Annie get your light gun!

[John McClane]

OK, I’ll bite. Will post game titles till I countdown to 1. Order doesn’t matter because all these games slap!

100. Lethal Enforcers

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51r55nzUZ1L.jpg

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1104/2322/products/77ba91e6c1d9279d9ee38fcd2aa841fa28c45e6b_1024x1024_2x_b7a67c22-1ea3-41d3-998b-9beac09fb539.jpg?v=1625109735

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Konami-Justifiers-Genesis-Set.jpg

Konami got their asses dragged in front of Congress over this one. And it was one of the first Sega games to get a MA-17 because they did what Nintendont: BLOOD! Just further proof the Genesis was the superior console of the time because it brought all that arcade bloody goodness into your living room with this and Mortal Kombat.

I personally played this on Sega CD and it was wicked sharp. This and its sequel will always be my favorite arcade shooter.

[John McClane]

99. Rise of the Dragon

https://p1start.typepad.com/.a/6a00e008dbc8a188340240a504c001200b-600wi

This title originally was a DOS/Macintosh game, but it was ported over to Sega CD goodness. One of the best click adventure titles to date. Funny to think I played this game long before I ever got to watch Blade Runner, but now it makes total sense why I enjoyed this game so much. The details were numerous and perfect, making you want to click on everything; I’ve included a video play through from YouTube below that is worth a watch if you never heard of this one. Yet another MA-17 Sega title that made us kids feel edgy as hell. Thank god for the older siblings of family friends.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8TuiEOm1FxQ

[John McClane]

98. Medievil

https://64.media.tumblr.com/5204a0644d3fe5aa81e3d0e7fe110e55/tumblr_n4sues1u6e1qd4q8ao1_500.gif

Playstation’s demo discs were currency back in the day. And I think just about everyone dorked around in the graveyard. A beautiful upgrade to the standard platform by going 3D. I know it was just my age, but damn this game was kinda creepy. Posted up after tricker treating on Halloween playing this game, tweaking on sugar. It’s the simple things as a child.

[John McClane]

97 & 96. A Boy and His Blob

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/A_Boy_and_His_Blob_%28cover_artwork%29.jpg

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81qPmELchKL.jpg

I played the NES copy for hours with no clear idea as to the objective, but the originality of the gameplay puzzles was enough to get me past the restarting loop. In the end, I thought we’d never see a game quite like it again. Then we got an inspired remake that was 1000x better than the original. The artwork alone is worth a playthrough, as well as the music. The puzzles are far easier now and there’s a clear direction to your objectives, so there’s no running around in wonderment.

[John McClane]

95. Indy 500

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/cVoAAOSwm8VUylM0/s-l300.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Tiger-Game-Com-FL.jpg/1280px-Tiger-Game-Com-FL.jpg

The greatest game for one of the worst consoles ever. I played that thing for hours! Of course, the only reason I had a Game.com device was because they sold terribly and we managed to get one at the end of its run when they were practically paying people to buy one. I can remember having only two games but boy did they entertain. Lights Out was for when you had to be quiet because the grown ups were talking, but when you were allowed to make noise again. Oh baby! Start your engines!!

[John McClane]

94. Virtual Boy Wario Land

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/Virtual_Boy_Wario_Land_Coverart.png

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/VB_Virtual_Boy_Wario_Land_%28B%C4%81charu_B%C5%8Di_Wario_Rando_-_Awazon_no_Hih%C5%8D%29.png/220px-VB_Virtual_Boy_Wario_Land_%28B%C4%81charu_B%C5%8Di_Wario_Rando_-_Awazon_no_Hih%C5%8D%29.png

Whoever thought the Virtual Boy was a good idea needs to be hung up by their toes. Nonetheless, here’s another great game in spite of its shit console. I only ever played this in Toys R Us. A kid would play for 5-10 minutes, and then wooze themselves back to their parents. “I don’t feel good, but can we buy this?” I played it far too long myself, gave myself a headache, and saw red dots for a few hours. Then I puked in the parking lot. Suffice it to say, I never owned a Virtual Boy.

