Give Your Favorite 16-bit Games a Mention!

[Ascending Wordsmith]

All this technology applied to video games today is nice and all... but you can't beat the classics! Particularly the 16-bit classics. Be it Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, Turbo Grafx, or any other 16-bit system, just take a few lines to discuss some of your favorite games of the 'Sweet Sixteen' era.


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Gunstar Heroes pretty much blew me away when I first played it. Here's a game with kickass gameplay, and a great soundtrack. Combining different weapons was a new concept to me. This one is a legendary title.

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I have to mention Bonk's Revenge being it was one of my first 16-bit games and still remains one of my favorites. The graphics still inspire me to purchase coloring books.

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I'd also like to add Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World. The reasons... you already know.

Go ahead, give your favorite 16-bit titles a mention. Why are they your favorites in the first place?

[digitalpress]

I'll start with a two favorites - games that I NEVER get tired of!

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Streets of Rage for Genesis. That's right, not the sequels, which are awesome in their own right, but the original. Part of it is nostalgia - I played the game to death with friends when it came out, and the whole "never trust Santulli" legend was born. But to this day, I'll play right up to the stage where I can throw bad guys off of the lift. There's nothing more satisfying than that, especially after just beating them silly with conventional methods for 5 stages.

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Blazing Lazers for Turbografx. It's still my favorite shooter. I know it's not the best, but your ship gets such an insane amount of power when it's maxed out that I find myself going back to it again and again just for that "power trip".

[Kroogah]

SNES Games:
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Super Punch-Out
Tetris Attack
Mario's Super Picross (SFC)
Chrono Trigger

Genesis Games:
Gunstar Heroes
Sonic 2
Streets of Rage 2

TurboGrafx Games:
Ninja Spirit

Neo-Geo Games:
King of Fighters '94 thru '99 (haven't played any others)
Samurai Shodown 2
Fatal Fury Special

[Kid Fenris]

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Final Fantasy III -An obvious choice, but one that I couldn't avoid. It's easily my favorite 16-bit title, offering visual panache, an impressive story, and gameplay with a variety well beyond other 16-bit RPGs. Many say that it has yet to be bettered by any subsequent Final Fantasy, and it's hard for me to argue with that.

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Axelay -The days of the Genesis, SNES, and Turbo-16 were rife with first-rate shooters, but Axelay remains my favorite. Both the psuedo-3D levels and the side-scrolling stages had excellent design and graphical impact, while the weapons were highly innovative. And though it was hard, it was, like all great shooters, the good kind of hard.

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Phantasy Star IV -The first two Phantasy Stars tend to get more recognition, but I still say that the final Genesis outing is the best. The battles are speedy and enjoyable, and the storytelling is quite satisfying. If PSIV was the end of Phantasy Star as we knew it, one couldn't ask for a finer farewell.

I could list so many more, but I'll let someone else take the stage for now.

[Revolt]

Ok....my favorite 16 bits games...

Snes- Sf2, Gradius 3, Alien3, Mk2, Super mario Allstars, Desert Strike,
UN Squadron, and Super SF2. :D :D :D :D :D :D :o :P

[Anonymous]

Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and 2 - These games are still fun to play. Sometimes you just want to run through a game a fast as you can and Sonic is happy to oblige

Bonk - I played this game over and over. For some reason I never played bonk 2 or 3.

Final Fantasy III - This is one of the few games where I would randomly enter game genie codes just to see what happened.

Mario Kart - I still play this with my old roomate.

Pilotwings - The 64 version just didn't feel right.

Mario All Stars - As stated previously, Duh!

[Raedon]

Shadow of the Beast II - Amiga
Leander - Amiga
Sonic 1-3 CD Genesis
Gunstar Heros Genesis
Shining Force I-II-CD Genesis
snes
Super Metroid
Super Punchout
Super Mario World
Super Star Wars
Secret of mana
FFIII
Chrono Trigger
Mario Kart

Tempest 2000 Jaguar

[Savedman]

Sega Genesis - Toe Jam & Earl!!!!!

[liab1228]

Genesis - Shining Force II and King's Bounty
SNES - Tetris 2 and Tetris Attack



-Lia

[Nature Boy]

<-- (quite simply my favourite game of all time)

[Memona]

Final Fantasy 3 - Since it appears the rest of the board has ranted on this one, I will keep you from misery.

Shadowrun - A fun game that oozes with gameplay and style. At the time it was a game that broke many barriers.

Lost Vikings - A brillant game. I can't get enough of the insane puzzles and humor this game has.

Super Metroid - Ah, yes. The recent Metroid games has reminded me how great this game really is. Awesome soundtrack, tigh controls, great item pickups. It is truly a great game.

Zelda - I'm a Zelda-freak. Need I say more?

[Anonymous]

@Jason, you're gonna like Zelda LTTP and four swords on AGB then. it is exactly identical to the original. I'm not sure but I think they redid the dialogue in the game. Also, there are new dungeons in the game, but they are only accessible if you play the four swords side of the game. The only problem with this is that you NEED 4 people each with their own copy of the game in order to play the four swords. This will be easier said than done for most people.

[nesman85]

genesis-ghouls n ghosts

[Six Switch]

Gunstar Heroes is soooo good!That game will never get old.

Super Mario All-Stars,all the good old Maio games in one cart!You can't lose!

