The Top 50 Games of All Time
Publication Region: International (Australia)
Published: November 1999 (Issue #73)
Cut-Off: December 31, 1999
- 1. Quake Series
Ranked As: Quake, Quake II, and Quake III Arena - 2. Mario Series
Ranked As: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Super Mario World, and Super Mario 64 - 3. Zelda Series
Ranked As: The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - 4. Doom (1993)
- 5. Wipeout Series
Ranked As: Wipeout and Wipeout XL (AKA Wipeout 2097) - 6. Street Fighter II
- 7. Warcraft Series
Ranked As: Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness - 8. Sonic Series
Ranked As: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic CD, Sonic and Knuckles, and Sonic Adventure - 9. Civilization
- 10. 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: The Black Gate, and Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle - 11. Tetris
- 12. Mario Kart Series
Ranked As: Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart 64 - 13. GoldenEye 007
- 14. Diablo
- 15. Virtua Fighter Series
Ranked As: Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter 2, and Virtua Fighter 3 - 16. Sam & Max Hit the Road
- 17. Elite
- 18. Final Fantasy Series
Ranked As: Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy IV (AKA Final Fantasy II [US]), Final Fantasy VI (AKA Final Fantasy III [US]), and Final Fantasy VII - 19. Gran Turismo
- 20. Tekken Series
Ranked As: Tekken, Tekken 2, and Tekken 3 - 21. Metal Gear Solid
- 22. Gauntlet Series
Ranked As: Gauntlet, Gauntlet II, and Gauntlet Legends - 23. Command & Conquer Series
Ranked As: Command & Conquer, Command & Conquer: Red Alert, and Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun - 24. Tomb Raider Series
Ranked As: Tomb Raider (1996), Tomb Raider II, Tomb Raider III, and Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation - 25. Lemmings
- 26. Pac-Man
- 27. SimCity Series
Ranked As: SimCity, SimCity 2000, and SimCity 3000 - 28. Ghosts N Goblins
- 29. Prince of Persia Series
Ranked As: Prince of Persia and Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame - 30. Half-Life
- 31. Breakout
- 32. Sega Rally Series
Ranked As: Sega Rally Championship and Sega Rally 2 - 33. Resident Evil Series
Ranked As: Resident Evil (1996) / Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil 2 (1998) / Resident Evil 2 (2019), and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis - 34. Baldur’s Gate
- 35. X-Wing/TIE Fighter Series
Ranked As: Star Wars: X-Wing, Star Wars: TIE Fighter, Star Wars: X-Wing Vs TIE Fighter, and Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance - 36. Grand Prix Legends
- 37. Unreal Series
Ranked As: Unreal and Unreal Tournament - 38. Metroid Series
Ranked As: Metroid and Super Metroid - 39. Galaga
- 40. Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee
- 41. Soul Blade Series
Ranked As: Soul Edge (AKA Soul Blade) and Soul Calibur - 42. Zork
- 43. Double Dragon Series
Ranked As: Double Dragon, Double Dragon II: The Revenge, and Double Dragon III: The Rosetta Stone - 44. Descent Series
Ranked As: Descent, Descent II, and Descent 3 - 45. Defender
- 46. Final Fight
- 47. Bust-A-Move Series
Ranked As: Bust-A-Move (AKA Puzzle Bobble), Bust-A-Move 2, Bust-A-Move 3, and Bust-A-Move 4 - 48. Raiden Series
Ranked As: Raiden and Raiden II - 49. FIFA Series
Ranked As: FIFA Soccer (Series) - 50. X-COM Series
Ranked As: X-COM: UFO Defense (AKA UFO: Enemy Unknown), X-COM: Terror From the Deep, and X-COM: Apocalypse