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Was thinking about this earlier.

Here are the categories I was thinking about....
8-Bit (Sega Master System, NES)
16-Bit (SNES, Genesis, Turbo-Graphx)
Arcade Games (Only way I could think to include these)
Disc Gen 1 (Saturn, Playstation, N64)
Disc Gen 2 (Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, Xbox)
Next Gen (360, PS3, Wii)

Here are my picks.

8-Bit: Super Mario Bros
16-bit: Beyond Oasis (with Chrono Trigger being a very, very close 2nd)
Arcade: Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Disc Gen 1: Castlevania: SOTN (FF7 and Mario 64 very close 2nd)
Disc Gen 2: Resident Evil 4
Next Gen: Call of Duty 4

What are your guys / gals picks?
 
8-Bit: Super Mario Bros. 3
16-Bit: Super Metroid
Arcade: Ikaruga
Disc Gen 1: Ocarina of Time
Disc Gen 2: Tie between Ico and Persona 3
Current Gen: Deadly Premonition
 
8-bit: The Legend if Zelda
16-bit: Super Mario World
Arcade: Mortal Kombat
Disc Gen 1: Final Fantasy VII
Disc Gen 2: Resident Evil 4
Next Gen: Demon's Souls

We need a category where I can vote for Diablo II.
 
8 bit: SMB3
16 bit: Sonic 2
Arcade: Metal Slug
Disc Gen 1: Metal Gear Solid
Disc Gen 2: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater/Ace Combat 5: Unsung War
Current Gen: Demon's Souls/Uncharted series
PC: Counter-Strike/Diablo II
 
Oooo another one of these. Ok ! Here I go !

8-Bit: Megaman 2
16-bit: Final Fantasy 3/6
Arcade: Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Disc Gen 1: Suikoden 2
Disc Gen 2: Halo 1
Next Gen: Mass Effect 2 (so far)
PC: Diablo 2
 
Here are the categories I was thinking about....
8-Bit:
16-Bit: Sonic 3 and Knuckles
Arcade Games: Gun Survivor 2 is the only memorable one for me.
Disc Gen 1: Final Fantasy 7
Disc Gen 2: Sonic Adventure
Current Gen: Metal Gear Solid 4
PC: No One Lives Forever 2
 
And what about handhelds?

8-Bit: Contra
16-Bit: Chronotrigger (Not my favorite 16-bit game, but probably the greatest)
Arcade Games: Street Fighter II
Disc Gen 1: Final Fantasy VII
Disc Gen 2: God of War 2
Next Gen: Bayonetta
PC: Doom and StarCraft
 
8 bit: Mario Bros 3
16 bit: Chrono Trigger
Disc Gen 1: Chrono Cross
Disc Gen 2: Metroid Prime
Current Gen: Uncharted 2 (Why the fuck do people keep referring to current consoles as "next gen" still?)
PC: Half Life 2
Arcade: HydroThunder (the set up was awesome)
 
8-Bit (Sega Master System, NES) - SMB3
16-Bit (SNES, Genesis, Turbo-Graphx) - Final Fantasy III
Arcade Games (Only way I could think to include these) - Ghouls N' Ghosts
Disc Gen 1 (Saturn, Playstation, N64) - Radiant Silvergun
Disc Gen 2 (Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, Xbox) - Resident Evil 4
Current Gen (360, PS3, Wii) - Fallout 3
PC - Tie Fighter
 
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8-Bit: Super Mario Bros. 3
16-Bit: Super Metroid
Disc Gen 1: Ocarina of Time
Disc Gen 2: Metroid Prime
Current Gen: Wii Sports
 
8-Bit (Sega Master System, NES) - Bubble Bobble
16-Bit (SNES, Genesis, Turbo-Graphx) - Chrono Trigger
Arcade Games (Only way I could think to include these) - DDR
Disc Gen 1 (Saturn, Playstation, N64) - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Disc Gen 2 (Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, Xbox) - Metroid Prime
Current Gen (360, PS3, Wii) - Dragon Age: Origins

And since it was missing (or sort of doesn't apply, but I still wanted to post them):

PC - Half-Life/Diablo II (way too close for me to pick)
Handheld - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
 
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8-Bit: Super Mario Bros 3
16-bit: Chrono Trigger
Arcade: Marvel vs Capcom
Disc Gen 1: Final Fantasy VII
Disc Gen 2: Persona 4
Current Gen: Super Mario Galaxy 2
 
8-Bit: Super Mario Bros. 3 as a standalone, DQ3 by legacy
16-Bit: Mother 2 (Link to the Past, Super Mario World and Super Metroid all tied for 2nd)
Arcade Games: N/A
Disc Gen 1: Final Fantasy Tactics
Disc Gen 2: Resident Evil 4
Next Gen: Wii Sports Resort
 
8-Bit: Super Mario Bros 3
16-bit: Link to the Past
Arcade: Marvel vs Capcom 2
Disc Gen 1: Final Fantasy 7 (Majora's Mask at a very close 2nd)
Disc Gen 2: God of War
Next Gen: Bioshock

PC: Counter-Strike
Handheld: Pokemon
 
I'll just do the eras relevant to me:

Disc Gen 1: Final Fantasy Tactics
Disc Gen 2: Shadow of the Colossus
PC: Starcraft: Broodwar
Current gen: Uncharted 2
 
8-Bit: Super Mario Bros. 3
16-Bit: Chrono Trigger
Disc 1: Mario Kart 64
Disc 2: Resident Evil 4
Current: Mass Effect 2
 
8-Bit - Super Mario Bros. 3
16-Bit - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Arcade Games - The Simpsons
Disc Gen 1 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Disc Gen 2 - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Next Gen - Mass Effect 2

PC - Team Fortress 2
 
8-Bit: Super Mario Brothers 3
16-bit: Super Mario World (Still the greatest game ever made)
Arcade: WWF WrestleFest
Disc Gen 1: Lunar Series (I know they were Sega CD but I didnt play til the reissues)
Disc Gen 2: Honestly I thought this generation was pretty bad for games.
Next Gen: Dragon Age
 
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8-Bit: Super Mario Bros. 3
16-bit: Super Mario World
Disc Gen 1: Metal Gear Solid
Disc Gen 2: Grand Theft Auto Vice City
Current Gen: Fallout 3
 
[quote name='musha666']
Disc Gen 2: Honestly I thought this generation was pretty bad for games.
[/QUOTE]

You didn't play the right games. There were great games in almost every genre.
 
8-Bit: Super Mario Bros 3
16-Bit: Super Mario RPG / Zombie Ate My Neighbors (Can't Decide)
Arcade Games: Area 51
Disc Gen 1: Katamari Damacy
Disc Gen 2: Super Smash Bros. Melee
Next Gen: Portal 2

EDIT: Just looked through the thread, so many SMB3!
 
8-Bit: Mega Man 2
16-Bit: Super Metroid/FFVI
Arcade Games: Crisis Zone
Disc Gen 1: Metal Gear Solid
Disc Gen 2: Resident Evil 4
Current Gen: Vanquish
PC: Half-Life 1
 
[quote name='PohTayToez']8-Bit: Super Mario Bros 3
16-Bit: Super Mario RPG / Zombie Ate My Neighbors (Can't Decide)
Arcade Games: Area 51
Disc Gen 1: Katamari Damacy
Disc Gen 2: Super Smash Bros. Melee
Next Gen: Portal 2

EDIT: Just looked through the thread, so many SMB3![/QUOTE]

???
 
8-bit: Super Mario Bros 3
16-bit: Sonic 2
Arcade: TMNT
Disc Gen 1: Castlevania: SOTN
Disc Gen 2: Halo
Current Gen: Demon's Souls
 
8-bit: Super Mario 3
16-bit: Super Mario RPG
Arcade: Street Fighter 2
Disc Gen 1: Final Fantasy VII
Disc Gen 2: Shenmue
Next Gen: Call of Duty Modern Warfare
 
3rd Gen: Super Mario Bros. 3
4th Gen: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
5th Gen: The Curse of Monkey Island
6th Gen: Half-Life 2
7th Gen: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
 
8-Bit: Caveman Games
16-bit: Lawnmower Man
Arcade: King of Fighter 94'
Disc Gen 1: Irritating Stick
Disc Gen 2: Mega Man X7
Next Gen: Bullet Witch
 
8-Bit: Super Mario Bros. 3
16-Bit: Super Mario Kart
Disc Gen 1: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Disc Gen 2: Half Life 2
Next Gen: Mass Effect 1
 
8-Bit : Super Mario Brothers 3
16-Bit: Super Mario Kart
Arcade Games: TMNT
Disc Gen 1: Mario 64
Disc Gen 2: GTA San Andreas
Next Gen: I'm not going to pick one for this generation because I haven't played most of the big name games (I have lost a lot of interest in gaming over the past few years) but my favorite game has been MLB Power Pros/MLB Power Pros 2008 for Wii.
 
8-bit: Mario Bros 3
16-bit: Link to the Past
Arcade: Marvel vs Capcom
Disc Gen 1: Ocarina of Time
Disc Gen 2: Final Fantasy X
Current Gen: Demon's Souls

surprised at how few lists link to the past has made it on so far.
 
