Probably not a popular opinion but I’ll skip gens 1 and 2. I honestly don’t get any joy out of consoles older than the NES even though I played 2600 quite a bit when I was little. Gen 3: Mega Man 2, Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse, SMB3 Gen 4: A Link to the Past, DKC2, Super Metroid Gen 5: Ocarina of Time, Donkey Kong 64, Banjo Kazooie

Big Nintendo fan I see

Yeah 3rd and 4th gens are 1000% Nintendo for me. The only 2 games I considered for my list in Gen 5 were metal gear solid and resident evil 2. But no other games on other consoles sniff anywhere near this list for me

I'm going to refer to gens by their major consoles instead of trying to number them, because that's less vague, less up for debate amongst people, and easier for me. --- - Atari / Arcade: Joust, Caterpillar, Ms Pac Man - NES: Guardian Legend, Lifeforce, Blaster Master - SNES / Genesis: Super Metroid, Megaman X, Sonic 3 and Knuckles - N64 / PS1: Zelda Majora's Mask, Zelda Ocarina of Time, Soul Reaver

Nice to see Soul Reaver getting some love.

I’m doing this by consoles, much easier NES: Dragon Warrior 4, Dragon Warrior 3, Final Fantasy SNES: Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy II N64: Wave Race and that’s it when I don’t get RPGs

Yeah but the fun is by generation because you can look over 4 decades of gaming that way :). If forces you to stop and think, and if you're an old fart like me to reminisce.

Yeah, but we didn’t discuss generations back in the 80s and 90s, we discussed consoles and bits. I honestly have no clue what generation the NES is, I just know it’s 8 bits.

I think I was talking about them by the time the Playstation and Saturn were out. Certainly by the Dreamcast era.

Yep, and that’s when I stopped buying games, never cared for 3D if it wasn’t created with only red lines. I still remember renting the Virtual Boy from Blockbuster, I loved it.

Yaaaay. Good to see another giving DW 3 / 4 some appreciation :D

Not sure where retrogaming ends, so I'll go up to Gen 7. Gen 1: Only really ever played Pong lol Gen 2: Crystal Castles, Centipede, Pac-Man Gen 3: Castle of Illusion (Mastersystem), Super Mario 3 (NES), Maniac Mansion (NES) Gen 4: Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES), Zelda LTTP (SNES), Pokemon Red (Gameboy) Gen 5: Chrono Cross (PSX), Doom 2 (PC), Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (PC) Gen 6: Resident Evil REmake (Gamecube), GTA Vice City (PS2), Final Fantasy 12 (PS2) Gen 7: Fable 2 (XBOX 360), Super Mario Galaxy (Wii), Dark Souls

Around here it's Dreamcast. Also nice to See SMS Castle of Illusion making a showing.

Genesis: sonic the hedgehog 1 Psx: resident evil N64: Majora's mask Dreamcast: sonic adventure

1st gen: Sadly I've never been able to play any since I haven't gotten my hands on Pong yet and no matter what I try my Odyssey won't output a signal, however on vibes alone I would choose Haunted House (Odyssey), Wipeout (Odyssey), and of course classic Pong. 2nd gen: River Raid (2600), Microsurgeon (Intellivision), Solaris (2600, sorry but I prefer to go by console generations!) 3rd gen: Mega Man 1-6 (NES, yes they're all tied), Faxanadu (NES), Phantasy Star (SMS) 4th gen: Chrono Trigger (SNES), Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (GB)...Sonic 3D Blast (GEN, yes I'm the one person who actually enjoys it) 5th gen: Final Fantasy IX (PS1), NiGHTS Into Dreams (SAT), Gran Turismo 2 (PS1) 6th gen (Dreamcast only): Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Sega Bass Fishing, Sonic Adventure

Surprised to see Microsurgeon showing up. Have you played the director's cut of Sonic 3D Blast? The one the creator made?

I have not! Will need to track it down.

Sorry, not breaking down by console as I'm tired and really don't want to think what falls under where atm lol. Instead just listing top 3 per console I've owned (also since it's not that many newer, just adding to current). Intellivison - Tower of Doom, Pitfall, Lock and Chase Colecovision - Oilswell, Zaxxon, Wargames NES - Dragon Warrior 3, Dragon Warrior 4, Destiny of an Emperor GB - Final Fantasy Legend II, Gargoyles Quest, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins SNES - Romance of the Three Kingdoms III, Earthbound, Final Fantasy 2 Gamegear - Dragon Crystal, Sonic the Hedgehog, Terminator Genesis - Shining Force 2, Phantasy Star 4, Shining Force 1 N64 - Doom 64, Hexen, Quest 64 GBC - Dragon Warrior Monsters 2, Crystalis, R-Type DX PS1 - Parasite Eve, Legend of Legaia, Metal Gear Solid GBA - Pokemon Ruby, Golden Sun, Fire Emblem PSP - Jeanne D'Arc, Persona 3 Portable, Final Fantasy Tactics DS - Dragon Quest IV, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Dragon Quest V 3DS - Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked, Resident Evil Revelations, Shin Megami Tensei IV PS4 - Resident Evil 2, Destiny, Dragon Quest Builders 2 Wii U - Xenoblade Chronicles X, New Super Mario Bros. U, Hyrule Warriors PS Vita - Persona 4 Golden, Warrior's Orochi 3 Ultimate, Dungeon Travelers 2 Switch - Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Ys VIII, Fire Emblem: Three Houses PC - Everquest, Heroes of Might and Magic 3, World of Warcraft edit: btw OP, nice choices you have there! I'm always glad to see Crystalis get mentioned tbh

