Top 160+ Favorite Games of all time! (Pt 8 Final)

19 Sonic and Knuckles 3

"Sonic and Knuckles 3" is not even the proper title for this game. This is Sonic the Hedgehog 3 with one of the first expansions in console gaming. It's at least the most popular expansion in the industry. This opened up all kinds of new gameplay options for the original Sega Genesis Sonic games. With the addition of a new character, you can reach new areas with his gliding skill in different ways. It also gave Sonic 3 a new layer of greatness, as Knuckles opened up all new content overall for the game. They finished the game itself and had no time to impliment Knuckles, so they just sold off that portion as a separate cartridge attachment. This was a genius move for the time, but it was a double edged sword when it came to the idea of paid DLC in gaming.

18 The House of the Dead 2

When it comes to the Dreamcast, this one hit number one after hours and hours of gameplay. There came a time when all of the secrets came unlocked and the urge to kill zombies increased to brand new levels. The graphics, the co-op play, the badguys and tons of features were improved and added to The House of the Dead. There are new bosses and returning bosses, but they did everything they needed to make it a unique gaming experience all around. The terrible voicing for the English version is parallel in greatness with the original Resident Evil and gave it that slice of cheese that made it so entertaining.

17 Metroid Prime

The Gamecube, in all of its greatness, reached its peak early on as far as I'm concerned.  You are put into the armor of Samus and throughout the game, you are given access to all of her weapons! This includes the ability to turn into a ball and plant bombs in three dimensions. The combat shines in first person, especially for a console game, and it does so with such an amazing style. The graphics really pushed the envelope for the GC and showed off its true capabilities from the very start. 3D adventuring and exploring while dodging deadly aliens has never felt so awesome before this title and that really is saying something. 

16 Metroid

It's hard to beat the original. The Metroid title for NES killed it with exploring and getting lost in levels while surviving pitfalls and listening to such an amazing and memorable soundtrack. Enhance Samus's armor, or even put in the code to give her no armor, which revealed that she was a woman in the first place. This blew our minds as kids, but it did nothing to take away from the experience. Samus is amazing and this game is where her journey began. Platforming in this game brings you to new heights in 8-bit gaming and it has earned its place in gaming history.

15 Katamari Forever

When you want a nice satisfying collect-a-thon game where you go from tiny as a softball to the size of an entire planet, this is your sauce. With a catchy music lineup and the simplest graphics, this game brings both the old and the new of Katamari to the forefront and gives you that sensation of being a tiny little giant that can roll up the entire cosmos. The king is annoying, but that only makes it better when you prove his negativity wrong and show him that you can score with the best of them. It's fun to collect all of the characters and get all of the collectibles for your shrine. Not to mention, it even has a two-player mode! If you have heard anything about this franchise and need a place to start, here you go!

14 X-men Arcade

This was a hard choice, but if I had my pick of the Konami Triforce beat'em ups, this one beats TMNT and the Simpsons. None of these games buckle under the pressure, and all of them are great in their own way. This one has the Colossus roar, though, and it is just all kinds of fun to use the X-men's many powers. Wolverine's slicing power is a close second favorite, but all of them are fun to play to some extent. The levels are memorable and Magneto's stupid dialogue has reached iconography. This is a satisfying experience and this game has gone through so many efforts to save it from obscurity, even when it was only on the arcade cabinet for the majority of its existence. It is just too valuable to lose.

13 Panzer Dragoon II

People will disagree with me up and down about this favorite in the Panzer Dragoon franchise, but the experience and the fun that this game gave me with my original Sega Saturn is something to behold. It is a wonderful experience that is only compounded as your dragoon continues to grow and evolve throughout the playthrough. The graphics are grungy and beautiful, with enviroments that show off the true 32 bit nostalgia. All three of the Saturn titles are great in their own way, but this is my piece of the pie for a very good reason.

12 Mario Kart 64

Mario Kart has stood the test of time for a reason, and this is where the franchise peaked in absolute greatness with the simplest elements. The graphics are fantastic without being overblown and the gameplay keeps itself without overburdening itself with flab. There are just too many characters to choose from at this point with Mario Kart 8, but 64 kept itself at a core roster. This bore some of the best levels and some of the most memorable tracks. This was such a huge improvement over the first game on the SNES, it basically eclypses it in every sense of the word. The Wii version and WiiU version were still awesome, don't get me wrong. This one is just what it needed to boost the franchise to greatness.

11 Quake

This is the final game that was made by the majority of the original crew at ID. After this title, John Romero was gone from the company. As much of a disappointment it was for the developers, it was a dream come true for gamers. Death Matching, rocket jumping and 3D gaming in general was brought to this peak from the very beginning thanks to the hard work of our Doom makers. Quake is gothic, and beautiful in its simplicity, even if there weren't a lot of vibrant colors. Even if the levels look very similar, they don't play the same by any means. This was not always a great thing, and sometimes you can really feel the limitations on the number of monsters, especially compared to Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. While the solo game is still great, it was the multiplayer Death Matching that made this title truly great. 