[John McClane]

93. Microsoft Solitaire

https://bgr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/windows-solitaire-30.png?quality=82

If you haven't wasted time at your work computer playing Solitaire are you even a good American? Seriously, this game has been around since 1990 and was how a lot of us got introduced to the GUI of computers. Click, drag, hooray! You learned to use a computer by playing a card game no one actually would ever play in real life. Unless they were stranded on an island with a deck of cards and no efficient way to off themselves, much like Cast Away. Solitaire is more American than Kraft Cheese or Campbell's soup, so load up a game and may the odds be ever in your favor!

[John McClane]

92. Chip's Challenge

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ea/Chip%27s_Challenge_cover.png

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/Chip%27s_Challenge.png

One of the greatest puzzle games ever created. I was introducted to this game via the Microsoft Entertainment Pack 4 floppy disk. A lot of Gateway computers game with the full collection of games from Microsoft (4 disks in all). Most of these games were designed to showcase a computer as being useful for something other than doing work, so all you PC gamers should be sending thank you cards to Microsoft on their birthday. It's the only considerate thing to do. How else would you be able to smite goblins and trample linebackers today without the foundations of PC gaming?

All I know is this was the hardest puzzle game I have ever played, and I was lucky to even get to level 20. Hard to believe there were over 100 levels of even more torturous pain.

[StuSmallz]

Aw man, Chip's Challenge brings me WAY back...

[Mr Minio]

Where's Postal 2? Any game list without Postal 2 sucks!

[John McClane]

91. TMNT III: The Manhattan Project

https://images.nintendolife.com/27226fd282064/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-iii-the-manhattan-project-cover.cover_large.jpg

There's some debate as to which TMNT game is the best on NES, but that's because people don't know what they talking bout! The third one was a beatup hit with some bitchin tunes and shell kicking goodness. This one also pushed the NES to its full limits and showcased just how much power the NES was capable of unleashing in your living room. Can you smell the pizza?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03tHi3kINjM

[John McClane]

90. X-Men 2: Clone Wars

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZGIyODU4N2EtNmExZS00MGFhLWJjNzQtMGNkN2FlYTJjOWY5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDQ2OTk4MzI@._V1_.jpg

Before we had a decent X-Men movie we had an amazing X-Men game. Two player fun that had a unique first level twist: it would drop you straight into the action without letting you choose a character. Now I know that sounds lame because it kind of is but the effect it had at the time was a fast paced smack em round atmosphere. After that first level you got choice, but even then most of the levels had a character that performed far and away better than the rest. Or you could just cheat and get Magento for the whole game and tear some ass up. Yeah, that's the way to do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1h85S1185o

[John McClane]

89. Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/26/Rogue_squadron_2_Box.jpg?20171008235724

I spent many a visits at Walmart staring up at a screen playing this game. Didn't own a GameCube till the tail end of its lifecycle, and by then it was hard to find a copy of this because it was so popular. Even today it's a title that is a must have for retro gamers. I now finally own a copy myself and I do play it regularly. If you got 20-30 minutes to kill then why not raise hell and punch back at the Empire? Controls are fantastic, graphics have aged like wine, and the replayability alone is why this is a must play.

[John McClane]

88. Star Wars: Starfighter

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/Starfighter_cover.jpg

Surprise surprise, it's another Star Wars fighter game. This was the first of two games I owned for the PS2, and I played this one over and over and over. Replayability is right up there with Rouge Leader. Set in a much earlier time of the universe it doesn't quite have the same feel of urgency in kicking ass, but you kick it nonetheless. Just depends on how much you hate the first Star Wars movie whether you could stand this game. Thankfully, I was young at the time so I personally thought Episode 1 was awesome and felt right at home in my Naboo N-1 Starfighter.

[John McClane]

87. The Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages

https://www.oldgamehermit.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/oracle-covers.png

Forget Ocarina of Time and forget BotW. No other Zelda game can hold a candle to the greatness that is this duo. Released as a last hurrah for the Game Boy Color, these games packed in 30 hrs of gaming across two separate titles. One sees you controlling the seasons and another sees you warping back and forth through time. These games are quintessential Zelda. Peak gaming on mobile and an infinitely better story than any of the home console varieties. A unique linking system requires you to play and beat these games a couple of times to reveal passwords that unlock unique items and events in the counterpart game.

If you owned a Game Boy Color and never played these games then you did yourself a disservice, and I weep for you. I truly do.

