Topic: Favourite games on each console (not counting Castlevania games)

[Abnormal Freak]

I'll stick to systems I know fairly well.

NES - Super Mario Bros. 3
SNES - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
N64 - Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo-Kazooie, and Conker's Bad Fur Day
GCN - Luigi's Mansion and killer7
Wii - Super Mario Galaxy, No More Heroes, and NMH2: Desperate Struggle
GBA - Metroid: Zero Mission
NDS - Hotel Dusk: Room 215
3DS - Super Mario 3D Land and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (callin' this one despite it not having been released yet)
VB - Virtual Boy Wario Land and Teleroboxer
Genesis - Contra: Hard Corps
PSX - Metal Gear Solid
PS2 - Silent Hill 2
PS3 - Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection (is that answer cheating?)
Xbox - Grabbed by the Ghoulies
360 - Shadows of the Damned
PC - Thief: The Dark Project/Thief Gold
DOS - Duke Nukem 3D

[Lelygax]

I didn't knew that you liked Mario games like that, great list.

[Abnormal Freak]

I'll be a Mario fanboy till the day I die, I'd wager. Not that I don't have heavy criticisms of the series and certain entries; the whole "Peach is kidnapped AGAIN" lack of storytelling has seriously gotten on my nerves, wishing a Mario game could have a good story again like in Super Mario RPG, and I feel that the console New Super Mario Bros. games (not the handheld ones) are severely lacking in single player enjoyment factor. I just can't get people together to play video games that often so single player is of utmost importance to me.

But yeah, Yoshi's Island is my absolute favorite game of all time, beautiful in every way (the SNES version; the GBA one feels stunted and has that annoying Yoshi voice). Reminds me of a time when Nintendo were pretty much king of all things video gaming in my mind: the best, most ingenuitive gameplay with the most intuitive controls, the best graphics, (some of) the best music; now, I still love 'em, but they're really lacking in areas, music being one of them. (You just don't hear tunes like from SNES F-Zero or Star Fox anymore.)

[Lelygax]

Yeah, Nintendo in his best days, good times. Until PSX all my video games are from Nintendo (My dad have a Atari before that, sadly he stopped working, I loved to play Superman )

Hey, I know thats not the same thing, but if you want we can play something online.

[Ratty]

Yeah, Nintendo in his best days, good times. Until PSX all my video games are from Nintendo (My dad have a Atari before that, sadly he stopped working, I loved to play Superman )

Hey, I know thats not the same thing, but if you want we can play something online.

Did you ever beat it? I'd like to add that one to my Atari collection but haven't seen it in the wild. It looks pretty good for an Atari adventure game from what I saw on the AVGN.

Hm I'm not seeing a whole lot of patterns in here (except maybe for a liking of old school jRPGs and Mario, and those generally were the most memorable of games from back then) which is good. It suggests that Castlevania appeals to a wide range of players. Some players love the challenge of ClassicVanias, some enjoy the exploration of the MetroidVanias, others just really like the Gothic atmosphere and setting of the games. And I suspect many of us here relish all three. I know I do.

[son_the_vampire]

NES: Dirty Harry
Genesis: Shining Force 2, MK3, Shinobi Series (#4 on my all time faves)
SNES: Super Mario World, Super Street Fighter Turbo II
Saturn: Samurai Showdown
Dreamcast: Spawn in the Demons Hand (#3 on my all time faves) Power Stone
N64: Perfect Dark, Donkey Kong
PSX: Tomba , MvC2,(#2 on my all time faves) Twisted Metal Black
Xbox: MvC2
PS2: Soul Calibur 3, Capcom Vs. SnK 2, Mortal Kombat Armageddon
GB:Super Mario Land
GBC: Pokemon Gold
GBA: Pokemon Sapphire
DS: (Dont have one besides CV)
PsP: Twisted Metal
Vita: none
iOS: Temple Run 2
PS3: TOO MANY
360: Halo???
PC: Solitaire
Tiger: Terminator 1 (i think it was?) who cares 

EDIT: Gamecube SSBM (the best in series)
Wii: Wii bowling, Mario Party 7
PSX: forgot about my FFVIII tsk tsk

[Puwexil]

I'm not holding back here.

• NES: Mega Man 2 and 3, Super Mario Bros. 3, Gimmick!
• Game Boy: Super Mario Land, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
• Mega Drive: Rocket Knight Adventures, Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, Monster World IV
• SNES: Super Metroid, Mega Man X, ActRaiser, Final Fantasy IV and VI, Chrono Trigger
• Saturn: Darius Gaiden
• PlayStation: Vagrant Story, Suikoden and Suikoden II, Final Fantasy VII and IX, Silent Hill, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Resident Evil 2, Metal Gear Solid, R-Type Delta, G-Darius, Gradius Gaiden
• Nintendo 64: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Sin and Punishment
• PlayStation 2: Silent Hill 2 and 3, God Hand, Devil May Cry and Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer's Call, Final Fantasy XII, ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, Gradius V
• Game Boy Advance: Final Fantasy V Advance, Wario Land 4
• GameCube: Resident Evil, Resident Evil 4, Skies of Arcadia Legends
• DS: Etrian Odyssey and Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Dragon Quest V: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride, Elite Beat Agents, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations
• PSP: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable
• Wii: Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies, Xenoblade Chronicles, Mega Man 9, Cave Story
• PlayStation 3: Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, Nier, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron, Mass Effect 2, Final Fantasy XIII, Catherine, Bionic Commando Rearmed
• 3DS: Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, Mighty Switch Force, Crimson Shroud
• Vita: Persona 4: Golden, Gravity Rush
• Arcade: Gradius II, DoDonPachi, Ketsui, Sexy Parodius, Rastan Saga, Elevator Action Returns, Marvel Super Heroes, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Darkstalkers and Darkstalkers 3, The King of Fighters '96 and '98
• PC: Touhou 7: Perfect Cherry Blossom, Touhou 11: Subterranean Animism, Touhou 13: Ten Desires

too much game

[X]

