Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Greatest Video Games

[Yuri-chan]

Have you seen the May 9th, 2003 (#709) issue of Entertainment Weekly. It has an article of the 100 greatest games of all time. Sadly, only one SNK game made an appearance at 64th place. oh_no Here are there Top 100. You'll have it read it the article yourself if you want know more about this.

1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Super NES, 1991)
2. Doom (PC, 1993)
3. Tetris (PC, NES, 1985)
4. Grand Theft Auto III (PS2, 2001)
5. Madden 2003 (Multiplatform, 2002)
6. Half-Life (PC, PS2, 1998)
7. The Sims (PC, 2000)
8. Super Mario 64 (N64, 1996)
9. Starcraft/Warcraft (PC, 1998/PC, 1994)
10. Street Fighter II (Multiplatform, 1991)
11. Goldeneye 007 (N64, 1997)
12. Final Fantasy VII (PSX, 1997)
13. Gran Turismo (PSX, 1998)
14. Toney Hawk's Pro Skater (Multiplatform, 1999)
15. Civilization II (PC, 1996)
16. Halo (X-Box, 2001)
17. Tomb Raider (PSX, 1996)
18. Soul Calibur (DC, 1998)
19. Ms. Pac-man (Arcade, 1981)
20. Super Metroid (Super NES, 1994)
21. EverQuest (PC, 1999)
22. Resident Evil (GC, 2002)
23. Metal Gear Solid (PSX 1998)
24. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX, 1997)
25. Star Wars X-Wing Alliance (PC, 1999)
26. Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC, 1996)
27. Monkey Island 2 (PC, 1991)
28. Galaga, (Arcade, 1981)
29. Metal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC, 2002)
30. Mario Kart 64 (N64, 1997)
31. Diablo 2 (PC, 2000)
32. Tekken 2 (PSX, 1996)
33. Duke Nuken 3D (PC, 1996)
34. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (Multiplatform, 1985)
35. Battlefield 1942 (PC, 2002)
36. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (X-Box, 2002)
37. Simcity (PC, 1989)
38. Sonic The Hedgehog (Genesis, 1991)
39. Mortal Kombat 2 (Multiplatform, 1994)
40. Dance Dance Revolution (Arcade, 2001)
41. Deus EX (PC, 1999)
42. Quake 2 (PC, 1997)
43. NHL '93 (Genesis, 1993)
44. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (PC, 1999)
45. Donkey Kong (Arcade, 1981)
46. Unreal (PC, 1998)
47. Tron (Arcade, 1982)
48. Chrono Trigger (Super NES, 1996)
49. Pokémon (Game Boy, 1998)
50. Pitfall! (Atari 2600, 1982)
51. Contra (PC, NES, 1987)
52. WIng Commander (PC, 1990)
53. Mike Tyson's Punchout!! (NES, 1986)
54. NBA Jam (Arcade, 1993)
55. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (Multiplatform, 1998)
56. Lemmings (Multiplatform, 1990)
57. Tempist (Arcade, 1981)
58. Virtua Fighter 4 (PS2, 2002)
59. Balders Gate/ Balders Gate 2 ((PC, 1998/ PC, 2000)
60. Star Wars: Jedi Kight-- Dark Forces II (PC, 1997)
61. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn, 1998)
62. Max Payne (Multiplatform, 2001)
63. R-Type (Arcade, 1988)
64. Samurai Spirits (Shodown) (Neo-Geo, 1993)
65. Devil may Cry (PS2, 2001)
66. Mechwarrior 2 (PC, PSX, Saturn, 1995)
67. Tennis 2K2 (DC, 2001)
68. Roller Coaster Tycoon (PC, X-Box, 1999)
69. Centipede (Arcade, 1981)
70. Homeworld (PC, 1999)
71. Bust-A-Move 2 (PSX, 1998)
72. Animal Crossing (GC, 2002)
73. Driver (PC, PSX, 1999)
74. Robotron 2084 (Arcade, 1982)
75. Wave Race 64 (N64, 1996)
76. Phantasy Star (Sega Master System, 1988)
77. Saturn Bomberman (Saturn, 1997)
78. Defender (Arcade 1980)
79. King's Quest (PC, 1984)
80. Silent Hill 2 (PS2, 2001)
81. Gauntlet (Arcade, 1985)
82. Ghouls 'N Ghosts (Arcade 1988)
83. Daytona USA (Arcade, 1994)
84. Asteroids (Arcade, 1979)
85. Prince of Persia (PC, 1989)
86. Super Puzzle Fighter II: Turbo (Arcade, 1996)
87. Battlezone (Arcade 1980)
88. FIFA Soccer 2003 (Multiplatform, 2003)
89. Castle Wolfenstein (PC, 1984)
90. Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (PSX, 1998)
91. Spy Hunter (Arcade, 1983)
92. Super Star Wars (Super NES, 1992)
93. Joust (Arcade, 1982)
94. IL-2 Sturmovik (PC, 2001)
95. Golden Axe (Arcade, 1988)
96. M.U.L.E. (Commodore 64, 1983)
97. Secret of Mana (Super NES, 1993)
98. Frogger (Arcade, 1981)
99. X-COM UFO Deffense (PC, 1994)
100. Missle Command (Arcade, 1981)

