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The Best Video Games in the History of Humanity

I'm not the only guy who likes making lists. Over the years, many gaming magazines and websites have made lengthy lists of their own in an attempt to compile comprehensive guides chronicling the best video games of all time. Here is a summary of some of the leading Top 10s, as excerpted from various Top 100 lists.

I have tried to be as diverse and inclusive as possible in my selection of lists. Some will inevitably appear more credible than others, but my intent was quantity more than quality. By assembling a collection of lists that was as vast as possible, I was hoping to see if there appears to be any consensus as to what games truly are history's best. My findings come at the end.

PLATFORMS
PC	Arcade	NES
Super Nintendo	Playstation	Nintendo 64
Sega Saturn	Dreamcast	Sega Saturn
Game Cube	Playstation 2	X Box
Multiple	Game Boy

Note: As the years progress, games tend to appear on more and more systems. For example, today you can play Super Mario Bros. on Gameboy Advance, and Ocarina of Time on the Game Cube. In the interest of preserving each game's original "flavor," whenever possible I have identified games on the basis of which platform they were primarily designed for. Games that were actively intended to be on multiple platforms at the time of their original debut are the ones that get the "multiple" status. I use English names for games, but usually Japanese release dates.

IGN.com (2007)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo	1985
2	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
3	Civilization II	Microprose	1996
4	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
5	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
6	Half-Life 2	Valve	2004
7	Super Metroid	Nintendo	1994
8	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	1992
9	Final Fantasy III (VI)	Squaresoft	1994
10	Resident Evil 4	Capcom	2005

Yahoo! UK & Ireland Games (2006)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
2	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
3	Pokemon	Nintendo	1995
4	Pro Evolution Soccer 4	Konami	2004
5	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
6	Monkey Island 2	Lucas Arts	1990
7	Super Mario Kart	Nintendo	1992
8	Goldeneye 007	Rare	1997
9	Street Fighter II	Capcom	1991
10	Elite	Acornsoft	1984

Famitsu readers' poll (2006)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Final Fantasy X	Squaresoft	2001
3	Final Fantasy VII	Squaresoft	1997
3	Dragon Warrior III	Enix	1988
4	Dragon Warrior VIII	Enix	2004
5	Machi	Chunsoft	1998
8	Final Fantasy II (IV)	Squaresoft	1991
7	Tactics Ogre	Quest	1997
6	Final Fantasy III (Japan)	Nintendo	1990
9	Dragon Warrior VII	Enix	2000
10	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998

Note: Famitsu is a Japanese magazine.

IGN readers' poll (2006)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
2	Chrono Trigger	Squaresoft	1995
3	Resident Evil 4	Capcom	2005
4	Super Metroid	Nintendo	1994
5	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	1992
6	Soul Caliber	Namco	1998
7	Goldeneye 007	Rare	1997
8	Final Fantasy III (VI)	Squaresoft	1994
9	Metal Gear: Solid	Konami	1998
10	Metal Gear: Solid 3	Konami	2004

Note: This is IGN's second reader's poll. They also did a poll in 2005 (included below), as well as editor's choice lists in 2005 and 2003 (also listed below).

Nintendo Power (2006)
issue 200

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
2	Resident Evil 4	Capcom	2005
3	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	1992
4	Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	Nintendo	2003
5	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
6	Super Mario Bros. 3	Nintendo	1990
7	Legend of Zelda	Nintendo	1986
8	Super Mario World	Nintendo	1991
9	Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo	1985
10	Metroid Prime	Nintendo	2002

Note: This is Nintendo Power's second list. They also made a list in 2005 (included below).

Electronic Gaming Monthly (2005)
issue 200

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo	1985
2	Pac Man	Namco	1980
3	Street Fighter II	Capcom	1991
4	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
5	Legend of Zelda	Nintendo	1986
6	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
7	Space Invaders	Taito	1978
8	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
9	Grand Theft Auto 3	Rockstar Games	2001
10	Pong	Atari	1972

Note: This is EGM's third list. They also made a list in 2002 and 1997 (included below).

