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Megaman - Megaman 3
Megaman X - Megaman X3
Sonic - Sonic Generations
Mario - Super Mario Galaxy
Zelda - Ocarina of Time
Castlevania - SC IV (:( critics will kill me)
Metroid - Metroid Prime ( i dont played the "Other M")
Star Fox - Star Fox (Snes)
Phantasy Star - 1. Obvious!
Final Fantasy - VII
Virtua Fighter - 2
Need for Speed - The Run
Alex kidd - Shinobi World
Wonder Boy - Dragon´s trap
Residen Evil - 4
Final Fantasy-FFVI
Castlevania-CVIV
Darksiders-DS1
Raiden-Raiden IV
Phantasy Star-PSIV
Nier-Nier Automata
Shenmue-Shenmue 1
Persona-P4 Golden
Bayonetta-Bayo 2
DMC-DMC5
Ninja Gaiden-NG2 360
Yakuza-Y0
Ys-Ys Oath of Felghana (tho I like Ys1 more)
Virtual Fighter-VF5
Virtual On-Oratorio Tangram
Sonic 2D-Sonic 2
Sonic 3D-Colors
Mario-Super Mario World
Assault Suit -:Leynos remake on PS4
Armored Core-AC4 FA
TMNT-Turtles in Time
Assassin's Creed-ACII
Dynamite Deka-DD2
Diablo-Diablo 3 with all it's current updates
Dragon Age-Origins
WonderBoy-Monster World IV
Okami-First game
Killer Instinct - KI 1994
Mortal Kombat - MK2
Daytona USA - D.USA 2
Resident Evil - RE2
Metal Gear Solid - MGS 1
Street Fighter - SFIII: 3rd Strike
Double Dragon - Return of Double Dragon
Golden Axe - GAIII
Bare Knuckle - BK3
Ace Combat - AC: Assault Horizon
Syndicate - S. (2012)
AvP - AvP (Capcom)
King of Fighters- King of Fighters 98/98 Ultimate Match
Samurai Shodown- Sam Sho II
Phantasy Star - Phantasy Star IV
Final Fantasy- Final Fantasy VI
Sonic- Sonic and Knuckles/Sonic 3
Wonderboy - Monster World IV
Adventure Island- AI 3
Bubble Bobble- Bubble Symphony
Rastan- original Rastan, though I am keen on Warrior Blade Rastan III
Street Fighter- Alpha 2/Alpha 2 Gold/Alpha 3/Upper
Mario- Super Mario Bros 3
Streets of Rage- Streets of Rage 2
Final Fight- Final Fight 3
Wonderboy: Wonderboy
Monster World: MWII
Fantasy Zone: FZII SMS
Shinobi: Shinobi
Phantasy Star: Phantasy Star
GnG: Ghosts 'n Goblins
Final Fantasy: FFIII
Ys: Dawn of Ys
R-Type: R-Type
Gradius: Gradius II
Mega Man: MM2
Mega Man X: MMX
Castlevania: CotM
Virtua Fighter: VF2
Zelda: Legend of Zelda
Cosmic Fantasy: CF4 Chapter 2
Lunar: Eternal Blue Mega-CD
Breath of Fire: BoF
KOF 97. Orochi is the boss.Quote:
King of Fighters- King of Fighters 98/98 Ultimate Match
He is one of 3 bosses in 98 UM, and the large roster and balanced gameplay is excellent. KoF 97 I love to death, I even prefer it over vanilla 98 a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by segarule
Virtual Fighter Series - VF
Panzer Dragoon Series - Panzer Dragon
Resident Evil Series - RE 7
God of War Series - GOW
Halo Series - Halo
Mario series - Mario IV
Sonic Series - Sonic Adv
Lunar Series - Lunar The Silver Star
Gun Griffion series - Gun Griffion
King Of The Fighters Series - KOF:96
Shinobi Series - Revenge of Shinobi
Shinning Series - Shinning in the Holy Ark
Grandia Series - Grandia
Streets of Rage - SOR II
Castlevania Series - Castlevania IV
Contra Series - Contra III
Gears Of War Series - GOW II
Ninja Gaiden Series - NG II
Virtual Tennis Series - VT 4
Wonderboy Series - WonderBoy
Samurai Showdown Series - SS III
Grand Theft Auto Series - GTA V
Devil May Cry Series - DMC
Call Of Duty Series - COD IV
John Madden Series - Madden 98
PGA Golf Series - PGA III
EA Hockey Series - NHL 94
