~ S.Peelman's Top 50 Best Video Games of All Times: ~

When a game spans multiple consoles, only those I played the game on are mentioned. Also, the one eligable for the entry is then in italics. The year of release is based on the PAL releases, which only really makes a difference in old games.

I started gaming during the latter part of the SNES days, but played enough of (especially) the NES age and the 2600 age to know what I'm talking about. Even though 50 games is a tiny amount given the number of games I would find worthy for inclusion in this list, I think that most platforms over the years will be adequately represented. Also, I have the list completed and only the top 20 would be 'rock-solid' as far as I'm concerned.

#	Title	Genre	Platform	Year
50	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Adventure-RPG	SNES/GBA	1991
49	The Operative: No One Lives Forever	First-Person Shooter	PC	2000
48	Soccer	Sports	NES	1987
47	Pitfall!	2D Platform	A2600	1982
46	Super Mario Galaxy 2	3D Platform	Wii	2010
45	Professor Layton & Pandora's Box	Puzzle-Adventure	DS	2009
44	Dynamite Cop	Beat 'em Up	DC	1999
43	Theme Hospital	Simulation	PC	1998
42	Age of Mythology	Real Time Strategy	PC	2002
41	Luigi's Mansion	Action-Adventure	GCN	2002
40	Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast	First-Person Shooter	PC	2002
39	Bioshock	First-Person Shooter	PC	2007
38	Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped	3D Platform	PS	1998
37	Super Mario 3D Land	3D Platform	3DS	2011
36	Banjo-Kazooie	3D Platform	N64	1998
35	Missile Command	Shoot 'em Up	2600	1980
34	Shenmue	Open World-Adventure	DC	2000
33	Street Fighter II Turbo	Fighting	SNES	1995
32	Motocross Madness	Racing	PC	1998
31	Donkey Kong Country	2D Platform	SNES	1994
30	SimCity 3000	Simulation	PC	1999
29	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	Adventure-RPG	N64	2000
28	Asterix	Turn Based Strategy	PS	1999
27	Alleyway	Bat-and-Ball	GB	1990
26	Virtua Tennis	Sports	DC	2000
25	Resident Evil: Revelations	Survival Horror	3DS	2012
24	Crazy Taxi	Sandbox	DC	2000
23	Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt	2D Platform / Light Gun-Shooter	NES	1987
22	Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock	Music-Rhythm	PS3	2007
21	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	Action-Adventure	PS3	2009
20	Rome: Total War	Turn Based Strategy	PC	2004
19	Kula World (Roll Away (US))	Puzzle	PS	1998
18	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	Adventure-RPG	Wii/GC	2006
17	MediEvil	3D Platform	PS	1998
16	Super Mario Galaxy	3D Platform	Wii	2007
15	Pokémon - Blue Version	Turn Based RPG	GB	1999
14	Lylat Wars (Star Fox 64 (US))	Rail Shooter	N64/3DS	1997
13	Anno 1602: Creation of a New World (1602 A.D. (US))	Simulation	PC	1998
12	SoulCalibur	Fighting	DC	1999
11	Call of Duty	First Person Shooter	PC	2003
10	RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 + exp. packs	Simulation	PC	2002
09	Super Mario Bros. 3	2D Platform	NES	1991
08	Mario Kart 64	Racing	N64	1997
07	GoldenEye 007	First Person Shooter	N64	1997
06	SimCity 4	Simulation	PC	2003
05	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX	Adventure-RPG	GB	1999
04	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island	2D Platform	SNES/GBA/3DS	1995
03	Super Mario 64	3D Platform	N64/DS	1996
02	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	Sci-fi RPG	PC	2003
01	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Adventure-RPG	N64/GC/3DS	1998

 Honourable mentions : 

These are the games that didn't make the cut. All great games on their own, just not great enough:

Age of Empires (PC, 1997), Anno 1404 (Dawn of Discovery (US)) + exp. (PC, 2009), Blast Corps (N64, 1997), Diablo + exp. (PC, 1997), Empire: Total War (PC, 2009), The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (PS3, 2007), Jet Set Radio (Jet Grind Radio (US)) (DC, 2000), The Legend of Zelda (NES, 1987), Prince of Persia (MAC, 1990/1992), SimCity 2000 (MAC, 1994), SimTower (MAC, 1994), Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II (PC, 1997), Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire (MAC, 1995), Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire(N64, 1997), Super Mario Kart (SNES, 1993), Tetris (GB, 1990), Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (MDRIVE (GEN), 1995), Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3, 2007), Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos + exp. (PC, 2003), #14: Gunfighter (G7000 (ODY2), 1977).

