IGN (2003)

Top 100 Games
Publication Region: North America
Published: 2003
Cut-Off: December 31, 2002

  • 1. Super Mario Bros.
  • 2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  • 3. Super Metroid
  • 4. Tetris
  • 5. Super Mario 64
  • 6. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
  • 7. StarCraft
  • 8. X-COM: UFO Defense (AKA UFO: Enemy Unknown)
  • 9. Final Fantasy IV (AKA Final Fantasy II [US])
  • 10. Street Fighter II
  • 11. Star Wars: TIE Fighter
  • 12. Chrono Trigger
  • 13. Ms. Pac-Man
  • 14. Super Mario Kart
  • 15. Civilization II
  • 16. NHL ’94
    Ranked As: NHL Hockey (Series)
  • 17. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
  • 18. Grand Theft Auto III
  • 19. GoldenEye 007
  • 20. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
    Ranked As: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (Series)
  • 21. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
  • 22. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (AKA Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream)
  • 23. Metroid Prime
  • 24. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
  • 25. Prince of Persia
  • 26. Tecmo Bowl
    Ranked As: Tecmo Bowl (Series)
  • 27. Pirates!
  • 28. Super Mario World
  • 29. Star Wars: The Arcade Game
  • 30. Metal Gear Solid
  • 31. Gauntlet
  • 32. Half-Life
  • 33. Wave Race 64
  • 34. Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
  • 35. Thief II: The Metal Age
  • 36. Super Smash Bros. Melee
  • 37. Madden NFL ’96
    Ranked As: Madden NFL Football (Series)
  • 38. Soul Calibur
  • 39. Halo: Combat Evolved
  • 40. Deus Ex
  • 41. Battlefield 1942
  • 42. NBA Jam
    Ranked As: NBA Jam (Series)
  • 43. Final Fantasy VI (AKA Final Fantasy III [US])
  • 44. Doom (1993)
  • 45. Alone in the Dark
  • 46. Conker’s Bad Fur Day
  • 47. SimCity 2000
  • 48. Command & Conquer: Red Alert
  • 49. Track & Field
    Ranked As: Track & Field (Series)
  • 50. Archon: The Light and the Dark
  • 51. Contra (AKA Probotector)
  • 52. Ultima VII: The Black Gate
  • 53. Star Control II
  • 54. Gunstar Heroes
  • 55. Bionic Commando
  • 56. Return Fire
  • 57. Star Fox
  • 58. Resident Evil 2
  • 59. Advance Wars
  • 60. MechWarrior 2
  • 61. Tobal 2
  • 62. Herzog Zwei
  • 63. Baldur’s Gate
  • 64. Shining Force II
  • 65. Crimson Skies
  • 66. Master of Magic
  • 67. Sam & Max Hit the Road
  • 68. Virtua Fighter 2
  • 69. Ghosts N Goblins
  • 70. System Shock 2
  • 71. NCAA Football 2003
  • 72. Pokemon Blue / Red / Yellow (AKA Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen)
  • 73. Galaga
  • 74. Pilotwings
  • 75. Saturn Bomberman
  • 76. Rayman 2: The Great Escape
  • 77. Banjo-Kazooie
  • 78. Secret of Mana
  • 79. Homeworld
  • 80. Excitebike
  • 81. Discs of Tron
  • 82. Battlezone
  • 83. Counter-Strike
  • 84. Kid Icarus
  • 85. Final Fantasy X
  • 86. Tomb Raider (1996)
  • 87. Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
  • 88. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
  • 89. Virtua Tennis
    Ranked As: Virtua Tennis (Series)
  • 90. Sonic the Hedgehog
  • 91. F-Zero
  • 92. Aces of the Pacific
  • 93. SimCity
  • 94. Wolfenstein 3D
  • 95. Adventure
  • 96. Golden Axe
  • 97. Phantasy Star II
  • 98. Master of Orion
  • 99. Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
  • 100. Pitfall!