Skip to content

G4’s List Of “The Top Video Games Of All Time” Includes Many By Nintendo

While G4 doesn’t always seem excited about Nintendo, they acknowledged many of the publisher’s games by adding them on their list of the “Top 100 Video Games of all Time.” Although the most recent Nintendo title on G4’s list is the 2006 hit Wii Sports at number 84, they mentioned quite a few Nintendo classics. The original Super Mario Bros. is G4’s top game of all time, which is followed by The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past at number two.

G4’s Top 15 (out of 100) Video Games of all Time:

  1. Super Mario Bros.
  2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
  3. Bioshock
  4. Asteroids
  5. Tetris
  6. The Legend of Zelda
  7. Super Mario Bros. 3
  8. Goldeneye
  9. Shadow of the Colossus
  10. World of Warcraft
  11. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  12. Doom II
  13. Portal
  14. Uncharted 2
  15. Donkey Kong

196 thoughts on “G4’s List Of “The Top Video Games Of All Time” Includes Many By Nintendo”

    1. as much as i enjoyed kid icarus uprising, i really dont think it was one of the best games of all time. it was fun, but not amazing.

        1. lol, i know this is off topic, but wouldn’t it be funny if someone proposed over an online game on the wiiu? and they’d be like “wiiu marry mii?” and the other person would be like “sure whatever”

    2. While I think the game is great and really out there, I do think the games has problems and doesn’t deserve a spot in the greatest games of all time. The controls really kill it for me

  1. Surprised none of the Half-Life games are on here, but I’m damn glad my favorite game (Bioshock) made the list so high as well. Needs more Half-Life is all I’m saying.

    Glad to see SMB3 on here too.

  2. Time for me to do the Mario (sorry Dougie). The one game that revolutionze the way we play video games (past and present) is at #1. Super Mario Bros for the NES (Famicom in Japan) is truly the greatest video game of all time!

  3. No Mario Galaxy or it’s even better sequel in the entire list (let alone top 15)? Talking out their arses. And Bioshock?! Really? Fuck off. It’s a great game but in the top three of all time? Never.

  4. I can’t help but notice that none of the Nintendo games are extremely recent. It’s sad but I think that maybe people are right. Maybe Japanese gaming has gone down hill.

    1. Actually, Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 were both AMAZING games.

      As was Skyward Sword.

      And Kid Icarus: Uprising

      And Super Mario 3D Land

      An- Nevermind

          1. Actually, since Nintendo is the majority stockholder for Monolith Soft (they bought 96% from Namco-Bandai), that makes them a 1st-Party studio.

            I did say 2nd, though, implying they were independent, so sorry for the error.

    1. Because the people who made the list have five senses. Sight, Sound, Smell, Touch, and most importantly, Taste.

    1. Super Metroid was #38 but god the some of the celebrities that call themselves “gamers” did a horrible job at presenting the games.

    2. Wow, really? No Metroid Prime? That sucks, because it’s one of the best games I’ve ever played.

    1. Cause shadow of the colossus is considered as the best game in the ps2/GameCube/Xbox gen.

      World of Warcraft is probably because of longevity for a sub fee game.

      1. While Ocarina Of Time is considered the greatest game of ANY generation by almost every other magazine/site and (I think) is still the highest rated game of all time. SOtC is a fantastic game, easily in the top ten, but in the bottom half with OOT in the top three at the very least.

        1. Yeah, Ocarina of Time is still the highest rated game of all time. It’s gotten much better reviews than Shadow of the Colossus, so that’s weird. In fact, SotC isn’t that unique, although an incredible game. I mean, you fight all these bosses across the land, and there are no enemies other than that. If you look at Ocarina of Time again, you can easily see why it should be better than SotC.

  5. obligatory over-opinionated comment about how mario is for kids 2 and under and is the most casual game ever and how G4 is full of retards and the vita is the best gaming device because specs and the wii u gamepad is an etch-a-sketch with buttons and the 3ds doesn’t deserve the sales it gets because it’s not next-gen and the wii u is 3 gamecubes taped together trololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololo everything i say is fact

    1. Hahahaha, Oh you’re killing me here. xD *Wipes tear off eye* now, care to bull the proof and sources out of your ass like the rest of your statement? (Sorry but seriously i’m not like this normally but this one was just.. uh stupidity level : extreme to me. -,-)

        1. I Have to agree with him saying that g4 or more perferably xplay are a bunch of retards. I think he is trying to mimic xplay hosts that one brunette fat chick and adam something both which are xbots fans for everything.

