Gran Turismo instantly pops into my mind, nothing has ever been as fast or as exciting as GT2.
Tony Hawk is a definite as well, that series died with THUG, I tried ever so hard to love THUG2 to no avail, THAW can go to hell, Project 8 I haven't even looked at and from the demo of Proving Ground, the series is completely dead to me. THPS2 & 4 FTW!