Favourite games of the 16 bit era

[Spieggelmaus]

As we all know there was a lot of crap floating around the consoles of the 16 bit era, but there were also some real gems. The purpose of this thread is to have you guys (yes you!) list your own favourites from that era. Any extra details such as pictures or screenshots from the games would be good too.

My personal favourite was Golden Axe on the Sega Megadrive (or Genesis, depending), which I must say is still much better than it's current day remake.

I'm betting that this thread has probably been done before so don't go complaining to me about it if that is so.

 

[zauxz]

I had some game, where you were a ninja, could throw shurikens and had a white wolf/dog companion. I cant remember how it is called, and i want to play it. BADLY. If someone tells me the name i will love them forever.

And ever


and ever...

 

[HardRockSamurai]

My favorites are:

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Earthworm Jim 2
TMNT: Turtles in Time
Sonic & Knuckles

and

Super Mario World

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

I also liked Golden Axe a lot.
However, I think Streets of Rage 2 may have been my favorite.
Pity it broke on me.

EDIT:

I had some game, where you were a ninja, could throw shurikens and had a white wolf/dog companion. I cant remember how it is called, and i want to play it. BADLY. If someone tells me the name i will love them forever.

And ever


and ever...

You aren't thinking of The Revenge of Shinobi, are you?
I don't remember a dog being involved, but to be fair, I wasn't really good at it.
I got through most of the levels by spamming kunai until I ran out.

 

[ActionDan]

Sonic 1
Sonic 2
Sonic 2 & Knuckles
Sonic 3
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Streets of Rage

Absolutely fantastic childhood games.

 

[Kilo24]

Heh. I feel old. I could spout a long list of 8 bit games, but not many 16 bit.

Lessee...
Earthbound
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario RPG
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

 

[Proteus214]

By far, the combination of Sonic 3 and Sonic and Knuckles was fantastically epic.

 

[Symp4thy]

This thread will most likely be frowned upon because it is a list thread, but I'll play.

My two favorites are easily
Secret of Mana

Spoiler

Final Fantasy III

Spoiler

As we all know there was a lot of crap floating around the consoles of the 16 bit era, but there were also some real gems.

To be fair, there is a lot of crap floating around this era.

 

[Spieggelmaus]

Wow, I'd forgotten Streets of rage, but I'm happy to see so many others enjoyed it too. I especially liked the Napalm... Yeah!

 

[Strider_07]

Tetris, Lost Luggage, and that one game where you played as a sprite bottle cap.

 

[Biek]

Killer Instinct is still the best fighting game ever made.

 

[dekkarax]

I missed the 16-bit era
I had a master system because we couldn't afford a mega drive or a SNES.

 

[Radeonx]

Super Mario RPG.
That and Mario all stars were the only two SNES games I'd ever had.

 

[Trucken]

Killer Instinct is still the best fighting game ever made.

Sir, I'm afraid you are incorrect. Street Fighter II is the best fighting game ever made. But Killer Instinct was good.

I had some game, where you were a ninja, could throw shurikens and had a white wolf/dog companion. I cant remember how it is called, and i want to play it. BADLY. If someone tells me the name i will love them forever.

And ever


and ever...

Maybe you can find it in this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjak4ByHnco

Man, there were some great games during the 16-bit era. Sim City, Sunset Riders, The Lost Vikings... takes you back, doesn't it?

 

[MetallicaRulez0]

TMNT: Turtles in Time
Street Fighter 2
Super Mario World
Streets of Rage
Mortal Kombat 2
Contra 3

I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but it was 15 years ago!

 

[MattKirby]

Either Pong or Gears of War 2.... Pretty much

 

[Dr. Wily III]

The legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past
Contra III
Sparkster
Chrono Trigger
Super Metroid - Metroid III
Earthbound
Terranigma
Turtles in Time
StarFox I & II (Emu ftw!)
Lost Vikings I & II
Super Castlevania IV
Donkey Kong Country II - Diddys Kong Quest
All Super Mario Bros. games from the Allstars Version.
Super Street Fighter II (This Version was faster than Turbo if you know how to do it.)

 

[JMan]

Tetris, Lost Luggage, and that one game where you played as a sprite bottle cap.

Are you talking about Cool Spot, the one where you play as the 7-Up red dot?

 

[walkingdead127]

Either Paper boy or Golden Axe.

 

[Gaderael]

Super Mario World
Super Mario All-Stars
Mario Kart
Mortal Kombat II
Earthworm Jim 1 + 2
Sonic 2, 3, and Knuckles
NHL 94-97
NBA Jam and TE
Actraiser II
Final Fantasy III (VI)
Bass Masters Classic

There are more, but I just cannot remember them.