Super Mario Bros to me is on top. That game single-handedly revolutionized videogames.

Console-only gamers just don't know... it's like only seeing 20 movies in your life and coming up with the top 5 movies of all times list.

10. Warlords - Atari 2600
9. Carmageddon - PC
8. Need For Speed 2SE - PC
7. Bioforge - PC
6. Doom 2 - PC
5. Halo - Xbox
4. GTA3 - PS2/PC
3. Grim Fandango - PC
2. Splinter Cell - Xbox/PC
1. Half-Life - PC


Honorable Mention -
Sega Genesis: Sonic, Road Rash, Flashback
PC: Deus Ex, Tomb Raider, GTA, Rise of the Triad
PS1/PS2: Gran Tourismo, Ico, Resident Evil, Silent Hill 2
Arcade: Space Harrier, Spy Hunter, Mortal Kombat
Atari: Adventure, Defender, River Raid
Xbox: Steel Battallion, Outlaw Golf, Project Gotham Racing

I wasn't going to make a list, but then the "PC games rule all" attitude annoyed me enough to make one. I've played PC and console games my entire life, probably played more PC games than consoles, because there were quite a few years when I thought consoles were rubbish. But anyway.. Here's the list.

10. Quake I (PC)
-Great fun, and had some really excellent user mods and maps.
9. Doom (PC)
-My first gaming love. I've played through this game thousands of times, I'm sure.
8. LoZ: Link To The Past (SNES)
-The only Zelda game I've really enjoyed so far.
7. Super Mario Bros. 1 (NES)
-A classic, still as fun to play today as it was when I was a kid.
6. Goldeneye 007 (N64)
-This game was pretty much the foundation of my friendships in high school.
5. Grim Fandango (PC)
-Best PC adventure game, ever. Great characters.
4. Super Mario World (SNES)
-What can I say, I love Mario.
3. Quake II (PC)
-GREAT multiplayer, great mods, great game.
2. Yoshi's Island (SNES)
-Wonderful graphic style, pure fun.
1. Super Mario 64 (N64)
-Though I had played 3d games on the PC before, this game felt completely different (and better) than any game I had ever played. Perfect controls, fun levels, just an amazing experience the first time I played it. Still great today.

So yeah.. don't assume that people who prefer console games have never played the "great" PC games.

since we're all gonna be pretty subjective, i'll just give you my #1 title: Starcraft.
No game has been played so much for so long. counter strike may be a far second, but i don't think anything can touch the hardcore-ness of starcraft. If you don't think so, I would like to hear what other game has a longer lasting game-life, and i'm not talking about i still play it once in a while type of thing. Seriously, I wanna know if there is another game out there, i'm not trying to be... i dunno what the word is, but u get the point.

...I don't believe it's an uninformed opinion to list games that are 'merely' console games.

Computer games, in my humble opinion, (whether it's popular or not) are a completely different genre from video games, more commonly referred to here as console games. Just as board games are different from video games. I don't agree with the assertion that PC can be a comparable game platform, when the sole purpose of a computer is not, in general, for playing games.

I should have made this clear from the start, I admit. My bad.

Best PC would have to be:

The Sims
Doom
Command & Conquer
You Don't Know Jack
Medal of Honor

PC is still COMPLETELY different from console, and, as another poster alluded to, it is completely unfair to take a $1000 machine and pit it against a $200 one. One might make the argument that similarily 'archaic' systems like NES cannot compete against the PS2, but, by my answers, you can see that I would disagree.

This is sure to cause an uproar as well, but as a gamer, I can tell you that I'm not all that impressed with Computer games in general anyway. It doesn't appeal to me. I type on a computer. I search the web on a computer. I dislike playing games on a computer. It feels unnatural to me. Much like bathing in tomato juice. The original practice of using a keyboard to play when I was in High School has perhaps ruined me permanently.

So what is it like to take a bath in tomato juice? Only in the morning like a bloody mary? Or late at night like red beer?

You're talking about the Streets of Rage series. 2+3 are the best scrolling fighters... EVER.

Chris

1. tetris
2. SMB 1,3
3. mario kart: snes, N64
4. goldeneye
5. quake 2 (PC action MOD!!!!)
6. ghost recon
7. Hero (atari, activision)
8. Desert Eagle (atari 7800, is that the name?)

here's from a gamer who has only been playin since nes

super mario bros 3
zelda lttp
zelda oot
goldeneye 007
starcraft and sc: broodwars
thps2
gta3
mgs
mario kart snes
sonic 2

also worthy but couldn't fit them in: smw, ff7, gt2, super metroid, kirby's dreamland

Having played both PC and Console games I have a hard time finding many PC games that I could put on the list. I've just enjoyed console games a lot more.

My list

1. Snatcher (Sega CD)
2. Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (N64)
3. Super Mario 64 (N64)
4. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn)
5. Final Fantasy VII (PSX)
6. Grand Theft Auto 3 (PS2)
7. Metroid Prime (GCN)
8. Castlevania Symphony of the Night (PSX)
9. Super Metroid (SNES)
10. Grim Fandango (PC)

Those ten games have held up over time better than any others I have played. 10 years from now I would be happy to replay any of them. If you haven't played most of the games on that list I feel bad for you.

Nope.

Exactly.

Well if we want to get really literal, then it would be "Your top-ten games ever," because there is no list of the "ten best games ever" because that is purely opinionated. But as for some of my favorite games over my gaming career:

Zelda: Link to the past
Zelda: ocarina of time
The Legend of Zelda
Halo
contra & contra 3: alien wars
C&C, Red Alert, Red Alert 2, Yuri's Revenge (C&C rules)
mortal kombat 1 & 2
Super Mario world
FFVII
FFX
Metal Gear Solid
Goldeneye 007
X-Men 2: The clone wars (you're right, best x-men game ever)
Resident Evil series

yeah thats the game.

