Introduction
I started playing video games since I was likely aged 2 or 3, and those were mostly children's video games, or Lego Chess.
When I was in kindergarten, I started playing games like Lego Racers, Lego Stunt Rally, Lego Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge, Pokémon Silver and such, and I also had a Nintendo 64 with games such as Super Mario 64 and Pokémon Stadium at that time.
I started gaming even more since 3rd grade, playing video games on my R4 such as Mario Party DS, Mario Kart DS, Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time, Yoshi Touch & Go, Diddy Kong Racing DS, etc. In the same period, I received a Nintendo Wii, on which I really enjoyed (and still enjoy!) the Mii Channel, Mario Kart Wii (especially when racing online!), and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. (Even though I wasn't aged 12 when I first started playing that. XD)
The platforms that I'm currently using are the PC, the New Nintendo 2DS, the Nintendo Wii U, the Nintendo GameCube, the Nintendo Switch, and sometimes even my DSi, the latter for games like Pokémon HeartGold or Super Scribblenauts.
Most of the games that I played back in my early teens are being played on my Wii U, via modding and homebrewing. It's a very convenient solution for your wallet! (But not always in the common situations. :P)
Me and games in my daily life
This is the list of games I own, and (occasionally) play:
3DS/New 2DS:
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
Pokémon Y
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Moon
WarioWare Gold
Yoshi's New Island
Mario Party Island Tour
Mario Kart 7
DS(i):
Pokémon Pearl (I only do this very occasionally, mostly for the sake of trades towards HeartGold)
Pokémon Black (same as Pearl, but for trades towards Black 2 instead)
Pokémon HeartGold
WarioWare: Snapped! (DSiWare, also available for 3DS)
Super Scribblenauts
WarioWare: D.I.Y.
Yoshi's Island DS
Pokémon Black 2
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
GCN:
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Pikmin
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Pokémon Colosseum
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Luigi's Mansion (via a special disc and memory card!)¹
SNES:
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
EarthBound/Mother 2
Tetris Attack
Yoshi's Cookie (it's better than the Game Boy version, in my opinion)
Hallow's End*
Arn's Winter Quest*
Radiation's Halloween Hack*
Super Mario RPG: Legend Of The Seven Stars
*an EarthBound/Mother 2 hack.
GBA:
Mother 3
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon Emerald
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$/Minigame Mania
WarioWare: Twisted!*
Yoshi's Universal Gravitation/Topsy Turvy*
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
*a patched rom, as most of the emulators, specifically on PCs, do not support gyro sensors, sadly, but fortunately, a solution to that is near! Scroll a little more down this page for more details.
Wii (U):
Super Mario Maker
New Super Mario Bros. U
Minecraft: Wii U Edition (even though Survival Mode gives me motion sickness, so for this, Creative Mode is the solution)
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Game & Wario
Rayman: Raving Rabbids (I own 2 and TV Party)
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase (PAL) (see below for the .wad file to install if you have a Homebrewed (v)Wii and you're native to Europe!)
Wii Party
Mario Kart Wii
Wii U with DS Virtual Console via Homebrew:
WarioWare: Touched!
Mario Party DS
Mario Kart DS
Mario Hoops 3-on-3/Slam Basketball
Pokémon Platinum¹
Rhythm Heaven/Paradise
Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time
New Super Mario Bros. (specifically its minigames :P)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Yoshi Touch & Go
My Japanese Coach
The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass¹
The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks¹
Super Mario 64 DS
Super Princess Peach¹
NES:
EarthBound Zero/Beginnings/Mother (1)
(Mario &) Yoshi
all three SMB games
PC:
Undertale
Baldi's Basics series (demos)
Deltarune (demo)
Yume Nikki (the original one, that is)
Among Us
Lego Stunt Rally
Untitled Goose Game
Katamari Damacy Reroll
We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie¹
The Henry Stickmin Collection
Little Nightmares
RollerCoaster Tycoon
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
Hollow Knight
Andy's Apple Farm
Pesterquest
Lego Stunt Rally
It's Not Me, It's My Basement
Crowscare
Tricks 'n Treats
Fia's Night Out
Switch:
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
WarioWare: Get It Together!
