Mine would have to be Crash Bandicoot 3. I always really enjoyed the series; it had none of that "run-and-jump around in giant levels collecting stuff" gameplay that the N64 was flogging to death after Mario 64. Just simple, straightforward stages, with variety, re-playability and a decent challenge. Plus some terrific graphics and animation. Couldn't ask for much more.

Final fantasy 8 for sure, amazing story, super fun gameplay and awesome graphics to boot. Simply the best final fantasy created so far.

Final Fantasy....Tactics! Alas, I am a mere sissy boy that at the time had an especially hostile relationship with the Christian church as imagined as a giant blob of unilateral evil. In all honesty, I don't know if I would get half as much glee out of it now.

But it was a really solid game that rewarded dedicated thievery and who cannot appreciate that?

Tombi 2

great mix of adventure,action and some talky talky puzzle solvey
also has a good storyline that doesnt require the main character to talk

+ mean sidequests to get teh cool shit

even though i think is wierd there are talking monkeys and pigs with superpowers. oh yeah and the dudes love is all about food but is that any different in real life
its still a great game
buyz itz nowzors

I know H.T.M.L as well: how to meet ladies

FFVII by a country mile, on account of its pure awesome in every respect: story, gameplay, graphics, sound, everything. It was the first video game I got into, so originality wasn't an issue. Now, it has been cemented in my good graces by nostalgia, and no amount of logic or even better games will displace it as my favorite game of all time.

EDIT: Xenogears and FFT occupy my #2, and #3 spot, so I think they deserve a mention.

-Hey dude can you see that? it looks like....
-Fanboys..Final Fantasy fanboys....
RUN!!!!!!!!

note: final fantasy 10 rules

Chrono cross/trigger, final fantasy 6-8, megaman legends (for the coolest plot twist), silent hill, and of course Tobal No.1.

What i loved most of all was the soundtrack. gameplay was good but soundtrack is to be the top sellpoint.

It's a tossup between Parasite Eve and SaGa Frontier II... Parasite Eve's the only survivalish horror game I've ever liked (prolly because it's more sci-fi than horror), and I just love Frontier 2's timeline. 100 years of in-depth history over three generations, I've just seen nothing like it since then...

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage For The Future or Star Wars: Episode I OR Jedi Power Battles.

...yeah. The first one because I love the manga to death, the second two because I simply played them the most.

Future Cop: LAPD.

Bushido Blade. My friend lonny and I got into 200+ round matches on multiple occasions in that game. One good hit meaning a kill just made the game so intense.

smallharmlesskitten:
Tombi 2

great mix of adventure,action and some talky talky puzzle solvey
also has a good storyline that doesnt require the main character to talk

+ mean sidequests to get teh cool shit

even though i think is wierd there are talking monkeys and pigs with superpowers. oh yeah and the dudes love is all about food but is that any different in real life
its still a great game
buyz itz nowzors

Kinda hard to do that. It's quite rare and expensive.

I do have a demo of the original game, and I played that a LOT. I tried to go back to it recently but was quickly bored. I immediately knew how to do most of the missions, removing the challenge.

metal gear solid 1... it just... its snake and in 3d...

Speed Freaks, Crash Team Racing, Crash Bandicoot 1, Croc, FF VIII, or Legend of Dragoon. Some of my favourites. There may be a few more, though...

Tekken 2.

Minic:

smallharmlesskitten:
Tombi 2

great mix of adventure,action and some talky talky puzzle solvey
also has a good storyline that doesnt require the main character to talk

+ mean sidequests to get teh cool shit

even though i think is wierd there are talking monkeys and pigs with superpowers. oh yeah and the dudes love is all about food but is that any different in real life
its still a great game
buyz itz nowzors

Kinda hard to do that. It's quite rare and expensive.

I do have a demo of the original game, and I played that a LOT. I tried to go back to it recently but was quickly bored. I immediately knew how to do most of the missions, removing the challenge.

yeah i got when it first came out and my local video store still stocks both tombi 1 and tombi 2 i think they have like 3 copies.

i have no idea what this will be in american $ but they are on average $30NZ over here second hand of course.

its still the best game in the world and i still havent finsished all the missions i needed like 3 more or something

Syphon Filter for the PS1 will always have a place in my heart!

Tiny Tank. Or Army Men: Air Attack. Those were the days.

Tekken 3. Me and a friend played that game for 12 hours straight... We had at least 50 Hwoarang Vs Xiaoyu fights... Me as Hwoarang usually winning of course :)

Legend of kartia, back when i played ps1 i didnt have the money for FFT
And although not as good as FFT conventionally it still had an interesting
combat systema and a half decent story.

Xenogears

I think I play RPG's for a different reason than a lot of people do. I play for the story. Xenogears, to me and most likely only me and two and a half other people, had some of the most riveting and heart wrenching stories I've ever seen in a game. For once I was exposed to an RPG where the characters actually grew up as the game went on. They came to realize that the world isn't as easy as "You're evil now die" and "I'm good because I'm supposed to be good." No no...when it starts they are all essentially "good" in their own ways and in their own eyes. But it's when they're contrasted with each other that they realize the world is sooooo much bigger than their internal struggles. Oop, the rambling stops NOW!

Brave Fencer Musashi... what else can I say? haha.

That and FFIX

Armored Core: Project Phantasma...

Second place goes to FF7, but FromSoftware's Armored Core games are the pinnacle of console gaming.

L4Y Duke:
Future Cop: LAPD.

I LOVED that game, I spent ages looking for it, it was so hard to find, even during the PS1's heyday. I eventually found it by chance, and still play precinct assualt today :)

i would have to say any of the final fantasy games rocked..rele only game series that i rele can honestly say I enjoy

Dino Crisis because it featured DINOSAURS!!! :3 and besides the fact that it was good fun all around.

CB 1-3 and Spyro the dragon, I know that I am a little too old for those games, but I still play them.

Tombi 2 for sure
the only good game on ps1 lol

My main favorite is FFVII, followed by Tekken 2-3, the Gran Turismo games, the first 2 Tony Hawk games, and some of the Crash and Spyro games. Loved them all really, plus there are more PS1 games I liked that can make this list too big.

Legend of the Dragoon without a doubt. I'd probably still play it if my friend hadn't lost the 2nd disc when I lent it to him years ago, damn him. FFIX (my first ever FF game) and Spyro 3 (my first ever PS game) deserve honorable mentions as well.

Final Fantasy IX- simply put, it is made of pure awesomeness

Spyro The Dragon- best platformer ever (including Psychonauts).

Breath Of Fire 3- not as godly as FFIX, but still pretty awesome. (Currently playing IV atm, have to say, not as impressed).

Metal Gear Solid, or Crash Team Racing,or FFIX,il stop now.

Spyro of course!

Jessiah:
Xenogears

I think I play RPG's for a different reason than a lot of people do. I play for the story. Xenogears, to me and most likely only me and two and a half other people, had some of the most riveting and heart wrenching stories I've ever seen in a game. For once I was exposed to an RPG where the characters actually grew up as the game went on. They came to realize that the world isn't as easy as "You're evil now die" and "I'm good because I'm supposed to be good." No no...when it starts they are all essentially "good" in their own ways and in their own eyes. But it's when they're contrasted with each other that they realize the world is sooooo much bigger than their internal struggles. Oop, the rambling stops NOW!

preach good sir, PREACH!! can i get an ahmen.?

Suikoden 2 by a country mile, amazing story and characters and a plot that twists all over the shop