The *Official* Top 200 Video Games countdown #1: The Game That ALWAYS Wins

And now, the number 1 game!!!!

Drumroll please....(and a title change, if you will, dear mods)

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Big surprise right?

[i](comments to be added later tonight due to technical difficulties and lack of time)[/i]

 

Don't have much to say since I haven't played it.

But here's the full list:

1. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3. GoldenEye 007
4. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
5. Super Mario Bros. 3
6. Super Mario Bros.
7. Super Mario World
8. Halo
9. Half-Life 2
10. Star Wars: TIE Fighter
11. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II
12. Super Smash Bros. Melee
13. Metal Gear Solid
14. Super Mario 64
15. Half-Life
16. Mass Effect
17. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
18. Civilization II
19. Metroid Prime
20. Perfect Dark
21. Mario Kart 64
22. Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
23. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
24. Final Fantasy VII
25. Chrono Trigger
26. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
27. Tetris
28. Halo 3
29. The Sims
30. StarCraft
31. Halo 2
32. Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
33. Grand Theft Auto III
34. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
35. World of Warcraft
36. Neverwinter Nights
37. The Legend of Zelda
38. Star Wars: Battlefront II
39. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
40. Age of Mythology
41. God of War
42. Resident Evil 4
43. Street Fighter II
44. Diablo II
45. The Legend of Zelda: Link?s Awakening
46. Final Fantasy VI
47. Portal
48. Super Mario Kart
49. Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
50. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest
51. Sonic the Hedgehog
52. Rock Band
53. Guild Wars
54. Age of Empires II: Age of Kings
55. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
56. Mike Tyson's Punch Out
57. Contra
58. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
59. Sim City 2000
60. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
61. Civilization IV
62. Guitar Hero II
63. Super Metroid
64. Super Mario Galaxy
65. Donkey Kong Country
66. Tecmo Super Bowl
67. Mega Man 2
68. Call of Duty 4
69. Pokemon Gold/Silver
70. Kingdom Hearts II
71. Grim Fandango
72. Football Manager 2006
73. Myst
74. Unreal Tournament
75. Mario Kart Double Dash
76. Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
77. Lego Star Wars
78. Pac Man
79. Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
80. Guitar Hero III
81. Mortal Kombat II
82. Kingdom Hearts
83. Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 (PC)
84. DooM
85. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
86. Jade Empire
87. Donkey Kong
88. Deus Ex
89. Star Wars: Rebellion
90. The Oregon Trail
91. The Sims 2
92. Final Fantasy X
93. Galaga
94. Super Mario Bros. 2
95. Fallout
96. Star Wars: Battlefront
97. Lego Star Wars: the Complete Saga
98. Elite
99. Shadow Of The Colossus
100. Max Payne
101. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
102. Devil May Cry
103. Command and Conquer: Red Alert
104. Banjo-Kazooie
105. Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2
106. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Arcade Game
107. Roller Coaster Tycoon
108. Madden NFL 2004
109. Donkey Kong Country 3
110. Return Fire
111. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
112. Metroid
113. Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
114. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
115. Sim City 3000
116. Wario Ware
117. Duck Hunt
118. Final Fantasy VIII
119. Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
120. Splinter Cell
121. Marvel vs. Capcom 2
122. Lode Runner
123. Team Fortress 2
124. Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
125. Neverwinter Nights 2
126. Final Fantasy IX
127. Super Mario All-Stars
128. Evil Genius
129. Star Wars: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter
130. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
131. Eternal Darkness: Sanity?s Requiem
132. Super Smash Bros
133. Ms. Pac Man
134. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
135. Medieval: Total War
136. Zoo Tycoon
137. Sonic The Hedgehog
138. Homeworld
139. Kirby Super Star
140. Bioshock
141. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
142. Spy Hunter
143. Mario Kart DS
144. Bubble Bobble
145. Mortal Kombat
146. Donkey Kong 64
147. Freespace 2
148. Lego Star Wars: The Orginal Trilogy
149. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
150. Guitar Hero
151. Dungeon Siege
152. The Orange Box
153. Skies of Arcadia Legend
154. FIFA 2008
155. Golden Sun II: The Lost Age
156. Populous
157. Diablo
158. NFL

 

Predictable and yet still so right. This game hit every proper chord for RPGs, IMO. It was a lot of fun playing through the game for the first time and experiencing the game's depth. The story just worked and it was brilliant fun.

 

I'm going to keep saying it: No FFIV = travesty.

Amazing.

 

Did you send a list?

 

Okay, so official standings for the ones I picked, my rankings in bold next to the official count.

2/5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3/10. GoldenEye 007
4/3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
5/9. Super Mario Bros. 3
19/2. Metroid Prime
25/1. Chrono Trigger
27/15. Tetris
42/4. Resident Evil 4
45/6. The Legend of Zelda: Link?s Awakening
64/7. Super Mario Galaxy
70/8. Kingdom Hearts II
87/16. Donkey Kong
99/17. Shadow Of The Colossus
124/12. Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
130/11. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
155/13. Golden Sun II: The Lost Age

And the four on my list that were missed:

Star Fox 64 (my rank 14)
- How was this missed? Intro of Rumble! Full voice overs! Oh well, I can see that it wasn't exactly the most deep title.

