I got this game on Virtual Console and quit in the third level, I think. It was damn frustrating how enemies spawned nearly halfright/halfleft on the screen (instead of coming in from the edge of the screen) with little time to react. It just seemed like the only way to play this game was to take it superslowly or memorize everything because of this. It's just annoying when it looks like there's nothing threatening and then suddenly an enemy pops up.

The idea of the game isn't bad, but the execution is.

Shinobi-san said: 1) We could formulate a average top 50 list once everyone is done with their lists :) 2) And its great to see some people have snake on their top 50 lists! i remember playing it so much on my old nokia 3310 Can anyone remember their high score? ;)

1) I can't imagine someone being able to tally up all the votes after this thing is finished without suffering a nervous breakdown.

2) After many, many shed tears... 2497 points. And I didn't even have the highest score in my class. There was this insane motherfucker who got like 2700-something points without any crappy shenanigans. (Such as pausing every half a second to make the game run slower)

Shinobi-san said: 1) We could formulate a average top 50 list once everyone is done with their lists :) 2) And its great to see some people have snake on their top 50 lists! i remember playing it so much on my old nokia 3310 Can anyone remember their high score? ;)

1) I can't imagine someone being able to tally up all the votes after this thing is finished without suffering a nervous breakdown.

2) After many, many shed tears... 2497 points. And I didn't even have the highest score in my class. There was this insane motherfucker who got like 2700-something points without any crappy shenanigans. (Such as pausing every half a second to make the game run slower)

There's also Yoshi's Universal Gravitation on the GBA, if you can't stand having Mario in a Yoshi game. The cartridge has a built-in gyroscope or something to detect tilt and it's a central part of the gameplay. Depending on how you hold the GBA/DS, you can run on walls and Yoshi's jumping distance can change dramatically. It's not more than a 30° tilt to either side though, so the action isn't too crazy.

Now we're getting to games I truly love!  Not to say I haven't been a fan of the previous games, but now we're getting to golden territory. Just wait till we get to the top 10!  pages of glowing praise abounds! 

38 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN) 

I still can't understand why there was so much controversy over the cellshaded graphics here.  the game's aesthetics were far and away better than basically anything else on the Gamecube (and would still be at home on the Wii), and it leant The Wind Waker a charm all its own.  Personally, I absolutely loved basically everything about this game, including the story, controls, gameplay, content, level design, and even the large amounts of sailing you had to do!  Nothing quite like kicking back and enjoying a moment as you go from one place to another, listening to the gorgeous score as a group of seagulls follow you.  Pure atmospheric goodness.  Aside from one part of the game I didn't care for (finding the Triforce Shards), I can't think of any one thing I  personally didn't enjoy.  This is my #3 zelda title.  

37 - Pokemon Black/White (DS)

If nothing else, the sheer amount of time I spent on Pokemon Black/White when I should have been playing other games (for review or just for fun) should be a testament to how much I love this series.  Furthermore, Black/White were, in my opinion, the pinnacle of the series thus far.  with something like 600 pokemon to collect, a massive world with TWO singleplayer campaigns, and all the trading and battling to be had...well, I can't imagine a much better time sink.  Hell, I probably spent more time just staring at Base-Stat charts on Bulbapedia than I do with most modern games, and that alone shows that Pokemon should earn the liftime achievement award of "Easiest to learn, toughest to master", because anyone can play it but there's just so damn much to it that even the most hardcore players will never master it.  I truly mean that, too.  Simple but deep. 

Pokemon Black/White was also a great game. I didn't include it on my list, but thinking back, I should have. I really wanted Front Mission 4 and Drakengard on my list though, didn't want it to be too generic. Maybe next year.