Pretty Simple, the 50 Best Games of all time. The top half of my top 100 games list, these games are basically what i consider the peak of gaming. When i'm feeling too lazy to update that one, i turn to this one instead
Release: 1998
Developer: Grezzo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action role-playing game
Series: The Legend of Zelda series
Designers: Koji Kondo, Takashi Tezuka, Eiji Aonuma, Shigeru Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Koizumi
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: GameCube, Nintendo 64, Wii, iQue Player
Release: 1994
Developer: Square, Tose Co., Ltd.
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Role-playing video game
Series: Final Fantasy
Designers: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yoshitaka Amano, Yoshinori Kitase, Nobuo Uematsu, Hiroyuki Ito, + more
Publisher: Square Enix, Nintendo, Square Electronic Arts, Square, Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance
Release: 1994
Developer: Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Research & Development 1
Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Action-adventure game, Platform game, Action game
Series: Metroid
Designers: Yoshio Sakamoto, Makoto Kano, Gunpei Yokoi
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii
Release: 1999
Developer: Square
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Role-playing video game
Designers: Masato Kato, Yasuyuki Honne, Ryosuke Aiba, Hiromichi Tanaka, Nobuteru Yūki, + more
Publisher: Square Electronic Arts, Square
Platform: PlayStation
Sequels: Chrono Trigger
Release: 1991
Developer: Nintendo, Capcom, Flagship, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game
Series: The Legend of Zelda series
Designers: Takashi Tezuka, Shigeru Miyamoto
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Advance, Wii
Soulcalibur
Release: 1998
Developer: Namco, Project Soul
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Series: Soul
Designers: Hiroaki Yotoriyama
Publisher: Namco Bandai Games, Namco
Platform: Dreamcast, Xbox 360, Namco System 12
Release: 2002
Developer: Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, Nintendo Research & Development 1, Retro Studios
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Platform game, Action game, Graphic adventure game, First-person Shooter
Series: Metroid
Designers: Shigeru Miyamoto
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: GameCube, Wii
Release: 1998
Developer: Sega Sports R&D, Team Andromeda
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Role-playing video game
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Sega Saturn
Release: 1995
Developer: Square, Tose Co., Ltd.
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Role-playing video game
Designers: Masato Kato, Takashi Tokita, Noriko Matsueda, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yasunori Mitsuda
Publisher: Square Enix, Square Electronic Arts, Square
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PlayStation
Release: 1990
Developer: Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Genres (Video game): Platform game
Series: Mario Series
Designers: Koji Kondo, Takashi Tezuka, Shigeru Miyamoto
Publisher: Nintendo, Mattel
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive, Wii, Game Boy Advance
Sequels: Super Mario Bros. 3
Release: 2002
Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Success, Bluepoint Games, Konami
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action game, Stealth game
Series: Metal Gear
Designers: Hideo Kojima
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox
Sequels: Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Metal Gear Solid: Integral
Release: 2006
Developer: Nintendo, 1-UP Studio, HAL Laboratory, Nintendo Software Planning and Development
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Role-playing video game
Series: EarthBound series
Designers: Shigesato Itoi, Satoru Iwata
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Game Boy Advance
Sequels: EarthBound
Release: 2007
Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Platform game
Series: Mario Series, Super Mario Galaxy series
Designers: Koji Kondo, Satoru Iwata, Shigeru Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Koizumi
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo 64, Wii, 64DD
Release: 2002
Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action role-playing game, Action game
Series: The Legend of Zelda series
Designers: Eiji Aonuma, Yoshiyuki Oyama, Shigeru Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Koizumi
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: GameCube
Release: 1999
Developer: tri-Crescendo, tri-Ace, Tose Co., Ltd.
