Top 50 Video Games
My top 50 video games of all-time (as of 2023). Compilations/Remakes are allowed on this list if they're drastically different enough from the original games to work as their own thing.
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- DirectorHirokazu YasuharaSonic and Tails attempt to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds from Knuckles the Echidna, who is working with Doctor Robotnik after Robotnik's space station, the Death Egg, crash-lands on a mysterious floating island.Sonic 3 & Knuckles
10/10 - DirectorGreg MaloneStarsLani MinellaJon St. JohnLee JacksonBlonde action hero Duke Nukem takes on murderous aliens and mutated Los Angeles police officers that have taken over Los Angeles.Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition
10/10 - A blue hedgehog with supersonic speed must rescue animals from being turned into robots by a mad scientist.10/10
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoStarsCharles MartinetLeslie SwanWhen the evil Bowser steals 120 power stars and traps Princess Peach within the walls of her own castle, it's up to Mario to save her once again.10/10
- DirectorGabe NewellRandy PitchfordStarsKathy LevinHarry S. RobinsMike ShapiroDr. Gordon Freeman must fight his way out of a secret research facility after a teleportation experiment goes disastrously wrong.10/10
- DirectorHiroki KatôShimako SatoToshiyuki AoyamaStarsAlyson CourtBill HoustonPeter OldringClaire Redfield infiltrates an Umbrella facility in Paris, but is captured and imprisoned on Rockfort Island. She teams up with inmate Steve Burnside to escape after an outbreak of the T-Virus on the island.Original Dreamcast version
10/10 - Teams of worms armed to the teeth with the most advanced weaponry (including banana bombs and exploding sheep) battle in a crazy tournament.10/10
- DirectorShinji MikamiMitsuhisa HosokiStarsCharlie KraslavskyInezhGreg SmithThe RPD are investigating strange cannibalized corpses on the outskirts of the city. The Alpha squad, Jill and Chris, are sent to locate missing team members. While there, mutated dogs cause them to flee into a supposedly abandoned mansion.10/10
- DirectorMartin HollisStarsKevin BaylissKen LobbScott HochbergJames Bond must track down agent-turned-terrorist Alec Trevelyan to stop the launch of a powerful satellite. Play the game that set the stage for the First-person shooter genre on the console.10/10
- DirectorCharles CecilStarsRolf SaxonHazel EllerbyRachel AtkinsGeorge Stobbart, an American tourist in Paris, attempts to unravel a conspiracy when he witnesses a bomb attack on a small Parisian cafe.10/10
- DirectorHideo KojimaStarsDavid HayterPatric ZimmermanPeter LurieA crack government anti-terrorist squad takes over an obscure Alaskan nuclear disposal facility. Solid Snake is up for the task to infiltrate the facility, rescue the two hostages and thwart the terrorists' plans.10/10
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoTakashi TezukaKing Koopa has kidnapped Princess Toadstool, taken over all seven kingdoms in the Mushroom World, and put his seven kids in charge of all of them. It's the Mario Brothers to the rescue.10/10
- StarsRichard RidingsFrances WhiteLewis MacleodQuake III is a first-person shooter focusing exclusively on multiplayer arena fighting, adding an extensive customizability of player settings.10/10
- DirectorMark PaciniStarsJennifer HaleVanessa MarshallA Space Pirate distress signal draws bounty hunter Samus Aran to Tallon IV, a world she discovers is being consumed by a terrible poison.10/10
- DirectorTim StamperWaking to find his banana hoard clean gone, Donkey Kong sets out with his nephew Diddy Kong through jungle and cavern, past temples and reef, across pine forests, factories, and mountains to rid the island of the wicked Kremlings and reclaim his bananas.10/10
- StarsSôichirô HoshiAya HisakawaNobutoshi CannaThe mystical sword of the legends, the "Soul Edge", ended up in the hands of the dreaded pirate Cervantes de Leon of Spain. Play as one of the 19 characters on a mission to acquire the Soul Edge.10/10
- DirectorSatoshi TajiriPlay as a young Pokémon trainer trying to catch all 150 Pokémon.+ Pokemon Blue Version
