*VC = Virtual Console

My 50 greatest games of all time - 2019 edition

I'll link the titles to posts that explain more about the game. The platform contains the platform (or platforms) I played said game on, it may have been released on others. As I can't remember for all which year I played it, the year is the year of release of the game.

There are some new titles, and that means some titles that were on the list in the past years didn't make the cut this year:

Following some honorable mentions. As I didn't repeated last years mentions, I list all three years:

• 2017: Wii Sports Resort (Wii, 2009), Dune (DOS, 1992), Hearthstone (Android, 2014), Chaos Overlords (DOS, 1996), Dillon's Rolling Western (3DS, 2012), Micro Machines (DOS, 1991), Bravely Default (3DS, 2012) and Duke Nukem 3D (DOS, 1996)
• 2018: Undertale (Switch, 2015), Oxenfree (Switch, 2016), Darksiders II (WiiU, 2012), Unreal Tournament (Windows, 1999), Doom reboot (Switch, 2016)
• 2019: Into the Breach (Switch, 2018), Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (WiiU/Switch, 2014), Wacky Wheels (DOS, 1994), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch, 2018), FreedroidRPG (Linux, 2011), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Switch, 2015), Sid Meier's Colonization (DOS, 1994), Blockout (DOS, 1989)

Here some statistics. As I played some games on multiple platforms, the platform numbers will add up to more than 50. As creators I list only these, which made multiple games I like.

And in the discussion thread we have again this year the guessing game. Here are the results of who guessed how much of my games.

~ S.Peelman's Top 50 Best Video Games of All Times 2019: ~

Another year, another top 50 list. These are S.Peelman's most favorite 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. 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. This year there are four games that return (R) to the list, and no newcomers. This means that four games are different compared to last year. Most of the rest of the list has been shuffled to suit my updated feelings about all these games.

#	Title	Genre	Platform	Year	YoY
50	Missile Command	Arcade Shooter	Atari 2600	1981	R
49	Soccer	Sports	NES	1987	=
48	Step-On-It!	Puzzle-platformer	MacOS	1996	=
47	Duck Hunt	Lightgun Shooter	NES	1987	v1
46	Star Wars Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire	Rail Shooter	MacOS	1995	^1
45	Professor Layton & Pandora's Box	Puzzle Adventure	Nintendo DS	2009	R
44	Dynamite Cop	Beat 'em Up	SEGA Dreamcast	1999	v1
43	Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds	Real-time Strategy	PC	2001	v1
42	Age of Mythology	Real-time Strategy	PC	2003	=
41	Wolfenstein 3D	First-person Shooter	MacOS	1994	R
40	Pokémon Blue Version	Role Playing Game	GameBoy	1999	v1
39	Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock	Rhythm	PlayStation 3	2007	v2
38	Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force	First-person Shooter	PC	2000	R
37	Super Metroid	Action-adventure	SNES, WiiU	1994	^3
36	Rome: Total War	Turn-based Strategy	PC	2004	v1
35	Crazy Taxi	Arcade Racing	SEGA Dreamcast	2000	v2
34	Blast Corps	Action	Nintendo 64	1997	v2
33	Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire	Action-adventure	Nintendo 64	1997	^5
32	The Operative: No One Lives Forever	First-person Shooter	PC	2000	^4
31	Metroid Fusion	Action-adventure	GameBoy Advance, 3DS	2002	^2
30	SimTower	Construction & Management	MacOS	1994	^1
29	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Adventure	SNES, GameBoy Advance	1992	^5
28	SoulCalibur	Fighting	SEGA Dreamcast	1999	=
27	Super Mario Galaxy	3D Platformer	Wii	2007	v1
26	Star Wars Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast	First-person Shooter	PC	2002	^4
25	Call of Duty	First-person Shooter	PC	2003	=
24	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	Action-adventure	PlayStation 3	2007	v2
23	Mega Man 2	Action-platformer	NES	1991	v3
22	SimCity 3000	Construction & Management	PC	1999	^5
21	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	Adventure	Nintendo 64, GameCube, 3DS	2000	^2
20	Prince of Persia (1989)	Action-platformer	Mac OS, Mobile	1992	^4
19	Motocross Madness	Arcade Racing	PC	1998	^2
18	GoldenEye 007	First-person Shooter	Nintendo 64	1997	^1
17	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	Adventure	GameCube, Wii, WiiU	2006	=
16	Super Mario Bros. 3	2D Platformer	NES, SNES, GameBoy Advance	1991	v1
15	Astérix	Turn-based Strategy	PlayStation	1999	^1
14	MediEvil	Adventure	PlayStation	1998	=
13	Lylat Wars	Rail Shooter	Nintendo 64, 3DS	1997	=
12	Kula World	Puzzle-platformer	PlayStation, PlayStation 3	1998	=
11	Theme Hospital	Construction & Management	PC	1997	=
10	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Adventure	WiiU, Nintendo Switch	2017	=
09	SimCity 4	Construction & Management	PC	2003	=
08	Mario Kart 64	Arcade Racing	Nintendo 64	1997	=
07	Anno 1602	Construction & Management	PC	1998	=
06	RollerCoaster Tycoon 2	Construction & Management	PC	2002	=
05	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening	Adventure	GameBoy, GameBoy Color, Nintendo Switch	1993	=
04	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island	2D Platformer	SNES, GameBoy Advance, 3DS	1995	=
03	Super Mario 64	3D Platformer	Nintendo 64, DS	1997
02	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	Role Playing Game	PC, Mobile	2003
01	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Adventure	Nintendo 64, GameCube, 3DS	1998

