Must Get retro games

[kypherion]

So I've been looking to increase my collection, but what I realized is I don't have all the popular/must get/classic games for each console.
What I mean is for example I don't have Sly Cooper or Ratchet and Clank for the PS2 and should get those.

To save time I'll list what consoles I own (by company):

PS1/2/3/Vita
N64/Gamecube/Wii and GBA/DS

Also might pick up a snes sometime, so games for that too would be appreciated.

[seether]

You mean games that are were just really popular on those systems rather than what's super collectible/expensive?

PS1
Various Final Fantasy titles
Various Resident Evil titles
Various Crash Bandicoot titles & spin offs (Crash Bash, Crash Team Racing)
Various Spyro titles
Wipeout
Marvel vs Capcom
Rayman series
Metal Gear Solid
Tekken series
Grand Theft Auto
Oddworld Abe's Exoddus / Oddysee

PS2
GTA San Andreas
Final Fantasy X
Shadow of the Colossus
God of War II
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Ico
Bully
MGS 2
Resident Evil 4
GTA Vice City
Okami
Jak and Daxter series
Rachet and Clank series
Kingdom Hearts series
GTA 3
Devil May Cry series
Prince of Persia Sands of Time
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3
Guitar Hero series

PS3
The Last of Us
GTA V
Red Dead Redemption
Uncharted 2
MGS 4
Dark Souls
God of War III
COD BLOPS 1
Portal 2
Bioshock
Batman Arkham
COD 4 Modern Warfare
Journey
Skyrim
GTA 4
Infamous
Assassin's Creed 2
Fallout 3
Far Cry 3
Mass Effect 2
Borderlands 2
Ico / Shadow collection

Vita
Persona 4 Golden
Uncharted Golden Abyss
Gravity Rush
Tearaway
Killzone Mercenary
Hotline Miami
Dragon's Crown
Soul Sacrifice
Ys: Memories of Celceta

N64
Super Mario 64
Goldeneye 007
Zelda Oc of Time
Mario Kart 64
Banjo
Star Fox 64
Super Smash Bros
Donkey Kong 64

Gamecube
Super Smash Bros Melee
Mario sunshine
Metroid Prime
Windwaker
Kart Doubledash
Pikmin
Luigi's Mansion

Wii
Mario Galaxy
Smash Brawl
Kart Wii
Twilight Princess
Monster Hunter Tri

GBA
Advance Wars
Zelda Minish Cap
Metroid Fusion
Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
Mario Kart Super Circuit
Firered/Leafgreen

DS
New super mario bros
Mario kart ds
Animal Crossing
Pokemon titles
Zelda titles
Brain age
Nintendogs
Final Fantasy III

SNES
Nintendo first party franchises ... etc.

[oldgamerz]

this is s list of recommended retro video games. note some of  these are generally others favorites according to YouTube

1:"Simcity 2000" PlayStation 1

2:"Twisted Metal 1 & 2" PlayStation 1

3: "Simcity" Super Nintendo/Famicom

4:"Zelda A Link To The Past" Super Nintendo/Famicom

5: "Mortal Kombat 4" and "Mortal Kombat Trilogy" both for PlayStation 1

6: "007 Goldeneye" Nintendo 64 version

7: "Gran Turismo 2" PlayStation 1

8: Duke Nukem 64" for Nintendo 64 (my own recommendation)

9: "Hexen" Nintendo 64

10: "Doom 64" Nintendo 64

11: "FIFA 2001" PlayStation 1 version

12: "Gun" for PlayStation 2

13: "Call Of Duty 2: Big Red One" PlayStation 2

14: "Mega Man Anniversary Collection" PlayStation 2

15: "Megaman X Collection" PlayStation 2

16: "Midway Arcade Treasures 1 & 2 & 3" PlayStation 2

17: "SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1" PlayStation 2

18: "Capcom Classics Collection volume 1" and  "Capcom Classics Collection volume 2" PlayStation 2

19: "Atari Anthology" PlayStation 2

20: "Activision Anthology" PlayStation 2

21: "Taito Legends 1 and Taito Legends 2 for" PlayStation 2

[sworddude]

There are no must get retro games.

I can tell you though if you like old race or sports games you will be having a great time.

If your into those genre's I mean the quality can be quite high there is a reason why these were the games that had sold pretty great back in the day

[oldgamerz]

There are no must get retro games.

I can tell you though if you like old race or sports games you will be having a great time.

If your into those genre's I mean the quality can be quite high there is a reason why these were the games that had sold pretty great back in the day

 he is right there are really no must get retro games because everyone opinion is different

[kypherion]

Ah yes I should've phrased it as popular retro games. Thanks for the suggestions!

[hoshichiri]

Ah yes I should've phrased it as popular retro games. Thanks for the suggestions!

Here's the big question: do you just want popular stuff to have, or are you going to actually play these things? I know personally, I tend to spend more time not with the 'popular' games, but the 'hidden gems'.

As time goes on, what was popular in the past may not actually hold up over time- maybe a superior take on the same concept made the old game seem limited in retrospect. Alternatively, a game that not many people paid attention to can gain traction in the retro market as people's needs from the system change.