10 Doom Eternal

It's not surprising to see how many Doom titles are on this list. Doom Eternal came when it was needed the most and it delivered on its promises to give us an experience very close to Doom 4. The graphics are astounding with just the right amount of spice and detail. Killing the demons by blowing meat off of their bones with a shotgun is so satisfying, especially when you get to rip their heads and limbs off with your armored hands. This was all brought to a head with the return of the Icon of Sin, who was beautifully implimented! It's not perfect, but even with some of the more irritating parts of the game, it's a wondrous fight through Hell and Earth.

9 Doom

The advent of Knee Deep in the Dead was met with such a rousing success, it put video gaming on the map. With such an iconic title, everything after was just gravy on the taters. Thy Flesh Consumed didn't do such a great job of ending the Ultimate Doom collection, but everything within is still amazing to behold. Killing demons and creating a blood bath took what Wolfenstein 3D did and brought it to brand new heights with new capabilities in elevations and lighting graphics. Doom was a milestone in gaming, like ID would cause over and over throughout their early career. This title is still iconic, and people continue to make new levels for it to this very day as the Doom Mapping community is still running very strong. May they make until forever. Rip and Tear!

8 Spider-man

Spider-man 2 for the PS2 and Gamecube walked so that Spider-man for the PS4 could run. Coming out after Batman Arkham Asylum only made this game that much greater with its own take on such a great combat system. This game has the story, has a likeable Peter Parker, and even makes you want to 100% the whole thing for all of the spider suits. Swinging on the web feels crisp and nastural. Finding and fighting the Sinister Six feels like you're coming right out from the comics. The sequels may not be as great, but this game stands on its own merits of greatness. It's replayable, especially with New Games + and you're a webhead with some extra awesome points if you do!

7 Resident Evil 7

The loss of P.T. was terrible, but it did inspire Capcom to make this game first person and scary. The story and progression had some hiccups and the ending of the game isn't as great, but overall, this is a beautiful title. Playing this game gives you some real fear, especially when you're running from a maniac with a shovel! It's so satisfying to finally meet him in the subsequent boss battles, especially with a chainsaw fight! This game has some very memorable moments, even some that I wouldn't mind going back and playing over and over again. That's how you know you have a gem on your hands.

6 Doom (2016)

Somehow, the reboot to the franchise jumped its way up my favorites totem. It game when it was needed and it did everything it set out to do. The experience was new but also very nostalgic. The vast majority of the awesome guns were back and so many of the demon roster returned so you could put your fist through their faces! They thought that the multiplayer Quake 3 Arena type shooter and the map creating capabilities were going to be the selling point, but it was proven that the singleplayer won out tenfold! The Doom Slayer demon voice clips and the soundtrack all became iconic and this game made the power fantasy real and fun, also real fun.

5 Sonic the Hedgehog 2

This game came free with Sega Genesis 2nd Gen, and changed Sonic's fortunes forever. This game was leagues above the first title and made platforming legend comparable to the Super Mario Bros franchise! Sonic and Tails became household names and Sega truly had their mascot set in stone. Sonic 2 even threw a bone to the younger brothers in 2nd player, making sure they could help without getting in the way and local multiplayer exploded! The soundtrack, the gameplay and the level designs became iconic and this franchise was boosted to the point where Sonic games had a brand new standard to reach.

4 Virtual On

This game got 3D fighting right on so many levels. Getting great at this game is not exactly hard, but it does require a good deal of sharpening. It's just fun all around and offered a free wielding style that made you feel like you were a mech pilot trying to destroy the mech suit in front of you. This is compounded when you take on bigger machines and truly tests your mastery of the controls and maneuverability while using your unique set of weapons. You need to think fast and get accurate, so learn your machine and have a ball while doing it. This game is awesome on both Sega Saturn and Dreamcast.

3 Doom 2

This is another point where many will disagree. So many people consider these new levels a huge downgrade, but I can't see where they're coming from. There's just some great levels and some not so great levels. What you get, though, is brand new weapons and brand new demons with new level designs that not only did wonders for its own game, but made the level modding that much more fun. Doom 2 brought us the Super Shotgun and a barrage of other things like the Mancubi, Pain Elementals and the Archviles. This only built upon the foundations of an already great game and magnified the ways to play it. Doom 2 is keen as far as Planet Virtua is concerned.  

