Console Defining Games

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Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

• Super Mario Bros.
• Contra
• Super Mario Bros. 3
• The Legend of Zelda
• Dragon Quest

Nintendo Gameboy (GB)

• Tetris
• Pokemon Blue/Red/Yellow
• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
• Tetris Attack
• Final Fantasy Adventure

Sega Genesis (Gen)

• Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• Ristar
• Streets of Rage II
• Ecco the Dolphin
• Michael Jackson's MoonWalker

Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)

• Final Fantasy VI
• Street Fighter II
• Super Mario World
• Super Metroid
• Chrono Trigger

Sony Playstation 1 (PS/PSX)

• Final Fantasy VII
• Tekken 3
• Crash Bandicoot 3
• Final Fantasy VIII
• Metal Gear Solid

Nintendo 64 (N64)

• Super Mario 64
• Goldeneye 007
• Mario Kart 64
• Perfect Dark
• Super Smash Bros.

Nintendo Gameboy Color (GBC)

• Pokemon Gold/Silver
• Pokemon Trading Card Game
• Pokemon Pinball
• Mario Tennis
• Wario Land 3

Sega Dreamcast (DC)

• SoulCalibur
• Shenmue
• Crazy Taxi
• Jet Grind Radio
• Marvel vs. Capcom 2

Nintendo Gameboy Advance (GBA)

• Golden Sun
• Metroid Fusion
• Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
• Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
• Final Fantasy V Advance
  

Sony Playstation 2 (PS2)

• Final Fantasy X
• Grand Theft Auto III
• Devil May Cry
• Shadow of the Colossus
• Grand Theft Auto III: San Andreas

Microsoft X-Box (XB)

• Halo: Combat Evolved
• Ninja Gaiden
• Shenmue II
• Halo 2
• Dead or Alive 3

Nintendo Gamecube (GCN)

• Resident Evil 4
• Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Metroid Prime
• The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
• SoulCalibur II

Nintendo Duel Screen/Developer System (NDS)

• WarioWare: Touched!
• Nintendogs
• Final Fantasy IV
• Rhythm Heaven
• New Super Mario Bros.

Sony Playstation Portable (PSP)

• Lumines
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
• Wipeout Pure
• Patapon
• Tekken: Dark Resurrection

Microsoft X-Box 360 (360)

• Halo 3
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• Gears of War
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Mass Effect 2

Sony Playstation 3 (PS3)

• LittleBigPlanet
• Heavy Rain
• Wipeout HD
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Demon's Souls

Nintendo Wii (Wii)

• Wii Sports
• Super Mario Galaxy
• Wii Fit
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Super Mario Galaxy 2

 

This is not a list of my favorite or the best games in the system. It's a list of games that I associate with the system no matter how good or bad they are, or whether it's exclusive or multiplatform.