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10. (Wii) Super Mario Galaxy (Great graphics and gameplay.)
9. (GC) Luigi's Mansion (When I first got my Gamecube, I picked this game up with it. It was MUCH better than I expected!)
8. (N64) Super Mario 64 (Although I haven't played the original in a long time, my DS copy brings back great memories.)
7. (GBA) Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (I remember wanting this game so much, and it being as good as I expected.)
6. (GC) Pikmin (A start to a great series!)
5. (Wii) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (You know this game...)
4. (GC) Pikmin 2 (Lots to collect that improves the length of gameplay from the prequel!)
3. (N64) Donkey Kong 64 (Great 3-D graphics with great gameplay of 201 golden bananas!)
2. (SNES) Donkey Kong Country (Obviously, a start to a great series!)
1. (N64) Paper Mario (This game is way underrated in my opinion. It has great music, gameplay, and many other things! How come not very many like this game?)

5. DKC (Fun, and I had finished all the levels within a few days.)

4. DK: JC (Same like the last one, and it has unique gameplay and a few easy-to-remember foes from the DKC games.)

3. SSBB (Great, but missing something...)

2. Chu Chu Rocket (Man, I used to love this game...)

1. DKC2 (Great... Mostly EVERYTHING!)

10. (N64) Zelda: Majora's Mask
9. (N64) Perfect Dark
8. (N64) Blast Corps
7. (X-Box 360) Viva Piñata
6. (SNES) Super Mario World
5. (SNES) Donkey Kong Country
4. (SNES) Donkey Kong Country 2
3. (GMC) Super Smash Bros. Melee
2. (GMC) Super Mario Sunshine
1. (N64) Banjo-Kazooie

10. Pikmin (It was awesome, if you haven't played the original AND loved it, you have no soul.)
9. Street Fighter 4 ( I love me some hardcore fighters, and this takes everything from a great series and makes it even more awesome)
8. Pikmin 2 <GCN> (Same reasons as Gamer_Boy, they improved upon the original in such great ways)
7. Final Fantasy <NES> (Can't beat this original either, it was so simple, yet complex at the same time, and black mage was l33t!
6. Donkey Kong 64 <N64> (There was SO MUCH TO DO in DK64! And..well..it's a Donkey Kong game..need I say more?)
5. Super Mario 64 <N64> (Think back to 1996 when this was released and the world was taken by the massive 3-D orgasm of joy known as SM64. Thats's all I think I have to say.)
4.5 Banjo-Kazooie <N64> (yay 4.5) (Anyway, Banjo-Kazooie was such a unique platformer, that showed off so much Rare humor and it was just amazing..but I don't have to tell you guys that..of course..)
4. Super Smash Bros. Melee <GCN> (The technical skill it took to be great at Melee was so extensive, and it was such a FAST game...and if you weren't careful...KNEE to the face!! HYES!!)
3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl <Wii> (Although Brawl isn't as fast or complex as Melee, it added Diddy Kong, and most other things I'd always wanted to see in Smash..except for K. Rool...DAMN YOU SAKURAI!!!!!!!..but, there's always Smash 4, and if I need technical skill, Brawl+ does that for me.)
2. Donkey Kong Country 2 <SNES> (Pirates, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, extremely challenging levels, pirates, K. Rool-beard, pirates, and awesome awesome everything else.., pirates. ladies and gentlemen...DKC2.)
1.5 Donkey Kong Country <SNES> ("WHAT? 1.5? Can he do that??" Well maybe I can't but I did. Yay DKC! The one that started it all, and had such amazing level design, Donkey Kong, and the best soundtrack (in my opinion) that just made for one of the best experiences of my life. What? DKC isn't first? Who could it be?)




