Best video games Ever
by Bullwinkle96 | created - 31 Oct 2011 | updated - 26 Mar 2012 | PublicMy Favourite Video Games
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1. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987 Video Game)
E | Sport
Little Mac, a 17-year-old fighter from the Bronx, ranked number three in the minor circuit, works his way up through the rankings so that he can challenge Mike Tyson, Kid Dynamite, in a dream fight.
Director: Genyo Takeda
Votes: 785
2. The Legend of Zelda (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Follows the story of a young boy named Link that must save a kidnapped princess from the evil, demonic Ganon, who put a spell on his lair which can only be removed with the 3 pieces of the Triforce, a golden triangle with mystical powers.
Directors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 3,208
3. Banjo-Kazooie (1998 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The witch Gruntilda has captured Banjo's beloved sister, intending to leech the girl's youth and beauty through black magic and mad science. Banjo and Kazooie set out across nine worlds to get her back.
Director: Gregg Mayles | Stars: Chris Sutherland, Grant Kirkhope, Eveline Fischer, Lee Ray
Votes: 1,996
4. The House of the Dead 2 (1999 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Goldman has picked up where he left off, creating smarter, more advanced zombies. As AMS agents James Taylor and Gary Stewart, you must blaze through the streets of New York, ridding it of a nightmare that has returned full force.
Director: Takashi Oda | Stars: Ramsay Scott, Ryan Drees
Votes: 486
5. Super Mario World (1990 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
While Mario and Luigi are vacationing in Dinosaur Land, Bowser kidnaps the Princess. Mario and his new dino friend Yoshi go on a mission to save her.
Director: Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 5,498
6. Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
King Koopa has kidnapped Princess Toadstool, taken over all seven kingdoms in the Mushroom World, and put his seven kids in charge of all of them. It's the Mario Brothers to the rescue.
Directors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 5,831
7. Donkey Kong (1981 Video Game)
E | Action
Arcade video game and the first in the "Donkey Kong" series in which Jumpman (later retconned to be Mario) runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto
Votes: 2,162
8. Mario Kart 64 (1996 Video Game)
E | Action, Family, Fantasy
Nintendo's finest from the Mushroom Kingdom gather to race for first place in a multi-player mayhem classic for the Nintendo 64.
Director: Hideki Konno | Stars: Asako Haruhana, Tomoko Maruno, Charles Martinet, Julien Bardakoff
Votes: 3,529
9. Pokémon LeafGreen Version (2004 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A Pokémon trainer adventures through the Kanto Region to achieve their destiny of becoming a Pokemon Champion.
Directors: Jun'ichi Masuda, Satoshi Tajiri
Votes: 1,091
10. Star Fox 64 (1997 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Mad scientist Andross arises as the emperor of Venom and declares war on the entire Lylat System, starting with Corneria. General Pepper sends in the Star Fox team to protect the key planets of the Lylat System and stop Dr. Andross.
Director: Takao Shimizu | Stars: Daisuke Gôri, Kyôko Tongû, Tomohisa Asô, Hisao Egawa
Votes: 1,801
11. Pokémon: Yellow Version - Special Pikachu Edition (1998 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
This game draws inspiration from the Pokémon anime series. Some gameplay events and storyline aspects are added or changed, though the overall story remains the same.
Director: Satoshi Tajiri | Star: Ikue Ôtani
Votes: 1,758
12. Super Mario Bros. (1985 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A plumber named Mario and his brother Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to save the princess from the evil Bowser.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto
Votes: 7,156
13. Donkey Kong 64 (1999 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Donkey Kong must retrieve his monkey friends and 200 golden bananas from the evil King K. Rool who is plotting to destroy DK Island with a machine called the Blast O' Matic.
Director: George Andreas | Stars: Kevin Bayliss, Dennis Falt, Eveline Fischer, Grant Kirkhope
Votes: 1,434
14. Banjo-Tooie (2000 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Gruntilda the witch is revived by her two sisters and seeks to steal the life essence of creatures to regain her complete body. Banjo and Kazooie travel various worlds in search of Jiggies to stop Grunty in her plans.
Director: Gregg Mayles | Stars: Grant Kirkhope, Steve Malpass, Steve Mayles, Chris Sutherland
Votes: 981
15. GoldenEye 007 (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond must track down agent-turned-terrorist Alec Trevelyan to stop the launch of a powerful satellite. Play the game that set the stage for the First-person shooter genre on the console.
Director: Martin Hollis | Stars: Kevin Bayliss, Ken Lobb, Scott Hochberg
Votes: 6,068
16. Tetris (1984 Video Game)
E
Differently shaped blocks descend into a 2D container. The blocks can be moved and rotated, and must be sorted into the rest of the blocks on the fly.