 

[Giga Power]

That list in interesting, at least SNK was on there in the first place.
Most of the games don't belong though.

 

[Chichiri]

I love this one....
40. Dance Dance Revolution (Arcade, 2001)
2001? LOL, apparently these people don't know shit. The first us version of ddr was available 1999...Can't believe anyone who would get such an obvious fact wrong. They obviously didnt do their research. Most of the list is highly questionable anyway...however I love the mention of Secret of Mana....brings back probably the only good memories I have of middle school, lol.

 

[SSS]

Well at least they picked a good SNK game, no 100 list is gonna make everyone happy. But IGN put only one SNK game in, Baseball Stars for NES spock

 

[aria]

It seems like they tried to balance 4 things:

(1) Quality (hence Zelda: LTTP, I like that pick as number 1)
(2) Popularity (the Sims)
(3) Landmark status (Doom, Civ II)
(4) New and old (that was a bad idea... sorry, Tennis 2k2 shouldn't be there)

I only have a few problems:
- where's Super Mario 1 or 3??? Christ, those were landmark.
- Sim City as #37? It should be top-20
- Populous: the mother of all God games is missing (and it was "PC Game of the Year" when it came out)

 

[Phoenix Down]

That list is such a joke on so many levels I don't even know where to begin.

It figures though, since all Entertainment Weekly is ever full of is crap anyway.

 

[Rain]

Meh, At least its better than IGN's joke of a top 100 list.

 

[Phoenix Down]

Rain:
Meh, At least its better than IGN's joke of a top 100 list.

True enough.

 

[NeoSneth]

Only 1 ultima entry?

fuckin lame...

these lists are always shitty.

Where are all the good C64 games?

wasteland anyone?

 

[thefub]

I always like to see PHANTASY STAR on these lists.

 

[bokmeow]

This top 100 list is bullshit lie!

 

[evil wasabi]

i think its just trendy to have zelda lttp as number 1 nowadays. you see it all over.

for number 1 game of all time you'd think it could hold my interest longer than say, game #64.

 

[fatal fury fan #1]

they had 5 shows about this on G4.

 

[Big Shady]

They put Halo over Super Metroid?! I'm a big Halo fan, but no way it belongs over Super Metroid.

 

[Electroman]

I don't agree with this list either. But you know this list is probably based on Popularity and sales.

At least Doom outranked Sims. Thank God...

But only 1 SNK game?

These lists come from the buttholes of marketing types everywhere... Its crass but hey.

 

[Yuri-chan]

I totally agree, this list is totally flawed. How dare they not mention Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, more Super Mario games, or more SNK games. very_ang This list is definitely better than IGN's but I still don't like this one. I just copyed this list directly from the magazine. mad_2

<small>[ May 14, 2003, 10:46 PM: Message edited by: Yuri-chan ]</small>

 

[The Legendary LoneWolf]

how can Sonic be #38 and what about SONIC 2 , THE ONLY GAME TO BE IN THE MEDIA IN THIS COUNTRY,newspaper wise. Sonic tuesday or Sonic 2's day