Video Game Essentials

[modest9797]

I have decided to start a list of the "essential" games for each console. Here is how it will work.  You guys/girls post your 1 favorite game on each console and I will edit my first post with your choices.

Dreamcast
Sonic Adventure

Game Boy
Super Mario Land: 6 Gold Coins

Gamecube
Mario Kart Double Dash

Intellivision
Burger Time

NES
Super Mario Bros.

Nintendo 64
Super Mario 64

Playstation
Metal Gear Solid

Xbox
Halo: Combat Evolved

Xbox 360
Dead Rising

[Tan]

You should check these threads out:

http://www.rfgeneration.c...um/index.php?topic=6509.0

Each system named there is a link to a different thread

[gamepopper101]

Atari Jaguar: Tempest 2000

Sega Mega CD: Sonic CD and Keio Flying Squadron

[Sirgin]

Here are some I can think of. There's probably a billion more though. Not to mention how very subjective a list like this is. One person might find something unmissable while another might not even consider it worth buying. I'll try to stay objective and not list games that are my personal favorites.
(I'm not listing those already in your post)

Dreamcast
Shenmue
Rez (or on PS2)

Game Boy
Tetris
Pokémon (any version will do, but you have to have one )

GameCube
Super Mario Sunshine
Resident Evil 4 (or on PS2)

N64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye 007

NES
Super Mario Bros. 3

SNES
Super Mario World
Mario Paint
Final Fantasy 6 (called Final Fantasy 3 in NA)
Street Fighter II

Playstation
Final Fantasy 7
Gran Turismo
Crash Bandicoot

PS2
Grand Theft Auto 3
Rez (or on Dreamcast)
Resident Evil 4 (or on GameCube)

Genesis / Mega Drive
Sonic The Hedgehog 1 & 2

Atari 2600
Combat


Here's a list of the best selling video games on most major platforms: Best selling video games. If you're serious about collecting for a platform then you need to have all of these listed, eventually.

[Izret101]

One person might find something unmissable while another might not even consider it worth buying. I'll try to stay objective and not list games that are my personal favorites.

I think that was the reason behind asking for 1 suggestion per person hoping to get a decent number of unique titles.
Also as Tan pointed out there are already similar threads

[Sirgin]

I think that was the reason behind asking for 1 suggestion per person hoping to get a decent number of unique titles.
Also as Tan pointed out there are already similar threads

Oh, oops, I didn't read the part about only listing one game per console. :-/

@modest: If you only want to add one of my list for each console, you can choose yourself.

[Arrrhalomynn]

Dreamcast
Shenmue 2

Game Boy
Tetris DX

NES
Duckhunt

Playstation
Tomb Raider 3

Playstation 2
Shadow of the Colossus

Xbox
Jade Empire

Xbox 360
Mass Effect

Sega Master System
Castle of Illusion

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Sonic 3

Sega 32X
Virtua Racing

Sega Saturn
Sega Rally Championship

Neo Geo Pocket Color
Sonic

PC
Baldur's Gate

Noka N-Gage
Glimmerati

[Sirgin]

Playstation
Shadow of the Colossus

I'm sure it's just a typo, but that's a PS2 game.

EDIT: I'm only saying so, in case modest doesn't know.