Sunday, January 15, 2006

Nintendo Power's Top 200

I'm posting this here so I can refer to it later and so that others can see what was chosen. We all know that any list like this is bound to have dozens of flaws, but I think they actually did a pretty good job. Maybe I'll post my grievances at a later date.

A little context for you... the list was released in several installments over the past few issues, culminating in the top 40, which were written up in Nintendo Power's 200th issue (200th issue!). They did a Top 150 for issue #150 and a top 100 for issue #100. I love watching how the list changes over time—and how it stays the same.

Nintendo Power's Top 200 Games to Ever Appear on a Nintendo Console

200: Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life-GCN.
199: Cubivore-GCN.
198: Rush 'n Attack-NES.
197: Pac-man Vs-GCN.
196: Super Baseball Simulator 1000-SNES.
195: Zombies ate my neighbors-SNES.
194: Maniac Mansion-NES.
193: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: The Manhattan Project-NES.
192: Gyromite-NES.
191: The Legend of the Mistikal Ninja-SNES.
190: Secret of Evermore-SNES.
189: Pokemon Trading Card Game-GBC.
188: Out of this World-SNES.
187: Mortal Kombat-SNES.
186: Illusion of Gaia-SNES.
185: Mortal Kombat 2-SNES.
184: Wario Land-Virtual Boy.
183: Gradius 3-NES.
182: Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals-SNES.
181: WarioWare, Inc.: Mgea Party Game$-GCN.
180: Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen-SNES.
179: Mario Bros-NES.
178: X-men Legends-GCN.
177: Rock N' Roll Racing-SNES.
176: Dragon Warrior 3-NES.
175: Spider-Man 2-GCN.
174: Metroid Prime 2 Echoes-GCN.
173: Mario Kart: Super Curcuit-GBA.
172: Pro Wrestling-NES.
171: Breath of Fire 2-SNES.
170: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron-N64.
169: Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble-GBC.
168: The Simpsons Raod Rage-GCN.
167: Mario Tennis-GBC.
166: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2-GBA.
165: TimeSplitters 2-GCN.
164: The Lost Vikings-SNES.
163: SimCity-SNES.
162: Mario Paint-SNES.
161: Breath of Fire-SNES.
160: Wizards and Warriors-NES.
159: Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean-GCN.
158: Beetle Adventure Racing-N64.
157: Final Fight-SNES.
156: Tactics Ogre: The Kingdom of Lodis-GBA.
155: Duck Hunt-NES.
154: Pokemon Snap-N64.
153: Pilotwings-SNES.
152: Phantasy Star Online: Episode 1 and 2-GCN.
151: Killer Instinct-SNES.
150: ActRaiser-SNES.
149: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers-GCN.
148: Donkey Kong-NES.
147: River City Ransom-NES.
146: Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand-GBA.
145: Baseball Stars-NES.
144: Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts-SNES.
143: Rygar-NES.
142: Ice Hockey-NES.
141: R.C. Pro-Am-NES.
140: Drago Warrior-NES.
139: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater-N64.
138: Super Bomberman-SNES.
137: Pinball of the Dead-GBA.
136: Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town-GBA.
135: NHL Hitz 20-03-GCN.
134: Dr. Mario-NES.
133: Double Dragon-NES.
132: Feel the Magic: XY/XX-DS.
131: Gradius-NES.
130: Skate or Die-NES.
129: Ghosts 'N Goblins-NES.
128: Astro Boy: Omega Factor-GBA.
127: Wave Race 64: Kawasaki Jet Ski-N64.
126: Mario Golf-N64.
125: Contra 3: The Alien Wars-SNES.
124: NBA Street-GCN.
123: Burnout-GCN.
122: Viewtiful Joe 2-GCN.
121: Pokemon Colosseum-GCN.
120: Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour-GCN.
119: Banjo-Kazooie-N64.
118: Kirby: Canvas Curve-DS.
117: PilotWings 64-N64.
116: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003-GCN.
115: Crystalis-NES.
114: Earthworm Jim-SNES.
113: Bionic Commando-NES.
112: Skies of Arcadia: Legends-GCN.
111: Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Calibur-N64.
