Mega Thread BigFooty Top 100 Video Games - Countdown!

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

This was a lot of fun to run and thanks to all of you who participated.

For those who didn't, you can read up on how the scores were calculated here.

There were a total of 63 lists, combined for a massive 603 different games.

I'll be releasing the top 100 as a gradual countdown (with a lot of extra information on the games) as I get the time, but won't leave you hanging for too long between increments.

For now, here is the top 110 best games starting with the 10 that didn't make the top 100.
#110: Final Fantasy VI
#109: Mega Man 3
#108: Mortal Kombat
#107: Silent Hill 2
#106: Sim City
#105: Super Smash Bros.
#104: Alex Kidd in Miracle World
#103: FIFA '98 World Cup
#102: Command & Conquer: Red Alert
#101: Lemmings
#100: Pro Evolution Soccer 5 - 50 Points
#99: Point Blank - 50 Points
#98: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness - 50 Points
#97: Rome: Total War - 51 Points
#96: Super International Cricket - 51 Points
#95: Pokemon Stadium - 52 Points
#94: Counter Strike - 53 Points
#93: Crash Bash - 53 Points
#92: God of War 2 - 53 Points
#91: Pokemon Emerald - 53 Points
#90: Star Wars: Battlefront II - 53 Points
#89: Super Mario Galaxy - 54 Points
#88: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - 54 Points
#87: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 54 Points
#86: Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 55 Points
#85: Tetris - 56 Points
#84: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - 57 Points
#83: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos - 58 Points
#82: Demon's Souls - 59 Points
#81: Spyro: Year of the Dragon - 60 Points
#80: Spyro the Dragon - 60 Points
#79: NBA Jam - 61 Points
#78: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 61 Points
#77: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - 63 Points
#76: Doom II: Hell on Earth - 63 Points
#75: Crash Bandicoot - 63 Points
#74: Super Smash Bros.: Brawl - 65 Points
#73: God of War III - 65 Points
#72: Deus Ex - 66 Points
#71: Civilisation - 66 Points
#70: FIFA '13 - 66 Points
#69: Galaga - 67 Points
#68: Chrono Trigger - 69 Points
#67: Super Smash Bros. Melee - 69 Points
#66: Sonic the Hedgehog - 70 Points
#65: Conker's Bad Fur Day - 71 Points
#64: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - 72 Points
#63: Batman: Arkham Asylum - 73 Points
#62: Resident Evil 4 - 73 Points
#61: Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - 73 Points
#60: StarCraft - 74 Points
#59: Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec - 74 Points
#58: Gran Turismo 4 - 74 Points
#57: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest - 76 Points
#56: Grand Theft Auto IV - 76 Points
#55: Bioshock - 76 Points
#54: Shadow of the Colossus - 78 Points
#53: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - 79 Points
#52: Super Mario Kart - 80 Points
#51: Portal - 82 Points
#50: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - 83 Points
#49: Fallout 3 - 83 Points
#48: Heavy Rain - 85 Points
#47: Battlefield 3 - 86 Points
#46: Banjo-Kazooie - 87 Points
#45: Portal 2 - 90 Points
#44: Half-Life 2 - 92 Points
#43: Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - 94 Points
#42: Metal Gear Solid - 94 Points
#41: Batman: Arkham City - 95 Points
#40: Donkey Kong 64 - 96 Points
#39: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - 98 Points
#38: Crash Team Racing - 100 Points
#37: Grand Theft Auto III - 102 Points
#36: Max Payne - 105 Points
#35: Assassin's Creed II - 107 Points
#34: Diablo II - 108 Points
#33: Tekken 3 - 109 Points
#32: Mass Effect 2 - 111 Points
#31: Perfect Dark - 111 Points
#30: Halo: Combat Evolved - 113 Points
#29: Final Fantasy X - 115 Points
#28: Far Cry 3 - 117 Points
#27: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - 117 Points
#26: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - 118 Points
#25: Super Metroid - 118 Points
#24: Final Fantasy VII - 123 Points
#23: Doom - 123 Points
#22: Super Mario Bros. - 127 Points
#21: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 - 134 Points
#20: Half-Life - 140 Points
#19: Donkey Kong Country - 146 Points
#18: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - 161 Points
#17: Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings - 163 Points
#16: Super Mario World - 168 Points
#15: Shane Warne Cricket '99 (Brian Lara Cricket '99) - 175 Points
#14: Street Fighter II - 180 Points
#13: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - 205 Points
#12: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - 222 Points
#11: Red Dead Redemption - 242 Points