Director: Alexey Pazhitnov
Votes: 3,514
17. Pitfall! (1982 Video Game)
E | Adventure
Pitfall Harry must collect treasures while dodging obstacles in a South American jungle.
Votes: 336
18. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young Kokiri boy discovers that his destiny is to free the Seven Sages and save the land of Hyrule from the treacherous sorcerer Ganondorf.
Directors: Eiji Aonuma, Yoichi Yamada, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Shigeru Miyamoto, Tôru Ôsawa | Stars: Nobuyuki Hiyama, Fujiko Takimoto, Jun Mizusawa, Takashi Nagasako
Votes: 10,673
19. Super Mario Bros. (1985 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A plumber named Mario and his brother Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to save the princess from the evil Bowser.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto
Votes: 7,156
21. Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge (2003 Video Game)
E | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Gruntilda has returned to create more havoc for Banjo and Kazooie. In their first hand-held adventure, the two must again team up to take on the evil witch and end her terror.
Votes: 91
22. Halo: Combat Evolved (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Super-soldier John-117, Master Chief of the United Nations Space Command, must battle a genocidal alien race known as the Covenant following his violent crash-landing on Halo, an ancient and mysterious ring-world.
Director: Jason Jones | Stars: Jen Taylor, Pete Stacker, Tim Dadabo, Steve Downes
Votes: 12,171
23. Plants vs. Zombies (2009 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Comedy, Family
In a quiet suburb, a home owner aided by a botanical arsenal must defend their house against the invading undead.
Stars: George Fan, Laura Shigihara, Orion Acaba
Votes: 3,278
24. Wolfenstein 3D (1992 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An American P.O.W. is trying desperately to escape from the Nazi prison Wolfenstein during World War II.
Director: Tom Hall | Stars: Bill Capizzi, Nathan Renich, Mike Reynolds, Tom Hall
Votes: 2,339
25. Castle of Illusion (1990 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Videogame produced by Sega for MegaDrive consoles.
Director: Emiko Yamamoto | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor
Votes: 200
26. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
After being released from jail, Tommy Vercetti leaves Liberty City for Vice City, a city overrun by the mob. Now, Tommy is out to make Vice City his home.
Stars: Ray Liotta, William Fichtner, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 29,525
27. Adventure (1979 Video Game)
Adventure
The player controls a square avatar whose quest is to explore an open-ended environment to find a magical chalice and return it to the golden castle. Three dragons and an item-stealing bat roam the castle as well.
Votes: 99
28. The Beatles: Rock Band (2009 Video Game)
T | Biography, Family, Music
A Rock Band (2007) spin-off that focuses on The Beatles.
Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Votes: 474
29. Double Dragon (1987 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Family, Fantasy
Martial arts siblings Billy and Jimmy Lee must battle a tough gang known as the Black Warriors in order to rescue Billy's girlfriend, Marian.
Directors: Yoshihisa Kishimoto, Shinichi Saitou
Votes: 1,318
31. Maniac Mansion (1987 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
A meteor crashes into Dr. Fred Edison's front yard and takes control over him. When Fred kidnaps Sandy, a college teenager, her boyfriend Dave Miller and his friends plan to break into the mansion and save her.
Director: Ron Gilbert
Votes: 784
32. Dark Reign: The Future of War (1997 Video Game)
Action
Director: Josh Resnick | Stars: Robert Berger, Greg Borrud, Kimberly Brooks, Stuart Calof
Votes: 35
33. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
A Japan-only sequel to Super Mario Bros. (1985) where Mario and Luigi must once again save Princess Toadstool and the Mushroom Kingdom from Bowser's clutches.
Directors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 1,546
34. Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (1987 Video Game)
M | Comedy
Looking for a good time? Meet Larry. He's just turned 40, and he's still single. If you can get past the glow of his Grecian formula, you can see his hairline beginning to make a hasty ... See full summary »
Directors: Chuck Benton, Mark Crowe, Al Lowe | Star: Marc Graue
Votes: 231
35. Myst (1993 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
The player is the Stranger, an unknown person mysteriously transported to the island of Myst. Alone and without clues, the Stranger must solve the mysteries and discover the secrets of this strange place.
Directors: Rand Miller, Robyn C. Miller, Hiroshi Yamada | Stars: Rand Miller, Robyn C. Miller
Votes: 822
36. Angry Birds (2009 Video Game)
E | Action, Family
A group of birds attempt to attack sheltered enemy pigs while creating as much damage as possible.
Star: A.M. Driver
Votes: 2,145
38. New Super Mario Bros. (2006 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
On a relaxing walk with Mario, Princess Peach gets kidnapped by Bowser Jr, and Mario must travel across 8 different themed worlds to save her.
