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Inspired a bit by the 15TH anniversary of the Playstation thread. What do you think are the five best games on each system from over the years? You don't need to list a list for each system, you can stick to systems you know or own but the list can only have five entries per console. Handhelds do count as systems so they are fair game.
My three favorite games I can think of right now for the PSOne are:
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Final Fantasy Tactics
Gran Tourismo 2
Hmm what a question but I'll give it a go:
PSX:
1. Metal Gear Solid
2. Final Fantasy VIII
3. WCW Mayhem
4. WWF Smackdown 2: Know Your Role
5. Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles
PS2: (This list is very difficult I own 60+ PS2 games)
1. Final Fantasy XII
2. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty
3. Scarface: The World Is Yours
4. XIII
5. The Warriors
PS3: (I only own 5 PS3 games:tongue:)
1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Sons Of The Patriots
2. Batman Arkham Asylum
3. Fifa 10
4. Saints Row 2
5. Tekken 6
I'll stick with PS consoles for now:
PSOne
1. Final Fantasy VII
2. Final Fantasy Tactics
3. Metal Gear Solid
4. Mega Man Legends
5. Final Fantasy IX (sorry i'm just an FF fanboy)
PS2
1. Dragon Quest VIII
2. Final Fantasy X
3. Metal Gear Solid 3
4. Grand Theft Auto III
5. Shinobi
PS3
1. Metal Gear Solid 4
2. Uncharted 2
3. Valkyria Chronicles
4. Killzone 2
5. Demon's Souls
No particular order.
PS1:
1. Metal Gear Solid
2. Suikoden I
3. Suikoden II
4. Final Fantasy Tactics
5. Lunar: SSSC
PS2:
1. Suikoden III
2. Suikoden V
3. Metal Gear Solid 3
4. Grand Theft Auto III
5. um... difficult one. Maybe GTA: Vice City, or MGS 2.
Older systems would require much more thought for me to determine a top 5 (I haven't played enough PS3 games to have much of an opinion).
psx:
mgs
ff7
tekken 2 or 3
twisted metal 2
cool boarders 2
ps2:
msg3
shadow of the colossus/ico
resident evil 4
god of war
prince of persia: sands of time
NES:
The Legend of Zelda
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros.
Final Fantasy
Mega Man 3
SNES:
Chrono Trigger
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World
Earthbound
Genesis:
Sonic 3
Sonic and Knuckles
Streets of Rage 2
Shining Force
Sonic the Hedgehog
N64:
Super Smash Bros.
Goldeneye
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Super Mario 64
PSX:
Xenogears
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Chrono Cross
Legend of Dragoon
Final Fantasy VIII
NES
Mario
Mario 3
Zelda
Metroid
Final Fantasy
SNes
Zelda: LttP
Super Metroid
Crono Trigger
Shin Megami Tensei
Final Fantasy VI
Genesis
Sonic
Shining Force
Phantasy Star 2
Phantasy Star 4
Mean Bean Machine
N64
Mario 64
Zelda: OoT
Mario Kart 64
Super Smash Bros.
