HMB’s Video Game March Madness: Seeding

hmb's video game march madness

the original seeding

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!).

continue on to divisions

just take me to the games already!

18 responses to this post.

  1. Posted by DethPwn on March 16, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    GoldenEye=win.

    My first console: N64

    My first game: GoldenEye 007

    Conker was awesome, too!!

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    • Posted by Mr Meyagi on March 16, 2009 at 2:15 pm

      deathpwn if you loved goldeneye i forged a complex map remake in sandbox you might enjoy it

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  2. Posted by DethPwn on March 16, 2009 at 2:30 pm

    Right when I get back on Live I will play the friggin’ crap outta that!

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  3. Where the fuck is PORTAL

    too much?

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  4. Posted by DethPwn on March 16, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    *double checks*

    There must be an explanation for this outrage!

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    • Posted by bs angel on March 16, 2009 at 7:38 pm

      It’s because Portal was originally released as part of a bundle and I attempted to not include bundles in the final list. :)

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      • looks like im not sharing any of this delicious and moist cake with you.

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        • Posted by bs angel on March 16, 2009 at 8:19 pm

          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

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        • True – it’s called Portal: Still Alive

  5. 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.

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    • Posted by DethPwn on March 17, 2009 at 4:09 am

      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.

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      • 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.

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        • Posted by DethPwn on March 18, 2009 at 3:57 am

          True. Except by the time I beat it, I understood what Peach meant about giving Mario cake… *shudders*

    • Posted by bs angel on March 17, 2009 at 9:13 am

      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.

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      • Posted by BerserkerBarage on March 17, 2009 at 3:30 pm

        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.

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      • Also where is Super Smash Bros?

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  6. Oregon Trail?! HELLZ YEAH.

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