S.Peelman 2 days ago
Alright, it's been a while, so I'll post my next 15 games, up to the Top 10.
| 25 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past |
| The game that made me a Nintendo fan, and a Zelda fan. How could it not, being one of the most iconic video games ever made. |
| 24 - SoulCalibur |
| Every once in a while there will be a fighting game, a genre which isn't nearly my favourite, which is so awesome it lifts all its peers. This Dreamcast game made us not even consider ever needing a PS2. |
| 23 - Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| One of the tightest platformers ever, and still a challenging and fun game. This game probably made Mario what he is today. |
| 22 - Prince of Persia (1989) |
| This is an impressive game for its age. I played the 1992 Mac version, which has much better graphics, but it's the premise of beating this very challenging within 60 minutes that makes it so timeless. |
| 21 - Rome: Total War |
| Still surpassing its great successors, it's probably because the setting and era just fits the best for such a game. As a Roman faction, you can just conquer everything, because that's what they actually did in real history as well. Makes sense. |
| 20 - Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II |
| This game took its series in a new direction, and made a Jedi out of the main protagonist. Because why not? Lightsabers are cool, and so were the live action cutscenes. Probably one of the final games to have this. |
| 19 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask |
| Often seen as the black sheep of the franchise, it made sense back then to create a game that was completely different than its illustrious predecessor which couldn't be matched anyway. And it worked, because this game is as memorable and stood the test of time because of it. |
| 18 - Kula World (Rollaway) |
| A peculiar and niche puzzle game on PlayStation, it was the simple idea that allowed great variety in levels and a steep difficulty curve in its many levels that gave it great replayability. |
| 17 - The Operative: No One Lives Forever |
| I like unique, memorable games. That that aren't bland, that are instantly recognisable, have humour and are just fun. This silly 60s spy-movie inspired shooter is just that. And I can remember this much, much better than thousands of other dime a dozen shooters out there. |
| 16 - Astérix (Asterix: The Gallic War) |
| This turn-based strategy game based on a French BD (comic) series, is kind of the kid version of the Total War franchise. It features the art and humour of the real stories, which was right up the alley of a young S.Peelman. |
| 15 - Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast |
| Dropping the 'Dark Forces' name, this is probably the quintessential lightsaber game, even though it doesn't set out to be that. The fights against your Dark Jedi opponents are so cool, I used to save and replay every one of them. |
| 14 - Lylat Wars (Star Fox 64) |
| Short but sweet, and the game I have seen the credits of more than any other. When you complete a playthrough, you'll immediately want to begin another. The campy oneliners have become legendary. |
| 13 - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess |
| A moody entry in a usually more light-hearted series, this game actually does contain what I consider to be some of the greatest examples of level-design ever in a video game. The dungeons of the second part of the game are really second to none. |
| 12 - MediEvil |
| It got a great remake on PS4, but on the original PlayStation this was the go-to game. Again it featured a great unique style and premise, humour, and fun, varied levels. Strangely I never really played the sequel, and I still hope it too will get the remake treatment. I would be a console seller to me. |
| 11 - Theme Hospital |
| Combining uniqueness with my love for the simulation genre, which is probably my favourite genre. This game didn't make any sense, but I'm glad it didn't because it probably would have been beyond boring if it did. |
Next up into the Top 10. Almost there again already.
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