mmm hard desicion, so I'll make a list =P (only excellent games everyone must play):
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Cross (and it is a side-story of Chrono Trigger)
Breath of Fire 1 (my first RPG, I know it's not that good, but I love it for the "first syndrome" (the reason 99% of posters in this forum love FF7 although it sucks))
Breath of Fire 4
Final Fantasy 6 (and FF7 and FF8 are crap)
Earthbound
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
Mario & Luigi Partners in Time
Dragon Quest 4
Dragon Quest 5
Dragon Quest 6
Lufia 2 (Lufia 1 is good, any other Lufia game sucks)
Tales of Phantasia SNES (my favorite RPG, have not played any other of the tales series)
Phantasy Star 4
I have not played any of the GC-PS2-Xbox nor the Wii-PS3-X360 eras., and I do not consider the Pokemon series (and clones/spinoffs), the Soulblazer series (great games), Zelda games, SRPG (Fire Emblem and Shining Force) nor Actraiser games to be traditional RPGs, so I'm not listing them.
And I think any mysterious dungeon game is pure shit and the genre should be dead.
