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[Aika'svyse]

I wasn't a 100% sure what I'd feel about Xbox, but after I played PDO I was like forget about it Then JSRF, I was hooked after that.

GC: Really probably was how much I liked Eternal Darkness and Resident Evil Zero.

PS2: Space Channel 5 SE They call me Purge...a pleasure to meet you...

 

[sureshooting]

Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VII
Metal Gear Solid II

 

[drohne]

ps2: ridge racer v was great, but hype and launch politics kept me from enjoying it as i should have. the first ps2 game i really loved was probably klonoa 2.

xbox: halo! fell in love from first firefight. i actually bought it for jsrf, but found that terribly disappointing.

gc: er...still waiting, i think. bought it for mario sunshine, but we all know how that turned out. i really like the pikmin and monkey ball games, though.

 

[dark10x]

The three biggest titles for me that really ushered in that feeling of next-gen were ICO, Silent Hill 2, and Metal Gear Solid 2. Nothing else on the PS2 or Dreamcast to that point had the same effect. Those games went beyond the limits of what I thought was possible and all three still look great today...

 

[sureshooting]

GC: Ikaruga!

 

[impirius]

SNES - F-Zero
N64 - Super Mario 64
Dreamcast - Jet Grind Radio
GameCube - Super Smash Bros. Melee
Xbox - ESPN NFL Football
PS2 - Rathet & Clank: GC

 

[Wario64]

GBA - Wario Ware Inc


haha suckers

 

[Gek54]

SSX
Halo
WaveRa...eh not really.

 

[Aika'svyse]

GBA - Wario Ware Inc


haha suckers

:lol

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

The first game to give me that "next gen" feeling was probably Mario 64. But on the latest round of systems, Halo, no question.

KFJ

 

[sureshooting]

I almost bought an N64 because of Mario 64. Looking back, I'm glad I didn't LOL!!!

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[belgurdo]

I distinctly remember my jaw dropping when FFVIII started up in my PS1

 

[sureshooting]

PC: Doom

 

[Catchpenny]

Gamecube: I had a lot of fun on launch day, but looking back only Super Monkey Ball was really noteworthy. Smash Brothers and Pikmin really blew me away a month later.

Xbox: Disappointed upon buying it in 2002, because Halo underwhelmed me at first and the other games (Hunter: The Reckoning, Gunvalkyrie) were crap. Panzer Dragoon Orta was the first Xbox game I liked, but I wasn't really blown away by anything until Ninja Gaiden, followed quickly by Rallisport 2. And yes, I eventually came around on Halo.

PS2: Twisted Metal Black. Seriously, this game owned me for a couple of months. There have been a bunch of others since then.

Dreamcast: SAMBA! It's the only reason I still own a Dreamcast.

Spoiler

Sega sucks.

 

[Catchpenny]

I distinctly remember my jaw dropping when FFVIII started up in my PS1

Same here. Now it looks fucking awful to me, even compared to some PSOne/N64 games.

 

[Aika'svyse]

Speaking of Halo I just made it to the Library, which I hope will be fun as the rest of the game.

 

[Mrbob]

Posting launch titles only:

PS2: Dynasty Warriors 2, SSX, Madden 2001

Xbox: Halo

I also find it disturbing that it took Space Channel 5 Special Edition for you to realize the PS2 rocks.

 

[segasonic]

Dreamcast: Sonic Adventure, Soul Calibur, Shenmue

PS2: wasn't really impressed with it after Dreamcast

Xbox: Halo, Wreckless, Panzer Dragoon Orta

Gamecube: wasn't really impressed with it after Xbox

 

[shpankey]

PS2 and Xbox were pretty even:
Halo
Ico
Prince of Persia: SoT
Splinter Cell
Ninja Gaiden
Devil May Cry
Panzer Dragoon
Madden/NFL2kX
Gran Turismo 3
Rallisport Challenge 2
SSX: Tricky
Amped


Gamecube: :lol

 

[Aika'svyse]

Silly of me not to include Dreamcast
I loved Sonic Adventure
JGR, one of the best games ever.
Shenmue, so quality
Soul Calibur, great till this day
Skies Of Arcadia, One of my Favorite RPGs, alongside shinning Force 3, Lunar, Grandia2 and ff7

 

[seismologist]

DS: Madden DS. Even though it's not the best game, the dual screen views and touchscreen play calling really opened my eyes to the possibilities with this little system.

 

[segasonic]

3rd last PC: Wing Commander 3

2nd last PC: Unreal

last PC: Quake 3 Arena

current PC: Half-Life 2

 

[Spike]

PS2: Ridge Racer V and Tekken Tag Tournament

Xbox: Panzer Dragoon Orta and Metal Arms

Cube: Metroid Prime and F-Zero GX

DC: Soul Calibur and Jet Set Radio

 

[J2 Cool]

SNES - Super Mario World. I loved my NES with SMB and Punchout but was ready for SNES and of course Mario was the thing to bring in the next generation

PS1 - I seen some ok games but then I saw Tekken and imagined it on my big screen. I realized the arcades could be brought home that day.