1. Legend of Zelda : Ocarina of Time <N64> (Yes, folks, Ocarina of Time. This game was so innovative, so wide, so beautiful, so long and expansive first time through, it had everything a game should. Everything. The dungeons were in depth and unique, completely, there were essentially 2 games in it, because the worlds of young link and adult link were completely different in story and events. It had one of the most epic final boss fights I've ever done, it just really stepped over every boundary it could to create the greatest, most seemless game I've EVER played. ) Oh, and the volvagia fight was pure godliness too. You must admit. Must.

10. Kirby Super Star Ultra
9. SSBB
8. DKC
7. Super Mario World
6. Animal Crossing (WW and CF)
5. Super Mario RPG
4. Super Mario Galaxy
3. Pokemon: Blue (First game I completed 100%. I even had Mew)
2. DKC2
1. Pikmin 2

1) Donkey Kong Country 2
2) Donkey Kong Country
3) Crash Bandicoot 3
4) Timesplitters 2
5) Donkey Kong Country 3
6) Crash Bash
7)Star Wars Battlefront 3
8) Crash Nitro Kart
9) New Play Control Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
10) Super Smash Bros. Brawl

10. Super Mario Galaxy - Great innovation on the platforming, beautiful environments, great soundtrack, and the game play you expect from a 3D Mario.
9. Donkey Kong 64 - There's a lot to do in this game, I just love going around and completing everything. Great to play when you're bored, and there are a massive amount of glitches in the game that make it even more fun. Add Gameshark hacking (via PJ64) to the mix and this game will last for several days.
8. Super Smash Bros. Melee - Definitively the BEST fighting game I have ever seen/played... of course Brawl has new characters, but this game was amazing. Brawl was basically "Melee++".
7. Taz: Wanted - (What?! A looney-toons game?!) Yes, this is one of the best 3D platformers that's not from any major Nintendo franchise. It has predictable cartoon graphics, but that doesn't ruin the fun. The worlds/levels in this game are quite diverse. The way this game works is,there are 7 wanted posters in a level. Every time you destroy one, you raise the bounty on your head (sort of like a high score). This bounty raises exponentially as you play through the game. It often requires skill to complete a level without getting caught by a Taz catcher (which lowers the bounty). There is a mine cart in one of the levels, somewhat akin to DK64's mine cart rides - that gets this game bonus points.
6. Paper Mario N64\Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door - Paper Mario was the first RPG I ever played, I thought it was awesome. / PMTTYD had the BEST STORYLINE EVER. It expanded on the original Paper Mario in so many ways I can't even count them all. This game is GREAT if you have an Action Replay handy - once you have beaten the game, it's fun to try out all the badges you can't get through normal play, and doing things like bumping your stats up to have things like 777BP,1024HP,1024FP
5. The legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Awesome play controls, lots of different things you can do, phenomenal storyline. The ONLY Zelda game that I have played the entire way through (minus side-quests). The ending hit me like a ton of bricks - it seriously made me cry to sleep and had me in a depression for days on end. The game was THAT immersive.
4. Banjo Kazooie\Tooie - I have these together because It's more like one whole game rather than two. Great storyline, great game play, AMAZING graphics for an N64 game(s). The SNS mystery kept me interested in BK for quite a while after I got tired of playing the game itself. Nuts & Bolts just sucks compared to the original two. I would have enjoyed seeing a Banjo-Threeie game.
3. Donkey Kong Country 3
2. Donkey Kong Country - Nothing beats this classic. Has much more "fullness" to its levels than DKC2, I'll give it that.
1. Donkey Kong Country 2 - Better difficulty than DKC. I actually have two copies of this game (actual cartridges) and one of them has never been used. (I think that on my used copy of DKC2 someone had done the castle crush glitch, because it sometimes exhibits odd behavior, sometimes files get randomly erased, etc.)

