The Sydney Morning Herald (2002)

Top 50 Video Games of All Time
Publication Region: International (Australia)
Published: June 6, 2002
Cut-Off: December 31, 2001

  • 1. Doom (1993)
  • 2. Half-Life
  • 3. Civilization
  • 4. Quake / Quake II
  • 5. Diablo
  • 6. Space Invaders
  • 7. Final Fantasy VII
  • 8. StarCraft
  • 9. 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 Part Two: Serpent Isle, Ultima VII: The Black Gate, Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss , Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds, and Ultima Online
  • 10. Tomb Raider (1996)
    Ranked As: Tomb Raider (1996) / Tomb Raider Anniversary (2007)
  • 11. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
  • 12. Myst
  • 13. Duke Nukem 3D
  • 14. Pong
  • 15. EverQuest
  • 16. Tetris
  • 17. The Bard’s Tale
  • 18. Deus Ex
  • 19. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (1999)
  • 20. Halo: Combat Evolved
  • 21. Super Mario 64
  • 22. Wipeout XL / Wipeout 2097
  • 23. The Curse of Monkey Island
  • 24. System Shock
  • 25. Zork (1980)
  • 26. Star Control II
  • 27. Counter-Strike
  • 28. Elite
  • 29. Wing Commander
  • 30. Street Fighter II
  • 31. Command & Conquer
  • 32. Metal Gear Solid
  • 33. SimCity (1989)
  • 34. Star Wars: X-Wing
  • 35. X-COM: UFO Defense / UFO: Enemy Unknown
  • 36. Baldur’s Gate
  • 37. GoldenEye 007
  • 38. Star Wars: Dark Forces
  • 39. Falcon 3.0 / Falcon Gold
  • 40. Thief: The Dark Project
  • 41. Unreal
  • 42. Donkey Kong
  • 43. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  • 44. Marathon
  • 45. Medal of Honor
  • 46. Super Metroid
  • 47. Gran Turismo
  • 48. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
    Ranked As: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (Series)
  • 49. Pac-Man
  • 50. Lemmings (1991)