things that won't be on this list: the general fare of nintendo stuff like zelda, mario, metroid. stuff you should have played by now really. these are just recs that i don't see around too much anymore. if the game is multiplatform i'll either post the version i played or preferred. on my personal favorites list i'll mark what console they're on









genesis

alien storm
altered beast
asterix and the power of the gods
battletech
castlevania bloodlines
comix zone
decap attack
earthworm jim 2
ecco 1 and the tides of times
elemental master
flashback
golden axe
gunstar heroes
haunting
kid chameleon
mega turrican
musha
mutant league football/hockey
phantasy star 2, 3 and 4
rings of power
ranger-x
revenge of shinobi and shinobi 3
shadowrun
splatterhouse 2 and 3
streets of rage series
thunder force 4
toejam & earl
vectorman 1 and 2







nintendo 64

battletanx
blast corps
castlevania: legacy of darkness
custom robo
excitebike 64
extreme-g
gex 64
goemon's great adventure
mystical ninja goemon
harvest moon 64
hybrid heaven
jet force gemini
killer instinct gold
mischief makers
ogre battle 64
pilotwings 64
space station silicon valley
star wars shadows of the empire



dreamcast

alone in the dark: the new nightmare
capcom vs snk 1 and 2
cannon spike
blue stinger
caution: seaman
jet grind radio
legacy of kain: soul reaver
jojo's bizzare adventure
ikaruga
ooga booga
power stone 1 and 2
burning justice
shadow man
shenmue 1 and 2
space channel 5
street fighter 3: 3rd strike
mars matrix
gunbird 2
fatal fury: garou mark of the wolves
virtual on
ecco the dolphin







psx

ace combat 2
alundra
arc the lad
armored core and project phantasma
breath of fire 3
brave fencer musashi
bushido blade
clock tower
darkstalkers 3
disruptor
einhander
elemental gearbolt
front mission 3
final fantasy tactics
future-cop lapd
galerians
gekido
gradius gaiden
granstream saga
grandia
herc's adventure
hokuto no ken
intelligent cube
kartia
jersey devil
blood omen
klonoa
legend of mana
lsd
lunar 1 and 2
mdk
martian gothic
medievil 1 and 2
macross
megaman legends 1 and 2
mr driller
oddworld 1 and 2
ogre battle
pandemonium 2
omega boost
parasite eve 1 and 2
psychic force
raiden project
rival schools
skullmonkeys
star ocean
strider 2
suikoden 2
syphon filter 1 and 2
tenchu
legend of dragoon
tomba
vagrant story
valkyrie profile
vandal hearts
vib ribbon
vigilante 8
wild 9
wild arms 1 and 2
xenogears







gamecube

baten kaitos
baten kaitos origins
battalion wars
chibi-robo
custom robo
eternal darkness: sanity's requiem
fire emblem: path of radiance
killer 7
pn03
rogue squadron 3
tales of symphonia
timesplitters 2 and future perfect
kinnikuman/ultimate muscle







playstation 2

beyond good and evil
berserk: millenium falcon arc
armored core 2: another age
ace combat zero, 4 and 5
xiii
bully
breath of fire: dragon quarter
contra: shattered soldier
capcom vs snk 2
def jam: fight for ny
dark cloud series
dmc 1 and dmc 3: special edition
front mission 4
freedom fighters
fatal frame
guilty gear xx accent core+
god hand
katamari damacy
ico
hitman
king of fighters '98 ultimate match, 2002 and xi
mister mosquito
kinetica
onimusha series
resident evil code veronica x
rad
the punisher
psi-ops
second sight
red faction
shadow of the colossus
star wars: battlefront 2
way of the samurai series
timesplitter series
zoe
yakuza 1 and 2









amiga

the chaos engine
fury of the furries
arabian nights
shadow of the beast series







sega master system

power strike
alex kidd series
cyborg hunter
dragon crystal
gain ground
forgotten worlds
golden axe warrior
miracle warriors
phantasy star
speedball
zillion
ys






snes

actraiser
brain lord
breath of fire
casltevania dracula x
super castlevania 4
clocktower
contra 3
demon's crest
earthworm jim
final fight
fire emblem
front mission
illusion of gaia
gradius 3
lufia
live a live
secret of mana
secret of evermore
terranigma
zombies ate my neighbors





nes

a boy and his blob
abadox
batman return of the joker
bionic commando
castlevania 1 and 3
clash at demonhead
crystalis
ghoul school
lode runner
the magic of scheherazade
maniac mansion
deja vu
nightshade
power blade
shadow of the ninja
shadowgate
shatterhand