NFL 2K Series - 2005
Yakuza - Yakuza II
Metal Slug Series - MS III
House of the Dead Series - HOTD II
Virtua Cop Series - Virtua Cop
Max Payne Series - Max Payne
Ok. But in 97 he is "The One".Quote:
Originally Posted by Bloodreign
Metroid (2D) - Super Metroid
Mario (2D) - Super Mario Bros. 3
Starcraft - Starcraft 2 w/ Expansions
Zelda (2D) - Link's Awakening
Sonic (2D) - Sonic 2 or Sonic Mania
Castlevania (MV/ARPG) - Circle of the Moon
Fallout - Fallout 2
Monster World/Wonder Boy (Platform Adventure/MV) - Monster World II/Wonder Boy III
Baldur's Gate - Baldur's Gate (w/ Tales of the Sword Coast)
Rocket Knight - Rocket Knight Adventures
Mega Man - Mega Man 2
Shinobi (2D) - Shinobi 3
Mother/Earthbound - Mother 3
Star Fox - Star Fox 64
Final Fantasy (3D) - Final Fantasy VII
Warcraft (RTS) - Warcraft II w/ Expansion
Heroes of Might and Magic - Heroes of Might and Magic III
Lunar - Lunar: Eternal Blue
Command & Conquer - Red Alert
Panzer Dragoon - Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Thunder Force - Thunder Force IV
Aleste/Power Strike - Power Strike II (SMS)
Gran Turismo - Gran Turismo 2
Spriggan - Seirei Senshi Spriggan
Castlevania (Classic) - Rondo of Blood
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
Bomberman - Saturn Bomberman or Super Bomberman 5
Fantasy Zone - Fantasy Zone II DX
TMNT (Konami) - TMNT III (NES) or Turtles in Time (SNES)
Final Fantasy (2D) - Final Fantasy V
Contra - Contra: Hard Corps
Mega Man X - Mega Man X2
Solomon's Key - Solomon's Key (NES)
Gargoyle's Quest - Gargoyle's Quest 2
Populous - The Beginning/Populous 3
Secret of - Secret of Evermore or FF Adventure
DuckTales - DuckTales 2
System Shock - System Shock 2
Golvellius - Golvellius: Valley of Doom (SMS)
Streets of Rage - SoR II
Sonic (3D) - Colors
Cotton - Panorama Cotton
Phantasy Star - Phantasy Star IV
Sonic & All-Stars Racing - Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Quake - Quake 2
Ultima - Ultima VII
Ghouls 'n Ghosts - Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Alex Kidd - Alex Kidd in Miracle World
of Illusion - Land of Illusion
Ninja Gaiden (2D) - NG SMS
Turrican - Mega Turrican
Micro Machines - Turbo Tournament '96
Metal Slug - Metal Slug X
EA Hockey (2D) - NHL '96
Pirates! - Pirates! (2004)
Tekken - Tekken 3
Battle Mania - Battle Mania Daiginjou
Pocky & Rocky - Pocky & Rocky
Dungeon Keeper - Dungeon Keeper
Alundra - Alundra
Prince of Persia (3D) - Sands of Time
Ys (2D) - Ys IV (PCE CD)
Strider - Strider (2014)
Donkey Kong - Donkey Kong '94 (GB)
Soldier - Soldier Blade
Puyo Puyo - Super Puyo Puyo 2 Remix
Adventure Island - Adventure Island IV
Final Fight - Final Fight 3
Golden Axe - The Revenge of Death Adder (ARC)
Valis - Valis III
Mystical Ninja - Legend of Mystical Ninja (1)
Just to clarify, you're looking for the games we view as the best in each franchise, or our favorite game in each franchise?
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Originally Posted by BubsyFan1
SEGA
- 2D Sonic = Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- 3D Sonic = The Werehog filler was awful, but I enjoyed the "Sonic" part of Sonic Unleashed more than any other 3D Sonic.
- Crazy Taxi = Crazy Taxi
- Daytona = If you put a gun on my head I'd probably choose Daytona 1, but I like both games equally.