N64 - Mario 64. The definitive next gen game. It blew me away the first time I touched the kiosk. I seen Mario, my beloved Mario. In 3D. And I pick the controller up. Very intriguing controller. By this time I had SNES still and just seen Tekken in stores months prior. It was good but not like this. This was revelutionary. But.. So I pick the controller up. Seeing this 3-dimensional mario fidgeting on his own and I move the analog which felt weird. Mario reacts instantly. Holy shit... I move it in a circular motion and he has this brilliant run in a circle. Then I start jumping and see him do flips. I jump on trees. I go inside the castle and see this amazing looking environment. There was NOTHING out there to prepare me for this and nothing to make the transition seamless. This was just beyond believable. Such a great memory

Dreamcast - Sonic. Like Mario it just felt so good and the speed in that level with the whale chasing you was just so intense. Also, NFL2K, Soul Calibur and Ready 2 Rumble had beautiful animation and felt so alive. Another wonderful period in games and I really embraced Sega then. Also, Shenmue when it came out was really an amazing experience.

PS2 - I don't think any launch game really just bumped the competition up. SSX looked really cool. Madden was pretty impressive. The game's slowly came over a period of time though. Metal Gear Solid 2 from the very first video was the best damn thing I'd ever seen in games and still impresses me. The Bouncer was a mark. Jak & Daxter was really cool with it's animation. DMC in motion. Ico was a frickin work of art too. And GTA3's beauty and ambition is still PS2's most shocking game. Feeling a virtual world like that. Everybody quickly jumped on later but I was excited from the first screens cause I really liked the series. And hearing all they planned I couldnt believe nobody jumped aboard back then. GT3 looked unreal too

GC - Resident Evil's remake was quite impressive but the system was a little late to receive all the oohs and aahs. During the first videos though Zelda really looked amazing.

Xbox - Uh.. I can't say anything on this system ever blew me away either. Late, like GC, in shock value. A lot of technical graphically impressive effects like bump mapping was cool to see. But the games on whole didn't blow me away or leap frog the competition. Playing a level of Halo at night in a kiosk was pretty impressive though.

 

[PC Gaijin]

Turbografx-16: The Legendary Axe, Military Madness, Blazing Lazers, Ys Book I & II
SNES: Super Mario World, Pilotwings, Super GnG, Super Castlevania IV, Contra III, Actraiser, Final Fantasy II, Zelda: LttP, Street Fighter II (the first year of SNES rocked harder than any system since)
Playstation: Rage Racer, Final Fantasy VII
Dreamcast: Soul Calibur, Jet Grind Radio, Skies of Arcadia, Power Stone 1 & 2, RE:CV, Project Justice, Tech Romancer, Phantasy Star Online
GBA: Advance Wars
Playstation 2: Ico, FFX
Xbox: JSRF and Halo
Gamecube: uhhm....

 

[Parallax Scroll]

Super Mario World
Super Mario 64
Soul Calibur

 

[_Angelus_]

-DreamCast -

Quake 3(first taste of decent(in terms of lag) online console play,loved it to death. I
played that game for hours and hours.

Sonic Adventure
Jet Grind Radio
ShenMue
Test Drive Lemans
HOTD2
Draconus Kult of the Wyrm

-Xbox-

Buffy
Enclave
PGR
Armed and Dangerous
Panzer Draoon Orta
Halo
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

-GameCube -

Metriod Prime
Super Monkey Ball

- PS2 -

GT3
Dynasty Warriors 2
GunGrave
Castlevanai L.O.I.
Contra Shattered Soldier
Neo Contra
Metal Gear Solid 2

 

[Gamedude]

Splinter Cell 2: Pandora Tomorrow .... this game totally rocked online, before the community went down with things like aggro-spy's etc.

Metal Gear Solid 2 .... this game was graphical so impressive back then.. it raining effects are still superb

Metroid Prime ... technical perfect the period it launched

ICO

 

[Xellos]

DC: Shenmue 1&2, Powerstone
PS2: MGS2 -- ZOE demo, GTA3
Xbox: Morrowind
GC: Super Monkey Ball

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Well, plenty of great experiences on most consoles, but I bought the Xbox after this whole thing started and brought Halo home with it. Holy Christ!

