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[Stop It]

Gen 1: Wasn't quite alive yet

Gen 2: Jet Set Willy (ZX Spectrum)
Runner up: Q*Bert (ZX Spectrum)

Gen 3: Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Runner up: Swords & Serpents (NES)

Gen 4: Toejam & Earl 2 (Mega Drive)
Runner up: Wiz & Liz (Mega Drive)

Gen 5: Gran Turismo 2 (Playstation)
Runner up: Final Fantasy IX (Playstation)

Gen 6: Gran Turismo 4 (Playstation 2)
Runner up: Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube)

Gen 7: Wii Sports (Wii)
Runner up: Project Gotham Racing 3 (Xbox 360) (Will probably change to GT5 upon release)

Thanks Mama Robotnik for a decent template.

 

[beelzebozo]

The First Generation
Pong (Atari/Sears Telegames)

The Second Generation
Adventure (Atari 2600)
runner up: Missile Command (Atari 2600)

The Third Generation
Metroid (NES)

The Fourth Generation
Legendary Axe (TG16)

The Fifth Generation
Mario 64 (N64)

The Sixth Generation
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (multiplatform)

The Seventh Generation
Assassin's Creed (multiplatform)

i love the originality of this list. for one thing, few people would list nes METROID as their favorite game from that era, but i too love the hell out of it as you do; for another, SANDS OF TIME is a wonderful game, and to see that someone loves it so much as to name it their favorite of that era not only feels right, but somehow. . . original?

i donnu man. good picks!

 

[beelzebozo]

i admire the audacity of a man who ventures to love SHENMUE that much.

 

[Dragoon X Omega]

Gen 1: Wasn't born

Gen 2: Was too young. Played Haunted House (Atari 2600) Was owned by my sister :lol

Gen 3: Legend of Zelda (NES)
Runner up: Final Fantasy (NES)

Gen 4: Secret of Mana (SNES)
Runner up: Final Fantasy II (SNES)

Gen 5: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
Runner up: Pokemon Red (GB)

Gen 6: Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (GC)
Runner up: Mario Kart Double Dash (GC)

Gen 7: Twilight Princess (Wii)
Runner up: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

 

[KittyKittyBangBang]

Gen 1: Pong (Atari/Sears Telegames Pong console)

Gen 2: Combat (Atari 2600)
Runner upitfall (Atari 2600)

Gen 3: Mega Man 2 (NES)
Runner up: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Japan) (NES)

Gen 4: Final Fantasy 6 (SNES)
Runner up: Super SF2 (SNES)

Gen 5: Metal Gear Solid (PS1)
Runner up: Super Mario 64 (N64)

Gen 6: Halo:CE (XBOX)
Runner up: Zelda: Wind Waker (GC)

Gen 7: COD4 (muliti)
Runner up:Bioshock (multi)

 

[conman]

i love the originality of this list. for one thing, few people would list nes METROID as their favorite game from that era, but i too love the hell out of it as you do; for another, SANDS OF TIME is a wonderful game, and to see that someone loves it so much as to name it their favorite of that era not only feels right, but somehow. . . original?

i donnu man. good picks!

At first I thought you were being sarcastic, but then I started looking more closely at other folks' picks.

And I know this is sacrilege in these here parts, but in many ways, I think that Sands of Time improves on ICO.

 

[Coolio McAwesome]

2nd Generation: Qix (Atari 5200)
Runner Up: Pitfall (Atari 2600)

3th Generation: Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Runner Up: The Legend of Zelda (NES)

4th Generation: Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Runner Up: A Link to the Past (SNES)

5th Generation: GoldenEye 007 (N64)
Runner Up: Symphony of the Night (PSX)

6th Generation: Resident Evil 4 (GC)
Runner Up: GTA: San Andreas (PS2)

7th Generation: Super Mario Galaxy (WII)
Runner Up: Nothing else is even close

 

[Brinbe]

Wasn't around for the 1st and 2nd generations, so I can't really comment on that era.