GamePro magazine (2005)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Resident Evil 4	Capcom	2005
2	Goldeneye 007	Rare	1997
3	Final Fantasy VII	Squaresoft	1997
4	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
5	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
6	Super Mario Bros. 3	Nintendo	1990
7	Street Fighter II	Capcom	1991
8	Metal Gear: Solid	Konami	1998
9	Halo 2	Bungie Studios	2004
10	Super Smash Brothers: Melee	Nintendo	2001

Thejadedgamer.net (2005)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Super Metroid	Nintendo	1994
2	Megaman 2	Capcom	1989
3	Katamari Damacy	Namco	2004
4	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	1992
5	Final Fantasy III (VI)	Squaresoft	1994
6	Super Mario Bros. 3	Nintendo	1990
7	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night	Konami	1997
8	Pirates!	Microprose	1987
9	Civilization II	Microprose	1996
10	Baldur's Gate	Interplay	1998

Gamefaqs.com reader's poll (2005)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Final Fantasy VII	Squaresoft	1997
2	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
3	Chrono Trigger	Squaresoft	1995
4	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	1992
5	Super Mario Bros. 3	Nintendo	1990
6	Super Smash Brothers: Melee	Nintendo	2001
7	Goldeneye 007	Rare	1997
8	Metal Gear: Solid	Konami	1998
9	Halo 2	Bungie Studios	2004
10	Final Fantasy III (VI)	Squaresoft	1994

IGN.com (2005)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo	1985
2	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
3	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
4	Civilization II	Microprose	1996
5	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
6	Pirates!	Microprose	1987
7	StarCraft	Blizzard	1998
8	Street Fighter II	Capcom	1991
9	Star Wars: TIE Fighter	LucasArts	1995
10	Super Metroid	Nintendo	1994

Note: This is IGN's second list. They also made a list in 2003 (included below).

IGN readers' poll (2005)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Resident Evil 4	Capcom	2005
2	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
3	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell	Ubisoft	2005
4	Chrono Trigger	Squaresoft	1995
5	Half-Life 2	Valve	2004
6	God of War	Sony	2005
7	Metal Gear: Solid 3	Konami	2004
8	Soul Caliber	Namco	1998
9	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Rockstar	2004
10	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	1992

The Age newspaper / LiveWire (2005)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	The Sims 2	Maxis	2005
2	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
3	Half-Life 2	Valve	2004
4	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
5	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Rockstar Games	2004
6	Halo 2	Bungie Studios	2004
7	Gran Turismo 4	Polyphony Digital	2005
8	Goldeneye 007	Rare	1997
9	Ico	Sony	2001
10	Metal Gear: Solid	Konami	1998

Edge magazine (2004)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
2	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
3	Goldeneye 007	Rare	1997
4	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
5	Gran Turismo	Polyphony Digital	1998
6	Quake II	id	1997
7	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	1992
8	Street Fighter II (Turbo)	Capcom	1991
9	Half-Life	Valve / Sierra	1998
10	Super Mario World	Nintendo	1991

Retrogamer magazine (2004)*
issue 9

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Elite	Acornsoft	1984
2	Super Mario World	Nintendo	1991
3	Manic Miner	Bug-Byte	1983
4	Final Fantasy VII	Squaresoft	1997
5	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
6	Space Invaders	Taito	1978
7	Jet Set Willy	Software	1984
8	Sensible Soccer	Sensible	1992
9	DOOM	id / GT Interactive	1993
10	Pac Man	Namco	1980

* Retro Gamer Issue 1 also featured a "Top 100" list, though this one was actually 10 distinct "Top 10" lists segregated by platform.

IGN.com (2003)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo	1985
2	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
3	Super Metroid	Nintendo	1994
4	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
5	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
6	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	1992
7	StarCraft	Blizzard	1998
8	X-COM: UFO Defense	Mythos Games	1994
9	Final Fantasy II (IV)	Squaresoft	1991
10	Street Fighter II	Capcom	1991

Entertainment Weekly / GF (2003)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	1992
2	DOOM	id / GT Interactive	1993
3	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
4	Grand Theft Auto 3	Rockstar Games	2001
5	Madden 2003	Electronic Arts	2002
6	Half-Life	Valve / Sierra	1998
7	The Sims	Maxis	2000
8	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
9	StarCraft	Blizzard	1998
10	Street Fighter II	Capcom	1991

Note: Number 9 on this list was actually "Warcraft / Starcraft" which is kind of cheating since they are two different games.

Dorkclub.com (2003)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Super Metroid	Nintendo	1994
2	Chrono Trigger	Squaresoft	1995
3	Metal Gear: Solid	Konami	1998
4	Final Fantasy III (VI)	Squaresoft	1994
5	Final Fantasy VII	Squaresoft	1997
6	Half-Life	Valve / Sierra	1998
7	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
8	Super Smash Brothers: Melee	Nintendo	2001
9	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
10	Earthbound	Nintendo	1995

Electronic Gaming Monthly (2002)
issue 150

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Super Metroid	Nintendo	1994
2	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
3	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	1992
4	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night	Konami	1997
5	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
6	Soul Caliber	Namco	1998
7	Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	Nintendo	2000
8	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
9	Final Fantasy III (VI)	Squaresoft	1994
10	Super Mario World	Nintendo	1991

Note: This is EGM's second list. They also made a list in 1997 (included below).

