It's catch-up time!
20. Metroid - NES
When the original Metroid was released in 1986, it was unlike anything released at the time. In fact, to this day, there's still nothing quite like it.
The game dropped you into a massive alien world, without any form of introduction, or indication of what to do, or where to go. And I love that. And turning Samus from a disoriented stranger, who is barely armed well enough to defend herself from a lowly critter, to a nigh-unstoppable one-woman army is incredibly satisfying.
19. Super Mario Galaxy - Wii
Sure, Super Mario Sunshine was great, but when held up against the sublime standards of Super Mario 64, it undoubtedly fell short of expectations. Super Mario Galaxy suffered no such fate.
It incorporated motion controls without feeling intrusive, it concentrated on what Mario fans wanted; platforming, and featured more variety than any other Mario platformer released before it.
No matter what age you are, it's almost impossible to play Galaxy, and not crack a smile or two.