The Third Generation
Winner: Mega Man 2 (NES)
Runner up: Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)


The Fourth Generation
Winner: NHL 94 (SNES)
Runner Up: Super Mario World (SNES)


The Fifth Generation
Winner: WWF No Mercy (N64)
Runner Up: Super Mario 64 (N64)


The Sixth Generation
Winner: NFL 2K5 (XBox)
Runner Up: Inside Drive 2004 (Xbox)

The Seventh Generation
Winner: Fallout 3 (XBox 360)
Runner Up: College Hoops 2K8 (XBox 360)

 

[Vitten]

Gen 1: too young

Gen 2: H.E.R.O. (Atari 2600)
Runner up: Solaris (Atari 2600)

Gen 3: Shadowgate (NES)
Runner up: Faxanadu (NES)

Gen 4: F-Zero (SNES)
Runner up: Wonder Boy in Monster World (Sega Megadrive)

Gen 5: F-Zero X (N64)
Runner up: Blast Corps (N64)

Gen 6: Metroid Prime Echoes ( GC )
Runner up: Eternal Darkness (GC)

Gen 7: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PS3)
Runner up: Orange Box (PS3)

 

[Polari]

Gen 1: Pong (I guess, I mean Pong's pretty sweet but I don't really know much about the others)
Gen 2: Kaboom! (Still so, so awesome)
Runner-up: Ice Hockey (Basic as all hell but mega addictive)
Gen 3: Wonderboy in Monsterland (Impressively deep for an 8-bit game)
Runner-up: Super Mario Bros. 3
Gen 4: Chrono Trigger (Oh man so good)
Runner-up: Super Mario RPG, Yoshi's Island or A Link to the Past (can't decide, it's a heartbreaker)
Gen 5: Final Fantasy VIII
Runner-up: Kula World (Chrono Cross and Wipeout 2097 were fucking boss too though)
Gen 6: Shenmue (still unrivaled as far as immersion is concerned)
Runner-up: Resident Evil 4, Bully
Gen 7: Super Mario Galaxy (and on the 7th day god made the best platformer)
Runner-up: Resident Evil 5

Decisions, decisions...

 

[Misterinenja]

Gen 1: :[

Gen 2: :{

Gen 3: Megaman 2 (NES)
Runner up: Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)

Gen 4: Chrono Trigger (NES)
Runner up: Sonic 3 & Knuckles (MegaDrive)

This is getting very hard. So many all-time favorites here on.

Gen 5: Metal Gear Solid (PlayStation)
Runner up: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)

Gen 6: Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube)
Runner up: Metal Gear Solid 2 or Persona 4 (PS2). Damn...

Gen 7: Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360)
Runner up: Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)

This gen obviously isn't over yet so yeah.

 

[Brobzoid]

My choices:

Gen 1: never had one of the systems

Gen 2: Video Olympics (Atari 2600)
Runner up: Breakout (Atari 2600)

Gen 3: Megaman 3 (NES)
Runner up: Super Mario Bros. 3(NES)

Gen 4: Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Sega MegaDrive)
Runner up: Earthbound (SNES)

Gen 5: Crash Team Racing (PS1)
Runner up: Soul Reaver (PS1)

Gen 6: ICO (Playstation 2)
Runner up: SF3: Third Strike (DC)

Gen 7: Street Fighter 4 (PS3/360)
Runner up: Skate 2 (360)

 

[lupinko]

Gen 1: None

Gen 2: None; however, I did own a Mattel Intellivision back in the day though. :lol

Gen 3: Phantasy Star (SMS)
Runner up: Rockman 2 (Famicom)

Gen 4: The King of Fighters' 98 (NeoGeo)
Runner up: Comix Zone (Genesis), Super Metroid (SNES)

Gen 5: Super Robot Wars F / F Final (PSX)
Runner up: NiGHTS, Panzer Dragoon Zwei (Saturn), Grandia (Saturn/PSX)