- Dynamite Cop = Die Hard Arcade
- Fantasy Zone = Fantasy Zone II
- Golden Axe = Golden Axe Warrior
- Illusion = Land of Illusion
- Jet Set Radio = Jet Set Radio
- Monster World = Monster World IV
- NiGHTS = NIGHTS Into Dreams
- OutRun = Coast 2 Coast
- Panzer Dragoon = Panzer Dragoon Saga
- Phantasy Star = Phantasy Star IV
- Sega Rally = Sega Rally
- Shenmue = Shenmue
- Shining Force = Shining Force III
- Shinobi = Shadow Dancer (MD), but I love the original arcade Shinobi and EVERY game in the MD trilogy almost equally
- Streets of Rage = Streets of Rage 2
- Super Monkey Ball = Super Monkey Ball
- Virtua Fighter = Virtua Fighter 2
- Virtual On = Oratorio Tangram
Nintendo
- 2D Mario = Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario World, I honestly can't decide
- 2D Metroid = Super Metroid
- 2D Zelda = Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
- 3D Mario = Super Mario 64
- 3D Metroid = Metroid Prime
- 3D Zelda = Ocarina of Time
- Donkey Kong = Donkey Kong Country 2
- F-Zero = F-Zero GX
- Fire Emblem = Genealogy of the Holy War
- Sin and Punishment = Star Successor
- Star Fox = Star Fox 64
- Wario Land = Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
- Wave Race = Wave Race 64
- Yoshi = Yoshi's Island
Konami
- Castlevania = Rondo of Blood
- Contra = Super C
- Goemon = Goemon's Great Adventure
- Gradius = Gradius Gaiden
- Igavania = Symphony of the Night
- Metal Gear = Metal Gear Solid 3
- Rocket Knight = Rocket Knight Adventures
- Silent Hill = Silent Hill 2
- Suikoden = Suikoden II
Capcom
- Bionic Commando = Bionic Commando Rearmed
- Dino Crisis = Dino Crisis
- Final Fight = Final Fight 3
- Gargoyle's Quest = Demon's Crest
- Ghosts N Goblins = Ghouls N Ghosts
- Mega Man = Mega Man 2
- Mega Man X = Mega Man X2
- Resident Evil (Classic) = Resident Evil Remake
- Resident Evil (Modern) = Resident Evil 4
- Strider = Strider 2
- Viewtiful Joe = Viewtiful Joe
Namco
- Ace Combat = Ace Combat V
- Klonoa = Klonoa
- Pac-Man = Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
- Ridge Racer = Ridge Racer V
- Rolling Thunder = Rolling Thunder 2
- Soul Calibur = Soul Calibur
- Tekken = Tekken 3
Other
- 2D Ninja Gaiden = Ninja Gaiden II
- 3D Ninja Gaiden = Ninja Gaiden Black
- Adventure Island = New Adventure Island
- Aleste = MUSHA
- Alundra = Alundra
- Banjo = Banjo Kazooie
- Broken Sword = The Shadow of the Templars
- Burnout = Burnout 2
- Chrono = Chrono Trigger
- Crash Bandicoot = Crash Bandicoot 2
- Darius = Darius Gaiden
- Dark Souls = Dark Souls
- Elder Scrolls = Morrowind
- Elevator Action = Elevator Action Returns
- Extreme-G = Extreme-G
- Final Fantasy = Final Fantasy VI
- Grandia = Grandia
- Jak & Daxter = Jak & Daxter
- Lotus = Lotus Turbo Challenge 2
- Lunar = Eternal Blue
- Mass Effect = Mass Effect
- Metal Slug = Metal Slug X
- Motor Storm = Pacific Rift
- Pocky & Rocky = Pocky & Rocky
- Prince of Persia = Sands of Time
- Project Gotham Racing = Project Gotham Racing 2
- R-Type = R-Type III
- San Francisco Rush = Rush 2049
- Shadow of the Beast = Shadow of the Beast III
- Thunder Force = Thunder Force IV
- Thunder (Hudson) = Gate of Thunder
- Thunder (Midway) = Hydro Thunder
- TimeSplitters = Future Perfect
- Tomb Raider = Tomb Raider 1
- Turrican = Turrican II
- WipEout = WipEout 2097
:confused:Quote:
- Golden Axe = Golden Axe Warrior
I regret nothing!
Golden Axe Warrior may be a clone, but it's the best Zelda clone ever made.
It also gets extra points of awesomeness for cloning the best kind of 2D Zelda (NES Zelda), instead of the linear, slow-paced, puzzle-centric games.
