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GAF: Your Favourite Games from Console-generation's 1-7 (using Wikipedia's timeline)

D.Lo

Member
Gen 1: Pong I suppose

Gen 2: Ms Pac Man
Runner up: Some Game and Watch

Gen 3: Castlevania III
Runner ups: Super Mario Bros 3, Contra, Super Mario Bros 1 and 2 (USA), Zelda

Gen 4: Super Metroid
Runner ups: Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo, Yoshi's Island, Zelda 3, Castlevania IV, Axeley, Street Fighter II

Gen 5: Goldeneye 007
Runner ups: Silent Hill, Resident Evil 2, Ocarina or Time, DoDonPachi, Street Fighter Alpha 2

Gen 6: Wind Waker/Metroid Prime/Street Fighter III 3rd Strike (tie)
Runner ups: Metroid Prime 2, Shadow of the Colossus, F Zero GX, Killer 7, Viewtiful Joe, Pikmin 1 and 2, Resident Evil 4, Chibi Robo

Gen 7: Super Mario Galaxy
Runner up: Osu Tatake Ouendan
 
Gen 1: Never got to play

Gen 2: Solaris (Atari 2600)
Runner up: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Atari 2600)

Gen 3: Legend of Zelda (NES)
Runner up: Ducktales (NES)

Gen 4: Shinning Force 2 (Genesis)
Runner up: Jungle Strike (Genesis)

Gen 5: Mario 64 (N64)
Runner up: Star Ocean 2 (PS1)

Gen 6: Persona 3 Fes(Playstation 2)
Runner up: Time Splitters 2 (GC)

Gen 7: Oblivion (360)
Runner up: Demon's Souls (PS3)
 

MarkMan

loves Arcade Sticks
I'll start at third gen... I'll also be placing my picks based on "at the time" as in from my experience during that generation, not after.

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

Gen 4: Street Fighter II Turbo (SNES)
Runner up: Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (SNES)

Gen 5: Resident Evil (PS1)
Runner up: Super Mario 64 (N64)

Honorable mention: Tekken 3 (PS1) I'm not adding fighting games to my top/runner up from here on out as the experience as a whole (competitive fighting games) is way too different from general enjoyment out of gaming solo.

Gen 6: Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2)
Runner up: Resident Evil 4 (GCN)

Honorable mention: Tekken Tag Tournament (PS2)

Gen 7: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
Runner up: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS)

Honorable mention: Street Fighter IV (360) and TEKKEN 6 (PS3)
 

Gilgamesh

Member
Gen 3 - Megaman 2 (NES)
Runner Up: Megaman 3 (NES)

Gen 4 - Super Metroid (SNES)
Runner Up: Chrono Trigger (SNES)

Gen 5 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1)
Runner Up: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)

Gen 6 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2)
Runner Up: Resident Evil 4 (GCN)

Gen 7 - Mass Effect (360)
Runner Up: Shadow Complex (360)
 

Melchiah

Member
Gen 1: -

Gen 2: -

Gen 3: Racind Destruction Set (C64)
Runner up: Boulder Dash, How to be a Complete Bastard (C64)

Gen 4: Stunt Car Racer (Amiga 500)
Runner ups: Double Dragon II, Altered Beasts, Battle Squadron (Amiga 500)

Gen 5: Silent Hill (PS1)
Runner ups: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Resident Evil 2, Final Fantasy VIII (PS1)

Gen 6: Silent Hill 2 (PS2)
Runner ups: Silent Hill 3, SSX, Shadow of Memories, Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (PS2)

Gen 7: Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)
Runner ups: LittleBigPlanet, WipEout HD +Fury, Siren Blood Curse (PS3)
 

Speevy

Banned
Gen 1: Too young.

Gen 2: Too young.