2 Mega Man 2

With one of the most iconic soundtracks, levels and boss robot battles, Mega Man 2 is hailed as the greatest Mega Man game of all time. The weapons you get, like Metal Man's band saws and Wood Man's leaves, are just flat out fun to play throughout the game. Even when Mega Man X hit the market, this is still held up as the best in the franchise. The game can get frustrating in the Dr. Wiley levels and in the Quick Man stage, but that's all just par for the course in terms of an 8-bit game. Even Mega Man 11 couldn't reach this level of greatness, just think about that for a moment.

1 Dragon Warrior

The word "simplicity" has been used a lot on this list and that is this game's greatest strength. It is a simple story with an open world map that gives you quests in order to beat the Dragon Lord. Dragon Quest's humble beginning aged like a fine wine and made its way to the top of this list. Rescuing the princess, defeating the first green dragon and axe knight, all of it is chiseled in legend. You're put in the place of a true hero and you fight your way through slimes, metal men and all forms of magical beasts trying to kill you. Search out the fabled metal slime to get lot's of experience points and look for Erdrick's ultimate weapons to defeat the most powerful foes in the final dungeons beyond the rainbow bridge. Nostalgia goggles be damned, this game wins.

So, there you have it. It took me a solid year, but I'm glad I finally got all of these lists out for one big grand ranking of my favorites. As said in the first post, this is not a perfect list and there are some games who can interchange between rankings. It's still a very complete list, even if there are a few titles that deserve an honorable mention because either I didn't think of them for the master list or I've played them since the list was originally created. Here's a nice short list of those games.

Doom The Dark Ages

A solid addition to the Doom franchise, despite the lack of notable demons and the employment of a pale BFG replacement. The shield and the weapon roster is still solid for the gameplay and it is still a fun time all around. The story doesn't really spark any inspiration, but it frames the demon killing fine. It can wrestle Doom Eternal for one of the higher spots on this list, more because it doesn't have all of the unnecessary platforming and lore heavy items throughout the entire runtime. Many will disagree, as usual, but those are my thoughts.

Retro Rewind

Management games are just plain fun work. This one, however, hits home with a wondrous return of the VHS rental store that you can customize and decorate to your own tastes. This is just busy work with a good deal of interaction with customers and time management. It's very easy to gain up to level 20 and you can even work toward 100% achievements without a lot of effort. The movie titles are a lot of fun to see and it's a joy to get new releases that are obvious stand-ins for some very iconic movies. 

No Man's Sky

It's hard to earn back the trust of your customer base, but the game devs for this title battened down and did just that over years of development after its official release. The space exploration is relaxing and you can pump up the difficulty by fighting space pirates and drones. This is not a free pass to screw up your launch and patch it after the fact, but if you're going to do it, earn your communities respect by patching it for free and listening to what they're saying. Now, you can explore new galaxies and planets, naming them and building your own base on their surface. There's a lot to do and craft throughout the game and you could do worse than giving it a look now that it's fixed.

Helldivers 2

A game that is fun to play and fun to advance. The trolls and the unhelpful players in the game can dampen the experience, as can some of the difficulty of taking on an entire army by yourself. Still, when you get into the groove, you can be killing Terminators and Starship Trooper bugs while finishing your primary missions. Get it done, kill the opposition and extract yourselves back to your own giant ship. Make Democracy proud.

Plants vs Zombies

What started as a simple PC/Mac game ported to every other system and took the tower defense community by storm. While the franchise would kill itself with greedy microtransactions in later sequels, the first game remains a solid experience that you can poor hours into. It's just fun to experiment with plants and powerups to get the most effective build in your rows to take down the zombie opposition. It's fun to see all of the plant options you can build, as well as how they affect the many types of zombies. It's just mindless fun you can play wherever for super cheap. The franchise sadly never reached this level of greatness afterward, but it's still good to have such a great title.

So, yes, I went through just over 160 games I would consider my favorite. Why did I do this? That's a fairly good question. Who really knows? Maybe I'll post another list if there's another 10 or 20 titles that make it to the list some how. Either way, this was just a lot of fun to think about and finish in exactly a year. You'll probably never agree with the rankings and that's fine. These are games I grew up with or just took a shine to as they worked their way into my constant play list. Do yourself a favor and start a tier list, you may be surprised at what you think of. Be true to yourself and don't forget to drink water.

Top 160+ Favorite Games of All Time! (Pt 7)

 39 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

The Castlevania that coined the term "Metroidvania" with how much it influenced both the series and the gaming culture itself. This is where they introduced stats, weapons and gaining new powers and characters throughout. The bosses are iconic, the gameplay is very fluid and visceral. Playing as Alucard is literally a game changer and they pulled out all of the stops. You have brand new creatures, as well as many returning monsters, like that jerk of a skeleton that throws femurs at you as you pass. The castle is a whirling maze that can get you lost until you find that one door that leads to a whole new environment with all new horrors to face. There are ways to play as a Belmont, but there are also plenty of other ways to change up the gameplay as you search for Dracula and end him!

