EGM's Top 100

Here's the list of EGM's 100 best games from their (well-worn) 150th issue. Games were cut off at October 31, 2001, so there are very few PS2 games and no Xbox and Gamecube; it pretty much covers the entire library from Dreamcast down, which is the gaming generation I grew up with and am most fond of, which may be why I like it so much. Here we go:

* = I own this in the original format
** = I own this in some kind of other format
*** = We can get some version of this (not neccesarily original format) for ten bucks or less

100. Decathlete* (Saturn)
99. Wipeout XL (Playstation)
98. Quake III Arena* (Dreamcast)
97. Mario Golf*** (Game Boy Color)
96. Phantasy Star (Master System)
95. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)
94. Baseball Stars (NES)
93. Super Smash Bros.*** (N64)
92. Ice Hockey* (NES)
91. Final Fantasy VII (Playstation)
90. Resident Evil (Playstation)
89. Dragon Warrior IV (NES)
88. Virtua Tennis* (Dreamcast)
87. Sega Rally 2* (Dreamcast)
86. Actraiser*** (SNES)
85. F-Zero X* (N64)
84. Samurai Shodown II*** (Neo Geo)
83. Daytona USA* (Dreamcast)
82. Kirby's Avalanche / Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine* (SNES/Genny)
81. Ape Escape (Playstation)
80. Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast)
79. Mario Kart 64*** (N64)
78. Star Fox* (SNES)
77. Metal Gear Solid (GBC)
76. Sonic the Hedgehog 2* (Genesis)
75. Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (Playstation)
74. Shining Force III (Saturn)
73. The Revenge of Shinobi* (Genesis)
72. Advance Wars (GBA)
71. Phantasy Star II** (Genesis)
70. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos*** (NES)
69. (Dude) Metroid* (NES)
68. Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts** (SNES)
67. Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Playstation/Dreamcast)
66. Donkey Kong* (Gameboy)
65. Perfect Dark* (N64)
64. Mega Man II** (NES)
63. R-Type (R-Types version) (Playstation)
62. Resident Evil 2 (Playstation)
61. NiGHTS* (Saturn)
60. Super Mario RPG (SNES) Should be no. 1 amirite
59. Virtua Fighter 2* (Saturn)
58. Sonic the Hedgehog* (Genesis)
57. Final Fantasy IX (Playstation)
56. Landstalker*** (Genesis)
55. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX* (GBC)
54. Devil's Crush*** (TG-16)
53. Super Punch-Out!!* (SNES)
54. Herzog Zwei* (Genesis)
51. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse*** (NES)
50. Guardian Heroes (Saturn)
49. Contra* (NES)
48. Paper Mario*** (N64)
47. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei* (Saturn)
46. Pokemon Gold/Silver*/Crystal (GBC)
45. Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast)
44. Super Mario Kart (SNES)
43. Final Fantasy Tactics (Playstation)
42. Contra III: The Alien Wars*** (SNES)
41. Ms. Pac-Man
40. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC)
39. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GBC)
38. R-Type Delta (Playstation)
37. Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (PS2)
36. Chrono Cross (Playstation)
35. Castlevania: Circle of the Moon*** (GBA)
34. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!* (NES)
33. Saturn Bomberman (Saturn)
32. NCAA Football 2002*** (PS2)
31. Madden NFL 2002*** (PS2)
30. Street Fighter III: Third Strike* (Dreamcast)
29. Super Mario Bros. 2 (All-Stars Edition)* (SNES)
28. Hot Shots Golf 2 (Playstation)
27. Sonic CD*** (Sega CD)
26. Chrono Trigger** (SNES)
25. The Legend of Zelda* (NES)
24. Super Castlevania IV*** (SNES)
23. Gunstar Heroes* (Genesis)
22. Super Mario Bros. (All-Stars Edition)* (SNES)
21. Dragon Force (Saturn)
20. Galaga
19. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn)
18. Pokemon Puzzle League* (N64)
17. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Playstation)
16. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island** (SNES)
15. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec* (PS2)
14. Metal Gear Solid* (Playstation)
13. Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting (SNES)
12. Final Fantasy V (FF Anthology Edition) (Playstation)
11. Super Mario Bros. 3 (All-Stars Edition)* (SNES)
10. Super Mario World* (SNES)
9. Final Fantasy III (SNES)
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time* (N64)
7. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask* (N64)
6. Soul Calibur* (Dreamcast)
5. Super Mario 64* (N64)
4. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Playstation)
3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past* (SNES)
2. Tetris
1. Super Metroid*** (SNES)

You've got a modded PSX, $35 can mod my Saturn, and Dreamcast can play burned as well. The rest we don't own we can buy or emulate, but I think we should try to stick to the original format as much as humanly possible. And we definitely need the GB Player disc.

Whatchu got?