HMB’s Video Game March Madness: Seeding
March 16, 2009 18 Comments
1. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
2. Grand Theft Auto III (PS2)
3. Super Mario Bros. (NES)
4. Tetris (GB)
5. Soul Calibur (DC)
6. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (PS)
7. Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)
8. Metroid Prime (Cube)
9. Perfect Dark (N64)
10. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
11. BioShock (360)
12. GoldenEye 007 (N64)
13. Pac-Man (Arcade)
14. Half-Life (PC)
15. Super Metroid (SNES)
16. Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
17. Resident Evil 4 (Cube)
18. Star Wars: TIE Fighter (PC)
19. Chrono Trigger (SNES)
20. Doom (PC)
21. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2)
22. LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
23. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3, 360)
24. Diablo (PC)
25. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The (PS3, 360)
26. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Sega)
27. Gears of War (360)
28. God of War (PS2)
29. Halo 3 (360)
30. Contra (NES)
31. Metal Gear Solid (PS)
32. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
33. Street Fighter II (Arcade)
34. Super Mario Kart (SNES)
35. Quake (PC)
36. Sid Meier’s Civilization II (PC)
37. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)
38. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (Xbox)
39. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS)
40. Fallout 3 (PS3, 360)
41. Mega Man 2 (NES)
42. World of Warcraft (PC)
43. Conker’s Bad Fur Day (N64)
44. Final Fantasy VII (PS)
45. Ninja Gaiden (NES)
46. Guitar Hero II (PS2)
47. Mortal Kombat II (Arcade)
48. Killzone 2 (PS3)
49. Pokemon Red/Blue (GB)
50. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Xbox)
51. Rock Band 2 (PS3, 360, Wii)
52. Tekken 2 (Arcade)
53. The Sims (PC)
54. Mass Effect (360)
55. Madden NFL ‘94 (Sega, SNES)
56. NBA Jam (Arcade)
57. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2)
58. Dance Dance Revolution (Arcade)
59. Shenmue (DC)
60. StarCraft (PC)
61. EverQuest (PC)
62. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (NES)
63. Oregon Trail (PC)
64. Tecmo Super Bowl (NES)
*Game selection was based on review scores, overall reception, number of copies sold, influence, and numerous other highly scientific criteria (like personal favorites, hello Oregon Trail!).
GoldenEye=win.
My first console: N64
My first game: GoldenEye 007
Conker was awesome, too!!
deathpwn if you loved goldeneye i forged a complex map remake in sandbox you might enjoy it
Right when I get back on Live I will play the friggin’ crap outta that!
Where the fuck is PORTAL
too much?
*double checks*
There must be an explanation for this outrage!
It’s because Portal was originally released as part of a bundle and I attempted to not include bundles in the final list. :)
looks like im not sharing any of this delicious and moist cake with you.
But, … but … !!
wea sau…Poral was released in a bundle of 4 GAMES in one, so yes you wouldnt include the Orange Box, but you should include portal..especially since it was released by itself also…js nbd imo
True – it’s called Portal: Still Alive
pokemon ftw, wish ToS was in there, thats probably the game i played the most on the cube.
and where is mario 64? galaxy was great, but 64 is the one that should be up there.
I have fond memories of SM64. I remember beating Bowser the first time and thinking I beat the game… Gewd times.
Aside from the absence of SM64 and Portal, this is quite the lineup.
i remember running through the hall for the first bowser, and the peach picture turned into bowser just as i fell into the trap hole. what a great game.
True. Except by the time I beat it, I understood what Peach meant about giving Mario cake… *shudders*
I had a really hard time with all the Mario titles in particular. I probably could have fielded an entire Mario-themed division just from that franchise! I debated a long time between Super Mario Bros, Super Mario 3, and Mario 64.
Super Mario RPG and Paper Mario are very good games as well. It’s a very good series no matter if you’re a fan of Italian plumbers or not.
~B.B.
Also where is Super Smash Bros?
Oregon Trail?! HELLZ YEAH.