38 Panzer Dragoon Saga

A change to the series that changed everything except how awesome your opponents are. The monsters are still unique, the blast from your Dragoon are still beautiful and the setting is vast and beautiful. Every single main boss has a quirk that forces you to change your strategy on how to kill them. Some of them need to be worn down with your smaller attacks before opening up for your ultimate attacks. Some of them force you to move around to avoid their attacks while taking advantage of their lowered defenses. It can get tense and you can find yourself frustrated with some of these flying horrors, but it makes you want to figure them out and destroy them! This is a beautiful RPG that came from a railshooter series, and they made it work in a big way! Panzer Dragoon reached a beautiful peak in awesomeness, and this isn't even my favorite in the series! That's just how awesome it is.

37 Sonic the Hedgehog CD

Arguably the greatest game on the Sega CD, which is not exactly glowing praise by comparison, but they made Sonic as beautiful in graphics as it is in gameplay. The levels can get long and whirling to the point where you get lost, but it's still an amazing Sonic game. With a sudden hike in play room, the devs took full advantage and brought you this master class in platforming. You're still fast, you're still awesome and it still has a Casino Night level, which is among the greatest praise. With the advent of Metal Sonic, this game brought about brand new Sonic lore that is still in the series to this very day. This is a milestone for the series and gave credence to Sega CD's existence, however small. 

36 Virtua Cop 

One of the most awesome railshooters and it came out in the greatest console! With sprawling criminal undergrounds needing some shooting to take down, this game brought you through warehouses, parking lots and skyscrapers in order to take down the big baddies that corrupt Virtua City. The shotgun, machine gun and even your starting pistol are all feel-good weapons that make you want to shoot and reload. Even when the criminals attack you from the bottom of the screen, it never feels overly cheap. You just need to pay attention and aim your crosshairs right between their eyes, or on their legs and limbs to get live arrests. They still disappear but at least they're still alive, right? Fight the big bosses with missile launchers and take down their empire of evil! Virtua Evil!

35 Quake III: Arena

An amazing way to impliment Deathmatching directly into your game. Could it have used a story or a deeper way to play? Maybe. However, going against your friends and fighting the computer to get to the top of the pyramid is still run and gun fun! Weapons introduced in this game have gone on to be staples in the Doom universe, including a Doomguy named Phobos! You'll recognize a lot of these characters from former ID Software titles, and you can even customize your own character to take them down. You need to learn where the good weapons are, including the BFG 10,000 that packs a nuclear punch, kicking like a mule. From the doublebarrel shotgun to the awesome plasmagun, this game has you covered on how to kill your opponents and get that ULTRAKILL!

34 Mortal Kombat 9

A return to form that put Mortal Kombat on the map after a very divisive plunge into 3D. Bringing the game back to its roots with 2D fighting in a 3D backdrop turned out to be the exact right move. The story mode kind of sucks but it still brings the fans the matchup they want. It acts out the first three Mortal Kombat titles with a new canon that was still destroyed in future titles, but the thought was there. Even with killing most of its main characters in an unspeakably terrible way, the gameplay and the combat on top of these awesome graphics brought this game to new heights! With character designs that will poke your eyes out and backdrops that give you a new look at the world they exist in, this game has the goods to keep you fighting and earning those Krypt goodies. Don't forget to get a look at Freddy Kruger and Kratos and make them crush each other!

33 Diablo II

The first Diablo was fun, but also pretty mediocre as games go. All of the problems I had with Diablo, the sequel fixed wholesale. Not only was Diablo more challengning as a main boss, but the game itself was just more fluid as a result. This game does have it downsides: Some of Episode 2 just looked like a desert or a sewer for the majority of it, and sometimes the travel gets rather monotonous. Other than that, grab a barbarian character or a necromancer character and introduce the demons to their entrails! The ability trees are vast and beautiful (after some of the abilities were a little broken before nerfing) and the hordes are nice and meaty with a good crunch with your axe cleaving into them. You fight Mephisto and thanks to the expansion, you also crush Baal between your fingers! This is a wild ride with a whole butt load of replayability. Fight Hell and have a ball!

32 Half-Life

Before this game came out, you really couldn't have known that an FPS game could have one of the best stories in all of gaming for years! This is all when your protagonist is silent and the scientists will not shut up! First, there are tons of creepy ass aliens that will jump out at you from the dark and scare the hell out of you! They even attach to the staff by the head and turn them into zombies with serious walking problems. They were never a threat, but they didn't need to be, because the military was right around the corner and adding all kinds of horrible challenge to the mix. Not only did the soldiers continuously shoot at you from every angle, but they also forced you into that HORRIBLE RAIL LEVEL. This game had one of the worst final levels, but that still did not tarnish its legacy because it was just that good. Counter-Strike, Team Fortress Classics, Gary's Mod (original Sven Co-op) all have this game's DNA within it. That may sound uncomfortable, but it's true. This game's name is extremely ironic, unless you count the third game's nonexistence. Now I just made myself sad. 

