Your top 10 games for ALL classic game systems?

[Room 34]

It's a frequent suggestion that we share our top 10 games for this system or that system, but I'd like to see what people think are the top 10 games for ALL classic game systems.

 

For purposes of this thread, I will define "classic" game systems as those that were available before 1990. So anything from the Fairchild Channel F through NES, SMS and Atari 7800. My list, biased to the handful of these systems I've actually played with any regularity, is given below.

 

ROOM 34's TOP TEN CLASSIC GAMES (as of right now)

 

10. Astrosmash (Intellivision)

9. Stargate (Atari 2600)

8. Circus Atari (Atari 2600)

7. Solaris (Atari 2600)

6. Kaboom! (Atari 2600)

5. Mega Man (NES)

4. Joust (Atari 7800)

3. Yars' Revenge (Atari 2600)

2. H.E.R.O. (Atari 2600)

1. Super Mario Bros. (NES)

 

(OK... I spent more time coming up with the topic than with my list... so I reserve the right to revise it when I give it more thought!)

[MegaManFan]

Please don't revise Mega Man out of it. Or if you do, upgrade it to Mega Man 2. I'd post my list, but I'm trying to get ready to leave for Austin so I'll be back once the thread gets longer.

[Room 34]

Don't worry... Mega Man's a certified classic.

[Inky]

10 across all classic platforms, eh?

 

10) WarGames (CV)

9) Gradius (NES)

8 ) Xevious (78)

7) Space Dungeon (52)

6) Dodge 'Em (26)

5) Pitfall 2 (26)

4) Tapper (CV or 26)

3) Circus! (26)

2) Zelda 1 (NES)

1) Stargate (26)

[JB]

In no particular order, and keeping it out of the arcades...

 

Warlords(VCS)

Super Breakout(VCS)

River Raid(VCS)

Space Dungeon(5200)

Crystalis(NES)

Metal Storm(NES)

Qix(Gameboy)

Tetris(Gameboy)

MineStorm(Vectrex)

Berzerk(Vectrex)

 

 

 

Editorial notes:

 

Space Dungeon rules.

 

Crystalis beats Zelda by miles.

 

Metal Storm is a must-play for every NES fan.

 

5200 Qix is really hurt by what feel to be some questionable decisions about input routine behavior. Otherwise, it would've been on the list instead of the GB version.

 

GB Tetris is portable. That places it over other versions.

 

I'm aware Vectrex Berzerk is hardly the best version. It's still my favorite. I don't have to be rational about it.

[birdie3]

In no particular order:

 

Galaga - NES

Real Sports Volley Ball - Atari 2600

Spy Hunter - CV

River Raid - Atari 2600

Tetris - NES

INTV Baseball - Atari 2600

Ghosts and Goblins - NES

Ballblazer - Atari 7800

Stargate - Atari 2600

HERO - CV

[jeezy9]

we played joust for the atari 800 last night for the first time in about 10 years and it was as much fun, if not moreso, than it was back then. i loved megaman 1-3 for NES, played those games for hours on end. i think it was either the 2nd or 3rd one i couldnt beat.

 

and what about MULE. wasnt that on a bunch of systems too? shouldnt that be included on this list?

[joeybastard]

10. River City Ransom - NES

9. Megaman 2 - NES

8. Pressure Cooker - 2600

7. Countermeasure - 5200

6. SMB1 - NES

5. Miner 2049er - CV

4. Jumpman - C64

3. SMB2 - NES

2. HERO - CV

1. Kaboom - 2600

 

This is very tough to keep to 10. I would think some of these rotate out with other games on almost a daily basis.

[Joe C.]

and what about MULE.  wasnt that on a bunch of systems too?  shouldnt that be included on this list?

 

Your suppost to list your top 10 favorite games, Jeezy.

[Joe C.]

10. Gradius (NES) & Alley Cat (Atari 800)

9. Tapper (Atari 800) & Floyd of the Jungle (Atari 800)

8. Xenophobe (Arcade) & Legendary Wings (NES)

7. Tecmo Superbowl (NES)

6. Jumpman Jr. (Atari 800)

5. Super Dodge Ball (NES)

4. Archon 1 & 2 (Atari 800)

3. Spy Vs. Spy 1 & 2 (Atari 800)

2. Baseball Simulator 1000. (NES)

1. M.U.L.E. (Atari 800)

 

That's my list, off the top of the head

 

P.S., Wasn't sure if Cyberball (Arcade) should count.

