So we begin our countdown of the greatest Nintendo games ever. This list was months in the making and caused endless arguments but we managed to whittle down over 20 years of phenomenal gaming experiences into a nice round 100. Over the next few weeks we'll be revealing our top 100 games of all time on the website in a series of special features but if you can't wait you can read the full list in the new issue of Official Nintendo Magazine. Our celebration of the 100 greatest Nintendo games ever is available now as a special bonus magazine that's free with Issue 40 of Official Nintendo Magazine.
100: Star Wars: Rogue Leader
Format: GameCube. Released: 2002
It's funny it should be next to Luigi's Mansion as together, they were the essential 'Cube launch games. Especially memorable for the amazing opening Death Star level where you fly the X-Wing. Stunning.
Format: GameCube. Released 2002
The best short game ever! Seriously, had Luigi's ghost gobbling adventure been longer, this could have been right up there with some of Mario's finest moments. As it is, it's six hours of pure Nintendo brilliance.
98: Bomberman Blast
Format: WiiWare. Released: 2008
It might be one of the simplest gaming concepts ever conceived but Bomberman remains an undeniable multiplayer party game classic. With online play and every imaginable feature, the recent WiiWare release is our definitive version.
97: Conker's Bad Fur Day
Format: N64, Released: 2001
The N64 went out with a bang thanks to a foul mouthed squirrel. The fact that Rare's cute Conker had let himself go made for a hilarious and original adventure.
96: Kirby: Power Paintbrush
Format: DS. Released: 2005
After a few years in the doldrums, Nintendo's pink blob returned for this early DS classic that has you painting paths with the stylus for our Kirby to roll along. Simple and beautiful.
95: Killer Instinct
Format: SNES. Released: 1995
Rare took the best bits of Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat and put them together for this ace fighting game. The stars aren't particularly memorable but it plays great and has a good soundtrack.
94: Metroid Zero Mission
Format: GBA. Released: 2004
A remake of the original
NES game, the revamped missions brought it in line with Fusion and added some great new power -ups. It's classic 2D Metroid from start to finish.
Format: N64. Released: 1999
With Perfect Dark suffering from delays, this was Rare's big hope in 1999. Although it features cuddly characters, this is a surprisingly dark sci-fi adventure with a brilliant co-op mode.
92: F-Zero GX
Format: GameCube. Released: 2003
With 30 racers speeding around loopy courses at speeds of over 200 kph, finishing first is tough. GX may have alienated some F-Zero fans but this challenging racer was a treate for hardcore fans.
91. Beyond Good & Evil
Format: GameCube. Released: 2004
A game starring a photographer and a talking humanoid pig was a bit too far out for some people but this world where humans, aliens, animals and robots co-exist is a wonderful place to explore.
INB4EVERYONE!
Chris knows my feelings on a #82 in this list...
Other people probably do too...
¬_¬
Rogue Leader should be higher.
Oh, so now even the free gift is being put of the website! I'm starting to think it's not worth buying ONM if everything that's in there is on the website.
Luigi's Mansion should be waaaaaayyy higher.
Shh... they'll hear you!
Also: World of Goo should definitely be higher. Hmph. I just hope that Super Mario World and Galaxy both position in the top 10 - or I'll lose all respect that I have left for you guys
Just to let you know, you put Donkey Kong 94(Unless it's my lame computer screen)I agree with that list, other than Chibi-robo. I borrowed this game off an old friend of mine and I think it was one of the most charming game for the 'cube. Should be definitely higher up.
Why do I get the feeling that Suoer Mario 64 or Zedla 64 (sorry tired) will be right at the top!
I'm not buying ONM anymore.
You're stealing our money.
Orcarina will be Number 1, as always
HeAreTheSecretOfMana.
If BW isn't in the top 5 you guys SUCK (or have a different opinion to me).
I haven't got the booklet but my personal top 5 would be:
5. Twilight Princess
4. Wind Waker
3. FE: Path of Radiance
2. Battalion Wars
1. FE: Radiant Dawn
Not a huge fan of 64 games you may have noticed! But I've only had a GC/Wii so that's my excuse.
Why are there a load of Rare games at the bottom of the Top 100? JFG and CBFD should both be in the top 50! Otherwise this is a good beginning to the list.
Though I think World of Goo is over-rated, the art is lovely but it's just trial and error and gets very repititous and dull after just a few levels. A waste of my Wii points in my opinion...
You called DK64 "Donkey kong 94" and you've given F-ZERO GX the same description as Beyond Good and Evil
It is meant to be Donkey Kong 94. It's the Game Boy game not the N64 adventure.
Wow, F-zero GX is that low?
Just...wow.
I agree with the list so far,but i think that Luigi's mansion should be slightly higher.
Then why the hell is there a picture of the Donkey Kong 64 box?
colonel-austin you are way off
If you dare leave Pokemon Gold/silver out I am gonna hunt you down and shove this free booklet up your backsides.
Top 5:
5. Zelda 64
4. Metroid Prime 3
3. Brawl
2. Twilight Princess
1. Galaxy
Yeah. I worked that out at issue 35.
for me, killer instinct on the snes still stands up today as one of THE greatest beat em ups ever. Killer soundtrack aside, the gameplay was fantastic, fast paced action and certainly a game we MUST see on VC!
Hey! ONM removed my previous comment!
Why must you hurt me ONM...
How am I way off, that was my personal top 5, not OMG IF THIS IZNT THE TOP 5 IM GONNA KILLZ ALL OF ONM.
I can't be wrong about my own opinion.
The biggest mistake with this top 100 is that Super Smash Bros Brawl isnt in the top 5?! Come on ONM whats up with that? Your talking about the game with the most unlocks, best soundtrack, best visuals and best muiltplayer experiance on the wii! and you put it at 15!!!! Brawl is more fun that Mario Kart wii, even tho thats not a bad game, but brawl is better than wind waker,resident evil 4, super mario 64 and mario kart wii all put together. genral the list is quite good, the only other niggles i have is that DKC should be higher up and that SMB 3 should swap with SMworld. Ill be rembering this Brawl thing for quite a while...
Although I think that some parts of your list were a bit off, such as Majoras Mask at No. 45 when Guitar Hero : World Tour got No.42, you deserve a pat on the back for putting Jet Force Gemini on the list. I got it for Christmas and it's bloody amazing, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone else. Proof that Rare was better off at Nintendo.
...Galaxy is better than OoT? Have you actually played both of the games? Though your top 4 are just recent additions on the Wii to big titles.
I have no argument in the ordering I think its spot on.
And does anyone know which street fighter game is best on VC? I really need to know which one is the best buy as they are all 800 points. None of them are just called: Super Street Fighter II.
i agree