*Crack knuckles*
Okay. Let's do this. Before, I wasn't sure I wanted to do one of those "Legacy games" lists where games automatically recieved their place because of their impact at the time (Super Mario Bros., Legend Of Zelda), or if I should just make a list based on what I suggest that other people should try. In the end, I just said I'll list the games I want to play if I could only play one game for the rest of my life. Here you go:
50. Burnout: Revenge (Xbox 360, Xbox, Playstation 2)
49. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Genesis)
48. Jet Grind Radio (Sega Dreamcast)
47. Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Gamecube)
46. SSX 3 (Playstation, Gamecube, Xbox)
45. Advance Wars: Dual Strike (Nintendo DS)
44. Heavy Rain (Sony Playstation 3)
43. Little Big Planet (Playstation 3)
42. Wave Race (Nintendo 64)
41. Crash Bandicoot: Warped (Sony Playstation)
40. Demon's Crest (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)
39. Front Mission 3 (Sony Playstation)
38. Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (Nintendo Gamecube)
37, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Playstation 2, Xbox, Gamecube)
36. Dance Central (Microsoft Xbox 360)
35. Final Fantasy VII (Sony Playstation)
34. Streets of Rage 2 (Sega Genesis)
33. Crash Team Racing (Sony Playstation)
32. Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga (Gameboy Advance)
31. Castle Crashers (Xbox Live Arcade,Sony Playstation Network)
30. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)
29. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Sony Playstation, Sega Dreamcast)
28. F-Zero (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)
27. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360, Playstation 3)
26. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Playstation 2, Xbox)
25. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (PSN, Xbox Live Arcade)
24. Batman: Arkham Asylum (Playstation 3, Xbox 360)
23. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo Wii)
22. Super Street Fighter 4 (Xbox 360, Playstation 3)
21. Resident Evil 4 (Nintendo Gamecube)
20. Halo 3 (Microsoft Xbox 360)
19. Tetris Attack (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)
18. Final Fantasy X (Sony Playstation 2)
17. Soul Calibur 2 (Gamecube version)
16. Skies of Arcadia (Sega Dreamcast)
15. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft Xbox 360)
14. Red Dead Redemption (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation 3)
13. Mass Effect 2 (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation 3)
12. Valkyria Chronicles (Sony Playstation 3)
11. Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)
10. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS)
9. Super Mario World (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)
8. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo Gamecube)
7. Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition (Arcade)
6. Tetris (Everything, ever)
5. Chrono Trigger (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)
4. Metal Gear Solid 3 (Sony Playstation 2)
3. Metroid: Zero Mission (Nintendo Gameboy Advance)
2. The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo 3DS)
1. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Wii)
Towards the end, I had to make some decisions. I could have easily filled my entire top ten (possibly my top twenty!) with nothing but games from the Mario, Metroid, and Zelda series. I made an attempt to choose which entries I loved the most. Metroid Zero beat out Metroid Fusion and Super Metroid. Mario Galaxy beat out Mario Sunshine. Ocarina of Time beat out A Link to the Past. I took into consideration which games gave me the fondest memory, which had the perfect emotional impact, and which ones I loved too much to ever trade in or leave behind. It was a labor of love.
And for the record, any game in my top five could have easily been number one, depending on my mood.
