~ S.Peelman's Top 50 Best Video Games of All Times 2022: ~
Another year, another top 50 list. These are S.Peelman's most favourite games of all-time. Games can be on this list simply because they are excellent and made an impression on me due to quality, but they can also be here because they gave me countless hours of fun, or had a deeper impact on myself as a person or as a gamer. The very best games did all of those things, and that is worth a lot.
When a game spans multiple consoles, only those on which I played the game are mentioned, alongside the system a game originally released on in italics if I never played it there. The year of release is based on the PAL releases of the original game, which really only really makes a difference in a handful of older games.
| # | Title | Genre | Platform | Year | YoY | Guessed by |
| 50 | Alleyway | Breakout Clone | GB | 1990 | R | Mnementh |
| 49 | Missile Command | Arcade Shooter | A2600 | 1981 | R | Veknoid_Outcast |
| 48 | Dynamite Cop | Beat-'em Up | DC | 1999 | R | Unguessed |
| 47 | Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped | 3D Platformer | PS1 | 1998 | v2 | Veknoid_Outcast |
| 46 | Soccer | Sports | NES | 1987 | ^3 | drbunnig |
| 45 | Duck Hunt | Lightgun Shooter | NES | 1987 | ^3 | Veknoid_Outcast |
| 44 | Star Wars Shadows of the Empire | Action | N64 | 1997 | R | Veknoid_Outcast |
| 43 | Blast Corps | Action | N64 | 1997 | R | Veknoid_Outcast |
| 42 | Pokémon Blue Version | Role Playing Game | GB | 1999 | ^2 | UnderwaterFunktown |
| 41 | SimCity 2000 | Construction & Management Sim | Mac | 1993 | * | Darashiva |
| 40 | Star Wars Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire | Rail Shooter | Mac | 1995 | ^2 | Bofferbrauer2 |
| 39 | Metroid Fusion | Action | GBA | 2006 | v6 | Veknoid_Outcast |
| 38 | Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds | Real-Time Strategy | PC | 2001 | ^1 | Unguessed |
| 37 | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | Rhythm | PS3 | 2007 | ^1 | Veknoid_Outcast |
| 36 | Age of Mythology | Real-Time Strategy | PC | 2003 | R | UnderwaterFunktown |
| 35 | Wolfenstein 3D | First Person Shooter | Mac | 1994 | ^2 | Mnementh |
| 34 | Medieval II: Total War | Turn-Based Strategy | PC | 2006 | = | Unguessed |
| 33 | Rome: Total War | Turn-Based Strategy | PC | 2004 | v1 | Unguessed |
| 32 | Motocross Madness | Racing | PC | 1998 | v1 | Unguessed |
| 31 | SimTower | Construction & Management Sim | Mac | 1994 | ^4 | Unguessed |
| 30 | Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | Real-Time Strategy | Mac | 1996 | = | Darashiva |
| 29 | Mega Man 2 | Action Platformer | NES | 1991 | v6 | Darashiva |
| 28 | SoulCalibur | Fighting | DC | 1999 | ^1 | UnderwaterFunktown |
| 27 | Call of Duty | First Person Shooter | PC | 2003 | v3 | Unguessed |
| 26 | The Operative: No One Lives Forever | First Person Shooter | PC | 2000 | ^2 | drbunnig |
| 25 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Adventure | SNES, GBA | 1992 | ^2 | Veknoid_Outcast |
| 24 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Third Person Shooter | PS3 | 2009 | ^1 | Veknoid_Outcast |
| 23 | Super Mario Galaxy | 3D Platformer | Wii | 2007 | ^3 | UnderwaterFunktown |
| 22 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Adventure | N64, GC, 3DS | 2000 | = | Veknoid_Outcast |
| 21 | GoldenEye 007 | First Person Shooter | N64 | 1997 | v1 | Veknoid_Outcast |
| 20 | Astérix (Asterix: The Gallic War) | Turn-Based Strategy | PS1 | 1999 | ^1 | Darashiva |
| 19 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | 2D Platformer | NES, SNES, GBA | 1991 | v6 | drbunnig |
| 18 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Adventure | GC, Wii, WiiU | 2006 | v2 | Veknoid_Outcast |
| 17 | Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast | First Person Shooter | PC | 2002 | ^2 | drbunnig |
| 16 | Prince of Persia | Action Platformer | Mac, Mobile | 1989 | ^1 | drbunnig |
| 15 | SimCity 3000 | Construction & Management Sim | PC | 1999 | ^3 | Unguessed |
| 14 | Lylat Wars (Star Fox 64) | Rail Shooter | N64, 3DS | 1997 | ^1 | UnderwaterFunktown |
| 13 | Kula World (Roll Away) | Puzzle Platformer | PS1, PS3 | 1998 | ^1 | drbunnig |
| 12 | MediEvil | Adventure | PS1, PS4 | 1998 | = | Darashiva |
| 11 | Theme Hospital | Construction & Management Sim | PC | 1997 | = | drbunnig |
| 10 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Adventure | WiiU, SW | 2017 | = | Darashiva |
| 09 | SimCity 4 | Construction & Management Sim | PC | 2003 | = | Unguessed |
| 08 | Mario Kart 64 | Racing | N64 | 1997 | = | Veknoid_Outcast |
| 07 | Anno 1602: Creation of a New World | Construction & Management Sim | PC | 1998 | v1 | Unguessed |
| 06 | RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 | Construction & Management Sim | PC | 2002 | ^1 | Darashiva |
| 05 | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Adventure | GB, GBC, SW | 1993 | = | Veknoid_Outcast |
| 04 | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | 2D Platformer | SNES, GBA, 3DS | 1995 | = | drbunnig |
| 03 | Super Mario 64 | 3D Platformer | N64, DS | 1995 |  |
Veknoid_Outcast |
| 02 | Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic | Role Playing Game | PC | 2003 |  |
UnderwaterFunktown |
| 01 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Adventure | N64, GC, 3DS | 1998 |  |
UnderwaterFunktown |
Honourable mentions:
Great games, but not enough to make it into the list. Some have in years past, but have since fallen out, some come in and out, and some have never been featured. Some honourable mentions of last year have made it into the main list this year or have disappeared entirely and some are new. As with the main list, this lists the (main) platform I played the game on and the original release date of the PAL release. These will be added before the reveal of the top 3 of the main list.