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Role-playing video game
Designers: Yoshiharu Gotanda
Publisher: Square Enix, Enix
Platform: PlayStation Portable, PlayStation
Sequels: Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
Developer: Konami
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Platform game, Action role-playing game, Action game, Role-playing video game
Series: Castlevania
Designers: Michiru Yamane, Koji Igarashi
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation
Release: 2011
Developer: Valve Corporation
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Puzzle game, Platform game
Series: Portal series, Half-Life
Publisher: Valve Corporation
Platform: Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Macintosh
Game Engine: Source Engine
Sequels: Portal
Release: 2005
Developer: Team Ico
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Puzzle game, Action game
Designers: Fumito Ueda, Kō Ōtani
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
Release: 2007
Developer: Valve Corporation
Genres (Video game): Puzzle game, Platform game, Action game, First-person Shooter, Science Fiction
Series: Portal series, Half-Life
Publisher: Valve Corporation, Microsoft Studios
Platform: Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS, PlayStation 3, Macintosh
Game Engine: Source Engine
Release: 1988
Developer: Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Genres (Video game): Platform game
Series: Mario Series
Designers: Koji Kondo, Takashi Tezuka, Shigeru Miyamoto
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayChoice-10, Wii, Game Boy Advance
Sequels: Super Mario Bros. 2
Release: 2000
Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action game
Series: The Legend of Zelda series
Designers: Koji Kondo, Eiji Aonuma, Takaya Imamura, Shigeru Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Koizumi
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Wii, Nintendo 64, GameCube
Release: 2006
Developer: HexaDrive, Ready at Dawn, Clover Studio
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action game, Role-playing video game
Designers: Hideki Kamiya
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PlayStation 2, Wii
Release: 2010
Developer: Nintendo EAD Tokyo
Genres (Video game): Platform game
Series: Mario Series, Super Mario Galaxy series
Designers: Shigeru Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Koizumi
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Wii
Sequels: Super Mario Galaxy
Release: 1998
Developer: Factor 5, Gearbox Software, Rockstar San Diego, Capcom, Tiger Electronics
Genres (Video game): Horror, Third-person Shooter, Survival horror, Science Fiction
Series: Resident Evil
Designers: Hideki Kamiya, Shinji Mikami
Publisher: Virgin Interactive, Capcom, Nintendo Australia
Platform: PlayStation
Game Engine: Quake engine
Sequels: Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Release: 2002
Developer: Capcom, Happy Happening, Westwood Studios, Nex Entertainment
Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Action-adventure game, Horror, Third-person Shooter, Zombie Film, + more
Series: Resident Evil
Designers: Tokuro Fujiwara, Hideki Kamiya, Shinji Mikami
Publisher: Nintendo, Virgin Interactive, Capcom, Nintendo Australia, THQ
Platform: GameCube
Release: 2010
Developer: Rockstar San Diego
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game
Series: Red Dead
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game Engine: Euphoria
Release: 2004
Developer: Valve Corporation
Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Action-adventure game, Survival horror, Action game, First-person Shooter, + more
Series: Half-Life
Designers: Marc Laidlaw
Publisher: Valve Corporation, Sierra Entertainment
Platform: Xbox 360, Macintosh, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, IBM PC compatible
Game Engine: Source Engine, Havok
Sequels: Half-Life
Release: 1993
Developer: Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action game
Series: The Legend of Zelda series
Designers: Takashi Tezuka, Shigeru Miyamoto
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Game Boy, Game Boy Color
Release: 1996
Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Genres (Video game): Platform game
Series: Mario Series
Designers: Koji Kondo, Takashi Tezuka, Shigeru Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Koizumi
Publisher: Nintendo, Nintendo Australia
Platform: iQue Player, Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo 64
Sequels: Super Mario Bros. 2
Release: March 9, 2006
Developer: Nihon Falcom
Genres (Video game): Japanese RPG
Series: The Legend of Heroes
Designers: Toshihiro Kondo, Masayuki Kato
Publisher: Nihon Falcom
Platform: Microsoft Windows
Release: 1994
Developer: Game Arts, Studio Alex
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Adventure, Role-playing video game
Designers: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Hajime Sato
Publisher: Working Designs, Game Arts
Platform: Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn
Release: 2005
Developer: Atlus
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Role-playing video game
Series: Megami Tensei
Publisher: Ghostlight, Atlus
Platform: PlayStation 2
Release: 1998
Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Konami
Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Action-adventure game, Action game, Stealth game
Series: Metal Gear
Designers: Hideo Kojima
Publisher: Microsoft Studios, Konami, Microsoft Corporation
Platform: Game Boy Color, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Dreamcast, PlayStation Portable, + more
Sequels: Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
Release: 2011
Developer: Nihon Falcom
Genres (Video game): Adventure, Role-playing video game
Series: The Legend of Heroes
Publisher: Nihon Falcom, Ghostlight, Marvelous USA
Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable
Release: 1994
Developer: Ape, Inc., HAL Laboratory
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Adventure, Role-playing video game
Series: EarthBound series
Designers: Shigesato Itoi
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Advance
Sequels: Mother
Release: 1986
Developer: Nintendo
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action role-playing game, Action game
Series: The Legend of Zelda series
Designers: Koji Kondo, Takashi Tezuka, Shigeru Miyamoto
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Family Computer Disk System, Game Boy Advance, Wii, + more
Release: 2002
Developer: Silicon Knights
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Horror, Survival horror, Action game, Psychological horror
Designers: Silicon Knights, Shigeru Miyamoto
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: GameCube
Release: 2000
Developer: Square
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Role-playing video game
Series: Final Fantasy
Designers: Shinji Hashimoto, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yoshitaka Amano, Kazuhiko Aoki, Shukō Murase, + more
Publisher: Square Enix, Square Electronic Arts, Infogrames Entertainment SA, Square
Platform: PlayStation
Release: 2003
Developer: Aspyr, BioWare
Genres (Video game): Action role-playing game, Adventure, Role-playing video game, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Series: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Designers: Drew Karpyshyn, James Ohlen
Publisher: LucasArts
Platform: OS X, Microsoft Windows, Xbox, Macintosh
Game Engine: Odyssey Engine
Release: 2003
Developer: Konami, Torus Games, Team Silent
Genres (Video game): Horror, Third-person Shooter, Survival horror, Action game, Psychological horror
Series: Silent Hill
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PlayStation 2, Personal computer, Microsoft Windows
Release: 2004
Developer: Kojima Productions, Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Bluepoint Games
Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Action-adventure game, Action game, Stealth game
Series: Metal Gear
Designers: Hideo Kojima
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PlayStation 2
Release: 2005
Developer: Capcom
Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Action-adventure game, Third-person Shooter, Survival horror, Action game, + more
Series: Resident Evil
Designers: Shinji Mikami, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Publisher: Ubisoft, Nintendo, Capcom, THQ
Platform: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Wii
Release: 2001
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Genres (Video game): Platform game, Action game, Fighting game
Series: Super Smash Bros.
Designers: Masahiro Sakurai, Shigeru Miyamoto
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: GameCube
Sequels: Super Smash Bros.
Release: 2006
Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action role-playing game, Action game
Series: The Legend of Zelda series
Designers: Koji Kondo, Eiji Aonuma, Yoshiyuki Oyama, Shigeru Miyamoto
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: GameCube, Wii
Release: 2001
Developer: Konami, Team Silent, Creature Labs
Genres (Video game): Horror, Third-person Shooter, Survival horror, Action game, Psychological horror
Series: Silent Hill
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox, Personal computer
Release: 2003
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Genres (Video game): Real-time strategy, Strategy video game
Designers: Rob Pardo
Publisher: Sierra Entertainment, Capcom, Sonokong, Blizzard Entertainment
Platform: GNU/Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Sequels: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Release: 2000
Developer: Rare Ltd
Genres (Video game): Action game, Stealth game, First-person Shooter
Series: Perfect Dark
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo 64
Release: 1996
Developer: Sonic Team
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action game, Adventure
Designers: Takashi Iizuka, Yuji Naka, Naoto Ōshima
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Sega Saturn
Release: 2004
Developer: Rockstar North
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action game
Series: Grand Theft Auto
Publisher: Rockstar Games, Capcom
Platform: OS X, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Game Engine: RenderWare
Sequels: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Release: 1992
Developer: Capcom
Genres (Video game): Fighting game
Series: Street Fighter
Designers: Akira Yasuda
Publisher: Capcom, U.S. Gold
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Saturn, TurboGrafx-16, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
Sequels: Street Fighter