    1. Holy shit! Crono Trigger wasn’t on the list? The greastest jrpg of all time? I knew I was right for not watching this bullshit on TV. G4 always fucks it up. I’m so glad I stopped watching XPlay. I only special order G4 for AOTS and now that Kevin is gone, it might be bye bye G4 for me.

          1. I can sense the sarcasm but they reason why I’m saying that is because he’s criticizing someone else’s grammar on the INTERNET. You know? The place where no one gives a damn how you spell things as long as it’s understandable?

  6. guys this was funny for a time, but i’m starting to wonder just why it is that aeolus comes to this site. now, i enjoy watching the rantings of a mad sony fan as much as the next guy, but what possessed him to come to a nintendo-based news blog and start insulting nintendo left and right in the first place? and for that matter, what would anyone’s reason be for coming here and trying to put nintendo in a bad light despite the fact that they’re actually a successful video game company? if anyone here has a good educated guess, i’d certainly like to see what a person’s motive for this kind of thing would be

    1. Probably to troll people like you, why would you care so much about the opinions of fantards though? does it affect you’re life that much that a moron with no facts bashes a company that you like?

  7. Really? Bioshock being the 3rd greatest game ever?
    I know it’s a good game, but that’s stretching it there.

    This is why I’ve always told myself that the term ‘best game ever’ doesn’t exist, and it never will. Every single list created with that title is always extremely opinionated.

    1. It IS a very good game. One of the finest games this generation that will likely get the boot just because it’s not Nintendo-related.

      (I still think System Shock 2 is better though)

  8. Such a breath of fresh air to see a list that DOESN’T have either oot or ff7 on #1 spot. G4 still sucks though :p

  9. How is Goldeneye . Shadow of the Colossus World of Warcraft above The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The greatest game of all time.

    1. Because both Goldeneye and SOTC are both fantastic games. Not sure about WOW though, never played it. I mean, don’t get me wrong, OOT is a groundbreaking as fuck game and definitely deserves to be on the list but it is far from perfect. And besides, its still on the list. Its not like its not on the list and then talked about how bad it is.

  10. its sad how out of 15, only 3 are last gen ip’s, and they aren’t nintendo. then again, this is just another opinion from another website.

    1. Well while I would have liked to have seen Galaxy 2 on the list, there aren’t that many games on the Wii that were really groundbreaking of fantastic games. Were there a lot of good games, yes, great even. However the 3 games they did use do deserve to be on the list as they are fantastic and groundbreaking games. This is of course, just my opinion :D

  11. How the hell is Bioshock #3? It’s a great game but way too recent to be that high on a list of greatest games of all time. Same way I wouldn’t expect Skyward Sword to be high on this list. WoW and Shadow of the Colossus greater than Ocarina of Time. LOL! Just no.

    Lists like these are the only time G4 gives Nintendo any respect. Anyway it’s XPlay and they suck. I disregard anything they say about games. Just complete graphics whores. Morgan Webb is an idiot. Leave luck to heaven.

    1. What’s wrong with SOTC? Its a fantastic game. One of the greatest games ever made. It definitely deserves to be on the list. Yes, OOT was a revolutionary game, but as a game by today’s standards, meh its decent. I love the game to death, but that type of genre has improved so much that OOT feels aged. I don’t know about WOW, but hey, millions of people play it and its ruined so many people’s lives, something has to be good about it :D
      About Bioshock, its a list of the greatest video games of ALL TIME, why shouldn’t they include some modern games? Its not a list of the most revolutionary games, just games that they feel are the most fun to play. Either way, its not like Bioshock is super new right now like Skyward Sword. It was at the beginning of the console’s generation. And it really is a fantastic, fantastic game

  12. Glad to see classics like ALttP above Ocarina of Time. Both great games, but too many people these days put OoT above ALttP and it really baffles me. Preference is preference but come on, ALttP is the first real “polished” Zelda game; it still looks great today, even. I can’t honestly say that about OoT, despite it still being a great game. Something about now having to deal with camera angles, targeting, etc. that just lets the game be more fun and more about the actual gameplay for me.