1.    1.     Chrono Trigger

2.     Earthbound

3.     Mother 3

4.     Final Fantasy VI

5.     Zelda: Twilight Princess

6.     Super Mario Galaxy

7.     Paper Mario: TTYD

8.     Donkey Kong Country Returns

9.     Mario Kart: Double Dash

10. Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

11. Pikmin 2

12. Super Smash Bros Brawl

13. Super Mario 3D Land

14. Batman: Arkham City

15. Phoenix Wright: AA: Trials and Tribulations

16. Super Mario RPG: Legend of 7 Stars

17. Super Mario Bros. 3

18. Sonic Heroes

19. Super Mario World

20. Mario Kart 7

21. Donkey Kong Country 2

22. Portal 2

23. Chaos Rings Omega

24. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

25. Professor Layton and the Last Specter

26. Pikmin

27. Luigi’s Mansion

28. Batman: Arkham Asylum

29. Super Mario Galaxy 2

30. Super Paper Mario

31. Donkey Kong Country

32. Monster Hunter Tri

33. Professor Layton and the Curious Village

34. Mario Kart DS

35. Disney’s Aladdin

36. Super Mario 64

37. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

38. Super Mario Sunshine

39. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

40. Portal

41. Phoenix Wright: Justice for All

42. Mario Strikers Charged

43. BioShock

44. Donkey Kong Country 3

45. New Super Mario Bros. Wii

46. Clock Tower (SNES)

47. Mario Kart Wii

48. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

49. Metroid: Other M

50. To the Moon

50. PullBlox/Pushmo 
49. Portal 2
48. Wario Ware 
47. Timesplitters: Future Perfect 
46, Dishonoured 
45. Crash Bandicoot 3 
44. Rayman
43. Ape Escape
42. Crash Team Racing
41. Batman: Arkham City 
40. Kirby's Dreamland
39. Metal Gear Solid 4
38. Metal Gear Solid
37. Mario Kart
36. Super Mario Brothers 
35. Metal Gear Solid 3
34. Super Mario World
33. Mario Kart 64
32. Sonic Generations
31. Sonic the Hedgehog
30. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
29. Theme Park World 
28. Poy Poy
27. Donkey Kong Country
26. Spyro The Dragon
25. Ratchet and Clank 2
24. Portal
23. Burnout 3
22. Jak 2
21. Kid Icarus: Uprising
20. Pheonix Wright: Ace Attorney
19. Donkey Kong Country Returns
18. Uncharted 2
17. Crash Bandicoot 2
16. LittleBigPlanet PSVita
15. Mario Kart Wii
14. Uncharted 3
13. The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword
12. Shadow of the Colossus
11. Super Mario Galaxy
10. Pokemon Red/Blue
09. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
08. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
07. God of War
06. Super Mario 64
05. Crash Bandicoot
04. Kingdom Hearts
03. God of War 3
02. LittleBigPlanet
01. LittleBigPlanet 2

50. Crash Bash (PS)

49. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (GBA)

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

47. Fable III (PC)

46. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor (NDS)

45. Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War 2 (PC)

44. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC)

43. Crusader Kings II (PC)

42. Civilization V (PC)

41. Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PC)

40. Wario Land 4 (GBA)

39. Age of Empires III (PC)

38. Heroes of Might and Magic V (PC)

37. Phoenix Whright: Ace Attorney (NDS)

36. Advance Wars: Dual Strike (NDS)

35. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)

34. Medieval II: Total War (PC)

33. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA)

32. The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth (PC)

31. Pokemon Gold/Silver (GBA)

30. Mario Kart 7 (3DS)

29.  Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (NDS)

28. Mass Effect (PC)

27. Mario Kart DS (NDS) 

26. Golden Sun: The Lost Age (GBA)

25. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC)

24. L.A. Noire (PC)

23. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC)

22.Dragon Age II (PC)

21. Civilization IV (PC)

20. Assassin's Creed II (PC)

19. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (NDS)

18. Fable II (X360)

17. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GC)

16. Chrono Trigger (NDS)

15. Age of Mythology (PC)

14. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA)

13. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (PC)

12. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)

11. Bioshock 2 (PC)

10. Mass Effect 3 (PC)

9. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (PC)

8. Rome: Total War (PC)

7. The World Ends with You (NDS)

6. Mass Effect 2 (PC)

5. Bioshock (PC)

4. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (PC)

3. Dragon Age: Origins (PC)

2. Fire Emblem (GBA)

1. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (PC)

And now it begans!

