I've been playing the Virtual Console on my Wii a lot lately. A few nights ago I got to
thinking: I always have one favorite game on any given console, and it's usually by a long
shot. It seems that everybody has their own defining games for each system, the game
that they will play without fail each time they go and hook up the old machine for another
game.
What I'm wondering, Destructoid, is what these games are for each of you. Everyone who
reads this, which games defined each generation of gaming for you? It can be anything,
from the obvious Mario or Sonic to the obscure crap nobody's ever heard of. Here, I'll start:
NES : Punch-Out!! Genesis: Sonic 3 and Knuckles
SNES: Zelda: A Link to the Past Game Boy Color: Tetris DX
N64: Star Fox 64 PlayStation: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Dreamcast: Crazy Taxi PS2: The Beatmania IIDX series
I left a few consoles out, because they didn't really have any games that had that big an
impact on me. Great systems either way, but the games I listed above are some of my
absolute favorites, and I'd go back and play each of them again any day. As a matter of
fact, I've played through four of them in recent history.
oh this is a good one for contemplative thoughts in the recap.
Here's mine:
NES: Megaman2
Sega: Phantasy Star
SNES: Terranigma, FF3
N64: Starfox 64
Playstation: Valkyrie Profile, Parasite Eve, Breath of Fire 4
Dreamcast: Tony Hawk 2
PS2: Persona 3, Okami, SH3, Breath of Fire 5, Shadow of the Colossus, Tony Hawk 4
Xbox : Halo
I cant think of any other game with the same impact for that machine.
The rest of my list is:
Sega - Sonic 2. Still love that game.
GB - POKEMON! YEAH!
Ps1 - Hmm... probably FFVIII, the first FF i got, but not the last :P
N64 - Goldeneye. I didnt actually own a N64, but i played it every chance i got.
Ps2 - GTA San Andreas. Also Timesplitters 2, so much multiplayer awesomeness. Like goldeneye/perfect dark for ps2.
Pc - Half life 2.
NES- Super Mario Bros. 3
SNES- Zelda- A Link to the Past
Genesis- Street Fighter II:Championship Edition/Eternal Champions
PS1- Metal Gear Solid/FF 8
PS2- Metal Gear Solid 3:Snake Eater/God of War/Shadow of the Colossus
Dreamcast- Street Fighter III:Third Strike/Marvel vs. Capcom 2/Powerstone
GC- Ikaruga
Xbox- Halo
NES: Megaman 2
Genesis: Sonic 2
Snes: A Link to the Past
Gameboy Colour: Link's Awakening
N64: Lylat Wars Playstation: Tony Hawk's 2
Dreamcast: Jet Set Radio
PS2: Pro Evolution Soccer 4
Gamecube: Wind Waker
NES : Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
Genesis: Sonic the Hedgehog
SNES: Super Metroid
Game Boy Color: Zelda DX
N64: Zelda Ocarina of Time and Conker's Bad Fur Day
PlayStation: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Dreamcast: Marvel vs Capcom 2
PS2: Metal Gear Solid 3 and Okami.
Game Cube: Metroid Prime
game boy Advance: Golden Sun
N64: Mario 64
PlayStation: Parasite Eve
XBOX: KOTOR
PS2: God Of War -> this is the only one that I had to think about
Gamecube: RE4
PC: Quake
Fallout
Diablo II
DOTA
PC has a few because it obviously lasts longer than the consoles, thats just the main progression of the games I played on PC.
Seriously though, the PS2 basically dwarfs all the other consoles in terms of the amount of fantastic games it had. SNES is probably the only one that is even close.
NES - MegaMan2
SNES - Final Fantasy 3, Chrono Trigger
N64 - Zelda: Ocarina, Goldeneye
PSX - Final Fantasy Tactics, Star Ocean II
PS2 - Grand Theft Auto
Xbox - Halo:
PC (favorite gaming platform): Quake
NES: Couldn't decide between megaman 2 and SMB3, so I'm going to go with... River City Ransom!
SNES: FF6 (favorite game)
Genesis: General Chaos for obscure awesomeness (runner-up: Rocket Knight Adventures)
N64: Mario 64
PSX: Tekken
Dreamcast: Guilty Gear X
after that I really don't have any favorites that instantly stick out in my mind.
Damn straight it's lylat wars, not star fox 64 :P hmmmm for me it'd be:
Mega Drive: Mickey & Donald World of Illusion
Snes: Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island
PSX: Final Fantasy VII
N64: Goldeneye
Saturn: Panzer Dragoon Saga
Dreamcast: Skies of Arcadia
PS2: GTA - Vice City
Gamecube: Smash Bros melee
Bloody heck that was hard just picking one game per system..
Arcade: X-Men Arcade Game
SNES: Killer Instinct
N64: Goldeneye
PS1: Final Fantasy VIII
PC: Unreal Tournament
PS2: Metal Gear Solid 2
Dreamcast: Dead or Alive 2
GC: Super Smash Brothers: Melee
XBox: Halo
I am still not entirely sure of my answers but those are damn close.
Thanks for all the great answers, everybody! I had actually forgotten about some of these classics. And I never even knew that SF64 had been renamed to Lylat Wars until I looked it up just now. One more bit of useless information goes into my head.
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oh this is a good one for contemplative thoughts in the recap.