Gen 6: Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 (PS2)
Runner up: Super Robot Wars Alpha 2 (PS2) [Reason why I bought a PS2 in the first place :lol]

Gen 7: Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (PS3) or Senjyou no Valkyria (PS3)
Runner up: SingStar (PS3), Burnout Paradise (PS3)

The current generation is not over yet, RGG4 (PS3), Valkyria 2 (PSP) and of course Uncharted 2 (PS3) can still easily grab the title away. Oh dammit, how I wish Sega would let Sega WOW just make a REAL Phantasy Star sequel using CANVAS engine with Mamoru Nagano doing all the art, oh my so glorious, oh well I shouldn't put too much into that. =/

 

[TheRagnCajun]

3rd: Megaman 3
4rth: Link to the Past
5th: FF Tactics
6th: SOTC
7th: Fallout 3

 

[Seraphis Cain]

Gen 1: None

Gen 2: Dragonfire (Atari 2600)
Runner-up: H.E.R.O. (Atari 2600)

Gen 3: Bionic Commando (NES)
Runner-up: Megaman 2 (NES)

Gen 4: Earthbound (SNES)
Runner-up: Shinobi III (Genesis)

Gen 5: Castlevania SOTN (PSX)
Runner-up: WWF No Mercy (N64)

Gen 6: TES III: Morrowind (XBox)
Runner-up: Guilty Gear XX (PS2)

Gen 7: No More Heroes (Wii)
Runner-up: Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2 (PS2) (Yeah, I know it's a PS2 game, but it was released for current-gen consoles too, so I think it counts as a Gen 7 game)

 

[Anth0ny]

First Generation: N/A

Second Generation: N/A

Third Generation:
Megaman 2
Runner up: Super Mario Bros. 3

Fourth Generation:
Pokemon Red
Runner up: Super Mario World

Fifth Generation:
Majora's Mask (IMA LET MYSELF FINISH, BUT MAJORA'S MASK IS ALSO THE GREATEST GAME OF ALL TIME)
Runner up: Ocarina of Time

Spoiler

Greatest gen ever. Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie and Metal Gear Solid are right there as well.

Sixth Generation:
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Runner up: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Seventh Generation:
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Runner up: Megaman 9, Metal Gear Solid 4 (if Megaman 9 doesn't count :lol )

 

[Creamium]

Gen 1: pass

Gen 2: pass

Gen 3: Mega Man 2 (NES)
Runner up: Super Mario Bros 3(NES)

Gen 4: Super Metroid (SNES)
Runner up: Castlevania IV (SNES)

Gen 5: Final Fantasy IX (PSX)
Runner up: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (PSX)

Gen 6: Resident Evil 4 (NGC)
Runner up: Metroid Prime (NGC) / ICO (PS2) darn it, I really can't pick a favorite here. Even choosing a winner is hard. All 3 of these are some of my favorite games ever.

Gen 7: Dead Rising (360)
Runner up: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

 

[Idioteque]

Gen 3: Metal Storm (NES)
Runner up: Castlevania III (NES)

Gen 4: Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (PC Engine)
Runner up: Super Metroid (Super Nes)

Gen 5: R-Type Delta (PS1)
Runner up: Metal Gear Solid (PS1)

Gen 6: Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2)
Runner up: Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (PS2)

Gen 7: Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)
Runner up: Mirror's Edge (PS3)

 

[roguefella]

Gen 1: None

Gen 2: Pitfall

Gen 3: Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan)
Runner up: The Legend of Zelda

Gen 4: Final Fantasy VI
Runner up: Sonic CD

Gen 5: Gran Turismo 2
Runner up: Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Rockman X4

Gen 6: Grand Theft Auto Vice City, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
Runner up: Super Mario Sunshine, Dark Cloud 2

Gen 7: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Runner up: Ryu ga Gotoku 3, New Super Mario Bros.

