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[Rummy Bunnz]

RPG: Dragon Quarter (Runner up: Dragon Warrior III. I'm halfway through Valkyrie Profile, and if it keeps rocking it will end up taking one of these slots.)
Platformer: Super Mario World (Runner up: Klonoa)
FPS: Halo
Shooter: At the moment it's Ketsui
Racing: F-Zero GX
Action RPG: Majora's Mask (Runner up: Zelda 1)
Whatever genre Mr Driller falls into (puzzle?): Mr Driller Drill Land
Fighter: VF4 Evo
Strat RPG: Disgaea
Beat 'em up: AstroBoy GBA (Runner up: Guardian Heroes)
Action platformer: Mega Man 2 (Runner up: Contra)
Dungeon hack: Diablo 2

 

[RiZ III]

RPG: Panzer Dragoon Saga (runner up Skies of Arcadia)
Fighter: DOA2 (runner up MvsC2)
Racing Game: Tokyo Xtreme Racer(runner up Fzero X)
First Person Shooter: Postal 2 (runner up: Counter Strike)
Adventure: Zelda Oot (Runner Up: Drakan 2)
Strategy: Age of Empires 2 (Runner Up: C&C Red Alert 2)
Shooter: Panzer Dragoon Orta (Runner Up: Ikaruga)
Action: Onimusha 3 (Runner Up: Onimusha 2)

 

[buck naked]

Not particularly enlightened choices, but thinking about it, I don't really have 'favorite' games. These games are more... benchmarks in the implementation of their genres flavour of gameplay.

Racing: Rallisport Challenge 2
Adventure: Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Fighter: Soul Calibur 2
Platformer: Super Mario Bros. 3
3D Platformer: Super Mario 64
First Person Shooters: (All for different reasons) Goldeneye, Deus Ex, Quake 3 Arena, Halo
Third Person Action: Max Payne 1/2
Survival Horror: Resident Evil (remake)
Puzzle: Dr. Mario
Kart: Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Rhythm: Gitaroo Man
Action Sport: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (series)

 

[Biff Hardbody]

2D Fighter: Samurai Showdown II
3D Fighter: Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution
Racing Game: Daytona
First Person Shooter: Tribes 2
Strategy: Soldiers: Heros of WWII
Action/Platformer: Max Payne 2
Sports: NCAA 2004
Beat 'em up: Streets of Rage 2

 

[nitewulf]

rpg: panzer dragoon saga
2d platformer: sonic 2
3d platformer: rayman 2
2d action: shinobi 3
3d action: devil may cry
survival horror: RE3:nemesis tie RE:CV
racing: hang-on tie outrun
fps: duke nukem 3D
rts: C&C:red alert
strategy: XCOM:UFO defense
2d adventure: star control 2
action/adventure: flashback
2d fighter: marvel vs capcom tie samurai showdown 2
3d fighter: DOA2
shooter: panzer dragoon orta
2d vertical: strikers 1945
2d manic: guwange tie esp.ra.de
srpg: shining force 2
BEU: streets of rage 2 tie alien vs predator

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Racing: Rallisport 2
Fighting: DOA2
RPG: KOTOR, Rogue
Platformer: Super Mario Bros., R&C: Going Commando
Traditional Sports: World Series Baseball 2k3
Xtreme Sports!: Tony Hawk 2, SSX3
Guns: Halo, Doom, Socom II
Strategy: Advance Wars, Starcraft
Beat 'em up: Ninja Gaiden, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Stealth: Splinter Cell
Action/Adventure: I don't know, one of the Zelda's I guess. Zelda 1 for nostalgic reasons even though I realize it's not the "best".

 

[maskrider]

RPG: Shadow Hearts II, Final Fantasy X
Fighter: DOA3, Soul Calibur II
Racing Game: GT3, Mario Kart
First Person Shooter: No One Lives Forever, No One Lives Forever 2
Strategy: C&C Red Alert, WarCraft II
Action/Adventure: ICO, Silent Hill 2

 

[DDayton]

You know what would be fun, although it would more likely to collapse into a flame war? A poll of GAF posters, to determine which games were the overall favorite in each catagory.

