Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, is one of those games that must be mentioned at some point.  I've come within 3 jumps of getting the Super Jacket - then excitement got to me.

Seeing how it's the only MMO I've played, WoW is pretty much it by default.  However, I've a lot to learn about the game (I get my ass kicked WAY too easily.  Need to look into those power-leveling guides sometime...)

For Action RPGs, lessee here...

Super Paper Mario:  A departure from the other 2?  Sure.  Fun? HELL yes.

Secret of Mana:  I remember playing this when I was younger (about 10 or so), and thought it was the hardest game EVER.  Now that I've got a lil' online guide saved, though, I can usually kick any enemy's ass within a few seconds.

Seiken Densetsu 3:  It's a pity this never made it stateside, but we can thank the translation patch for allowing us to experience quite possibly one of the most fun games I've ever played.  3 endings, 24 classes total, and WAY more combos than I'd care to count, it leaves me coming back for more.

Diablo II.  Nothing more needs be said.

Lost Kingdoms II:  I'm amazed this game isn't as well-known as it ought to be.  It's basically what would happen if you took Yu-Gi-Oh! and Diablo II, put them in a blender, and served as-is.

Final Fantasy VI will forever be lodged in my memory.  When I'm bored, I play through it in my head.

I love every single Final Fantasy including FFVI.

Good choice!

Baldurs Gate 2 and Deus Ex for me - two truely outstanding games that are still great to play even now.

Neverwinter nights meanwhile was great if you wanted to build your own RPG (although the core campaign didn't come close to the heights of BG2 IMO).

GOTHIC

I liked the game, too.

However it isn't what I would call "good" simply because it's so easy.

How could you play that and Not play Baldurs Gate?

I did play both BG games, but Planescape was simply better IMHO. And since there can only be one 'best of' i choose Planescape.

Both BG are very good too.

Oblivion w/ a dozen mods running.

However, I must say that the game where I spent the most time "role-playing" was Europa Universalis II (and III). National ambition is just so much fun.

Oblivion and Fallout 3 are very much alike. if u dont one them then u dont like the other one (Bethesda both of them).

About the emulator

http://www.epsxe.com

Just Download it. Best psx emulator by far.

Baldur's Gate is still the best D&D style RPG out there that I've played, though I would love to try Planescape:Torment, just not for the prices I always find it at. Neverwinter Nights is great, but had some weaknesses - the story wasn't quite on par with Baldur's Gate. More to the point, the NPC's weren't on par with Baldur's Gate - "GO FOR THE EYES BOO, GO FOR THE EYES!"

Morrowind? Sorry Oblivion lovers, Oblivion is very very good, but I can't imagine people playing it in 20 years on an emulator. Morrowind? Heck, there will still be mods being made for it when my Grandkids are playing it. It's just epic on a scale that the entirely reasonable compromises done in Oblivion make unfeasible.

Daggerfall I haven't finished yet, but frankly looks like a lot of fun. Unfortunately it's a lot easier to setup in Dosbox on the PC than on Ubuntu, and my home copy of XP is getting wiped/reinstalled pretty soon so it's not running at the moment.

Can't say I consider Nethack an RPG so much as a Dungeon Crawl, but . . . it's a *REALLY FUN* Dungeoncrawl, and certainly if Diablo qualifies then Nethack does. 

And, well, if Nethack *does*, then it still wins hands down - <G>.

Jonnan