Favourite Games Long List

[EzraPound]

Okay -- so what are your favourite games, if you were to make a long list as opposed to the message board-appropriate ten? Here are my top fifty:

PC

-- Sid Meier's Pirates!
-- SimCity
-- The Secret of Monkey Island
-- DOOM
-- Blackthorne
-- Heroes of Might and Magic II
-- Star Wars: Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight
-- Worms 2
-- Unreal Tournament
-- American McGee's Alice
-- Deus Ex

NES

-- Super Mario Bros.
-- The Legend of Zelda
-- Super Mario Bros. 3

Game Boy

-- Tetris
-- Pokémon Red/Blue
-- Pokémon Gold/Silver
-- Wario Land 3

Genesis

-- King's Bounty
-- Super Street Fighter II Turbo
-- Disney's Aladdin

SNES

-- Super Mario World
-- ActRaiser
-- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
-- Harvest Moon

PSX

-- Final Fantasy VII

N64

-- Super Mario 64
-- Pilotwings 64
-- Star Fox 64
-- Duke Nukem 64
-- GoldenEye 007
-- Space Station Silicon Valley
-- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
-- Spider-Man
-- Pokémon Puzzle League
-- Paper Mario
-- Conker's Bad Fur Day

Dreamcast

-- Soul Calibur
-- Shenmue

PS2

-- Red Faction
-- Grand Theft Auto III
-- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

GBA

-- Advance Wars

Xbox

-- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
-- Shenmue II
-- Spider-Man 2
-- Soul Calibur II

Wii

-- Wii Sports
-- Super Mario Galaxy
-- No More Heroes

 

[Tiswas]

Oh come on. Wii Sports? And I'm sure the PS1 had a lot more better games than VII.

Suikoden 1 and 2 for example were better than it in every single way (except graphics. They were still snes'D)

 

[Jackalb]

Mine just consists of Morrowind on every console 12 times.
Even when I'm playing Tetris I'm seeing Dwemer objects.

 

[EzraPound]

Oh come on. Wii Sports? And I'm sure the PS1 had a lot more better games than VII.

Suikoden 1 and 2 for example were better than it in every single way (except graphics. They were still snes'D)

I didn't play many PSOne games -- the 3D experience the console offered was fairly rudimentary compared to the PC or even N64 -- and though I've tried to rectify this, I can't find a copy of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Metal Gear Solid's obscurant camera and slew of cinematics always puts me to sleep.

Final Fantasy VII's underrated by JRPG buffs (of which I'm not) -- I say this because most of the criticisms seem to centre on the game's Materia system or haphazard storytelling, whereas its main appeal at the time was clearly art design and aesthetics; specifically in terms of how they reinforce the narrative and help create emotional impact (FFVII's painted backgrounds, CD-R sound, and FMV all seem positively elegant compared to what preceded them). To this end, I don't like the game because it's Final Fantasy -- the older ones bore me, infact, even moreso than Phantasy Star -- I like it, because, like Alice, it uses technology excellently in its achievement of aesthetic purpose, with the tried and true mechanics playing basically an ancillary role. And while the critical mainstream may quibble with my position, they really have no sound reason, since if you really deconstruct what causes, say, Grim Fandango to be subject of acclaim compared to Pajama Sam or something it has entirely to do with art design.

 

[tehweave]

Lets tackle this head-on.

NES:
Rygar, Baseball, Final Fantasy, Super Mario Brothers, Duck Hunt, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Metroid.

SNES:
Link to the Past, Super Metroid, Super Star Fox, Mario World, Final Fantasy 3.

N64:
Goldeneye, Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie, Majora's Mask, Ocarina of Time, Blast Corps, Paper Mario, World is not Enough, Donkey Kong 64, Star Fox 64, Super Mario 64, Super Smash Brothers 1080 Snowboarding F-Zero-X, Resident Evil 2, Mario Party 2, Mario Kart 64.