• 50. Bioshock (360/PS3/PC)
• 49. Pokemon Ruby (Gameboy Advance)
• 48. Dig Dug (forgot which system I played it on.)
• 47. Final Fantasy IV (Gameboy Advance)
• 46. Crackdown (Xbox 360)
• 45. Civilization 5 (PC)
• 44. Gears of War (360)
• 43. Tetris (Gameboy Advance)
• 42. Star Fox 64 (N64)
• 41. Persona 3 (PS2)
• 40. GTA 3 (PS2) 
• 39. Assassin's Creed (360)
• 38. Sonic Adventures 2 (GC)
• 37. Final Fantasy X (PS2)
• 36. Forza Motorsport 2 (360)
• 35. Kingdom Hearts 358 1/2 days (DS)
• 34. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
• 33. Saints Row (360)
• 32. Portal (360)
• 31. Pokemon Diamond (DS)
• 30. Starcraft 2 (PC)
• 29. Persona 4 (PS2)
• 28. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
• 27. Fable (Xbox)
• 26. The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap (Gameboy Advance)
• 25. Forza Motorsport 3
• 24. Mother 3 (Gameboy Avance)
• 23. Assassin's Creed 2 (360)
• 22. Portal 2 (PC)
• 21. Metroid Prime 2: Echos (Gamecube)
• 20. Halo 2 (Xbox)
• 19. Timesplitters (Gamecube)
• 18. Fable (Xbox)
• 17. Chrono Trigger (SNES)
• 16. Final Fantasy X (PS2)
• 15. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)
• 14. Psychonauts (PS2)
• 13.  Halo 3 (360)
• 12. Forza Horizon (360)
• 11. Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube)
• 10. Final Fantasy VI (Gameboy Advance)
• 9. Kingdom Hearts 2 (PS2)
• 8. Mass Effect 3 (360)
• 7. Super Smash Bros. Melee (Gamecube)
• 6. Metroid Prime (Gamecube)
• 5. Kingdom Hearts (PS2)
• 4. Fable 2 (360)
• 3. Mass Effect 2 (360)
• 2. Fallout 3 (360)
• 1. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (Gamecube)

50. Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core   (2008) (PSP)
49. Crysis Warhead  (2008) (PC)
48. Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994) (PC)
46. Knights of the Old Republic (2003) (PC)
45. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (2012) (PC)
44. The Witcher 2 (2011) (PC)
43. Batman: Arkham City: (PC)
42. Batman Returns (PC)
41. Deus Ex: Invisible War (PC)
40. Dishonored (PC)
39. Batman Arkham Asylum (PC)
38. The Third Birthday (PSP)
37. Final Fantasy IX (PSX)
36. Punch Out (NES)
35. Dead Space 2 (PC)
34. Neverwinter Nights 2 (PC) (Mainly Mask of the Betrayer)
33. Mass Effect 2 (PC)
32. Catherine (PS3)
31. Parasite Eve (PSX)
30. Tomb Raider Underworld (PC)
29. Dragon Quest V (DS)
28. Bioshock (PC)
27. System Shock 2 (PC)
26. Fallout 2 (PC)
25. Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)
24. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PC)
23. The World Ends With You (DS)
22. Legend of Heroes: Trails In The Sky (PSP)
21. The Longest Journey (PC)
20. Baulder's Gate II (PC)
19. Final Fantasy VII (PC)
18. Wipeout HD: Fury (PS3)
17. X-Wing (PC)
16. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princes (GC)
15. Metal Gear Solid (PC)
14. Fallout: New Vegas (PC)
13. Persona 3: FES (PS2)
12. Pokemon Crystal (GBC)
11. Knights Of The Old Republic II: Sith Lords (PC)
10. Supreme Commander (PC)
9. Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2)
8. Dark Souls (PC)
7. Mech Warrior 2: Mercenaries (PC)
6. Final Fantasy X-2 (ZOH YAH! PC) :P
5. Mario 64 (N64)
4. Deus Ex: Human Revolution + Missing Link (PC)
3. Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
2. Final Fantasy VIII (PC)
1. Deus Ex (PC)

My top 50 games (in progress)

50. Age of Empires III + Warchiefs & Asian Dynasties expansions (PC)

49. Counterstrike/Counterstrike: Source (PC)

48. Starquake (Amstrad CPC 464, also on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Atari)

47. Prince of Persia (2008) (PS3, also on 360 and PC)

46. Neverwinter Nights 2 + Mask of the Betrayer expansion (PC)

45. Unreal Tournament (PC also on PS2 and DC)

44. Assassins Creed 2 (PS3, also on 360 and PC)

43. Final Fantasy X (PS2)

42. God of War III (PS3)

41. Bomb Jack (Amstrad CPC464, also in Arcade, also on Commodore 64/16, Atari ST, Amiga, Game Boy and now on Wii Virtual Console)

