21. Secret of Mana (SNES)
When the box art alone can bring you close to tears, a game really must be something special (or you might just have a concussion). Secret of Mana always reminds me of a simpler, happier time, a time when games had colors and the concept of teenagers saving the world didn't make my eyes roll clean out of their sockets. What is in every way a totally sweet ass action RPG, the caliber of which only Squaresoft in its heyday could have produced, is made that much sweeter by the addition of co-op! That means you can play, but your friend can play, too! It's hard to even express what a mindblowing concept co-op in an RPG was to me at the time. And as if that wasn't enough, I am still convinced that the girl is sucking her own nipple in her sleeping animation. What a great game, truly!
