im going to list the games that i have and like on a few systems, Id like others to add other games that they think are worth playing
[still updating this list] still to do - psx, saturn,dreamcast, ps2, neogeo, cps1, cps2, psp, xbox, gamecube

together we can build the best list [i dont like downloading every single game ever, so lets sort out the best from the bad.
the games that are worth trying

if you know of any great games not on my list, then list them so that i can try them out and add them to the list.

the lists also include hacked roms.. so if you know of any great hacks let me know.. ive yet to find some hacks for systems after the 32bit games

starting with

Master system

A-Z top master system games worth playing
List of 27 games

Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Alien Syndrome
Bomber Raid (World)
California Games
Double Dragon
Fantasy Zone - The Maze
Gauntlet
Golden Axe Warrior
Marble Madness
Mickey Mouse - Castle of Illusion
Mickey Mouse - Land of Illusion
Penguin Land
Putt and Putter
Rastan
Scramble Spirits
Shinobi
Sonic Blast
Sonic Chaos
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Spy vs. Spy
Star Wars
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 2
Super Off-Road
Super Space Invaders
Wonder-Boy 3 - The Dragon's Trap

Top 5 - California Games, Double Dragon, Gauntlet, Scramble Spirits & Wonder-Boy 3


Megadrive / Genesis

A-Z top Megadrive / Genesis games worth playing
list of 125 games

6_Aside_Soccer
aladdin
Alien Storm
ALIEN3
Altered Beast
B.O.B
Battletoads
Beyond Oasis
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
Bonanza Bros. (World)
castleva
Championship Pro Am
Chiki Chiki Boys
Chuck Rock
Columns
Columns 3 - Revenge of Columns
Comix Zone
Cool Spot
Crack Down
Daffy Duck in Hollywood
Decap Attack
Desert Strike - Return to the Gulf
Dinosaurs for Hire
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Dragon's Lair Proto
Dynamite Duke
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim 2
ECCO - The Tides of Time
Escape From Mars Starring Taz
ESWAT Cyber Police - City Under Siege
Fire Shark
Flicky
Gauntlet 4
General Chaos
Golden Axe
Golden Axe 2
Golden Axe 3
Gunstar Heroes
HELLFIRE
James Bond - The Duel
James Pond
Jungle Book
JUNGLE STRIKE
Kid Chameleon
Klax
Lawnmower Man, The
Lion King, The
M.U.S.H.A
Marble Madness
Mega Bomberman
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Mickey Mouse - Castle of Illusion
Mickey Mouse - Fantasia
Mickey Mouse - World of Illusion
Micro Machines 1
Micro Machines 2
Micro Machines Military
Mortal Kombat 3
Mutant League Hockey
new sonic the hedgehog by kchrules (hack)
NHL 98
NHL HOKEY 93
NHL93--2010 hack
OUTR2019
Pengo
Puyo Puyo
Puyo Puyo 2
Puzzle and Action
Quack Shot Starring Donald Duck
Raiden Trad
Ristar
Road Rash 1
Road Rash 2
Road Rash 3
Rock n' Roll Racing
Rocket Knight Adventures
S3K_-_The_Challenges hack
SFACTOR sonic hack
Shinobi 1 - Shadow Dancer
Shinobi 2, The Revenge of Shinobi
Shinobi 3 Return of the Ninja Master
Shove It - The Warehouse Game
Simpsons - Bart vs. the Space Mutants
SNOW BROS
Sonic the Hedgehog 1 Complete version hack
Sonic & Knuckles Original
Sonic 1 Original
Sonic 2 Original
Sonic 3 Original
Sonic 2 EX v.4.2 (hack)
Sonic 3 Original Complete version llrrllll
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic 4 hack
Sonic and Crackers
Sonic Blue Sphere
Sonic Spinball
Sonic VR hack
Sparkster
Speed Ball 2 - Brutal Deluxe (E) [!]
Splatter House 3
Streets of Rage 1
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 3
STRIDER
STRIDER 2
Super Thunder Blade
Taz-Mania
Thunder Force 2
Thunder Force 3
Thunder Force 4
Toejam & Earl
True Lies
Urban Strike
Virtua Racing
Wiz 'n' Liz
Wonder Boy 3
Wonder Boy 6
WWF Royal Rumble (World)
[others i added after doing the list]
Crusader of Centy
Devil Crash MD
El Viento
Gaiares
Ranger-X

[top 5 Earthworm Jim, Toejam & Earl, Road rash, Streets of rage 2, Sonic games]


nes

A-Z topnes games worth playing
List of 29 games [Only added Mario hacks and not the Mario games because they are better on the snes]

