26 games to last a lifetime.

[UltraMagnus]

Tried this in other forums and it proved really popular.

Its easy really, just pick any 26 of your favourite games of all time. only stipulation is that you have to pick one game for each letter of the alphabet.

Any game any system

A - Aerofighters/Sonic wings - Snes
B - Blastcorps - N64
C - Castle of illusion - Megadrive
D - Double Dragon 2 - NES
E - Eswat - Megadrive
F - Full Throttle - PC
G - Gran Turismo - PS1
H - Halo - Xbox
I - ISS 64 - N64
J - Joe and mac - Snes
K - Killer instinct - Snes
L - Lylat wars - N64
M - Marvel Ultimate Alliance - 360
N - ninja warriors - Amstrad CPC
O - Onimusha - PS2
P - Probotector - NES
Q - Quackshot - Megadrive
R - Resident Evil 2 - PS1
S - Super Marioworld - Snes
T - TMNT - NES
U - Un Squadron - Snes
V - Virtua cop - Saturn
W - WWF Wrestlefest - Arcade
X - Xmen legends 2 - Gamecube
Y - Yoshis Story - N64
Z - Zelda III Link to the past

[chocklo]

Totally agree - fantastic thread! right, thinking cap on.....

[UltraMagnus]

Totally agree - fantastic thread! right, thinking cap on.....

It can be really hard to choose sometimes, S for example. I wanted all 3 of the super star wars series, Star wars rogue squadron, Super ghouls and ghosts, Super mario 3, Super Mario kart, Sunset Riders Etc Etc.

[chocklo]

A) Alundra - PS1
B) Broken Sword - PS1
C) Chrono Trigger - SNES
D) Donkey Kong Country - SNES
E) Elite - BBC
F) Final Fantasy 7 - PS1
G) Guardian Heroes - Saturn
H) House of the Dead 2 (The) - DC
I) Imogen - BBC
J) Jumping Flash - PS1
K) Kirby Superstar - SNES
L) Lufia (Rise of the Sinistrals) - SNES
M) Mickey's Castle of Illusion - MD
N) Ninja Spirits - PCE
O) Out of this World (slightly cheated with this one!) - MD
P) Pilotwings - SNES
Q) Qix - GB
R) Resident Evil Nemesis - PS1
S) Super Mario World -SNES
T) Toejam and Earl - MD
U) U.N. Squadron - SNES
V) Virtua Tennis - DC
W) World Rally - Arcade
X) Xybots - Arcade
Y) Yoshi's Island - SNES
Z) Zombies (Ate my Neighbours) - SNES

[Killingbeans]

A - Alex Kidd In Miracle World - Master System
B - Bare Knuckle III - MegaDrive
C - Cannon Fodder - Amiga
D - Duke Nukem 3D - PC
E - Earthworm Jim - MegaDrive/SNES
F - Fallout - PC
G - GTA Vice City - PC/PS2
H - Half-Life - PC
I - Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis - Amiga
J - Jet Set Radio - Dreamcast
K - Katamari Damashii - PS2
L - Lost Vikings - MegaDrive
M - Musha Aleste: Full Metal Fighter Ellinor - MegaDrive
N - Neo Turf Masters - Arcade (MVS)
O - Out Run - Arcade
P - Puzzle Bobble - Arcade (MVS)
Q - Quake II - PC
R - Resident Evil 2 - PS1
S - Sonic The Hedgehog 2 - MegaDrive
T - Tetris - GameBoy
U - Unreal - PC
V - Volfied - Arcade
W - Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap - Master System
X - .....got nothing.
Y - Ys: The Vanished Omens - Master System/MSX2
Z - Zillion - Master System

[Mayhem]

Yeah, S is going to be a right clusterfuck to decide upon... some creative thinking might be needed

[totalgridlock]

'S' was a killer. So many 'Super' games, in the end my beloved System Shock got the boot in favour of a sweaty plumber...

