The 9th Annual Greatest Games Event - Discussion Thread

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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.