11:50pm Mon Dec 25, 2006

5. Super Mario Brothers – Please don’t let the movie tarnish the reputation of this game.
4. Grand Theft Auto 3
3. Legend of Zelda
2. NHL 94 – Solid game every year, but 94 was the last year with blood after fights.
1. Halo – Words cannot do this game justice. Nothing is more fulfilling than beating the game on Legendary. Many hours of my college life were spent on this game.

  • Mike

    First I thought this list would be difficult because I couldn’t come up with enough. Instantly I had way more than I could deal with. Here’s what I’ve got:

    5) War Lords (Atari) – A family favorite, the first 4-player game I ever had. To summarize it was 4-player breakout, only you had protect the blocks in your corner while trying to destroy everyone else’s.
    4) Super Monkey Ball 2 (Gamecube) – The game that made me realize I could still get blisters on my thumbs in college.
    3) Perfect Dark/Golden Eye (Nintendo 64) – Golden Eye paved the was for the 4-player first person shooter on the console, Perfect Dark perfected it. I will not argue with Golden Eye’s greatness, but Perfect Dark was a much better game.
    2) Madden 95/NHL 95 (Super Nintendo) – The beginning of my sports game addiction. I logged more seasons on these games than I can count. Even though I could score a touchdown or goal just about whenever I wanted for some reason I couldn’t put them down.
    1) Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64) – Not only was it groundbreaking for its 3D action, it was also just about a perfect game. I don’t think there are too many leaps that were this revolutionary.

    Hard to leave off the list: Super Mario World, Super Mario Kart, Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball. Can you tell Super Nintendo was my first console that was still relevant when I got it? All I had was Atari when everyone else was playing Nintendo.

  • Jess

    Super Mario Bros
    Golden Eye – i suck at the 3-D games, but this one is still awesome!
    Simpsons Road Rage – the name speaks for itself.
    Wario Ware, Inc. – i might one day buy the DS just to play the DS version of this game. Many airplane hours have been spent on the Gameboy Advance version.
    Space Invaders – has been a favorite since childhood. This game will always have a special place in my heart.