[The Eidolon]

Not in order:

 

Time Bandit (Atari ST)

M.U.L.E. (Atari 8-Bit)

Pitfall II (Atari 5200)

Dungeon Master/CSB (Atari ST)

Alternate Reality City/Dungeon (Atari 8-Bit)

Ultima IV (Atari 8-Bit)

Dragonstomper (Supercharger/2600)

Spelunker (Atari 8-Bit)

Boulderdash (Atari 8-Bit)

Legend of Zelda (Token non-Atari system game)

 

-- The Eidolon

[ApolloBoy]

Hmm...

 

This is a pretty hard question, so I'll just list my top 10 for all my fav classic systems.

 

NES

 

1. Super Mario Bros. 3

2. The Legend of Zelda

3. Super Mario Bros.

4. Mega Man 2

5. Blaster Master

6. Castlevania

7. Contra

8. Metalstorm

9. Journey of Silius

10. GI Joe

 

2600

 

1. Asteroids

2. Pitfall

3. Solaris

4. Berzerk

5. Fast Food (played through emulation)

6. Beamrider (played through emulation)

7. Cosmic Commuter (played through emulation)

8. Space Invaders

9. Quadrun (played through emulation)

10. Solar Fox (played through emulation)

 

5200 ( I don't have a 5200, but I've played it through emulation and I liked it)

 

1. Rescue on Fractalus

2. Ballblazer

3. Qix

4. Bounty Bob Strikes Back

5. Beamrider

6. H.E.R.O.

7. Robotron 2084

8. Gremlins

9. Centipede

10. The Dreadnaught Factor

 

7800 (same case with the 5200)

 

1. Food Fight

2. Fatal Run

3. Asteroids

4. Ms. Pac-Man

5. Commando

6. Robotron 2084

7. Midnight Mutants

8. Joust

9. Pole Position II

10. Donkey Kong (the sound may suck, but the gameplay is where it's at)

 

SMS

 

1. Zillion

2. Space Harrier

3. Wonder Boy II (played through emulation)

4. R-Type (played through emulation)

5. Sonic The Hedgehog (played through emulation)

6. Zillion II

7. Outrun

8. After Burner

9. Choplifter

10. Missile Defense 3D

[devils advocate]

no order.

 

1. Gyruss (c64)

2. Oil's well (8bit)

3. tetris (nes)

4. track & field (8bit)..must have controller!!

5. donkey kong (8bit)

6. pitfall (2600)

7. warlords (2600) MP only

8. gorf (vic 20)

9. Satans hollow (c64)

10. asteroids (2600) for "most hours taken" competitions.

[jeezy9]

This is a tough one. keep in mind the only "classic" systems ive played are the atari 800 (and 800XL) and the NES. here it goes.

 

10. Tie: Gradius and Gunsmoke (NES)

9. Super Dodgeball (NES)

8. Castlevania (NES)

7. Zombies (Atari 8-bit)

6. Baseball Stars (NES)

5. Archon (atari 8-bit)

4. Contra (NES)

3. Baseball Simulator 1.000 (NES)

2. Megaman 2 (NES)

 

#1 by far...................M.U.L.E. (atari 8-bit)

 

Joe C., how come you left out your favorite baseball game ever??? the original RBI Baseball?

[+davidcalgary29]

Not in order:

 

Time Bandit (Atari ST)

M.U.L.E. (Atari 8-Bit)

Pitfall II (Atari 5200)

Dungeon Master/CSB (Atari ST)

Alternate Reality City/Dungeon (Atari 8-Bit)

Ultima IV (Atari 8-Bit)

Dragonstomper (Supercharger/2600)

Spelunker (Atari 8-Bit)

Boulderdash (Atari 8-Bit)

Legend of Zelda (Token non-Atari system game)

 

-- The Eidolon

 

But why didn't The Eidolon make your list?

[Zloch]

My top 10 is:

 

10. Castlevania II:Simon's Quest (NES)

09. Food Fight (7800)

08. Qix (5200)

07. Tetris (NES)

06. Mario Bros (NES)

05. Dig Dug (2600)

04. Kaboom! (2600)

03. Donkey Kong (NES)

02. Ms. Pac-Man (7800)

01. The Legend of Zelda (NES)

 

Sean

[oesii]

I keep going back to my favorite sports games, for some reason they are much more replayable for me. Every game is different and they are usually very enjoyable with friends. Ask me again later and I might list 10 arcade ports though

 

No order-

 

Blades of Steel (NES)

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out (NES)

Super Tecmo Bowl (NES)

Hardball (A8bit)

Ballblazer (A8bit)

One on One (A8bit)

Archon (A8bit)

Leaderboard Golf (A8bit)

BMX Airmaster (2600)

Planetfall (A8bit), plus several other Infocom adventures

[Vectrex-Atari]