GCN:
Super Smash Brothers Melee, Metroid Prime, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, F-Zero-GX, Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door, Skies of Arcadia Legends, Resident Evil 0, 1, 4, Code Veronica X, Super Mario Sunshine, Spider-man 2 the movie the game, SSX 2 and 3, 1080 Avalanche, Mario Party 4.

Wii:
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Rock Band?

PS1:
Final Fantasy 7, 9, Tactics, Resident Evil 3, Silent Hill, Tomb Raider 1, 2.

PS2:
Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, Final Fantasy 10, Silent Hill 2, 3, Kingdom Hearts, Guitar Hero 1, 2.

Gameboy:
Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Zelda Awakening, Oracle of Ages, Seasons.

Advance:
Golden Sun 1 and 2, Advance Wars 1 and 2, Zelda Minish Cap, Final Fantasy 4, Tactics Advance.

DS:
Phoenix Wright 1, 2, 3, Apollo Justice, Miles Edgeworth, Final Fantasy Tactics A2, Pokemon Heartgold.

PC:
Fallout 3, World of Warcraft, Starcraft, 2, Warcraft, 2, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Alone in the Dark, Chip's Challenge, Stunt Island, Doom, 2, 3, Portal, Psychonauts, Bioshock, Painkiller.

I'm missing something... Maybe I'll remember...

 

[Tiswas]

Nes:
Mario Bros, LOZ, Metroid, Contra

Snes:
Chrono Trigger, Yoshi's Island, Super Mario Allstars + Super Mario World, LTTP, Mickey Mania, Super Metroid, Super Mario RPG

N64:
Body Harvest, Blast Corps, Zelda: Ocarinia + Majora, Super Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie, Perfect Dark, Goldeneye, Wetrix, WWF No Mercy. (More I can't remember)

PS1:
Suikoden 1, 2. Star Ocean 2, Legend of Legaia, Final Fantasy 9, Final Fantasy 6, Harvest Moon

Gameboy:
Pokemon Red/Blue, Link's Awakening, Kirby's Dreamland, Tetris, Metroid

Gameboy Colour:
Harvest Moon, Pokemon Gold/Silver, Dragon Warrior Monsters, Wario Land 2

Gameboy Advance:
LTTP remake, Minish Cap, Pokemon Leaf Green, Sapphire, Emerald, Fire Emblem 7, Advance Wars 1 + 2, Golden Sun 1 + 2

PS2:
Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest 8, Disgaea 1 + 2, La Pucelle Tactics, One Piece Grand Battle, GTA 3, Vice City

X-Box:
Worms 3D, Fable

Gamecube:
Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, One Piece: Pirate's Carnival, Tales of Symphonia, Four Swords Adventures.

NDS:
Pokemon Diamond/Platinum/Gold, Phoenix Wright Series, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy 4, Disgaea.

Wii:
Twilight Princess, Galaxy 1 + 2, One Piece: Unlimited Cruise 1 + 2, Little King's Story, Okami, Monster Hunter Tri

PS3:
Katamari Forever, Bioshock, Heavy Rain, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Disgaea 3, 3D Dot Game Heroes

X-Box 360:
Left 4 Dead

PC:
Roller Coaster Tycoon 1 + 2, Warcraft 3, Dungeon Keeper, Theme Hospital, Sim City

 

[tomtom94]

Oh come on. Wii Sports?

OH NOES HE HAS A DIFFERENT OPINION TO ME HE MUST BE WRONGS!!!!!1!!
Seriously, I don't mind Wii Sports. I wouldn't call it one of my favourite games ever but I play it with my sister and it's fun enough.
If you don't like it, fair enough, but that's not really the purpose of this thread. As judging from the rest of your post you don't really like the Wii, might I consider just ignoring that and concentrating on the thread at hand?

PC: Lego Racers, Cultures 2, Red Alert 2, Football Manager
PS2: Kingdom Hearts, Pro Evolution Soccer, Super Monkey Ball Deluxe, F1 06, Devil May Cry
Xbox: Timesplitters Future Perfect
DS: Ace Attorney, 42 All-Time Classics
Wii: Mario Strikers Charged, Zelda: Twilight Princess
Gamecube: Zelda: Wind Waker

 

[Tiswas]

Oh come on. Wii Sports?