 

[GhaleonEB]

PDO
Halo
Crimson Skies

 

[Che]

Last two gens:

PSX:FFVII
N64:Mario 64
DC:I can't remember
PS2:Winning Eleven 6: Final Evolution & Ghost Hunter. Great gaming experiences but "rocked", I don't know (although I consider PS2 the best console this gen overall). I haven't played MGS3 yet though.
GC: Metroid Prime
Xbox: Ninja Gaiden

 

[goomba]

Platform highlights:

Gamecube: Zelda ww, MGS:TTS , Resident evil remake, mario sunshine, metroid prime, pac man vs

PS2: Ratchlet and clank, ICO, MGS2, kingdom hearts

XBox: Halo, Halo 2, Burnout 3,

 

[iced lightning]

PS2 - Klonoa 2

 

[Odnetnin]

I'll list one per console.

GBA:
Minish Cap - perfect 2d Zelda

GC:
Pikmin2 : Great gameplay + visuals

XBOX:
Orta : Beauty

PS2:
Onimusha 3 : wow!

 

[Bog]

MGS2 demo.

 

[Goreomedy]

MGS2 demo.

Yup.

 

[Solid]

ZOE1 with the MGS2 demo.

Fixed

 

[radioheadrule83]

edited to be with rest of my choices below...

 

[hobbitx]

Tomb Raider blew my fucking mind when I played the demo for the first time. That was the first real 3d game I remember playing. My cousin got a PS1 before me so I had to sit there and watch that stingy fat bastard play all the time. I was still in so much awe by the beauty of 3d and that amazing looking water I didn't even care then.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

Final Fantasy VIII < Square did an awesome job on the graphics department. The fight scene with the two gradens was amazing.

Other than than, nothing. I just down't care about graphics that much.

 

[jiggle]

The Bouncer......

 

[radioheadrule83]

If we're goin back:

NES:
Super Mario Bros 1/2/3, The Legend of Zelda, Maniac Mansion, A Boy and his Blob, Duck Hunt, Tetris, World Cup, Turtles, Track & Field

Gameboy (+ Pocket / Color):
Super Mario Land, Super Wario Land, Tetris, Harvest Moon, Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow, Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening DX,

SNES:
Super Mario World, Super Scope 6, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Metroid, Terranigma, Chrono Trigger, Mortal Kombat II, Flashback, Unirally/uniracers, Pilotwings, Starfox, Donkey Kong Country, Street Fighter II, Super Mario Kart, Yoshi's Island

Megadrive:
Sonic the Hedgehog 1/2/&Knuckles/3d etc, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, Shinobi, Altered Beast, Splatterhouse 2/3, Columns, Micro Machines: Turbo Challenge,

PlayStation:
FIFA Soccer 96 (later realised it was awful, but at the time "wow!"), Intelligent Qube, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy VII, Porsche Challenge, Soul Edge/Blade, Tekken 2, Gran Turismo, Wipeout, Micro Machines, Tomb Raider 1/2

Nintendo 64:
Mario 64, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Blastcorps, Goldeneye 007, FIFA: Road to World Cup 98, ISS64, Extreme G, Diddy Kong Racing, Mario Kart 64, Forsaken, Pilotwings 64, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (another I find horrible now but loved at the time), and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron


from this gen:

GBA:
Tony Hawks isometric games, Mario Vs Donkey Kong, Golden Sun, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Advance Wars, Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, NES classics on the move

Gamecube
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II / III (Rebel Strike), Eternal Darkness, Resident Evil 1/Ø and the promise of RE4, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Super Monkey Ball 1/2, Legend of Zelda Four Swords Adventures, Mario Kart Double Dash!!, Metroid Prime 1/2, Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker, F Zero GX, Donkey Konga (PAL/US), Tales of Symphonia, Viewitful Joe, Phantasy Star Online

Dreamcast
Powerstone, Soul Calibur, Grandia, Quake III arena, Unreal Tournement, Ready 2 Rumble, Sonic Adventure, Jet Grind Radio, Samba De Amigo, Shenmue, Space Channel 5, Skies of Arcadia, Bomberman, Phantasy Star Online

Xbox
Jet Set Radio Future, Panzer Dragoon Orta, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Splinter Cell, Ninja Gaiden

PS2
Metal Gear Solid 2, Grand Theft Auto III / Vice City / San Andreas, Final Fantasy X, Kingdom Hearts, Eyetoy Play / SEGA Superstars


Dreamcast & Gamecube have been most fun for me personally this gen.

 

[sammy]

I've never felt a new generation justified as much as I did when I walked into Toys'R'Us and found Mario 64 displayed for me at the kiosk-demo...

I've been searching for that feeling ever since. :lol

 

[Wintermute]

Dreamcast: Crazy Taxi. Originally sold me on this generation.

Xbox: JSRF was the game I wanted for the Xbox but Halo really sealed the deal.

PS2: Rez.

Gamecube: Eternal Darkness.

Going back -

Playstation - Wipeout 2097

Saturn - Sega Rally

SNES - Super Mario World

Megadrive - Sonic 2

Master System - Wonderboy in Monsterland