[John McClane]

86. Crazy Taxi

https://cdn0.spong.com/pack/c/r/crazytaxi183345l/_-Crazy-Taxi-Dreamcast-_.jpg

Dreamcast was the best console available from a company that perfected the art of shooting themselves in the foot, and Crazy Taxi was one of the most recognized games for that platform. Sadly, not even this arcade goodness could save SEGA from circling the drain. It would be less than a year later that the plug would be pulled and this title was disseminated across the gaming sphere. But to this day the Dreamcast version still reigns supreme. Seriously, why did SEGA have to be so stupid when they had exclusive arcade classics like this one?

[John McClane]

85. Donkey Kong Country 2

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51YQov91COL.jpg

Game Boy Advance had some of the best platform games, but this one was the best. Graphics, music, and controls were on point. Plenty of hours could be wasted on this if you went out of your way to collect everything. I never got into the home console versions of DK but I could play this all day. Too bad I didn’t own a GBA and just had to watch a friend play on the bus. That’s the safe way for me to play games in a vehicle. If I was playing I’d probably puke on my shoes.

[John McClane]

84. Super Star Wars

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Super_Star_Wars_box_art.jpg

That’s no moon. It’s a SNES!

This is the best version of Star Wars. Far and away. Sprites are sharp, gameplay mechanics were ground breaking, and the story was a pretty accurate telling of the movie given the limited experience of translating movies to games. I never owned a SNES, but if I had, this would be the first game in the library.

[John McClane]

83. Medal of Honor: Frontline

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8c/Medal_of_Honor_Frontline_cover.jpg

I think the opening credit will say more than enough about this one:

And when he gets to Heaven,
To Saint Peter he will tell:
One more soldier reporting sir -
l've served my time in Hell.

[John McClane]

82. Call of Duty 2

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d1/Call_of_Duty_2_Box.jpg

Another game better served by a quote than me blathering on about LAN parties and the cries of nerds:

"Better to fight for something than live for nothing." - General George S. Patton

[John McClane]

81. Age of Mythology

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ZSRSZ3A3L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg

Forget AoE. This was my jam back in middle school. Probably wouldn’t have ever become a computer nerd without building a better PC to run it. Unleashing Zeus powers to put the whoop ass on my enemies. A fantastic RTS campaign and hours of multiplayer.

[John McClane]

80. Freelancer

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4d/Fl_box.jpg

This was the greatest blind buy ever. I picked it up at EBgames at the local mall. Got home and promptly installed it to realize it was ten times better than what the box led me to believe. It was ahead of its time in some regards. Gameplay mechanics were groundbreaking. The graphics were top notch and, surprisingly, hold up today. It was supposed to be far grander than what they released but it still slapped nonetheless.

[John McClane]

79. Solider of Fortune

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/box/3/0/0/7300_front.jpg

Forget Postal 2. Here’s your violence on a platter. Low violence installation?! Put your big kid pants on! xD

[John McClane]

78. Hexen: Beyond Heretic

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3d/Hexenbox.jpg

From the same studio that brought us Solider of Fortune. More violence. Hide the kids. This is easily raven software’s best release. Peak quality from the 90s.

[John McClane]

77. Super Mario 64

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Super_Mario_64_box_cover.jpg

"It's a me, Mario! Hello! Okie dokie"

Need I really say more?

[John McClane]

76. Resident Evil

https://imgur.com/BT44sWt.jpg

Soiled my pants when the dog jumped through the windows, and then noped the **** out. Had to watch a friend play and beat it because I was too chicken. So yeah, it's a miracle I don't hate dogs. Said friend wouldn't kill the dogs if his dog was in the room, so dude got straight up mauled quite a few times. :lol:

[John McClane]

75. Battlezone

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSM8wqj1YflJ9Pt0MJKN_lh_N5IehbTFxWscQ&usqp=CAU

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arcade-atari-battlezone.jpg

Less is more. The greatest tank game from the 80s and 90s. I played this on my dad’s work computer. I don’t know why he had it, but man was it a hoot.

[John McClane]

74. Sonic 2

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0c/Sonic_2_US_Cover.jpg/220px-Sonic_2_US_Cover.jpg

Speedrunning before it was a thing.

