Holy crap this took a while to type... this is Game Informer's list of, what they think, are the Top 200 Video Games. Here it goes:
1. The Legend of Zelda - NES (1987)
2. Super Mario Bros. - NES (1985)
3. Tetris - PC (1984)
4. GTA III - PS2(2001)
5. Half-Life 2 - PC (2004)
6. Doom - PC (1993)
7. Metroid - NES (1986)
8. Final Fantasy III - SNES (1994)
9. Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES (1990)
10. Ms. Pac-Man - Arcade (1981)
11. World of Warcraft - PC (2004)
12. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - SNES (1992)
13. Super Mario 64 - N64 (1996)
14. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - PS3, 360, PC (2007)
15. Final Fantasy VII - PSone (1997)
16. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! - NES (1987)
17. Chrono Trigger - SNES (1995)
18. Resident Evil 4 - GameCube (2005)
19. Metal Gear Solid - PSone (1998)
20. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - N64 (1998)
21. Super Metroid - SNES (1994)
22. Contra - NES (1988)
23. Galaga - Arcade (1981)
24. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - PSone (1997)
25. Street Fighter II - Arcade (1991)
26. God of War - PS2 (2005)
27. BioShock - Xbox 360, PC (2007)
28. Diablo II - PC (2000)
29. Half-Life - PC (1998)
30. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - 360, PC (2006)
31. Tecmo Super Bowl - NES (1991)
32. GoldenEye 007 - N64 (1997)
33. Super Mario Kart - SNES (1992)
34. Sonic the Hedgehog - Sega Genesis (1991)
35. StarCraft - PC (1998)
36. Civilization - PC (1991)
37. SimCity - PC (1989)
38. Mega Man 2 - NES (1988)
39. Halo: Combat Evolved - Xbox (2001)
40. Gran Turismo - PSone (1998)
41. Resident Evil 2 - PSone (1998)
42. Pokemon Red & Blue - Game Boy (1996)
43. Final Fantasy X - PS2 (2001)
44. EverQuest - PC (1999)
45. Final Fantasy Tactics - PSone (1998)
46. Grand Theft IV - PS3, 360 (2008)
47. Super Mario World - SNES (1991)
48. Deus Ex - PC (2000)
49. Guitar Hero - PS2 (2005)
50. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - PS2 (2001)
51. Super Mario Galaxy - Wii (2007)
52. Pac-Man - Arcade (1980)
53. Battlefield 2 - PC (2005)
54. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - Xbox (2003)
55. Ico - PS2 (2001)
56. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - PS3 (2009)
57. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - PSone (2000)
58. Mass Effect - 360 (2007)
59. Adventure - Atari 2600 (1980)
60. Arkanoid - Arcade (1986)
61. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Game Boy (1993)
62. Star Wars: X-Wing - PC (1993)
63. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - N64 (2000)
64. GTA: San Andreas - PS2 (2004)
65. Fallout 3 - PS3, 360, PC - (2008)
66. Zork - PC (1980)
67. Soul Calibur - Dreamcast (1999)
68. Double Dragon - Arcade (1987)
69. Dr. Mario - NES (1990)
70. The Sims - PC (2000)
71. Age of Empires - PC (1997)
72. Mortal Kombat II - Arcade (1993)
73. Rock Band 2 - PS3, 360 (2008)
74. Tomb Raider - PSone (1996)
75. Super Bomberman - SES (1993)
76. Mario's Picross - Game Boy (1995)
77. Ninja Gaiden - NES (1989)
78. Command & Conquer - PC (1995)
79. Kingdom Hearts - PS2 (2002)
80. Final Fantasy II - SNES (1991)
81. Super Mario Bros. 2 - NES (1988)
82. Left 4 Dead - PC (2008)
83. Okami - PS2 (2006)
84. Shadow of the Colossus - PS2 (2005)
85. Metroid Prime - GameCube (2002)
86. Super Smash Bros. Melee - GameCube (2001)
87. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness - PC (1995)
88. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn - PC (2000)
89. God of War II - PS2 (2007)
90. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Wii (2006)
91. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal - PS2 (2004)
92. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - PC (2002)
93. Skies of Arcadia - Dreamcast (2000)
94. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Walker - GameCube (2003)
95. Silent Hill 2 - PS2 (2001)
96. Counter-Striker - PC (1999)
97. Sonic the Hedgehog - Sega Genesis (1992)
98. GTA: Vice City - PS3, 360 (2009)
99. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - PS2, Xbox, GameCube, PC (2003)
100. Portal - PC, 360 (2007)
101. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - PC (2002)
102. Heroes of Might & Magic III - PC (1999)
103. Donkey Kong - Arcade (1981)
104. Batman: Arkham Asylum - PS3, 360 (2009)
