Here's a cut&paste from the temp forum's similar thread...
My Collection List:
Anyway, some of my favorites:
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Everything about the game surpassed all the other games before it. That, and I actually was able to complete the game...
Chrono Cross - It's the first RPG that made me a fan of the genre. There are better ones, but this just made an impact on me, more so than Dragon Warrior did years earlier...
Contra/Final Fight/Robo Aleste/Zelda/Rush N' Attack - Just plain old-school awesomeness...
Command & Conquer - This was the first RTS game I had played that I actually enjoyed and did well at. There's others I like more, but this, much like with Chrono Cross in regards to RPGs, started my fondness of the genre...
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - While I liked the first one, this is the first Zelda game I actually did quite well with and has always (Both game & Music) stayed in my mind as one I have always wanted to play again. Very much a fun game...
Star Wars: X-Wing/ect. - Not much to say, these were the first truly immersive gaming experience in the Star Wars universe. Still can't be beat even today, in my view...
Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force/Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II - I was well into playing FPS games at the time I first played these, but they were FPS for pete's sake. Still love them today and for the immersion they provide...
Street Fighter II - The first fighter I had played and still get quite a lot of entertainment from it. There might be bigger and better games out now, but still go back to it...
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