 

[buck naked]

The DOA games are being represented pretty well =)

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

RPG: Shadowrun (runner up FFVI)
Fighter: Street Fighter II Turbo (runner up Soul Calibur II)
Racing Game: Road Rash 3 (runner up N/A)
First Person Shooter: Doom (runner up: Counter-Strike)
Adventure: Maniac Mansion (Runner Up: The Secret of Monkey Island)
Action/Platformer: Blackthorne (Runner Up: Final Fight)
Action/Adventure: Ocarina of time (Runner Up: A Link To The Past)

 

[totoro'd]

RPG: Grandia (runner-up: Skies of Arcadia)
2D Fighter: Street Fighter Alpha 3 (runner-up: Darkstalkers)
3D Fighter: Virtua Fighter 4 Evo (runner-up: Soul Calibur)
Strategy: Final Fantasy Tactics
Action/Adventure: Legend of Zelda:Ocarina of Time (runner-up: Metal Gear Solid)
Platformer: Super Mario 64 (runner-up: Rayman 3)
Puzzle: ICO (runner-up: Tetris)
Sports: Tennis Arena (runner-up: Top Spin)

 

[NLB2]

The DOA games are being represented pretty well =)

And there's been a whole lot of SoA loving too.

 

[Che]

RPG: Final Fantasy VII or IX (I can't really decide which was best)
runner up: Dragon Warrior VII

Fighter: Soul Calibur

Racing game: Gran Turismo

Platformer: Mario 64

Action: Metal Gear Solid
runner: Die Hard Trilogy

Action Platformer: Metroid Prime

Sports: Winning Eleven 8 (respect)

 

[Lumix]

RPG: Phantasy Star II (Genesis / MD)
Runner Up: Phantasy Star Online (DC)

Fighter: Street Fighter II' Champion Edition (Arcade)
Runner Up: Virtua Fighter 4 (PS2)

Racing Game: Sega Rally 2 (DC)
Runner Up: Gran Turismo (PSX)

First Person Shooter: N/A

Adventure: N/A

Strategy: Herzog Zwei (Genesis / MD)
Runner Up: Neo Nectaris (PCE)

Shooter: Gradius (NES / FC)
Runner Up: R-Type (Arcade)

Gun Shooting: Virtua Cop 2 (SS)
Runner Up: Time Crisis 3 (Arcade)

Beat 'em Up: Streets of Rage / Bare Knuckle (Genesis / MD)
Runner Up: Guardian Heroes (SS)

Action / Platformer: Nights into Dreams (SS)
Runner Up: Sonic 3 (MD)

Puzzle: Columns (Genesis / MD)
Runner Up: Puzzle Bobble (Arcade)

Music / Rhythm: Karaoke Revolution J-Pop Best Vol. 1 (PS2)
Runner Up: Para Para Paradise (PS2)

 

[BlueLegs]

RPG Final Fantasy VIII (runner up Chrono Trigger)
First Person Shooter Half Life (runner up Doom 2)
2D Fighter Street Fighter 3 : Thrid Strike (runner-up: Street Fighter 2 : Hyper Fighting)
3D Fighter Virtua Fighter 4 Evo (runner-up: Tekken 2)
Action/Adventure The Legend of Zelda : Majora's Mask (runner up Metroid Prime)
2D Platformer Super Mario Brothers (runner up Super Metroid)
3D platformer Super Mario 64
Puzzle Tetris (runner up Tetris Attack)
Beat 'em up Final Fight (runner up Double Dragon Advance tied with Street of Rage 2)
Shoot 'em up Lifeforce (runner up Gunstar Heroes)

