2. Final Fantasy III (SNES)

One of the best games ever made.  This was one of those games that you could play for endless hours; and in fact I almost did.  It was challenging, yet had a captivating story; actually several stories, with what were advanced video game graphics at the time.  However, the true testament to this game was the vast storyline, and the control system amidst the battle system.  My only complaint may have been certain moves were hard to perform on an SNES controller, and there was one part that would have been impossible to figure out without utilizing a cheat code, in regards to the last part of the first half of the game on the floating world.  Truly a legendary game.  On a side note, this game was released in Japan as Final Fantasy VI, and re-released on Sony PlayStation as Final Fantasy VI, with remastered cutscenes.  I would recommend playing that version if possible.  The TRULY great way to play this game is without codes, and leveling up your characters, it is frustrating but it is the ESSENTIAL frustration/enjoyment phenomenon that made this great.