And Streets of Rage was also cool.I want a new SoR! :D :-D :)

[ROBOTRON]

Gunstar Heroes
Blazing lazers
Axelay
Contra: Alien Wars
Gaieres
Thunderforce

[Goodwill Hunter]

Genesis: Dune-Battle for Arrakis: My first RTS game and I still love to play it for hours on end..."movin' out!"

Genesis: Zero Tolerance: My first FPS, crude by today's standards, but nonetheless amazing what they were able to do with a standard Genny cart...scaling, dozens of huge levels, multiplayer deathmatches (with 2 gennys and the link cable) and guts that slid down walls when you shotgunned a baddie close enough to one!

Genesis: Robocop vs. Terminator: A basic platformer/shooter that really comes alive when you plug in the codes....enemy babes in leather, violent deaths and great sound!

SNES: Donkey Kong Country: The game that made me buy the system.....amazing graphics for its time and loads of goofy fun!

Rich

[portnoyd]

Ever play Skyblazer for the SNES? Easily one of the best platformers I've ever played.

dave

[spoon]

Ninja Warriors:great Arcade action, it's no streets of rage, but as close as it gets on SNES

Streets Of Rage:Played it for hours with friends and on my own, great memories

Road Rash Series:2 and 3 where and still are teh best road rash games, period! What could be more fun then beating down a guy on a bike at 100+mph?

Gun Star Heroes:Need I say More?

SNES Rpg's: Almost all of them looked great and provided a great adv.

Zelda:One of the top three in th ebest Zelda games of the series

X-Men series of the Sega:I played em a lot, ok!

Shining Force Series:As good as tactics!

Street Fighter Series:wasrted a lot of hours when I was supposed to be doing homework

[jaydubnb]

Wheni think gaming, i think the sprite era, in particular, the 16 bitters. Theres some nostalgia factor, but i also LOVE sprite based design. Sometimes the ultra realistic look of modern games turn me off .... But anyhoo, my picks...

PC Engine: Dracula X (best old school styled Castlevania before Konami ventured off into Metroid-vania), Star Parodia, Gunhed/Blazing Lazers, Ys Books I+II (one of the best rpgs ever..kick ass music to boot), Lords of Thunder, Download II, Devils Crush (pinball + shump elements=classic)

SNES: Axelay (fave shmup ever), Chrono Trigger, Mario All Stars, Mario Kart

Genesis: Gunstar Heroes, Outrun (best racer EVER), Streets of Rage 2.

Neo Geo: Baseball Stars 2, Last Blade, Sam. Shodown 2, Windjammers, anything Metal Slug

[spoon]

GENERAL CHAOS!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[Rogmeister]

Most of my favorites have already been mentioned but here they are...all for the Super Nintendo...

Super Punch-Out--My all-time favorite boxing game (and I'm not even a fan of the actual sport). A great game to kill 30-40 minutes...see if you can go all the way without being so much as knocked down. I only wish there were more fighters. Will there ever be another in the seriess?

Super Metroid--A great storyline, excellent graphics, HUGE bosses, and some of the best music to ever come out of the SNES. The first time I stuck this game in my SNES, I was playing till dawn...now that's an addictive game!

Donkey Kong Country--Certainly not everyone's favorite but it's on my list. Great graphics and a fun time.

Earthworm Jim--If not for DKC, this would've been the game of the year at that time. A lot of humor and wild graphics for it's time.

Mario--Lots of great Mario games so I guess this would include Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario World, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario World 2 and Super Mario Kart. Oh yes, can't forget Super Mario RPG. The plumber does know how to have a good time...

Zombies Ate My Neighbors--A really fun multi-player game and a fun take-off of classic horror and sci-fi films.

NBA Jam--I got the one with Charles Barkley...they took him out after he got a deal for his own game. I'm not a basketball fan and don't care for most video game versions of the sport but this one I can have fun with.

Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball--There were a lot of baseball games for the system but I found the first Ken Griffey Jr. game to be among the most fun. The second game I found to be virtually unplayable and the others were only so-so (though I did like Super Baseball 2020). I need to pull this out again soon...

[NvrMore]

Well to name a few of my lesser known favorites.

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The Firemen - Brilliant game and very innovative, puts a whole new slant on the concept of fighting fires and really makes you think about utilizing not only your character's abilities but also the surrounding environment - it's also fun to throw your partner in the way and hear him scream >)

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Hagane - Impressive looking game with a very tight control system. Impressive bosses, great variety and easily accessible control system that can be picked up as quickly as more famous games such as Super Metroid.

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Mega-Lo-Mania - Just about the only RTS I know of from the 16-bit console era. Interesting gameplay and very amusing at times "haha! we nuked em'"

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Flashback - Atmospheric, stylish and very absorbing. One of the most intriging games to come out of the 16-bit era.

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Shadowrun - A damn fine RPG. A step apart from most any other and broke the mold. The atmosphere and style in the game is fantastic and the runners and hacking system adds a nice twist to the game (also centered around a computer system called "The Matrix" yet came years before the films.. :hmm: )

[Dobie]

Ken Griffey Jr. Presents MLB I was beginning to think I was the only person to like this game. Maybe its the Mariner fan in me, but it was excellent. I actually played through an entire 162 game season (plus playoffs)!

Darius Twin My favorite shooter of all time.

Tecmo Super Bowl STILL my favorite game, no matter what system its on. Sheer perfection with a short learning curve, so anybody can play, whether or not they know anything about football.

NBA Jam HE'S ON FIRE!!!

Super Mario World I still like to play through this one on occasion.