Which Legacy Console Has the Best Exclusive Games?

Which legacy console do you think has the best exclusive games? Here's a list of some exclusives (not counting Arcade, PC, or re-releases for future systems) for a few consoles to remind people:

NES:

• BaseWars
• Batman: The Video Game
• The Battle of Olympus
• Bionic Commando
• Castlevania I-III
• Contra
• Crystalis
• Dr. Mario
• Dragon Warrior I-IV
• Gradius 1 & 2
• Faxanadu
• Final Fantasy
• Kid Icarus
• Kirby's Adventure
• The Legend of Zelda
• Lifeforce
• Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
• Mega Man 1-6
• Metroid
• Ninja Gaiden II & III
• Pin-Bot
• Rad Racer
• RC Pro-Am 1 & 2
• Star Soldier
• Star Tropics 1 & 2
• Super C
• Super Mario Bros. 1-3
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1-3
• Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Sega Master System/Game Gear:

• After Burner
• Alex Kidd Series
• Cloud Master
• Fantasy Zone
• Golvellius: Valley of Doom
• Golden Axe: Warrior
• Hang-On
• Ninja Gaiden (SMS version is very different from the NES version)
• Phantasy Star
• Safari Hunt
• Sonic the Hedgehog 1-2 (Much different from Genesis versions)
• Sonic Chaos
• Sonic Drift
• Space Harrier
• Tail's Sky Patrol
• Wonder Boy 1-3
• X-Men: Mojo World
• Zaxxon 3-D

TurboGrafx-16:

• Blazing Lazers
• Bloody Wolf
• Bonk's Revenge
• Keith Courage in Alpha Zone
• Legendary Axe 1 & 2
• Ninja Spirit
• Side Arms
• Splatterhouse
• Super Star Soldier

Sega Genesis:

• After Burner II
• Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
• Alisia Dragoon
• Castlevania: Bloodlines
• Comix Zone
• Contra: Hard Corps
• Crusader of Centy
• Ecco the Dolphin
• Eternal Champions
• Golden Axe II
• Herzog Zwei
• M.U.S.H.A.
• Phantasy Star II-IV
• Ranger X
• Revenge of Shinobi
• Ristar
• Road Rash 1-3
• Shining Force
• Shinobi III
• Sonic The Hedgehog 1-3
• Sonic & Knuckles
• Space Harrier II
• Spider-Man (1991)
• Splatterhouse 2 & 3
• Streets of Rage 2 & 3
• Strider (Far better and much different from the NES version)
• Vectorman 1 & 2
• Wonder Boy in Monster World
• World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
• X-Men 1 & 2

SNES:

• Actraiser 1 & 2
• Breath of Fire 1 & 2
• Castlevania: Dracula X
• Chrono Trigger
• Contra III: The Alien Wars
• Donkey Kong Country 1-3
• F-Zero
• Final Fantasy III & IV
• Final Fight 2 & 3
• Gradius III
• The Illusion of Gaia
• Kirby: Super Star
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
• Marvel Super-Heroes: War of the Gems
• Mega Man 7
• Mega Man X 1-3
• Pilot Wings
• R-Type III
• The Secret of Mana
• Sim City
• Star Fox
• Star Ocean
• Street Fighter Alpha 2
• Super Castlevania IV
• Super Mario World
• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
• Super Mario Kart
• Super Mario RPG
• Super Metroid
• Super R-Type
• X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse

Sega CD:

• Android Assault
• Lunar: Eternal Blue
• Lunar: The Silver Star
• Robo-Aleste
• Sewer Shark
• Sol-Feace
• Sonic CD
• Star Wars: Rebel Assault

Neo Geo:

• Art of Fighting 2 & 3
• Fatal Fury 3
• King of Fighters '94-2000
• King of the Monsters
• Last Resort
• Magician Lord
• Metal Slug 1 & 2
• Samurai Shodown 2 & 3
• Sengoku 1-3