Gen 3: Little Nemo: The Dream Master (NES)
Runner up: Blades of Steel (NES)

Gen 4: Super Punch Out (SNES)
Runner up: Super Metroid (SNES)

Gen 5: WWF Wrestlemania 2000 (N64)
Runner up: Wave Race 64

Gen 6: Animal Crossing (GCN)
Runner up: Phantom Dust (Xbox)

Gen 7: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Runner up: Little Big Planet (PS3)
 

Yoshi

Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
Gen 1: I only know Pong of this generation, so it's not fair to rate this. Would probably be Pong, anyway ^^.
Gen 2: Pac-Man
Runner-Up: Donkey Kong
Gen 3: Super Mario Bros.
Runner-Up: Super Mario Bros. 3
Gen 4: Yoshis Island
Runner-Up: Zelda A Link to the Past
then Sonic 2, Super Mario World
Gen 5: Zelda Majoras Mask
Runner-Up: Banjo-Kazooie
then Zelda OoT, Mario 64
Gen 6: Pikmin 2
Runner-Up: F-Zero GX
then Super Monkey Ball, Super Mario Sunshine, Sonic Adventure 2
Gen 7: Super Mario Galaxy
Runner-Up: Sonic Unleashed 360
 

Snuggles

erotic butter maelstrom
Honestly, I was too young at the time to remember much of what I played untill...

Gen 4: Sonic the Hedgehog 2
runner up: Sonic & Knuckles

Gen 5: Ocarina of Time
runner up: Mario 64

Gen 6: Knights of the Old Republic
runner up: Metal Gear Solid 2

Gen 7: LittleBigPlanet
runner up: Mass Effect
 

AIRic

Member
The First Generation -- Coleco Telstar -- Combat

The Second Generation -- Atari 2600/2500 -- Ms. Pacman

The Third Generation (Tough one) -- NES -- River City Ransom / Blades of Steel

The Fourth Generation -- SNES -- LoZ:aLTTP

The Fifth Generation -- Nintendo 64 -- WWF No Mercy

The Sixth Generation -- Nintendo Gamecube -- Animal Crossing

The Seventh Generation (Present Day) -- LoZ:TP / Mario Galaxy (Tie)

I have to say that since the fifth generation, I've mostly been a PC gamer.
 

BDGAME

Member
The First Generation -- Coleco Telstar --

The Second Generation -- Atari 2600/2500 -- Frostbit

The Third Generation -- NES -- Super Mario Bros. 3

The Fourth Generation (Tough one) -- SNES -- Donkey Kong Contry / Final Fantasy VI

The Fifth Generation -- Nintendo 64 -- Zelda Ocarina of time

The Sixth Generation -- Playstation 2 -- Kingdom Hearts

The Seventh Generation (Present Day) -- Mario Galaxy
 
Gen1: n/a
Gen2: Adventure.
Gen3: Wonderboy (MS); Teddy Boy (MS)
Gen4: Sonic 3 (MD); Gunstar Heroes (MD)
Gen5: Legend of Zelda: OoT (N64); Super Mario 64 (N64)
Gen6: Sonic Adventure (DC).
Gen7: Mirror's Edge. I own it on PC but I played it with a 360 controller. If that doesn't count, then I bite my thumb at you.
 

squall211

Member
Gen 1: N/A

Gen 2: I had atari games, but none ever stood out as a favorite, so I'll skip this one.

Gen 3: Toss up between Punch Out, Zelda, or SMB3

Gen 4: Final Fantasy II

Gen 5: Another toss up, I guess between FFIX, FFT, and Xenogears

Gen 6: FFXII, Xenosaga I, Xenosaga III

Gen 7: Nothing completely stands out as a favorite, but MGS4 and Tales of Vesperia are probably tops.
 

Shig

Strap on your hooker ...
alex1893 said:
Gen 6: Drill Dozer (GB micro)
odd choice, but I don't own any of the other consoles. ;)
Ouch, man. Last gen had a ton of great games, you're really missing out. You listed a Wii game so you have no excuse not to take advantage of the system's backwards compatability and look into the GC's library, at very least.
 

Zerokku

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
Gen 1: Too young

Gen 2: Too Young

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

Gen 4: Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Runner up: Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (SNES)

Gen 5: Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)
Runner up: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (PS1)

Gen 6: Okami (PS2)
Runner up: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)

Gen 7: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Runner up: Mass Effect (360)
 
only consoles, not handhelds.

first: never played

second: played too litte, to long ago to remember

third: NES - Super Mario Bros 2
runner up: NES - Zelda II

fourth: SNES - Illusion of Gaia
runner up: SNES - Link to the Past

fifth: Playstation - Suikoden 2
runner up: N64 - Ocarina of Time

sixth: Gamecube - Wind Waker
runner up: PS2 - Suikoden V

seventh: 360 - Fallout 3
runner up: Wii - Twilight Princess
 

Smo21

Member
Gen 1: Not Alive

Gen 2: once again not alive

Gen 3: Super Mario Bros 3
Runner up: Tecmo Bowl/Duck Tales

Gen 4: Final Fantasy III
Runner up: Super Mario World

Gen 5: Valkyrie Profile
Runner up: Legend Of Zelda: OOT

Gen 6: Shadow of the Colossus
Runner ups: MGS3/Kingdom Hearts/RE4

Gen 7: Bio Shock
Runner up: Crisis Core
 

shpankey

not an idiot
My choices:

