Time, the well established and respected magazine, have listed their 50 greatest video games of all-time. While no list is perfect, Time’s countdown does include many of the most beloved video games. As always, many Nintendo games made the cut. The top ten are below, but you can read the whole list here. Do you agree with the rankings? Tell us below.
10. World of Warcraft
9. The Oregon Trail
8. Super Mario Bros.
7. The Legend of Zelda
6. Minecraft
5. Ms. Pacman
4. Doom
3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Super Mario 64
1. Tetris
Seriously… titris. not best game ever
The writers of TIME are filthy casuals.
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There shall be nothing left when I’m done.
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Tetris isn’t exactly what I’d call the greatest game ever, but at least SM64 and OoT made the list.
Tetris? Really? As far as I’m concerned that is about as close to the bottom of the list as can be. Super Mario 64 all the way!
Tetras was just as fun as super mario 64. It is their opinion list. You can write one and people will agree and disagree with it. It is no such thing as a factual top anything unless it is supported by numbers and the top whatever states that it is by the numbers.
Yep, it’s totally an opinion. But as fun as Super Mario 64? Nope. Tetris is a total snooze fest.
I had as much fun with tetris as I did with super mario 64. I’m just a different type of guy. That is my opinion so no facts in that either.
I agree with Tetris. As a kid, it was the most fun you’d get out of a handheld system that wasn’t ping-pong. It also was pretty intense as you went higher through the levels. It was just that seller for the gameboy as mario 64 was for the N64. Tetris was just the game at the time that pushed handheld as it is today. Is it number one 1 maybe. Is it my number 1. Maybe too.
I feel you on that, before I got a gameboy I was rockin this thing:
http://www.retroland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/blip_650x300_a01_111129_eg.jpg
Fucking OMG. old school to the max
||Since Tetris is what the human Rootgamer called me a few times, I’m assuming it’s me so yes I’m number one…||
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You always will be Tetris for me too. I was sure that I couldn’t be the only one who asociates your name with Tetris.
It looks like impact and importance is the biggest factor for their list. Should have been renamed as a Greatest Games list and not a Best Games one.
Either way there going to be disagreements about the list.
I know, but the methodologies are different. “Best Games” considers way more factors than just impact and importance, like how a game’s aged (e.g. GoldenEye has aged rather poorly), whether it was surpassed on its own console/generation (e.g. SMB 3 over SMB or Sonic 2 over Sonic), how technically impressive it was for its console/generation (e.g. F-Zero or Banjo-Kazooie), etc. “Greatest Games” is merely about what its place in gaming history is. There is no other reason to put Tetris in this list as Tetris DS is generally considered to be the definitive version of the game.
I agree. All top list are not needed. It never make sense when based on opininons. They probably didn’t think about those qualifications.
Ehh… I love Tetris, and it’s a brilliant game, but I wouldn’t rank it number 1… I can’t get past level 5.
i like tetris, but it really shouldnt be #1
Minecraft> TLoZ and Super Mario Bros.
Tetris> Super Mario 64
Kill me. XD
This shows just how varied opinions can be. I put Minecraft as the worst game of all time and Super Mario 64 as the best.
https://youtu.be/WftplJqdgxo?t=14s
World of Warcraft and The Oregon Trail are computer games, not a video games…
Glad that Super Mario 64 and LoZ: Ocarina of Time are on there, but I’m surprised that Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, Final Fantasy, or Banjo Kazooie didn’t make it. Heck, where’s Pokémon, DK Country or Sonic the Hedgehog?
Actually, this “top 10 list” kind of sucks…
Computer games are video games. Video games are computer games. Video game systems are closed compuers.
Lol what?! They are video games! Console, handheld, PC games… all video games.
I always thought that “video” referenced how it connects to the TV through video/audio cables. I was given crap as a kid when I called PC games “video games.” We just called video games and PC games, in general, as “games.” I guess that has changed now?
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If those aren’t video games because they are on PC, you’d have to accuse Witcher 3 & the Doom franchise of not being video games since they are also playable on computers.
Is Mario Teaches Typing a videogame?
That is most definitely not a video game. It’s more of an app.
You’re more of an app, Kalas. >_<
I must be one hell of an app then!
I meant that those are computer exclusive games and not available on consoles.
I was gonna say “Minecraft beat Zelda!? Bull fucking shit!” Then I noticed Ocarina of Time was #3. xD
As for Tetris being #1, I’m perfectly okay with that! It was quite the fun, addictive game back in the day.
Imo, Tetris isn’t even in the same league as OOT. No waaaaay. Lmao.
Ultimately, it’s their list, not mine. And since I’m a fan of Tetris, I can get behind them claiming it’s their #1 favorite game of all time. It could have easily have been mine if I didn’t get into video games with a story.
What’s with the disdain for Tetris? I have to honestly wonder how long many of you have actually been gaming if you consider Tetris to be a bad game for a top 10 list.
I’ve been gaming since the Atari 2600 and I despise Tetris. Is it a badly made game? No, not badly made. It’s brilliantly made and marketed. Do I like the game? No, I despise it. A game can be well made and still not appeal to someone.
Then I ask. What’s so bad about Tetris to cause you to have such disdain for it?
Frustrating, annoying, repetitive, never ending, purposeless. Nuff said?
You missed the entire point of the game if those are the things you hate about Tetris. And it’s not a game without purpose. The reason it’s repetitive & never ending is because you are supposed to strive for a high score. It’s exactly like the original Pac-Man but more puzzle based. But least you have a reason.
I’ll add boring to my list of reasons. But as far as me missing the point of the game? No. It’s my opinion based on playing it. If there is some point I didn’t get, it is irrelevant to my despising it.
Like I said, least you have a reason.
My top 10 list
1. Tetris
2. Tetris DS
3. Dr. Mario
4. Dr Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
5. Tetris
6. Dr. Luigi
7. Tetris DS
8. Link’s Crossbow Training
9. Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival
10. Pokemon Puzzle League
No Dr. Wario, smh…
You should of added Kirby’s Avalanche as well lol
Just peaked at their list. So Super Smash Bros 64 ranks in the 40’s while Halo Combat Evolved ranks in the 20’s?
FUCK OUTTA HERE!!
Does anyone else feel that Super Mario Sunshine was more fun than Super Mario 64? I have so many more memories of Sunshine than of SM64. The only thing that bothered me about Sunshine was those weird Pianta characters, and not being set within the Mushroom Kingdom. Then again, that was part of the magic. It truly felt as if Mario was on vacation in a new land.
I agree. Super Mario Sunshine is kind of an underrated game and often overlooked, due to Super Mario 64. I like both games equally for different aspects, but I liked how refreshing Super Mario Sunshine was and I prefer it over the Galaxy series. Hopefully they’ll make a sequel for the NX; I can see it having a lot of potential on it.
This is the sequel we need for the NX
https://img.ifcdn.com/images/22c02414d11d9b5944fd059552ef2bc311fd4ac70dddb4bd05db987920e55936_1.jpg
I love both equally. Mario 64 for being the first Mario game like it & Sunshine for… well for being Sunshine. lol
what does “greatest” even mean? What measures did they use?
Great
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