Game Informer's Top 200 Games of all time

Originally posted by Quincy
BARDOCK'S POOR NUMBERING CONFUSES AND INFURIATES ME!!!

Well, I guess it will be more alright for some than others. Haha

WTF. This list is cra...
Where the hell is Sacrifice, Giants:CK, Clive Barker's Undying,
Grim Fandango, the Curse of Monkey island...

Originally posted by Bardock42
Since I know you all can't sleep until you heard my opinion, I rated the games (or ports of the games) I have played enough to form an opinion, by the fun I had/have when playing them.

9. Half-Life (PC, 1998)
28. Diablo II (PC, 2000)
102. Heroes of Might & Magic III (PC, 1999)
64. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2, 2004) --PC
88. Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn (PC, 2000)
100. Portal (PC/360, 2007)
54. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox, 2003) --PC
98. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS3/360, 2009) -- PC
46. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3/360, 2008)
4. Grand Theft Auto III (PS2, 2001) -- PC
71. Age of Empires (PC, 1997) -- prefered AoE2
121. Lemmings (PC, 1991)
169. Braid (360, 2008) -- PC
42. Pokemon Red and Blue (GB, 1996)
185. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island (SNES, 1995)
180. Max Payne (PC, 2001)
99. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PS2/Xbox/GameCube/PC, 2003)
32. GoldenEye 007 (N64, 1997)
96. Counter-Strike (PC, 1999)
104. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3/360, 2009)
5. Starcraft (PC, 1998)
27. BioShock (360/PC, 2007)
13. Super Mario 64 (N64, 1996)
5. Half-Life 2 (PC, 2004)
25. Street Fighter II (Coin-op, 1991) -- SNES
87. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC, 1995)
151. Fable (Xbox, 2004) -- PC
160. Thief (PC, 1998)159. Battlefield 1942 (PC, 2002)
107. Gears of War (360, 2006)
141. Civilization IV (PC, 2005)
53. Battlefield 2 (PC, 2005)
7. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (PS, 2000)
167. Doom II (PC, 1994)
70. The Sims (PC, 2000)
47. Super Mario World (SNES, 1991)
6. Doom (PC, 1993)
132. Quake II (PC, 1997)
149. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (PC, 2002)
36. Civilization (PC, 1991) -- prefer Civ2
145. Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC, 2004)
11. World of Warcraft (PC, 2004)
139. Wolfenstein 3D (PC, 1992)
52. Pac-Man (Coin-op, 1980) -- PC
3. Tetris (PC, 1984)
72. Mortal Kombat II (Coin-op, 1993) - SNES
78. Command & Conquer (PC, 1995)
108. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3, 2008)
86. Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube, 2001)
92. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC, 2002)
140. Diablo (PC, 1996)
9. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES, 1990)
2. Super Mario Bros. (NES, 1985)
178. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS, 2005)
37. SimCity (PC, 1989) - prefer SimCity 2000
39. Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox, 2001)
16. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (NES, 1987)
7. Metroid (NES, 1986)
69. Dr. Mario (NES, 1990)
74. Tomb Raider (PS, 1996) -- PC

I agree with about 80% of that list.

My favorite game of all time, playing the first time through, is definitely Super Metroid. No game fascinated and held my attention more than that game I have ever played before or since then. It's one of the few games that I played through more than once and only one of three games that I played through more than 5 times.

I would put Fable 2 and Perfect Dark on that list, as well. Nothing, and I mean nothing, was as cool of a weapon as the Laptop Gun. Even emptying 160 rounds (on the empty mode), total, from a double wielding cyclone gun, right as someone opened a door in Felicity, was as cool as the sentry Laptop Gun mode.

But those are just a few things from your list that I noticed, and would add to my own.

Originally posted by SovNarKom
WTF. This list is cra...
Where the hell is Sacrifice, Giants:CK, Clive Barker's Undying,
Grim Fandango, the Curse of Monkey island...

Originally posted by SovNarKom
the Curse of Monkey island...

Originally posted by Juk3n

Golden Sun

Nights Into Dreams

Whether you've played them or not, these games should've definitely been included in the list as well.

Originally posted by Q'Anilia
Marie and Link both are legendary characters.

You apparently miss someone.

Originally posted by Wei Phoenix
You apparently miss someone.

Yeah...that's not even close to a typo. lol!

Of all the games on this list, I feel that the original Super Mario Bros. deserves to be in the Top 5.

The original Zelda in the number 1 spot... fail. Both OoT ALttP are more deserving.

Originally posted by Impediment
Of all the games on this list, I feel that the original Super Mario Bros. deserves to be in the Top 5.

Originally posted by Morridini
But you actualy messed up the numbering, you wrote "9. Half Life" while Half Life was number 29 on the list, and probably other mistakes like that.

he actually ate that 2. and all the other missing numbers, as well.

he couldn't help it, what's it to you..

leave'm alone.

Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers (NES, 1990)..

One of the best platform games.

No Fatal Frame even..
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Super Metroid in a lower spot than Metroid? I'm not taking this seriously.

where's baldur's gate?

i just have to say that for me, super mario world is the best mario game out there. its the pinnicle of 2d platforming up until that point and for a while after at least.

well at least pac man made the list

Seriously wrong list.

The top four is essentially the same as when people list more than one album by a famous band.

Super Mario Bros and The Legend of Zelda were influential and Tetris was an addictive smash hit, but how are they the top three best games of all time?

This is what I hate; Games magazines or sites pride themselves on covering the most up-to-date developments and chronicling the advancement of games, game dynamics and game graphics as they head into bigger and better territories, then they'll go and suggest a Game Boy game is one of the best ever.

It just shits on everything and you can tell it's because they feel they have to.

I don't particularly care how much you love Duck Hunt, but to say it surpasses Resident Evil would be bonkers.

-AC

Is it just me or has Final Fantasy VI become really overrated? Don't get me wrong, I do love the game and it's nowhere near as out of place as the vast majority of games on the list, and it's not really about its placing on this list but it's a thought I've had for a while now and I just really don't see how a lot of people can rate it as highly as they do. I know people love to hate on Final Fantasy VII for a reason I'm not sure I entirely understand but how people think it comes close to VII or IX, let alone the best Final Fantasy really has me baffled.