tigerswiftly wrote:

Gameboy Colour: Pokemon Silver

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Arcade : Asteroids Deluxe.  Runner-up: Tempest
Pure genius Atari pioneering gameplay + Vector displays with their own unique charm and these two games put that together. Asteroids Deluxe added just enough variety to the original and makes it my first perfect game.

2600: Super Breakout. Runner-up : Combat
Super Breakout is my second perfect game - its 4 modes (classic, double, cavity and progressive), 3 of which support 2 players, means nothing needs be added to the genre, and the paddle control is peerless. Makes Arkanoid look clumsy. Combat's tank games provide endless 2 player entertainment.

8bit micro (CPC464): Jet Set Willy: The Final Frontier.  Runner-up:Chuckie Egg
The only games apart from Thrust from that ill-advised era I would go back to but I'd play updates of these without hesitation. The Final Frontier was a semi-sequel that fixed the original's bugs and added a new section in space. Chuckie Egg's slick handling and physics were so out of line with the sluggish 8bit micro offerings that's still very playable.

NES: Balloon Fight  Runner-up:Solar Jetman
Nintendoised Joust makes for a better game - a bit more accessible and more variety. The throwaway addition of the Balloon Trip mode is one of the first ever endless survival modes.   Solar Jetman pushed the gravity shooter genre to its limits. A massive challenge that is highly replayable and its eccentric presentation makes it stand out.

SNES: Super Mario All Stars.    
Gorgeous recreations of the NES originals with progress and score backup, and a nice battle version of the original Mario Bros game. There's a version that has Super Mario World on the cartridge too. That's probably cheating so I'll forgo a runner-up.

Megadrive : Micro Machines '96 Runner-up: Dragon's fury
The definitive Mega drive game. Loads of tracks and modes and 1-4 players catered for.  Dragon's Fury is likely the best designed pinball video game ever.

Gameboy : Donkey Kong '94  
DK'94 is one of the finest platformers on any console. Gorgeous when played via a GB or GBA player as it uses colour and adds in a cabinet art border.

DS  Tetris DS   Runner-up: Touchmaster
Tetris is my third perfect game ever and I had to pick one version. The DS version is suitable because of the portable format. Touchmaster is just video game pringles , has really nice variety and is a perfect time waster.

N64 : F-Zero X. Runner-up:  Doom64
The best arcade racer - nothing like the thrill of racing in an aggressive 30 vehicle pack on impossible tracks. Loads of cars to try and win with and there's a random track generator waiting to be unlocked. I don't like FPS games as a rule - especially on consoles - but I make an exception for Doom64. Exclusive levels, great atmosphere and ambient soundtrack.

PS1 : Kurushi Final.  Runner-up: Vib Ribbon
Kurushi Final is a gorgeous original puzzle/action game with distinctive styling. Two player mode and level editor thrown into the Final version which makes it the one to pick over the original. Vib Ribbon is a lovely rhythm game with charming animation and it turns your CD collection into a huge compendium of levels.

Saturn : Saturn Bomberman. Runner-up: Baku Baku
Definitive version of bomberman, 10 player support with hordes of options and excellent solo challenges too. Baku Baku is the best puzzle game that isn't Tetris and Puyo Puyo - there is alchemy in its 2 player versus mode which seems to dish out patterns that facilitate back and forth play without going on for too long.

Dreamcast : Virtua Tennis. Runner-up: Mr. Driller
Tennis is the best sport for video game translation as you can see everything from a single point of view, and Virtual Tennis is the best tennis video game. Mr Driller is video game crack and OK it's available on other consoles, but with Dreamcast you get a VGA picture and the arcade stick so it wins.

PS2 : RType Final.  Runner-up : Metal Slug 3  
RType Final's score attack mode is the Gran Turismo of shooting games with its huge number of ships and orbs to try. Metal Slug 3 on PS2 is a rock solid port with a few exclusive bonus mini games on the disc.

Gamecube : Super Monkey Ball.   Runner-up:  Mario Kart DD
My fourth perfect game. The sequels have proved that the original didn't need anything added. The party/mini games are genius covering the multi-player requirement.  Mario Kart DD's visuals are Miyomoto's vision of a cartoon kart race made real for the 1st time. Two characters per kart opens up team tactics and co-op play. LAN mode supports up to 16 players. The Baby Park oval is a mode on its own.

360 : Mushihimesama Futari.  Runner-up: Trials HD
I've gushed enough about Futari - best shmup ever as far as I'm concerned with a pile of modes and options so it will last years. Trials HD has a deceptively deep control system that means there is always room for improvement.

Wii : Super Mario Galaxy.  Runner-up: Wii Sports Resort
Best platform game ever - 2D or 3D. The follow up to Wii Sports with motion plus is really what should have been provided at the Wii launch to live up to the hype. A riot in multi-player and its updates of bowling and golf make the originals redundant.

Liveinadive wrote:

Gameboy Colour: Pokemon Silver

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I nearly commented as such.

The pinnacle.

Oh I forgot PC!

WoW for me

Verecocha wrote:

So do whatever you want really!

Ok, I'll pick my favourite console exclusive from each console excluding remakes, and try not to pick multiple games from a series otherwise I'll have lots of Marios and Zeldas...

SNES - Terranigma
Just loved this so much. The music, the graphics, the feel of the whole game. It's some of the little touches and characters and the central premise that really got me. Been too long, need to replay it. 

Gameboy - Link's Awakening
I remember falling ill when I got this on the way home from school one day. Seriously. I did fall ill which meant a week off school. Honestly. And thinking back, it's still possibly the most 'magical' of the Zeldas if not the most playable. Only Zelda where I actually really felt for/about the setting and characters.