 

[Ptaaty]

Gen 1: That 100 games in 1, with tanks and stuff

Gen 2: Pitfall

Gen 3: Super Mario Bros. 3
Runner up: Mega Man 2

Gen 4: Super Mario World
Runner up: Super PunchOut

Gen 5: Gran Turismo 2
Runner up: RE, WipeOut

Gen 6: RE4
Runner up: Halo, Deathrow

Gen 7: Crackdown
Runner up: Super Mario Galaxy, Dead Rising

 

[beelzebozo]

At first I thought you were being sarcastic, but then I started looking more closely at other folks' picks.

And I know this is sacrilege in these here parts, but in many ways, I think that Sands of Time improves on ICO.

no sarcasm. seriously good choices.

and i agree with what you say about SOT. maybe not a perfect game, but for me, certainly a perfect experience with it.

 

[SpinningBirdKick]

Gen 1: Pong (Binatone)
Runner up: -

Gen 2: River Raid (Atari VCS)
Runner up: Defender (Atari VCS)

Gen 3: Super Mario Bros (NES)
Runner up: Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)

Gen 4: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
Runner up: Zelda: Link to the Past (SNES)

Gen 5: Sega Rally (Sega Saturn)
Runner up: Vagrant Story (PS1)

Gen 6: Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube)
Runner up: Black (PS2)

Gen 7: Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Runner up: Crackdown (360)

 

[MikeE21286]

I'll only comment on generations from which I've played a game

Gen 3
Super Mario Bros. 3
Runner-up: Battletoads

Gen 4
Chrono Trigger
Runner-up: Sonic 1

Gen 5
Final Fantasy VII/ Zelda OoT (not gonna choose here )
Runner-up: Goldeneye

Gen 6
Resident Evil 4
Runner-up: Final Fantasy X
*soo many damn good games

Gen 7
Metal Gear Solid 4
Runner-up: Fallout 3

 

[GillianSeed79]

Gen 1: N/A

Gen 2:
Atlantis (2600)
Runnerup: Keystone Capers (2600)

Gen 3:
Final Fantasy (Nes)
Runner Up: Metal Gear

Gen 4:
Snatcher (SEGA CD)
Runner Up: Lunar (SEGA CD)

Gen 5:
MGS (PS1)
Runner Up: Goldeneye (N64)

Gen 6:
MGS3 (PS2)
Runner Up: Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)

Gen 7:
Call of Duty 4 (360)
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

 

[LazerRanger]

Gen 3:
Alex the Kidd (Master System)
Runner Up: Super Mario Bros 3 (NES0

Gen 4:
Sonic 2 (Mega Drive/Genesis)
Runner Up: Super Mario World (SNES)

Gen 5:
Ocarina Of Time (N64)
Runner Up: Metal Gear Solid (PSX)

Gen 6:
Shenmue (Sega Dreamcast) (Shout to to the Polari and Scoundrel for their awesome taste; Shenmue Defense Force assemble )
Joint Runners Up: Ninja Gaiden (Xbox), Prince of Persia (Xbox)

Gen 7:

Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
Joint Runners Up: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii), Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360)

 

[British Monsoon]

3rd Gen; Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) - Runner Up; Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)

4th Gen; The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (SNES) - Runner Up; Shinobi GG (GameGear)

5th Gen; Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn) - Runner Up; Valkyrie Profile (PSX)

6th Gen; Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox) - Runner Up; Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (PS2)

7th Gen; Demon's Souls (PS3) - Runner Up; Folklore (PS3)

 

[Solo]

It appears that I wasnt gaming until the "third generation". As for my picks:

Third:
Base Wars (cyborg baseball awesomesauce) - NES
Runners up: Super Mario Bros 2 (yes, 2) - NES, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - NES

Fourth:
Comix Zone - Genesis
Runners up: Mortal Kombat 2 - Genesis, ActRaiser II - SNES

Fifth:
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time - N64
Runners up: Goldeneye 007 - N64, Metal Gear Solid - PSX

Sixth:
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - PS2
Runners up: Resident Evil 4 - GC, Ninja Gaiden - XBOX