110: Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link-NES.
109: Ikaruga-GCN.
108: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon-GBA.
107: Tales of Symphonia-GCN.
106: Super Punch-Out!!-SNES.
105: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3-GCN.
104: Metal Gear-NES.
103: Mega Man X-SNES.
102: Tetris Attack-SNES.
101: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem-GCN.
100: Perfect Dark-N64.
99: Excitebike-NES.
98: Mario Party-N64.
97: 1080` Snowboarding-N64.
96: WarioWare: Touched!-DS.
95: Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat-GCN.
94: Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader-GCN.
93: Rayman 2: The Great Escape-N64.
92: Pokemon Puzzle League-N64.
91: Mario Tennis-N64.
90: Donkey Kong Country-SNES.
89: Ninja Gaiden-NES.
88: Pokemon: Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald-GBA
87: Tecmo Bowl-NES.
86: Secret of Mana-SNES.
85: Metroid 2: Return of Samus-GB
84: Luigi's Mansion-GCN.
83: Killer 7-GCN.
82: Star Fox-SNES.
81: Resident Evil Zero-GCN.
80: Pokemon: Gold/Silver/Crystal-GBC.
79: Jet Force Gemini-N64.
78: Harvest moon 64-N64.
77: WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$-GBA.
76: Final Fantasy 1 and 2: Dawn of Souls-GBA.
75: SSX Tricky-GCN.
74: Yoshi's Island: Super Mario World 2-SNES.
73: Star Fox 64-N64.
72: EarthBound-SNES.
71: Blast Corps-N64.
70: F-Zero-SNES.
69: Golden Sun:The Lost Age-GBA.
68: Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes-GCN.
67: Final Fantasy Tactics Avance-GBA.
66: Super Castlevania 4-SNES.
65: Conker's Bad Fur Day-N64.
64: Pokemon: Red/Blue/Yellow-GB.
63: Paper Mario-N64.
62: F-Zero GX-GCN.
61: Mega Man-NES.
60: Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior-SNES.
59: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones-GBA.
58: Madden NFL 2005-GCN.
57: Contra-NES.
56: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening-GB.
55: WarioWare: Twisted-GBA.
54: Kid Icarus-NES.
53: Mario Kart 64-N64.
52: Meteos-DS.
51: Animal Crossing-GCN.
50: Pikmin-GCN.
49: Final Fantasy-NES.
48: The Legend of Zelda: Four Sword Adventures-GCN.
47: Pikmin 2-GCN.
46: Metroid: Zero Mission-GBA.
45: Super Mario Bros. 2-NES.
44: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars-SNES.
43: Resident Evil-GCN.
42: Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles-GCN.
41: Fire Emblem-GBA.
40: Super Mario Kart-SNES.
39: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages-GBC.
38: Super Monkey Ball-GCN.
37: Mario and Luigi: SuperStar Saga-GBA.
36: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time-GCN.
35: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door-GCN.
34: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons-GBC.
33: Mega Man 2-NES.
32: Tetris-GB.
31: Golden Sun-GBA.
30: Metroid Fusion-GBA.
29: Beyond Good and Evil-GCN.
28: Final Fantasy 2-SNES.
27: Viewtiful Joe-GCN.
26: Advance Wars-GBA.
25: Mario Kart: Double Dash-GCN.
24: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap-GBA.
23: Castlevania-NES.
22: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow-GBA.
21: Chrono Trigger-SNES.
20: Goldeneye 007-N64.
19: Super Smash Bros.-N64.
18: Soul Calibur 2-GCN.
17: Myke Tyson's Punch Out!!-NES.
16: Super Smash Bros. Melee-GCN.
15: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask-N64.
14: Final Fantasy 3-SNES.
13: Super Mario Sunshine-GCN.
12: Super Metroid-SNES.
11: Metroid-NES.
10: Metroid Prime-GCN.
9: Super Mario Bros.-NES.
8: Super Mario World-SNES.
7: The Legend of Zelda-NES.
6: Super Mario Bros. 3-NES.
5: Super Mario 64-N64.
4: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker-GCN.
3: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past-SNES.
2: Resident Evil 4-GCN.
1: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time-n64.