46. The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap (35)

The addition of a lot of the console qualities to the handheld Zelda games was wonderful and really opened up the already solid gameplay.  In addition to the great main story line there are also numerous side stories to keep you playing and plenty of items to find and collect.  Especially interesting were the kinstones and figurines, which were a neat method of handling a reward system with some extra excitement.  All of the movement based items and the minish cap were especially fun to play around with. Capcom tends to do a really nice job with Zelda games.

#45 - Slightly confusing game that ran into money trouble halfway through.

YES! I got one! . It was too easy when you said it had to do with the name of the video xD.

Because they suck at guessing U_U. jk . I

Can't believe I didn't see this once you mentioned the name!

Damn, I'm off my game today

Yes, I finished it. :) Otherwise, it wouldn't be on my list!

#45. Earthbound

Earthbound is hilarious, chaming, and appropriatekly meta. Essentially a parody of American culture, Earthbound takes a look at issues like cultism, police brutality, and rampant consumerism, then proceeds to lampoon them with sublety. You think South Park is funny? Well, it is, but Earthbound marrys humor with the sharpest of wits, often reminding me of British comedy (of all things).

Alsom it's just plain fun. Random battles are stripped out in favor of a system which works similarly to the Mario & Luigi series, and battles are challenging from the get-go. It also one of those RPGs in which I had to talk to every NPC because the dialogue was great, not because I felt obligated to.

My #45 is an easy guess, so ere's a harder hint: the best-selling entry in its series, yet one that predated the protagonist's trademark ability.

Luigi's Mansion? I'm not sure if I know what predate means though.

Kirby?