I haven't seen a Circuit City in ages. I remember it was like mixing Office Depot with Best Buy.
For me the best games of the system are also some of the best games of all time:
- Ikaruga
- Mars Matrix Hyper Solid Shooting
- Daytona USA 2001
- Sega Rally Championship 2
- Capcom Vs. SNK 2 Millionaire Fighting 2001
- Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 New Age Of Heroes
This is why after 20 years, the best players of the world still play those games competitively on international tournaments:
• Capcom Vs. SNK 2 Finals 2019:
youtu.be/cEwxI5yZrzg• Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Finals 2019:
youtu.be/fo8bFKP_EI0This was the golden age of game proliferation, and the developers of the time were at the top of their prime.
This was also the last wave of arcade culture in the West, and the culmination of a incredible 25 years run.
The system had a total of 619 games including magnificent entries like these:
- 18-Wheeler American Pro Trucker
- Bangai-O
- Border Down
- Cannon Spike
- Capcom Vs. SNK
- Capcom Vs. SNK 2
- Castle Shikigami 2
- Chaos Field
- ChuChu Rocket!
- Cool Cool Toon
- Crazy Taxi
- Crazy Taxi 2
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram
- Daytona USA 2001
- Dead Or Alive 2
- Dynamite Cop
- F355 Challenge
- Fighting Vipers 2
- Flag To Flag
- Frame Gride
- Heavy Metal Geomatrix
- Garou Mark Of The Wolves
- Giga Wing
- Giga Wing 2
- Grandia II
- Guilty Gear X
- Gunbird 2
- Ikagura
- Jet Grind Radio
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Karous
- KOF '98 (Dream Match 1999)
- KOF '99
- KOF 2000
- KOF 2001
- KOF 2002
- Mars Matrix
- Marvel Vs. Capcom
- Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
- Mortal Kombat Gold
- Outtrigger
- Phantasy Star Online
- Plasma Sword
- Power Stone
- Power Stone 2
- Project Justice
- Psychic Force
- Psychic Force 2012
- Psyvariar 2
- Puyo Pop Fever
- Quake III Arena
- Radirgy
- Resident Evil Code Veronica
- Rez
- Samba De Amigo
- Seaman
- Sega Bass Fishing
- Sega Bass Fishing 2
- Sega GT
- Sega Rally 2
- Segagaga
- Shenmue
- Shenmue 2
- Skies Of Arcadia
- Sonic Adventure
- Sonic Adventure 2
- SoulCalibur
- Space Channel 5
- Space Channel 5 Part 2
- Street Fighter III Double Impact
- Street Fighter III 3rd Strike
- Tech Romancer
- The House Of The Dead 2
- The Last Blade
- The Last Blade 2
- The Typing Of The Dead
- Tokyo Xtreme Racer
- Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2
- Triggerheart Exelica
- Trizeal
- Twinkle Star Sprites
- Under Defeat
- Vampire Chronicle For Matching Service
- Virtua Cop 2
- Virtua Fighter 3tb
- Virtua Striker 2
- Virtua Tennis
- Zero Gunner 2
It was a truly remarkable library, and one of the most impressive ones we have ever seen, specially considering the short lifespan of the console.