Favorite NES or Retro Games?

[Yowza]

Some of you may remember CRT televisions from back in the day and the gameplay that would ensue after hooking up a console:


1st Generation:
Anyone have any favorites pre-NES?

2nd Generation:
What are your favorite NES games from back in the day?

3rd Generation:
Favorite games on console systems introduced in early 90's?

4th Generation:
Console systems introduced later 90's?

Arcade Gaming:
Favorite Arcades you remember playing?

Computer Gaming:
Old school computer games from 80's, early 90's, late 90's, and early 00's?

 

[gohei_]

I have a Wii hooked up so I regularly (not really though) play games like Super Mario and Bubble Bobble (NES) and MarioKart (Gamecube and N64). Then of course the various Zelda games from all the different consoles.

 

[Zorro]

3rd Generation:
Favorite games on console systems introduced in early 90's?

SNES:
Super Mario World
Super Mario All Stars
Batman Returns
The Adventures of Batman & Robin
Batman: The Return of the Joker
Batman Forever
Superman
The Death and Return of Superman
Justice League: Task Force
Marvel Superheroes In War of the Gems
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
Spider-Man
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat 3
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Street Fighter
Street Fighter II
Streets of Rage

4th Generation:
Console systems introduced later 90's?

N64:
Super Mario 64
Goldeneye 007
Mortal Kombat 4
Killer Instinct 2
WWF No Mercy
WCW/nWo: Revenge
WWF WrestleMania 2000
WCW World Tour
Super Smash Bros
Super Mario Kart
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Star Fox 64
Spider-Man
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion
Blitz


Arcade Gaming:
Favorite Arcades you remember playing?

The Simpsons
Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat 3/Ultimate MK 3
Mortal Kombat 4
Street Fighter Alpha
Tekken
Blitz
Rampage
Jurassic Park: Lost World

I played other games for other consoles and pc but these are the consoles I owned pre-gamecube/ps2/xbox

 

[CJ]

1st Generation
Was pretty young around this time, so I didn't play a whole lot of this era. My parents had an old Atari 5200 and I recall playing these games a lot..

Pac-Man
Joust
Pole Position

2nd Generation:
This was when I really became a gamer. Went to visit my Grandma when I was about 5. She had an NES set up in her living room and my sister and I spent the dayplaying Super Mario Bros & Kung Fu. My parents eventually got an NES for my sister and I to share. My favorites were:

Super Mario Bros. 3
Contra
TMNT II
Ducktales
Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers
Darkwing Duck
M.C Kids
Wacky Races
Mega Man 5
Kirby's Adventure

3rd Generation:
During a trip to Toys R Us, I just so happened to see a game kiosk showing off the new game, Sonic the Hedgehog. I was sold the minute Sonic went through that first loop-de-loop in Green Hill Zone. I was still pretty young, so my mom helped me write a letter to Santa where I basically begged him for a Sega Genesis. I was on my best behavior that year, not wanting to wind up on the 'naughty' list. The Sega Genesis became my most cherished Christmas gift, bringing me years of joy.

Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Tiny Toons: Buster's Hidden Treasure
Kid Chameleon
Cool Spot
Aladdin
Earthworm Jim
Rocket Knight Adventures
Mickey Mania
The Humans
Ristar
Toy Story

Also got a SNES towards the end of its life span for a low price. Didn't play it as much as my Genesis, but I did enjoy Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2, Super Mario World & Mega Man X.

4th Generation:
Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
Bomberman 64
Banjo Kazooie
Snowboard Kids
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Crash Team Racing
Mega Man Legends

Arcade Gaming:
The Simpsons
Donkey Kong
Hydro Thunder

Computer Gaming:
I played King's Quest V and Bricklayer a lot on a old computer I got from my grandparents.

 

[Zorro]

I forgot to add Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time among my favorite arcade and SNES games.

Can't believe I I forgot that game!

 

[OutOfBoose]

1st Generation:
Pac-Man maybe. Not as a game, but because of visuals and sound.

2nd Generation:
Tetris, comrades, is a masterpiece.

3rd Generation:
Street Fighter II (SNES). Greatest fighting game of all time.

4th Generation:
Ridge Racer Type 4. A racing game for those who don't like racing games all that much. Super romantic with stunning soundtrack and Reiko Nagase.

Arcade Gaming:
I didn't play arcade games till emulators in late 00s. But it's Street Fighter II.

Computer Gaming:
I was primarily a PC gamer in 90s and 00s, so majority of my favorites are on this system.
Thief: The Dark Project, Fallout, Diablo.
If the first half of 2000s counts, throw in there Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines.

 

[OutOfBoose]

I'll add MK and MKII to the arcade list. All my life I played the Sega version and real arcade version looked and sounded so much better.

 

[Yowza]

I remember looking through some sort of mail based catalague back when I was a kid seeing a bunch of odd systems besides the NES.

Besides arcade and PC's, here's a brief perusal of the Console Industry (here's the link if not wish to click on all of the links below List of video game consoles - Wikipedia) for a trip down memory lane...

Can click on above master link or specific links below for visuals on the various systems listed by date of release:
Home Consoles:
List of home video game consoles - Wikipedia

Handheld Consoles (no I'm not talking Tiger Electronics toys )
List of handheld game consoles - Wikipedia

MicroConsoles (started in 2010):
List of microconsoles - Wikipedia

Dedicated Console Market:
List of dedicated video game consoles - Wikipedia

VideoGame Emulators:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_game_emulators

 

[Yowza]

On a totally separate note anyone remember seeing the following in a Pamida entrance way back in the day?:

Or at Walmart:

 

[Sundancer]

Some of you may remember CRT televisions from back in the day and the gameplay that would ensue after hooking up a console:

1st Generation:
Anyone have any favorites pre-NES?
"Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Popeye" for the Atari 2600.

2nd Generation:
What are your favorite NES games from back in the day?
One of the lesser popular ones is "Magic of Scheherazade"

3rd Generation:
"Super Castlevania IV" is one of my favorite SNES games.

4th Generation:
Silent Hill
FFIX
Resident Evil 2

Arcade Gaming:
Golden Axe
Golden Axe: Revenge of Death Adder
X-Men
Rastan
Rolling Thunder
Elevator Action
Joust 2
Gladiator
Gauntlet I and II
SFII and MK games

Computer Gaming:
Defender of the Crown
Street Fighting Man
The Last Ninja

You know, stuff no one else has heard of.