Duke Nukem - Duke Nukem 3D.
Dragon Quest- Dragon Quest XI-S
Tales of- Tales of Vesperia
Cool, thanks. I prefer this list over the other.Quote:
Originally Posted by segarule
Phantasy Star - Phantasy Star II
Breath of Fire - Dragon Quarter
Thunder Force - Lightening Force
Diablo - Diablo
StarCraft - Brood War
Shin Megami Tensei - Nocturne
Final Fantasy - IX
Golden Axe - Golden Axe
Sonic - 3
Vectorman - Vectorman
MLB the Show - '09
Super Mario Bros. - 2
Fossil Fighters - Champions
Champions - Return to Arms
Souls - Demon's
Donkey Kong Country - 2
X-Men - The Clone Wars
Marathon - Infinity
Prince of Persia - 2
Bubsy - ALL OF THEM
Donkey Kong Country - 2
Bubsy? I loved Bubsy. Only the 1. TGRTVNQuote:
Bubsy - ALL OF THEM
Mortal Kombat - Mortal Kombat II
Star Fox 64
Castlevania RoB
Contra 3
A Link to the past
Fallout
Thunder Force 4
Final Fight (AC)
Kirby Super Star
Gradius II (AC)
Ridge Racer Type 4
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Metal Slug X
Assault Suit Valken
Fantasy Zone II DX
Streets of Rage 3
Super Mario World
Donkey Kong Country
Rolling Thunder 2
19XX
Dodonpachi
Super Battletoads
Ninja Warriors (once) Again
Mario Kart - Mario Kart Wii
2D Sonic - Sonic 3 & Knuckles
8bit Sonic - Sonic 1
3D Sonic - Sonic 3D (Genesis)
Legacy of Kain - Soul Reaver 1
Silent Hill - Silent Hill 1 (used to be 3 but 1 has really grown on me after replaying it)
Resident Evil - Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (very closely tied with REmake on the GameCube)
Metal Gear - Metal Gear Solid
Ghosts n Goblins - Gargoyles' Quest
Dragon Ball - Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Phantasy Star - Phantasy Star 4
Road Rash - Road Rash II
Chuck Rock - Chuck Rock
Sparkster - Sparkster (Genesis)
Turrican - Turrican 2
Mortal Kombat - Mortal Kombat II
Shadow of the Beast - Shadow of the Beast 1
Tomb Raider - Tomb Raider II
Civilization - Civilization II
Ecco The Dolphin - Ecco The Dolphin (Sega CD)
Hitman - Hitman: Blood Money
Worms - Worms (Saturn)
Magic Carpet - Magic Carpet (Saturn)
Marvel vs. - Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter
Street Fighter - Street Fighter Alpha 3
Virtua Fighter - Virtua Fighter 2 (Genesis)
Super Mario - Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins
Zelda - Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy)
Metroid - Super Metroid
Doom - Doom II
Duke Nukem - Duke Nukem 3D (PC)
Quake - Quake II
Power Rangers - Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition (SNES)
Splatterhouse - Splatterhouse 3
Elder Scrolls - Morrowind
Fallout - Fallout: New Vegas
Bomberman - Mega Bomberman
Golden Axe - Golden Axe 3
Fable - Fable (Original Xbox)
Grand Theft Auto - GTA2 (very closely tied with GTA Vice City)
Having fun with this, will add more later.
https://media.giphy.com/media/gkFP6U...Eu51/giphy.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by segarule
Mario Kart Wii? That is an interesting choice.
I only bought a Wii because it had MKWII. It is funny at lot. Give your Friend code and i will prove!
Simpsons - Virtual Bart.
That's a pretty bold choice, especially with the Konami arcade game existing.Quote:
Originally Posted by segarule
You fucking fascist.Quote:
Originally Posted by SegataS
Everyone knows Dragon Quest V is the best in the series.
Not anymore. DQXI-S is the new king. DQV can gracefully retire. DQV is now walking into the sunset and giving one last wave goodbye as the band plays an emotional farewell song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KolfEhV-KiA
W.....T.......Flute?!
Hold up. Mario Kart: Double Dash is the pinnacle of the series honestly. The best balanced characters, items, and craziness without being too rubberband a-la SNES or Wii, and without the game aging like complete crap a la Mario Kart 64. (Seriously, go play it, it's not good anymore.)
