To celebrate our 10 year anniversary I think it's only fair that we do the exact same thing every video game magazine did whenever they reached a milestone... create a top 100 list. So that's what I'm going to do. I've spent the last couple weeks thinking this over and I have a list in front of me that I'm pretty happy with. No one else on earth will be happy with it, but as I always say, "fuck off it's my list and I don't give two shits what you think you little pissant." At least I think I say that.
Also, if you recall I did do a top 28 list a while back. However, that was 5 years ago and many great games have come out since, so even that top 28 has some changes in it. There's a few new games, a few games my opinions have changed on, and there was one really great one that I completely overlooked somehow when I made the list the first time. So rest assured there will be some very noticeable changes.
And it's going to go by fast. Since I've got that new job starting in just over a week, my free time may be reduced, so I'm going to try to get all 100 games posted within the next two weeks. I need to sharpen up my writing since this is a PR job so it's good practice. Writing about insurance benefits and filing medical claims is just like video games right?
100Sonic Adventure
99Kaboom
98Conquests of the Longbow
97Streets of Rage 2
96Lollipop Chainsaw
95Bloodborne
94 Crazy Taxi
93Bit.Trip.Beat
92Wii Ski & Snowboard
91RiverCity Ransom
90Dragon Quest Monsters
89Jones in the Fastlane
88Dark Cloud 2
87Professor Layton and the Curious Village
86MadWorld
85Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
84Torneko the Last Hope
83Crystal Castles
82Space Harrier
81Retro Game Challenge
80Final Fantasy VII
79Bulletstorm
78Rayman Legends
77Super Dodge Ball
76World of Goo
75The Magic of Scherazade
74Minecraft
73Fantasy Zone 2
72Golden Axe: Revege of Death Adder
71Final Fantasy Legend II
70Hotel Dusk
69Splatoon
68Pitfall
67Dragon Quest V
66SteamWorld Dig
65Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
64Order Up
63Hearthstone
62Monkey Island II: LeChuck's Revenge
61Bayonetta
60Galaga
59 Earthbound
58Super Mario Bros.
57Wii Sports Resort
56Pac-Man CE: DX
55Trauma Team
Torneko...there's a game I've never even heard of before. Huh.
My list would probably be a lot like Vader's list.
A lot of zelda games are making it. A LOT lol.
And Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid and Devil May Cry.
#83. Crystal Castles
For a young Robio, there were few thrills bigger than going to the arcade and getting to play Crystal Castles. You played as a cute teddy bear who went from level to level gathering crystals, avoiding witches, swarms of bees and killer trees, and occasionally getting a wizard's hat that granted you invisibility. Oh and there was one tiny thing that really made it stand out. The game was controlled with a roller ball bitches!!! This was actually a huge deal because it granted the player a level of control on a 2.5-D plane that just didn't exist in any other game. That damn roller ball is also what keeps this game so special to me. It's not like you can emulate that with standard controllers, so sadly if you can't find the original arcade unit you never really get the full experience. The game was super ahead of it's time because of all of that, and is an absolute treasure in my mind. To this day if I see it in a retro arcade, I immediately go to it. Probably always will.
#82. Space Harrier
As far as arcade experiences go, Sega has always been on a different level than everyone else. Space Harrier is probably my favorite example of that. The game on its own is pretty amazing. An on rails shooter in the gorgeous "Fantasy Zone," you fly around the screen shooting dragons, mammoths, and all other sorts of creatures while doding trees and other obstacles. But sitting in that cockpit made it even better. The psuedo 3-D, the movement of the seat, and even the flightstick controller all turned it into an epic experience. In a world where most of the time you were just moving a joystick and pressing a couple buttons, Space Harrier was a world apart. Even other more elaborate games that tried to offfer up similar cockpit or racing sim seats never quite offered the imaginative experience that Space Harrier did. Sadly, without those things, home console versions really suffered. Fortunately thanks to the good folks at M2, the 3-DS of all things was ultimately home to the one port that's truely worth playing.
The original Sin & Punishment...fuckin Space Harrier.
What I am gathering from this list now, you are old. Lol
Aren't most of us here in our 30's? I hope so...I'm at the stage where I feel weird talking to youngin's. Especially because most of them are overly sensitive millennials.