Genesis list without Streets of Rage II. Blasphemous.

 

[Martin Rendall]

Intellivision:

- Space Spartans

Er, memory fails me. I seem to remember a few good games.

Martin.

 

[Jeff Kleist]

Man Ike, how can you have a Genesis list without Streets of Rage II. Blasphemous

And how can you list ToeJam and Earl 2???? It was horrific compared to 1

Forgot Sega Master System (no order)

1-Alex Kidd in Miracle World
2- Phantasy Star
3- SpellCaster
4- Ghost House
5- Missle Defence 3-D
6- Gangster Town
7- Double Dragon (still the only TRUE port of the arcade game)
8- Aztec Adventure
9- Zillion
10- Ghostbusters

 

[Javier_Huerta]

Great thread!

Here it goes:

- Mattel Electronics:
* Baseball
* Battlestar Galactica
* Football

- Intellivision:
* Advanced Dungeons and Dragons (best game of all time? Possibly)
* Tron Deadly Discs
* BurgerTime!

- Atari 2600
* BMX Master
* Enduro
* Ms. Pac-Man

- Genesis
* Mortal Kombat
* Super Monaco GP
* Strider

- Dreamcast
* Jet Grind Radio
* Sonic Adventure
* Crazy Taxi

- GameCube
* Metroid Prime
* Burnout
* Resident Evil

 

[Dome Vongvises]

I tried doing a poll like this two years ago, but school got in the way. Oh well.

Nintendo
Batman
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Castlevania III: Dracula's Revenge
Legend of Kage
The Legend of Zelda
Kung Fu
Mega Man 2
Metroid
River City Ransom
Super Mario Bros. 3

Super Nintendo
Actraiser
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy 2
Final Fantasy 3
Gradius III
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Street Fighter 2: Turbo Edition
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario World
Super Metroid

Nintendo 64
Goldeneye
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
Perfect Dark

Playstation
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Chrono Cross
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Anthology
Final Fantasy Chronicles
Final Fantasy Tactics
Metal Gear Solid
NCAA Football Series

Playstation 2
Final Fantasy X
Grand Theft Auto 3
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Madden Football Series
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
NBA 2K Series
NCAA Football Series
Resident Evil: Code Veronica X
SSX Tricky
WWE Smackdown: Shut Your Mouth

Gamecube
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Metroid Prime
Super Mario Sunshine

 

[James D S]

-TG-16
*Ninja Spirit
*Bonk's Adventure
*Devil's Crush
*Blazin' Lazers
*Military Madness
*Alien Crush
*Splatterhouse (yeah, yeah, I know - Guilty, what can I say)

 

[Ike]

I forgot about Streets of Rage II! I loved that game.

I put Toe Jam and Earl II because I had fond memories of it. Streets of Rage should have gone onto my list.

 

[David Scott]

-Genesis:
*Mutant League Football (loved lobbing grenades at the cheerleaders at halftime and bribing the ref!)

-Intellivision:
*B52 Bomber (Bombs away- a great game for it's time)

-Playstation:
*Medal Of Honor (played this for hours until Perfect Dark came along)

-Playstation 2:
*Grand Theft Auto 3 (got old real quick though)

-Nintendo 64:
*Perfect Dark (great multiplayer)

-Xbox:
*Halo (I don't even want to guess how many hours a week I still play this)

-Xbox Live:
*Ghost Recon (when you find a good lag free game it's addictive)

 

[Jeffrey Noel]

-Genesis: Mutant League Football

Absolute best football game of all time!! I played that game until my controllers stopped working.

I have such fond memories playing K.T. Slayer. Brings a tear to my eye.

 

[Dean DeMass]

I'll just list my Top Games for the current generation of systems.

PS2
Silent Hill 2
Grand Theft Auto 3
SOCOM
Tony Hawk 3
WWE Smackdown: Shut Your Mouth
Gran Turismo 3
Twisted Metal: Black
NBA Street
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Rayman 2 (better on the Dreamcast though)

X-Box
Jet Set Radio Future
Halo
Panzer Dragoon Orta
NFL2K3
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
NCAA Football 2003
Mech Assault
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
Splinter Cell

Gamecube
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Metroid Prime
Super Mario Sunshine
Eternal Darkness
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Resident Evil
Super Smash Bros.: Melee
Luigi's Mansion
Super Monkey Ball
Wave Race: Blue Storm


Will update after playing Wolfenstein on the X-box.

-Dean-

 

[paul h]

PS2:

ICO
GTA
Vice City
Devil May Cry
Timesplitters2
Gran Turismo3
Ratchet and Clank
Jak and Daxter
Winning Eleven6
Frequency


XBox:

Splinter Cell
Halo
Panzer Dragoon Orta
NBA Street2
Burnout2
Rallisport Challenge
Jet Set Radio Future
MechAssault
Yager
Buffy

 

[BrianB]

Yager

I thought this wasn't out yet until the end of the month?

 

[David Lee]

Can't have a top hits list without mentioning Gunstar Heroes for Genesis.

 

[paul h]

Yup, comes out 25th. I picked up a promo/review copy off Ebay.

 

[PS Nystrom]

NES
Legend of Zelda
Super Mario Brothers
Contra

TURBOGRAFX-16
Aero Blasters
Bonk's Adventure
Moto Roader

SNES
Super Star Wars
Bases Loaded
Final Fantasy III

SATURN
World Series Baseball II
Panzer Dragoon Saga
NiGHTS

PLAYSTATION
Metal Gear Solid
Medal of Honor
Final Fantasy VII

N64
GoldenEye
Mario Kart 64
Mario Golf

DREAMCAST
NBA 2K
Skies of Arcadia
Crazi Taxi

Pieter

 

[John-Miles]

SNES

Uncharted Waters New Horizons


Simply one of the best games I have ever played. Infinite replay value, its just too bad they enver brought any of the new ones over here.

 

[Ryan Peddle]

NES(no order)

Legend of Zelda
Super Mario Series
Bionic Commando
Contra
Ninja Gaiden Series
Metroid
Megaman Series
Battletoads
Final Fantasy
Dragon Warrior
Mike Tysons Punch Out
Bomberman
Smash TV
...And so many more

SNES (no order)

Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
MK2 & MK3
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Killer Instinct
Pilot Wings
Mario Kart
Final Fantasy 2 & 3
Chrono Trigger
Secret of Mana
Donkey Kong Country
Starfox
...again and so many more

N64 (no order)

Goldeneye
Legend of Zelda :Ocarina of Time
Mario 64
Blast Corps
Turok
PilotWings 64
Mario Kart 64
Conker
BattleTanks (killer multiplayer)

Xbox (no order)

Halo
Morrowind
SplinterCell
Fusion Frenzy (killer multiplayer)
Project Gotham Racing

 

[MatS]

damn, no Colecovision??!!!