Here's mine:
NES: Megaman2
Sega: Phantasy Star
SNES: Terranigma, FF3
N64: Starfox 64
Playstation: Valkyrie Profile, Parasite Eve, Breath of Fire 4
Dreamcast: Tony Hawk 2
PS2: Persona 3, Okami, SH3, Breath of Fire 5, Shadow of the Colossus, Tony Hawk 4
for starters, would anyone disagree with :
Xbox : Halo
I cant think of any other game with the same impact for that machine.
The rest of my list is:
Sega - Sonic 2. Still love that game.
GB - POKEMON! YEAH!
Ps1 - Hmm... probably FFVIII, the first FF i got, but not the last :P
N64 - Goldeneye. I didnt actually own a N64, but i played it every chance i got.
Ps2 - GTA San Andreas. Also Timesplitters 2, so much multiplayer awesomeness. Like goldeneye/perfect dark for ps2.
Pc - Half life 2.
NES - Contra
Gameboy - Link's Awakening
SNES - Chrono Trigger
N64 - Goldeneye
PS1 - Metal Gear Solid
PS2 - Dynasty Warriors
GC - Metroid Prime
X-Box - Burnout 3
Never owned any Sega stuff other than a Game Gear that broke, until getting a Dreamcast fairly recently.
NES- Super Mario Bros. 3
SNES- Zelda- A Link to the Past
Genesis- Street Fighter II:Championship Edition/Eternal Champions
PS1- Metal Gear Solid/FF 8
PS2- Metal Gear Solid 3:Snake Eater/God of War/Shadow of the Colossus
Dreamcast- Street Fighter III:Third Strike/Marvel vs. Capcom 2/Powerstone
GC- Ikaruga
Xbox- Halo
NES: Megaman 2
Genesis: Sonic 2
Snes: A Link to the Past
Gameboy Colour: Link's Awakening
N64: Lylat Wars
Playstation: Tony Hawk's 2
Dreamcast: Jet Set Radio
PS2: Pro Evolution Soccer 4
Gamecube: Wind Waker
NES : Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
Genesis: Sonic the Hedgehog
SNES: Super Metroid
Game Boy Color: Zelda DX
N64: Zelda Ocarina of Time and Conker's Bad Fur Day
PlayStation: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Dreamcast: Marvel vs Capcom 2
PS2: Metal Gear Solid 3 and Okami.
Game Cube: Metroid Prime
Lots of SF64 - Lylat Wars love!! :)
SNES: Super Mario All Stars
N64: Ocarina of Time
Game Boy: Pokemon Blue
GameCube: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Game Boy Advance: Wario Ware
Wow... what boring answers! :P
need we forget...Battletoads
NES : Mario
Genesis: Sonic and Knuckles
SNES: Mario RPG
Game Boy Color: pokemon
game boy Advance: Golden Sun
N64: Mario 64
PlayStation: Parasite Eve
XBOX: KOTOR
PS2: God Of War -> this is the only one that I had to think about
Gamecube: RE4
PC: Quake
Fallout
Diablo II
DOTA
PC has a few because it obviously lasts longer than the consoles, thats just the main progression of the games I played on PC.
Seriously though, the PS2 basically dwarfs all the other consoles in terms of the amount of fantastic games it had. SNES is probably the only one that is even close.
Whats with all the multiple answers? Cheaters.
NES - MegaMan2
SNES - Final Fantasy 3, Chrono Trigger
N64 - Zelda: Ocarina, Goldeneye
PSX - Final Fantasy Tactics, Star Ocean II
PS2 - Grand Theft Auto
Xbox - Halo:
PC (favorite gaming platform): Quake
NES: Couldn't decide between megaman 2 and SMB3, so I'm going to go with... River City Ransom!
SNES: FF6 (favorite game)
Genesis: General Chaos for obscure awesomeness (runner-up: Rocket Knight Adventures)
N64: Mario 64
PSX: Tekken
Dreamcast: Guilty Gear X
after that I really don't have any favorites that instantly stick out in my mind.
Damn straight it's lylat wars, not star fox 64 :P hmmmm for me it'd be:
Mega Drive: Mickey & Donald World of Illusion
Snes: Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island
PSX: Final Fantasy VII
N64: Goldeneye
Saturn: Panzer Dragoon Saga
Dreamcast: Skies of Arcadia
PS2: GTA - Vice City
Gamecube: Smash Bros melee
Bloody heck that was hard just picking one game per system..
SNES: Mortal Kombat, and Killer Instinct.
N64: F-Zero X, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark
Gamecube: Super Smash Brothers.
Gameboy Advanced: Rockman Zero.
Gameboy Pocket: Pokemon Series
Xbox360: Call of Duty 2
This will be tough.
Arcade: X-Men Arcade Game
SNES: Killer Instinct
N64: Goldeneye
PS1: Final Fantasy VIII
PC: Unreal Tournament
PS2: Metal Gear Solid 2
Dreamcast: Dead or Alive 2
GC: Super Smash Brothers: Melee
XBox: Halo
I am still not entirely sure of my answers but those are damn close.
Thanks for all the great answers, everybody! I had actually forgotten about some of these classics. And I never even knew that SF64 had been renamed to Lylat Wars until I looked it up just now. One more bit of useless information goes into my head.