Console only for me, hate pc gaming.

Off the top of my head, and definitely not set in stone....

1. Super Metroid
2. Super Mario World
3. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
4. Super Mario Bros. 3
5. Zelda: A Link to the Past
6. Mario 64
7. Metroid Prime
8. Final Fantasy III (or VI by the japanese numbering scheme)
9. Goldeneye
10. Soul Calibur

I've never found that odd or interesting.

PC gaming and console gaming are almost apples and oranges, which in and of it's self is an interesting discussion IMO. I'll start a thread on it rather than risk hijacking this one.

My gosh people its not the end of the world. can't we just post the top ten games without getting into a philisophical debate over it? Is it subjective ...yes no kidding. that doesn't mean you just sit there complaining about it. post and get your opinion heard. The title of the thread is general enough to post whatever you want. Who cares if YOUR top ten includes consoles, pcs, game and watches, or those pet games that come on a keychain. just post and let your opinion be heard. Just because they are apples and oranges doesn't mean that you cant compare them. I enjoyed Zelda LTP better than MOH:AA and they are totally different creatures.

Heres mine:

10. Dead or Alive 3 (Xbox)
9. Shenmue (DC)
8. The Sims (PC)
7. Joe Montana Football (Genesis)
6. Ninja Gaiden (NES)
5. Dracula Unleashed (Sega CD)
4. Devil May Cry (PS2)
3. Kingdom Hearts (PS2)
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
1. Resident Evil 2 (PSX)


Damn, that was hard!

Top games IMO:

2600:
Pitfall (1 & 2), River Raid, H.E.R.O

NES:
Legend of Zelda, Tetris, Super Tecmo Bowl, Castlevania, RBI Baseball

Genesis:
NHL '93, PGA Tour Golf II

PS2:
GTA: VC

Here is mine. I am including a series as one, ie Madden Football from inception to the current version.

10. Pong- This started it all. I even had a handheld version you had to wind.

09. Football(Coleco Handheld)

08. River Raid(Atari 2600) Tough it was this ET, Indiana Jones or Pittfall, but this one get most of the palying time on the 2600.

07. Mario Bros(NES)

06. Tecmo Bowl(NES) Who could hate 8 plays and popcorn linemen?

05. Halo(XBOX)

04. XCOM- UFO Defence(PC)

03. Dark Forces(PC)

02. Madden Football(Sega Genesis - current paltforms)

01. Diablo (PC) Now if only they could get a new version/replacement for this series.

I used to get blisters from playing this game even after modding the joystick. Those were the days....

Probably the game I spent the absolute most time playing was Lode Runner for the Apple IIe. I probably played that game for 2 full years in College until Super Mario came out on Nintendo.

1. Street Fighter 2 The World Warrior Arcade
2. River City Ransom NES
3. Super Dodge Ball NES
4. Contra
5. Super Mario Bros 3 NES
6. Legend Of Zelda Link To The Past SNES
7. Mike Tyson's Punch Out NES
8. Chrono Trigger SNES
9. Medal Of Honor PSX
10. Ninja Gaiden Arcade

I have no way of knowing which games are the best, but here are the ones I've enjoyed the most, in no particular order:

Twisted Metal 2 (PSone)
Sam and Max (PC)
Tie Fighter 2 (PC)
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo (SNES)
Mortal Kombat 2 (SNES)
Myth 2 (PC)
Fallout 2 (PC)
Age of Empires II and AoEII: The Conquerors (PC)
Grand Theft Auto III (and Vice City) (PS2)
Half Life (PC)

10. Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within (PC) a revolutionary game when it came out. It still has the best story line of any game I've ever played.
9. Tetris (everything): has anyone ever not had visions of Tetris peices sliding together in front of your eyes after playing this game?
8. The Curse of Monkey Island(PC)- terrific action/adventure/humor game that I still play from time-to-time. Hilarious and challenging.
7. Jet Set Radio Future (XBox)- this game blew my mind when I first played it. The combination of graphics, gameplay and sound is unbelievable.
6. Zork (PC)- old school text-based game. I remember talking to my friends for hours on the phone trying to figure out parts of it. Terrific stuff.
5. Soul Calibur (Dreamcast)- the best weapons based fighter ever and still impressive to this day.
4. Starcraft (PC)- what can you say about this game: addictive, fun and endlessly complicated.
3. Mario64 (N64)- the best Mario game I ever played. I still love it.
2. Halo (XBox)- The best FPS ever, and I've played them all from Castle Wolfenstien 3D to Marathon to Doom to Duke Nukem to Quake to Unreal. This one beats them all. If you don't believe the hype, you haven't played it.
1. Street Fighter 2 (SNES/GameBoy Advance)- Deep yet easy to play, incredibly well balanced, tons of fun. I still play it all the time.

I picked these 10 based on how much entertainment value alone, which I think is how games should be rated

10. Animal Crossing (GCN) - any game that can suck my GF (into playing it )has to be good
9. Super Mario Bros (NES)
8. RBI (NES)- best baseball game ever
7. Kings Quest III (PC) - way before the point and click method
6. Tomb Raider I (PS1)
5. Dragon Warrior I (NES)- best RPG ever just a bit short
4. Halo (XBOX) - best FPS period
3. Legend of Zelda (NES)
2. Doom (PC)
1. Everquest (PC) - I played it for like 2 years, even will all the
problems making it best game ever IMHO