31 Life Force

Sometimes, the original games from your childhood just stick out in your mind like a sore thumb. This game has the fluid gameplay of flying through space in a jet. That may be nonsensical, but all of the illogic flies out the window when you get a taste of that beautiful soundtrack. This game is HARD from beginning to end, but you keep wanting to play it because it's just that damn good. There is bullet hell all over the place, random aliens flying at you from off-screen and protrusions of tentacles coming out of every wall! If you are anywhere behind a building up brick wall, you have lost a life! Some call this Salamander and call it that if you wish, but this will always be a Force of Life.

30 Mario Kart 64

There are times when a game just gets it right early. This was the second game in the series and I will die on the hill that it is the greatest of the bunch. This game is lean, free of unneeded fatty features with Mario characters and karts with a battle mode and 3D graphics, the end. There are not too many maps, not too many characters and it really didn't need anything more than that. It runs like a dream and it controls even better! This was the original game that people remember, as great as the SNES title was, it was just a great precursor to the main show! There are plenty of other gimmicks from the later titles, but this is where they truly got it right. If you disagree, then we will lose our friendship next time we indulge in this masterpiece! It's happened more than once.

29  Super Mario Bros 3

The very first game that was advertised at the very end of an entire movie. The movie had nothing to do with this game until the climax and the movie was absolute garbage, but it is also when gaming started to break into the mainstream media. Super Mario 3 introduced so many new powerups that became staples of the entire series. The feather and the tanuki suit have become iconic since then. The game can be skipped with the flutes, and often is, but playing it through all of the levels is a much more fulfilling experience. Out of the Super Mario World and Super Mario 3 argument, this is the title I covet the most. Though, Yoshi was another great staple, so World definitely has its place.

28 Alice: Madness Returns

If a game needs to go out, this is a good way to do it. It's not the greatest game of all time, but it definitely one of the better 3D platformers. The dark themes and the shock value bogged it down to some degree, but if you're able to stomach the material, this is the game for you. The imagery is very macabre and the landscape of the haunted Wonderland was some of the best you could... imagine. Alice herself has become much more of a somber character, stripped of her childlike wonder from the death of her family and aiming to set her mental state right. With a freakish looking Cheshire cat and a horrific cast of monsters to fight through terrorizing levels, it's just a shining example of what can be done with some of our favorite fairytales. Now, where's the Peter Pan horror lore?!

27 Burning Rangers

Some of the best games come out of nowhere and are found in the most unlikely of spaces. Burning Rangers is a bit of a unicorn in terms of Sega Saturn games. It's extremely expensive to buy physically, so emulating it is pretty much your best bet if you want to get some gaming experience on this beauty. The freeroaming, the gameplay of fighting fires with water lasers, and the natural 32 bit graphics that pushed the system to its limits, all of it is just fun to play. It can get rather hard to complete, especially if you're trying to rescue everyone and get all of the gameplay down, but it's a labor of love. Along with Panzer Dragoon Saga, this is considered one of the greatest titles on the console. This is for very good reason.

26 The Legend of Zelda

The original has to truly great in order for its franchise to flourish. Nowhere is this more prominent than with Legend of Zelda. It may be cryptic in its progression, and there are some difficulty spikes with the amount of enemies you need to fight all at once, but it's just so much fun. The soundtrack itself is legendary, as are its dungeons that you need to traverse. You know, those dungeons with the puzzles and secret entrances. The triforce is now a staple in gaming, and Ganon continues to be one of the most recognizable villains in the culture. Just remember, his name is Link, not Zelda. Yes, this was a common miconception for a long, long time. 

25 Virtua Fighter 2

One of the greatest fighting games in my library and I will never give it up. Virtua Fighter was good, but the sequel was when the franchise peaked. They rose to heights of quality that is seldom seen in fighting games and it went hand to hand against Tekken on every single front. Even if it is not as popular, the game is still awesome. The characters are charming, even if the boss battle is less-so. You just can't help but love Jeffry's craziness and Shun's very unhealthy drinking habit. Either way, the fighting mechanics are solid and the 32 bit graphics are beautiful. 

24 Master of Magic

It is very hard to learn a game with extremely deep mechanics. Unlike some strategy games, Master of Magic is not quite as complex, but it is extremely fun to learn and play. The game can get a little frustrating, especially when it has monsters constantly attacking you early in the game when you're getting everything set up and building your armies. You need to learn as many spells as you can and produce as many armies as you can in order to get more and more cities to get more and more units, both magical and regular. The 5 type magical system and the weird A.I. of your allies and opponents just keeps things interesting and unique with every play through, especially with a map that is always unique to each new game. 

