Name your favorite game for each genre.

[stealthrush]

Which game do you choose your favorite of each genre?
You can list up to five games, of any generation and console.
You can add more genres if you like.

Action:
Adventure:
Platform:
Fighter:
Puzzle:
Shoot 'em Up:
Beat 'em Up:
Racing:
RPG:
Horror:
Simulation:
Strategy:
Sport:


Action:

- Metal Slug
- Gunstar Heroes
- Alien Soldier
- Pocky & Rocky
- Bubble Symphony

Adventure:

- Crusader of Centy
- Little Ninja Bros.
- Tail Concerto
- Time Gal
- Road Avenger

Action-Adventure

- Blaster Master
- Sonic Adventure
- Speed Power Gunbike
- The Legend of Oasis
- Fray in Magical Adventure

Platform:

- Mega Man 2
- Kirby Super Star
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
- Keio Flying Sqyadron 2

Fighter:

- Super Street Fighter II Turbo
- Vampire Savior
- Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
- The King of Fighters XIII
- Psychic Force 2012

Puzzle:

- Dig Dug
- Solomon's Key
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
- Adventures of Lolo
- Cat Trap

Shoot 'em Up:

- Air Zonk
- G Darius
- Soukyugurentai
- Soldier Blade
- Lords of Thunder

Beat 'em Up:

- King of the Monsters 2: The Next Thing
- Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari
- Guardian Heroes
- Die hard Arcade
- Double Dragon II

Racing:

- Bomberman Fantasy Race
- Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
- Moto Roader MC
- Micro Maniacs
- Sonic R

J-RPG:

- Valkyrie Profile
- Ys Book I and II
- Panzer Dragoon Saga
- Xenogears
- Grandia

W-RPG

- Deception III: Dark Delusion
- Etrian Odyssey
- King's Field II
- Shining the Holy Ark
- Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra

Horror:

- Galerians
- D2
- Silent Hill 2
- Clock Tower 2
- Illbleed

Simulation:

- Omega Boost
- GunGriffon II
- BRAHMA Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9
- SkyGunner
- Iron Soldier

Real-Time Strategy:

- StarCraft
- Pikmin 2
- Trap Gunner: Countdown to Oblivion
- WarCraft III
- Kagero: Deception II

Turn-Based Strategy:

- Earth Light
- Culdcept
- Military Madness
- Carnage Heart
- Hundred Swords

Light Gun / Rail-Shooter

- Vanark
- Elemental Gearbolt
- Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
- Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Earth
- Gamera 2000

Simulation:

- Omega Boost
- GunGriffon II
- BRAHMA Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9
- SkyGunner
- Iron Soldier

Sport:

- DecAthlete
- Winter Heat
- Virtua Striker 2
- Soccer Brawl
- Mega Man Soccer

[maximo310]

Beat-em-Ups:
-Armored Warriors
-Undercover Cops
-Battle Circuit
-Dungeons+ Dragons: Shadow over Mystara

Shmups:
-Rayforce
-Darius Gaiden
-Ibara Kuro Black Label
-Dodonpachi Daijouou
-Gradius Gaiden

Run-n-Gun
-Metal Slug
-Contra(Famicom)
-Bangai-O Spirits
-GunForce II



Fighters:
-Vampire Savior
-Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
-Cyberbots
-King of Fighters XIII

RPG:
-Final Fantasy V
-Dragon Quest III (Super Famicom remake)
-Mother 3
-Chrono Trigger

Strategy:
-Fire Emblem: Geneology of the Holy War
-Bahamut Lagoon
-Front Mission 2

Puzzle:
-Puzzle Bobble
-Tetris
-Mr Driller
-Qix

Platformer:
-Super Mario Sunshine
-Mega Man 3
-Donkey Kong Country 2
-Shovel Knight

Racing
-Scud Race
-Daytona USA
-Ridge Racer 7
-Mario Kart 8
-Hydro Thunder

Might add some more to this list later.