40. Tekken 3 (PS1)

39. Age of Mythology & Titans Expansion (PC)

38. Tomb Raider (PS1 & PC, also available on SAT, PSN) (remade as Anniverssary on PC, PS2, 360, Wii, PSP)

37. The Witcher (PC)

36. Final Fantasy VI (SNES, PS, also on GB Advance, PSN)

35. Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)

34. Call of Duty (PC, also on Xbox Live and PSN)

33. Shadow of the Colossus (PS2, remade in HD as part of ICO/SotC package on PS3)

32. Starcraft + Brood War Expansion (PC, also on N64 as Starcraft 64)

31. Chrono Trigger (SNES, also on DS, VC, Android, PSN & PS)

30. Neverwinter Nights + Expansions Shadows of Undrentide & Hordes of the Underdark (PC)

29. Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty (PC)

28. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (PC, also on 360)

27. The Walking Dead Game (PC, also on PSN, Xbox Live Arcade & iOS)

26. Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition (PC, also on X-box)

25. Dishonored (PC, also on PS3 & 360)

24. Age of Empires II + The Conquerors expansion (PC)

23. Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)

22. Fallout 3 (PC, also on 360 & PS3)

21. Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (GB, also on GB Color & DS as DX)

20. Portal (PC, also on 360 & PS3)

19. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, also on PS3, 360 and Wii as CoD4: MW Reflex)

18. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 & PC, also on X-box)

17. Portal 2 (PC, also on PS3 & 360)

16. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2, remade in HD on PS3 and 360)

15. Half-Life + HL: Source and Black Mesa mod (PC, also on PS2)

14. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (PC, also on Xbox)

13. Age of Empires + Rise of Rome expansion (PC)

12. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)

11. Mass Effect 3 (PC, also on PS3, WiiU & 360)

10. Dragon Age: Origins (PC, also on PS3 & 360)

9. Final Fantasy VII (PS1, PC, PSN)

8. Super Mario World (SNES, Wii Virtual Console also on GBA)

7. Metal Gear Solid (PS1, also on PC)

6. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC with mods, also on 360 & PS3)

5. Mass Effect 2 (PC, also on PS3 & 360)

4. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC with mods, also on PS3 & 360)

3. Deus Ex: Human Revolution + The Missing Link DLC (PC, also on PS3 & 360)

2. Half-Life 2 + Episodes 1 & 2 (PC, also on X-box, 360 & PS3)

1. Deus Ex (PC, also on PS2)

50. Street Fighter 2 Turbo: Hyper Fighting (SNES, VC)

49. Ikaruga (GC)

48. Road Rash (Genesis)

47. Mortal Kombat 2 (Arcade)

46. General Chaos (Genesis)

45. Worms Armageddon (N64)

44. Golden Axe 2 (Genesis)

43. Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes (DS)

42. Super Paper Mario (Wii)

41. Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)

40. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis)

39. Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)

38. Metal Slug Advance (GBA)

37. Starsiege: Tribes (PC)

36. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)

35. Animal Crossing (GC)

34. Perfect Dark (N64)

33. World of Goo (WiiWare)

32. Mario Kart 64

31. F-Zero X (N64)

30. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii)

29. Duke Nukem 3D (PC)

28. New Super Mario Bros. Wii

27. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii)

26. Gran Turismo 2 (PS1)

25. Diablo 2 (PC)

24. Phantasy Star Online: Episode 1 & 2 (GC)

23. Civilization 3 (PC)

22. Tactics Ogre: The Knights of Lodis (GBA)

21. Gran Theft Auto: San Andreas (PC)

20. Luigi's Mansion (GC)

19. Starcraft (PC)

18. Ikari Warriors (NES)

17. Advance Wars 2 (GBA)

16. Balloon Fight (NES)

15. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)

14. Ice Hockey (NES)

13. Destruction Derby (PS1)

12. Advance Wars: Dual Strike (DS)

11. Super Mario 64

10. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GC)

9. Armored Core (PS1)

8. Super Mario Bros. (NES)

7. Final Fantasy 7 (PS1)

6. Paper Mario (N64)

5. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)

4. Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC)

3. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GC)

2. Super Mario RPG (SNES)

1. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)