3 Recommendations to a Newbie

[shwisha]

What 3 games, for each major retro console (we'll cap it off at the PSX/N64 generation), would you recommend to someone who's never played video games before.

I'll with my suggestions for the consoles I spent the most time playing growing up...

These aren't nessasarily the games I personally think are best but best for this imaginary person.

NES

Super Mario Brothers 3
Excite Bike
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

SNES

Super Mario Kart
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
Super Street Fighter 2

Genesis

Earth Worm Jim
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Comix Zone

Playstation

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
Metal Gear Solid
Twisted Metal 2

I tried to focus on giving them games that would make them want to play more games.

[dogman91]

Haven't played any of those! Just btw.

[sevin0seven]

it's hard to pick three, but i would start in the beginning of each series of...

NES

Legend of Zelda
Super Mario Bros.
Mega Man (I could also go with Castlevania)

SNES

Super Mario World
Final Fantasy 2 (I'm not going to recommend Final Fantasy Mystic Quest )
Street Fighter 2

Genesis

Sonic the Hedgehog
Street of Rage
The Revenge of Shinobi

PlayStation

Metal Gear Solid
Gran Turismo
Resident Evil

or you can just go here and take your picks: http://www.racketboy.com/guide/retro-gaming-101

[dsheinem]

[oxymoron]

That's a lot of ballz ^

[SNKnicotine]

NES
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Mac and Joe
Mario 3 (of course0

SNES
Zelda Link to the past
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2 (Yoshi's Island)

SMS
Zillion
Sonic the hedgehog
Alex Kid in Shinobi

Genesis
Battle toads/ Double Dragon
Castlevania Bloodlines
Altered Beast

[8bit]

NES
Super Mario Bros 3
Mike Tysons PunchOut
Metroid

TurboGrafx16/CD
Castlevania Rondo of Blood
Blazing Lazers
Bomberman 93

SNES
Super Mario Kart
Chrono Trigger
Donkey Kong Country

Genesis
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Super Street Fighter
Contra Hard Corps

Saturn
Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter
Batsugun
Nights Into Dreams

PS1
Metal Gear Solid
Final Fantasy 7
Intelligent Qube

N64
Mario 64
StarFox 64
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time

[Luke]

Lookie there! Another "list your favorite games" thread.

[AppleQueso]

That's a lot of ballz ^

fighting at its ballziest

Lookie there! Another "list your favorite games" thread.

List threads wouldn't be so bad if people actually bothered to elaborate as to why they chose what they chose. Then there'd be something to discuss.

[BoringSupreez]

NES:
Where's Waldo
Gilligan's Island
Back to the Future

SNES:
Space Ace
Home Alone 2
Pitfighter

Genesis:
Shaq Fu
Awesome Possum: Kick's Dr. Machino's Butt
Rocky and Bullwinkle

Playstation:
Hooters Road Trip
Simpsons Wrestling
Mortal Kombat: Special Forces

N64:
Superman 64
South Park Rally
Clay Fighter 63 1/3

Until you play these games you can never truly understand the world of gaming.