G4 TV Top 100 Games

[Angrist]

I don't really understand the choices they made. Sometimes it seems they pick the game in the series that was most original (TLoZ>OoT??, Tony Hawk), sometimes they just go for the better sequel (GTAIV, Diablo II...).

[Jason1]

Have you guys all REALLY played the original pong on the original Atari? Because im guessing you havent and thats what they are referring to. Anyways, here is my list:

100. Pong
99. Words With Friends
98. Pitfall
97. NBA 2K11
96. Guitar Hero II
95. Burger Time
94. Braid
93. Star Wars: Tie Fighter
92. Galaga
91. The Sims
90. Baldur's Gate II
89. Left 4 Dead
88. Double Dribble
87. Mass Effect 2
86. Out Run
85. Silent Hill 2
84. Wii Sports
83. Ninja Gaiden
82. Super Smash Bros. Melee
81. Resident Evil
80. Gears Of War 3
79. PsychoNauts
78. Spy Hunter
77. Excitebike
76. Blades Of Steel
75. Fallout 3
74. Starfox 64
73. Mega Man II
72. Mortal Kombat
71. Wing Commander II
70. Star Wars
69. Double Dragon
68. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
67. Minecraft
66. Assassin's Creed II
65. Unreal Tournament
64. NBA Jam
63. Wolfenstein 3D
62. Civilization II
61. God Of War III
60. Contra
59. Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tenacle
58. Ultimata Online
57. Pokemon Red/Blue
56. Super Street Fighter IV
55. Kingdom Hearts
54. Gauntlet
53. Deus Ex
52. Rock Band 3
51. Ratchet & Clank Going Commando
50. Sonic The Hedgehog
49. Angry Birds
48. Tecmo Bowl
47. Must
46. Red Dead Redemption
45. Metal Gear Solid
44. Grand Theft Auto IV
43. Quake III: Arena
42. Ghosts 'N Goblins
41. Super Mario 64
40. Space Invaders
39. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
38. Super Metroid
37. Halo
36. Batman: Arkham City
35. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
34. Counter Strike
33. Final Fantasy VII
32. Mike Tyson's Punch Out
31. Skyrim
30. Super Street Fighter II Turbo
29. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
28. Super Mario Kart
27. Chrono Trigger
26. Ico
25. Grand Theft Auto III
24. Madden 2005
23. Halo 3
22. Panzer Dragoon Saga
21. Resident Evil IV
20. Call of Duty 4
19. Diablo II
18. Ms. Pac-Man
17. StarCraft
16. Half-Life
15. Donkey Kong
14. Uncharted 2
13. Portal
12. Doom II
11. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
10. World of Warcraft
9. Shadow of the Colossus
8. Goldeneye
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
6. The Legend of Zelda
5. Tetris
4. Asteroids
3. Bioshock
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1. Super Mario Bros.

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by Angrist

I don't really understand the choices they made. Sometimes it seems they pick the game in the series that was most original (TLoZ>OoT??, Tony Hawk), sometimes they just go for the better sequel (GTAIV, Diablo II...).

This is the only complaint I have about the list.

Otherwise I think it's a solid list.

Words with Friends is still a video game, and one that a TON of people played, including people who don't usually play video games.

[Typhoid]

Words with Friends is still a video game, and one that a TON of people played, including people who don't usually play video games.

Well if that's the criteria, shouldn't Farmville be top 5?

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

Well if that's the criteria, shouldn't Farmville be top 5?

It probably should have been on the list. Microtransactions and that style of game had been done before it, but never to such a degree and so successfully. Farmville paved the way for a free-to-play, microtransaction based games.

Before that if someone had an idea for a game that was going to be expensive to make and free to play, most investors would probably have laughed at them.

Now the industry is being flooded by games pursuing that business model. Will it become over saturated? Probably, but that level of competition is awesome for customers.

There have already been some stellar hits in the F2P area. League of Legends and Tribes: Ascend. Mechwarrior Online is also going that route.