TOP 10 GAMES ACCORDING TO BIGFOOTY:

#10: Pokemon Red and Blue - 250 Points

#9: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - 254 Points

#8: Super Mario Bros. 3 - 302 Points

#7: Super Mario 64 - 308 Points

#6: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - 331 Points

#5: Mario Kart 64 - 332 Points

#4: Pokemon Gold and Silver - 334 Points

#3: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - 406 Points

#2: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - 471 Points

AND THE NO.1 GAME OF ALL TIME ACCORDING TO BIGFOOTY:

#1: GoldenEye 007 - 497 Points​

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Feel free to discuss or guess at what's coming in between countdown releases; will make it more interesting.

Thanks again to all who participated!

PS: Any chance of a sticky Igloo Don Draper HBK619

 

[iDon]

Should be right without a sticky, with it being kept on the front page by activity.

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

Good start so far!

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Good start so far!

Disappointed that Silent Hill 2 didn't make it in. That game has the greatest horror atmosphere of all time imo.

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

Disappointed that Silent Hill 2 didn't make it in. That game has the greatest horror atmosphere of all time imo.

I can't comment much on horror themed games, as I am a pussy when it comes to playing them.

 

[Igloo]

PS: Any chance of a sticky Igloo Don Draper HBK619

I don't mod here anymore

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

I don't mod here anymore

The one time I remember to tag you as a game board mod...

 

[Feraligatr]

Lemmings! I love that game. I have it on my phone.

 

[GrandBlue]

Offering $1.01 that either GTA Vice City or San Andreas will be #1. Takers?

Absolutely no question in my mind they will be in the top 3, there's a huge GTA crowd on these boards. Personally, I don't think those games have aged well at all.

 

[The Big Sauce]

Offering $1.01 that either GTA Vice City or San Andreas will be #1. Takers?

Absolutely no question in my mind they will be in the top 3, there's a huge GTA crowd on these boards. Personally, I don't think those games have aged well at all.

I won't be surprised if they are either.

It's weird on the aging comment. I've gone back and played both this year and I found Vice City was still the same game I adored 11 years ago (still my favourite), I'd found that I was frustrated with what some of San Andreas had to offer.

For me Vice City still holds up, and if either win they will be worthy winners as they were absolutely ground breaking at the time.

The weird thing is that at the time Vice City was probably the least revolutionary of the three, but because of nailing the era and setting it has aged the best.

 

[GrandBlue]

I won't be surprised if they are either.

It's weird on the aging comment. I've gone back and played both this year and I found Vice City was still the same game I adored 11 years ago (still my favourite), I'd found that I was frustrated with what some of San Andreas had to offer.

For me Vice City still holds up, and if either win they will be worthy winners as they were absolutely ground breaking at the time.

The weird thing is that at the time Vice City was probably the least revolutionary of the three, but because of nailing the era and setting it has aged the best.

My main problem with those 3 games is the control and gameplay on-foot. Everything else is great, but everything feels very clunky on-foot, mainly the aiming and the AI is very ordinary.

 

[Feraligatr]

I'm still stuck in the same place with Vice city as I was in 2005. The mission is the fastest boat and no matter what I do I crash and my boat blows up lol. Still I love all the GTA games.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

One thing I've noticed with the list is that it seems to be a mixture of games that have held up really well, as well as those that were brilliant for the time but you're unlikely to go back and play now and have the same experience. It's a nice mix.

I've been buried under depressing football results and less importantly uni work, so haven't had a chance to compile the info for the first ten games. Will have it done and posted by tonight.

 

[monty1104]

Just realised I think I forgot to vote for one of my favourite games ever Hope others voted for Super International Cricket on SNES.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Just realised I think I forgot to vote for one of my favourite games ever Hope others voted for Super International Cricket on SNES.

Not going to give anything away about whether it finished in the top 100 or not but it did receive votes.

 

[The Big Sauce]

My main problem with those 3 games is the control and gameplay on-foot. Everything else is great, but everything feels very clunky on-foot, mainly the aiming and the AI is very ordinary.

Yeah same. My issues with San Andreas were all control issues mainly. With Vice City I was fine because it locks you in one spot with almost every gun. San Andreas has a full movement so with an archaic (although passable at the time) system it has struggled to get me to come back to it.

As for the AI, most PS2 era games have average AI. MGS games are the only ones I can remember having a higher level of AI. Resi 4 could also be sighted as an example.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

#100: Pro Evolution Soccer 5 - 50 Points

Developer(s): Konami
Publisher(s): Konami
Platform(s): PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox
Genre(s): Sport
Year of Release: 2005-2006
Metascore: 89/100
Appeared on: 2 lists



#99: Point Blank - 50 Points

Developer(s): Namco
Publisher(s): Namco
Platform(s): Arcade, PlayStation
Genre(s): Action, Shoot 'em Up
Year of Release: 1994
Metascore: N/A
Appeared on: 4 lists



#98: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness - 50 Points

Developer(s): Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher(s): Blizzard Entertainment
Platform(s): PC, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Genre(s): Real-time Strategy
Year of Release: 1996
Metascore: N/A
Appeared on: 5 lists



#97: Rome: Total War - 51 Points

Developer(s): The Creative Assembly
Publisher(s): Activision
Platform(s): PC
Genre(s): Real-time Tactics, Turn-based Strategy
Year of Release: 2004
Metascore: 92/100
Appeared on: 3 lists



#96: Super International Cricket - 51 Points

Developer(s): Beam Software
Publisher(s): Nintendo
Platform(s): Super Nintendo
Genre(s): Sport
Year of Release: 1994
Metascore: N/A
Appeared on: 4 lists



#95: Pokemon Stadium - 52 Points

Developer(s): Nintendo EAD, HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s): Nintendo
Platform(s): Nintendo 64
Genre(s): Strategy
Year of Release: 2000
Metascore: N/A
Appeared on: 5 lists



#94: Counter Strike - 53 Points

Developer(s): Valve Corporation
Publisher(s): Valve Corporation
Platform(s): PC
Genre(s): First-person Shooter
Year of Release: 1999
Metascore: N/A
Appeared on: 3 lists



#93: Crash Bash - 53 Points

Developer(s): Eurocom
Publisher(s): Sony Computer Entertainment America
Platform(s): PlayStation
Genre(s): Party
Year of Release: 2000
Metascore: 68/100
Appeared on: 3 lists



#92: God of War 2 - 53 Points

Developer(s): SCE Santa Monica
Publisher(s): Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s): PlayStation 2
Genre(s): Hack and Slash, Action-adventure
Year of Release: 2007
Metascore: 93/100
Appeared on: 3 lists



#91: Pokemon Emerald - 53 Points

Developer(s): Game Freak
Publisher(s): Nintendo, The Pokemon Company
Platform(s): Game Boy Advance
Genre(s): Role-playing Game
Year of Release: 2004
Metascore: 76/100
Appeared on: 4 lists

 

[The Big Sauce]

Dannnnnnnnnn did you use 'appeared on' as your tiebreaker?

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Dannnnnnnnnn did you use 'appeared on' as your tiebreaker?

I did. I spent a while trying to decide between using the number of lists and the average points per list as the tiebreaker. The argument for using average points is that it means it was more highly rated by those that voted for it, however I decided that it also means that more people didn't rate it in their top 25 games.

 

[Roobs321]

Oh damn I didnt get to vote. My favourite franchise was the Metroid series, so will cheer that on.

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

I'll be honest... I've never played Crash Bash before...

Good list so far though!

 

[kangle4]

Great work so far.

 

[Glenno23]

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Blast Corps better make it!

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

I'll be honest... I've never played Crash Bash before...

Good list so far though!

It's okay, I think I counted only 56 games on the list that I've played.

Crash Bash is a brilliant game. It gets pretty difficult and frustrating at points but boy I love it. Stands up incredibly well, even now. If you still have a PlayStation and can get your hands on it, definitely give it a shot.

 

[TassieEagle]

It's okay, I think I counted only 56 games on the list that I've played.

Crash Bash is a brilliant game. It gets pretty difficult and frustrating at points but boy I love it. Stands up incredibly well, even now. If you still have a PlayStation and can get your hands on it, definitely give it a shot.

Only really worked as a multiplayer game IMO, and in that sense it was a really fun game without being outstanding (CTR was a better at both single and multi for mine) but for someone who has never played it and has the chance is worth the time to see for yourself.