10/10 - DirectorSatoshi TajiriRole playing game for the Game Boy Color, introducing the second generation of Pokémon, where you are on a quest to master Pokémon battling.+ Pokemon Gold Version
10/10 - DirectorChris SawyerStarsChris SawyerComplete a series of preset scenarios by successfully building and maintaining amusement parks through business ownership as a theme park entrepreneur in RollerCoaster Tycoon.10/10
- DirectorGregg MaylesStarsChris SutherlandGrant KirkhopeEveline FischerThe witch Gruntilda has captured Banjo's beloved sister, intending to leech the girl's youth and beauty through black magic and mad science. Banjo and Kazooie set out across nine worlds to get her back.10/10
- DirectorDavid SpeyrerStarsRobert GuillaumeRobert CulpLouis Gossett Jr.Dr. Freeman is taken out of stasis by his "employer" to help rid the planet of invading aliens forces known as the Combine that entered through the portals he helped create.10/10
- StarsDave WittenbergPerry ZombolasElissa SteamerGet more air, pull off more insane tricks and unlock new characters and levels in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.10/10
- DirectorDavid DoakStephen EllisStarsHeidi AndrewsJune AndrewsKevin BullockIn 2401, humanity is at war with relentless aliens, TimeSplitters. Space marines Cortez and Hart travel through time to stop the aliens in various spots, including Wild West, zombie-infested Gothic church and Blade Runner-esque future.10/10
- In a violent future, a professional warrior takes part in a legal public gladiatorial tournament where leagues of professional warriors battle to the death.10/10
- DirectorHideki KamiyaStarsPaul HaddadAlyson CourtSally CahillTwo months after the mansion events, the deadly T-virus escapes into the streets of Raccoon City. Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield find the police office left abandoned. In an underground facility the story of Umbrella Corp. gets unfolded.10/10
- DirectorYoshio SakamotoStarsKenji YamamotoDan OwsenSamus Aran returns to the brooding planet Zebes to recover the last metroid from the Space Pirates.10/10
- + Micro Machines: Turbo Tournament '96
10/10 - DirectorEd BoonJohn TobiasStarsRichard DivizioHo-Sung PakCarlos PesinaWhen emperor Shao Kahn invokes a Mortal Kombat tournament rematch, Raiden gathers his Earthrealm warriors and takes them into Outworld.10/10
- StarsJohnpaul WilliamsRyu, Ken and a roster of six international newcomers compete to get the chance to take on the evil dictator M. Bison, the leader of the Shadaloo organization, who plans to brainwash the best fighters to work in his organization.Representing most versions of Street Fighter II
10/10 - DirectorAndrew S. GavinJason RubinStarsClancy BrownBrendan O'BrienHaruna IkezawaCrash Bandicoot, Aku Aku and Coco travel through time to stop Dr. Cortex and Aku Aku's evil twin brother Uka Uka from enslaving Earth.10/10
- DirectorAndrew S. GavinJason RubinDaniel AreyStarsClancy BrownBrendan O'BrienDavid Anthony PizzutoIn the fourth installment of the Crash Bandicoot series, an evil alien called Nitros Oxide challenges Crash, his friends, and even his enemies to a racing competition to see who is the fastest in the Universe.10/10
- Guide the hapless Lemmings back home safely in every level with the limited tools provided.Amiga version
10/10 - DirectorBrian ReynoldsA RTS game spanning across different ages and nations to determine who is the best.10/10
- DirectorMasaharu YoshiiSega Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Sonic teams up with Miles "Tails" Prower to stop Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world with his new space fortress, the Death Egg.9.5/10
- DirectorShinji MikamiKuniomi MatsushitaStarsPaul MercierCarolyn LawrenceRino RomanoSix years after the events in Raccoon City, Leon Kennedy, now a federal agent, is sent to a rural part of Spain to rescue the U.S. President's kidnapped daughter, Ashley Graham from a sinister cult.9.5/10
- DirectorTakayuki KobayashiMasashi TsuboyamaStarsGuy CihiMonica HorganDonna BurkeAfter receiving a letter from his late wife, from Silent Hill, James Sunderland heads towards the town to search for her, only to come across a terrifying road of truth and redemption.9.5/10