GameSpy.com (2001)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	DOOM	id / GT Interactive	1993
2	Half-Life	Valve / Sierra	1998
3	Warcraft 2	Blizzard	1995
4	Civilization	Microprose	1991
5	Quake	id / GT Interactive	1996
6	Diablo	Blizzard	1996
7	Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar	Origin	1985
8	Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss	Origin / Blue Sky	1992
9	StarCraft	Blizzard	1998
10	Legend of Zelda	Nintendo	1986

Game Informer magazine (2001)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Legend of Zelda	Nintendo	1986
2	Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo	1985
3	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
4	Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2	Activision	2000
5	DOOM	id / GT Interactive	1993
6	Metroid	Nintendo	1986
7	Final Fantasy III (VI)	Squaresoft	1994
8	Super Mario Bros. 3	Nintendo	1990
9	Ms. Pac-Man	Namco	1981
10	Final Fantasy VII	Squaresoft	1997

GameSpot.com (2001)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Final Fantasy VII	Squaresoft	1997
2	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
3	Resident Evil	Capcom	1996
4	Virtua Racing	Sega	1992
5	Street Fighter II	Capcom	1991
6	Dragon Warrior	Enix	1986
7	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
8	Legend of Zelda	Nintendo	1986
9	Double Dragon	Taito	1987
10	Commando	Capcom	1985

Note: List was formally "most influencial" games of all time.

Computer and Video Games magazine (2001)
(I've had to piece this list together through second-hand sources. Please help me fill in the blanks)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
2	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
3	?
4	?
5	Goldeneye 007	Rare	1997
6	Super Mario Kart	Nintendo	1992
7	Super Mario World	Nintendo	1991
8	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	1992
9	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
10	?

GamesRadar.com (2000)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo	1985
2	Metal Gear: Solid	Konami	1998
3	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
4	DOOM	id / GT Interactive	1993
5	Civilization 2	Microprose	1996
6	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
7	StarCraft	Blizzard	1998
8	Goldeneye 007	Rare	1997
9	Resident Evil: Code Veronica	Capcom	2000
10	Street Fighter II (Turbo)	Capcom	1991

Note: With the exception of SMB, GamesRadar recognized entire "franchises" in their list. The specific games mentioned are the ones the authors note as the "bests" of the series.

Nintendorks.com (2000)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	1992
2	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
3	Goldeneye 007	Rare	1997
4	Final Fantasy III (VI)	Squaresoft	1994
5	Super Mario Bros. 3	Nintendo	1990
6	Legend of Zelda	Nintendo	1986
7	Super Mario Kart	Nintendo	1992
8	Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo	1985
9	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
10	Punch-Out!	Nintendo	1987

Note: List was limited to games appearing on Nintendo platforms.

Next Generation magazine (1999)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	1998
2	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
3	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
4	Civilization	Microprose	1991
5	Quake II	id	1996
6	Super Metroid	Nintendo	1994
7	Super Mario Kart	Nintendo	1992
8	Virtua Fighter 2	Sega	1995
9	Street Fighter II	Capcom	1991
10	Goldeneye 007	Rare	1997

Note: In this list Next Gen has made my life difficult by identifying four "series" in their top 10 (#1 is the "Zelda series," #3 is the "Mario series," #4 is the "Civilization series," and #6 is the "Metroid series"). To keep this list in the style of all the others, I have thus tampered with it, and inserted games from each series which I think they would be statistically most likely to have chosen as the "best" game of each franchise.

Note 2: This is Next Generation''s second list. They also made a list in 1996 (included below).

Electronic Gaming Monthly (1997)
issue 100

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
2	Super Mario Bros. 3	Nintendo	1990
3	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	1992
4	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
5	Street Fighter II (Turbo)	Capcom	1991
6	Super Metroid	Nintendo	1994
7	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island	Nintendo	1995
8	Contra III: The Alien Wars	Konami	1992
9	Final Fantasy III (VI)	Squaresoft	1994
10	Saturn Bomberman	Hudson Soft	1997

Nintendo Power magazine (1997)
issue 100

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
2	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	1992
3	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
4	Mario Kart 64	Nintendo	1997
5	Super Mario Bros. 3	Nintendo	1990
6	Super Metroid	Nintendo	1994
7	Goldeneye 007	Rare	1997
8	Final Fantasy II (IV)	Squaresoft	1991
9	Final Fantasy III (VI)	Squaresoft	1994
10	Street Fighter II (Turbo)	Capcom	1991

Note: List was limited to games appearing on Nintendo platforms.

