Console Games Worth Playing

wiewiorpl

Feel free to add your own, those have "nostalgia factor" for me. Sorted System/chronogically/alphabetically. No handheld or computers included as those would make different lists. If You add something new, copy list and add it in bold so we all could track changes and the last list will be most comprehensive. :)

Neo Geo

• Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System

King of Fighters '98
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 4
Metal Slug 5
Metal Slug X
Samurai Showdown 2

Nintendo

• NES

Batman
Batman - Return of the Joker
Batman - Batman Returns
Big Nose The Caveman
Big Nose Freaks Out
Bomberman
Captain America and the Avengers
Castlevania
Castlevania 2 - Simons Quest
Castlevania 3 - Dracula's Curse
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2
Contra
Darkwing Duck
Dizzy - The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
Dizzy 2 - Dizzy The Adventurer
Double Dragon
Double Dragon 2 - The Revenge
Double Dragon 3 - The Sacred Stones
Dr. Mario
Duck Tales
Duck Tales 2
Excitebike
Felix the Cat
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Hudson's Adventure Island
Hudson's Adventure Island 2
Hudson's Adventure Island 3
Mario Bros.
Mario is Missing!
Mario's Time Machine
Marvel X-men
Mega Man
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 4
Mega Man 5
Mega Man 6
Micro Machines
Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
Quattro Adventure
Quattro Arcade
Quattro Sports
R.C. Pro-Am
R.C. Pro-Am 2
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robocop 3
Super C
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 - The Arcade Game
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 - The Manhattan Project
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 - Tournament Fighters
Terminator
Terminator 2 - Judgement Day
The Legend of Kage
The Simpsons - Bart vs. the Space Mutants
The Simpsons 2 - Bart vs. the World
The Simpsons 3 - Bartman Meets Radioactive Man
Zelda - The Legend of Zelda
Zelda 2 - The Adventure of Link

• SNES

Alladin
Blackthorne
Contra 3: The Alien Wars
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Earthbound
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim 2
F-Zero
Harvest Moon
Joe and Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics
Killer Instinct
Kirby Super Star
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Mega Man X
Mega Man X2
Mega Man X3
NBA Jam
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
Star Fox
Super Bomberman 2
Super Castlevania 4
Super Double Dragon
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Star Wars
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
The Adventures of Batman and Robin
The Death and Return of Superman
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Lion King
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse

• Nintendo64

Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Tooie
Castlevania
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
Diddy Kong Racing
Donkey Kong 64
Excitebike 64
F-zero X
Gex: Enter the Gecko
GoldenEye 007
Harvest Moon 64
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Mario Kart 64
Micro Machines 64
Paper Mario
Road Rash 64
Spider-Man
Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Wave Race 64

Sega

• Mega Drive

Comix Zone
Contra - Hard Corps
Fantastic Dizzy
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Golden Axe
Golden Axe 2
Mega Turrican
Micro Machines 2 - Turbo Tournament
Mortal Kombat 2
Outrun
Quackshot Starring Donald Duck
Revenge of Shinobi
Ristar
Road Rash
Road Rash 2
Shadowrun
Shinobi
Sonic and Knuckles
Sonic The Hedgehog
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Sonic The Hedgehog 3
Street Fighter 2
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 2
Strider
• 32X
Chaotix
WWF Wrestlemania - The Arcade Game
BC Racers
Spider-Man - Web of Fire
Virtua Racing Deluxe
• SegaCD
Sonic The Hedgehog CD

Sony

• PlayStation

Castlevania - Symphony of the Night
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot 2 - Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot 3 - Warped
Crash Bash
Crash Team Racing
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis 2
Driver - You are the Wheelman
Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo 2
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX
Oddworld - Abe's Exoddus
Rayman
Resident Evil
Silent Hill
Tekken 3
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider 2
Tomb Raider 3
Colin McRae Rally 2.0
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Vigilante 8
Wipeout 2097 (XL in USA)
Wipeout 3

mediamogul

Atari 2600: (Most are unique or original to the 2600, but I included some arcade ports that are particularly well done and iconic to the system)

