IGN just released an updated list of the Top 100 Games Of All Time. This is a reader’s list, meaning it was created by your average game-o-holic and not a bunch of stuffy writers or editors. Reading through the list, I was amazed at the amount of Nintendo games versus titles for other consoles or PC. One could argue that Nintendo has been in the business longer than most of the other companies, but the list is about favorite games of all time. It proved to me that people care more about the enjoyment a game brought to them than the quality of its graphics.
Also of note, seven of the top ten games are for Nintendo systems.
My main criticism of this list is the lack of certain systems (Atari 2600? Genesis?) and the focus it seems to have on recent history (the last 10 years).
Did your favorite game of all time make the list?
I totally agree with most of that list. Majora's Mask is underrated.
Booyakasha. Chrono Trigger was number 2. Xenogears was also pretty high up, but I'm still disappointed that Chrono Cross was nowhere to be found.
I noticed Shenmue 2 was very high. I wonder if the Dreamcast may have Virtual Console games for my Wii? Otherwise I may end up buying a Dreamcast again.
Chrono Trigger is #2. That makes me VERY happy. The comments on it are bang on.
Wait, nevermind. That was a list from two years ago, now it's ahead!
Ocarina of time will ALWAYS be the best game of all time. I missed it on the 64 as it came out after I stopped playing video games. I started back up again a year ago and picked the game up for the Gamecube — it was a rare pre-order giveaway disk. It absolutely floored me. I can say with little doubt that there will never be a game to top it, not even the Zelda we are about to receive, it's impossible. The game is a true work of art.Here is an example of its brilliance:As an architect, I found the use of textures to be inspiring. In one place, a transparent texture with an opaque black star is stacked three deep, slightly offset and repeated to create the walls. The effect is that as you move in the virtual space, the offset opaque stars slide past one another for a beautiful animated effect. To put this in perspective, I go to one of the most prestigious schools of architecture in North America and in our first year “skin design†assignment, few people came up with an idea as great as this. This is just one miniscule brilliant element in an incredible whole work. It is a true testament for artistic direction over improved graphics.P.S. I wrote this over at Destructiod yesterday if you think you have seen it before.
that pic made me laugh
That list is pretty messed up. It includes PC games, but only the biggest titles in recent times. Half-Life and Starcraft are good games and all, but where's Star Control 2, C&C, any PC rpg. Also there's no Saturn games, Radiant Silvergun and Panzer Dragoon Saga should be on that list.God of War as the 15th best game ever, sheesh.
I am Invisible Man, and I approve this list!However, two of my favorite games of all time didn't make the list: Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox), and Rayman 2: the Great Escape (Dreamcast). Also, I would have liked seeing more GBA titles in the top 50!