Dark Forces: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Zelda: A Link To The Past/Link's Awakening
Metroid: Super Metroid
Castlevania: SOTN
Soul Calibur: Soul Blade (I liked breaking weapons, the quest mode was great too)
Megaman: Megaman X1
Final Fantasy: FFVII/FFVI (Opinion changes every other day)
Metal Gear Solid: MGS3
Console Star Wars games: Super Empire Strikes Back