Sega Saturn:

• Astal
• Burning Rangers
• Clockwork Knight 1 & 2
• Darius Gaiden
• Daytona Racing USA
• Die Hard Arcade
• Dragon Force
• Fighting Vipers
• Galactic Attack
• Golden Axe: The Duel
• Guardian Heroes
• House of the Dead
• Nights Into Dreams
• Nights Into Dreams: Christmas Edition
• Panzer Dragoon 1 & Zwei
• Panzer Dragoon Saga
• Radiant Silvergun
• Shining Force 3
• Shining the Holy Ark
• Shinobi Legions
• Sonic R
• Virtua Cop
• Virtua Fighter Remix

Sony Playstation:

• Arc the Lad
• Armored Core
• Battle Arena Toshiden
• Breath of Fire III
• Bushido Blade 1 & 2
• Brave Fencer Musashi
• Crash Bandicoot 1 & 2
• Chrono Cross
• Colony Wars
• Cool Boarders 1-4
• Diablo
• Descent
• Dragon Warrior VII
• Dynasty Warriors
• Einheinder
• Final Fantasy VII-IX
• G-Darius
• Gran Turismo 1 & 2
• Intelligent Qube
• King's Field I & II
• Legend of Dragoon
• Legend of Legaia
• MediEvil 1 & 2
• Metal Gear Solid
• Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey
• Pac-Man World
• PaRappa The Rapper
• Parasite Eve 1 & 2
• Ridge Racer
• Soul Blade
• Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
• Spyro the Dragon
• Syphon Filter 1-3
• Tekken 1-3
• Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
• Time Crisis
• Tomba 1 & 2
• Twisted Metal 1-4
• Xenogears
• WWF Smackdown 1 & 2

Nintendo 64:

• 1080
• Banjo-Kazooie
• Banjo-Tooie
• Blast Corps
• Conker's Bad Fur Day
• Donkey Kong 64
• Doom 64
• Goldeneye: 007
• Jet Force Gemini
• The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
• Mario Kart 64
• Mario Party 1-3
• Paper Mario
• Perfect Dark
• Pilot Wings 64
• Pokemon Snap
• Starcraft 64
• Star Fox 64
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
• Super Mario 64
• Super Smash Bros.
• Tetrisphere
• Turok 1 & 2
• Wave Race
• WWF: No Mercy

Sega Dreamcast (Not counting titles re-released after the console's demise):

• Carrier
• Crazy Taxi 1 & 2
• Dead or Alive 2
• Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm
• Elemental Gimmick Gear
• GigaWing
• House of the Dead II
• Ikaruga
• Jet Grind Radio
• Maken X
• Marvel vs. Capcom 2
• Phantasy Star Online
• Power Stone
• Quake III: Arena
• The Record of Lodoss War
• Resident Evil: Code Veronica
• Sega 2K Sports Series
• Shenmue 1 & 2
• Skies of Arcadia
• Sonic Adventure 1 & 2
• Soul Calibur
• Space Channel 5
• Unreal Tournament
• WWF Royal Rumble

PS2:

• Arc the Lad: Twilight of Spirits
• Armored Core 2 & 3
• Champions of Norrath
• Champions: Return to Arms
• Dark Cloud 1 & 2
• Devil May Cry 1-3
• Dragon Quest VIII
• Drakan: The Ancient Gates
• Dynasty Warriors II-V
• Final Fantasy X-XII
• God of War 1 & 2
• Gran Turismo 3 & 4
• Ico
• King's Field: The Ancient City
• Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2
• Legaia 2: Duel Saga
• Mega Man X7 & X8
• Metal Gear Solid 3
• Onimusha
• Resident Evil: Outbreak 1 & 2
• Rygar: The Legendary Adventure
• Shadow of Colossus
• Shinobi
• Star Trek: Voyager: Elite Force
• Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain
• Time Crisis 2 & 3
• Twisted Metal: Head-On
• Xenosaga I-III
• WWE: Smackdown Series

