What are your three favourite console launch titles?

[saturn-gamer]

SC wasn't a launch title indeed. It was the game I desired most back then, but bought VF3 to tide me over. I think there were about 2 months between the DC launch and SC's release. To my knowledge SC had been released around the end of November.

Daytona USA on the Saturn. Go ahead, bitch on it. But it was the perfect arcade handling in your home. And the only way to play this classic outside of the Arcade. Marked a new era; the era of 3D graphics on the consoles.

Dreamcast

As the launch was extremely strong. Soul Calibur was the game I wanted, but not there yet. So I went for VF3 and Sonic first. Hydro Thunder, MvC, Power Stone, Sega Rally, NBA Showtime were very strong titles too. I would eventually pick up more of those launch games.

[Grapple Convoy]

Ridge Racer on the PlayStation. Go ahead, bitch on it. But it was the perfect arcade handling in your home. And the only way to play this classic outside of the Arcade. Marked a new era; the era of 3D graphics on the consoles.

Proof-read and corrected that for you.

[Brad]

Yes FSW me and you must be going senile ( im a year older, my excuse ) , the wiki say soul calibur released on december 1st 1999. And 14th october for the dreamcast , though PAL its says 3rd of december for dreamcast , is this where the discrepancy is?

Oh dear, what a state to be in. Thinking about it a bit more, I was visiting Stratford for some reason, possibly to see a play, and stayed over the night. It would be quite the coincidence if that happened to be the day of the Dreamcast launch. Also, the day I bought it would therefore have been a Sunday. More likely then I didn't buy it bang on launch day.

[Party boy]

You may be right, I can't for the life of me think if it was launch day in the UK or Europe.

I think many people list the game that made them buy the console and that's not always a launch game. A few people have mentioned Soul Calibur and that was not one either!

Yeah, I think he may be right actually, but my Megadrive came with Sonic, so that's good enough for me!

[H-Man]

Just to be different:

Mario 64
Super Mario World
Halo

[MisterBubbles]

Well i'll had to amended my last post, as my 42 year old brain can't remember jack-s41t.

Halo - XBOX
Wipeout - PS1
Combat - Atari 2600

[Golgo]

PS2: Timesplitters
Nintendo DS: Meteos
Wii: Wii Sports


Not genre-defining or even important games, but faves for me at launch time...

[Neil]

Combat - Atari 2600

Yes another Combat lover!
Got my woody down from the loft last night and had a quick blast with my lad it's still as fun as ever.
My favourite console of all time, mainly for sentimental reasons it's the only console I've never sold.

[MisterBubbles]

Yes another Combat lover!
Got my woody down from the loft last night and had a quick blast with my lad it's still as fun as ever.
My favourite console of all time, mainly for sentimental reasons

I guess " teh kidz of 2day " would totally laugh at it, but back in the day it was mind blowing and revolutionary, oh the memories.

[Mayhem]

3. Space Invaders - Atari VCS 2600 ... because, it's the first console game I ever owned

And so not a launch title by a long shot...

[Grapple Convoy]

Yeah, I think he may be right actually, but my Megadrive came with Sonic, so that's good enough for me!

Maybe true, but Sonic the Hedgehog wasn't a launch game for the Mega Drive any more than Street Fighter II was a launch game for the Super NES.

[Party boy]

Now you come to mention it my SNES did come with Street Fighter 2, haha.