    Definitely glad to see them both on there in any case. And also glad to see Doom II and Super Mario Bros. 3. Both games easily neglected when making lists like these, in favor of games like Half-Life which people regard as the FPS holy grail for some reason. I hated the game to be quite honest, and prefer the original Halo much more.

  13. Bioshock is in 3rd position, and there’s no Castlevania among the 15 first!

    World of Warcraft before The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time..lol…i’m not the biggest fan of Zelda, but that’s unacceptable.

    I’m not impressed, it looks like a random list…

    1. thenintendoreviewer

      It does look a bit unorganized. Because I’m sorry but there’s no way that Angry Birds beats Super Smash Bros. Melee.

  14. Chrono Trigger isn’t even in the top 10 then it’s utter bullshit, or i’ve got random alien ass video game taste.

  15. That’s actually kind of sad that G4 thinks the original Super Mario Bros. is the best game of all time. G4 has clearly never played any other Mario or Zelda games. :P

  16. Pingback: Zelda Sanctuary - Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Zelda Wii, Zelda 3DS, Walkthroughs, Guides, and News!

  17. Create your personal TLDs (top level domains) in almost any language or text
    (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish to name just a few).
    Carl Lundstrom, who financed the website, seemed to be convicted in this case.
    As these penalties seemed rather severe punishment and after hearing one of the defendants discussing
    the proceedings as ‘a theatre trail’ I decided
    to look into further.

  18. Samuels (Eminem) “Nothin’ On You” — Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons
    Jr. Nash, who had received a gigantic claim in reward
    for his discovery, may be seen virtually any day busily
    at work. Neighbours were quite few, there were only three other women living within the neighbourhood – all lived in a
    choice of bark huts or tents with their young children.

  19. Currently it looks like WordPress is the preferred blogging platform available
    right now. (from what I’ve read) Is that what you’re using on your blog?

  20. Woah! I’m really enjoying the template/theme of thi site. It’s simple, yet effective.

    A lot of times it’s challenmging to gget that “perfect balance” between superb usability and appearance.

    I must say you’ve done a awesome job with this.
    Also, the blog loads extremely faast for me
    onn Opera. Outstanding Blog!

  21. I have been browsing online more than three hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours.

    It’s pretty worth enough for me. In my view, iif all weeb owners
    and bloggers made good content as you did, thee web will be a lot more useful than ever before.

  22. I relish, lead to I found juust what I was taking a look for.
    You ave ended my 4 day lengthy hunt! God Bless you man. Have a great day.

    Bye

  23. I leave a leave a response whenever I appreciate a article on a website or if I have something
    to add to the discussion. Usually it’s caused by the fire communicated in the
    post I looked at. And on this post G4’s List Of The Top Video Games Of
    All Time Includes Many By Nintendo | My Nintendo
    News. I was moved enough to post a thought :) I actually do
    have 2 questions for you if you usually do not mind. Is it simply me or do some of the responses come across like left by brain dead people?
    :-P And, if you are writing on additional social sites, I would like to keep up with you.
    Would you make a list the complete urls of all your public
    sites like your twitter feed, Facebook page or linkedin profile?

  24. I really ove your blog.. Very nice colors & theme.
    Did you create this site yourself? Please reply bacfk as
    I’m hoping to create my very own webste and
    want to learn where you got this from or just what the theme is called.

    Thanks!

  25. Incredible points. Solid arguments. Keep up the amazing work.

    buy facebook fans assist in increasing consumer bottom, website positioning, and so on
    buy facebook likes cheap assist in increasing customer base,
    search engine rank, etc .
    how to get considerably more prefers with facebook, you always could get facebook likes

  26. My partner and I stumbled over here coming from a different web address and thought I may as well check
    things out. I like what I see so now i’m following you.
    Look forward to finding out about your web page again.
    A great way to buy twitter followers is to have celebs coordinator some sort of posting for yourself.

    actually could free twitter followers from reliable manufacturers for cheap in
    addition to safe
    get followers on twitter for a discount and also fast, Come
    on Admirers for ones report.

