atrium

The original was great, but did you ever play the sequel? Mother of God that game was frustrating, I nearly threw my keyboard at the wall after trying some sections 30+ times only to miss a jump by a picosecond, and have to start the level over again (and again... and again... and again...)

Arpeggi

1 Grand Theft Auto Vice City (PS2)
2. Final Fantasy Tactics (PSX)
3. Street Fighter 3 (arcade)
4. Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox)
5. Super Mario World (SNES)

lordwow

5. Starcraft (PC)
4. Goldeneye (N64)
3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Multi)
2. Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
1. Super Mario World (SNES)

Honorable Mentions: Super Mario 3 (NES), Diablo (PC), Zelda:LTTP (SNES), Metal Gear Solid (PS1), Final Fantasy VII (PS1), Star Wars: KNOTR (PC), Minecraft (PC)

Favorites of Mine, but definitely not the "Best games ever": MVP Baseball 2005 (Multi), NFL 2k5 (Multi) Borderlands 2 (Multi), Aerobiz Supersonic (SNES), X-Men Legends (Multi), Left 4 Dead 2 (PC)

kefrank

I never did play the sequel, nor any of the later PoP games for that matter, in spite of how much I loved the original. I have been eyeing the Sands of Time HD on PSN lately though.

zekeburger1979

I limited myself to one game per series; otherwise this could easily be all Zelda titles.

1) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64).
2) Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES).
3) Super Metroid (SNES).
4) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX).
5) Goldeneye (N64).

I'm not counting compilations; otherwise Super Mario All Stars (SNES) would be a easy #1.

Imprint

Rock Band
World of Warcraft
Super Mario Bros.
Grand Theft Auto 3/Vice City
Diablo 2

Mattflix

Starcraft - The best RTS I ever played, three perfectly-balanced races that anybody could argue was better than any of the others. I replayed this one several times. I remember one awesome multiplayer match where my teammate got taken down and my base was almost completely destroyed, I rebuilt a new base from an extra drone and eventually took down three opponents one at a time.

Final Fantasy VII - I was in tears when Aeris was killed. That was the moment where I learnt a higher respect for what a video game could accomplish.

Skyrim - I've never had a game hold my interest for 150 hours before. And now I've got the itch to play this again in the near future.

Zelda: A Link to the Past

Donkey Kong Country 2 - Platforming perfection.

fumanstan

Quake 2
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Chrono Trigger
The Secret of Monkey Island
Fallout 2

The first 3 are pretty set, the last 2 might change and include things like Mass Effect, Tecmo Super Bowl, Final Fantasy VII, King's Quest 6.

Matthew Chmiel

In no particular order:

Halo 2 (Xbox)
Starcraft (PC)
Super Mario Bros. Part 3 (NES)
Team Fortress 2 (PC)
Unreal Tournament (PC)

Honorable mentions:

Fallout 3 (PC)
Final Fantasy VII (PS)
Left 4 Dead & Left 4 Dead 2 (PC)
Portal & Portal 2 (PC)
Sim City (SNES)

Brooklyn

Zork
Phantasy Star 2 (Genesis)
Space Hulk (3DO)
Street Fighter 2
Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne (PS2, Japan)

james2025a

1. Unreal Tournament (PC)
2. Counter Strike: Source (PC)
3. Street Fighter 2 (Arcade)\
4. Just Cause 2 (PS3)
5. Skyrim

Honorable Mentions

1. Damocles (Commodore Amiga)
2. International Karate + (Amiga/Atari ST)
3. Command and Conquer (PC)
4. GTA: San Andreas (PS2)
5. Laser Squad (Sinclair Spectrum)