A) Assassin's Creed II (360)
B) Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (PC)
C) Crazy Taxi (DC)
D) Daytona USA (Arc)
E) Elite (BBC)
F) Final Fantasy IX (PS1)
G) Grandia (PS1)
H) Half-Life (PC)
I) Ico (PS2)
J) Jet Set Radio (DC)
K) Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)
L) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC)
M) Mass Effect (360)
N) Neverwinter Nights (PC)
O) Outcast (PC)
P) Planescape: Torment (PC)
Q) Quake II (PC)
R) Road Rash II (MD)
S) Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
T) TIE Fighter (PC)
U) Ultima VII Complete (PC)
V) Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines (PC)
W) Wasteland (PC)
X) Xevious (Arc)
Y) Yar's Revenge (2600)
Z) Zombies Ate My Neighbours (MD)

[Tinkle Popo]

I'm sure I'll kick myself and edit the list later but here goes:

A - Alex Kidd In Miracle World - Master System
B - Bubble Bobble - Master System
C - Castle of Illusion - Master System
D - Doom - PC
E - Extreme G II - N 64
F - F-Zero: Maximum Velocity - GBA
G - Galaga '91 - PC Engine / Game Gear
H - House of the Dead 2 - Dreamcast
I - Iridion II - GBA
J - Jet Force Gemini - N 64
K - Kirby's Dream Land - GB
L - Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 - Amiga
M - Metroid Prime - Gamecube
N - No idea!
O - Omega Fury - Vic 20
P - Perfect Dark - N 64
Q - Quake - PC
R - River Raid - Atari VCS
S - Streets of Rage 3 - Megadrive
T - Turrican II - Amiga
U - Urban Yeti - GBA
V - Viewtiful Joe - Gamecube
W - Warioland 3 - GBC
X - Xenon 2: Megablast - Amiga
Y - Yoshi's Island - GBA
Z - Zelda - Minish Cap - GBA

It was bloody hard! I can't tell you how many games I wanted for 'M', 'P' and 'S'!

[Arcturius]

Actually going to limit my 26 to games I actually own, and may well update this list when I get to drag out all the old Amstrad/Speccy stuff.

A - Aladdin, Disney's (MD)
B - Bubble Bobble (Amstrad CPC)
C - Cannon Fodder (MD)
D - Discworld II: Missing Presumed... (PC or Saturn)
E - Ecco The Dolphin: Defender of the Future (Dreamcast)
F - Flashback (MD)
G - Galactic Attack (Saturn)
H - House of the Dead 2, The (Dreamcast)
I - Indiana Jones and the Emporer's Tomb (Xbox)
J - Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast)
K - Klax (Atari Lynx)
L - Le Mans 24 Hours: Ultimate Endurance Challenge (Dreamcast)
M - Metal Slug 3 (Xbox)
N - NewZealand Story (SMS or Amstrad CPC)
O - OutRun 2 or OutRun 2006: Coast To Coast (Xbox)
P - Pac-Man (NGPC)
Q - Quake III Arena (Dreamcast + Mouse & Keyboard)
R - Rez (Dreamcast)
S - Saturn Bomberman (Saturn)
T - Tempest 2000 (Atari Jaguar)
U - Ultra Bust-A-Move (Xbox)
V - Virtual-On: Cyber Troopers (Saturn)
W - Worms World Party (Dreamcast or PC)
X - Xenon 2: Megablast (SMS)
Y - Yager (Xbox)
Z - Zero Wing (MD)

[Tinsair]

All the following games I own & are PAL releases:

A - Alien Trilogy (PS1)
B - Blast Corps (Nintendo 64)
C - Chu Chu Rocket (Dreamcast)
D - Double Hawk (Master System)
E - Excitebike (NES)
F - Final Fight CD (Mega-CD)
G - GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo 64)
H - House of the Dead 2, The (Dreamcast)
I - ISS Pro '98 (PS1)
J - Jaguar XJ220 (Mega-CD)
K - Killer Instinct (SNES)
L - Luigi's Mansion (GameCube)
M - Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64)
N - North & South (NES)
O - Operation WinBack (Nintendo 64)
P - Pro Evolution Soccer (PS1)
Q - Quake III Arena (Dreamcast)
R - Road Rash 3 (Mega Drive)
S - Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Mega Drive)
T - Theme Hospital (PS1)
U - Unirally (SNES)
V - Virtua Cop (Saturn)
W - World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck (Mega Drive)
X - XII (GameCube)
Y - Yoshi's Story (Nintendo 64)
Z - Zombies (Mega Drive)

[Collz69]

Here are mine, every one Ive owned/loved/played through the years.

