Favorite games of all time - From the old school

[Troy88]

I've been playing video games since I was 5 years old, and I've went through many systems in my time. All of the new systems that are out right now are very nice, but some the best games that I've ever played were on systems that are currently dead. That's what this thread is about. Tell us about your favorite older games, what system they were on, and why you liked them so much (if you feel like it). And I don't want to see any Gamecube, $-box, or PS2 games in ur list, dammit!

Here are my personal favorite.

Atari:

Ms. Pacman
Defender II
Hero
Gyruss
Beamrider
Frogger

NES:

Super Mario Bros. 3
The Legend of Zelda
Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link
Megaman 2
Ninja Gaiden
Faxanadu
Metal Gear
Castlevania 3
Castlevania 2
Golgo 13
Contra
Life Force
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Bionic Commando
Double Dragon II
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Dr. Mario
The Adventures of Bayou Billy
Adventures of Lolo
Blastermaster
Deadly Towers
Shadow Gate
Excitebike
Gunsmoke
Silent Service
Iron Tank
Jackal
Milon's Secret Castle
RC Pro-Am
Strider
Snake Rattle 'N Roll

SNES:

Castlevania 4
Zelda 3
Super Metroid
F-Zero
Pilot Wings
Final Fantasy II (one of the best RPG's of all time, I think)
Final Fantasy 3
Street Fighter 2 (played it for hours at a time )
Actraiser
Battletoads Battlemaniacs
Super Offroad
Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Castlevania X
Contra 3
Donkey Kong Country
Gradius III
Lost Vikings
Killer Instinct (cheesy compared to the arcade, but still cool)
Megaman X
NBA Jam
Prince of Persia
Populous
Super R-Type
Soulblazer
Rock & Roll Racing
Star Fox
Super Star Wars
Super Punch Out
Super Tennis
Ys 3
Mortal Kombat 3
U.N. Squadron

Genesis:

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Streets of Rage 2
Castlevania Bloodlines
Ghouls 'N Ghosts
Golden Axe 2

I never was much of a Sega fan, so that's why this list is short.

Turbo Graphics 16

Most of you probably never even heard of this system. It came out in the mid-80s when NES was going strong. It was a cool little system; the games were actually little cards the size of a football card, and the contollers had turbo controls built right into them. Ultimately, it died because it couldn't compete with Nintendo. But there were a few games that were decent for it.

Salamander
Dungeon Explorers (a lot like "Gauntlet," multi-player rocked)
Keith Courage
Bloody Wolf
Castlevania X: The Rondo of Blood (we got a watered-down version of this for SNES, not nearly as good as the original)
Gradius
Bonk's Adventure
Legendary Axe
Ninja Spirit
R-Type

Playstation:

Battle Arena Toshinden
Parasite Eve
ESPN Extreme Games
King's Field
King's Field 2
Final Fantasy VII
Blood Omen: The Legacy of Kain
Total Eclipse Turbo (almost impossible to beat)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (the best Castlevania game ever made, I think)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (awesome sound track, awesome play controls, excellent replay value, and the 2-player games were kick-ass)
Twisted Metal
Resident Evil 3 (my favorite out of the series)

N64:

Goldeneye
Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (I was sure that 3-D would kill this series, but I was dead wrong on that one; I was quite impressed with this game)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Killer Instinct Gold (not as good as the first one, but still worth playing)
F-Zero X
Mario Kart 64

N64 was cool because it re-introduced analog controls to the gaming scene. Kind of ironic when you think about it, considering that Nintendo killed the joystick with their "D-Pad." I really like the N64 controller, in fact, it's probably my favorite next to the PS2 (although I don't like the PS2 D-Pad for some reason; it seems less responsive, and that little gap in the middle messes me up when I'm playing fighting games).
N64 had some decent games, but by the time it came out, I was already sold on Playstation. The N64 is probably the last Nintendo game system I'll ever own.

Well...that's about it for me. You can feel free to list your favorite arcade games along with your favorite console games (so long as it's an older game; in other words I don't want to see Tekken 4 in your list )