In a year where
people were coming out with Top 50, 100 etc. lists for the millenium
beginning JANUARY
1, 2001, I decided to follow suit. Here are the Top 50
20th century video games in my eyes.
50
- Wolfenstein 3D - Key groundbreaker for corridor shooters
49
- BurgerTime - If that bastard walks on my burgers...
48
- Need For Speed Series - Run from cops without FOX
47
- Mario Kart 64 - Good racing, not great
46
- Vigilante 8 - Blow s*** up! 'Nuff said
45
- Shinobi - Ninja platform games have always been fun to me
44
- Virtua Racing - Without this, no Rush, no Daytona, no NASCAR
43
- Lethal Enforcers - Came with a gun, now if the game was good...
42
- Hot Shots Golf - Excellent golf engine, although very cartoony
41
- Duke Nukem 3D - Sector over sector(a first), and very adult oriented
remarks
40
- Super Mario Bros. - Forever changed platform gaming
39
- Donkey Kong - Don't you just hate those damn barrels?
38
- Sonic The Hedgehog - Made Sega into a major force
37
- NHL/NHLPA Hockey Series - EA Sports revolutionized sports sims
36
- Mortal Kombat 4 - Fatalities in 3D! Gory as ever
35
- Prop Cycle - You can burn your eyes and legs. Great!
34
- Destruction Derby - Demolition unmatched anywhere
33
- Night Trap - Interactive B-movie, but made headlines in '94
32
- Madden NFL Series - See #37
31
- Tekken Series - Intro to 3D fighting 101
30
- SimCity - Build a city, then tear it to the ground
29
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2 - Blast Processing is BS, but game rocks anyway
28
- Mortal Kombat - Digitized characters and fatalities
27
- Super Mario Bros. 3 - Raised the bar for platforms one more notch
26
- NBA Jam - First arcade action sports game, "Boomshakalaka!"
25
- Pitfall - First real good adventure game. Has anyone beat it?
24
- Warcraft II - Blizzard perfected war strategy
23
-Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Series - Very good shooters in Quake mold
22
- Marble Madness - It may look bad now, but it is very addictive
21
- Starcraft - Futuristic look, but same Warcraft gameplay
20
- Pac-Man - We all remember how cool this was, right?
19
- Resident Evil - Very creepy game, B-movie feel
18
- NFL 2K - If this were 6 months older, it would be top 10
17
- Quake - Put "3D" into 3D Shooter
16
- Donkey Kong Country - Rendered GFX, Many levels
15
- GoldenEye 007 - Who wouldn't want to take over as Bond, James Bond
14
- Doom - Brought 3D shooters to the forefront
13
- Soul Calibur - The gameplay, graphics will blow your mind
12
- Myst - The only game I know of that makes you think hard
11
- Pong - You can trace it all back here
10
- Mortal Kombat II - Clearly the finest of the series
9
- San Francisco Rush Extreme Racing - Caution: Flying Cars
8
- Killer Instinct - 3D fighting and 99 hit combos! Sweet!
7-
Street Fighter II Series - Cartoony look, but started a genre
6
- Resident Evil 2 - Much creepier than the original
5
- Sonic Adventure - Vast terrains and six characters make this an excellent
game
4
- Super Mario 64 - The plumber hits 3D in a big way
3
- NFL Blitz 2000 - Combine football with wrestling, "Holy F***ing S***!"
2
- Final Fantasy VIII - I'm not with FF, but this looks awesome
1
- The Legend Of Zelda- Ocarina Of Time - Nintendo's crown jewel on
the N64 has great depth, gameplay, and replay value