[John McClane]

73. Asteroids

https://www.oldgames.sk/images/oldgames/action/Asteroids/Covers/asteroids-atari2600-cart.png

Freaking Asteroids, man. Gaming foundations. It’s one of those classics that’s been remade and copied more times than we can count.

[John McClane]

72. Lunar: The Silver Star

https://infinityretro.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Lunar-the-Silver-Star-cover.png

WHY IS EVERYONE YELLING IN THIS GAME?!

iykyk

[John McClane]

71. Wave Race 64

https://professionalmorondotcom.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/wave-race-64.jpg?w=1200

The wave mechanics on this game were groundbreaking and hold up today. And you can race dolphins. So that’s cool.

[John McClane]

70. 3D Pinball - Space Cadet

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qgxi6RJHSKgBkHUcYHcrnn.jpg

Thank you for the memories Windows XP. They put you out to pasture but you're always be the fattest cow in my heart. Great news is this is still available in the Microsoft Store (https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9MT92DXZJ11R).

[John McClane]

69. Brick Breaker

https://i.imgur.com/tmwXYEW.jpg

A clone of the classic game Breakout that was preloaded on BlackBerry phones. I played this game way more than I care to admit and it was always the best way to kill time waiting in public. Oil change? Brick Breaker. Doctor's office? Brick Breaker. Checkout at stores before the advent of self-checkout? Brick Breaker. Oh man, how I miss it. Using the trackwheel to control the paddle was a thing of beauty.

[John McClane]

68. Star Wars Episode 1: Racer

https://i.imgur.com/zRExMjr.jpg

Easily one of the best Star Wars games ever. And the best excuse for why Episode 1 is not as bad as everyone shits on it. I mean, how many movies inspire a game with hours of gameplay from a 15 minute segment. I dare say you can't name any other game that meets that criteria. So drink your protein shake and get your midi-chlorian count up. Do you even pod race, bro?

[John McClane]

67. The Need for Speed: Special Edition

https://ia803109.us.archive.org/20/items/TheNeedForSpeedSEUSARerelease/Box1.jpg

Easily one of the best games from EA. Long before they started shoveling turds. I remember playing this game and letting myself get pulled over repeatedly until I got arrested. That or flying off the track at insane speeds and crashing. Good times.

[John McClane]

66. GoldenEye 007

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/36/GoldenEye007box.jpg

Pizza, cake, and this game. A sure sign of a bitchin party. Words and controllers would be hurled. Friendships would be tested. But only the man with the golden gun would be left standing victorious.

[John McClane]

66. Snake

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/15/13/60307877-11017471-image-m-59_1657889786824.jpg

Thank you Nokia for the greatest mobile game ever created. I remember when cell phones became affordable in the 00s and mom got her first phone: the Nokia 3310. While the phone was affordable the service was outrageously expensive, so it was only for emergencies. And real emergencies at that. Not "oh god, I forgot to set the VCR" emergencies. So since it wasn't used as a phone guess who got to set high scores while waiting in the car? :D

[John McClane]

65. Hover!

https://i.imgur.com/eYvIWAA.jpg

Another blast from the past. This was high tech in 1995. An addictive game, too. It came on CD copies of Windows 95 and was designed to showcase multimedia capabilities of computers at the time. Seriously y’all, Microsoft has done more for gaming than most companies currently in the business. Send those thank you cards to Redmond.

[John McClane]

64. Vectorman 2

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1c/Vectorman2.jpg

SEGA spent a good chunk of its early years trying to come up with a Mario killer. We all know Sonic, but a lot of people seem to forget about the guy that came after known as Vectorman. The first game was a pretty standard affair platformer, but the sequel was where it really found its legs. Highly detailed sprites, killer soundtrack, and tight controls. He might have only been a collection of floating sprites, but he had the firepower to back it up. He helped length the era of 16bit gaming by a few extra years, and this is easily one of the best games I ever played for the Genesis.

[Takoma11]

66. GoldenEye 007

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/36/GoldenEye007box.jpg

Pizza, cake, and this game. A sure sign of a bitchin party. Words and controllers would be hurled. Friendships would be tested. But only the man with the golden gun would be left standing victorious.

Flashback: A young Takoma asks if she can play this game. Her brother stingily tells her that she can do the "really easy part" of a final mission. As she spectacularly fails to use a laser watch to break through a door in the bottom of a train car, he sighs deeply.

