The Best Game on Every Console

[Wolf Kanno]

Only counting the consoles you've played/owned, what do you consider to be the best game for it? For predominate PC gamers, try to stick within technology eras as best as you can.

[Scotty_ffgamer]

This will be hard to do! There might be games I would find better than what’s on this list, but I either haven’t played them or they just aren’t games I constantly come back to time and again. I’m basically going with the games I just never grow tired of.

NES: Mario 3
Turbografx-16: Aero Blasters I guess?
SNES: Mario World
Genesis: Sonic 2
Saturn: NiGHTS into dreams
Dreamcast: Grandia II
Ps1: Metal Gear Solid and Symphony of the Night are tied
N64: Mario 64
Ps2: Kingdom Hearts
Gamecube: Soul Calibur 2
Xbox: Halo 2
Wii: Xenoblade Chronicles
PS3: Journey
Xbox 360: Skate 3 (I think that’s the one)
Wii U: Mario Kart 8
PS4: Persona 5
Xbox One: Sunset Overdrive, I guess
Switch: Breath of the Wild and Splatoon 2 are tied at the moment for different reasons
Game boy: Pokemon Red
Game boy Color: Pokemon Crystal
Game Gear: Sonic
GBA: Kingdom Hearts Re:CoM
Psp: Peace Walker
Vita: Persona 4 Golden
DS: The World Ends With You
3ds: Theatrhythm curtain call

I’m blanking on if there are any systems I’m missing that I’ve played. I’m sure some I’ll think of different games for a few of these systems once I post this too.

[Black Magic Shopkeeper]

For me?
Atari 2600 (I got lucky): Q-Bert
Sega Genesis: Phantasy Star 4 (i got lucky again!)
GameBoy Color: LoZ: Link'S Awakening
PC, 90's era: Riven! (And Baldur's Gate)
Playstation 1: ....thisisverydifficult FOUR-WAY TIE between MediEvil, Metal Gear Solid, Tomb Raider 3, and FFIX!
Playstation 2: Jak & Daxter. .. Also, Metal Gear Solid 2
PC, 00's era: Myst III: Exile
Playstation 3: Journey???
Xbox 360: Lost Odyssey
Playstation 4: ok I'm still getting used to this console, but so far, Horizon: Zero Dawn
PC present day: ....Ghost of a Tale & The Long Dark..... I might be missing something but there it is.

at least I have a short list. ...Buuuut yeah I had to cheat because I'm indecisive

[Rocket Edge]

NES - Super Mario Bros 3
Mega Drive - Sonic The Hedgehog 2 or Golden Axe
GBC - Pokemon Red
GBA - Pokemon Ruby
PS1 - Final Fantasy VIII
PC (90's) - Dungeon Keeper
PS2 - Final Fantasy X
PC (00's) - RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
PS3 - Call of Duty: World at War or Tekken Tag Tournament 2
PS4 - Rocket League

This is tough. It's hard not to fit in some favourites like Kingdom Hearts, Warzone 2100, Tekken 7, or Micro Machines for the SNES. Some I couldn't choose between.

[Rez09]

I'd have to give this a lot of thought if I were to pick out what I considered the actual best games, since there are a lot of factors that would have to go into a list like that, so I'll just take the easy way out and put my favorites instead. Or, at least, the ones that come into my head. :p



NES - Shatterhand
SNES - Final Fantasy 6
N64 - Tetrisphere
Gamecube - Mario Kart: Double Dash
Wii - Punch-Out!!

Gameboy - Donkey Kong '94
Gameboy Color - Gen the Carpenter
Gameboy Advance - Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Nintendo DS - Pokemon Diamond / Pearl

Sega Master System - Pit Pot
Sega Game Gear - Sonic the Hedgehog
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive - Sonic 2
Sega CD - Snatcher
Sega Dreamcast - Tech Romancer (Sorry, LB 2 D': )

PS1 - Gran Tourismo 2 (Probably, anyway; picking an actual favorite here is damn near impossible.)
PS2 - Ar Tonelico
PSP - Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
PS3 - Mass Effect 2 (Probably, anyway; I don't have particularly strong feelings for anything on the console)

Atari 2600 - Warlords
Neo-Geo - The Last Blade 2
Neo-Geo Pocket Color: SNK vs Capcom: Card Fighters Clash
TG-16 - Final Lap Twin/
TG-16 CD - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
OG xBox - Halo: Combat Evolved
PC - X-COM: UFO Defense (aka UFO: Enemy Unkown)

[Jarvio]

NES - Super Mario Bros 3
SNES - Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island
N64 - The Legend Of Zelda - Ocarina Of Time
Gamecube - The Legend Of Zelda - The Windwaker
Wii - The Legend Of Zelda - Skyward Sword
Wii U - Super Mario Maker
Switch - Super Mario Odyssey
Gameboy - The Legend Of Zelda - Link's Awakening (though only played the colour version on Gameboy Colour)
Gameboy Colour - The Legend Of Zelda - Oracle Of Ages
Gameboy Advance - The Legend Of Zelda - The Minish Cap
DS - FFIV Remake (but if Remakes aren't allowed, then Yoshi's Island DS)
3DS - The Legend Of Zelda - A Link Between Worlds (but if remakes are allowed, Ocarina Of Time 3DS)
Sega Megadrive - Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Sega Gamegear - Not big on any, but Sonic 1 Gamegear Version
PS1 - Final Fantasy VII
PS2 - Final Fantasy XII (Ok, I've only played the zodiac age for PS4, but I'm pretty sure the original would be my fav PS2 game)
PS3 - Sonic The Hedgehog 4 - Episode 1
PS4 - Sonic Mania
PSP - Remake of FFIV, but if remakes aren't allowed, then....Tomb Raider Legend? Not played much else

