I randomly just felt the need to make this after seeing a Top 100 list for video games. Anyways this is just my opinion Im sure others feel differently.
5. TMNT 4 Turtles In Time
It was a port of an arcade game I know, but the new bosses and levels were implemented flawlessly. Also being able to throw ninjas into the screen was pretty sweet. I used to play this game all the time, hell I still play it. I cant even count how many times Ive beaten it. You can even play this with a friend, coop on this game was better than any other coop on any game at the time in my opinion. On top of everything I just said Im also a huge TMNT fan. :P
4. Donkey Kong Country
I like platformers and Donkey Kong Country was an exceptionally great platformer. The level design is incredible, even when levels look similar in this game (which is uncommon) they still feel completely different. The music for this game was another great thing about it, I can still remember it and I havent played this game in at least 5 years. I also liked how they had the strategy of switching characters for different circumstances. Diddy was faster and could jump higher but you needed Donkey to defeat some enemies. Also the graphics for this time period were incredible they still look great to this day. Another thing that I felt made this stick out among other platformers was the animals and thebonus levels you could use them in. Theres still one thing I dont understand though...why the hell is his name Donkey Kong? Hes not a Donkey.
3. Super Mario All Stars
Youre probably like "What? Thats just a bunch of Mario ports". Incorrect. These are ports of the Mario games with updated graphics which makes them look so great...I dont even have anything to compare them too. Also Lost Levels was available for the first time in North America on this cartridge which I enjoyed so much more than Super Mario Bros 2. This game was extremely important for me becuase it was the first time I had ever played these amazing Mario games. I didnt have a NES so I didnt have the chance to play them except for on SNES at first.
2. Mega Man X
The first Mega Man game I ever played and in my opinion still the best. The ability to jump on walls completely blew my mind at the time and definitely added another dimension to the gameplay. None of the boss battles wouldve been the same without that feature. You could get powers from bosses you defeated like the previous Mega Man games which added some strategy to the game other than running and gunning. All the level design and sounds and just the way everything moved and how it was totally meshed. Everything in this game worked together to create a futuristic environment unlike any other at the time being. In my opinion this is one of the top games Capcom has ever made.
1. Super Mario World
Thats right, none other than Super Mario World. Honestly I dont think I need to give any reasons why I have this as the number as everyone should have played this game already but I will. First of all its Mario, the very best of Mario. Like I said earlier I love platformers. A huge thing for me in this game was Yoshi. That little green dinosaur added so much to this game and many Mario games after it. Also I have to mention all the secret levels, there are so many and you dont want to stop playing until you find every single damn one. This game has one of the highest replay values Ive ever seen. This game also has the best soundtrack I have ever heard for a video game. All the cute little songs are perfect and they will get stuck in your head for days on end. To me this is one of the top games of all time and always will be.
Other great games that deserve mentions are Super Mario RPG, Street Fighter 2, Super Mario Kart, Harvest Moon, Kirby Super Star, Illusion of Gaia, NBA Jam, Aladdin, Legend of Zelda Link to the Past, and Secret of Mana.
Youre probably like what he didnt even have all those amazing RPGs like Final Fantasy 3 and Chrono Trigger. Youre right I dont. Im not saying theyre not good games, I like them. Im just saying that personally I thought that these games were better. Plus Ill repeat again, I love platformers. :)