23 Nights into Dreams

Very few times have games truly met and exceeded expectations. When I first saw Nights on commercials, my dreams of it were very real. I wanted this game more than anything. When I got my Sega Saturn in Christmas of 1996, that was the game I bought immediately after, along with a second controller. This game blew my mind with its beauty and high flying gameplay. It pushed the system to its limits because Sonic Team knew how to use both platforms of 3D and 2D, using both to make the game's background and foreground without lag or drops in frames. It is HARD to meet expectations to get at least a C average in order to get to the last level, but it is well worth it. Nights became the Sega Saturn's most recognizable title for a very good reason.

22 TMNT

One of the greatest beat'em ups in gaming, bar none. This is just beautiful gaming that coencides with the hit TV show that was still going strong upon its release. Whichever turtle you play has slightly different play style, but everyone has their own favorite. These graphics were beautiful and even translated very well into TMNT 2 for the NES. The levels are vibrant and the different types of foot ninja are plentiful. The first fight with Rocksteady in the burning building is iconic, as was the sewer levels where you face the Killer Pizzas from one of the best episodes in the show. Fighting your way to Shredder and Krang cost you an entire week's allowance but it was money well spent for one of the Triforce of beat'em up awesomeness. Heroes in a Halfshell, indeed.

21 Castlevania

If you want dark, gothic horror in 8-bit beauty, this is your go-to. The graphics are simple, but the gameplay is HARD. When you get hit, you fall backward. This could make you fall into a death trap or just fall into another monster that does immense damage. The level designs play into this hardship amazingly, even if it can get rather frustrating. The music goes with all of it so well, and it's just so much fun to see what sort of castles and catacombs you're getting into next. With creatures flying into you and big hulking monsters coming out of the woodworks, you won't get bored, but you will most likely die. Die, you will, but with a cringing smile on your face.

20 Team Fortress Classics

Live service games were not always the pitfall many of them are now. Back when games were great and made with the Halflife engine, it was just as simple as logging in and choosing a character. Heavy Weapons Guys are the most fun, but they are also one of the cheaper and easiest to play. They are also the weakest against snipers with weak long range and slow running speeds. There's also pyros, spies, medics, demolition, all of them have their quirks and awesome mechanics that add to the experience. Engineers building turrets and ammo stations aid players in killing and protecting their flags. All of its culminates in an all out war with simple maps that keep you running into opponents to fight. It's just a lot of fun and you can still play it to this day as there are several dedicated servers, bots and people who will play it even when it has a perfectly good sequel. This is worth celebrating and checking out for yourself. Kill well and remember to drink water.

Top 160+ Favorite Games of all time! (Pt 6)

This is getting to the real meat of favorite games throughout the ages. Are they perfectly in order? Not so much. Do they all belong on this list? Oh, yes, they do. You'll notice as you go along, a lot of the games come more and more from the 1990's. That is not an accident and it will not be brought with an apology. This is still a very definitive list. Whether they be 2D or 3D, they are still great in my eyes. We're chugging on through this list, so hold onto your hats!

59 Daytona USA

I have heard plenty of shade thrown at the Sega Saturn version of this game, but I still stand by the fact that it is far better than the Championship Edition. The soundtrack itself gives it a long lasting life by itself, and it's just an all around good racing game. Yes, there are graphical lag problems here and there. That doesn't really take away from the gameplay all that much, though, as you still are able to race efficiently enough to keep up. The pit stops are useless, yes, and are probably just there as an extra mechanic to perk up the difficulty. If people give this game a try, it will show that the game devs knew what they were doing, even with all of the horrible limitations they were given. With the Sega Saturn version, no quarters or checkpoints needed. Just have fun.

58 Final Fantasy VI

Everyone points to FFVII as the greatest game in the series, but I very much disagree. Lacking in graphics, probably, but it doesn't let that limit it. The story is where this game flies like an eagle and gives us something more than worth while. The locations are vast and diverse and the characters are truly relatable. You want to see these people succeed and become involved with the rest of the group. If you have love for a good story in your video game and even more so, a Final Fantasy fan, then I can't imagine why you haven't played this yet. Pick it up, it's on basically every console they could throw it at.

57 Wolfenstein: The New Order

A fantastic return to form after the great Return to Castle Wolfenstein and the divisive 2009 title. This one is very heavy with the story and that works both to its favor and against it. BJ starts in battle against the Nazis and unfortunately, in this reality, we lose against them. Well, now we need to join the resistance with our new friends and take down the third reich. The love story between BJ and his former nurse is probably one of the more relatable elements here, but the weapons, the strategies, items and missions are definite highlights of this game. It's just plain fun to traverse through the very detailed maps and get your spy information to infiltrate their base. You go to the moon and you keep fighting Nazis, even against their giant mechs and robot wolves. Yes, it gets rather weird, but give it a try!