Seventh:
Mass Effect - X360
Runners up: Fallout 3 - X360, Bioshock - X360

 

[beelzebozo]

BASE WARS kicked so much ass! i remember finding that game, and after being subjected to hours of shitty (but in retrospect sublime) nes BASEBALL, a baseball game that actually let you beat some fucking ass was a real breath of fresh air.

and maybe i should retry MASS EFFECT. i traded for a copy from marvie a while back and i haven't popped it in again yet; i got stuck shortly after getting that big bouncy car thing because i got lost. the story was rolling along and pretty sweet, but getting lost in a game is the death knell for me.

 

[Solo]

You really should get back into ME, beezle. If not because its one of the best games of the generation, then because it has a sure-to-be-even-better sequel dropping in 4 months.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Gen 2: Donkey Kong [Colecovision]
Gen 3: Defenders of Dynatron City[NES]...
Just kidding. Really I'd say, as cliche as it is, Super Mario Brothers 3[NES].
Gen 4: Aladdin [Genesis]
Gen 5: Silent Hill[PSX]
Gen 6: Knights of the Old Republic[XBOX]
This is almost Shenmue, and I apologize to the Shenmue Defense Force for this untimely betrayal, but I gotta go with KotOR. I just played it more. I had more fun. Shenmue is one of my favorites... really that gen gave me a lot of great gaming, but I gotta go with KotOR.
Gen 7: Mirror's Edge[360] So far at least. Mass Effect is good, and SMG was a sexual experience, but Mirror's Edge has a sense of style that just keeps me coming... back for more.

 

[THE Caffeinated]

Gen 3: Alex Kidd in Miracle World - Master System
Runner up: Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES

Gen 4: Donkey Kong Country - SNES
Runner up: Yoshi's Island - SNES

Gen 5: Final Fantasy VII - PSOne
Runner up: Castlevania: Symphony of the night - PSOne

Gen 6: Final Fantasy X - PS2
Runner up: Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne - PS2

Gen 7: Street Fighter IV - PS3
Runner up: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - PS3

Gen 5 was probably my favourite era for games.

 

[beelzebozo]

You really should get back into ME, beezle. If not because its one of the best games of the generation, then because it has a sure-to-be-even-better sequel dropping in 4 months.

got a whole day to do a whole lotta nothin', so i'm going to put it in and power through that segment (hopefully).

 

[Thunder Monkey]

got a whole day to do a whole lotta nothin', so i'm going to put it in and power through that segment (hopefully).

That's what I did, and I began to notice it's charms. Played through multiple times after that. If you can get over it's lackluster shooter dynamic and enjoy the powers, you'll find a fun game.

 

[alex1893]

Gen 1: too young

Gen 2: n/a. I remember playing Pitfall on Atari 2600 at a neighbor's house, so this one.

Gen 3: n/a.

Gen 4: Zelda - Link's Awakening (Gameboy)
runner-up: Super Metroid (SNES - VC/Wii in my case)
My number one would be Turrican II (Amiga) but since it's restricted to consoles my vote goes to Zelda as it was the only console/handheld I owned in this period.

Gen 5: Suikoden II (PS1)
runner-up: Tomb Raider (PS1)

Gen 6: Drill Dozer (GB micro)
odd choice, but I don't own any of the other consoles.

Gen 7: Burnout Paradise (PS3)
runner-up: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
honorable mention: Uncharted (PS3)
Uncharted is great, but it was not as much of a time sink as Burnout was... and still is.

 

[Rubik8]

Cool topic

The First Generation - Before my time

The Second Generation - RiverRaid (Atari 2600)

The Third Generation - Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)

The Fourth Generation - Yoshi's Island (SNES)

The Fifth Generation - Tekken 3 (PSX)

The Sixth Generation - Ninja Gaiden (XBOX)

The Seventh Generation (so far) - Call of Duty 4 (360)

 

[Solo]

got a whole day to do a whole lotta nothin', so i'm going to put it in and power through that segment (hopefully).

