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There are games that I've adored at the time and thought they were the best thing, ever. Over time, my love for them began to wane.

There are games that changed the industry and revolutionized genres.

This list is about none of that. Basically, if I was on a desert island and I could only bring 50 games with me, what would I want to play? Here's the list:

1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo Switch)

2. Tetris Effect (Oculus Quest 2, Xbox One)

3. The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)

4. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2, 3DS, Vita, 360, PS3)

5. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Switch)

6. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Gamecube, Wii U)

7. Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Xbox One)

8. Street Fighter 4 (PS4, Xbox 360--multiple versions)

9. Super Mario World (SNES, GBA)

10. Hollow Knight (Nintendo Switch, Xbox One)

11. Batman: Arkham Asylum (Hoo boy! PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4)

12. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U, Nintendo Switch)

13. Pikmin 3 (Wii U, Nintendo Switch)

14. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA, Virtual Console)

15. Valkyria Chronicles 4 (Nintendo Switch, Xbox One)

16. Advance Wars Dual Strike (Nintendo DS)

17. Chrono Trigger (Super NES, Nintendo DS)

18. Tomb Raider "2013" (Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4)

19. Soul Calibur II (Gamecube)

20. Final Fantasy Tactics (Playstation, Playstation Portable)

21. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Playstation 4, Xbox One)

22. Dragon's Dogma (Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch)

23. Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360)

24. Tetris Attack (Super NES)

25. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES, SNES, GBA)

26. Resident Evil "Remake" (Gamecube, Switch)

27. Halo 3 (Xbox 360, Xbox One)

28. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo Wii)

29. The Last of Us Part 2 (Playstation 4)

30. Valkyria Chronicles (Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch)

31. Forza Horizon 4 (Xbox 360)

32. Wave Race 64 (Nintendo 64)

33. Astro Bot: Rescue Mission (Playstation 4/PSVR)

34. Bayonneta 2 (Wii U, Nintendo Switch)

35. Metroid Dread

36. Uncharted 2 (Playstation 3, Playstation 4)

37. Wario Ware: Touched (Nintendo DS)

38. Starfox 64 (Nintendo 64, 3DS)

39. Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga (Gameboy Advance)

40. Braid (Xbox 360)

41. Skies of Arcadia Legends (Gamecube)

42. Marvel's Spider-Man (Playstation 4)

43. Grand Theft Auto 5 (Xbox 360, Xbox One)

44. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox360)

45. Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)

46. Punch Out!! (Wii)

47. Dance Central (Xbox 360)

48. The Walking Dead: A Telltale Game (Xbox360, Playstation Vita, Xbox One)

49. Untitled Goose Game (Xbox One)

50. Portal (Xbox 360)

*I tried to keep it to the best game in a series... except when I didn't feel like it.

Last edited by d21lewis - on 16 November 2021