[Wolf Kanno]

Atari 2600 - Frogger
NES - Mega Man 2
Sega Genesis - Sonic and Knuckles
Super Nintendo - Chrono Trigger
Game Gear - Lemmings
Game Boy - Tetris
Sega CD: Lunar: The Silver Star
PC: Civilization 2
Sega Saturn - Sonic R (fight me)
PlayStation - Xenogears
N64 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Dreamcast - Marvel vs. Capcom or any Arcade port really
PlayStation 2 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Gamecube - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Gameboy Advance - Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
PS3 - Dark Souls or MGSV
Wii - Xenoblade Chronicles or The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
DS - The World Ends With You
PSP - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
3DS: Shin Megami Tensei IV
PS4: Persona 5 or Bloodborne

I'm sure I'm forgetting someone. Also, while I have played on Microsoft's consoles, most of it was getting stuck playing Halo with friends and it's the only series I've played, so I don't really have enough knowledge of the systems to pick a game I like.

[Loony BoB]

PC: Civilization II, Freelancer, Dwarf Fortress, probably something else after that but idk off the top of my head
SNES: Final Fantasy V
PSP: FFVII: Crisis Core
GB/GBA/DS etc: Pokémon games
PS1: Final Fantasy VII
PS2: It's weird, I loved the PS2 for so long but nothing springs to mind.
PS3: Uncharted 2
PS4: World of Final Fantasy
XB360: Mass Effect 2

Honestly I could do this again in five minutes and my answers, FFVII excepted, would probably change notably.

[Fynn]

PC (90s): Planescape: Torment
PC (2000s): The Sims 3
PC (2010s): The Witcher 3

GB: Warioland 2
GBC: Pokemon Gold
GBA: FFTA
DS: SMT: Strange Journey
3DS: SMT IV

PSP: Persona 3 Portable
Vita: Persona 4 Golden

PSX: Xenogears
PS2: Final Fantasy XII

NES: Super Mario Bros.
SNES: Chrono Trigger
N64: Majora’s Mask
GameCube: Wind Waker
Wii: Xenoblade Chronicles
Wii U: Xenoblade Chronicles X

[WarZidane]

PC (2010s): Trails in the Sky SC
PC (2000s): Deus Ex
PC (1990s): The Curse of Monkey Island

PS1: Xenogears
PS2: Ar Tonelico 2
PS3: Trails of Cold Steel 2
PS4: (for now) Ys VIII

PSP: Trails in the Sky FC
PS Vita: Zero no Kiseki

NES: The Legend of Zelda
SNES: A Link to the Past
N64: Mario 64
Gamecube: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Wii: Xenoblade Chronicles
Wii U: Xenoblade Chronicles X
Switch: (for now) Xenoblade Chronicles 2

GB: Pokemon Blue/Red
GBC: Pokemon Silver/Gold
GBA: Super Robot Wars Original Generation 2
DS: Radiant Historia.
3DS: Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Xbox: Halo
XBox 360: Lost Odyssey

Mega Drive/Genesis: Phantasy Star IV
Dreamcast: Skies of Arcadia

[escobert]

NES - The Legend of Zelda
SNES - A Link to the Past
PSone - Final Fantasy VII
PS2 - I have no idea, like BoB noting comes to mind.
PC - Diablo 2 or Civilization 2. I pt way too much time into both of these.

[Darkhero]

Atari 2600 - Yar's Revenge
NES - Super Mario Bros. 3
Turbografx-16 - Soldier Blade
Turbografx CD - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Sega Genesis - Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Game Boy - Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
Neo Geo - KoF 98
SNES - A Link to the Past
Sega CD - Tie between Lunar: The Silver Star and Sonic CD
PS1 - Final Fantasy IX
N64 - Ocarina of Time
Game Boy Color - Link's Awakening DX
Neo Geo Pocket Color - SNK vs Capcom
Dreamcast - Marvel vs Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
PS2 - Metal Gear Solid 3
GBA - tie between Golden Sun, Aria of Sorrow, and Zero Mission
Gamecube - Twilight Princess with Super Smash Bros Melee in close 2nd
Wii - Super Mario Galaxy
Wii U - Super Mario Maker

[The Captain]

Fun idea! I haven't owned that many systems but still a tough go:

NES: Super Mario 3
SNES: FFVI (Toughest one of the bunch to only pick one)
N64: Goldeneye
Wii: Xenoblade Chronicles
Sega Genesis: Sonic 2

PS1: I could cheat and say Final Fantasy Chronicles so I can sneak Chrono Trigger on here... that or Xenogears
PS2: Dragon Quest VIII
PS3: Grand Theft Auto IV
PS4: The Witcher III
PSP: Final Fantasy Tactics: War Of The Lions

Take care all.

[maybee]

NES: Bubble Bobble !
SNES: Chrono Trigger
Genesis: Sonic 2 and Sonic 1
Ps1: Final Fantasy VI/ Final Fantasy IX/ Final Fantasy VIII
N64: Zelda Oot
Ps2: Ico
PS3: Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD

PS4: Persona 5
GBA: Final Fantasy V
Psp: Birth By Sleep
Vita: Persona 4
DS: Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow/ Final Fantasy IV/ Dragon Quest IX
3ds: Animal Crossing : New Leaf