Wii Sports (my rank 18)
- Admittedly I added this more for the impact on the industry rather than the comparitive quality of the game. Great game due to what it represents more than what it is.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (my rank 19)
- How Sonic 2006 got on the list and not this is absolute travesty.

Time Crisis II (my rank 20)
- My favorite game in the arcade. Never was good at it, but almost every arcade had it.

 

Did you send a list?

My complaining would be far less amusing to me had I sent a list. If I had known this was happening, I probably would have.

Amazing.

 

Only took 6 months!
KOTOR is a really good game, but it's not excellent and memorable in the sense Grim Fandango or Mario games are. So I declare this list flawed.

 

I'm pretty sure Sonic 2006 didn't actually make the list. There was probably just some confusion with wording of the title when people sent their lists.

 

Or they were pulling a Street Fighter which in that case it would be perfectly acceptable.

 

Edit the title, you moderator you!

 

Ocarina of Time defined my prime gaming period. Before hand I loved my Sega and my NES, but me and my sister were pretty much the equivalent of the n64 kid when we got our n64 and I got Zelda. I played that game for hours on end, and even still play it till this day.

KOTOR is what actually got me back into Star Wars. I first loved it at the age of 6 and then cooled down when AOTC came out. I took about a year or two break, and I got KOTOR with my Xbox and gave it a go. Who knew then that I'd be spending my whole Christmas break playing it and that it would throw me back into the world of Star Wars Obsession. It also has the highest replay value a game could have. I've played and completed it about 10 or more times now.

 

I've never played KoToR.

 

Lets all point and laugh at Inty.

 

Let me just say that I put this game on my list to vote BEFORE I had played it myself, why, I knew it would be that good. I always promised myself after it came out was the day I got a new computer would be the day I played KOTOR, when I got a new computer I didn't have much money left for anything else so I had to borrow the game from the library.

I waited at least five years to play his game, and it was not only as good as I expected it to be it was better. Once I got past the fact that i could not play it like you're average game (like Diablo or Jedi Knight) it was fan-bloody-tastic and it was responsible for my lack of sleep and walking around like a zombie for the better part of two weeks.

I only had the game for a few weeks, finished it in a few days of continuous playing and i was amazed at how much there was to discover for the gamer who wanted to take their time and enjoy the game rather than just getting through and beating it. I didn't have time to go dark side toom much, next time I will.

However, yesterday I finally decided to go and get my own copy so i could play it whenever I liked. Where I live there are basically three places where you can buy games and none of them had this game which i consider to be a classic that will continue to live so i'll have to get it online.

KOTOR is the deserved winner IMHO as we are all Star Wars fans and there is a part in all of us that wants to be the jedi or the Sith Lord. Playing KOTOR was where you could walk around the galaxy like you were the Big V, and it ROCKED to be you!

BTW, Malak is a dancing poncy git who deserved the name meatbag? Remember how much he jumps? I felt ashamed at my former apprentice being such a show pony.

 

While I greatly enjoyed KOTOR, there are a lot of better games out there, IMO.

 

Love KOTOR!

 

Nah, there is only one game that comes somewhat close, and that's Civ II.

I had my fair share of incredible time-consuming games that I couldn't stop playing, but nothing is even close to the first playthrough of KOTOR. And while KOTOR II has improved on the game-play, KOTOR still stays almost perfect in every regard.

 

in your should-be-more-humble opinion, my dear

KotOR is overrated. It doesn't suck, I played it 5 times or something, but it's only an RPG with lightsabers and an I'm your father moment.
It's not even the best SW game. That goes to Jedi Knight

 

KotoR?

I'm actually almost surprised. I can think of at least half-a-dozen other Star Wars games I'd probably put before it, and even more games which I'd just expect to place above it.

 

Thanks.




I love Star Wars with an almost unconditional love, so for me, it can do no wrong. But with KOTOR, it did everything right for me. It was heaven for this particular Star Wars nerd. I love KOTOR and KOTOR II and eagerly await the real KOTOR 3.



And lol @ the title. Is it sad that I actually had a dream about this thread and that the title wasn't going to say "KOTOR" but Star Wars: Obi-Wan or something else?





Anyway. So I'm sorry this tournament took so long, but I did roll out the Top Ten in ten days as promised, so ha!

As far as Sonic the 2006 version goes, I think it was a matter of title confusion. As I said before, there a lot of variations on a title name for a lot of games and it gets confusing. And since some people specified the system a game was on and others didn't, it got even more confusing. So, sorry for that. Always next time, eh?

I was thinking for the next tournament we should go back to the other tournament style with voting and all that? I was also thinking that we should do it centered around Video Game Characters.

Yes, no, thoughts?




(I'll be posting the KOTOR comments later this morning)

 

I'd be interested in seeing a top video game characters countdown, would be fun.


And hilarious if Revan was voted number 1




Also, I didn't visit this side of the boards when this countdown started so I didnt vote in it, but I was happy with the placings of most games, and was only confused by a select few.

Great work getting the entire list done + the images and comments Yane, was good to have a thread to come and check daily to see the latest additions and everyones reactions to them

 

Aw, I'm happy that this thread managed to bring someone new over here! That's awesome.

Thanks for all your kind words, Sabre_11. Hopefully you'll participate in the next tournament, yes?

 

Certainly will! I'm already thinking of my list in my head, and its filling up too fast with all my favourite characters