Console Flagships

What do you believe are considered to be the console flagship games?

NOTE: This_is_not_a_"My favorite game for this sytem is..."_question!

I'm asking what you think the general view is. So if you say something obviously ground in your own preferences, like "Blood Roar for PSX!" or "Morrowind for X-Box rules!" , I will call your ass out on it.

Also, you can list ONE alternative per console, since some of these choices are difficult. But that is it.

Here's my attempt. Feel free to add any systems I left out:

Atari 2600: Donkey Kong

Nintendo: Super Mario Brothers 3 (or maybe "Legend of Zelda")

Sega Master: Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Sega's first attempt at a Mario mascot)

Gameboy: Pokemon (hate to say it, but it's true)

Super Nintendo: Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past

Sega Genesis: Sonic 2

Turbo-Duo: Bonk

Nintendo 64: Goldeneye (or perhaps Mario 64)

Playstation: Gran Turismo 2 (tough choice)

Playstation 2: Grand Theft Auto 3

Dreamcast: Phantasy Star Online

Gameboy Advance: Super Mario Advance

GameCube: Super Mario Sunshine (already, which is pretty sad for GC)

X-Box: Halo (easiest pick of the bunch)

 

You forgot the Neo-Geo

 

What about Turbo Graphics?

 

That's another name for Turbo Duo. Turbo Duo is just the Turbo Grafix 16 with a CD drive added (like Sega CD)

 

Hmm, I'm going to have to disagree with a couple of your choices.

For the Gameboy I think the flagship game was the one that shipped with every gameboy: Tetris.
Perhaps Pokemon could be the game for Gameboy Color?

For the Atari 2600 I don't think it was Donkey Kong, but maybe that's just because I never owned Donkey Kong! I would tend to place games like Defender, Asteriods, Space Invaders, and Combat above Donkey Kong. All classics.

 

Definetly space invaders for the 2600

 

"For the Gameboy I think the flagship game was the one that shipped with every gameboy: Tetris."

Good point.

"For the Atari 2600 I don't think it was Donkey Kong, but maybe that's just because I never owned Donkey Kong!"

Personal preference. Try to leave it out. I don't own 5 of the games I listed (like GT2), but I won't deny their presence.

 

Bonk ruled. We had Turbo graphics for it's short run. Didn't have many games but Bonk ruled. Also had this game I can't remember the name but it was kinda like a FPS where you kill aliens. That game was scary because the aliens would come and get you when you lest expected it.

 

Partially cause I'm bored but I gotta press Space Invaders. I think it is the most well known of any Atart 2600 game. Most people don't even know donkey kong was on the 2600 (I do cause I had a copy btw) but everyone knows space invaders. Oh nevermind. Pac-Man. That's the one for the 2600. There's just too many

 

I remember playing Soldier Blade on my friend's Turbo Graphics for hours when I was little.


Good times.

 

Hmph. I guess my memory is a bit foggy then. When I think of 2600, I instantly think of Donkey Kong. It wasn't my favorite 2600 title (I liked Pitfall, Krull, Maze Craze, Combat, and so many more much better). When I think of "Space Invaders" or "Asteriods", I instantly think of the arcade, not the console. But, then again, Donkey Kong originated as an arcade game also.

 

Nintendo: The original "Super Mario Brothers" (was there anyone who DIDn'T have that game?)


Sega Master: "Hang on"


Gameboy: Tetris or SuperMarioLand


Super Nintendo: Super Mario World, or possibly Street Fighter 2


Sega Genesis: Sonic the Hedgehog


Turbo-Duo: Bonk

Nintendo 64: Mario 64

Playstation: Metal Gear Solid


Playstation 2: Metal Gear Solid 2


Dreamcast: NHL 2K


Gameboy Advance: Super Mario Advance

GameCube: Super Mario Sunshine (or possibly "Rogue Leader", although i'm sure that Mario WILL overtake that one quite quickly)


X-Box: Halo

 

Well, I can only speak for consoles I've actually owned:

NES: The Legend of Zelda. What can I say? It's a classic. Also the first NES game I remember playing.
Gameboy: Pokémon. Have to agree. It's been a monstrous success. I actually enjoyed it too.
Genesis: Sonic the Hedgehog 2. It's what got me to buy the system.
Super NES: Super Mario World. Another system seller for me. I still remember seeing the first screenshots and being blown away. Ah, memories.
Game Gear: Sonic... something. Forget the actual title. It was the first Game Gear Sonic game with Tails.
Sega CD: Um... nothing comes to mind...
3DO: Rebel Assault or Gex. I guess...
Playstation: Final Fantasy 7. While I prefer FF10 and FFT, it was one of the PSX's biggest smash hits and established the platform as THE RPG console.
Nintendo 64: Super Mario 64. Another system seller. I used to go to Toys R' Us before it was released just to play it.
Playstation 2: Grand Theft Auto 3. One of the best games I've ever played, despite its flaws. Also Sony's best selling game to date. And Vice City is looking about twice as good...
Xbox: Dead or Alive 3. Probably a controversial choice, but it's possibly the main reason the Xbox survived its Japanese launch.
Gamecube: Undecided. I've been rather disappointed with the major releases so far, including Mario Sunshine (and it's hard for me to say that since I'm a huge Nintendo supporter). I'd place my bet on Metroid Prime or the new Zelda game. EDIT: I might say Rogue Leader since it was the system seller for me if it wasn't the most frustrating game I've ever played.

 

Rogue Leader frustrating, eh?

Well, i used to think that as well (that level where you're up against the Star Destroyer in a B-Wing was giving me FITS!)

Then i learned the secret to Rogue Leader: You can't be afraid to die.. You've got 3 lives, feel free to use'em..

Once i became a kamakazi pilot, the game was a breeze....Really

 

Meh, even with an infinite lives code I still found the game extremely frustrating. I never did beat the Death Star core assault level because I got so tired of replaying the mission. In general, I just didn't think the game was much fun. Actually getting the TIE Fighters into view was more difficult than it should have been and their AI was so terrible that they constantly crashed into me. The radar system was always a bit of an enigma, even after getting a basic understanding of it. Having enemy fighters literally mimicking my every move once they were locked on my tail felt terribly artificial, along with annoying. Plus the incredibly stringent mission objectives allowed little freedom. I "loved" spending ten or fifteen minutes on a mission only to fail the very last objective. I also encountered a fair number of bugs, like flying cardboard Rebel soldiers. After following the game since it was first announced, I really wanted to love it, but I just couldn't. Oh well, sorry for the rant.

 

Yeah, Rogue Leader is too frustrating to be fun. Even with infinite lives, I keep running out of time. And to think I bought a GC for it!

 

Wow, I was thinking I was the only one. It got almost unanimous praise from gaming magazines and sites. Sadly, I think Shadows of the Empire's Battle of Hoth level was better than Rogue Leader's... On that note, what the heck is with LucasArt's obsession with probe droids anyway? They were in Super ESB too.

 

i love the Endor mission, but yeah, RL sold the GC for me as well, i'm happy with it, but i wish the games would flow a lttle faster