[John McClane]

63. Elf Bowling

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Elfbowling.png

Bet your weren’t expecting this one. A stupid holiday themed bowling game can’t be good, right?! Oh how wrong you’d be. Elves are on strike and you got an EXE in your email. Do you open it? Of course you open it. It’s 1999, baby. Elf elf, baby!

[John McClane]

62. Area 51

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dc/Area_51_arcade_flyer.jpg

Atari saved its bacon with this one. In comparison to other shooters it is pretty average, but it hit arcades at just the right time in 1995. Single handily saved Atari from going bankrupt by returning them to solvency, and putting them back at the top of the gaming industry in less than a year. And two years later, Maximum Force ended up reusing the exact same board that drove this game, which is impressive considering the short life of arcade machines in the 90s. I can't tell you how many quarters I dumped into this one, but I know it'd be one nice little nest egg if I had saved em. My childhood would have been bleaker for it, though. The truth is tough.

[John McClane]

61. Primal Rage

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/Primal_Rage_flyer.jpg

Yet another banger from Atari makes the list. This fight game was unique in a couple of ways (I mean, dinosaurs duking it out? yes please), but primarily for its odd choice in controls. Instead of the typical fight game where direction and button presses resulted in special moves it was reversed. Hold them buttons and jank the stick (ewww :D). I personally preferred these controls as they gave my uncoordinated reflexes an edge. I'd end up holding buttons for most of the match and it just seemed natural to me, so I won against right many strangers. Nothing better than schooling a teenager as a kid and them getting so mad they threaten to beat your ass. I'd just quip back "yeah, you and what dinosaur?" Oh man, looking back, I would have beat my own ass if my foot would have kicked in that direction.

[doubledenim]

67. The Need for Speed: Special Edition

https://ia803109.us.archive.org/20/items/TheNeedForSpeedSEUSARerelease/Box1.jpg

Easily one of the best games from EA. Long before they started shoveling turds. I remember playing this game and letting myself get pulled over repeatedly until I got arrested. That or flying off the track at insane speeds and crashing. Good times.

This was originally developed for the 3DO. And it was so great. The age of FMV scenes tacked on to create realism. The cheesy guy with the floppy hair that would comment on what just happened. The Diablo was the only thing that would break 200mph and boy, he had a spiel about that 😄

https://youtu.be/eOgpX5Shi6UThe original DD?
@30:31 (curated selection)
@32:30 (3DO shoutout)

Of course I skipped through the whole thing and couldn’t find the 200mph club scene 😅

[John McClane]

60. Mortal Kombat II

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/Mortal_Kombat_II_boxart.png

FINISH HIM!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsER0yPWQEw

[John McClane]

59. ToeJam & Earl

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c7/ToeJam_%26_Earl.png

One of the greatest and weirdest multiplayer game from the 90s. Collect packages, fly off the map with rocket stakes, run from Earthlings, and rebuilding the raddest spaceship in the quadrant.

[John McClane]

58. Pokémon Pinball

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61A4SwXLUfL.jpg

Bring on the rumble pak! An engrossing pinball game that traveled well. So many vacations were spent in the car playing this one. All because I didn’t have to really read anything so I wouldn’t puke on my shoes. Great way to kill an hour in the car.

[John McClane]

57. Spy Vs. Spy

https://i.imgur.com/2ulfgsN.jpg


Cut throat action to lay the most traps. And hope you don’t get killed by your own because you forgot where you set them.

[John McClane]

56. Enclave

https://cdn.mobygames.com/covers/3949219-enclave-xbox-front-cover.jpg

The Xbox introduced us to a bunch of unique exclusives (this did get ported to PC a year after release) that, I believe, allowed their beast of a machine to not be a total and utter failure. They had some very strong exclusives (I"m looking at you Halo and Fable) but this gem was a highlight for me. I played it for the PC about 5 years after its release date, but I wouldn't have known that if I hadn't looked it up. The textures were years ahead of their time, and the gameplay was quick and gritty. Tons of unlockables, some awesomely difficult boss fights, and a music score that hits far above its weight class. And they just released a HD remaster of this last month, so come join the Enclave.