105. System Shock 2 - PC (1999)
106. Resident Evil - PSone (1996)
107. Gears of War - 360 (2006)
108. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - PS3 (2008)
109. Crash Bandicoot: Warped - PSone (1998)
110. Halo 2 - Xbox (2004)
111. Tetris Attack - SNES (1996)
112. Final Fantasy XII - PS2 (2006)
113. Earthbound - SNES (1995)
114. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri - PC (1998)
115. Command & Conquer: Red Alert - PC (1996)
116. Advance Wars - GBA (2001)
117. Fallout - PC (1997)
118. Team Fortress 2 - PS3, 360, PC (2007)
119. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - Xbox (2005)
120. Mega Man X - SNES (1994)
121. Lemmings - PC (1991)
122. Panzer Dragoon Saga - Saturn (1998)
123. NHL '94 - Genesis, SNES (1993)
124. Warlords - Arcade (1980)
125. Shadowrun - SNES (1993)
126. Twisted Metal 2 - PSone (1996)
127. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - PSone (1997)
128. Metroid Fusion - GBA (2002)
129. Homeworld - PC (1999)
130. Kingdom Hearts II - PS2 (2006)
131. Pilotwings - SNES (1991)
132. Quake II - PC (1997)
133. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II - PC (1997)
134. Borderlands - PS3, 360, PC (2009)
135. Final Fight - Arcade (1989)
136. Star Fox - SNES (1993)
137. Madden NFL '99 - PlayStation, N64, PC (1999)
138. Call of Duty 2 - 360, PC (2005)
139. Wolfenstein 3D - PC (1992)
140. Diablo - PC (1996)
141. Civilization IV - PC (2005)
142. Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle - PC (1993)
143. Assassin's Creed - PS3, 360 (2007)
144. Burnout 3: Takedown - PS2, Xbox (2004)
145. Unreal Tournament 2004 - PC (2004)
146. Power Stone 2 - Dreamcast (2000)
147. Super Castlevania IV - SNES (1991)
148. Super Mario RPG - SNES (1996)
149. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos - PC (2002)
150. ActRaiser - SNES (1991)
151. Fable - Xbox (2004)
152. Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht - PS2 (2003)
153. Asteroids - Arcade (1979)
154. LittleBigPlanet - PS3 (2008)
155. Crackdown - (2007)
156. Gauntlet - Arcade (1985)
157. Devil May Cry - PS2 (2001)
158. Pong - Arcade (1972)
159. Battlefield 1942 - PC (2002)
160. Theif - PC (1998)
161. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved - 360 (2005)
162. Far Cry - PC (2004)
163. Robotron: 2084 - Arcade (1982)
164. X-COM: UFO Defense
165. Peggle - PC (2007)
166. King's Quest VI - PC (1992)
167. Doom II - PC (1994)
168. Tempest 2000 - Jaguar (1994)
169. Braid - 360 (2008)
170. Ridge Racer - PSone (1995)
171. Bully - PS2 (2006)
172. Ikaruga - GameCube (2006)
173. Lode Runner - Apple II (1983)
174. Gunstar Heroes - Genesis (1993)
175. Dig Dug - Arcade (1982)
176. Castlevania - NES (1988)
177. Tekken 3 - Arcade (1997)
178. Pheonix Wright: Ace Attorney - Nintendo DS (2005)
179. NBA Jam Tournament Edition - Arcade (1983)
180. Max Payne - PC (2001)
181. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - PS3, 360, PC (2009)
182. Samurai Shodown - Neo Geo (1993)
183. NFL 2K5 - PS2, Xbox (2004)
184. Vagrant Story - PSone (2000)
185. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - SNES (1995)
186. Marble Madness - Arcade (1984)
187. Infamous - PS3 (2009)
188. Planescape: Torment - PC (1999)
189. Kid Icarus - NES (1986)
190. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay - Xbox (2004)
191. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - PS2 (2004)
192. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem - GameCube (2002)
193. Jak 3 - PS2 (2004)
194. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - Dreamcast (2002)
195. Ultima - PC (1981)
196. Call of Duty - PC (2003)
197. NHL 09 - PS3, 360 (2008)
198. Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow - Xbox (2004)
199. Tactics Ogre - PSone (1997)
200. Beyond Good and Evil - PS2, Xbox, GameCube (2003)
This list was in issue #200 of their magazines.
Discuss, comment, facepalm, whatever. Please tell me if there is an error, like if I put the wrong year down, not something like, "modern warfare too shuld be numbah one"...
-Flood Achievement Unlocked-
First hot topic I've made. Yeah, yeah, go ahead and laugh at me...
[Edited on 11.30.2009 3:43 PM PST]
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Reading through this list, I want to hold my head high in an air of pretentiousness, but eh, it's a list, it's made entirely of opinion and possibly nostalgia.