Gen 0: n/a

Gen 1: Pac-Man (Atari 2600)
Runner up: Tank or Asteroids, can't decide. (Atari 2600)

Gen 2: WWF Wrestiling (not sure if this was the name, had Hulk, Randy Savage) (NES)
Runner up: Zelda (NES)

Gen 3: Out of this World (Genesis)
Runner up: Madden 94 (Genesis)

[to me, there was a generation everyone's skipping... the 3DO and Dreamcast were inbetween generations so I count them as a gen]
Gen 4: The Need for Speed (3DO)
Runner up: Virtua Tennis (Dreamcast)

Gen 5: Resident Evil (PS1)
Runner up: Sega Rally (Saturn)

Gen 6: Tie: Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox) & Resident Evil 4 (GC)
Runner up: Tie: Ico & Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)

Gen 7: Resident Evil 5 (PS3 / 360)
Runner up: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

I'm just going to throw out my alltime on PC, just b/c I can't let them go..

PC: Myth: The Fallen Lords (Bungie)
Runners up: Grand Prix Legends and Nascar Racing 2003 Season (both by Papyrus)
Moto Racer, Quake II, Rainbow Six 1, Diablo I & II, The Horde, Whiplash (luny racing game)
 

Kirk

Member
Gen 1
Never played enough
Gen 2
Beauty and the Beast
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Treasure of Tarmin
Gen 3
Legend of Zelda
Megaman 2
Gen 4
Final Fantasy III (VI)
Yoshi's Island
Gen 5
Castlevania - Symphony of the Night
Goldeneye
Gen 6
Super Smash Bros Melee
Soul Calibur
Gen 7
LittleBigPlanet
Pokemon Platinum
 

djtiesto

is beloved, despite what anyone might say
Generation 1: Pong
Generation 2: Pitfall 2
Generation 3: Phantasy Star
Generation 4: Phantasy Star 2
Generation 5: Valkyrie Profile
Generation 6: Rez
Generation 7: Super Smash Bros Brawl
 

vermadas

Member
Gen 1: N/A

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

Gen 3: The Guardian Legend (NES)
Runner up: Mega Man 2 (NES)

Gen 4: Final Fantasy IV (SNES)
Runner up: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)

Gen 5: Goldeneye 007 (N64)
Runner up: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)

Gen 6: Ninja Gaiden Black (Xbox)
Runner up: F-Zero GX (GCN)

Gen 7: Demon's Souls (PS3)
Runner up: Rock Band (2) (360)
 
Gen 1: Coleco Telstar Marksman
This is so superior to the Tele-games Pong that I'm convinced people choosing that are only doing so because it's all they've heard of, or all they played.

Gen 2: Pitfall II [5200]
Runner-up: Robot Tank [2600]

Gen 3: The Legend of Zelda [NES]
Runner-up: Super Mario Bros. 3 [NES]
I bet one of the Dragon Quest games should be here, but I haven't played them. :(

Gen 4: Super Metroid [SNES]
Runner-up: Final Fantasy VI [SNES]

Gen 5: Final Fantasy Tactics [PS1]
Runner-up: Vagrant Story [PS1]

Gen 6: Resident Evil 4 [Gamecube]
Runner-up: Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence [PS2]

Gen 7:
I do not feel qualified to answer here. Not only is the gen still going, but I don't own all the consoles. Any choice would be misleading.
 
Gen 1: Pong (because it's the only one I played)

Gen 2: Donkey Kong
Runner up: Tapper

Gen 3: Super Mario Bros. 3
Runner up: River City Ransom

Gen 4: Pokemon Blue
Runner up: Metal Slug 3

Gen 5: Fire Pro Wrestling S: Six Man Scramble
Runner up: Metal Gear Solid

Gen 6: Persona 4
Runner up: Shadow of the Colossus

Gen 7: Street Fighter 4
Runner up: Ninja Gaiden II

Gen 6 was by far the hardest choice to make. There were so many excellent games released last gen...
 
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