Top 100 Games of All Time
Publication Region: North America
Published: August 2001 (Issue #100)
Cut-Off: December 31, 2000
Ranking for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (#36) is superseded by Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (#4) in the C-Score calculation for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (Series).
- 1. The Legend of Zelda
- 2. Super Mario Bros.
- 3. Tetris
- 4. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
Ranked As: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (Series) - 5. Doom (1993)
- 6. Metroid
- 7. Final Fantasy VI (AKA Final Fantasy III [US])
- 8. Super Mario Bros. 3
- 9. Ms. Pac-Man
- 10. Final Fantasy VII
- 11. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- 12. Super Mario 64
- 13. Contra (AKA Probotector)
- 14. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (AKA Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream)
- 15. Chrono Trigger
- 16. GoldenEye 007
- 17. Metal Gear Solid
- 18. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- 19. Galaga
- 20. NHLPA Hockey 93
Ranked As: NHL Hockey (Series) - 21. Gran Turismo
- 22. Street Fighter II
- 23. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- 24. Sonic the Hedgehog
- 25. Warlords
- 26. Crash Bandicoot: Warped
- 27. Madden NFL 2001
Ranked As: Madden NFL Football (Series) - 28. Command & Conquer
- 29. Super Metroid
- 30. Super Mario Bros. 2
- 31. SimCity
- 32. Mega Man 2
- 33. EverQuest
- 34. Resident Evil 2
- 35. Super Mario Kart
- 36. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Ranked As: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (Series) - 37. Dragon Warrior
- 38. Tecmo Bowl
Ranked As: Tecmo Bowl (Series) - 39. Pokemon Blue / Red / Yellow (AKA Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen)
- 40. Final Fantasy IV (AKA Final Fantasy II [US])
- 41. Pitfall!
- 42. Star Wars: X-Wing
- 43. Final Fantasy IX
- 44. Excitebike
- 45. Final Fantasy Tactics
- 46. Super Mario World
- 47. Adventure
- 48. Castlevania
- 49. Counter-Strike
- 50. Virtua Tennis
Ranked As: Virtua Tennis (Series) - 51. Ridge Racer
- 52. Lode Runner
- 53. Metal Gear
- 54. Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
- 55. Chrono Cross
- 56. Tempest 2000
- 57. Arkanoid
- 58. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
- 59. Tekken 2
- 60. Donkey Kong
- 61. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- 62. Civilization
- 63. Baseball Stars
- 64. Gauntlet
- 65. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest
- 66. Bionic Commando
- 67. Ghouls N Ghosts
- 68. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
- 69. Resident Evil Code: Veronica
- 70. Zork
- 71. Banjo-Kazooie
- 72. Robotron 2084
- 73. Twisted Metal 2
- 74. Soul Calibur
- 75. Double Dragon
- 76. Dr. Mario
- 77. Secret of Mana
- 78. Panzer Dragoon Saga
- 79. Pro Wrestling
- 80. The Sims
- 81. Age of Empires
- 82. Suikoden
- 83. Kid Icarus
- 84. RC Pro-Am
- 85. NFL 2K1
Ranked As: NFL 2K (Series) - 86. Tomb Raider (1996)
- 87. Hot Shots Golf
Ranked As: Hot Shots Golf (Series) - 88. Road Rash
- 89. Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn
- 90. Super Bomberman
- 91. Mario’s Picross
- 92. Cool Boarders 2
- 93. Ninja Gaiden (1988)
- 94. Phantasy Star
- 95. NBA 2K1
Ranked As: NBA 2K (Series) - 96. Tetris Attack (AKA Panel de Pon)
- 97. Mortal Kombat II
- 98. StarCraft
- 99. The House of the Dead 2
- 100. Ape Escape