okay, comments on the last post have inspired this new list...

old nintendo video games that rule:

all the mario games
dragon quest
castlevania
mega man
metroid
ninja gaiden
r.c. pro am
r.b.i. baseball
tetris
tmnt
double dragon
ducktales
top gun
gauntlet
t&c surf design

and my top 3...
3) skate or die! (half pipe all the way)
2) contra (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, select, start)
1) excitebike (build your own course, yes!)