#04
'Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'
for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System released in 1995.
At the end of the Super Nintendo era came one more masterpiece, to complement the already stellar software library of the system. Even though the system doesn't have many entries in my list, objectively it probably had the best line-up of all systems ever. 'Yoshi's Island' however, is a classic that deserves it's place in the list and likely won't be overtaken by any new game ever.
Standing in the tall shadow of it's predecessor 'Super Mario World', 'Yoshi's Island' is actually the better game. In fact, this game makes it to #4 on the list while 'Super Mario World' doesn't have a spot at all! Personally, I don't see how anyone could take that game over this game. This is probably the most underrated game of all time. It's not like 'Super Mario World' is a bad game though, still I find it to be one of the weaker 2D entries in the Mario series.
Not 'Yoshi's Island'. It's the best 2D Platformer second to none. Level design is perfect, gameplay is perfect. The challenge is just right, dare I say; perfect. The music is catchy, and the graphical style is beyond timeless. If a new game looked like this it would still look modern. The graphics were actually more advanced that what they would appear because of some impressive effects using the Mode-7 chip. Needless to say, I can't wait for 'Yoshi's New Island' on 3DS, hoping it could have something of the brilliance of this game.
#03 Hint:
This is probably the most impressive game ever at the time of it's release. The game opened our eyes to gaming in a new perspective, or at least, was the first that did that right and got major mainstream attention, sales and praise because of it.