PlayStation - Castlevania: SotN
Was this the first of the 'Metroidvania' games? I haven't played anything before Castlevania IV. Anyway, amazing game. The srawling map, the halfway point and what happens, the OST which is one of the best around, and just the general gameplay. And let's not forget the best opening scene ever. But enough talk. HAVE AT YOU!!

Saturn - X-men: Children of the Atom
I mean I love my vs. fighters, but this came at a time when I was heavily into the cartoon series. So many grudge matches using Wolverine against my Cyclops loving friend. We were starting to see fighters that were different to Streeg Fighter and not just trying to do the same thing. And Capcom themselves came out with a speedy and hectic super fighter that was great fun to play, great to look at and listen to, and a great game for Xmen fans. Akuma still so best though. 

N64 - Mario 64
Kinda hard to pick anything else when this was, and probably still is, a pretty perfect game. Can't pick any one thing about it that stands out, it's just everything about it. I'd love for Nintendo to go back to big open areas with multiple approaches. And proper 3D, none of this 2.5D like the last one. 

Dreamcast - Ikaruga
I'm gonna cheat like Davy and say Ikaruga, even though I played it on GameCube. I didn't play much on my DC and wanted to get this in. I'm shit at it, but this game is so mesmerising and clever and lovely and oh man so amazing! I'd say it's the best shmup on paper. 

PS2 - ICO
Easy, no contest. Actually Okami is a close second on a console with so many great games. But ICO takes  it by being a game that should've been an inspiration to other devs. Design by reduction or whatever it's called, should've been the rage. And it's so beautiful. I can't really think of what else to say. 

GameCube - Metroid Prime
Shit Mario and below par Zelda on the system so the crown goes to Metroid. It did a great job of making Metroid into FPS-alike. I liked the scanning and the logs that give you the story and setting etc bit by bit. Played great, looked great, and had some of the best bosses in a game. Shouldabeenaten. 

XBox - Halo:CE
Not sure this really needs a blurb. Ninja Gaiden was good too though. As was KotOR. 

Wii - Skyward Sword
Fuck the haters, this is possibly my all time favourite game. Really. Possibly. I mean there are so many little faults, but I loved the use of the controller and the way areas open up and become different. And that last fight, oh my.  Zelda

XBox 360 - Halo 3
Just couldn't do without it. Hundreds of hours of local MP and a great campaign that I could play repeatedly. Just hasn't been the same since. 

PS3 - Journey
Cos Muzzy hates it. No but seriously, it's the single best 2 hours of gaming ever. The first time it was simply unforgettable. After that, it's a lively social ride with a complete stranger. So great just to fly around together and go on a magical.... ride/adventure. And that bit at the end, the end scene type bit? More beautiful than anything in any game ever. Only game OST to be nominated for a Grammy or something wasn't it?

WiiU so far - Bayonetta 2
The best brawler out there. I do think it's better than the original. So much fun and so great to try and get platinums and beat hard mode. 

3DS so far - Mario Kart 7
Better tracks and handling than 8, I reckon and so much fun on TTs with forumites. Perfect fit for handheld. 

PS4 so far - Bloodborne
Better than Dark Souls for me. I loved the setting, the faster gameplay and the best set of bosses in a game, probably. And it was challenging.

XBox One so far - Forza Horizon 2
Forum games FTW. Not played much recently but so much fun and bantz. Precisely what is needed. And shunting Shabby all the time, that makes it the best. 

Oops, I forgot about...
GBA - Astro Boy
Love this little Treasure. Action shooters thin on the ground mebbeh but this was superb. Gotta play again.

Nintendo DS - Yoshi Touch and Go
I didn't actually play that much on my DS and wasn't that big a fan of the game library. A few gems, but I'll go for the game that it launched with (I think) and which actually showed how fun the DS can be.

Also I meant Moot rather than Davy, fucked it.

So I've not thought this through too hard, but...

GameBoy - Tetris
Master System - Psycho Fox
Game Gear - Fantastic Dizzy
NES - Super Mario Bros 3
SNES - Final Fantasy VI
GBA - Kuru Kuru Kuruin
Megadrive - n/a, all shit
N64 - Ocarina of Time
PS1 - Final Fantasy VII
Game Cube - Metroid Prime
PS2 - ICO
PSP - Lumines
DS - Professor Layton
Wii - Xenoblade
PS3 - MotorStorm Pacific Rift
3DS - Zelda - A Link Between Worlds
PSV - MotorStorm RC
WiiU - MK8
PS4 - Dark Souls 3
PC - (console?) - Super Meat Boy

Let's just agree that no credibility was lost by that statement

Psycho Fox, my fucking man.

Yossarian wrote:

acemuzzy wrote:

Megadrive - n/a, all shit

If you had ever had any credibility, you would just have blown it.

Muzzy actually gained a lot of credibility with that factual statement.

Seems I forgot to include:

PSP - Lumines
PSVita - Persona 4 Golden

Fuck sake; I take back by GBA one up there. It's actually:

GBA - Advance Wars

Nice thread and nice OP Cocha!

From the machines I've owned personally...

Atari 5200: Donkey Kong
Amiga: Speedball 2
NES: Mario 3
Gameboy: Tetris
Megadrive: Sonic 1
SNES: SMK
N64: GoldenEye
Saturn: Sega Rally
PS1: MGS
GameCube: Metroid Prime
Dreamcast: Virtua Tennis
Oldbox: Halo CE
360: Halo 3
Wii: Galaxy 2
WiiU: Splatoon
PS4: Destiny

On a different day I may have gone Resi for GC and maybe Taxi for DC. The rest are pretty stable.

Forgot Dreamcast. MSR for me.

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