WarioWare: Move It!
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Violet
Super Mario RPG
Misc.
Q*bert (any platform)
Pac-Man (any platform)
Tetris (any platform)
Solitaire (any platform)
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Game Boy)
Mario Kart 64 (N64)
¹ = I still want/need to play this!
I also have a list of games that I do not own yet, but really want to have:
Any Mario Party game (except for DS, 8 and Island Tour, which I already have)
Pikmin 3 (Wii U) or Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Switch)
Pikmin 4 (Switch)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)
Deltarune (PC) (a full version, hopefully!)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (3DS)
Paper Mario (N64)
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (GCN/Switch)
Super Paper Mario (Wii)
Luigi's Mansion 2/Dark Moon (3DS/Switch)
51 Worldwide Games (Switch)
The retro gaming emulators that I use on my computer and phone are 100% virus-free, and I highly recommend them to you guys. Those are:
mGBA (it's better than VisualBoyAdvance, as it processes FPS quicker, and especially works perfectly if you want to play Pokémon)
ZSnes (occasionally a slightly older version for the sake of Super Mario RPG and its occasional tendency to freeze at certain points)
Homebrew, with Haxchi and Loadiine on the Wii U
MyBoy (the usually paid version is freely downloadable via Aptoide!)
Project64
PlayGuy
The 'usually paid' version of the GBA emulator named MyBoy is a more extended version than the free one: for example, you can use more cheat codes at the same time, in case you're an avid Pokémon fan who occasionally needs to use a cheat or two (or three, or uh... more ;p), and it even supports games that usually work with a gyroscope, such as Yoshi's Topsy Turvy/Universal Gravitation, and WarioWare: Twisted!, the latter of which being extremely rare and expensive nowadays.
I tested this emulator with the former game, and it works perfectly, so if you want to play one of those gyroscope games and save money at the same time, you should download this emulator on your phone or tablet (even though not all tablets have a built-in gyro sensor) via the link, as well as any ROM that you wish for, and then set your preferred settings, such as the screen layout, before playing. Please enjoy! :)
The 'more complicated' side of gaming ;p
I also occasionally play some hacks or patched stuff. In this case, a very notable example is Hallow's End (a Halloween themed EarthBound/Mother 2 hack, which is seriously better than Radiation's Halloween Hack).
The .rar file (you'll need WinRAR to extract them) contains some maps, so the usage of them will be more convenient.
If you would like to play this game by yourself, it's here, all patched and ready to download. Please enjoy! :)
What else do I do regarding 'more complicated' stuff? Well, I homebrewed both my main Wii U and its vWii ('regular' Wii function on the Wii U) using some tutorials by Jack Sorrell on YouTube. If you're curious about how that's done, feel free to click the links and try this for yourself.
I homebrewed my vWii for the sake of the .wad file of the nowadays very rare WiiWare of WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase (you can download it at the utmost bottom of this page, but only use it if you're in the PAL region, like me), as the Wii Shop Channel doesn't exist anymore, sadly. If you're curious about how to install such files on your (v)Wii, click here. (FYI, a regular Wii Remote is required for this, as I tried to do it with a Wii Remote Plus and it didn't work out well as it turned itself off for no reason in particular before I was even able to install the .wad file.)
One time, I did try to homebrew a 3DS with tutorials by the same YouTube user, but unfortunately, one small error caused the console to be bricked, leaving it unable to be fixed, partly caused by a screw that kept being stuck and refused to get out using any screwdriver. So I can give you the tip to please be careful when trying to homebrew anything in the way of a 3DS since this exact same risk may occur to you too, even if following the steps thoroughly.
If you guys have any other recommendations for video games for random peeps like me, or any other questions regarding gaming, homebrew and whatnot, feel free to send me a message on Hangouts.