- DirectorJohn CarmackTomohiko SatoStarsKevin CloudDavid KoserubaChristopher MurveyIn the future, an unnamed marine fights for survival on a space station on Mars where the Union Aerospace Corporation accidentally opened up a physical portal to Hell.The Ultimate Doom
9.5/10 - DirectorYoshiaki KoizumiStarsCharles MartinetKenny JamesSamantha KellyWhen Princess Peach is abducted as part of Bowser's galaxy creation scheme, stalwart plumber Mario must leap to her rescue, with the help of new celestial friends and powers.9.5/10
- DirectorAdam EngelsCarlos MonteroStarsAdam DraveanCris MertensMichael TsarouhasScientist Gordon Freeman navigates through the titular research facility in New Mexico after a botched experiment.9.5/10
- StarsStephan WeyteJace HallBetrayed by the evil deity that he served in life (and death), Caleb rises from the grave seeking vengeance and answers.9.5/10
- Pinball simulator featuring 4 original tables: Ignition, Steel Wheel, Beat Box, and Nightmare.Amiga version
9.5/10 - DirectorLorne LanningStarsJosh GabrielLorne LanningAfter Abe, a Mudokon slave worker born into captivity finds out the horrible truth that the food products being created in the factory he works in are made out of Mudokon, he sets out to save the other Mudokon's and tries to escape.9.5/10
- DirectorShin IshikawaYu SuzukiTakao YotsujiStarsCorey MarshallAkasha ScholenEric KelsoRyo continues his quest of vengence for his father. In his second outing Ryo must travel to Hong Kong to have a lethal face off with Lan-Di.9.5/10
- DirectorKeiji OkayasuYu SuzukiStarsHiroshi FujiokaMasaya MatsukazeCorey MarshallRyo, a respected Japanese student sees his father killed in front of his own eyes. He sets out to find the man in charge of his fathers death and the mystery of who and why?9.5/10
- DirectorTakashi TezukaWhile Mario and Luigi are vacationing in Dinosaur Land, Bowser kidnaps the Princess. Mario and his new dino friend Yoshi go on a mission to save her.9.5/10
- DirectorHideki KonnoStarsAsako HaruhanaTomoko MarunoCharles MartinetNintendo's finest from the Mushroom Kingdom gather to race for first place in a multi-player mayhem classic for the Nintendo 64.9.5/10
- StarsJames Arnold TaylorDavid KayeJim WardAfter saving the galaxy two years ago, Ratchet and Clank are recruited by the director of antother great enterprise, called Megacorp, in order to recuperate a robbed experiment in a far away galaxy.9.5/10
- StarsJames McCaffreyWendy HoopesJonathan DavisThe brooding cop has left the DEA and returned to the NYPD. When his latest case ends up involving the thought-dead femme fatale Mona Sax, he finds that his journey through the night is far from over.9.5/10
- DirectorHideo KojimaStarsDavid HayterQuinton FlynnChristopher RandolphTwo years after the death of Solid Snake, a rookie FOX-HOUND agent, on his first mission, infiltrates an offshore decontamination facility to rescue the President.9.5/10
- StarsLani MinellaJun'ichi SuwabeKôichi TôchikaA racing game where you control one of five cutesy snowboarders competing against each other. Being a snowboarding game, each track is a downhill slalom with a ski lift at the bottom which takes you back to the start for however many laps a track has.9.5/10
- DirectorGrace Morales LingadStarsOzioma AkaghaAnthony AlabiJacob AndersonLoki straight to take over. You have to stop and I guess.9.5/10
- StarsTony HawkLizzie ArmantoLeo BakerA remaster of the first two games in the Tony Hawk's franchise. It's set to bring back original levels, pro skaters, tricks, modes, and songs from the iconic soundtrack9.5/10
- DirectorKazuhiro AoyamaTatsuya ChibaStarsCatherine DisherVince CorazzaBenedict CampbellTwo months after surviving the grisly disaster at the mansion lab, Jill Valentine resigns from S.T.A.R.S. and attempts to escape the ruined nightmarish Racoon city.9.5/10
- StarsFrank GorshinLiana YoungJames HarperEvil has survived. Diablo, the Lord of Terror, now seeks to free his demonic brothers. The armies of the High Heavens are forbidden to interfere with Diablo's plan.Also representing Diablo II: Resurrected
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