Good man - you will be rewarded handsomely!

 

[LazerRanger]

Gen 6: Knights of the Old Republic[XBOX]
This is almost Shenmue, and I apologize to the Shenmue Defense Force for this untimely betrayal, but I gotta go with KotOR. I just played it more. I had more fun. Shenmue is one of my favorites... really that gen gave me a lot of great gaming, but I gotta go with KotOR.

You know what I very nearly put KOTOR myself; I only choose Shenmue in the end because at the time it felt like such a fresh and innovative experience that in my opinion showed the potential of games to be something truly different.
I love KOTOR equally as an experience but I know that at least a part of the reason why is how in taps into my inner Star Wars fan and healed a lot of the wounds that the prequel trilogy created lol. Kotor turned me from a fringe RPG player to an RPG fiend as well
It was an awesome gen though, I had a lot of good moments with the DC/PS2/GC/Xbox/GBA.

 

[AniHawk]

Gen 2: Adventure (Atari 2600)
Runner up: Pitfall (Atari 2600)

The 7800 was the first system I owned and it played 2600 games. It started my love for the action-adventure genre and the platformer genre.

Gen 3: Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Runner up: Super Mario Bros. (NES)

I take that back, the NES started my love for the platformer genre, I just didn't own one at the time. SMB was the first video game I played all the way back in 1989. I didn't own my own copy or an NES until eight years later, late in 1997.

Gen 4: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
Runner up: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (Sega Genesis)

I also skipped this generation for the most part, which really sucks because I'm just now discovering a lot of the great games I missed. More great platfomers. I almost want to put DKC 2 in second place, but its boss battles sucked compared to Sonic's.

Gen 5: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
Runner up: Rayman 2: The Great Escape (N64)

Ocarina of Time is still my favorite game ever, and Rayman 2 started my Michel Ancel fandom.

Gen 6: Beyond Good & Evil (PlayStation 2)
Runner up: Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast)

This whole generation is a little fuzzy. BGE is a goddamn classic and it was better than I remembered it when I replayed it last year, and SoA just left one hell of an impression. Probably the weakest gen for platformers.

Gen 7: The Orange Box (Xbox 360)
Runner up: Mirror's Edge (Xbox 360)

Maybe it's cheating to put TOB as the number one, but it's just too damn good. It's the best FPS package out there for my money. Mirror's Edge has the freshest take I've seen in platformers in a long time. It was an immense joy to play and replay again and again. There are so many great platformers this generation that ME being second to TOB actually says something.

 

[Triple Da G.O.D!]

Gen 2: Ms. Pac Man

Gen 3: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
Runner Up: Super Mario Bros. 1

Gen 4: Streets of Rage 2
Runner Up: TMNT 4: Turtles in Time
Honorable Mention: Mega Man X2

Gen 5: Tekken 2
Runner Up: Castlevania: SOTN

Gen 6: Final Fantasy X
Runner Up: Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Honorable Mention: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Tekken Tag Tournament, Devil May Cry 1 and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City & San Andreas

Gen 7: Street Fighter IV
Runner Up: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Honorable Mention: Blazblue: Calamity Trigger

All I know is those Gen 7 choices will change before it's all said and done. Gen 6 had my head hurting but I don't think I had more fun with a game that Gen that wasn't FFX. It was one of the games I had early on and it was a masterpiece to behold. Everything else are choices I'll live and die by. There are games I discovered later after that Gen was over but I wanted to keep the choices to that mindset and time frame to be fair.

 

[Cerebral Assassin]

1st Gen: N/A

2nd Gen: Donkey Kong(G&W)

3rd Gen: SMB3
Runner up: SMB1

4th Gen: Link To a Past
Runner up: SMW

5th Gen: Ocarina of Time
Runner up: Vagrant Story

6th Gen: Resident Evil 4
Runner up: Jet Set Radio

7th Gen: SMG
Runner up: Fable 2/ Batman AA / Wii Sports Resort

It appears I'm a Nintendo fanboy looking at that list.