Adventures of Lolo
Adventures of Lolo 2
Adventures of Lolo 3
Anticipation
Battle City
Blaster Master
Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble madness hack
Bubble Bobble Part 2
Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, The
Contra
Contra Force
Dead Bubble Bobble (Bubble Bobble Hack)
Double Dragon
Double Dragon 2
Double Dragon 3
Dr. Mario
Frank's Super Mario Bros 2 (SMB2 Hack)
Kid Icarus
Kiwi Kraze
Peach & Daisy in The Ultimate Quest v2b (SMB3 Hack)
Super Mario Bros 3 - Fun Edition (SMB3 Hack)
Super Mario Bros 3 Challenge V6.3b (SMB3 PRG1 Hack)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (U) (PRG0) (MR207 Hack)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (U) (PRG0) (Viper Hack)
Super Waterfall Bros 3 V0.1 (SMB3 PRG1 Hack)
Tennis
Twisted Lost Levels v0.2 (SMB3 Hack)
Wrecking Crew

[top 5 Adventures of Lolo, Battle city, wrecking crew, Kid Icarus & Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle ]

Game Gear [need help expanding this list]

A-Z top master system games worth playing
List of 3 games

Baku Baku Animals
Sonic The Hedgehog - Triple Trouble
Sonic The Hedgehog 2

[top 5 isnt needed...]

Gameboy [not including color/colour games]
[pokemon games only listed once under colour gameboy]

A-Z top Gameboy games worth playing
List of 38 games

Amazing spider-man
Amazing Spider-Man 2
Amazing Spider-Man 3
Bugs Bunny
Cool Ball
Doraemon (Japan)
Dr. Mario
F1 Race
Flipull
Game & Watch Gallery
Game & Watch Gallery 2
Gameboy Gallery
Heiankyo Alien
Kwirk
Mario & Yoshi
Metroid II - Return of Samus (World)
Mickey Mouse - Magic Wand
mop Momopie (Japan)
Motocross Maniacs
Nintendo World Cup
Serpent
Smurfs 1
Smurfs 2
Spot
Star Wars - Super Return of the Jedi
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars [better on master system]
Super Mario 4 (fake)
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
Super Mario Land 3 - Warioland
Super R.C. Pro-Am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Fall of the Foot Clan
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III - Radical Rescue
Tennis
Tetris Attack
Wave Race

[top 5 Mario land 2 6 golden coins, wave race, Bugs Bunny, Tetris Attack and Kwirk]

Game Boy Color/Colour

A-Z top Gameboy games colour worth playing
List of 12 games

Battle Tanx
Centipede
Game & Watch Gallery 3
Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening DX
Legend of Zelda, The - Oracle of Ages
Legend of Zelda, The - Oracle of Seasons
Perfect Dark
Pocket Bomberman
Pokemon Gold
Pong - The Next Level
Super Breakout!
Super Mario Bros. DX

[top 5 - Super Mario Bros. DX, Pokemon Gold, Pocket Bomberman, Perfect Dark, Legend of Zelda]


GameBoy Advanced GBA

A-Z top GBA games worth playing
List of 52 games

Action Man - Robotatak
Crash Bandicoot - Fusion
Crash Bandicoot 2 - N-Tranced
Crash Nitro Kart
Donkey Kong - King of Swing
Fire Emblem - the Sacred Stones
F-Zero - Maximum Velocity
F-Zero 2 - GP Legend
Klonoa - Empire of Dreams
Klonoa 2 - Dream Champ Tournament
Klonoa Heroes - Densetsu no Star Medal (J)
Koala Brothers - Outback Adventures
Kuru Kuru Kururin
Legend of Spyro, The - A New Beginning
Legend of Spyro, The - The Eternal Night
Mario Advanced - Mario Bros. 2 + Mario Classic
Mario Advanced 2 - Mario World
Mario Advanced 3 - Yoshi's Island
Mario Advanced 4 - Mario Bros. 3
Mario Golf - Advance Tour
Mario Kart - Super Circuit
Mario Tennis - Power Tour
Mega-Man - Zero 2
Mega-Man - Zero 4
Metal Slug Advance
Metroid - Fusion
Metroid - Zero Mission
Ninja Five-0
Pokemon - Fire Red
Pokemon Crono
Pokemon Emerald 386 (hack)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Red Rescue Team
Pokemon Naranja
Pokemon n-ruby
Pokemon Ruby Destiny
Shrek - Hassle at the Castle
Sonic Advance
Sonic Advance
Sonic Advance 3
Sonic Battle
Spyro - Season of Ice
Spyro 2 - Season of Flame
Spyro Adventure
Spyro Fusion
Star Wars Trilogy - Apprentice of the Force
Super Mario Ball
Super Monkey Ball Jr.
Wario Ware Twisted
Wario-Land 4
Wing Commander Prophecy
Zelda - a Link to the Past
Zelda - the Minish Cap

[top 5 - Zelda - Minish Cap, Klonoa 1/2, Crash Bandicoot, Pokemon Emerald 386 (hack), Sonic Advance 1,2,3]

Sega CD

A-Z top Sega CD games worth playing
List of 9 games

Amazing Spider-Man vs. Kingpin
B.C. Racers
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Final Fight CD
Flink
Lords of Thunder
Sonic CD
Sonic megamix cd (hack)
Terminator