OH NOES HE HAS A DIFFERENT OPINION TO ME HE MUST BE WRONGS!!!!!1!!
Seriously, I don't mind Wii Sports. I wouldn't call it one of my favourite games ever but I play it with my sister and it's fun enough.
If you don't like it, fair enough, but that's not really the purpose of this thread. As judging from the rest of your post you don't really like the Wii, might I consider just ignoring that and concentrating on the thread at hand?

Actually I love the Wii. It's my favourite out of the Big 3

 

[Julianking93]

NES:

Megaman II
Legend of Zelda

SNES:

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Donkey Kong Country 2
Chrono Trigger
Batman Returns (Fuck you, I liked it)

N64:
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Body Harvest
Jet Force Gemini
Banjo Kazooie (Never played Tooie)
Star Fox 64
The World is Not Enough

PS1:
Soul Reaver
Metal Gear Solid
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Oddworld
Final Fantasy 8

PS2:
Metal Gear Solid 2
Metal Gear Solid 3
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts 2
Devil May Cry
Silent Hill 2
Soul Reaver 2
Maximo
War of the Monsters
God of War 1+2

Xbox 360:
Dead Rising...that's it

PS3:
Metal Gear Solid 4
Nier
Demon's Souls
Oblivion
God of War III
Assassin's Creed II

Gamecube:
Super Smash Bros Brawl
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Eternal Darkness
Killer 7
Metroid Prime
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

I would have included Wii, but in my opinion, no games on that console are worth a shit.

 

[subtlefuge]

I suppose I'll try.

NES:
Super Mario Bros Series, Zelda, Duck Tales, Megaman 2, Punchout

SNES:
Super Mario Kart, Earthbound, Super Mario World, Mario RPG, Zelda LTTP, Chrono Trigger

N64:
Zelda OOT/MM, Mario 64, Starfox 64, DK 64, F1 Grand Prix, Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo Kazooie/Tooie, Conker's Bad Fur Day

Gamecube:
Wind Waker, Resident Evil 4, Viewtiful Joe, Killer 7, Smash Bros Melee, Starfox Assault

Wii:
Mario Galaxy 1/2, Twilight Princess, Brawl

GBC:
Pokemon Red, Pokemon Gold, Link's Awakening DX

GBA:
Fire Emblem, Advanced Wars, Bomberman Tournament, Megaman Battle Network 3

NDS:
Mostly ports of other console faves, Zelda, Mario & Luigi

Sega Genesis/CD:
Vectorman, Sonic Series, Sonic CD, Some Power Ranger game I can't remember

Sega Saturn/Dreamcast:
Nights into Dreams, Sonic Adventure 1/2

Xbox/360:
Psychonauts, L4D1/2, Gears1/2, Trials HD, Fallout 3

PC:
Counter Strike, Orange Box, Half Life 1, Star Trek Voyager Elite Force, System Shock

Playstation 1-3:
Ape Escape, Final Fantasy, Katamari Damacy, Rachet and Clank

Don't care if I left any off.

 

[tomtom94]

Oh come on. Wii Sports?

OH NOES HE HAS A DIFFERENT OPINION TO ME HE MUST BE WRONGS!!!!!1!!
Seriously, I don't mind Wii Sports. I wouldn't call it one of my favourite games ever but I play it with my sister and it's fun enough.
If you don't like it, fair enough, but that's not really the purpose of this thread. As judging from the rest of your post you don't really like the Wii, might I consider just ignoring that and concentrating on the thread at hand?

Actually I love the Wii. It's my favourite out of the Big 3

Oh, okay, sorry, I just thought it looked like you were going for a "PS1 has more good games than Wii" angle with your post.
I also might have been a bit patronizing with my caps lock statement.
...wow, since I came back here, I've been kind of an asshole.

to justify this post, I forgot to put Mario Kart Wii on my list of Wii games.