Favorite Launch Games?

[Regole]

My favorite launch games of all systems I've played is probably the last 3 generations of Nintendo's consoles.

Super Mario World
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Super Mario World was a fantastic launch title and helped Nintendo lock up the first place spot in the console race early this gen.

Super Mario 64
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/8/198848/mario64_screen004.jpg
Super Mario 64 is definitely one of the best games of all time. And is probably the greatest inspiration for every good 3D platformer to come ever since.

Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2001/gamecube/rogueleader/rogueleader_screen011.jpg
Rogue Squadron II was practically a remake of the original Rogue Squadron and Factor 5 perfected every detail that was wrong in the original 64 game. Not only was the gameplay spectacular, but it also boasted the highest polygon of any console game ever at that point.

These 3, are, IMO, the best launch games I have ever played. (Coincidentally, they're all on Nintendo consoles :P)

[inertname]

Super Smash Bros Melee for the Gamecube(I think it came out like a week after launch but whatever) and as you said Super Mario 64

[gk128]

Super Nintendo got it's ass kicked by Genesis. They didn't lock anything.

Mario World was a great game, but Sonic helped the Genesis sell more.

As for best launch game ever. It is Mario 64.

[Regole]

Super Nintendo got it's ass kicked by Genesis. They didn't lock anything.

How so?

[gk128]

How so?

Genesis out sold the Super Nintendo in America.

[Regole]

Genesis out sold the Super Nintendo in America.

But there were still twice as many SNES consoles sold overall than Genesis consoles.

And according to Wikipedia, the SNES eventually overtook the Genesis, despite having more costly games and being released later than the Genesis.

[MageMasher]

NES:
Mario/Duckhunt combo

SNES:
Super Mario World

Genesis:
Sonic

N64:
Super Mario 64


PS1:
not many...but i think Battle Arena Toshiden was good.


Dreamcast:
Sonic Adventure

PS2:
SSX

Gamecube:
Luigi's Mansion

XBOX:
I got my xbox a year after it came out......but i did like NFL Fever 2002

[Blackwolf]

Genesis out sold the Super Nintendo in America.

Not overall, no. It did beat the SNES for a little bit because the Genesis was released earlier than the SNES, but in the end the SNES sold more consoles than the Genesis in America by quite a margain.

By this definition of "outsold", the Dreamcast outsold the PS2. :D

[Octocamo]

The only 2 systems I've gotten at launch are the PS2 and the GBA.

PS2 Launch Faves:

TimeSplitters
Unreal Tournament
Midnight Club: Street Racing (MC3 is 500000 times better)
Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore



GBA Launch Faves:


Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Super Mario Advance
Fire Pro Wrestling

[Tom the First]

Super Smash Bros Melee, Super Mario 64, and Super Mario World.

[Burr]

Sonic wasn't a launch title for Genesis.

[alexsan]

N64: Mario 64
Gamecube: Pikmin
GBA: Castlevania
PS2: timesplitters
DS: Feel the Magic
PSP: Wipeout

[Captain N]

Halo in retrospect was probably my favorite launch game. Followed closely by Mario 64 and then Pilot Wings 64

[Arandar]

Genesis out sold the Super Nintendo in America.

Why does this sound familiar for some reason?

Anyway my favorite is of course Super Mario 64 which is my favorite game of all time. Then Super Mario Bros. for NES, and I would guess Pikmin for GC which was soooo much better then I thought it would be. Heh I asked for that game for my birthday I believe when it was 20 bucks since I figured what the hell I'll try it out, and damn was it good. I would just wish the price of the second one will go down sometime soon.

I liked Rogue Leader but damn was it hard to get a gold medal. I have mostly all silver like 1 or 2 bronze, and then a few gold. I'm also pissed at Factor 5 for lying. They said in Rebel Strike it wouldn't be as hard as in RL to get a gold medal, well they lied, its even HARDER. Well I haven't played every single mission, I have play probably 3/4 of them and don't even have ONE medal, let alone a gold one. And no its not because I suck, its just that damn hard.

[Blank]

Halo, Mario 64, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, Super Mario World

[xB08Ox]

not sure if it was a launch game or not, but f-zero for the snes was like..the it thing for me.

[Edgecrusher666]

Classic:
Atari 2600: Combat,Space Invaders
NES: Super Mario Bros./Duck hunt
SNES: Super Mario World
Genesis: Altered beast,golden axe,Truxton
N64: Mario 64
PS1: Battle Arena Toshinden,Twisted Metal
Saturn: Panzer Dragoon,Virtua Fighter
Dreamcast: Sonic Adventure,Soul Calibur

Current
PS2: SSX,Tekken Tag tournament
Gamecube: SSBM,Luigi's Mansion,Pikmin
Xbox: Halo

handheld
Gameboy: Tetris,Super Mario Land
Gamegear: hmm...can't remember really
Gameboy Advanced: Super Mario Advanced,Mario Kart Super circuit

Those are all the systems I've owned over the years. So if you don't see any other system on there,it means I never had it or have yet to get.

[nekobun]

Was Space Channel 5 available at launch for the DC? I forget. Failing that, Chu Chu Rocket?

And either way, neither of those is what Tetris for Game Boy was.

[Burr]

Neither of those were DC launch games. Didn't like Soul Calibur? NFL2K? Sonic Adventure?

[nekobun]

Soul Calibur was launch? Okay. That works. I got my DC late in the game, being a poor high school student and all.