[stethebubble]

Action: star wars battlefront 2
Platform: sonic
Fighter: tekken tag 2
Puzzle: super puzzle fighter II
Shoot 'em Up: ikaruga
Beat 'em Up: streets of rage
Racing: mario kart 8/double dash
RPG:  final fantasy VII
Horror: res evil 2/ silent hill
Strategy: company of heroes / red alert
Sport:  PES, Champ manager, NHL

FPS: time splitters

[aliensstudios]

Action:
-Bayonetta
-Bayonetta 2
-Batman: Arkham City
Platformer:
-Super Mario World
-Super Mario Bros. 3
-Sonic the Hedgehog 3
-Mega Man & Bass
-Donkey Kong Country
-Donkey Kong Country 3
-Sonic Advance
-Rayman Legends
Fighter:
-Super Smash Bros. Melee
-Project M
-Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
-Marvel vs. Capcom 3
-Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
Puzzle:
-Tetris DS
-Dr. Mario
-Brain Age
Shoot 'em Up:
-Galaga
-Virtua Cop
-Space Armada
-Astrosmash
Beat 'em Up:
-Double Dragon
-Battletoads
-Altered Beast
Racing:
-Mario Kart Double Dash
-Mario Kart 8
-Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing Transformed
-Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
-Diddy Kong Racing
-Mickey's Speedway USA
RPG:
-EarthBound
-Mother 3
-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
-Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
-Pokemon: Yellow Version
Horror:
-The House of the Dead
-Resident Evil: Revelations
Strategy:
-Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
-Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Sport:
-Snoopy Tennis
-Madden NFL 11
-MLB 10 The Show
-NHL 2014
-Mario Superstar Baseball
-Mario Golf: World Tour
-Super Mario Strikers

[telly]

Interesting topic! Here's my list:

- Action: Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
- Adventure: Legend of Zelda, A link to the Past (SNES)
- Platform: Megaman II/III/ ZX Advent (NES) (DS)
- Fighter: Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC)
- Simulation: Ace Combat 04 (PS2)
- Puzzle: Puzzle Quest (PS2)
- Shoot 'em Up: Contra (NES) Metal Slug (Arcade)
- Arcade: House of the Dead
- Beat 'em Up: BattleToads (NES)
- Racing: Mario Kart Double Dash!! (GC)
- RPG: Chrono Cross (PS1) Mother 3 (GBA)
- Horror: Silent Hill 2/3 (PS2)
- Strategy: Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS) Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA) Age of Empires II (PC)
- Sport:  Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup (PS2) (I don't play many sports games)
- FPS: BioShock Infinite (PS3)

[pizzasafari]

I'll only include one game per franchise to stop it from being monotonous.
I'll put five in each so I don't have to feel bad about not including stuff.

Action:

- No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
- Shadow of the Colossus
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Metal Gear Solid,  haven't a clue which one specifically
(Not really sure what differentiates Action and Action-Adventure so I just stuck 'em all here. )

Platform:

- Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
- Croc 2
- Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters
- Kirby's Fun Pak
- Alice: Madness Returns

Fighter:

- BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
- Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
- SoulCalibur II
- Guilty Gear X
- King of Fighters XIII

Puzzle:

- Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
- Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
- Lumines: Electronic Symphony
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise
(I don't know if most of those are technically puzzle games but they don't have anywhere else to go on the list)

Shoot 'em Up:

- Panzer Dragoon Orta
- Touhou, in general
- Mars Matrix
- Triggerheart Exelica
- Ikaruga

JRPG:

- Final Fantasy VIII
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES
- Lost Odyssey
- Digimon World 2003
- Tales of Graces f

WRPG:

- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
- Mass Effect 2
- Dragon's Dogma
- Fallout 3
- Fable: The Lost Chapters

Horror:

- Silent Hill 2
- Project Zero
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- Alien: Isolation
- Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

Strategy:

- Warcraft III
- Heroes of Might & Magic III
- Age of Empires II
Yeah, haven't really played many strategy games.