8-Bit (Sega Master System, NES) - Super Mario Bros.
16-Bit (SNES, Genesis, Turbo-Graphx) - Sonic 2
Arcade Games - Almost any licensed beat 'em up (TMNT, X-Men, Simpsons, etc.)
Disc Gen 1 (Saturn, Playstation, N64) - Metal Geal Solid
Disc Gen 2 (Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, Xbox) - Resident Evil 4
Current Gen (360, PS3, Wii) - Mass Effect
 
[quote name='blindinglights']8-Bit: Super Mario Bros. 3
16-bit: Super Mario World
Disc Gen 1: Metal Gear Solid
Disc Gen 2: Grand Theft Auto Vice City
Current Gen: Fallout 3[/QUOTE]

Same for me, except I'd put Uncharted 2 for the current gen


(to be fair I haven't played FO3 yet)
 
This is subject to change in about 30 seconds but here goes:

8-Bit: The Legend of Zelda
16-bit: Super Metroid
Disc Gen 1: Ocarina of Time
Disc Gen 2: Metroid Prime
Current Gen: Bioshock

I passed on "Arcade" because that is WAY too broad - it is like saying "Home Consoles" and expecting you to pick one game.
 
[quote name='Javery']This is subject to change in about 30 seconds but here goes:

8-Bit: The Legend of Zelda
16-bit: Super Metroid
Disc Gen 1: Ocarina of Time
Disc Gen 2: Metroid Prime
Current Gen: Bioshock

I passed on "Arcade" because that is WAY too broad - it is like saying "Home Consoles" and expecting you to pick one game.[/QUOTE]

That's what I was thinking at first too, but I'd be surprised that there are more arcade titles than second disc gen, so it isn't really that broad.
 
8-Bit: Super Mario Bros. 3
16-Bit: Super Mario World (Link to the Past runner-up)
Arcade: Star Wars (1983)
Disc Gen 1: WWF No Mercy
Disc Gen 2: Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal (Fire Pro D and Metal Gear Solid runners-up)
Current Gen: Uncharted 2 (Mass Effect 2 and R&C: A Crack in Time runners-up)
 
3rd Gen Console: Super Mario Bros. 3
4th Gen Console: Yoshi's Island (Ya, I liked it more than SMW)
Arcade: Time Crisis 2 (Honestly didn't play many other ARC games)
5th Gen Console: Crash Bandicoot (Didn't really play much this gen)
6th Gen Console: Shadow of the Colossus
7th Gen Console (up 'till now): Demon's Souls (Bioshock a close second)

Handhelds didn't really start 'till 4th Gen, so that's where I'm starting. 4th GB, 5th GBC, 6th GBA, 7th DS/PSP , 8th 3DS/Vita

4th Gen Handheld: Pokemon Blue
5th Gen Handheld: Pokemon Crystal
6th Gen Handheld: Golden Sun
7th Gen Handheld: Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
8th Gen Handheld(up 'till now) : Nothing. I have a 3DS but haven't played a 3DS game yet.
 
[quote name='elessar123']That's what I was thinking at first too, but I'd be surprised that there are more arcade titles than second disc gen, so it isn't really that broad.[/QUOTE]

It's not about the amount of titles for me - it's about the technology inside. Street Fighter III: Third Strike is one of the best arcade games ever but you just can't compare it to something like Donkey Kong. Also, KLOV lists almost 5,000 arcade cabinets from the early 70s through today (which has to be a lot more than the amount available for any one generation of consoles). It's just impossible for me to pick one game.
 
[quote name='Javery']It's not about the amount of titles for me - it's about the technology inside. Street Fighter III: Third Strike is one of the best arcade games ever but you just can't compare it to something like Donkey Kong. Also, KLOV lists almost 5,000 arcade cabinets from the early 70s through today (which has to be a lot more than the amount available for any one generation of consoles). It's just impossible for me to pick one game.[/QUOTE]

The PS2 by itself has 2000+ games, so I doubt that.
 
I'll be honest, I mostly just wanted to see what DMK said.

8-Bit: Mario 3
16-Bit: Super Metroid
Disc Gen 1: Suikoden 2
Disc Gen 2: Wind Waker
Disc Gen 3: Half-Life 2 and its episodes (Though I've only played it on PC, so does that count?)
 
[quote name='elessar123']The PS2 by itself has 2000+ games, so I doubt that.[/QUOTE]

There have DEFINITELY been more arcade games than PS2 / GC / Xbox games.
 
[quote name='Jimbo Slice']There have DEFINITELY been more arcade games than PS2 / GC / Xbox games.[/QUOTE]

4074 (according to Mobygames), so maybe 20% less than arcade games... Still, a lot closer than you'd think.
 
8-bit: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
16-bit: Chrono Trigger
Disc gen 1: Metal Gear Solid
Disc gen 2: Dynasty Warriors 3
Current gen: Mass Effect 2
 
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