SuperCastleVania was pretty sweet as were the nes versions. But castlevania 64 sucked. While the first 3d mario 64 was good. And later when they made 3D versions of metroid for the gamecube and the wii they did not suck though i like the sidescrollers better. Donkey Kong Country was awesome on the snes, but the 64 one also sucked.
If not for games Like Shadows of the empire, Mario 64, or Goldeneye 64, Perfect Dark, Conkers etc. the system would suck. It still cannot touch the supernes.
Super nes had the super star wars trilogy, Final Fantasy II (really IV) Final Fantasy III (really VI), chrono trigger, secret of mana, zelda a link to the past, Super Mario world, Super Metroid, Starfox, Actraiser. Breath of Fire 1 and 2, and Lufia 1 and 2.
If you love rpgs the super nes was a killer system for rpgs like the ps1 and ps2 would become. and of course the xbox. It is a little too early to say if the 360 or the PS3 is better but i am leaning towards the 360 because it has mass effect, will have mass effect 2 and will have Final Fantasy XIII and Fable 2.
Blue Dragon and that other mistwalker game suck.
I am not sorry to say the PS1 won me over the 64 for the masterpiece that is final fantasy VII. What does the 64 have Quest 64,lol. The ps1 also had the first installment in the metal gear solid franchise. Followed up of course with ps2 metal gear solid 2 and 3. 4 has gotten nothing but a negative backlash for the load times and being on the blu ray ps3 and not on the standard dvd 360. Also people are pissed that it is not the last game as promised since Kojima is making a part V just without solid snake.
If you don't have an HDTV and a Blu Ray sony PS3 which are both overpriced you miss out on the much overhyped part 4.
You can watch the cutscenes on youtube until they are pulled for useage violation,lol.