I'm really kinda surprised and love the fact I see people saying Secret of Mana a few times in this thread. That game was just love from the very beginning and to this day, I still love the game. I'm due for a replay, probably. Got the original console game but I'm not sure my SNES is compatible with these new TVs anymore, think there's some adapter but hey, that's what roms are for, right?

Nostalgia to me is games that current "take you back" because they remind you of things you loved when you were a kid, I think that's more reserved for games like Cave Story, Momodora III, Castle in the Darkness, and Shovel Knight -- in my opinion since they're intentionally retro.

If you guys just wanna list games you loved the hell out of back then and still do today .. uhhh.
Secret of Mana, duh from my commentary.
Chrono Trigger.
Final Fantasy 2 (4) (or is that 4 / 2? Haha, however you want to view it.)
Super Metroid.

Not sure what else offhandedly.