Directors: Shigeyuki Asuke, Motoi Okamoto | Stars: Charles Martinet, Will Walker, Nicole Mills, Dolores Rogers
Votes: 3,084
39. Super Mario Kart (1992 Video Game)
E | Action, Family, Fantasy
Mario, his brother Luigi and his friends Princess Toadstool, Toad, Yoshi, King Bowser, Donkey Kong Jr. and Koopa Troopa are all in a race to challenge each other and see who's the best racer in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Directors: Hideki Konno, Tadashi Sugiyama
Votes: 2,532
40. Sonic the Hedgehog (I) (1991 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Family
A blue hedgehog with supersonic speed must rescue animals from being turned into robots by a mad scientist.
Votes: 3,637
41. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Princess Peach's birthday is ruined by the evil Koopalings that trap Peach inside a cake. The cake is loaded onto Bowser's airship and takes off, with Mario, Luigi, and the two Toads giving chase.
Directors: Shigeyuki Asuke, Takumi Kawagoe | Stars: Dan Falcone, Kenny James, Samantha Kelly, Charles Martinet
Votes: 3,491
42. Sonic Adventure (1998 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sonic and Tails must collect the Chaos Emeralds before Eggman can use them to power an angry water creature known as Chaos. Meanwhile Knuckles attempts to repair the shattered Master Emerald and Amy must evade capture from an Eggman robot.
Directors: Takashi Iizuka, Manabu Kusunoki, Akinori Nishiyama | Stars: Jun'ichi Kanemaru, Kazuki Hayashi, Nobutoshi Canna, Taeko Kawata
Votes: 1,566
43. Wild Gunman (1984 Video Game)
E | Action, Western
Wild Gunman is a light gun shooter game created by Nintendo.
Votes: 88
44. Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Family
Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad enter a mysterious door to save the people of Sub-Con from the evil frog Wart and his minions.
Director: Kensuke Tanabe
Votes: 3,426
45. Metroid (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Bounty hunter Samus Aran descends below the planet Zebes to infiltrate the labyrinthine Space Pirate base and hunt down the deadly, life-sucking species known as the Metroids.
Directors: Yoshio Sakamoto, Satoru Okada
Votes: 1,522
46. Battletoads (1991 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Battletoads, Rash and Zitz, embark on a mission to defeat the evil Dark Queen on her planet and rescue their kidnapped friends; Pimple, the third member of the Battletoads, and Princess Angelica.
Votes: 597
48. Super Mario All-Stars (1993 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Family
A compilation of Super Mario Bros. and its two sequels, along with the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2 (The Lost Levels) , completely remade with new graphics for the Super NES.
Votes: 1,221
49. Buzz - Das große Quiz (2006 Video Game)
A quiz game for up to four players.
Stars: Nicky Birch, Jason Donovan, Hans-Jörg Karrenbrock, Fabian Körner
Votes: 31
50. Excitebike (1984 Video Game)
Sport
Participate in a motocross championship. Ride your bike through excitingly designed circuits full of ramps and jumps.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto
Votes: 866
51. Ice Climber (I) (1985 Video Game)
E | Action, Family
The Ice Climbers Popo and Nana venture up 32 ice-covered mountains to recover stolen vegetables from a giant condor.
Director: Kenji Miki
Votes: 379
52. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (2004 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Ratchet and Clank return to the Solana Galaxy to combat Dr. Nefarious, a villain from Qwark's shady past, who wishes to turn all organic life into robots.
Stars: James Arnold Taylor, David Kaye, Jim Ward, Armin Shimerman
Votes: 1,577
53. Jet Set Radio (2000 Video Game)
T | Action, Sport
A gang of teenagers with an affinity for underground music and graffiti artwork fight against a sinister corporation that has taken control of the city they call home.
Stars: Andria Batise, Kevin Blackton, Billy Brown, Ryan Everett Canfield
Votes: 319
54. Luigi's Mansion (2001 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Luigi receives a letter informing him he has won a mansion as the grand prize in a contest. Luigi is puzzled; he never entered a contest. When he arrives at his mansion, he discovers that it is haunted with ghosts and Mario trapped inside.
Director: Hideki Konno | Stars: Charles Martinet, Jen Taylor, Toru Asakawa, Little Richard
Votes: 1,599
55. Duck Hunt (1984 Video Game)
E | Action, Sport
Light gun shooter video game in which the player must hit a minimum number of targets (either ducks or clay pigeons) to advance to the next round or else get a game over. If the player loses, a dog appears to mock the player.
Votes: 1,856
56. Skool Daze (1985 Video Game)
Adventure
Play as Eric with various tasks around the school.
