Since I have so many games that I really love, I made a top 100 list, and even then I had to leave off quite a few games that are really great. Anyway here are the first few on my top 100.
100. Final Fantasy (NES) - At one time this would have been in my top 2, but it just hasn't aged as well as a lot of other NES games. I still like playing it though.
99. Duck Hunt (NES) - My favorite light gun game. It also is as important to gaming as Super Mario Bros, mostly because of how it helped Nintendo in Japan.
98. Wizardry (NES/Apple II) - One of the first CRPG's. Just making a party and taking it into a dungeon was so much fun.
97. Mr. Do (Arcade) - This is just pure arcade fun from the 80's. Like Dig Dug with but with its own flavor.
96. Dragon's Lair (Arcade) - Released as an arcade game in the early 80's. The graphics still look impressive today.
95. Castlevania (NES) - This is the game that started a great series. The game is simpler than later entries, but it's still very solid. Most of the great Castlevania music in later games started here.
94. Pool of Radiance (PC) - I want to actually lump in the whole series of Gold Box games that started with Pool of Radiance, (Curse of Azure Bonds, etc...). All of these games were great. I really wish they made more modern games with the same battle system as these gold box games. The battles are so much fun!
93. Marvel Super Heroes (Arcade) - A lot of these Capcom fighting games are similar to me, but this is the one I remember liking the best.
92. Temple of Elemental Evil (PC) - This takes one of the best pen and paper modules ever made and puts it into computer form. Also includes the fantastic "Village of Homlett" adventure.
91. Flicky (Genesis) - Not sure if this was originally an arcade game, but it plays like one. Feels like a very refined version of an early 80's game.
Also want to give honorable mentions to 3 games I played (and completed) this year: Dark Souls 3, Dragon Quest Builders, and Octopath Traveler. I had a ton of fun with these three games, and yet they didn't quite make my top 100. I would still recommend them to any RPG fan.
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