IGN's Top 100 Video Games Ever: IGN's Top 100 Video Games Ever: #1!

I update 4-5 days after each game. Sometimes it's a week when RL gets in the way.

I think most everyone agrees that 4 days is frequent enough. Unless anyone else supports Pearl's suggestion?

 

http://top100.ign.com/2005/index.html

I'm fine with the way it's being updated. Never played any Rayman games.

 

No spoiling in the thread, Pearl.

 

Are you talking to me?

I've already posted the link before.

 

I was talking to Black-Pearl, making sure he doesn't come into the thread and say "ZOMG! What is [game] doing at number 1!?"

Because then that kind of defeats the purpose of the countdown.

 

Oh don't worry I won't.

I don't disagree with the number one at all.

 

You might find a 360 game in this list:

http://top100.ign.com/2006/index.html

 

I KNEW IT.

That game is amazing. I just bought the Collectors Edition today actually ...

eerie.

 

#66

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Name: Homeworld

Platform: PC

Developer: Relic

Publisher: Sierra

Year Released: 1999

Why it Made the Top 100 List: Story is one aspect of gaming that doesn't always receive the attention it needs to move a game from good to classic. Homeworld provided one of the most unique RTS story experiences ever seen on the PC. It was hard not to become connected to the Kushan as they fought across the galaxy to regain their lives and their home while teetering on the brink of extinction. The fact that it was also the first fully 3D RTS (meaning you could move units on the Z axis as well) only helped create wicked challenges in a new type of environment. Homeworld was an excellently crafted game that will forever remain in a place of honor among other real-time strategy greats.

 

#65

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Name: MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

Platform: PC

Developer: Activision

Publisher: Activision

Year Released: 1995

Why it Made the Top 100 List: "It is the year 3057 and mankind is once again at war." That introductory line alone still causes irregular heartbeats in PC gamers who can remember the glory of MechWarrior 2. Activision's first- and third-person mech combat simulator was essentially an uncompromising assortment of slick graphical wizardry, super-advanced audio, exciting online play, and remarkably complex gameplay mechanics that developers are still trying to dumb down for cousin Cletus. For years after its release, MechWarrior was used as a showcase for PC gaming. The story of the great Clans, Flacon the crusaders and Wolf the wardens, is one that birthed a 15-title series spanning multiple platforms and genres.

 

I've played one of the MechWarrior games before but very briefly. Never played Homeworld, unfortunately.

Oh, and the thread title is screwed up again.

 

#64

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Name: Advance Wars

Platform: GBA

Developer: Intelligent Systems

Publisher: Nintendo

Year Released: 2001

Why it Made the Top 100 List: Nintendo's team at Intelligent Systems had been quietly making strategy games in the Famicom Wars series for years, but it was an inspired new visual style in the GBA edition that brought this game to international acclaim. The anime make-over caught the eyes of Nintendo fans in America and Europe. NOA took a chance in trying the stand-alone title here, and the rest is another chapter in Nintendo's book of history. The depth of strategy allowed players to battle alone for hours through memorable encounters on over 100 maps (as well as create their own maps for further challenge), while the multiplayer offering let up to four players wage war even with only one cartridge between them.

 

I ******* love this game.

Honestly, it's the only reason I still have a Gameboy.

And it is uber-hard. I play it whenever I have a chance, and it's just amazing to me.

 

So, let's update this thing.

 

Advanced Wars is not a game.

It is digital rape.

 

Whoa, lost track of time. Sorry for the delay, folks.

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[u]Name:[/u] Sonic the Hedgehog

[u]Platform:[/u] Sega Genesis

[u]Developer:[/u] Sonic Team

[u]Publisher:[/u] SEGA

[u]Year Released:[/u] 1991

[u]Why it Made the Top 100 List:[/u] For a while, Sonic the Hedgehog was the most recognized mascot in the entire world, bigger than Mickey Mouse and more recognized than the beloved Mario. If not for the little blue guy, Nintendo may have extended its iron grip on the industry for a number of years. Sonic introduced the adrenalin rush to video games and his first three titles reached a level of platforming Zen that developers are still trying to recreate in three dimensions.

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IMO, this is too high on the list (meaning it should be closer to #1 [face_wink]). It's at least Top 20 material, if not Top 10. Definitely one of my all-time favorites.

 

Quest, he just copied and pasted IGN's description which is what he's been doing the whole time.

Sonic 2 is my favourite of the Sonic games but hey, this is the one that started it all so it has to be on the list.

 

I didn't have a genesis at the time this game came out so I only ever played it on my friends system and in the arcade. So I must admit I didn't really jump on the sonic bandwagon right away. In fact it took almost a decade. But eventually I saw what everyone else had known for so long that it really is a great game that can get very addictive.

I think it should be a lot higher on the list also.

 

#62

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Name: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Platform: Multiple Systems

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal

Publisher: Ubisoft

Year Released: 2003

Why it Made the Top 100 List: Anyone who played the original Prince of Persia and saw the new one in previews was probably a little apprehensive at first. But actually playing Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time should have dispelled any notion that the re-imagining of Jordan Mechner's classic would be anything less than a great experience. Finally, technology that does the great POP concept justice! Running on walls and performing amazing feats of acrobatic grace gave us heart-stopping moments we gamers live for. And then there was the innovative use of time rewind that allowed us to pause if we screwed up, rewind the action, and try it all again. If you haven't played this one, head to the nearest game store right now and pick it up.

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Never played this one, but I was always interested in it. It's also being made into a film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.

 

One of the best games I've ever played. The story, gameplay and graphics all melded into one great experience, despite my occasional ineptitude.

 

#61

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Name: Sam & Max Hit the Road

Platform: PC

Developer: LucasArts

Publisher: LucasArts

Year Released: 1993

Why it Made the Top 100 List: In this alternate universe, a giant dog in a trench coat and a naked homicidal rabbit go traveling across the country looking for an escaped Sasquatch. And while that's a great setup, it's the execution that consistently made this game stand out from the rest. Roadside attractions turn out not to be some pile of junk waiting for suckers, but mystical sites loaded with clues and clever puzzles to help the unlikely duo on their way. True to the comic that inspired it, Sam & Max Hit the Road starts out funny and keeps up its manic pace all the way to the end.

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Never played this game, but it's one of the finest concepts I've ever seen.

 

I only played Sam and Max because it came with a Lucas Arts collection pack in the 90s. It was really, really funny and I enjoyed it very much.

 

^^^That collection (LucasArts Archives Volume 1) was my first ever videogame purchase, and still one of the greatest compilations of all time.

This game is a classic. I still play through it once a year or so, since it now only takes me a few hours to finish. Truly a legendary humorous adventure though I think Day of the Tentacle is slightly better. The new Sam'n'Max games are good, but don't reach the truly dizzying heights that this one hit. Mystery Spot and Giant Ball of Twine FTW.