56 Unreal

If you were there back in the Quake era when 3D games started taking over, Unreal was something of a need-to-play. We still knew it as a Doom Clone, even if it was actually a Quake Clone, but the strange thing about it is that the normal game with the normal story is actually one of the low points. Where this game shines is the arena shooting mechanics that allows you to go through bot matches and fight against other players. You go through some of the most awesome weapons in FPS history, even if the shotgun isn't great, the 8-ball rocket launcher is amazing. The Mini-gun slices through enemies like butter and the flak cannon is DEVASTATING when shot up close. Take down Sky Troopers and don't miss out on Deck 9! With the advent of Unreal Gold on new computers, there is no excuse to not play this gem!

55 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

My favorite RPG on the SNES was very close to being FFVI, but then I'd be forgetting a place where you can play both Mario and Bowser while fighting an evil blacksmith named Smithy. If you love to follow a long story with interesting explorations through strange and interesting worlds, this game has what you want in spades. You start simple enough, saving Princess Peach, but then Peach starts fighting with you and you fight anything from Power Rangers knockoffs to Boos and Goombas. This game is rather long, but it never really gets boring or monotonous. There is some grinding involved, but it's an RPG, if you didn't expect that, what are you doing with your life?

54 GoldenEye 007

If you love this game more than Perfect Dark or whatever else on the N64, do not let people tempt you otherwise. I don't know where the stigma that this game was overrated came from but it was completely unfounded. No other game will ever replace the GoldenEye parties, the rocket matches and the search for the Golden Gun. A lot of people think that the best way to win is to pick the shortest guy because he's the hardest to hit. They don't seem to know that you can very easily lean your gun downward, making this a moot point. What you need is an AK-47 or an automatic pistol to take down anyone who stands in your way. 

53 Ghostbusters (2009)

If you are a Ghostbusters fan, this is now a sacred staple in our collections for a vast number of reasons. Not only did they get the proper pandering down, but they made this FEEL like a Ghostbusters property. Just playing it brings back those beautiful feelings of watching the original films back on VHS. Harold Ramis made this his final appearance as Egon Spangler (as a voice) and that by itself make this game irreplaceable. All of the main cast came back for this, sans Rick Moranis, and that is another gigantic reason this game rules! The graphics are not the greatest, but they're great enough to keep the game going and even when the game glitches, it still proves that this stands the test of time. Take down the librarian from the first movie and even take down Slimer! It doesn't matter, this game rules.

52 Crazy Taxi

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah! Crazy Taxi is 90's nostalgia released when the 1990's were leaving out the door. It encapsulates everything we love in an arcade driver. The controls are very sensitive, but that's mostly because you're trying to go at top speed toward a taxi stop and sometimes need to make a sudden U turn. This game is hard, that much is for sure. Trying to get a Grade A or Grade S when you're first starting off is a chore, but just sitting and playing the game is among some of the best experiences on the Dreamcast or the arcade. You've got this many CRAAAAAZY minutes to get this game and start the chaos on the road!

51 The Simpsons Arcade

Among the Konami triforce and the greatest arcade games of all time, The Simpsons came out of nowhere and showed us what we didn't know we needed. The story is dead simple, Mr. Burns sends Smithers to get a diamond, Maggie has it in her mouth so he kidnaps her and now you must play one of the Simpsons to get her back in an arcade-style beat'em up. This game is among the greatest beat'em ups for a very good reason. You get all kinds of Simpsons cameos from the show and working together as a team to take down the boss battles like the hot air balloon or a boxing body builder. If you love the Simpsons and random silly violence, your ship has arrived!

50 Wolfenstein 3D

This is quite the fitting #50 spot. Wolfenstein 3D started me on the FPS genre, as it did many before me. I still play this game whenever the bug hits me and I still love it unconditionally. As stated before, my father, brother and I completed this entire game 100% after around a year or so of playing. We'd beaten it before, but playing it to absolute completion is a serious accomplishment, as any fan will tell you. Killing Hitler, Hans Grosse, and the fake fireballing Hitlers has to be on the forefront of the experience. The mutants suck and hinder the game quite a bit, but they can be conquered with enough willpower and gunpower. The more you kill Nazis, the better the world gets. So, have at it.

49 Warcraft II

Another game that is easily accessible on current PC's, but good luck finding it at a decent price on Sega Saturn or even PS1 for that matter. This is probably my favorite RTS, but I do also very love Warcraft 3. this game was an overall improvement over the first Warcraft, and it's honestly a shame that people remember this game series because of World of Warcraft. It runs by its own merits and came up with several of the mechanics we know and love today. The Death Knights with their Death and Decay, the Ogre Mages with Blood Lust and so many other tropes of Azeroth we know today started right here. This was an amazing addition of the series and it deserves another look.