XBox (Not Counting PC (because Microsoft ported everything to PC then):

• Advent Rising
• Brute Force
• Buffy The Vampire Slayer
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
• Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
• Doom 3
• Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes
• Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• Fable
• Far Cry
• Fuzion Frenzy
• Half Life 2
• Halo 1 & 2
• Jade Empire
• Jet Set Radio Future
• MechAssault 1 & 2
• Ninja Gaiden
• Panzer Dragoon: Orta
• Project Gotham Racing
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic I & II
• Steel Battallion 1 & 2
• Unreal Championship 2: The Lilandri Conflict
• WWF: Raw 1 & 2

Gamecube:

• Donkey Konga 1 & 2
• Eternal Darkness
• Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
• The Legend of Zelda: The Four Swords Adventure
• The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
• Kirby Air Ride
• Luigi's Mansion
• Mario Kart: Double Dash
• Mario Party 4-7
• Metroid: Prime 1 & 2
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• Pikmin
• Pokemon: Colosseum
• Resident Evil: Zero
• Star Fox Adventures
• Star Fox: Assault
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II & III
• Super Mario Sunshine
• Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Tales of Symphonia
• Wario World
• WWE: Day of Reckoning

...I had time to kill.

err its to tough to choose :/

The real competition is between the Supes Nes and PS1.

BTW you have Chrono Trigger as a Snes exclusive and that game's on PS1, and the same with FF I II, IV, V and VI. And you forgot about lots ofgreat games like Fear Effect 1 & 2, Tomba, Persona 1 &2,Silent Hill,etc. for PS1 and Terranigma, Illusion of Gaia, EVO, Dragon Quest V, VI,etc. for the Snes, etc. etc.

Nintendo 64:

• Banjo-Kazooie
• Banjo-Tooie
• Blast Corps
• Conker's Bad Fur Day
• Donkey Kong 64
• Doom 64
• Goldeneye: 007
• The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
• Mario Kart 64
• Mario Party 1-3
• Pilot Wings
• Perfect Dark
• Paper Mario
• Pokemon Snap
• Star Fox 64
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
• Super Mario 64
• Super Smash Bros.
• Tetrisphere
  
• Turok 1 & 2
• WWF: No Mercy
• Wave Race

Emerald_Warrior

There. ALL consoles have good exclusives, so let's start there. However, the Nintendo 64 has a different set of exclusives. Though Perfect Dark and Goldeneye split screen is harder to play these days because of smoother fps gameplay, 4 player splitscreen was unheard of and an absolute joy. This is something that isn't done hardly anwhere anymore, and even when it is, it is tacked on and the levels aren't designed for 4 players.

Starfox 64 remains one of the greatest shooters ever made, to this day. Wave Race, same thing--though it can be said that Blue Storm improved upon the game, which it did in ways if you find 4 die-hard wave racers, but imo it just doesn't have as much character. Super Mario 64 will end up in a museum some day, if it hasn't already. That game is as close to gaming as an art form that i've ever come across playing. Blast Corps is another cl@ssic that is yet to be replicated.

I understand the library is smaller than most, but some of the games on the N64 are just so well produced in terms of original game design, audio, visual, and control mechanics that I feel it is a notch above the rest.

[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

Nintendo 64:

• Banjo-Kazooie
• Banjo-Tooie
• Blast Corps
• Conker's Bad Fur Day
• Donkey Kong 64
• Doom 64
• Goldeneye: 007
• The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
• Mario Kart 64
• Mario Party 1-3
• Pilot Wings
• Perfect Dark
• Paper Mario
• Pokemon Snap
• Star Fox 64
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
• Super Mario 64
• Super Smash Bros.
• Tetrisphere
  
• Turok 1 & 2
• WWF: No Mercy
• Wave Race

Heirren

There. ALL consoles have good exclusives, so let's start there. However, the Nintendo 64 has a different set of exclusives. Though Perfect Dark and Goldeneye split screen is harder to play these days because of smoother fps gameplay, 4 player splitscreen was unheard of and an absolute joy. This is something that isn't done hardly anwhere anymore, and even when it is, it is tacked on and the levels aren't designed for 4 players.

