G4's Top 100 GOAT Games as of 2012

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I think a lot of people would give it shit because of the order, but order is subjective.

Most of the games that belong on the list are in there, so its a very decent list.

100. Pong
99. Words With Friends
98. Pitfall
97. NBA 2K11
96. Guitar Hero II
95. Burger Time
94. Braid
93. Star Wars: Tie Fighter
92. Galaga
91. The Sims
90. Baldur's Gate II
89. Left 4 Dead
88. Double Dribble
87. Mass Effect 2
86. Out Run
85. Silent Hill 2
84. Wii Sports
83. Ninja Gaiden
82. Super Smash Bros. Melee
81. Resident Evil
80. Gears Of War 3
79. PsychoNauts
78. Spy Hunter
77. Excitebike
76. Blades Of Steel
75. Fallout 3
74. Starfox 64
73. Mega Man II
72. Mortal Kombat
71. Wing Commander II
70. Star Wars
69. Double Dragon
68. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
67. Minecraft
66. Assassin's Creed II
65. Unreal Tournament
64. NBA Jam
63. Wolfenstein 3D
62. Civilization II
61. God Of War III
60. Contra
59. Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tenacle
58. Ultimata Online
57. Pokemon Red/Blue
56. Super Street Fighter IV
55. Kingdom Hearts
54. Gauntlet
53. Deus Ex
52. Rock Band 3
51. Ratchet & Clank Going Commando
50. Sonic The Hedgehog
49. Angry Birds
48. Tecmo Bowl
47. Must
46. Red Dead Redemption
45. Metal Gear Solid
44. Grand Theft Auto IV
43. Quake III: Arena
42. Ghosts 'N Goblins
41. Super Mario 64
40. Space Invaders
39. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
38. Super Metroid
37. Halo
36. Batman: Arkham City
35. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
34. Counter Strike
33. Final Fantasy VII
32. Mike Tyson's Punch Out
31. Skyrim
30. Super Street Fighter II Turbo
29. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
28. Super Mario Kart
27. Chrono Trigger
26. Ico
25. Grand Theft Auto III
24. Madden 2005
23. Halo 3
22. Panzer Dragoon Saga
21. Resident Evil IV
20. Call of Duty 4
19. Diablo II
18. Ms. Pac-Man
17. StarCraft
16. Half-Life
15. Donkey Kong
14. Uncharted 2
13. Portal
12. Doom II
11. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
10. World of Warcraft
9. Shadow of the Colossus
8. Goldeneye
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
6. The Legend of Zelda
5. Tetris
4. Asteroids
3. Bioshock
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1. Super Mario Bros.


Read more at ONTD: https://ontdgames.livejournal.com/189077.html#ixzz4yYXMdI6i
 
Bioshock at 3? I love Bioshock but it's top 20 at best.
 
Bioshock 3? Great game but third of all time?
 
How do they decide to put one game from a series, but not the others when they are very similar games?
 
How can they have a list like that and have bioshock top fucking 3 but not final fantasy (7) and GTA 3 not even in the top 10. GTA 3 should be top 3 in my opinion, simply because I don't believe we would have open world games like we do today if it wasn't for gta 3.

Also whoever made that list has a serious hard on for zelda
 
Made it to Words with Friends and stopped.
 
Wii Sports > Mass Effect 2, eh?
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Seems like the list is geared towards more influential titles, but then you get to Bioshock at #3.

Super Mario 64, the game that essentially taught the industry how to make 3D games work....#41


Damn son. Then again, I remember X-Play giving GOTY to Fable 2 over Fallout 3, so this list isn't too surprising, I suppose.
 
Not sure what best means but heres my issues.

MK was the most epic game in the arcade, always jammed, people getting seriously rustled.

Halo & Golden Eye were the most engaging multi player games my group of friends had, so should both be tops

Did I miss Tyson's Punch Out!?
 
Just a list to get people talking and get upset so they click on their site
 
SammyPops said:
Did I miss Tyson's Punch Out!?
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#32

It's actually my personal #1. Hasn't aged a day, and infinitely replayable. Didn't revolutionize much, but the gameplay is Tetris level addictive.

I feel like there should be two separate categories. The smaller, arcade-like games like PO, NBA Jam, MK, SF, Tetris, etc, etc, don't feel right, being compared to the huge AAA juggernauts, and both are great for completely different reasons. It's like comparing a movie like "Apocalypse Now" to a skit on Chappelle's Show, in a "Top 100 Moving Pictures" list.
 
HereticBD said:
#32

It's actually my personal #1. Hasn't aged a day, and infinitely replayable. Didn't revolutionize much, but the gameplay is Tetris level addictive.

I feel like there should be two separate categories. The smaller, arcade-like games like PO, NBA Jam, MK, SF, Tetris, etc, etc, don't feel right, being compared to the huge AAA juggernauts, and both are great for completely different reasons. It's like comparing a movie like "Apocalypse Now" to a skit on Chappelle's Show, in a "Top 100 Moving Pictures" list.
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I remember playing Punch Out! as a kid with friends so much ... we'd take turns playing it, keep track of how/when we won. We'd have 2 players games like Excite Bike sitting there unplayed.
 
SammyPops said:
I remember playing Punch Out! as a kid with friends so much ... we'd take turns playing it, keep track of how/when we won. We'd have 2 players games like Excite Bike sitting there unplayed.
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Everyone's reaction when they finally made it to Tyson, got knocked out in 15 seconds, and realized that trying to beat him was probably going to be a lifelong endeavor:

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HereticBD said:
Super Mario 64, the game that essentially taught the industry how to make 3D games work....#41
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Came to say this. Aside from the shitty camera that game was a masterpiece. I’d have it right around Ocarina of Time (which I’d also have higher personally)
 
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