FPS:

- BioShock
- Unreal Tournament III
- Alien Trilogy
- Darkwatch
- Doom

[retroone]

Action:
Godzilla Destroy all Monsters Melee
Combat
Outlaw

Adventure:
The Legend of Zelda
Minecraft
FEZ

Platform:
Shovel Knight
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
Chip N' Dale: Rescue Rangers

Fighter:
Fighters Destiny
Street Fighter 2
Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition

Puzzle:
Tetris
Puyo Pop! Fever
Ballistic

Shoot 'em Up:
Contra
Resogun
Gradius 3

Beat 'em Up:
Spiderman and Venom in: Maximum Carnage
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Double Dragon 2: The Revenge

Racing:
CTR: Crash Team Racing
Mario Kart 64
F-Zero

RPG:
Pokemon: Crystal Version
Parasite Eve
(I really don't play RPG's that much)

Horror:
P.T
Resident Evil
Alien Trilogy

Simulation:
BRAHMA Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9
Rampart
Top Gun

Strategy:
Sim City

Sports:
Backyard Baseball 2005
Tecmo Super Bowl
Wave Race 64

[turf]

I'm going to give this a shot, but I don't always know what genre is which.  So, if I get something wrong; you can fuck off.   

Action: Contra  (Is that and action game?  There's a hell of a lot of action if you ask me.)

Adventure:  The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Platform: Super Mario World (This shit changes a lot.  SMB, 1, 2, & 3 all get Honorable Mentions)

Fighter: Street Fighter II Turbo or Super Smash Bros U

Puzzle: Bust-A-Move

Shoot 'em Up: Gun.Smoke (Is that the shooter we're talking about?)
 
Beat 'em Up: Turtles in Time

Racing: Mario Kart 64 maybe WiiU

RPG: Chrono Trigger

Horror: Shaq Fu

Simulation:  Sim Ant?  Sim City?  I don't play simulations. 

Strategy: I don't play these either.  I like the idea of Fire Emblem though.

Sport: I like all the EA PGA Golf games.  NCAA Football is great too. 

[cornykev]

I do enjoy these posts that require me to think a little, ha!

Action
Bubble Bobble
Pac-Man: Adventures in Time

Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Platform
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Advance 2 / Super Mario World
Mega Man 2
Shovel Knight
Kirby Super Star

Fighter
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros: Project M (Brawl mod)
SoulCalibur II

Puzzle
Tetris DX
Pushmo
Yoshi
Yoshi's Cookie
Tetris & Dr. Mario

Shoot 'em Up
Rush'n Attack

Beat 'em Up
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Double Dragon II

Racing
Mario Kart DS
Mach Rider

RPG
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy IX
Pokemon Gold / HeartGold Version
Pokemon Emerald Version

Simulation
LEGO LOCO

Strategy
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Age of Empires II
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising

Sport
Mario Tennis (N64 / GBC)
Mario Superstar Baseball
Mario Golf (N64)

[zenimus]

Action: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)
Adventure: Day of the Tentacle (PC)
Action-Adventure: Super Metroid (SNES)
Platform: Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES, though technically an action game?)
Fighter: The Last Blade 2 (Neo Geo)
Puzzle: Lolo 2 (NES)
Shoot 'em Up: Life Force (NES)
Beat 'em Up: Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES)
Racing: Crazy Taxi (Dreamcast)
RPG: Final Fantasy VI (SNES)
Action RPG: Dark Souls (PS3)
Dungeoncrawler: Angband (PC)
Horror: ?? (Never played one...)
Simulation: SimTower (PC)
Strategy: Myth II: Soulblighter (PC)
Sport: Super Baseball 2020 (Neo Geo)

[kamikazekeeg]

Action: Brutal Legend
Adventure: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Platform: Banjo-Kazooie
Fighter: Tekken 3
Puzzle:
Shoot 'em Up: 1942 (I assume this is what you meant or like Contra?)
Beat 'em Up:
Racing: Diddy Kong Racing
RPG: Final Fantasy 7
Horror: Resident Evil 4
Simulation:
Strategy: C&C Red Alert 2
Sport: NFL Blitz

[deftommo]

Action: Dark Souls
Adventure: Shadow of the Colossus
Platform: Super Mario World
Fighter: Marvel vs Capcom
Puzzle: Tetris DS
Racing: Crash Team Racing
RPG: Final Fantasy VI (Dark Souls may have gone here, but I think it leans more toward action than rpg)
Horror: Silent Hill
Strategy: Warcraft III
Sport: Dusty Diamond's All Star Softball