Turok
PSOne
Mega Man Legends
Xenogears
Final Fantasy IX
Digimon World
Chrono Cross
Gamecube
Smash Bros. Melee
Zelda: Wind Waker
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2
PS2
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2
Atelier Iris 2
Disgaea
Final Fantasy X
Gameboy
Zelda: Link's Awakening
Pokemon Red
Pokemon Gold
Tetris
Mega Man IV
GBA
Metroid: Zero Mission
Final Fantasy V: Advance
Tales of Phantasia
Zelda: Minish Cap
Mega Man: Battle Network 2
DS
Final Fantasy IV DS
Pheonix Wright
Digimon World: Dawn
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Rune Factory 2
PSP
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
Class of Heroes
Valhalla Knights 2
Fate/unlimited codes
PSX
1. Metal Gear Solid
2. Tenchu 2: Birth of the stealth assassins
3. Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1
4. Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2
5. Tenchu 1
PS2
1. Final Fantasy X
2. Shadow of the Colossus
3. Metal Gear Solid 3
4. Ace Combat Zero: Belkan War
5. Guitar Hero II
PS3
1. Metal Gear Solid 4
2. Little Big Planet
3. GTA IV
4. HAWX
5. Skate.
Megadrive:
1. Phantasy Star II
2. Shinobi III
3. Sonic 2
4. Shadowrun
5. Phantasy Star IV
Saturn:
1. NiGHTS
2. Daytona USA
3. Burning Rangers
4. Virtua Cop
5. House of the Dead
Dreamcast:
1. Sonic Adventure
2. Shenmue
3. Phantasy Star Online
4. House of the Dead 2
5. Jet Set Radio
Playstation:
1. Final Fantasy VII
2. Final Fantasy IX
3. Tekken 3
4. Resident Evil 2
5. Silent Hill
Playstation 2:
1. Dark Chronicle
2. Final Fantasy XII
3. Persona 4
4. Silent Hill 2
5. God Hand
Playstation 3:
1. Wipeout HD
2. Virtua Fighter 5
3. Valkyria Chronicles
4. Motorstorm Pacific Rift
5. Street Fighter IV
NES:
1. Super Mario Bros. 3
2. Super Mario Bros.
3. Super C
4. Maniac Mansion
5. Ghosts and Goblins
SNES:
1. Final Fantasy VI
2. Zelda: LttP
3. Super Mario World
4. Illusion of Gaia
5. Mega Man X3
Nintendo 64
1. Mystical Ninja: Starring Goemon
2. Mario 64
3. Perfect Dark
4. Mischief Makers
5. Goldeneye 007
Gamecube:
1. Tales of Symphonia
2. Resident Evil remake
3. Eternal Darkness
Gameboy:
1. Zelda: Link's Awakening
2. Pokemon Red/Blue
3. Final Fantasy Legend III
4. Kirby's Dream Land
Dreamcast:
1. Soul Calibur
2. Sonic Adventure
3. Resident Evil: Code Veronica
4. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
5. Crazy Taxi
PSX:
1. Metal Gear Solid
2. Final Fantasy IX
3. Silent Hill
4. Final Fantasy Tactics
5. Castlevania Symphony of the Night
PS2:
1. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
2. Shadow of the Colossus
3. Ico
4. Final Fantasy XII
5. Ace Combat 5
PS3:
1. Little Big Planet
2. Valkyria Chronicles
3. Metal Gear Solid 4
4. Uncharted 2
5. Fat Princess
PSP:
1. Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions
2. Jeanne D'arc
3. Valkyrie Profile
4. Echochrome
I have always felt that every console has had strengths in certain genres, so I always turn to different ones in different moods. Never been that big on hand-held gaming until recently (DS) but here are games from the consoles I have the most experience with since my kidhood:
NES:
-Super Mario Bros. 3
-The Legend of Zelda
-Mega Man III
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles III: The Manhattan Project
-Final Fantasy III
GEN:
-Super Street Fighter II (never owned this for the SNES, the version I've heard is better)
-Sonic the Hedgehog 2
-Streets of Rage 2
-Gunstar Heroes
-Triple Play '96 (Love baseball and I played the :bou::bou::bou::bou: out of this one as a kid)
SNES: (Can you tell I love Square's 16-bit games?)
-Chrono Trigger
-Final Fantasy VI
-The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
-Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
-Super Metroid
N64: (Love the N64's 3D platformers)
-The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
-Super Mario 64
-Banjo-Kazooie
-Goldeneye
-Donkey Kong 64
PS1: (Could go on forever about PS1's JRPGs)
-Final Fantasy VII
-Metal Gear Solid
-Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
-Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
-Chrono Cross
PS2: (This or the SNES is my favourite console ever, depending on my mood)
-Shadow of the Colossus
-Final Fantasy XII
-God of War
-Dragon Quest VIII
-GTA: San Andreas
Dreamcast: (Poor thing got aborted long before it had a fair chance)
-Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
-Jet Grind Radio
-Ikaruga
-Skies of Arcadia
-Rez
I also have owned the Panasonic 3DO and TurboGraphx-16, but can't recall many great games for either outside of Cannon Fodder, Blazing Lazers, etc.