SNES

A-Z top SNES games worth playing
List of 82 games

Bowser's Revenge (SMW1 Hack)
Bust-A-Move
Cacoma Knight
Castlevania - Dracula X
Contra III - The Alien Wars
Darius Force
Darius Twin
Desert Strike - Return to the Gulf
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2 (Diddy's Kong Quest)
Donkey Kong Country 3 (Dixie Kong's Double Trouble)
Final Fight
Final Fight 2
Final Fight 3
Fun 'N Games
F-Zero
F-Zero 2
Ghost Chaser Densei
Ghoul Patrol
Go Go Ackman
Go Go Ackman 3
Gradius 3
hack Brutal Super Mario World
hack Super Mario World - x
hack Super Mario World The Rituals of Resurrection
hack Yoshi's Island - Golden Yoshi Returns
hack Yoshi's Island - Secret Of Yoshi's Island
Hungry Dinosaurs
Kirby Superstar
Kirby's Dream Course
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Lion King, The
Lost Vikings
Lost Vikings 2
mario is missing 2
Mega Man 7
Mega Man X
Mega Man X 2
Mega Man X 3
Ninja Warriors Again
On the Ball
Panic in Nakayoshi World
Pocky & Rocky
Pop'n Twinbee
Rock N' Roll Racing
R-Type III - The Third Lightning
Saturday Night Slam Masters
Sonic Wings (Japan)
Star Fox Competition - Weekend Edition
Street Fighter II Turbo - Hyper Fighting
Sunny Side World (SMW1 Hack)
Sunset Riders
Super Adventure Island
Super Bomberman 1
Super Bomberman 2
Super Bomberman 3
Super Bomberman 4
Super Bomberman 5
Super Carlos World (SMW1 Hack)
Super Demo World - Bouche's Demo World 3 (SMW1 Hack)
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario hack super mario World Remastered
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World- Return to Dinosaur Land
Super Metroid
Super Probotector - The Alien Rebels
Super Smash T.V
Super World The Legend Continues
Super Hard Mario [hack]
Tenper World (SMW1 Hack)
Tetris & Dr. Mario
Total Carnage
Yoshi Island Golden Yoshi Returns (hack)
Yoshi_s_Island 2.5 (hack)
Yoshi_s_Island 3 (hack)
Yoshi's Island Kamek's Revenge (hack)
Yoshi's Island Kamek's Revenge2 - Forlorn Lands (hack)
Yoshi's Islands - Secret Of Yoshi's Island (hack)
Yoshi's Islands Frozen Paradise Demo 4 (SMW2 Hack)
Zombies Ate My Neighbors

[Top 5 - Yoshi's island, Mario world, Mario all stars, Donkey kong and Super Bomberman 1-5]

N64

A-Z top N64 games worth playing
List of 67 games

Aerogauge
banjo-kazooie
Banjo-Tooie
BattleTanx 2 - Global Assault
BattleTanx 1
Bomberman 64
California Speed
Charlie Blast's Territory
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Cruis'n Exotica
Cruis'n USA
Cruis'n World
Destruction Derby 64
diddy kong racing
Disney's Tarzan
Donkey Kong 64
Duke Nukem 64
Earthworm Jim 3D
extreme-g
extreme-g 2 xg2
Forsaken 64
F-Zero X
GoldenEye 007
Holy Magic Century
Hydro Thunder
Iggy's Reckin' Balls
Jet Force Gemini
Kirby 64 - The Crystal Shards
Legend of Zelda, The - Majora's Mask
Legend of Zelda, The - Ocarina of Time
LEGO Racers
Lode Runner 3D
Magical Tetris Challenge
Mario Golf
Mario Kart 64
Mario Party
Mario Party 2
Mario Party 3
Mario Tennis
Mickey's Speedway
Micro Machines 64 Turbo
Monster Truck Madness 64
Ms. Pac-Man - Maze Madness
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Nagano Winter Olympics '98
Perfect Dark
Pilotwings 64
Polaris SnoCross
Rat Attack
Re-Volt
Ridge Racer 64
rocket - robot on wheels
Sin and Punishment
Snowboard Kids
Snowboard Kids 2
South Park Rally
Space Station Silicon Valley
star fox 64
Super Mario 64
Super Smash Bros
Tigger's Honey Hunt
Top Gear Rally
Top Gear Rally 2
Wave Race 64
World is Not Enough, The [James Bond 007]
Worms Armageddon
Yoshi's Story

[Top 5 - banjo-kazooie, Legend of Zelda - The - Ocarina of Time , Perfect Dark, Mario Kart 64, Super Mario 64]

[more lists soon, id like to find some more good retro games so if anyone knows of other good games let me know]

other lists to come soon - psx, saturn,dreamcast, ps2, neogeo, cps1, cps2, psp, xbox, gamecube


other people can post a list of games before me if they want.

11-01-2012