The top 5 games that defined your childhood

[jaklyra]

Super Mario Bros
Mario RPG
Jackie Chan Stuntmaster
Castlevania symphony of the night
Zombies ate my neighbors

[chrismb]

The Sims 2-3
Donkey Country 1-3
Tony Hawk's Games
Soulcalibur 3/Tekken 5
Super Smash Bros Brawl


There's so many tho this list could be totally different in a few days lol

[ferraroso]

In alphabetical order:

Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System)
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Master System)
Castlevania (Phantom System - Brazilian NES clone)
Mônica no Castelo do Dragão - Brazilian version of Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (Master System)
X-Men (arcade)

[turf]

Super Mario Bros 1-3

Castlevania

Contra

Zelda II

Mega Man 2

[kypherion]

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Resident Evil
Super Mario 64
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow

[undertakerprime]

Good question, but tough to answer...

1. Q*Bert (Arcade) - The first game I remember becoming obsessed with, and getting really good at. It’s still my favorite game ever.

2. TMNT (Arcade) -  I played the hell out of this at the bowling alley while my parents were doing league bowling. Currently my second favorite game ever.

3. Super Mario Bros (NES) - It blew me away the first time someone showed it to me. It demonstrated the direction home video games were going, and prompted me to get an NES.

4. Final Fantasy II (IV) (SNES) - After I decided I hated Final Fantasy I on NES and that RPGs weren’t for me, I enjoyed this game so much it brought me back to the genre.

5. Street Fighter II (SNES) - The graphics and animation of the arcade version were mind-blowing at the time, and it became one of my most anticipated home console releases. It got me into the fighting game genre (not that I’m any good, I suck against other players, but I enjoy learning all the characters and beating the AI)

[betelgeuse]

All NES in the grade school days.

Contra
Legend of Zelda
Metroid
Mike Tysons Punch Out
Super Mario Bros

[astralorange64]

Super Mario Bros.
Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Super Mario World
Super Mario Kart
Donkey Kong Country

[mark1982]

All NES games for me as well during my childhood. These are probably the most prominent ones.

- Double Dragon
- Castlevania
- Rygar
- Mega Man II
- Legend of Zelda

[masamune]

Hmm, let's see:

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt
Super Mario Bros. 3
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Super Mario Kart

[shadowzero]

The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past

Secret of Mana

Super Mario Bros 3

Mega Man 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

[wolfen]

All Gamecube games for me.

Wind Waker
Sonic Mega Collection
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Pikmin

[wartoy]

Adventure (Atari)
Zelda series (Nintendo)
Shining force series (Sega)
Ace Combat series (Sony,Microsoft)
Disgaea Series (Sony,Nintendo)
Also have a love for racing games that started with Gran Turismo then moved on to Burnout and foza among others

[vivigamer]

Final Fantasy VIII - The first game which really opened my eyes to narrative within gaming. I remember borrowing my brothers friends copy for the day and played it non-stop. It was just a very compelling experience and one I still hold fondly.
Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck: World of Illusion - Certainly a comfort game, one that I just remember playing often single or two player.
Shenmue - I remember buying a pre-owned Dreamcast after it tanked just for this game! & Boy was it worth it. Still to this day I find Dobuita one of the most richly detailed environments in gaming.
Tekken 3 - I would play Survival Mode endless amount of times, best score was 103 Wins.
Crash Team Racing - Many fond memories of 4-player Cup Tournaments that lasted beyond midnight!

[shatterstar69]

1. Final Fantasy 2 - SNES
2. Dragon Warrior - NES
3. Street Fighter 2 - Arcade and SNES
4. Super Mario Kart - SNES
5. Tecmo Bowl - NES

Honorable Mention
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out - NES
Pitfall - Atari