Master System:
1. Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Megadrive:
1. Sonic the Hedgehog
2. Wonderboy in Monster World
NES:
1. Super Mario Bros. 3
2. Super Mario Bros.
3. Contra
4. The Legend of Zelda
SNES:
1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
2. Super Mario World
3. Super Metroid
4. Disney's Aladdin
Nintendo 64:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Mario 64
3. Goldeneye 007
4. Banjo-Kazooie
5. Yoshi's Story
Gamecube:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Gameboy:
1. Pokemon Red/Blue
2. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
3. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
4. Kirby's Dream Land
GBA:
1. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
2. Super Mario World: Yoshi's Island
DS:
1. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
2. Final Fantasy IV
3. Chrono Trigger
4. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
5. Final Fantasy III
Wii:
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
2. The Legend of Zelda; Twilight Princesss
3. Mario Galaxy
4. Okami
PSX:
1. Final Fantasy IX
2. Final Fantasy VII
3. Chrono Cross
4. Vagrant Story
5. Legend of Mana
PS2:
1. Kingdom Hearts
2. Final Fantasy XII
3. God of War I & II
4. Final Fantasy X
5. Psychonauts
PSP:
1. Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
2. God of War: Chains of Olympus
3. Patapon
4. Star Ocean: First Departure
5. Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
PC:
1. Grim Fandango
2. Myst II: Riven
3. Myst IV: Revelations
4. Bioshock
5. Final Fantasy XI
Megadrive:
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Golden Axe
The Revenge of Shinobi
Micro Machines
Sonic the Hedgehog
PS1
Final Fantasy VIII
Tekken 3
Spyro the Dragon
Syphon Filter 2
Final Fantasy IX
PS2
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XII
Tekken 5
Kingdom Hearts
Need for Speed: Underground
PS3
Call of Duty: World at War
Tekken 6
FIFA 10
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle-Cars
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Playstation:
Metal Gear Solid
Resident Evil 2
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Playstation 2:
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Metal Gear Solid 2
Bully
Silent Hill 2
Wolf Kanno's Favorite Final Fantasy Ever
Playstation 3:
Metal Gear Solid 4
Resident Evil 5
Bayonetta
Uncharted 2
Batman: Arkham Asylym
Xbox 360:
Gears of War
Gears of War 2
Call of Duty 4
Mass Effect
Psychotic Talks about Stupid :bou::bou::bou::bou:
Gamecube:
Resident Evil 4
Nothing
Else
Comes
to Mind
Kanno, where is your list!
PS3
1- Disgaea 3
2- Valkyria Chronicles
3- Resistance 2 Online Co-op
And thats it... thank god for PSN and backwards compatability.
360
1 - Borderlands (though not an exclusive) is the only game I've really spent a lot of time on.
2- Last Remnant (its not even that great of a game...)
Just got it recently, so lots of games on the too play list.
DS
1 - Final Fantasy IV
2 - Mega Man ZX / ZXA (both about the same)
3 - Final Fantasy III
4 - Castlevania: Order of Excelsia
5 - Sonic Rush
DS easily has the most titles I like of any current gen console, which is a shame because I feel physicaly the DS is a piece of garbage. (Most of the time I go out and buy a game, come home, DL a ROM and emulate it on my comp.)
PSP
1 - FFT!!!
2 - Jean d'arc
3 - FF Dissidia
4 - Disgaea 1
5 - Disgaea 2
And nothing else...
PS2
1 - DBZ:BT2 (bite me)
2 - Mega Man X Collection (might not count, but I liked it more than anything else on the console.)
3 - Final Fantasy X
4 - Metal Gear Solid 2
5 - Shinning Force EXA
And in conclusion except for the first two I didn't really like any games for the PS2 all that much.
XBOX
1 - Fable
2 - Halo 2
And thats all there is.
GBA
1- Castlevania Aira of Sarrow
2 - Mega Man Z3
3 - Mega Man Z1
4 - Mega Man Z2
5 - Mega Man Z4
Yeah, the GBA didn't offer me much except the MMZ series and one Castlevania game.