Far too many to list on every system that I own. And I own a lot of systems.

gb:link's awaking: This is perhaps the saddest zelda game the ballad of the wind fish has made me teary at times   

I agree. The story invoked a kind of sadness that was never touched upon any other Zelda game. All the characters whom seemed so alive in that game were nothing more then an illusion created by the mind of a dreamer. If you really want a tear-jerking experience then read the official Zelda: Link's Awakening manga.

[TheouAegis]

Link's Awakening and Final Fantasy Adventure -- who knew monochromatic gaming could make a grown man cry! But yeah, storywise Link's Awakening is just so damned depressing. I said FFA was my favorite GBA game, but really that was only because I played it so much as a kid. I feel bad for not mentioning Link's Awakening because you'll be hard pressed to find someone that actually played that game that doesn't get emotional when Ballad Of The Wind Fish plays. And yeah, I don't know if I've ever personally played any game where the ending was as sad and depressing as Link's Awakening. Maybe that's why I didn't list it as my favorite. I mean, I was emotional when the girl in FFA turned into a sapling, but really that's nothing compared to realizing an entire village and one of the sweetest girls in gaming history along with it was all just an illusion.

Actually I kinda take that back. Terranigma depressed the fuck out of me. It was so corny and cartoony, but it was so damned depressing the second time through because then you knew where Crysta was, what it was, who was living there, and what was going to happen to the girl you loved. Oh my god, that game wrenched my gut and crushed my feelings almost as hard as Final Fantasy VI, but at least FF6 had a happy ending. I've always thought Terranigma's was downright depressing and it didn't help that I think the ending theme is simply beautiful.

Ark fell into a deep sleep...
And Ark dreamt his last dream...
It was a dream of becoming a bird and seeing the world grown older.

Terranigma: The Ultimate Challenge Run - Credits & Final Ending Scene [55/55]

[Lelygax]

Did you ever beat it? I'd like to add that one to my Atari collection but haven't seen it in the wild. It looks pretty good for an Atari adventure game from what I saw on the AVGN.

Yes, its pretty easy since I did beat it all the time when I was 3 years old. I tried doing these days and simply cant beat it again

Maybe this game only makes sense to little childs?

[Neobelmont]

Yes, its pretty easy since I did beat it all the time when I was 3 years old. I tried doing these days and simply cant beat it again

Maybe this game only makes sense to little childs?

You were beating games at age 3? Dang.. I hard a hard time with pokemon yellow when I was 6-7(needed my pops he was one of the few folks I know that could get pokemon to cap their lv"s which is what 99/100? I forget but, I think one of his  cap pkmn was a dragonite which in the end IIRC he was not impressed) and for some reason I still do  . The only one I beat by my self would be fire red, ruby was really hard for me for some reason and my 3ds does not read my soulsliver I got the dang 3 legendary shiny pocket monsters from that gamestop promotion.

[Lelygax]

Search for Super Bros. 8, its a Don Doko Don 2 hack. I've beaten it with 4 and its more difficult than Superman.

Super Mario Bros 8 Ending Famicom NES Nintendo

The Final Boss is easy if compared with the rest of the game.

[Pfil]

Some players love the challenge of ClassicVanias, some enjoy the exploration of the MetroidVanias, others just really like the Gothic atmosphere and setting of the games. And I suspect many of us here relish all three. I know I do.

I do too

[JR]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...*jazz hands*

Arcade - Double Dragon
NES - Ninja Gaiden for now. Probably have a totally different answer down the road. Too hard to pick just one on the NES.
Gameboy - Zelda - Oracle of Seasons
SNES - Mega Man X
Genesis - Streets of Rage II (Best beat-em-up ever!)
32X - Doom...I guess...
PC - Doom II (I always find myself coming back to play either this or the original all over again)
N64 - Zelda - Ocarina of Time
PS1 - Metal Gear Solid
PS2 - Resident Evil 4 (I've played this and RE2 so many times that I've killed any chances of future enjoyment)
GC - REmake
PS3 - Either Demon's Souls or Dark Souls (Can't decide if I like the Nexus or the open world better. Tower of Latria in its entirety is one of my favorite video game levels, period, though.)
DS - Contra 4
Xbox 360 - Bioshock
Wii - Zelda - Twilight Princess
Game Boy Advance - Double Dragon Advance (THAT is how you redo an old franchise)
PSP - MGS - Peace Walker (Metal Gear stories keep getting stupider, but damn this was a fun game)

EDIT - Aw hell, I forgot about Super Metroid. But choosing between that and MMX is impossible for me.

[Abnormal Freak]

I've played RE4 so many times since its GameCube release yet I still enjoyed the shizz out of it on the PSN, heh. That really should be placed alongside my other favorite GCN games along with probably REmake and Eternal Darkness. But I can't be too greedy...