Nintendo? Final Fantasy Mega Man (1 thru ?, 2 is the best, IMO) Metroid TMNT 1 Tecmo Bowl Excitebike Contra Super Contra Life Force Gradius Pipe Dreams Marble Madness Castlevania (1-3) Ninja Gaiden Double Dragon Rad Racer Bubble Bobble Adventures of Lolo River City Ransom Dragon Quest (1-5?) Lemmings Zelda 1 & 2 Mike Tyson's Punch Out RC Pro-Am Tetris That should get you started
If we're talking Super Nintendo...... Breath of Fire 1 & 2 NBA Jam Tournament Edition Super Mariokart Sim City Ogre Battle Gemfire (highly underrated IMO) Secret of Evermore Mega Man X Super Ghoul's & Ghosts Lemmings (addicting) Super Punch Out Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 Lufia 1 & 2 Illusion of Gaia Earthworm Jim Final Fight Contra 3 Mortal Kombat 1 & 2 Street Fighter Super Castlevania Earthbound Super Mario RPG Final Fantasy 2 & 3 Secret of Mana Super Mario World Super Metroid LTTP Last but not least, the greatest SNES ever.....Chrono Trigger Yeah...I'm bored.
I recently picked up Ocarina of Time for my 3DS. How did I not buy it for N64 when it originally came out? It's simply amazing. You really have to channel your curiosity and I love that satisfaction of figuring out dungeon puzzles. Dat classic Zelda tune when I unlock a hidden path.
I think Mystic Quest is very underrated. It isn't really part of the Final Fantasy series (the numbered series), even if it shares the name and some elements. I love it because it is short & simple. It also has great music. I too had a major problem with that one as a kid and never got close to finishing it.
OoT is most definitely my all-time favorite game. I remember crying after beating it because I knew I'd never enjoy a game that much ever again (gimme a break, I was 9 years old). It also broke me from a nasty Pokemon addiction LTTP is an incredible game as well, but it came out before my time, so I didn't get to play it until I was much older. The memories attached to it just aren't the same as OoT. A side note, I still haven't been able to play Wind Waker. I'm a fraud as a Zelda fan.
Both are fantastic games and game chargers in their respective times. While they both hold special memories for me LTTP wins by a small margin, I will never forget how awesome it was to finally get the master sword in the pathway that has the forest creatures and the music that played when the sword that was pulled. THEN they blessed you with EIGHT more dungeons... That was awesome... With ooT I was older so it didn't feel as special, but an incredible game. The water temple is still a very annoying level. Having the ability to switch back and fourth between small and older link was very cool too. Fantastic music too, one of the best sound tracks in the series.
Ive been playing OoT 3D on my 3DS XL and it's amazing. the best port of a classic game ever imo. You can tell they took their time with every single texture but they still managed to keep the same feel that the original. Talk about Nostalgiagasm. Plus after you beat it they have a mode called master quest which changes up the order of things and changes up the dungeons to make it more challenging. easily a perfect game
Zelda 2 is the ET or Phantom Menace of Zelda games. I hate that game so much. Call me crazy, but I thought Skyward Sword was the best. Really liked the "central hub" non-linear game design (similar to Mario Galaxy). Wii remote made game play much more immersive. (Twilight Princess controls were half-assed.) And c'mon, the main theme is Princess Zelda'a theme backwards! Only game I keep going back to over and over again is LTTP. Who doesn't love the Dark World?
I only passed the first dungeon, but I really liked Skyward Sword. I'd have to play more to understand the complaints I suppose.