1) Donkey Kong Country 2
2) Banjo - Kazooie
3) Donkey Kong Country
4) Conker's Bad Fur Day
5)Donkey Kong Country 3
6) Pokemon Yellow
7) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
8) DK: Jungle Climber
9) Super Smash Bros.
10) Diddy Kong Racing

1)Pokemon Gold/Silver-That's right, my favorite game ever is actually a Pokemon game. It took a lot of soul searching for me to realize that there are a few games in which I've put nearly three times as many hours into than the DKC trilogy. By the way, Gold is my actual favorite, I just included silver so it wouldn't take up the 4th or 5th spot.
2)Pokemon Blue/Yellow-Considering that I no longer have my copy(ies) of either game, I haven't put nearly as much time into them. But that's why they are so high up, they are sort of a lost treasure from my early childhood. I would trade both of my copies of Gold and my copy of Silver for these games just for the sake of revisiting the "good old days". The only thing keeping these from number one is the fact that I've put hundreds and hundreds of hours of my life into Gold and Silver.
3)Donkey Kong Country 2- Inarguably the best of the trilogy, well actually people do argue about it and they are wrong. This is the best of the Trilogy. I remember the sense of fascination while watching my older brother play through it a couple hours a day, visiting Volcanoes and Sunken Ships; roller coasters and haunted mansions; I will never forget the day my brother beat it. And then when we thought we were all done, we see the "hero" screen, and realize that we have to beat Mario and Yoshi still, and that only motivated us more. A couple of years later, when I had grown slightly, and developed better motor skills, I was ready. In time, the one who was always, "too little to play", had become the best player of them all. I spent so much time sitting on the living room floor with that game it's ridiculous.
4) Donkey Kong Country- This one never had the same feeling of wonder that the others did. Probably because I don't remember a time when we didn't have DKC, where as the sequels were very exciting purchases. But the soul fact that DKC is the only game that my Dad ever plays with me, and that I have memories of me, my dad, my brother, and my grandma all playing DKC puts this high up on my list. There's a reason I have two cartridges of the entire trilogy.
5) Donkey Kong Country 3- This one was always my least favorite, but there is one thing that makes it special: I never knew it existed until 2nd grade. I had been playing the others since I was a baby, but I had never even heard of a third installment. When I finally got a hold of one, it was probably one of the most exciting times of my life. And that's why it's number 5.
==The rest of this list doesn't really hold as much "nostalgic value", so they are less important to me==
6)Crash Bandicoot PSone Games- I was a huge Crash fan growing up.
7) Timesplitters 2- my first Game cube game, and it remains my favorite Game cube game. This is a good frickin' game!
8) Spyro Trilogy
9) Starcraft: Brood War
10) Star Wars Battlefront

10. Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)
9. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness (DS)
8. Tony Hawk's Project 8 (PS2)
7. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (PS2)
6. True Swing Golf (DS)
5. Line Rider (Online)
4. Ruinscape (Online)
3. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (SNES)
2. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES)
1. Tony Hawk's Underground (PS2)

1. Donkey Kong Country 2 - This is one of the most epic sequels ever. DKC2 not only accomplishes being a worthy sequel, but being even more greater than the original (if only by a slightly margin). Fantastic, tons of challenge and more depth than DKC1, huge feelings of accomplishment that were actually at times greater than DKC1'S. The gameplay innovations are great additions, the new animal buddies are cool too (but I miss Winky), and there's tons more collectibles. 10/10

2. Donkey Kong Country - everyone's absolute child favorite growing up. First game I ever played. Tons of memories from me, including that Poison Pond, and the mysterious orange life balloon on Trick Track Trek related to that one Klump that did not fall down? The graphics are bright and natural, really add to the feeling of the levels, the music is classic and you will always remember those mine carts. 10/10

3. Super Street Fighter II - Another game from my childhood. This game MADE the fighting genre. And it sure made an impact. Truly unforgettable characters, moments, gameplay, and did I mention HADOKEN & SHOOOOORYUKEN!!!. Somewhat broken, when it comes to character balancing, but who cares? Good music and paved the way for every SF game after (though I prefer Super). 9.6/10