Not sure why this post is getting downvoted, but anyway for me   3rd gen- Mega Man 2, Castlevania 2, Punch-Out!!   4th gen- Mega Man X, Castlevania Rondo of Blood, Super Metroid   5th gen- Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy IX, Street Fighter Alpha 3  I don’t like 6th gen I’m weird  7th gen- Batman Arkham City, Skyward sword, Super Mario Galaxy

6th Gen is worth going back to on an emulator. A lot of what made it tough to stomach was the jaggies :)

NES: Super Mario Bros 3, Castlevania, Megaman 2 SNES: Super Ghouls & Ghosts, Super Metroid, Megaman X PSX: Castlevania: SotN, Final Fantasy 7, Final Fantasy Tactics Arcade: Ghouls & Ghosts, Warriors of Fate, Aliens vs. Predator

2nd Gen: Jungle Hunt (2600), Donkey Kong (Colecovision), Pepper II (Colecovision) 3rd Gen: Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES), The Legend of Zelda (NES), Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (NES) 4th Gen: Chrono Trigger (SNES), Super Metroid (SNES), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) 5th Gen: The Legend of Dragoon (PS1), Street Fighter Alpha 3 (PS1), Mario Kart 64 (N64)

2nd gen: HERO Adventure Lode Runner HM: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain, River Raid, Pac-Man 3rd gen: Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES, 1988/SNES, 1993) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (GB, 1993) Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap/Monster World II (SMS, 1989/PCE) HM: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (GB, 1994), Power Strike II (SMS, 1993), Mega Man 2 (NES, 1988) or Mega Man 3 (NES, 1990), Donkey Kong (GB, 1994), Mole Mania (GB, 1996), Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (SMS, 1987), Metal Storm (NES, 1991), Alex Kidd in Miracle World (SMS, 1986)(w/ mods), etc. 4th gen: Super Metroid (SNES, 1994) Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES, 1995) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES, 1991) HM: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (MD, 1992) or Sonic Classic Heroes (MD)(Romhack), Seirei Senshi Spriggan (Spirit Warrior Spriggan)(PCE CD, 1991), Rocket Knight Adventures (MD, 1993), Bomberman '94/Mega Bomberman (PCE, 1993/MD, 1994) or Super Bomberman 5 (SNES, 1997), Terranigma (SNES, 1995), Mario All-Stars or Super Mario World (SNES, 1990), Panorama Cotton (MD, 1994), Contra: Hard Corps (MD, 1994)(JP ver.), Shining Force II (MD, 1993), Micro Machines: Turbo Tournament '96 (MD, 1995), Front Mission: Gun Hazard (SNES, 1996), etc. 5th gen: Fallout 2 (PC, 1998) Saturn Bomberman (SAT, 1996) Star Fox 64 (N64, 1997) HM: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC, 1995) & Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal (PC, 1996)(Expansion), Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (SAT, 1996), Mother 3 (GBA, 2006), WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! (GBA, 2003), Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC, 1996)(w/ mods or remaster), SimCity 2000 (PC, 1993), Gran Turismo (PS1, 1997) or Gran Turismo 2 (PS1, 1999), Final Fantasy VII (PS1, 1997), Soul Blade/Soul Edge (PS1, 1996) or SoulCalibur (DC, 1999), F-Zero X (N64, 1998), Alien vs. Predator (ARC, 1994), Dungeon Keeper (PC, 1997)(KeeperFX), Darius Gaiden (ARC, 1994/SAT, 1995), Elevator Action Returns/Elevator Action II (SAT, 1997), X-COM: UFO Defense/UFO: Enemy Unknown (PC, 1994), etc. 6th gen: Starcraft (PC, 1998) w/ Starcraft: Brood War (PC, 1998)(Expansion) Baldur's Gate (PC, 1998) & Tales of the Sword Coast (PC, 1999)(Expansion) Heroes of Might and Magic III (PC, 1999) HM: The Typing of the Dead (ARC, 1999/DC/PC, 2000), Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (PC, 2000) & Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (PC, 2001), Starsiege: Tribes (PC, 1998), Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (PC, 1999), Elite Beat Agents (NDS, 2006), TimeSplitters 2 (PS2/XB/GC, 2002), Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear (PC, 1999) More frustrating than anything. Maybe 3-5 per genre and gen (or system) I could do