Well, this sounds like fun. I' ll start.
THE ESSENTIALS:
The Golden Oldies-
Pac-Man
Pong
Asteroids
Frogger
Galaga
Tetris
I don' t care when you were born or what you now have access to. Just find a way to experience the dawn of gaming; at the very least, it will allow you to appreciate the likes of Halo 2 all the more. And you never know...you just might have FUN.
Must-Have, Must-Play Classics (not including this gen.)-
Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt (NES)
Metroid series (NES, SNES, GB, GC)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)
Dragon Warrior (NES)
Final Fantasy (NES)
Final Fantasy VI (SNES)
Final Fantasy VII (PSOne)
Super Mario 3 (SNES)
Mario 64 (N64)
The Legend of Zelda series (GB, NES, SNES, N64, GC)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Altered Beast (Arcade, Genesis)
NBA Jam (Arcade, platform)
Golden Axe (Arcade, platform)
Battletoads (SNES, Genesis)
1942, 1943 (NES)
Donkey Kong (NES)
John Madden' s Football (SNES)
RBI Baseball series (SNES)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Ninja Gaiden (Genesis)
Shining Force I, II (Genesis)
Ghouls ' n Ghosts (Genesis)
Contra (NES)
Strider (SNES)
Street Fighter 2 (SNES, Genesis)
Hero' s Quest (PC)
Half-Life (PC)
X-COM: UFO Defense (PC)
Mortal Kombat (Arcade, platform)
Gran Turismo 1, 2 (PSOne)
Goldeneye (N64)
Resident Evil 1, 2 (PSOne)
Castlevania series (NES, SNES, PSOne, GBA)
DOOM (PC)
Duke Nukem (PC)
Adventure (Atari 2600)
Defender (Arcade)
Populous (SNES)
Sim City (PC)
Warcraft (PC)
Civilization (PC)
Metal Gear Solid (PSOne)
Alien vs. Predator (Jaguar)
So sue me on that last one...it was the only game worth playing on that system, but it definitely left an impression. This is by no means a complete list; this is just to get everyone started. There are probably hundreds more to add.
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