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10. Street Fighter II
Many Street Fighter sequels have entered the arena, but none can best the 1991 classic, where E. Honda and the gang duke it out for the privilege of bitch slapping M. Bison and toppling his... READ MORE
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8. Chrono Trigger
Years before Jonathan Blow created Braid and briefly became the toast of the gaming world, years before we started having (and almost immediately growing sick of) the “are games art?” argument, and years before Final... READ MORE
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7. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
When Castlevania games get it wrong, as they often do, it’s because they don’t make Castle Dracula an interesting enough place to visit. Symphony of the Night avoids that mistake. This castle is a sprawling,... READ MORE
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6. Super Metroid
Super Metroid is less a game than an experience. I find I remember it as something that I did, not something I played. Part of the credit must go to the extraordinary environment design. From... READ MORE
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5. Super Mario World
Let’s face it: the much-beloved Super Mario Brothers 3 was always 16 bits of game stuffed into an 8-bit bag. It pushed the NES to its limits, and that meant its limits were showing all... READ MORE
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3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Link to the Past is the third game in the Zelda series, and it’s still considered the zenith of the franchise, as well as the best Shigeru Miyamoto game ever to grace the SNES. Although... READ MORE
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2. Super Mario Bros. 3
It should be hard to single out the best Super Mario game. There are so many, and most of them are fantastic. But Super Mario Bros. 3 stands apart. It doesn’t just one-up the original... READ MORE
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1. Half-Life 2
Valve’s Half-Life introduced gamers to fictional MIT professor Gordon Freeman, a bespectacled hero who saves the world from aliens. In Half-Life 2, Gordon fights still more aliens. But the Half-Life franchise is not your typical... READ MORE