H.E.R.O.
Megamania
River Raid
River Raid II
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (First Star Wars game ever)
Combat
Deadly Duck
Earth Dies Screaming
Haunted House
Communist Mutants From Space
Pigs in Space
Taz
Atlantis
Atlantis II
Pitfall!
Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns
Barnstorming
Battlezone
Berzerk
Chopper Command
Crackpots
Fishing Derby
Frogger (Starpath)
Frogger II: Threedeep!
Frostbite
Grand Prix
Gremlins
Keystone Kapers
Oink!
Pole Position
Private Eye
Robot Tank
Secret Quest
Sorcerer's Apprentice
Stampede
Warlords
Flash Gordon
Freeway
Dolphin
Krull
Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom
Carnival
Tac Scan
Bump n' Jump
Circus Atari
Fast Food
Asteroids
Sky Jinks
Centipede
Millipede
Porky's
Phoenix
Snoopy and the Red Baron
Enduro
Midnight Magic
Cosmic Commuter
Adventure
Stargate (Defender II)
Pressure Cooker
Spy Hunter
Galaxian
Space Invaders
Space War (Port of the second video game ever made)
Missile Command
Yar's Revenge
Kaboom!
Video Olympics
Breakout
Super Breakout
Dig Dug
Joust
Spider Fighter
Dark Chambers
Fatal Run
Seaquest
Frankenstein's Monster
Canyon Bomber
Laser Blast
Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator
Star Wars Arcade Game
Star Master
Klax
Dodge 'em
Demon Attack
Ms. Pac-Man ('Game of the Year' in 1983)
Jr. Pac-Man
Cosmic Ark
Dragonfire
Dragster
Fathom
Moonsweeper
No Escape!
Shootin' Gallery
Star Ship: Outer Space
Title Match Pro Wrestling
Trick Shot
Montezuma's Revenge
Aquaventure
Beamrider

...and since the criteria is "worth playing", I have to include 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial'. Despite it's reputation, it's iconic to the platform and certainly worth playing. Just be sure to read the manual ;).

BobHarris

@wiewiorpl said in Console Games Worth Playing:

Feel free to add your own, those have "nostalgia factor" for me. Sorted System/chronogically/alphabetically. No handheld or computers included as those would make different lists. If You add something new, copy list and add it in bold so we all could track changes and the last list will be most comprehensive. :)

Neo Geo

• Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System

King of Fighters '98

Metal Slug

Metal Slug 2

Metal Slug 3

Metal Slug 4

Metal Slug 5

Metal Slug X

Samurai Showdown 2

Nintendo

• NES

Batman

Batman - Return of the Joker

Batman - Batman Returns

Big Nose The Caveman

Big Nose Freaks Out

Bomberman

Captain America and the Avengers

Castlevania

Castlevania 2 - Simons Quest

Castlevania 3 - Dracula's Curse

Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers

Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2

Contra

Darkwing Duck

Dizzy - The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy

Dizzy 2 - Dizzy The Adventurer

Double Dragon

Double Dragon 2 - The Revenge

Double Dragon 3 - The Sacred Stones

Dr. Mario

Duck Tales

Duck Tales 2

Excitebike

Felix the Cat

Ghosts 'n Goblins

Hudson's Adventure Island

Hudson's Adventure Island 2

Hudson's Adventure Island 3

Mario Bros.

Mario is Missing!

Mario's Time Machine

Marvel X-men

Mega Man

Mega Man 2

Mega Man 3

Mega Man 4

Mega Man 5

Mega Man 6

Micro Machines

Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!