Next Generation magazine (1996)

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
2	Tetris	Alexey Pajitnov	1987
3	Super Bomberman 2	Hudson Soft	1994
4	Civilization	Microprose	1991
5	Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo	1985
6	Virtua Fighter 2	Sega	1995
7	Street Fighter II	Capcom	1991
8	Lemmings	Psygnosis	1990
9	Quake	id / GT Interactive	1996
10	Warcraft 2	Blizzard	1995

Note: Number 5 on this list was actually the "Mario series," which was an odd choice, since presumably Super Mario 64 is part of the "Mario series" as well.

Overall

Assuming these lists represent voices of authority in the gaming community, we can easily make a cumulative list averaging out the most universally popular games. I'm not smart enough to do mathematical averages of rank, but based on sheer popularity (as defined by appearing on 14 or more lists, ie: at least 50%), the top five games of all time seem to be:

1	Super Mario 64 (19 out of 28 lists)	67%
2	Tetris (appears on 18 out of the 28)	64%
2	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (18 out of 28)	64%
3	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (15 out of 28)	53%
4	Street Fighter II (14 out of 28)	50%

As you can see, it's very close. Every time I update this list with a new chart number the top five fluctuates.

Other popular titles:

Goldeneye 007 (11 out of 27)

Super Mario Bros. (10 out of 27)

Super Metroid (9 out of 27)

Final Fantasy III / VI (9 out of 27)

Final Fantasy VII (7 out of 27)

Platform totals

1	PC (21 games)
2	Super Nintendo (11)
3	Multiple (10)
3	Playstation 2 (10)
4	NES (9)
5	Playstation (7)
6	Nintendo GameCube (5)
6	Arcade (5)
7	Nintendo 64 (4)
8	Sega Saturn (2)
8	X Box (2)
9	Sega Dreamcast (1)
9	Game Boy (1)

Conclusions

These lists inevitably represent a whole host of different agendas, outlooks, and opinions on what constitutes a "great" video game. Some placed a great emphasis on recognizing games that were historically "relevant" or "innovative" while others simply celebrated games that were fun to play.

The fact that PC games have such a high total overall is largely an indication that there is not much consensus over which PC games are best. Despite their groundbreaking work in many genres, in the end it seems that PC games have been unable to really capture the public's imagination in the same way console games have.

If we are to name a "golden era" of gaming, it appears to be the mid-to-late 90's. The early arcade / PC era of the 80's has apparently been largely forgotten, and few post-1999 games appear to have left much of an impact. Nintendo Power's 1997 list, though now almost ten years old, thus stands up well today, as the classics it recognized still remain amongst the most contemporarily popular.

Other thoughts:

- Action games tend to be the most popular genre.

- Sonic the Hedgehog is not popular. In fact, Sega in general has not left much of a legacy, with no Genesis games making anyone's lists.

- Tetris is the only puzzle game anyone seems to care about.

- The most popular video game character of all time is clearly Link, closely followed by Mario.

- Despite being the famed "first video game ever" Pong has not aged well, and today no one seems to consider it relevant. Pac Man and Space Invaders are also surprisingly unpopular.

Know a list I missed? Please Email me- wart_mamu@yahoo.com

Oh yeah. I've had some requests to include my own personal top ten, so here goes. I'm not really that knowledgeable about video games... there are a lot of classics I've never played. But I know what I like. These are the ten games I consider to be the most brilliant:

Rank	Title	Publisher	Year
1	Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo	1985
2	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	1996
3	Donkey Kong Country 3	Rare	1996
4	Final Fantasy VII	Squaresoft	1997
5	Super Mario World 2	Nintendo	1996
6	Banjo-Tooie	Rare	1998
7	Pac Man	Namco	1980
8	Earthbound	Nintendo	1995
9	Monkey Island 2	Lucas Arts	1990
10	Megaman 3	Capcom	1990

Brilliant is the key word. These are all games that I look at with a sense of admiration for what went into them. They are just so well put together and... ingenious. Someday I'll write a more in-depth explanation of why each one has won my heart in its own unique way.