Hyper (1997)

The 50 Most Shit Hot Games Ever
Publication Region: International (Australia)
Published: December 1997 (Issue #50)
Cut-Off: October 31, 1997

Hyper’s “The 50 Most Shit Hot Games Ever” is an unranked list from 1997.

• Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior (1987)
• Bomberman Series
  Ranked As: Super Bomberman (1993), Mega Bomberman / Bomberman 94 (1994), Super Bomberman 2 (1994), and Saturn Bomberman (1997)
• Castlevania Series
  Ranked As: Castlevania (1987), Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (1988), Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (1990), and Super Castlevania IV (1991)
• Civilization Series
  Ranked As: Civilization (1991) and Civilization II (1996)
• Command & Conquer (1995)
• Dark Reign: The Future of War (1997)
• Daytona USA (1994)
• Descent (1995)
• Diablo (1996)
• Donkey Kong Series
  Ranked As: Donkey Kong (1981), Donkey Kong Jr (1982), Donkey Kong ’94 (1994), and Donkey Kong Country (1994)
• Doom (1993)
• The Elder Scrolls Series
  Ranked As: The Elder Scrolls: Arena (1994) and The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (1996)
• Elite (1984)
• Final Fantasy Series
  Ranked As: Final Fantasy (1990), Final Fantasy IV / Final Fantasy II [US] (1991), Final Fantasy VI / Final Fantasy III [US] (1994), and Final Fantasy VII (1997)
• Flashback (1993)
• Gauntlet Series
  Ranked As: Gauntlet (1985) and Gauntlet II (1986)
• Ghosts N Goblins (1985)
• International Superstar Soccer Series
• The Legend of Zelda Series
  Ranked As: The Legend of Zelda (1987), Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1988), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1992) and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (1993)
• Lemmings (1991)
• Mario Kart 64 (1997)
• Metroid Series
  Ranked As: Metroid (1987), Metroid II: Return of Samus (1991), and Super Metroid (1994)
• Monkey Island Series
  Ranked As: The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge (1991)
• NBA Jam Series
• Nights Into Dreams (1996)
• Oddworld: Abe’s Oddyssee (1997)
• Out of This World / Another World (1991)
• Pitfall Series
  Ranked As: Pitfall! (1982) and Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (1984)
• Prince of Persia Series
  Ranked As: Prince of Persia (1989) and Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (1993)
• Quake (1996)
• Samurai Shodown Series
  Ranked As: Samurai Shodown (1993), Samurai Shodown II (1994), Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood (1995), and Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa’s Revenge (1996)
• Sega Rally Championship (1994)
• SimCity Series
  Ranked As: SimCity (1989) and SimCity 2000 (1994)
• Sonic Series
  Ranked As: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992), Sonic CD (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994), and Sonic and Knuckles (1994)
• Spy vs Spy (1984)
• Star Wars: X-Wing/TIE Fighter Series
  Ranked As: Star Wars: X-Wing (1993), Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994), and Star Wars: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter (1997)
• Street Fighter Series
  Ranked As: Street Fighter II (1991), Street Fighter Alpha (1995), Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996), Street Fighter EX (1996), and Street Fighter III (1997)
• Super Mario 64 (1996)
• Tekken Series
  Ranked As: Tekken (1994), Tekken 2 (1995), and Tekken 3 (1996)
• Tetris (1988)
• Time Crisis (1995)
• Tobal No. 1 (1996) / Tobal 2 (1997)
• Tomb Raider (1996)
  Ranked As: Tomb Raider (1996) / Tomb Raider Anniversary (2007)
• Ultima Series
  Ranked As: Ultima, Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress, Ultima III: Exodus, Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar, Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny, Ultima VI: The False Prophet, Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds, Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle, Ultima VII: The Black Gate, and Ultimate Online
• Virtua Cop (1994) / Virtua Cop 2 (1995)
• Virtua Fighter Series
  Ranked As: Virtua Fighter (1993), Virtua Fighter 2 (1994), and Virtua Fighter 3 (1996)
• Virtual On: Cyber Troopers (1996)
• Warcraft Series
  Ranked As: Warcraft: Orcs & Humans (1994) and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (1995)
• The Way of the Exploding Fist (1985)
• Wipeout Series
  Ranked As: Wipeout (1995) and Wipeout XL / Wipeout 2097 (1996)