Quattro Adventure

Quattro Arcade

Quattro Sports

R.C. Pro-Am

R.C. Pro-Am 2

Robocop

Robocop 2

Robocop 3

Super C

Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros. 2

Super Mario Bros. 3

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 - The Arcade Game

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 - The Manhattan Project

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 - Tournament Fighters

Terminator

Terminator 2 - Judgement Day

The Legend of Kage

The Simpsons - Bart vs. the Space Mutants

The Simpsons 2 - Bart vs. the World

The Simpsons 3 - Bartman Meets Radioactive Man

Zelda - The Legend of Zelda

Zelda 2 - The Adventure of Link

• SNES

Alladin

Blackthorne

Contra 3: The Alien Wars

Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

Earthbound

Earthworm Jim

Earthworm Jim 2

F-Zero

Harvest Moon

Joe and Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics

Killer Instinct

Kirby Super Star

Kirby's Dream Land

Kirby's Dream Land 2

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Mega Man X

Mega Man X2

Mega Man X3

NBA Jam

Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage

Star Fox

Super Bomberman 2

Super Castlevania 4

Super Double Dragon

Super Mario All-Stars

Super Mario Kart

Super Mario World

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Super Star Wars

Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time

The Adventures of Batman and Robin

The Death and Return of Superman

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

The Lion King

Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose

X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse

• Nintendo64

Banjo-Kazooie

Banjo-Tooie

Castlevania

Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness

Diddy Kong Racing

Doom 64

Donkey Kong 64

Excitebike 64

F-zero X

Gex: Enter the Gecko

GoldenEye 007

Harvest Moon 64

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Mario Kart 64

Micro Machines 64

Paper Mario

Road Rash 64

Spider-Man

Super Mario 64

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Wave Race 64

Wipeout 64

Sega

• Mega Drive

Comix Zone

Contra - Hard Corps

Fantastic Dizzy

Ghouls 'n Ghosts

Golden Axe

Golden Axe 2

Mega Turrican

Micro Machines 2 - Turbo Tournament

Mortal Kombat 2

Outrun

Quackshot Starring Donald Duck

Revenge of Shinobi

Ristar

Road Rash

Road Rash 2

Shadowrun

Shinobi

Sonic and Knuckles

Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic The Hedgehog 2

Sonic The Hedgehog 3

Street Fighter 2

Streets of Rage

Streets of Rage 2

Strider
• 32X

Chaotix

WWF Wrestlemania - The Arcade Game

BC Racers

Spider-Man - Web of Fire

Virtua Racing Deluxe
• SegaCD

Sonic The Hedgehog CD

Sony

• PlayStation

Alundra

Breath of Fire III

Bushido blade

Castlevania - Symphony of the Night

Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot 2 - Cortex Strikes Back

Crash Bandicoot 3 - Warped

Crash Bash

Crash Team Racing

Destruction derby 2

Dino Crisis

Dino Crisis 2

Doom

Driver - You are the Wheelman

Exhumed

Final fantasy VII

Final fantasy VIII

Final fantasy IX

Final fantasy tactics

Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo 2

Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX

Metal gear solid

Oddworld - Abe's Oddysee

Oddworld - Abe's Exoddus

Pro pinball : Timeshock (although I play the dos version)

Rayman

Resident Evil

Resident evil 2

Silent Hill

Street fighter alpha 3

Tekken 2

Tekken 3

Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider 2

Tomb Raider 3

Colin McRae Rally 2.0

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Vigilante 8

Wild arms

Wipeout 2097 (XL in USA)

Wipeout 3

Playstation was my first console , so nostalgia started here for me. :) Excluded the ones that didn't stand the test of time.

sirhenrythe5th

I played around with the bootlegs of NeoGeo for a couple of weeks now and have a lot of Fun with them.
Most time is wasted with:

Metal Slug 2 - Turbo
Metal Slug 3 - ultra violent Edition
Sengoku 3 - Special Edition
Metal Slug 4 + 5 Plus

Its worth to take a look at them.
Also great: all the KOF - Editons.

lilbud

Nintendo Gamecube:

Spongebob Squarepants: Lights, Camera, Pants

Mario Party clone but spongebob. The residents of Bikini Bottom are competing for a role in the new Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy movie.

PS3:

3D Dot Game Heroes

3d parody of the original Zelda on NES

Switch: (Technically a home console)

Golf Story

Golf meets RPG with Earthbound humor.