Starfox 64 remains one of the greatest shooters ever made, to this day. Wave Race, same thing--though it can be said that Blue Storm improved upon the game, which it did in ways if you find 4 die-hard wave racers, but imo it just doesn't have as much character. Super Mario 64 will end up in a museum some day, if it hasn't already. That game is as close to gaming as an art form that i've ever come across playing. Blast Corps is another cl@ssic that is yet to be replicated.

I understand the library is smaller than most, but some of the games on the N64 are just so well produced in terms of original game design, audio, visual, and control mechanics that I feel it is a notch above the rest.

Added your additions to the list, and a few others.

The PS1 is my favourite console, but, still, in a photo finish, the N64 gets my vote.

Diablo isn't exclusive to the Playstation, it was ported from the PC. But, I'd vote for Sega Genesis due to the fact I love Sonic games.

Diablo isn't exclusive to the Playstation, it was ported from the PC. But, I'd vote for Sega Genesis due to the fact I love Sonic games.

Wopps

I did say not counting Arcade & PC at the beginning of my post, that's why I included it.

My bad, that's what I get for skimming. Sorry on that one.

[QUOTE="Wopps"]

Diablo isn't exclusive to the Playstation, it was ported from the PC. But, I'd vote for Sega Genesis due to the fact I love Sonic games.

Emerald_Warrior

I did say not counting Arcade & PC at the beginning of my post, that's why I included it.

I think even the rereleased Dreamcast games should count. Man, that game had some CL@SSICS! Shenmue was such a different experience than anything else, EVER. And I think that those are the exclusives that hold up the best--experiences that you can't have anywhere else.

[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

[QUOTE="Wopps"]

Diablo isn't exclusive to the Playstation, it was ported from the PC. But, I'd vote for Sega Genesis due to the fact I love Sonic games.

Heirren

I did say not counting Arcade & PC at the beginning of my post, that's why I included it.

I think even the rereleased Dreamcast games should count. Man, that game had some CL@SSICS! Shenmue was such a different experience than anything else, EVER. And I think that those are the exclusives that hold up the best--experiences that you can't have anywhere else.

I mentioned re-released Dreamcast games, but I only named them under the Dreamcast release, not the Gamecube or PS2 releases.

metroid and Dr. mario are not exclusives. metroid is on the GBA and Dr. Mario is on the gameboy, the final fantasy games are not exclusive either 1,2 ,4 ,5 and 6 are on the PS1

contra 3 is also on the GBA

metroid and Dr. mario are not exclusives. metroid is on the GBA and Dr. Mario is on the gameboy, the final fantasy games are not exclusive either 1,2 ,4 ,5 and 6 are on the PS1

contra 3 is also on the GBA

ohthemanatee

All re-released years later on future consoles. If I went by that list, that would eliminate 80% of exclusives. We could elimate nearly every Zelda, Mario, Mega Man, Sonic, Metal Slug, Neo-Geo, and Sega game on that list.

probably dreamcast, the generation before that was great but the graphics look like crap and they hurt my head:?.. the dreamcast has the same great standards but with better graphics.. so no headaches:D

[QUOTE="Wopps"]

Diablo isn't exclusive to the Playstation, it was ported from the PC. But, I'd vote for Sega Genesis due to the fact I love Sonic games.

Emerald_Warrior

I did say not counting Arcade & PC at the beginning of my post, that's why I included it.

Then shouldn't Half life 2 be on Xbox?

I'd choose N64 quite easily. Considering it didn't really have many multiplats, and is still one of the best, or the best console ever.