A - Alleyway (GB)
B - Baldurs Gate Dark Alliance (Gamecube)
C - Cannon Fodder (Amiga)
D - Double Dragon (SMS)
E - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (360)
F - Final Fight (Arcade)
G - Gran Turismo 2 (PS1)
H - Hidden & Dangerous (Dreamcast)
I - Ivan "Iron Man" Stewarts Super Off Road Racer (Amiga)
J - John Madden (Megadrive)
K - Kid Icarus (NES)
L - Lemmings (Amiga)
M - Mario Bros Arcade game (NES)
N - NHLPA Hockey (Megadrive)
O - Oh no more Lemmings (Amiga)
P - Pinball Dreams (Amiga)
Q - Quake 2 (PC)
R - Revenge of the Gator (GB)
S - Starlord (Amiga)
T - Toy Commander (Dreamcast)
U - Unreal Tournament 2 (PC)
V - Vigilante (SMS)
W - Wiz N Liz (Amiga)
X - X Men (Arcade)
Y - Yoshis island (SNES)
Z - Zelda Link to the past (SNES)

[Videopac]

Armymen 3D – PS1
Battle – Videopac
Civilisation II – PS1
Doom – PS1
End war, Tom Clancy’s – 360. Really struggle with E.
Fallout – PC / 360
Ghost in a Shell - PS1
Halo – 360 / PC
Invasion, Star trek. – PS1
James pond – Robo cod. - MS
Kikstart II – C64
Lemmings - MS
Mordern warfare 3 – COD - 360
Nazi Zombies – 360 - I’m unsure what it’s actually named but that’s what I call it.
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus – PS1
Portal - 360
Quest for the rings - Videopac
Red alert – Command & conquer – PS1
Satellite Attack - Videopac
Tekken 2 – PS1
Unreal tournament – Xbox.
Vigilante 8 – PS1
World at War. COD – 360.
Xmen of some kind – I played a demo so it wins by default.
Ye ar kung fu – C64
“Z” – PC

EDIT - I had to be a little creative with some like "I"

[Liamh1982]

Already answered this sort of question on the RG forum, can't remember all my answers though!

Athlete Kings (Saturn)
Baku Baku (Saturn)
Castle of Illusion (Master System)
Daytona USA 2001 (Dreamcast)
Everybody's Golf 2 (PSP)
Fighters Megamix (Saturn)
Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)
Hydro Thunder (Dreamcast)
Ishido (Lynx)
James Pond II: Robocod (Mega Drive)
King of Fighters 2002 (Xbox)
Lemmings (PS1)
Mega Bomberman (Mega Drive)
Neo Turf Masters (NGPC)
OutRun 2 (Xbox)
PES 2012 (Wii)
Qix (Lynx)
Ridge Racer 64 (N64)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Tetris DX (GB Color)
Unirally (SNES)
Virtua Cop 2 (Saturn)
WipEout Pulse (PSP)
XG3 Extreme-G Racing (GameCube)
Yoshi's Island (GB Advance)
Zoop (Jaguar)

[lostruin]

My turn!

Atic Atac
Beneath a Steel Sky
Championship Manager
Doom
Earthworm Jim
Final Fantasy VII
Gears Of War 3
Horace Goes Skiing
Ikari Warriors
Jungle Strike
Kick Off
Little Big Adventure
Manic Miner
NBA Jam
OutRun
Paperboy
Quake
Resident Evil 2
Shining Force 2
The Way of the Exploding Fist
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Valhalla
Worms
Xenon
Y's The Vanished Omens
Zero Tolerance

[muppet42]

Okay, this could be fun

A - Alien Trilogy (PlayStation)
B- Burnout Paradise (PlayStation 3)
C- Chase HQ (Arcade)
D- Doom (PlayStation)
E- Earth Worm Jim (Mega CD)
F- Final Fight (Mega CD)
G- GoldenEye (Nintendo 64)
H- Half Life (PlayStation 2)
I- Ico (PlayStation 2)
J- Jaguar XJ220 (Mega CD)
K- Killzone (PlayStation 2)
L- Lemmings (PC)
M- Mega Bomberman (Mega Drive)
N- Need for Speed (PlayStation)
O- Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (PlayStation 2)
P- Project Gotham Racing (XBox)
Q- Quake (PC)
R- Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation)
S- Snatcher (Mega CD)
T- Time Crisis (PlayStation)
U- Uncharted 2 (PlayStation 3)
V- Virtua Cop (Saturn)
W- Worms (PC)
X- X-Men 2: Wolverine's Revenge (PlayStation 2)
Y- Yoshi's Island (Super NES)
Z- Zelda: The Legend of...Links Awakening (GameBoy) - okay, slight cheat but I was struggling

[lackofselfcontrol]

