Top five favourite games of all time, And WHY Options

[Dr Strum]

Simple. Post your top five favourite games of all time (Riviera is implied since you're here, so avoid listing it), and WHY they are your favorite games.

Mine (unordered):

• Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (GEN)
  I loved the first Sonic, and then this one came along and blew it away. Faster Sonic, larger, more diverse levels, bigger bosses and multiplayer. One of the earliest games I remember playing as well.
• Frequency (PS2)
  A music game, although Frequency is really indescribable. But any game that can put me into a trance with fast, rhythmic button mashing, beautiful visuals and great sound is a good game (and the multiplayer was insane).
• Advance Wars (GBA)
  My first Turn Based Stratey game, and probably one of the most balanced strategy games I've ever played. Great animation, likeable characters, some really difficult gameplay, and fun music makes for a game I keep playing, years after its release, and the release of the not-as-good sequels.
• Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons (GBC)
  Not my first Zelda, but the first one(s) I beat. I collected every ring, every weapon, every heartpiece and beat EVERY mini-game in Seasons and Ages. The bosses were fun, the puzzles were great (and many of the Ages puzzles involving lots of time travelling were downright maddening), and if you beat one game, you can link it up to the other to continue and get a different final boss. To COMPLETELY beat it, you had to play through each game four times (eg, eight times total). Hmm, maybe I oughta' go play through again...
• Feel the Magic: XY/XX (DS)
  A recent game, sure, but I spent months on this game. I beat normal mode the night I got it, but it took me a few months to finish hard mode, and I only finished hell mode a few weeks ago (more than a year after its release). Still haven't filled up all the games in Maniac... But, I can't wait for the sequel (coming out on Valentine's Day <3).

[Walrus]

In no particular order~

• Super Mario Bros. 3
  This game was the most awesome game ever back when we first got it for our NES. The first one scared me/was too hard, and I only ever got to play America's 2 at relatives' houses and stuff, but I played this one to death. There's not much else to say.
• Sonic 3 & Knuckles
  :3 another much loved game from my childhood, even though Carnival Night Zone's barrel stopped me from beating the game without Knuckles for years. Nearly all of the music was fantastic, and playing this game just feels so good. I bought a new tv cable for my old Genesis early this year, and once again got to experience all the magic of a well made Sonic game. I loved Sonic 2 as well, but that was a lot harder and not as rewarding to me >_>. Plus, Tails was way more useful in this game.
• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
  I still can't remember how I found out about this game, or how I even managed to acquire it, but it's definitely the best Zelda game I've ever played. The gameplay, puzzles, and items are some of my favorite in the series, and there's something about all the sprites they use that makes me want to beat it again every once in a while. I later emulated/purchased Seasons and was able to beat both stories without internet passwords. Roc's Feather needs a comeback.
• Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand
  TAIYOHHHHHH!!! I think I found this gem in a Nintendo Power magazine, and for whatever reason, thought some line about enemies getting stronger or weaker depending on the time of day sounded cool. Well, it was cool alright, and full of sunny charm. Shooting sunlight out of a gun you can point to the sky and shout to charge the battery makes me wish the world was suffering from Post-Apocalyptic Vampire Syndrome. The second game was a lot of fun, and I played some of 3. Sunflowers.
• Ristar
  This was one of those games we'd rent from that now closed videogame rental store that I forgot about for a while, then remembered and had a lot of fun with. The music was great, the scenery was amazing, and the bosses were extremely scary :(. Space needs more yellow star guys that grab stuff.