I guess what I'm saying is, asking for recommendations is fine, but be wary of letting popular opinion get you spending money on titles that just aren't your thing.

[stealthrush]

Armored Core series
Bomberman series
Bubble Bobble series
Columns series
Dynasty Warrior series
Hot Shot Golf series
Kirby series
Puyo Puyo series
Street Fighter series
The King of Fighters series
Ys series

[burningdoom]

My personal top 10 for each system you named that I own:

PS1
1.   King's Field II (First-Person Action-RPG)
2.   Resident Evil 2 (Survival-Horror)
3.   Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Open-World 2D Platformer Action-RPG)
4.   Mega Man Legends (3D Action-RPG)
5.   Legend of Legaia (3D JRPG)
6.   G Darius (Shoot-Em Up)
7.   Einhander (Shoot-Em Up)
8.   Thunder Force V (Shoot-Em Up)
9.   Spyro the Dragon (3D Platformer)
10.   Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Pro Skateboarding)

PS2:
1.   King's Field: The Ancient City (First-Person Action-RPG)
2.   Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (Survival-Horror)
3.   Drakan: The Ancient Gate (Action-RPG)
4.   Ys: The Ark of Napishtim (3D Action-RPG)
5.   Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II (Hack-n-Slash Action-RPG)
6.   Legia 2: Duel-Saga (3D JRPG)
7.   God of War (Action)
8.   Rygar: The Legendary Adventure (Action)
9.   Spider-Man: The Movie (Action)
10.   Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (Action-RPG)

SNES:
1.   Super Metroid (Open-World 2D Platformer/Adventure)
2.   The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (2D Overhead Adventure)
3.   Super Mario World (2D Platformer)
4.   Donkey Kong Country (2D Platformer)
5.   X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (2D Beat-Em Up/Platformer)
6.   Maximum Carnage: Spider-Man & Venom (2D Beat-Em Up)
7.   Chrono Trigger (2D JRPG)
8.   Contra III: The Alien Wars (2D Run-n-Gun)
9.   SimCity
10.   Final Fight 2 (2D Beat-Em Up)

GameCube:
1.   Metroid: Prime (First-Person Adventure)
2.   Resident Evil Remake (Survival-Horror)
3.   Resident Evil: Zero (Survival-Horror)
4.   Super Mario Sunshine (3D Platformer)
5.   Sonic Gems Collection (2D Platformer Collection)
6.   Star Fox: Assault (3D Shoot-Em Up)
7.   Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (First-Person Adventure)
8.   The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (Adventure)
9.   Wario World (3D Platformer)
10.   WWE: Day of Reckoning (Wrestling)

Wii:
1.   New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2D Platformer)
2.   Wii Sports Resort (Motion-Control Sports)
3.   Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Motion-Control First-Person Adventure)
4.   Donkey Kong Country Returns (2D Platformer)
5.   Super Paper Mario (Adventure)
6.   Epic Mickey (3D Platformer)
7.   Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles (Motion-Control First-Person Shooter)
8.   House of the Dead: Overkill (On-Rails Light-Gun Game))
9.   Link's Crossbow Training  (On-Rails Light-Gun Game)
10.   Gunblade: NYC & LA Machine Guns (On-Rails Light-Gun Game)

GBA:
1.   Metroid: Zero Mission (2D Platformer/Adventure)
2.   Metroid: Fusion (2D Platformer/Adventure)
3.   The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Overhead Adventure)
4.   Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (Open-World 2D Platformer Action-RPG)
5.   Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (Open-World 2D Platformer Action-RPG)
6.   Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Open-World 2D Platformer Action-RPG)
7.   Golden Sun (JRPG)
8.   Golden Sun: The Lost Age (JRPG)
9.    Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World (2D Platformer)
10.   Donkey Kong Country (2D Platformer)

DS:
1.   New Super Mario Bros. (2D Platformer)
2.   Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (Open-World 2D Platformer Action-RPG)
3.   Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Open-World 2D Platformer Action-RPG)
4.   The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Adventure)
5.   Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (JRPG)
6.   Contra 4 (2D Run-n-Gun)
7.   Metal Slug 7 (2D Run-n-Gun)
8.   Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword (Action)
9.   Sonic Colors (2D Platformer)
10.   Super Scribblenauts (Puzzle)

[wartoy]

I'll list my suggestions regardless of cost these are my favorites some are cheep some are not but all are great imo.
Brigandine ps1(strategy rpg)
Syphon filter ps1 (action)
Resident Evil 1,2,3 ps1 (survival horror)
Gran Turismo 3 ps2 (racing)
Ace Combat 4 ps2 (flight sim.)
Culdacept ps2 (like monopoly meets d&d)
Disgaea 1,2 ps2  (strategy rpg)
Silent hill 3  ps2 (horror)
Devil may cry ps2 (action)
Onmiusha 1,2,3 & dawn of dreams ps2 (horror hack and slash)
Disgaea 3,4 ps3 (strategy rpg)
Windwaker gamecube (adventure)
Fire emblem gamecube (strategy rpg)
Breath of fire 1,2 snes (rpg)
Life force snes (shooter)
Super metroid snes (action adventure)

I tried not to list games already listed by others