Lots of first person shooters

A - Armed Police Batrider (Arcade)
B - Bayonetta (Xbox 360)
C - Counter-Strike (PC)
D - Deus Ex (PC)
E - Earth Defense Force 2017 (Xbox 360)
F - Fallout 3 (Xbox 360)
G - Grand Theft Auto III (PlayStation 2)
H - Half-Life (PC)
I - International Superstar Soccer (SNES)
J - Jumping Flash! (PlayStation)
K - Katamari Forever (PlayStation 3)
L - Last Express, The (PC)
M - Metal Gear Solid (PlayStation)
N - Need for Speed: Porsche 2000 (PC)
O - Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (PC)
P - Perfect Dark (Nintendo 64)
Q - Quake III Arena (PC)
R - Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield (PC)
S - Super Mario World (SNES)
T - Tekken 3 (PlayStation)
U - Under a Killing Moon (PC)
V - Vanquish (Xbox 360)
W - We Love Katamari (PlayStation 2)
X - Xevious (Arcade)
Y - Yakuza (PlayStation 2)
Z - Zoop (Mega Drive)

[orkney]

I'm crap at remembering stuff when I need to, like now, but I've enjoyed reading other peoples lists at least. Consider mine a work in progress

A - Astro Warrior (SMS)
B
C - Castlevania (NES)
D - Diddy Kong Racing (N64)
E
F - Flimbos Quest (C64)
G - Goldeneye (N64)
H
I - Impossible Mission (SMS)
J
K
L - Lotus Turbo Challenge (MD)
M - Max Payne (PS2)
N - New Super Mario Bros Wii (Wii)
O
P - Perfect Dark (N64)
Q
R - Rescue Mission (SMS) - maybe.
S - Super Mario Allstars (Wii)
T - The Legend Of Zelda - Wind Waker (GC)
U
V -
W - Wonder Boy in Monster World (MD)
X
Y
Z

Its insanely difficult. Why do all the best games start with the same letter lol. Castlevania or Contra? Goldeneye or Grand Theft Auto?

[UltraMagnus]

I'm crap at remembering stuff when I need to, like now, but I've enjoyed reading other peoples lists at least. Consider mine a work in progress

A - Astro Warrior (SMS)
B
C - Castlevania (NES)
D - Diddy Kong Racing (N64)
E
F - Flimbos Quest (C64)
G - Goldeneye (N64)
H
I - Impossible Mission (SMS)
J
K
L - Lotus Turbo Challenge (MD)
M - Max Payne (PS2)
N - New Super Mario Bros Wii (Wii)
O
P - Perfect Dark (N64)
Q
R - Rescue Mission (SMS) - maybe.
S - Super Mario Allstars (Wii)
T - The Legend Of Zelda - Wind Waker (GC)
U
V -
W - Wonder Boy in Monster World (MD)
X
Y
Z

Its insanely difficult. Why do all the best games start with the same letter lol. Castlevania or Contra? Goldeneye or Grand Theft Auto?

Its been nearly a year. you should have been able to think of some games by now

[Noobish Hat]

Animal Crossing
Biohazard 1
Cosmic Spacehead
Doom 64
Earthbound
Final Fantasy VII
Goldeneye
Harvest Moon GBC
Intelligent Cube?
Jet Set Radio
Katamari Damacy
Lylat Wars
Mystic Quest
NiGHTS into Dreams
Ocarina of Time
Pokemon Blue
Quake
Ridge Racer Type 4
Super Metroid
Tomb Raider
Um Jammer Lammy?
VVVVVV
Worms
Xenogears
Yoshi's Island
Zeruda no densetsu yume wo miru shima SUCK IT

Gutted to leave out Sentient, all the Super Mario games, Sonic 1 and 2 etc. Can't forget about Super Metroid though.

[maD_mAN1983]

Age of Empires II (PC)
Breat of Fire II (SNES)
Cars: Mater-national (Xbox360)
Delta Force (PC)
E.V.O. Search for Eden (SNES)
Final Fantasy VI (SNES)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2)
Harvest Moon (SNES)
Ice Climber (NES)
Journey to Silius (NES)
Kirby's Ghost Trap (SNES)
Lemmings (Amiga500)
Master Blaster (NES)
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (PC)
Oddworld Munch's Oddysee (Xbox)
Pocky & Rocky (SNES)
Quake (PC)
Redneck Rampage (PC)
Super Frog (Amiga500)
Tiny Toon Adventure (NES)
U-four-ia (NES)
Viewtiful Joe (Gamecube)
Willow (NES)
X-Men: Destiny (Xbox360)
Yoshi's Cookie (SNES)
Zool (Amiga500)