1.
Mario 64
N64
Ahh, memories. I had been entranced by the screenshots and stories of the game ever since they arose!
When I got Mario 64 I was hooked until I finished it. Superbly responsive controls, great gameplay-
Unexeprienced in 3D uptill then, Nintendo marks history making one of the most succesful transitions from 2D to 3D!
2.
Zelda: Ocarina of time
N64
Seemingly endless freedom in another succesful transition from 2D to 3D by Nintendo. The moment I got the game
I never stopped playing(literally, I'm afraid): the vast world, music and atmosphere along with great minigames made OOT a rich experience
not to forget. The amazing concept, executed with amazing congruency has been rarily rivalled even uptill today - in my humble
opinion, of course. Games like the recent Kameo compared to OOC, are hopelessly behind in design, and I don't say that for Nostalgia sake, nor bitter feelings towards Rare.
3.
Super Smash brothers Melee
Gamecube
Wow! Nintendo HAL delivers an extremely polished and balanced game, and an uniquely strong combination of intuitive controls
and depth. These seemingly paradoxical factors work so well: tournaments of the game are held and I spent
so many hours with the game, that I lost count. Uptill now I still am always up for a go at a friend in this game.
Another classic.
4.
Secret of Mana
SNES
An action RPG on the SNES which has such beautiful music and atmosphere. On the surface it may seem shallow
However, it depicts a cult atmosphere around the bad guy Thanatos quite effectively, which got me itnrigued early on.
Later on in the game the dragon you befriended rescues you, and from then on you can fly on him in quasi 3D and land 'anywhere'
in the world. For the time this was an absolutely stunning gameplay mode. As you get into the pre-last boss, Thanatos, your
jaw drops: a screenfilling, masterfully designed reaper, accompanied by the best boss music ever. Hell yeah!
After you defeat Thanatos you battle the Mana beast, untypically the game has a bit of a sad ending. Wow!
Quite amusing that it was only after I finished the game I was told the game could be played with two friends,
controlling everyone in your party.
5.
Chrono Trigger
SNES
What an amazing experience! Square houses some of the best videogame music composers, and Yasunori Mitsuda
provides truly epic music for the RPG. A true Square classic, the turned based combat is executed on the spot, rather
than transitioning to a theme-based background(i.e. in woods you get a few trees as background), which I find breaking
immersion and annoying. As soon as I found out how much this game was about timetravel, I was sold. The game is hailed
as on of the best classic console RPG's ever, and for good reason!