PS1
1 - FFT!!!
2 - FFVII
3 - Castlevanis: SotN
4 - Chrono Cross
5 - FFIX
Not as bad as I though, I only had to leave a few titles off.
N64
1 - Zelda: OoT
2 - Smash Bros
3 - Micro machines Racing
I never actually owned a N64, so this isn't a very fair list, but I don't think there would have been very many more.
SNES (oh god why do I have to pick!)
1 - Chrono Tigger
2 - FF6
3 - Mega Man X/2/3 (condensed to save room, and so I don't have to pick)
4 - Super Mario World
5 - Donkey Kong Country
Man that was painfull, I had to leave soooo many games I love off. FF4/5 should probably be in there in places 4&5, but I left them off in favor of more diversity.
Genesis
1- Sonic 2
2 - Sonic 3
3 - Sonic 1
I've never played anything worthwhile other than Sonic on the Genesis, but I also never owned one.
NES
1 - Final Fantasy
2 - Super Mario Bros. 3
3 - Final Fantasy III
4 - Super Mario Bros.
My parents would never get me a NES, so I didn't play too many games for it. I never played the old FFs until ~2004.
EDIT: PC (forgot about that)
1 - FFVII (PC version is superior to PS1 version)
2 - Starcraft
3 - World of Warcraft (hey, a game that has come out in the last decade I like.)
4 - Warcraft 3
I don't really use my PC for playing many games, unless you count emulated games, but that would flood the list with SNES classics :)
And in conclusion the DS, PS1 and SNES are the only consoles I could actually fill up a list easily for, not to mention actually having to make painful cuts. And seeing as the DS titles are all last millennium style games, I can't say the last decade has been kind to me as a gamer.
My list you ask? Well... In no particular order.
Atari 2600
Frogger
Star Wars
Some tank game I can't even remember the title of...
NES - Harder than I thought it would be...
Dragon Warrior
Super Mario Bros. 2
Nemo's Adventures in Dreamland
Castlevania
Mega Man 2 (Can't believe I forgot this one!)
Genesis
Vectorman
Sonic 3
Sonic and Knuckles
Comix Zone
Sonic the Hedgehog
SNES (So many good RPGs... so many versions of Street Fighter...)
Final Fantasy VI
Chrono Trigger
Secret of Mana
Street Fighter II: Turbo Edition
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past
N64 (I never owned a 64 so my list is a bit off)
Perfect Dark
Mario Kart 64
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Overrated but still good)
Super Smash Bros.
F-Zero X? (I get the 64 and Cube versions mixed up)
Playstation (Really tough...)
Final Fantasy Tactics
Xenogears
Metal Gear Solid
Suikoden
Breath of Fire III
Playstation 2 (Really tough, might need to rethink my list)
Suikoden III
Final Fantasy XII
Persona 3
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Ico
GameBoy
Tetris
Super Mario Land 2
Battle Arena Toshiden
Pokemon Red/Blue
Final Fantasy Legend II
GameBoy Advance
Final Fantasy Advance Series (yes I cheated in my own thread)
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Metroid Fusion
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Nintendo DS
Final Fantasy III
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
The World Ends With You
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Digimon Dusk
PSP
Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions
Final Fantasy Dissidia
Darkstalkers Chronicles: The Dark Tower
Metal Gears Solid: Portable OPS
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
PC
Leisure Suit Larry and the Land of the Lounge Lizards
Empire
Battletech: Crescent Hawk's Inception
Civilization II
Mech Commander
Arcade
X-Men
Street Fighter II
Moonwalker
SNK cabinets (if you see one , I've probably played it)
I cannot remember the name of my favorite arcade game but it was this crazy side scrolling beat em up about a school of ninjas where one member gets kidnapped at the begnning and you have to fight this sci-fi super ninja society.
I've played most of the gaming systems but either my memory is fuzzy cause I never owned the system or I've played such a small number of titles on it that making a list of what I played would be a very unfair assessment. I'm almost tempted to remove my N64 list...