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

Shooter - Thunder Force 3(2nd: Gradius special mention: Truxton)
Beat-em-up - Streets of Rage 2(2nd: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(Arcade) special mention: X-Men(Arcade))
First-person shooter/action - Faceball 2000(2nd: Metroid Prime special mention: Doom)
RPG - Phantasy Star 2(2nd: Final Fantasy 2 special mention: Chrono Trigger)
Action RPG - Landstalker(2nd: Zelda: A Link to the Past special mention: Zelda: Link's Awakening)
Strategy - Herzog Zwei(2nd: Advance Wars special mention: Fire Emblem)
Fighting - Street Fighter 2(2nd: Virtua Fighter 2 special mention: Soul Calibur)
Puzzle - Tetris Attack(2nd: Puyo Puyo special mention: Tetris)
Dance/Rhythm - Samba de Amigo(2nd: Space Channel 5 special mention: Donkey Konga)
Action shooter - Gunstar Heroes(2nd: Contra special mention: Contra: Hard Corps)
Action platformer - Super Metroid(2nd: Castlevania: SOTN special mention: Castlevania(NES))
Platformer - Super Mario Bros.(2nd: Sonic the Hedgehog special mention: Mega Man 2)
3D Platformer - Super Mario 64(2nd: Prince of Persia special mention: Sonic Adventure)
Racing - Super Mario Kart(2nd: Daytona USA special mention: F-Zero GX)
Sports - RBI Baseball(2nd: Baseball Stars special mention: Ice Hockey)

And a special mention of Nights, because I couldn't figure out where to put it.

 

[Broshnat]

Adventure: Metal Gear Solid
runner-up: Resident Evil

Racing Game: Mario Kart 64
runner-up: F-Zero X

First Person Shooter: GoldenEye 007
runner-up: Perfect Dark

Platformer: Super Mario 64
runner-up: Banjo-Kazooie

Action Adventure: Ocarina of Time
runner-up: Wind Waker

Fighter: Smash Bros
runner-up: Tekken 2

 

[MightyHedgehog]

2D RPG:
Wasteland (runner up: Phantasy Star II)

3D RPG:
Wizardry 8 (runner up: Star Wars - Knights of the Old Republic)

2D Fighter:
Street Fighter II Turbo Hyper Fighting (runner up: Garou - Mark of the Wolves)

3D Fighter:
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (runner up: Virtua Fighter 2)

Beat 'Em Up:
Streets of Rage 2 (runner up: Aliens VS. Predator (arcade))

Racing Game:
Burnout 2 Point of Impact - Developer's Cut (runner up: Rallisport Challenge 2)

First Person Shooter:
Halo: Combat Evolved (runner up: Doom II - Hell on Earth)

Action-Adventure:
Adventure (runner up: Legend of Zelda)

Adventure:
Grim Fandango (runner up: Shadowgate)

Real-Time Strategy:
Herzog Zwei (runner up: Rise of Nations - Thrones & Patriots)

Strategy:
Alpha Centauri: Alien Crossfire (runner up: Jagged Alliance 2)

Single-Screen Shooter:
Star Castle (runner up: Space Duel)

Forced-Scroll Shooter:
R-Type (runner up: Gaiares)

Free-Movement Shooter:
Granada (runner up: Time Pilot '84)

Space/Flight-Combat:
Star Wars - Tie Fighter (runner up: Freespace 2)

Action-Shooter:
Gunstar Heroes (runner up: Target Earth)

2D Action/Platformer:
Super Mario Bros. 3 (runner up: Sonic the Hedgehog)

3D Action/Platformer:
Super Mario 64 (runner up: Tomb Raider)

Puzzle:
The New Tetris (runner up: Atari/Tengen Tetris)

 

[djtiesto]

RPG: Star Ocean 2, Phantasy Star 2
Platformer: Super Mario World
Platforming Adventure: Castlevania SOTN, Super Metroid
FPS: Metroid Prime, Unreal Tournament
RTS: Starcraft, Total Annihilation
Sierra-Style Adventure: Maniac Mansion
Text Adventure: Uhhh...
3D Adventure: ICO
3D Action: Devil May Cry
2D Action: Gunstar Heroes, Contra 3
Stealth: Metal Gear Solid 1
Racing: Gran Turismo 3
Party Game: Smash Melee
Fighter: Soul Calibur
Strategy RPG: Langrisser 4
Puzzle: The Adventures of Lolo
Action RPG: Zelda:LTTP, Seiken Densetsu 3, Ys Book 1 and 2
Zelda: LTTP
Favorite Series: Phantasy Star
Awesome Original Nontraditional RPG Glory: Valkyrie Profile
Western RPG: Planescape Torment
Sports: Tennis 2k2
Simulation: Sim City 2000
Shooter: Radiant Silvergun, Sin & Punishment
Beat-Em-Up: Streets of Rage 2, Double Dragon 2

 

[User 406]

Behold my list of DOOM! (now in Somewhat Alphabetized-O-Vision!)

