What's your favorite game from each generation?

[jipsy]

I know this is a difficult question but I think I've got my answer

1st Gen: Pong (for lack of a better answer)
2nd Gen: Pitfall on the Atari 2600
3rd Gen: Tetris for the NES
4th Gen: The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past for the SNES
5th Gen: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 for the PS1
6th Gen: Tony Hawk's Underground for the PS2 (favorite game of all time)
7th Gen: GTA V for PS3
8th Gen: So far Assassin's Creed Odyssey for Xbox One but I'm still deciding.
9th Gen: (I count Switch as 9th gen) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild

Let me know what yours are!

[kamikazekeeg]

Gen 3: NES - Legend of Zelda
Gen 4: SNES - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Gen 5: N64 - Banjo-Kazooie
Gen 6: Xbox - Halo: Combat Evolved
Gen 7: 360 - Brutal Legend
Gen 8: PS4 - Monster Hunter World
Gen 9: Switch - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

[stealthrush]

Gen 3: Mega Man 2 / Rockman 2 Dr. Wily no Nazo
Gen 4: Kirby Super Star / Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe
Gen 5: BULK SLASH
Gen 6: Bangai-O! / Bakuretsu Muteki Bangai-O
Gen 7: Super Street Fighter IV
Gen 8: The King of Fighters XIV

[98dgreen]

Gen 2: H.E.R.O.
Gen 3: Mario 2
Gen 4: Yoshi's Island
Gen 5: Crash Bandicoot 2
Gen 6: Kotor 1/Jade Empire
Gen 7: Skyrim/Fallout New Vegas
Gen 8: Mario Kart 8

[snyderec3]

Gen 1 - Magnavox Odyssey - Shooting Gallery
Gen 2 - Intellivison - Utopia
Gen 3 - Sega Master System - Penguin Land
Gen 4 - SNES - Final Fantasy III
Gen 5 - PS1 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Gen 6 - XBox - Kung Fu Chaos
Gen 7 - PS3 - Ni No Kuni
Gen 8 - Switch - LoZ: Breath of the Wild

[oldgamerz]

These are just some of the ones I remember having the most fun with

Gen 1 PONG (emulation on PS2)
Gen 2 Asteroids (emulation on PS2)
Gen 3 3D World Runner (NES)
Gen 4 Super Mario Kart (SNES Classic)
Gen 5 NHL 2001 (PS1)
Gen 6 Call Of Duty Big Red One (PS2)
Gen 7: Halo Reach (Xbox 360)
Gen 8, _______ I have never played an 8th generation consoles not even at someone else place

[wartoy]

2.Adventure atari 2600
3.Blaster Master nes
4.Zelda link to the past snes/Shining Force ll sega genesis (tie)
5.Resident Evil ps1
6.Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver Dreamcast/Halo Xbox (tie)
7.Oblivion Xbox360
8.Fallout 4 Xbox One X

[ferraroso]

Gen 1 - Pong
Gen 2 - Asteroids
Gen 3 - Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Gen 4 - Akumajo Dracula: Chi no Rondo (Castlevania: Rondo of Blood)
Gen 5 - Metal Gear Solid
Gen 6 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater/Subsistence
Gen 7 - Mirror's Edge
Gen 8 - Spider-Man

[vivigamer]

Gen 3 - NES - Super Mario Bros 3
Gen 4 - SEGA Megadrive - World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
Gen 5 - PS1 - Final Fantasy IX
Gen 6 - PS2 - Shadow of Memories
Gen 7 - PS3 - NieR
Gen 8 - PS4 - Life Is Strange (I know it was on the PS3 too but I played it on PS4 1st)

[emporerdragon]

3rd: Super Mario Bros. 3
4th: Chrono Trigger
5th: Harvest Moon 64
6th: Super Smash Bros. Melee
7th: Mass Effect 2
8th: Assassin's Creed Odyssey

[Cartagia]

Gen 1: Pong
Gen 2: Combat
Gen 3: Super Mario Bros. 3
Gen 4: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Gen 5: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Gen 6: Resident Evil 4
Gen 7: Red Dead Redemption
Gen 8: Bloodborne

[grose]

Gen 3 - Contra
One of most memorable games from my childhood.

Gen 4 - Donkey Kong Country 2
Amazing ambient and soundtrack.

Gen 5 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Great narrative, I don't talk about the history but the way that history is conducted.

Gen 6 - Shenmue
I feel like i'm playing some of these fighting movies from the 80's, and i love it.

Gen 7 - Okami
I love the senses and oriental cultura, it's beautiful, calm and touching, same things that attract me in Zelda and Shenmue games.

Gen 8 - Super Mario 3D World
One of best local multiplayer experience that i've ever had.

[shawndude82]

1st Gen: Not borne yet
2nd Gen: Born in '82, too young to know how to use a joystick.
3rd Gen: Super Mario Bros. 2 for the NES
4th Gen: Secret of Mana for the SNES
4.5 Gen: Lunar Eternal Blue for the Sega CD
5th Gen: Lunar Eternal Blue Complete for the PS1
6th Gen: Grand Theft Auto San Andreas for the PS2
7th Gen: Uncharted 2 for PS3
8th Gen: Final Fantasy XIV for PS4
9th Gen: Grandia Remaster for Switch (I hope that's not cheating, I never got to play it on PS1)

[haloofthesun]

3rd - NES - Super Mario Bros. 3
4th - SNES - Final Fantasy VI
5th - PS1 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
6th - Gamecube - Resident Evil Remake
7th - Xbox 360 - Alan Wake
8th - PS4 - Resident Evil 2 Remake
9th - Switch - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Some of these were really hard choices, especially recent gens just because it hasn't been very long and there are a lot of other games that could easily have been put in their place. Also I wouldn't personally count Switch as 9th gen, but whatever.

[dhaabi]

Gen 2: Kaboom! (Atari 2600)
Gen 3: Final Fantasy (NES)
Gen 4: Bonk's Revenge (Turbografx-16)
Gen 5: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation)
Gen 6: We Love Katamari (PlayStation 2)
Gen 7: Opoona (Wii)
Gen 8: Nier: Automata (PlayStation 4)