Votes: 20
57. Seaman (1999 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
An uncannily realistic simulation of raising a speaking tadpole-human hybrid from its zygotic stage to a full grown creature, narrated by Leonard Nimoy.
Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Kramer
Votes: 93
58. Castlevania (I) (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In the late 15th century, vampire slayer Simon Belmont must destroy Count Dracula by infiltrating his sanctuary, Castlevania.
Director: Hitoshi Akamatsu
Votes: 1,405
59. Last of the Wild (1975)
X | 58 min | Adult
Director: Joe Serkes | Stars: Ann Sapp, John Banks, Pat Louis, Rex Sayre
Votes: 55
60. Sonic Adventure (1998 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sonic and Tails must collect the Chaos Emeralds before Eggman can use them to power an angry water creature known as Chaos. Meanwhile Knuckles attempts to repair the shattered Master Emerald and Amy must evade capture from an Eggman robot.
Directors: Takashi Iizuka, Manabu Kusunoki, Akinori Nishiyama | Stars: Jun'ichi Kanemaru, Kazuki Hayashi, Nobutoshi Canna, Taeko Kawata
Votes: 1,566
61. Kid Icarus (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Pit goes on a quest to find three sacred treasures, which he must equip to rescue the Grecian fantasy world Angel Land and its ruler, the goddess Palutena.
Director: Satoru Okada
Votes: 296
62. The Hobbit Software Adventure (1982 Video Game)
Adventure, Fantasy
An interactive illustrated text adventure game in which the player assumes the role of Bilbo Baggins, an average hobbit who lives in the region known as the Shire. One day he meets a wizard... See full summary »
Votes: 57
63. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1984 Video Game)
Comedy, Sci-Fi
You are Arthur Dent, and you must survive the worst day of your life. For one thing, your house is being demolished. For another thing, so is the planet. Having found out your friend is an ... See full summary »
Votes: 92
64. EarthBound Beginnings (1988 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When parents from all around the island of Podunk go missing, a boy named Ninten must make friends and collect scattered pieces of a mysterious melody.
Director: Shigesato Itoi
Votes: 241
65. Super Metroid (1994 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Samus Aran returns to the brooding planet Zebes to recover the last metroid from the Space Pirates.
Director: Yoshio Sakamoto | Stars: Kenji Yamamoto, Dan Owsen
Votes: 2,355
66. Metroid (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Bounty hunter Samus Aran descends below the planet Zebes to infiltrate the labyrinthine Space Pirate base and hunt down the deadly, life-sucking species known as the Metroids.
Directors: Yoshio Sakamoto, Satoru Okada
Votes: 1,522
67. Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The vulgar adventures and exploits of a squirrel with a hangover, just trying to get back home while being forced to save the world.
Director: Chris Seavor | Stars: Chris Seavor, Louise Ridgeway, Chris Marlow
Votes: 1,508
68. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The wizard Agahnim has abducted seven maidens, intent on using their power to open a portal to the Dark World. Armed with a trusty sword and shield, Link begins a great and treacherous journey.
Directors: Takashi Tezuka, Hidemaro Fujibayashi | Star: Fujiko Takimoto
Votes: 3,841
69. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Link, a young man from a small farming village, finds Hyrule is being consumed by an otherworldly twilight. Guided by a strange pixie named Midna, he endeavors to return light to the land and confront the usurper king Zant.
Director: Eiji Aonuma | Stars: Akira Sasanuma, Akiko Kômoto, Hironori Miyata, Junji Kitajima
Votes: 5,485
70. Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge (2003 Video Game)
E | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Gruntilda has returned to create more havoc for Banjo and Kazooie. In their first hand-held adventure, the two must again team up to take on the evil witch and end her terror.
Votes: 91
71. Star Fox (1993 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After being banished from planet Corneria, the evil scientist Andross declares war on the entire Lylat System. The commanding officer of Corneria's defence force, summons the elite mercenary team Star Fox to defeat Andross.
Director: Katsuya Eguchi | Star: Dan Owsen
Votes: 853
72. Pikurosu DS (2007 Video Game)
E | Family
A collection of Picocross puzzles on your Nintendo DS.
Votes: 20
73. Day of the Tentacle (1993 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A disembodied tentacle is accidentally exposed to nuclear waste, giving it human abilities and an ambition to take over the world.
Directors: Dave Grossman, Tim Schafer | Stars: Denny Delk, Jane Jacobs, Nick Jameson, Ginny Westcott
Votes: 1,995
74. Dragon's Lair (1983 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Fantasy
A valiant knight, Dirk the Daring is on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon.
Directors: Don Bluth, Tony Bozek | Stars: Dan Molina, Vera Pacheco, Michael Rye, Dave Spafford
Votes: 740
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