Name the games that push systems to their limit?

I can't think of too many.

Neo Geo
Metal Slug 3
King of Fighters 2000

Genesis
Phantasy Star IV
Vectorman series

Saturn
Capcom's "Vs" Series
Vampire Savior

NES
Dragon Warrior IV

Any others?

Neo Geo: King of Fighters 2001
SNES: Mario RPG, Yodhi's Island, Terranigma
Genesis: Vectorman games, Comix Zone
Jaguar: Battlesphere
NES: Kirby's Adventure

Genesis: Gunstar Heroes, Sonic 3, Castlevania

SNES: Donkey Kong Country Series, Super Metroid, Yoshis Island

NeoGeo: MOTW

Saturn: Panzer Saga

PSX: Metal Gear Solid, Tekken 3

Jaguar: White Man Can't Jump

PC Engine: Dracula X

N64: Sin and Punishment (no Ram Pack!!!)

Nes: Mario 3

Sega Master System: Phantasy Star

Dreamcast: Shenmue 2, Jet Set Radio

Burning Rangers on Saturn? Sure felt like the machine was gonna blow up sometimes....

Originally posted by Rade Kuruc:
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NeoGeo: MOTW

PSX: Metal Gear Solid, Tekken 3

N64: Sin and Punishment (no Ram Pack!!!)

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I completely agree on these 3 systems. Sin and Punishment really made me rethink the N64. How did it handle such a great game with full voice acting, and delivering a mature storyline - it exceeded the N64's ethical limits, as well as the graphical, and sound.

And Tekken 3's load times really just blew my mind. How they managed to make the game so fast was beyond me (and every other PSX dev.).

As for the SNES, I'd be pressed to find one, but I guess Street Fighter Alpha 2 tried... <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

As for the Neo Geo pocket - Metal Slug 2nd Mission. Looked way better than the first. Simply awesome.

Neo CD - Samurai RPG, and it wasn't pretty. It pushed it to the limits, and almost killed the system <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">.

StarFox for the SNES, and Stunt Race FX. And Vortex, or whatever it was called.

Virtua Racing (genesis)
Virtua Tennis (DC)
Grand Turismo (PSX)
Metal Gear Solid (PSX)

NEO GEO: Metal Slug 3

Jaguar: Battlesphere, Rayman

Genesis: Strider

SNES: Street Fighter 2 Turbo

NES: Turtles II: The Arcade Game

N64: Starcraft 64, Perfect Dark, Rush:2049

Lynx: Warbirds

Atari 2600: California Games

The only one that pops into my mind right now is Bubble Bobble Part 2 for the NES. I know I have thought of others in the past...

NES: ELITE
MASTER SYSTEM: PS1 and all of the 3D games
SNES: DONKEY KONG COUNTRY1-3 and WOLFENSTEIN in the 3D realm(Without FX-Chip!!)
GENESIS: SONIC 3D,THUNDERFORCE 4
JAGUAR: IRON SOLDIER 2
3DO: BLADEFORCE
32X: STELLAR ASSAULT
SATURN: QUAKE,DEAD OR ALIVE,RADIANT SILVERGUN
PSX: GRAN TURISMO
N64: GOLDENEYE,WAVERACE(Without ram-pack)
VIRTUAL BOY: RED ALARM
NEO: GAROU,MS3
DREAMCAST: SOUL CALIBUR,DEAD OR ALIVE 2


...*whew*.... <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">

Genesis: Gunstar Heroes
SNES: Demon's Crest, Final Fantasy III (VI)
TG-16: Street Fighter II CE
DUO: Dracula X
Sega CD: Shining Force CD
Saturn: Princess Crown
DC: CVS 2
PS: Metal Gear Solid
Neo: Metal slug 3

Neo-Geo: Garou MOTW and kof 2000
PSX: Final fantasy 8,MGS and possibly tekken 3
DC: Shenmue 2,DOA2:limited edition.
Saturn: marvel vs street fighter and SF zero 3.

for MegaDrive:
- Alien Soldier
- Gunstar Heroes
- Mickey Mania (don't laugh... the gfx are better than the SNES version... and check out the 3d levels)

PS2:
*Rez
*Gradius IV
*Silpheed: The Lost Planet(nice graphics, not so nice game)
*Ace Combat 04

Dreamcast:
*Street Fighter III (all 3 versions)
*Giga Wing 2
*House of the Dead 2
*Ferrari F355
*Guilty Gear X

Neo-Geo:
*Garou
*KOF'98
*Pulstar
*Blazing Star
*Metal Slug series

PS:
*Tekken 3
*RayStorm
*RayCrisis
*G.Darius
*Raiden Project (Who says the PS can't do 2D?)
*Gunners' Heaven

Saturn:
*Soukyugurentai
*Radiant Silvergun
*Layer Section
*Sega Rally
*Virtua Fighter 2

Turbo Grafx/PC Engine:
*Street Fighter 2 CE
*Super Star Soldier

Genesis:
*Thunder Force II (This game was the BOMB when it came out soon after the Genesis' launch)
*Thunder Force III
*Thunder Force IV
*MUSHA
*Ghouls 'N Ghosts (as close to the arcade as you get in a 5 Megabit cart)
*Gunstar Heroes
*Gaiares (Graphics are awesome for a Genesis title- to the point where you'll wonder if it's JUST a Genesis game. You wouldn't believe that this game shows only 64 total onscreen colors.)
*Street Fighter II (SCE & Super)

SNES:
*Space Megaforce
*R-Type III
*Street Fighter II (World Warrior, Turbo, & Super)
*Super Smash TV (Every bit as intense as the arcade and NO slowdown- all that's missing is some of the gore, but that's Nintendo's fault)
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SMS:
*R-Type
*Kenseiden (The title screen is awesome, and the animation in the game is dynamite. Why couldn't the SMS Shinobi have looked this great?)
*Black Belt (boss battles feature large characters while retaining good gameplay)
*Bomber Raid
*Out Run
*Hang-On
*Maze Hunter 3D

Genesis:
Rastan 2

TG16:
Rock On

NES:
Taboo: The Sixth Sense

SNES:
Wolf Child

Neo Geo:
League Bowling

Saturn:
Mortal Kombat II

PSX:
The King of Fighters '95 <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

PC engine ACD Spriggan......polygons on an 8-bit???

NES: Battletoads
Super NES: Donkey Kong Country
Genesis: Gunstar Heroes, Phantasy Star 4
N64: Conker's Bad Fur Day
NeoGeo: Last Blade or Metal Slug series maybe?
PS2: Will graphics get any better than MGS2?
PS1: Tobal series or maybe the first Resident Evil (yes, on a technical aspect it's nothing big, but it was still incredible for it's time)

Spike

Nes: Kirby

Genesis: Rocket knight adventures.

Snes: Castlevania 4, Nosferatu, Starfox, DK country.

PC Engine: Dracula X, Art of Fighting, Lords of Thunder, Saphire.

Neo Geo: Metal Slug 3

PS: Nocturne in the Moonlight, Einhander, Strider 2, Silent Hill

Dreamcast: Shenmue

PS2 : Devil May cry, Silent Hill 2 (For now)

genesis sonic 3d blast

PS2: GTA 3 - pushing a system beyond the ethical limit of violence and adult situations. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

For sure:
Donkey Kong Country for SNES, that game has better look compared to many 32-bit games, I can't believe what they can do with the system when I played it the first time

Others:

Chrono Trigger
Panzer Saga
Shenmue
Final Fantasy PSX
Soul Calibur

Pedu

[ December 02, 2001: Message edited by: pedu ]

No one mentioned Yoshi's Island for the SNES?!?! Ahh!!!