[John McClane]

55. Drakan: The Ancients' Gates

https://i.imgur.com/q5zjZPV.jpg

This was a blind rental from Blockbuster long before the fall. It had a dragon on the cover, so I was pretty much sold on it. Interesting back story to this is it was one of 6 exclusive titles announced at the end of 2001 by Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) to kick off the start of what would be the greatest reign in gaming history: the PS2. When they launched the console there were hardly any games outside of some sports and racing titles. This was one of the first mature rated action adventure games to hit, and it was pretty great for an early release. It definitely helped solidify Sony's grasp on the industry.

[John McClane]

54. Blade

https://cdn.mobygames.com/covers/3922724-blade-game-boy-color-front-cover.jpg

Amazing artwork. Solid beat ‘em up mechanics. Great writing. Crunchy music. Bloodsuckers.

“Some mother****ers are always trying to ice-skate uphill.”

[John McClane]

53. Diablo 2 + Lord of Destruction

https://www.oldgamehermit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/diablo2.png

If you didn't waste hundreds of hours playing this game in the 2000s then can you even really call yourself a gamer? If your ass didn't have a stamp that said "Property of Blizzard" then can you even really call yourself a gamer? If you didn't glitch across the map because your ping was over 1000ms can you even really call yourself a gamer? If you've never run away from cows screaming then, honestly, can you even really call yourself a gamer?

[Sedai]

53. Diablo 2 + Lord of Destruction

https://www.oldgamehermit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/diablo2.png

If you didn't waste hundreds of hours playing this game in the 2000s then can you even really call yourself a gamer? If your ass didn't have a stamp that said "Property of Blizzard" then can you even really call yourself a gamer? If you didn't glitch across the map because your ping was over 1000ms can you even really call yourself a gamer? If you've never run away from cows screaming then, honestly, can you even really call yourself a gamer?

All true! Sad to see Blizzard in such a state now, because they were the undisputed king of PC gaming for a while there. Ran through this many a time, and even remember most of the bosses names to this day.

[John McClane]

52. Worms Armageddon

https://i.imgur.com/NRHDmoR.jpg

I don’t care for online multiplayer. I’ll grant that it was an inevitability for the market, but there’s no argument that’ll convince me couch co-op isn't better. Because it totally is better. And this one on N64 is king of the hill. Get three friends and duke it out in turn based action.

The PC version is far and away the best version and it recently got a HD upgrade, but N64 was a cheaper entry to the madness of Worms. I should have bought a copy because I don’t think I ever will now. I’m not paying $250+ to play by myself cause all my friends have lives now. xD

[John McClane]

51. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

https://i.imgur.com/kmiIqwi.jpg

One of the greatest games of the early 2000s. Another title from the peak of Blizzard before they decided they hate gamers and games and fun. And the Orcs sound like Yoda. So yeah, made the list this one did.

[John McClane]

50. Cruis'n USA

https://i.imgur.com/mhjZIyM.jpg

Music speaks for itself here

https://youtube.com/watch?v=n4x9z-fGWWA

[Takoma11]

52. Worms Armageddon

https://i.imgur.com/NRHDmoR.jpg

I don’t care for online multiplayer. I’ll grant that it was an inevitability for the market, but there’s no argument that’ll convince me couch co-op isn't better. Because it totally is better. And this one on N64 is king of the hill. Get three friends and duke it out in turn based action.

The PC version is far and away the best version and it recently got a HD upgrade, but N64 was a cheaper entry to the madness of Worms. I should have bought a copy because I don’t think I ever will now. I’m not paying $250+ to play by myself cause all my friends have lives now. xD

I loved Worms. I just wish that the computer opponent had been more robust.

[John McClane]

49. Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising

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One of the greatest games from the 2000s. That golden age of computer gaming when there were so many obstacles to the average gamer. You had to be a nerd if you found yourself playing Joint Operations; Hot Pockets in hand. The worst part? This game required the stank of a LAN. I see this game and I can smell it, and it was worth it.

[doubledenim]

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[John McClane]

48. SSX

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The snowboard game that started it all (I'm looking at you 1080); the PS2 was a juggernaut at launch. I don't think we've seen a console since release with such a strong starting library. My cousins had a PS2 before me and that was a formative Thanksgiving. The adults walking back to check on us and then standing around marveling while they regaled us of their Pong days. OK, boomer, but can you land an Indy Grab? Yeah, I didn't think so.