Sega Genesis:

• After Burner II
• Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
• Alisia Dragoon
• Castlevania: Bloodlines
• Comix Zone
• Contra: Hard Corps
• Crusader of Centy/ Soleil
• Ecco the Dolphin
• Eternal Champions
• Golden Axe II
• Herzog Zwei
• M.U.S.H.A.
• Phantasy Star II-IV
• Ranger X
• Revenge of Shinobi
• Ristar
• Road Rash 1-3
• Shining Force
• Shinobi III
• Sonic The Hedgehog 1-3
• Sonic & Knuckles
• Space Harrier II
• Spider-Man (1991)
• Splatterhouse 2 & 3
• Streets of Rage 2 & 3
• Strider (Far better and much different from the NES version)
• Vectorman 1 & 2
• Wonder Boy in Monster World
• World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
• X-Men 1 & 2

• Sengoku 1-3

Sega Saturn:

• Astal
• Burning Rangers
• Clockwork Knight 1 & 2
• Darius Gaiden
• Daytona Racing USA
• Dragon Force
• Die Hard Arcade
• Fighting Vipers
• Galactic Attack
• Guardian Heroes
• Golden Axe: The duel
• House of the Dead
• Nights Into Dreams
• Nights Into Dreams: Christmas Edition
• Panzer Dragoon 1 & Zwei
• Panzer Dragoon Saga
• Radiant Silvergun
• Shinobi Legions
• Sonic R
• Shining Force 3
• Shining the Holy Ark
  
• Virtua Fighter 2
• Virtua Cop
• Virtua Fighter Remix

XBox (Not Counting PC (because Microsoft ported everything to PC then):

• Advent Rising
• Brute Force
• Buffy The Vampire Slayer
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
• Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
• Doom 3
• Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes
• Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• Fable
• Far Cry
• Fuzion Frenzy
• Halo 1 & 2
• Jade Empire
• Jet Set Radio Future
• MechAssault 1 & 2
• Ninja Gaiden
• Panzer Dragoon: Orta
• Project Gotham Racing
• Star Wars: KOTOR 1 and 2
• Star Wars: Republic Commando
• Steel Batallion 1 and 2
  
• WWF: Raw 1 & 2
• Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict

Emerald_Warrior

just a few games that were left out

also: metal gear solid 2 was not a PS2 exclusive, it was on the Xbox as well

Sega Genesis:

• After Burner II
• Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
• Castlevania: Bloodlines
• Comix Zone
• Contra: Hard Corps
• Ecco the Dolphin
• Eternal Champions
• Golden Axe II
• M.U.S.H.A.
• Phantasy Star II-IV
• Revenge of Shinobi
• Ristar
• Road Rash 1-3
• Shining Force
• Shinobi III
• Sonic The Hedgehog 1-3
• Sonic & Knuckles
• Space Harrier II
• Spider-Man (1991)
• Splatterhouse 2 & 3
• Streets of Rage 2 & 3
• Strider (Far better and much different from the NES version)
• Vectorman 1 & 2
• Wonder Boy in Monster World
• World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
• X-Men 1 & 2

that's what i pick! Especially Sonic2 and Roadrash II

just a few games that were left out

ohthemanatee

I added them, except Virtua Fighter 2 which was suprisingly enough released for Sega Genesis.

Emerald, I couldn't help but notice you listed Metal Gear Solid and Diablo as exclusives for PSX. This is false information as they were both available for and superior on the PC.

Emerald, I couldn't help but notice you listed Metal Gear Solid and Diablo as exclusives for PSX. This is false information as they were both available for and superior on the PC.

AntoineCoyote

As is every XBox game and half of the list. Must not have read the whole post before the list, huh?

[QUOTE="AntoineCoyote"]

Emerald, I couldn't help but notice you listed Metal Gear Solid and Diablo as exclusives for PSX. This is false information as they were both available for and superior on the PC.

