So Time/CNN put together their list of 100 greatest video games of all time. Then they put a "yes/no" poll on each one. Here is the list, as rated in order of the poll results, starting with the most favored:
1 Pac-Man
2 Super Mario Bros.
3 Pong
4 The Oregon Trail
5 Space Invaders
6 Donkey Kong
7 Tetris
8 The Legend of Zelda
9 Asteroids
10 Mass Effect 3
11 Breakout
12 Frogger
13 Mortal Kombat
14 Doom
15 Street Fighter II
16 Sonic the Hedgehog
17 Punch-Out!!
18 Goldeneye 007
19 Galaga
20 Contra
21 Grand Theft Auto III
22 Centipede
23 StarCraft
24 Super Mario 64
25 SimCity 2000
26 Pitfall!
27 Paperboy
28 Halo: Combat Evolved
29 Defender
30 Metroid
31 Metal Gear Solid
32 Civilization
33 Final Fantasy VII
34 Mega Man
35 Solitaire
36 World of Warcraft
37 Castlevania
38 Battlezone
39 Portal
40 Resident Evil
41 Diablo II
42 Tecmo Bowl
43 Half-Life 2
44 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
45 Guitar Hero
46 BioShock
47 The Sims
48 Quake
49 Tomb Raider
50 Myst
51 Angry Birds
52 Counter-Strike
53 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
54 NBA Jam
55 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
56 OutRun
57 Joust
58 King’s Quest
59 Prince of Persia
60 Wii Sports
61 Chrono Trigger
62 Gears of War
63 Castle Wolfenstein
64 Madden NFL 95
65 Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
66 Wing Commander
67 Zork
68 Splinter Cell
69 Deus Ex
70 Silent Hill
71 EverQuest
72 Adventure
73 Shadow of the Colossus
74 Lode Runner
75 Rock Band
76 Metroid Prime
77 Tempest
78 Demon’s Souls
79 Batman: Arkham City
80 Ultima Online
81 Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
82 Final Fantasy Tactics
83 Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
84 Ico
85 O-kami
86 Grim Fandango
87 Thief: The Dark Project
88 Katamari Damacy
89 Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
90 Braid
91 Animal Crossing
92 Marathon
93 M.U.L.E.
94 Desktop Tower Defense
95 Flower
96 Hunt the Wumpus
97 Cave Story
98 NetHack
99 Myth: The Fallen Lords
100 Rez
I'm quite happy to see Goldeneye64, Elder Scrolls/Oblivion, Dune 2 and Hunt hte Wumpus here, because I played the CRAP out of those games. I'm surprised to see Ocarina of Time missing, and wierded out by the inclusion of Solitaire, a game on which I actually wrote a paper calling it out as one of the signs of the Robot Apocalypse.
How about you guys? Any favorites on the list? How about games that you think should be there, but aren't? Let's get some shout-outs for old favorites of yours.
Also, the original link can be found here.