  27. You need to eliminate the high calorie food items through your daily diet and follow
    a healthy natural weight loss programs in order to lose weight fast.
    Discontinuing the use of stimulants suddenly usually has the result of rapid weight gain, because the effects of cortisol will outlast the effects of the adrenaline.
    For people who don’t like physical sports, they can go for brisk
    walking.

  28. Hello there! I could have sworn I’ve been to this site
    before but after going through many of the articles
    I realized it’s new to me. Anyways, I’m certainly pleased
    I stumbled upon it and I’ll be book-marking it and checking back
    often!

  29. Along with almost everything that appears to be developing
    inside this specific area, a significant percentage of opinions are generally relatively radical.
    Nevertheless, I am sorry, because I can not give credence to your entire strategy, all be it refreshing none the less.
    It appears to everybody that your commentary are not totally validated and in fact you are yourself not
    even thoroughly confident of your argument. In any event I did take pleasure in reading
    it.
    I do like the way you have presented this specific

  30. Basically you will overall be much healthier
    than you are today. The benefits of omega-3 include;
    reduces blood pressure, reducing the risk of heart disease and
    stroke problems, as well as certain skin ailments.
    While working out on a regular basis is definitely going
    to have a positive impact on your life, you can definitely
    take that change to the next level when you follow the Cross – Fit paleo lifestyle.

  31. I feel you may have guessed what I’m about to
    get in to, stuff that you read on the web is
    a lot like running an uncontrolled experiment.
    It is very important to the dieting and weight loss plan to shed pounds of
    fat. Stick to your diet when you are using any
    diet program, however, that you choose the Medifast weight
    loss program. Water also helps regulate your metabolism,
    which is very important to the dieting and weight loss supplements.

  32. Alaska Go Apart Fishing employs comfortable 20 foot wander оr
    strength ships tօ get іnto the top troujt ɑnd rainbow trout fishing on amp & the Kenai
    rivers. Whether your desire is for fish ߋr rainbow trout,

    Our expert sportfishing guides’ capabilities аnd endurance guarantee thatt sportfishing
    deal getaway ߋr your Alaskan Led fishing excursion ԝill mewt ʏour ambitions.
    Seafood salmon trout аround! Having tҺree of the νery most proficient, lively courses/proprietor/staff аround tɦe Peninsula, your jourey іs going to not Ьe
    wеll unplanned and productive to tҺe water.

    Rare permits lеt wheгever few otherѕ may us tаke аnyone.

    The աas a great spt to lay оur minds thгough thе night aand
    gеtting our overnightis meals ready аs well as a continenal breakfast waas excellent…

    Ԝe are nott consequently extremely sad that individuals
    ԝere nott unaable tߋ make yor first encounter in Ak thereforе
    wonderful! WҺether you browsing with the Kenai Peninsula oor
    simply аre aan angler like us, Charlie ɑnd Monica is rev & Soldotna B;W iss actսally a base
    camping tҺat іs marvelous. Ƭheir skills atempt
    іn backwoods аnd downtown configurations. Hardcore angler сould bass tҺroughout the
    day, daily while nature-lovers cοuld expend ɑlmost
    all thеir amount оf timke in pursuit of sightseeing аnd animals.
    Ultimately, уou might choose oսr renowned combination itineraries ԝhich will permit ƴou to many observe аnd get іt done.

    Permit Dish.

    Led Angling Customer Jerry Elmer ɑlong with hіs larɡe Kenai Rainbow Trout.
    Puffins ɑnd photography, tailing sharks Һave viewing and bird rookeries.

    A real entire service villa, ɡiving first class service, guides,
    аrea and equipment… Private սse fishing ɑnd subsistence assist a normal life
    style fοr most Alaskans. Вe surе tо askk аbout any termination specials tҺat might opn severɑl leading

    Alaska Drift Аwaʏ Fishing Guides. Fiahing triips οn

    Ƭhe River near AK aгe availablе magic salmon, for king salmon salmon
    ketchikan alaska fishing trips
    аnd rainbow trout tօo.

    To Alaskais greatest waters, we havе ߋbtained thousands inside оur
    30+ ƴears – а couple οf аt ɑny given time. Appointments complete գuickly as desire develoos thhe closer

    Ƭhe growing season getѕ. We employ jusst top quality
    anglibg rods, reels including fishing jigs tߋ accommodate salmon and rainbow bass.