- #14: Gunfighter, Videopac G7000 (1979)
- Age of Empires, Windows PC (1997)
- Anno 1404, Windows PC (2009)
- Banjo-Kazooie, Nintendo 64 (1998)
- Crazy Taxi, SEGA Dreamcast (2000)
- Empire: Total War, Windows PC (2009)
- The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo Entertainment System (1987)
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Nintendo Wii (2011)
- Luigi's Mansion 2, Nintendo 3DS (2013)
- Professor Layton & Pandora's Box, Nintendo DS (2009)
- Resident Evil: Revelations, Nintendo 3DS (2012)
- Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force, Windows PC (2000)
- Star Wars: Dark Forces, Macintosh (1995)
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Windows PC (2005)
- Step On It!, Macintosh (1996)
- Super Mario 3D Land, Nintendo 3DS (2011)
- Super Metroid, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1994)
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Sony Playstation 3 (2011)
- Virtua Tennis, SEGA Dreamcast (2000)
- Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Windows PC (2002)
Platform statistics:
Under here are some statistics like the amount of games from the main list by platform (counted by a game's original platform only) for each platform I own. The number of games in a "franchise" includes all games regardless of genre or sub-series. These will be added as each new entry gets revealed.
| Nintendo | Sony | Others | Decades | ||||
| Nintendo | 4 | Playstation | 4 | Philips Videopac G7000 | 0 | 1970s | 0 |
| Super Nintendo | 2 | Playstation 3 | 2 | Atari 2600 | 1 | 1980s | 3 |
| Nintendo 64 | 8 | Playstation 4 | 0 | 1990s | 30 | ||
| Gamecube | 1 | Playstation Vita | 0 | Windows PC | 14 | 2000s | 16 |
| Wii | 1 | macOS | 6 | 2010s | 1 | ||
| WiiU | 1 | 2020s | 0 | ||||
| Switch | 0 | Mobile | 0 | Franchises (3 games or more) | |||
| GameBoy/Color | 3 | SEGA | The Legend of Zelda | 6 | |||
| GameBoy Advance | 1 | Mega Drive | 0 | Star Wars | 5 | ||
| DS | 0 | Dreamcast | 2 | Mario | 5 | ||
| 3DS | 0 | Sim | 4 | ||||
List statistics:
Here are some statistics from the main list like most featured genre, or highest new game. These will be added after the end of the event, when the #1 game has been posted.
- Best Year: 1998, 1997; 6 titles.
- Best Decade: '90s; 30 titles.
- Average Year: 1998.2 (~ February 1998)
- Average Game by Age: Blast Corps, Nintendo 64, December 1997, #43
- Most Featured Genre: Adventure, Construction & Management Simulation; 7 titles.
- Number of Genres in List: 21 genres.
- Number of Franchises in List: 33 franchises.
- Most Represented Platform: Windows PC; 14 titles (inc. Mac 20 titles). Nintendo 64; 8 titles.
- Most Represented Generation: 5th; Nintendo 64+PlayStation+GameBoy/Color and Windows PC+Mac (of equivalent era); 20 titles.
- Most Featured Publisher: Nintendo (including subsidiaries); 19 titles.
- Most Featured Franchise: The Legend of Zelda; 6 titles.
- Oldest Game: Missile Command, Atari 2600, 1981, #49
- Newest Game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo WiiU, 2017, #10
- Number of new or returning games: 7 titles.
- Highest Newcomer: SimCity 2000, Macintosh, 1993, #41
- Highest Re-Entry: Age of Mythology, Windows PC, 2003, #36
- Unchanged compared to last year: 13 titles
- Largest climb compared to last year: +4 places; SimTower, Macintosh, 1994, #31
- Largest drop compared to last year: -6 places; Multiple titles (3)
- Highest placed dropped game from last year: Super Metroid, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, 1994, #36 (2021)
Correct guesses:
Here will be a ranking of people's correct guesses in the Discussion Thread, and number of games that went unguessed. These will be added up each time someone correctly guesses a next entry in the list.
| Veknoid_Outcast | 15 |
| drbunnig | 8 |
| Darashiva | 7 |
| UnderwaterFunktown | 7 |
| Mnementh | 2 |
| Bofferbrauer2 | 1 |
| Unguessed | 10 |
