I'll just list four that I absolutely love since I haven't played enough to make a top 10 list.

1. Final Fantasy 3/6 - my favorite game of all time, it's the game that artistically fits me perfectly

2. Earthbound - so quirky and unique, very fun

3. Chrono Trigger - everything is great about this game, story, music, combat, characters

4. Super Mario RPG - Similar to earthbound it's just fun to play, not an overly serious RPG

I'm almost positive you're talking about Solstice, it was for the NES. My friend had this game, only reason i remembered :p

http://youtube.com/watch?v=E20jk5vgkdQ here's a video of it.