3rd Person Shooter - Freedom Fighters (runner up - Syphon Filter)
Action Adventure (whatever the hell that is) - ICO (runner up - I dunno, Drakan: The Ancients' Gates I guess)
Action RPG - Dark Cloud 2 (runner up - Illusion of Gaia)
Air Combat - Dropship: United Peace Force (runner up - Hellcats Over the Pacific)
Arcade Racing - Midnight Club 2 (runner up - Rally Cross)
Backtrack w/ New Abilities - Blaster Master (runner up - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)
Beat-em-up - Dynasty Warriors 4/XL/Empires (runner up - Oni)
Board Game - Go (runner up - Wrath Unleashed)
Car Combat - Twisted Metal Black (runner up - Autoduel, but only because the car combat was primitive - remake it and it'll be #1 again)
Dance/Rhythm - Parappa the Rapper (runner up - Bust-a-Groove)
Demolition Racing - Demolition Racer (runner up - Destruction Derby Arenas)
Dungeon Crawl - King's Field: The Lost City (runner up - Gauntlet)
Extreme Sports - Tony Hawk's Underground (runner up - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4)
Fantasy Racing - Jet Moto 2 (runner up - Wipeout Fusion)
Fighting - Street Fighter II Hyper Fight (runner up - Tobal 2)
FPS - Deus Ex (runner up - Unreal Tournament)
JRPG - Phantasy Star (runner up - Lufia)
License - Die Hard Trilogy (runner up - Ghost in the Shell)
Mecha/Giant Robutt - Armored Core Silent Line (runner up - Remote Control Dandy)
Minigames - Incredible Crisis (runner up - Bishi Bashi Special 3)
Party Game - Saturn Bomberman (runner up - Micromachines V3) MULTITAPS OWN YOUR PATHETIC FOUR PORT CONSOLES!
Platformer - Tomb Raider (runner up - Umihara Kawase Syuun)
Programming - Carnage Heart (runner up - Robosport)
Puzzle - Bust-a-Move 2 (runner up - Sokoban)
Roguelike - Nethack (runner up - Azure Dreams)
Run to the Right - Rygar ARCADE VERSION, NESTARDS. (runner up - Super C)
Scrolling Shooter - 1942 THAT'S RIGHT, ARCADE AGAIN (runner up - The Dreadnaught Factor)
Simulation Racing - Gran Turismo 3 (runner up - Gran Turismo 2)
SimWhatever - Sim Ant (runner up - some weird PSX import where you managed a sumo wrestling dojo)
Space Combat - Elite (runner up - Descent)
Sports - I don't typically play this genre, but I'll give it to Tennis for the Intellivision (runner up - Football for the Intellivision)
Stealth - Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven (runner up - Hitman 2)
Strategy - XCom: UFO Defense (runner up - Empire)
Strategy RPG - Disgaea (runner up - Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure) HAHAHAHA YOUR BRAIN JUST EXPLODED
Surgery (since it's all the rage right now) - Microsurgeon WOO! ANOTHER FIRST FOR THE INTELLIVISION! (runner up - Operation)
Survival Horror - Silent Hill 3 (runner up - Disaster Report)
Wrestling - I REALLY don't play this genre. The games are all faked anyway.
WTF? - I'm the Chef (runner up - Love Love Truck)
Monkeys - Ape Escape 2 (runner up - Ape Escape)
Games That Did Stuff Way Before Mario 64 - I, Robot (runner up - Altered Beast)
TRON - TRON Deadly Discs (runner up - Discs of Tron) YEAH! INTELLIVISION ROCKS!

These favorites are subject to change without notice or consistency. Except for Nethack and Go, because they really are the best games ever.

 

[Minotauro]

platformer: Super Mario World
3D platformer: Super Mario 64
action: Ninja Gaiden (Xbox)
racing: Rallisport 2
wrestling: King of Colosseum Red and Green
RPG: Knights of the Old Republic
puzzle: Tetris (GB original)
sports: NHL 94
alternative sports: Dave Mirra 2
FPS: Halo
fighting: Virtua Fighter 4

That's all I can think of currently.