Honourable mentions:

This is a list of twenty games that are excellent, but didn't make the list this year. To be added before the #3 game of the main list.

• #14: Gunfighter (Showdown in 2100AD)
• Age of Empires
• Alleyway
• Anno 1404 (Dawn of Discovery)
• Banjo-Kazooie
• Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
• Empire: Total War
• Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
• The Legend of Zelda
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
• Luigi's Mansion 2 (Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon)
• Medieval II: Total War
• No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.S Way
• Resident Evil: Revelations
• SimCity 2000
• Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
• Super Mario 3D Land
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
• Virtua Tennis
• Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

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. These are to be added after the day of the #1 game, the final day.

Other statistics:

• Best Year: 1997; 7 titles
  
• Best Decade: '90s; 28 titles
• Average Year: 1998.5 (~ June 1998)
  
• Average Game by Age: Kula World (PS), 10 July 1998, #12
• Most Featured Genre: Adventure; 7 titles
• Most Featured Publisher: Nintendo (including subsidiaries); 19 titles
• Oldest Game: Missile Command (A2600), 1981, #50
• Newest Game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WiiU/SW), 2017, #10
  
• Highest Newcomer: none
• Highest Re-Entry: Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force (PC), 2000, #38

Correct guesses:

Aaaand here's mine:

Edit: Copied from Peelman above:

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. These are to be added after the day of the #1 game, the final day.

50 - God Hand (PS2)

49 - Master of Magic (PC)

48 - The Last Blade II (DC)

47 - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)

46 - F-Zero (SNES)

45 - Wario Land: The Shake Dimension (Wii)

44 - Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (SAT)

43 - Denjin Makai II / Guardians (ARC)

42 - Alien vs. Predator (ARC)

41 - The Story of Thor (GEN)

40 - Phantasy Star IV (GEN)

39 - Front Mission 3 (PSX)

38 - Bahamut Lagoon (SNES)

37 - Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)

36 - F-Zero X (N64)

35 - Gran Turismo 2 (PSX)

34 - Final Fantasy VII (PSX)

33 - Snow Bros. (ARC)

32 - Final Fantasy IX (PSX)

31 - Atelier Iris 3 (PS2)

30 - Sin & Punishment: Star Sucessor (Wii)

29 - Street Fighter Alpha 3 (SAT)

28 - Shinobi III (GEN)

27 - Dynamite Headdy (GEN)

26 - Gunstar Heroes (GEN)

25 - Midnight Wanderers (Three Wonders) (ARC)

24 - Cadillac & Dinosaurs (ARC)

23 - Battle Circuit (ARC)

22 - Secret of Mana (SNES)

21 - Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal (GBC)

20 - The Punisher (ARC)

19 - Paper Mario TTYD (GC)

18 - Sonic 2 (GEN)

17 - Donkey Kong Country (SNES)

16 - Elevator Action Returns (ARC)

15 - Demon's Crest (SNES)

14 - Mario Kart Wii (Wii)

13 - Soul Calibur II (GC)

12 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)

11 - Metroid Prime (GC)

10 - Super Street Fighter II (ARC)

9 - Sonic 3 & Knuckles (GEN)

8 - New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)

7 - Resident Evil 4 (GC)

6 - Super Mario World (SNES)

5 - MicroMachines 2: Turbo Tournament (GEN)

4 - Seiken Densetsu 3 (SNES)

3 - AD&D: Shadow Over Mystara (ARC)

2 - Chrono Trigger (SNES)

1 - Super Metroid (SNES)

My spot.

ONLY ONCE

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