    It doss not stoρ theгe аs sportfishing excursions for can be found

    Ϝrom the settle bing an addon foг thhe trout fishing planhs that are normal.
    We Һave rods, tҺe top undertake and ships onn thе water.

    Choose tɦe plans that talks foor уour requirements and contact you.
    Fullservice lodging ɑnd waters that arе outdoors…іt’s a
    lot more tɦаn juyst a fishing trip. Enabling Bob ɑnd Monika manage anything waas tɦe ideal
    solution. Ԝe’ll cheerfully discuss οur expertise
    and love forr Alaska аlong wіth you! A fast paced, Һigh adrenaline, աhen іn а lifetime experiene thatt іs dupolicated year after
    yеar
    alaska fishing
    Around campfires as wll ɑs in living spaces in every nook of
    tҺe planet.

    Cаll topday аnd ҝeep in touch աith Ity! Ity offers mwde οf building yοur drream excursion tɦe task

    Αs effortless aas websites tҺat aare possible usimg tɦe create youг
    own personal bundle selections іn the Ak fishing offers.
    Fishing inn Ak comeds іn multiple flavours.
    Anyuthing ԝill bе looked after by tɦe books and you’llreach takе pleasure
    in the elegance of Alawka Peninsula andd experience ѕeveral of the finest advise angling and fly fishing Akis Kenai Peninsula
    іs offering. Whatevеr the excursion ʏou boik оf; amp Alaska Fishing &;
    Lodging

  33. Howdy just wanted to give you a brief heads up and let you know a few of
    the images aren’t loading correctly. I’m not sure why but I think its a linking issue.
    I’ve tried it in two different browsers and both
    show the same results.

  34. With havin so much content and articles do you ever run into any problems of plagorism or copyright infringement?

    My blog has a lot of completely unique content I’ve either written myself or outsourced but it seems a lot of it is popping it up
    all over the internet without my permission. Do you know any techniques
    to help stop content from being stolen? I’d genuinely appreciate it.

  35. Hello there! This article couldn’t be written any better!
    Looking at this post reminds me of my previous roommate! He constantly kept talking about this.
    I’ll send this information to him. Fairly certain he will have a very good read.
    Many thanks for sharing! twitter
    twitter
    twitter

  36. Attractive section of content. I just stumbled upon your web site and in accession capital to assert that I acquire in fact enjoyed
    account your blog posts. Anyway I’ll be subscribing to your augment and even I achievement you access
    consistently fast.

  37. Do you have a spam issue on this blog; I also
    am a blogger, and I was wondering your situation; we have created some nice methods and we are looking to trade methods with other folks, please shoot me an email if interested.
    twitter
    twitter

  38. I got this web site from my friend who told me regarding this
    web page and now this time I am visiting this web page and reading
    very informative content at this place. instagram
    instagram

  39. It’s in fact very complicated in this busy life to listen news on Television, so
    I simply use world wide web for that reason, and obtain the latest information. instagram
    instagram

  40. Thank you, I’ve recently been looking for information approximately this
    topic for a long time and yours is the best I have found out so
    far. But, what about the bottom line? Are you positive in regards to the
    source?. youtube
    youtube
    youtube

  41. Howdy! I understand this is sort of off-topic but I had to ask.
    Does running a well-established website such as
    yours take a lot of work? I’m completely new to running a blog but I do write in my diary daily.
    I’d like to start a blog so I can share my own experience and views online.
    Please let me know if you have any kind of suggestions or tips
    for brand new aspiring bloggers. Appreciate it! instagram
    instagram

  42. Unquestionably imagine that that you stated.
    Your favourite reason seemed to be at the net the simplest thing to remember of.
    I say to you, I certainly get irked even as folks consider concerns that they just don’t know about.
    You managed to hit the nail upon the top and defined out
    the whole thing with no need side effect , other people can take a signal.

    Will probably be back to get more. Thank you

  43. After looking into a few of the articles on your web page,
    I really appreciate your technique of blogging. I book marked
    it to my bookmark website list and will be checking back in the near future.
    Please visit my website too and let me know how
    you feel.

  44. I’m no longer certain the place you’re getting your info,
    but good topic. I needs to spend some time
    studying more or working out more. Thank you for great info I
    used to be in search of this info for my mission.

Leave a Reply

Discover more from My Nintendo News

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading