| Rank |
Prev |
| Name | System |
Comment |
|---|
| 100 |
95 (-5) |
|
Decathlete |
Saturn |
|
| 99 |
96 (-3) |
|
Wipeout XL |
PlayStation |
|
| 98 |
|
|
Quake III Arena |
Dreamcast |
|
| 97 |
|
|
Mario Golf |
Game Boy Color |
|
| 96 |
62 (-34) |
|
Phantasy Star |
Sega Master System |
|
| 95 |
72 (-23) |
|
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link |
NES |
|
| 94 |
87 (-7) |
|
Baseball Stars |
NES |
|
| 93 |
|
|
Super Smash Bros. |
Nintendo 64 |
|
| 92 |
94 (+2) |
|
Ice Hockey |
NES |
|
| 91 |
21 (-70) |
|
Final Fantasy VII |
PlayStation |
|
| 89 |
58 (-31) |
|
Dragon Warrior IV |
NES |
|
| 88 |
|
|
Virtua Tennis |
Dreamcast |
|
| 87 |
|
|
Sega Rally 2 |
Dreamcast |
|
| 86 |
75 (-11) |
|
Actraiser |
Super NES |
|
| 85 |
|
|
F-Zero X |
Nintendo 64 |
|
| 84 |
|
|
Samurai Shodown II |
Neo*Geo |
Ignored in 1997, though the original was #99 |
| 83 |
|
|
Daytona USA |
Dreamcast |
|
| 82 |
84 (+2) |
|
Mean Bean Machine |
Genesis |
|
| 82 |
84 (+2) |
|
Kirby's Avalanche |
Super NES |
|
| 81 |
|
|
Ape Escape |
PlayStation |
|
| 80 |
|
|
Skies of Arcadia |
Dreamcast |
|
| 79 |
49 (-30) |
|
Mario Kart 64 |
Nintendo 64 |
|
| 78 |
|
|
Star Fox |
Super NES |
Ignored in 1997, though the N64 version was #39 |
| 77 |
|
|
Metal Gear Solid |
Game Boy Color |
|
| 76 |
71 (-5) |
|
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 |
Genesis |
|
| 75 |
|
|
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete |
PlayStation |
|
| 74 |
|
|
Shining Force III |
Saturn |
|
| 73 |
83 (+10) |
|
The Revenge of Shinobi |
Genesis |
|
| 72 |
|
|
Advance Wars |
Game Boy Color |
|
| 71 |
30 (-41) |
|
Phantasy Star II |
Genesis |
|
| 70 |
88 (+18) |
|
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos |
NES |
|
| 69 |
44 (-25) |
|
Metroid |
NES |
|
| 68 |
22 (-46) |
|
Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts |
Super NES |
|
| 67 |
|
|
Street Fighter Alpha 3 |
Dreamcast |
|
| 67 |
|
|
Street Fighter Alpha 3 |
PlayStation |
|
| 66 |
67 (+1) |
|
Donkey Kong |
Game Boy |
|
| 65 |
|
|
Perfect Dark |
Nintendo 64 |
|
| 64 |
73 (+9) |
|
Mega Man II |
NES |
|
| 63 |
|
|
R-Type (R-Types Version) |
PlayStation |
|
| 62 |
|
|
Resident Evil |
PlayStation |
|
| 61 |
70 (+9) |
|
NiGHTS |
Saturn |
listed as "NiGHTS...into Dreams" here |
| 60 |
26 (-34) |
|
Super Mario RPG |
Super NES |
|
| 59 |
79 (+20) |
|
Virtua Fighter 2 |
Saturn |
|
| 58 |
|
|
Sonic The Hedgehog |
Genesis |
Ignored in 1997, though 2 and CD are in both |
| 57 |
|
|
Final Fantasy IX |
PlayStation |
|
| 56 |
|
|
Landstalker |
Genesis |
Ignored in 1997 |
| 55 |
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX |
Game Boy Color |
|
| 54 |
50 (-4) |
|
Devil's Crush |
TurboGrafx-16 |
|
| 53 |
56 (+3) |
|
Super Punch-Out!! |
Super NES |
|
| 52 |
43 (-9) |
|
Herzog Zwei |
Genesis |
|
| 51 |
57 (+6) |
|
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse |
NES |
|
| 50 |
66 (+16) |
|
Guardian Heroes |
Saturn |
|
| 49 |
45 (-4) |
|
Contra |
NES |
|
| 48 |
|
|
Paper Mario |
Nintendo 64 |
|
| 47 |
90 (+43) |
|
Panzer Dragoon Zwei |
Saturn |
|
| 46 |
|
|
Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal |
Game Boy Color |
|
| 45 |
|
|
Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 |
Dreamcast |
|
| 44 |
15 (-29) |
|
Super Mario Kart |
Super NES |
|
| 43 |
|
|
Final Fantasy Tactics |
PlayStation |
|
| 42 |
8 (-34) |
|
Contra III: The Alien Wars |
Super NES |
|
| 41 |
89 (+48) |
|
Ms. Pac-Man |
Multiplatform |
Listed for SNES (Williams) and Genesis (Tengen) in 1997... |
| 40 |
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons |
Game Boy Color |
|
| 39 |
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages |
Game Boy Color |
|
| 38 |
|
|
R-Type Delta |
PlayStation |
|
| 37 |
|
|
Resident Evil Code: Veronica X |
PlayStation 2 |
|
| 36 |
|
|
Chrono Cross |
PlayStation |
|
| 35 |
|
|
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon |
Game Boy Adv. |
|
| 34 |
|
|
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! |
NES |
Ignored in 1997, though the SNES version is in both |
| 33 |
10 (-23) |
|
Saturn Bomberman |
Saturn |
|
| 32 |
|
|
NCAA Football 2002 |
PlayStation 2 |
|
| 31 |
|
|
Madden NFL 2002 |
PlayStation 2 |
|
| 30 |
|
|
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike |
Dreamcast |
|
| 29 |
14 (-15) |
|
Super Mario Bros. 2 |
NES |
|
| 29 |
14 (-15) |
|
Super Mario Bros. 2 |
Super NES |
|
| 28 |
|
|
Hot Shots Golf 2 |
PlayStation |
|
| 27 |
17 (-10) |
|
Sonic CD |
Sega CD |
|
| 26 |
29 (+3) |
|
Chrono Trigger |
Super NES |
|
| 25 |
13 (-12) |
|
The Legend of Zelda |
NES |
|
| 24 |
20 (-4) |
|
Super Castlevania IV |
Super NES |
|
| 23 |
27 (+4) |
|
Gunstar Heroes |
Genesis |
|
| 22 |
37 (+15) |
|
Super Mario Bros. |
NES |
|
| 22 |
37 (+15) |
|
Super Mario Bros. |
Super NES |
|
| 21 |
55 (+34) |
|
Dragon Force |
Saturn |
|
| 20 |
|
|
Galaga |
Multiplatform |
Ignored in 1997--perhaps the new arcade game reminded them? |
| 19 |
|
|
Panzer Dragoon Saga |
Saturn |
|
| 18 |
|
|
Pokemon Puzzle Leage |
Nintendo 64 |
|
| 17 |
|
|
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 |
PlayStation |
|
| 16 |
7 (-9) |
|
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island |
Super NES |
|
| 15 |
|
|
Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec |
PlayStation 2 |
|
| 14 |
|
|
Metal Gear Solid |
PlayStation |
|
| 13 |
5 (-8) |
|
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting |
Super NES |
|
| 12 |
|
|
Final Fantasy V |
PlayStation |
|
| 11 |
2 (-9) |
|
Super Mario Bros. 3 |
Super NES |
|
| 11 |
2 (-9) |
|
Super Mario Bros. 3 |
NES |
|
| 10 |
11 (+1) |
|
Super Mario World |
Super NES |
|
| 9 |
9 (0) |
|
Final Fantasy III |
Super NES |
|
| 8 |
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Times |
Nintendo 64 |
|
| 7 |
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask |
Nintendo 64 |
|
| 6 |
|
|
Soul Calibur |
Dreamcast |
|
| 5 |
4 (-1) |
|
Super Mario 64 |
Nintendo 64 |
|
| 4 |
12 (+8) |
|
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night |
PlayStation |
|
| 3 |
3 (0) |
|
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past |
Super NES |
|
| 2 |
1 (-1) |
|
Tetris |
Multiplatform |
|
| 1 |
6 (+5) |
|
Super Metroid |
Super NES |
|