 

[Scotch]

Gen 1: Pong
Gen 2: Donkey Kong (ColecoVision)
Gen 3: Super Mario Bros. 3
Gen 4: Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Gen 5: none I guess, was mainly a PC gamer during this period
Gen 6: Halo: Combat Evolved
Gen 7: I'm gonna go ahead and say Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Not a perfect game, but playing it just makes me really happy somehow.

None of those beat Half-Life 2 or Starcraft for me, however.

 

[Frawdder]

Gen 1: N/A - Wasn't born.

Gen 2: N/A - Still wasn't born.

Gen 3: Super Mario Bros. 3
Runner Up: Battletoads

Gen 4: N/A - Never owned any of the consoles

Gen 5: Gran Turismo 2

Gen 6: Knights Of The Old Republic & Persona 4 - really can't decide between the two.
Runner Up: Gran Turismo 4

Gen 7: Team Fortress 2
Runners Up: Burnout Paradise, College Hoops 2K8

 

[bafflewaffle]

1

2 mario bros - atari 2600
3 bonks adventure - nes
4 mario all stars - snes
5 Namco Museum Volume 3 - ps
6 mega man collection - xbox
7 Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection - ps3

 

[beelzebozo]

ah man, BURNOUT PARADISE. great game.

if i were making a list of my ten biggest surprises of the past five years, BP would definitely be on there. i've not been into racing games since RIDGE RACER on psone, but BP blew my freakin' mind.

 

[natureboy46]

Gen 1: Pong (we had a Pong machine but it might have been a knock-off)

Gen 2: Pele's Soccer (Atari 2600)
Runner up: River Raid (Atari 2600)

Gen 3: Aussie Rules Footy (NES)
Runner up: Punch Out (NES)

Gen 4: Super Mario World (SNES)
Runner up: Final Fantasy VI (SNES)

Gen 5: Front Mission 3 (PS1)
Runner up: Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)

Gen 6: Resident Evil 4 (GC)
Runner up: GTA: San Andreas (PS2)

Gen 7: Fallout 3 (PS3)
Runner up: Burnout Paradise (PS3)

 

[Apenheul]

The Third Generation
TMNT 2: Arcade (NES)
Honorable mention: Contra 2 (NES)

The Fourth Generation
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
Honorable mention: Super Mario World (SNES)

The Fifth Generation
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
Honorable mention: GoldenEye 007 (N64)

The Sixth Generation
Metroid Prime (NGC)
Honorable mention: Halo: Combat Evolved (XBox)

The Seventh Generation (Present Day)
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Honorable mention: Gears of War (360)


Hmm, quite embarassing that there aren't any games published on Sony platforms in my list.

 

[TitaniumGroceries]

Gen 1: n/a

Gen 2: n/a

Gen 3: Kirby's Adventure (NES)

Gen 4: Shadowrun (Genesis)

Gen 5: Perfect Dark (Nintendo 64)

Gen 6: The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (Xbox)

Gen 7: Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360)

 

["God's Beard!"]

Only one person put Link's Awakening, even though it's the best Zelda.

 

[olimpia84]

Gen 1: N/A

Gen 2: N/A

Gen 3: Super Mario Bros (NES)
Runner up: Duck Hunt (NES)

Gen 4: Super Mario World (SNES)
Runner up: Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)

Gen 5: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) <---Also best videogame ever created
Runner up: Goldeneye 007 (N64)

Gen 6: Resident Evil (remake) (GC)
Runner up: Okami (PS2)

Gen 7: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Runner up: BioShock (PS3)

 

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Gen 1 & 2: N/A
Gen 3: Kirby's Adventure
Gen 4: A Link to the Past (SNES)
Gen 5: Metal Gear Solid / Conker's Bad Fur Day (n64)
Gen 6: Pikmin (GC)
Gen 7: Mario Galaxy