Virtual Bart is complete trash as a game. Konami Simpsons arcade game is the pinnacle, and really the only playable Simpsons game next to maybe Hit and Run.
And Castlevania: Rondo of Blood is just far, far better than any other game in the franchise, including Super Castlevania IV. Hidden levels, kickass music, great motifs, epic boss fight, more epic sequel that makes the first game even cooler with more lore. Super Castlevania IV barely has character design.
My more controversial picks:
Best Smash Bros game: - Super Smash Bros 64 - Check out the 19XXTE hack of Smash Bros 64 that adds the extra inaccessible levels from the original. Honestly, it's the best Smash Bros game because it's the most balanced. Gameplay feels the tightest. Can't say the same for any of the sequels.
Best Street Fighter game: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - Again, tightest gameplay, even if most people didn't know any of the characters.
Best Mega Man game: Mega Man V (Game Boy) - The only Mega Man game I've been able to play through the entire way through and not get frustrated and abandon because of difficulty.
Also, can you really call it best game in the franchise if only one game is good? NiGHTS, Strider, Shenmue, these are hardly series as we know them, with either such little variation, or the subsequent games are exactly the same or remakes.
Surprised no one has said in this thread yet that Streets of Rage 1 is better than 2. I'm personally not in that camp, but I know they exist on this forum. 2 is still the best by far though. 1st game's hit detection is seriously off, especially for the Blaze clone twin bosses outside of Mr. X's door.
I would love to see a "Best Platformer, best racing game, best 2D fighting game, best 3D fighting game, etc." thread, that would be even more interesting as far as opinions go.
I left Streets of Rage off my list because I honestly don't know which one is my favorite. I went through them all last year, and I like them all a lot, although I will admit that I like the first one so much because of nostalgia and that the second one is the best of the series.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baloo
I actually agree with this. I usually write off comments like this as “Well... that’s just the first one you played, and therefore the most nostalgic about.” But I played Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart 64 a LOT when each of them was the new hotness, and Double Dash is still my favorite.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baloo
The dual-rider mechanic doesn’t add a LOT to the game, but what it does add is a lot more personality. I’d rather stare at a full-bodied animated character on the back of a go kart than just the back of his or her head for 3-5 minutes at a time. Plus their animations are pretty amusing.
But more importantly, I really like the selection of tracks and characters. I don’t think any Mario Kart game has nearly the same amount of memorable, NON-GIMMICKY courses. Mushroom Bridge and Wario Stadium are both two of my favorites in the entire series.
Duck Tales - Duck Tales 1
The arcade game is not good and vastly overrated. Poorly designed and way too difficult.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bloodreign
Best 2D Mario: Super Mario Bros. 3
Best 2D Sonic: Sonic 3 and Knuckles
Best 3D Sonic: Generations
Best Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Best Castlevania: IV
Best TMNT: II: The Arcade Game
Best GTA: Vice City (San Andreas and V come very close)
Best Medal of Honor: Underground
Best Mario Kart: Double Dash
Best Need for Speed: High Stakes
Best Streets of Rage: 2
Best Call of Duty: Toss up between Modern Warfare 2 or Black Ops 1
Best Wolfenstein: 3D (New Order comes very close)
Best Doom: 1993 original
Best Fallout: 3
Best Tiny Toon game: NES original (Hidden Treasure and Busts Loose come very close)
Best Simpson game: Hit and Run
Best Dead Rising: 2
Best South Park: Fractured But Whole
Best Rayman: Legends
Best Pac-Man: Ms. Pac-Man (First two World games come close)
Best Zelda: Link to the Past
Best Metal Gear: Solid
Best Madden: 92
Best NHL: 93 or 94
Best NBA Jam: Original Jam
Best NBA Live: 95
The Japanese version of Simpson's arcade is a bit better balanced than the US version. Of course Konami loved money back then, as did a lot of other arcade companies,so beat em ups usually sucked you dry of quarters. But the games made by others for the home console for the Simpsons were poorly made. I think if Konami had the license to do Simpsons games for the home consoles back then, we'd have seen better games for the series.
Nothing on the NES, Gameboy, Genesis, nor SNES for the Simpson's were very good at all.
Double Dash is the 2nd worst Mario Kart right behind MKWii. Y'all are nuts. Best is MK8 and it's not even my fave.