Next Generation (1999)

The 50 Best Games of All Time
Publication Region: North America
Published: February 1999 (Issue #50)
Cut-Off: December 31, 1998

  • 1. 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
  • 2. Tetris
  • 3. Mario (Series)
    Ranked As: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, and Super Mario 64
  • 4. Civilization / Civilization II
  • 5. Quake II
  • 6. Metroid (Series)
    Ranked As: Metroid, Metroid II: Return of Samus, and Super Metroid
  • 7. Super Mario Kart
  • 8. Virtua Fighter (Series)
    Ranked As: Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter 2, and Virtua Fighter 3: Team Battle
  • 9. Street Fighter II
  • 10. GoldenEye 007
  • 11. Ridge Racer (Series)
    Ranked As: Ridge Racer, Ridge Racer 2 (1994), Rave Racer, and Rage Racer
  • 12. Tekken (Series)
    Ranked As: Tekken, Tekken 2, and Tekken 3
  • 13. Resident Evil (Series)
    Ranked As: Resident Evil (1996) / Resident Evil (2002) and Resident Evil 2 (1998) / Resident Evil 2 (2019)
  • 14. Half-Life
  • 15. Gran Turismo
  • 16. 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
  • 17. Galaga
  • 18. 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 VII: The Black Gate, Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle, Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds, and Ultima Online
  • 19. Sega Rally Championship
  • 20. Wave Race 64
  • 21. Robotron 2084
  • 22. Tomb Raider (1996)
  • 23. Defender
  • 24. Star Wars: The Arcade Game
  • 25. Doom (Series)
    Ranked As: Doom (1993) and Doom II
  • 26. Grim Fandango
  • 27. Metal Gear Solid
  • 28. Star Wars: Jedi Knight – Dark Forces II
  • 29. Asteroids
  • 30. Super Bomberman 2
  • 31. Heroes of Might and Magic (Series)
    Ranked As: Heroes of Might and Magic and Heroes of Might and Magic II
  • 32. Warcraft (Series) / StarCraft
    Ranked As: Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, and StarCraft
  • 33. NFL Blitz 99
    Ranked As: NFL Blitz (Series)
  • 34. Pong
  • 35. The Lurking Horror
  • 36. PaRappa the Rapper
  • 37. X-COM: UFO Defense (AKA UFO: Enemy Unknown)
  • 38. Battlezone
  • 39. Herzog Zwei
  • 40. NHL 99
    Ranked As: NHL Hockey (Series)
  • 41. Ms. Pac-Man
  • 42. Sonic the Hedgehog / Sonic the Hedgehog 2 / Sonic the Hedgehog 3
  • 43. NFL GameDay (Series)
  • 44. Populous
  • 45. Sam & Max Hit the Road
  • 46. Star Control II
  • 47. Grand Prix Legends
  • 48. Zork
  • 49. Total Annihilation
  • 50. International Superstar Soccer ’98
    Ranked As: International Superstar Soccer (Series)