Emerald_Warrior

As is every XBox game and half of the list. Must not have read the whole post before the list, huh?

not every xbox game was on the PC...but yeah...way too many were on the PC

I will go with both the NES and PS2.

[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

[QUOTE="AntoineCoyote"]

Emerald, I couldn't help but notice you listed Metal Gear Solid and Diablo as exclusives for PSX. This is false information as they were both available for and superior on the PC.

ohthemanatee

As is every XBox game and half of the list. Must not have read the whole post before the list, huh?

not every xbox game was on the PC...but yeah...way too many were on the PC

PC isn't a game console. Also, I'd like to add that Metal Gear really didn't benefit that much from pc--if you enjoy extremely blurry textures, I suppose.

[QUOTE="ohthemanatee"]

[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

As is every XBox game and half of the list. Must not have read the whole post before the list, huh?

Heirren

not every xbox game was on the PC...but yeah...way too many were on the PC

PC isn't a game console. Also, I'd like to add that Metal Gear really didn't benefit that much from pc--if you enjoy extremely blurry textures, I suppose.

it's still a gaming system and in the end metal gear looks better on the PC then it does on the PS1, even if for the mere fact that you can up the resolution thereby decreasing the jaggies

[QUOTE="Heirren"]

[QUOTE="ohthemanatee"]

not every xbox game was on the PC...but yeah...way too many were on the PC

ohthemanatee

PC isn't a game console. Also, I'd like to add that Metal Gear really didn't benefit that much from pc--if you enjoy extremely blurry textures, I suppose.

it's still a gaming system and in the end metal gear looks better on the PC then it does on the PS1, even if for the mere fact that you can up the resolution thereby decreasing the jaggies

If you read the thread title...

[QUOTE="ohthemanatee"]

[QUOTE="Heirren"]

PC isn't a game console. Also, I'd like to add that Metal Gear really didn't benefit that much from pc--if you enjoy extremely blurry textures, I suppose.

Heirren

it's still a gaming system and in the end metal gear looks better on the PC then it does on the PS1, even if for the mere fact that you can up the resolution thereby decreasing the jaggies

If you read the thread title...

if you read the the conversation....

I'm a huge psx fan so that's what I'm going to vote for. Samslayer

Same here. Since I was big on JRPGs back then, the PSX seemed like the greatest system ever. Since several of the RPGs only had Saturn versions in Japan (Lunar 1+2 remakes, Grandia, Suikoden), they were exclusive to the psx for all practical purposes in North America.

I don't know about exclusives, but the Dreamcast was my favorite.

[QUOTE="Heirren"]

[QUOTE="ohthemanatee"]

it's still a gaming system and in the end metal gear looks better on the PC then it does on the PS1, even if for the mere fact that you can up the resolution thereby decreasing the jaggies

ohthemanatee

If you read the thread title...

if you read the the conversation....

This topic was sort of refreshing. Branching off to talk about the pc is pointless--I must have glossed over it.

[QUOTE="ohthemanatee"]

[QUOTE="Heirren"]

If you read the thread title...

Heirren

if you read the the conversation....

This topic was sort of refreshing. Branching off to talk about the pc is pointless--I must have glossed over it.

it's possible, but I wasn't the one who started the PC conversation and I wasn't defending or attack the rule the TC set, I was simply saying that the Xbox had way too many games that ended up on the PC

though if you want my oppinion the PC is the best bideogame system ever made

the PC is the best bideogame system ever made

ohthemanatee

I don't understand how that works. It's an evolving platform, more of a setup than a system. If it is worded that way, I'll state that my PC SYSTEM is from 2005 and isn't all that great.

[QUOTE="ohthemanatee"] the PC is the best bideogame system ever made

Heirren

I don't understand how that works. It's an evolving platform, more of a setup than a system. If it is worded that way, I'll state that my PC SYSTEM is from 2005 and isn't all that great.

I own 11 consoles and a PC, and I prefer my PC, but also because I ugrade it every 4/5 years or so