Taking a page from Timpysan's book, I decided to post a list of my favorite games from each genre to help let people know just what sort of gamer I am. I'm not going to claim that the games in this list are the best games in each genre or even the most critically acclaimed games in the genre. These are simply the games from each genre that I have had the most fun with over the years.

And now... without further adieu... I give you the list.

Action/Adventure
God of War (PS2)
Runner-up: Contra (NES)
Honorable mentions: Resident Evil (PS1)

Adventure
Ico (PS2)

Fighting
Street Fighter II: Turbo (SNES)
Runner-up: Mortal Kombat II (SNES)
Honorable mentions: Mortal Kombat (Gen), Super Street Fighter II (SNES)

FPS
007 Goldeneye (N64)
Runner-up: Delta Force (PC)
Honorable Mention: Doom (PC), Aliens vs. Predator (Jag)

MMORPG
World of Warcraft
Runner-up: Ultima Online (original)
Honorable mentions: Star Wars Galaxies (original version)

Platform
Super Mario World (SNES)
Runner-up: Sonic the Hedgehog (Gen)
Honorable mentions: Mario 64 (N64), Super Mario Bros. (NES), Super Mario Bros 3 (NES), New Super Mario Bros. (DS), Donkey Kong Country (SNES), Strider (Gen), Sonic CD (Sega CD)

Puzzle
Tetris (Game Boy)
Runner-up: Brain Age (DS)

Racing
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Runner-up: Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)
Honorable mentions: Ridge Racer (PS1), Flatout 2 (PC)

Rhythm/Music
Guitar Hero

RPG (Single player)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Runner-up: Final Fantasy III (SNES)
Honorable mentions: Legend of Zelda (NES), Neverwinter Nights (PC), Final Fantasy VII (PS1), Final Fantasy X (PS2)

Simulation
never really got into this genre

Shooter
1942 (NES)
Runner-up: River Raid (Atari 2600)
Honorable mentions: Warhawk (PS1)

Sports
Madden 2006 (PS2)
Runner-up: High Heat Baseball 2004 (PC)
Honorable mentions: Tecmo Super Bowl (NES), Bases Loaded (NES), NHL '93 (Gen), World Series Baseball (Gen)

Strategy (Real-time/turn based)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)
Runner-up: Rome: Total War (PC)
Honorable mentions: Age of Empires 3 (PC), Cannon Fodder (Jag)

Tactical Shooter
Battlefield 2 (PC)