48 Super Mario 64

So few games capture the essence of the original platformers of old while also bringing about the future of gaming through the third dimension. Many games tried but Mario 64 blazed the trail for all others to follow. It brought the goombas, boos, bones, koopa troopa and even Bowser! You couldn't ask for a better introduction to both the 3D realm and the Nintendo 64 than this. The music is iconic to the Mario franchise and the level designs are absolutely gorgeous! From high flying with the wing hat to the bottom of the sea with the metal hat, this game's got it. It has been ported to the DS and to the Switch through Mario 3D All Star. This game answered everything just in time to become a legend. 

47 Mike Tyson's Punchout

When you fight against Glass Joe, you may think that you've got this game down pat. Well, I've got news for you, after fighting King Hippo and Great Tiger, even then you've only scraped the surface. From someone who never got past Soda Popinski, I can tell you that this game gets hard. The boxers become faster and more disorienting with different techniques to take you down, no matter how much you think your control skills are the greatest. Good luck putting in the cheat code to get straight to Iron Mike Tyson himself. If you can best him in a fight, you deserve a title. For real, though, get ready to get knocked down more than once.

46 Super Street Fighter II Turbo

This is Street Fighter II but faster! Your control of the situation becomes null when going against these fighters. The roster is bolstered and your options are bigger, but the game itself gets tough. This is the game that started the modern fighting game along with Mortal Kombat and it is the bar that every fighting game wished they could reach. M. Bison is rough to fight in this game, but for some reason, more than that, Sagat is ridiculous! This series needs very little introduction and it is a go-to for so many gamers who just want a solid fighting game experience. 

45 D

The horror puzzle games are nothing new, even when this game came out. However, the atmosphere, the point and click adventure through a haunted mansion with the Sega Saturn at the reins really elevates this to an experience. It's not a long game, especially if you know what you're doing with it to begin with, but there are some scares that are real. If you're playing through it for the first time, or even after a long stint away from it, it can surprise you in the best way. Horror games could really benefit from trying the creepy vibe this game gives you. Just remember that you've got a flintlock pistol and all evil should beware!

44 Saints Row 2

A game series that has been celebrated on this very site on several occasions. This game is where it started. GTA 3 boosted up the 3D sandbox and Saints Row had a rough start, but this title catapulted them to true gamer stardom. Saints Row 2 gave you brand new options for guns, vehicles and missions of every sort. You can go on killing sprees and sometimes you NEED to go on killing sprees! Finding ways to blast through entire missions using your own skills and hardware you collected along the way became the name of the game throughout this entire slugfest. Creating your own gang boss to play and seeing you bring your posse back to relevance through blood and sweat of your own is just a rewarding experience all its own. 

43 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

The best Mortal Kombat in 2D, bar none. Between this and Trilogy, you're looking at the best 2D roster and the core of what MK truly stood for: Awesome fighting mechanics and extreme amounts of blood. Gore became Mortal Kombat's boon and the fans ate it up! This game came about because of the mistake that was Mortal Kombat 3. While the original third iteration had its own strengths and fans, this game was the correction that sparked greatness. Through the arcade and Sega Saturn, this became my absolute favorite in the early franchise. With the code CRAZYCYRAX, you can unlock a TON of extra content, i.e. Cooking with Scorpion! 

42 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

As terrible as both Star Wars and Bioware have it now (like being dead), this has to be the peak of both. Not only do you get to customize your own light saber and fighting style, but now you can choose which side of the force you want to be on. Whether you go into the light side or dark side completely changes the story and the gameplay! Where some interactions would have been peaceful and over with a bit of talking, now you piss them off and kill every single one of them with or without mercy. The choice is yours! This level of morality was very rare to see in any game and KOTOR brought it all with amazing gameplay. It really feels like Star Wars at its true summit. 

41 Tetris

You really cannot get simpler than Tetris. The theme song is iconic to retro gaming, the gameplay is satisfying while also being very challenging. Hell, no one truly beat this game until a child made it cry just by slamming the shapes into place instantly and made the game completely freeze! This game is HARD as you climb through the levels, and it is a true test of your concentration along with your hand-eye coordination. With twenty million clones and even 3D iterations, you are looking at one of the cornerstones of being a gamer geek. Now make them disappear!!!

40 Batman: Arkham Asylum

When no one asked about Batman games, Batman games came to us in the form of Rocksteady. We got a beat'em up game with pure Gotham City DNA and you really feel like Batman traversing Arkham Asylum and fighting the inmates as they come. The plot is so simple and yet the gameplay make stealthing and using Batman's gadgets feel as natural as spring water. Arkham became its own universe and had a series that captivated Batman fans and gamers alike. While the last "title" in the series did everything wrong, we at least got three or four games that did it with Bat Style. Fly down from the ceiling or pop up from a trap door and break a criminal's face. You're Batman, now act like Batman!