My top 10 (in no particular order):

 

1) Spacewars (Vectrex)

2) Pacman (5200)

3) HERO (5200)

4) Pole Position (5200)

5) Demon Attack (INTV)

6) Dragon Fire (INTV)

7) Burgertime (INTV)

8 ) Berzerk (Vectrex)

9) Choplifter (5200)

10) Zaxxon (5200)

[glitch]

Geesh, I thought this one might be easy but I had a really tough time filtering down beyond 26 "Best games" but here goes (no order):

 

1) M.U.L.E. (Atari 8bit)

2) Archon (Atari 8bit)

3) The Incredible Wizard (Bally Astrocade)

4) Football (Bally Astrocade)

5) Super Castlevania IV (SNES)

6) OGRE (Atari 8bit, C64, ST, PC)

7) Lemmings (3DO, Lynx)

Return Fire (and Maps-O-Death) (3DO)

9) Warlords (2600) multiplayer

10) Warbirds (Lynx) multiplayer

 

of course the following deserve really close running up status:

 

Adventure (2600)

BallBlazer (Atari 8bit, 7800)

Telengard (Atari 8bit)

Dragon Warrior (1-4 you pick) (NES)

Balance of Power (ST)

Xenophobe (Lynx)

Awesome Golf (Lynx)

Kaboom (2600, Atari 8bit)

Armor Attack (Vectrex)

10 Yard Fight (NES)

Legend of Kage (NES)

The Horde (3DO, Saturn)

Star Control II (3DO)

Shining Force II (Genesis)

Phantasy Star (Genesis)

Final Fantasy (any)

[Joe C.]

keep in mind the only "classic" systems ive played are the atari 800 (and 800XL) and the NES.2.  

 

Megaman 2 (NES)

 

Joe C., how come you left out your favorite baseball game ever???  the original RBI Baseball?  and how you gonna put gradius on your list 2wice?? cant be #10 and #8.

 

1. SO.

 

2. How many times have you played MM2?, #2?

 

3. Forgot RBI.

 

4. #8? You need to check again, Mayne :wink:

[Chris++]

My word. You ask the impossible, Smitty.

 

But I'll try, because lists are fun. Once again leaving out arcade machines, these are in no particular order:

 

- Wizball (C-64)

- Raid on Bungeling Bay (C-64)

- Oil's Well (Atari 8-bit)

- Adventure (2600)

- Stampede (2600)

- Montezuma's Revenge (Any)

- Miner 2049'er (Any)

- Wizard of Wor (C-64)

- Frostbite (2600)

- Frenzy (ColecoVision)

[hepcat]

Wow, this is a tough one. But here goes, with the caveat that I might alter the list slightly if asked the same question next week!

 

1. NES SMB3

2. Atari 2600 Crystal Castles/Intellivision Burgertime (Tie: both of these are pure genius, I can’t decide between them)

4. Atari 2600 Ms. Pac-man

5. Atari 2600 Pitfall II

6. NES Tengen Tetris

7. NES Gyruss

8. NES SMB1

9. Atari 2600 Super Breakout

10. Commodore 64 Ghostbusters

 

--Jason

[DracIsBack]

In no particular order (and as of this time):

 

Golden Axe Warrior - SMS

Castlevania - NES

Midnight Mutants - 7800

A 'Mazing World Of Malcolm Mortar - CoCo 3

Commando - 7800

Gauntlet - NES

Karateka - Atari XEGS

Impossible mission - SMS

Ballblazer - 7800

Alex Kidd In Miracle World - SMS

Super Mario Brothers - NES

[Frostbite Z]

My favorite game is likely to change on any given day, but for today:

 

Frostbite (2600)

H.E.R.O. (2600)

Keystone Kapers (2600)

Enduro (2600)

Dreadnaught Factor (Intellivision)

Beamrider (Intellivision)

Ice Trek (Intellivision)

AD&D--original (Intellivision)

Qix (Atari 5200)

Castlevania (NES)

[A2600]

10. Super Spike V'Ball (NES)

9. Rad Racer II (NES)

8. Kirby's Dreamland (GB)

7. Wonder Boy III (SMS)

6. Super Mario Bros. (NES)

5. The Legend of Zela: A Link To The Past (SNES)

4. The Legend of Zelda (NES)

3. Enduro (2600)

2. Star Raiders (400/800)

1. Ken Griffey, Jr. Presents Major League Baseball (SNES)

 

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Loved But Yet Not So Close:

 

Streets of Rage II (Genny)

Vice: Project Doom (NES)

Mega Man 6 (NES)

F-Zero (SNES)

Pole Position (400/800)

Pole Position II (7800)