4. Ace Combat games released for PS2 - It's hard to narrow them down, so, instead they all get a share of the third spot - Ace Combat 04, AC5, ACZero. Ace Combat 04 was my first experience in the flight simulation genre and boy was it epic. Undeniably so. AC5, which I would not get until much later, blew me away with the re-defined everything. Tons of depth. Ace Combat Zero, not as much depth, focusing on the best improvements to gameplay and control. 9, 9.5, 9.5/10

5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Undoubtedly the, if not one of, the best Wii games out there. True it's character balancing is a little bad (SNAKE? SNAAAKE!!!) and the items are cheap (fan?), but it's very awesome. Who doesn't want to Falcon Punch random Nintendo characters? Beating up those Nintendo guys (or Sonic/Snake) you grew up with is so satisfying given the roster and variety. Also, we got Sonic, who sounds excellent (and by that I mean minimum voice acting for him and everyone else but Snake with his codec), and the incredible music as well. All it's missing really is a better wi-fi and DLC. 9.99/10

6. Jak 3 - This is an awesome PS2 game, I highly recommend it for any PS2 owners. This game got rid of the teen emo-Jak we got from Jak II, made the difficulty less stupid, and gave it tons of depth. You don't die because of dumb time limits or give up due to unfair checkpoints, you die because you were not skilled enough to do the objective and there's more fairness around (though the control in some areas is questionable). Light Jak is an interesting element and Dark Jak is as good as ever, especially with the cheats that allow you infinite ammo and light/dark power. We got more guns, and it's not like CoD, it plays much like a platformer as well, not to mention an entire desert to explore. 9.7/10

7. Ratchet: Deadlocked - Remove Clank, make the game gladiator like, lower the crazy amount of guns and make an incredibly good online mode and you've got Ratchet: Deadlocked. To be honest, I thought this game was a great step in the right direction for the series. Fewer weapons means less time wasted training every single weapon (the amount of weapons you have dropped from like 20 in the last game to 11) and they're more straightforward. The multiplayer is very fun and addictive, it's great blasting through hordes of enemies with a friend. 9.5/10

8. Street Fighter Alpha - Take SF2, bring back the most important guys and music, add some new fighters and super combos and you've got a worthy successor to SF2. The music is awesome remixes of familiar tunes and the other fighters' music is great as well (seriously, look up this game's soundtrack) and the chain combo system is so satisfying. 9/10

9. Metal Gear Solid 2 - Though I have not played the original, MGS2 was still a great game for me. I had to adjust to the controls but after a while I got used to it. The plot of this game is large and has tons of plot twists. Stealth gameplay is challenging especially given some of the situations but fun. Even so I have died a number of times due to the controls even after I got used to it. Throughout most of the adventure you'll play as Raiden, though I did not mind. Overall I recommend the game for PS2 owners (I myself got it used for $5... pretty outdated, so?) 9.3/10

10. Final Fantasy IV DS - My first and favorite Final Fantasy game. I do not have many other FF games myself, this is the game that got me into it. The music is awesome, though the plot is, like most games in the series, a cut-and-paste story about... CRYSTALS! And the characters are decent when it comes to uniqueness and the enemies are a bit generic (stupid bats! and cats! and rats!) but overall the battle system is good, and is a large game for the DS. I recommend to any DS owner, it's worth a playthrough (speaking of which it has ones of those "new game +" things where it expects you to go through the entire game again but with your items and such). 9/10

1. DKC1
2. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
3. DKC2
4. Lost Vikings 2
5. Crash Bandicoot 2
6. Banjo-Tooie
7. Alfred Chicken
8. Super Mario World
9. Banjo-Kazooie
10.Lost Vikings
Honorable Mentions: DKC3, DK64, Aero the Acrobat, Castlevania Dracula X/Vampire's Kiss, Paper Mario, Crash Bandicoot Warped, Star Fox Adventures, and Super Metroid

1) Pokemon Series (specifically Gold, Blue, Yellow, and Snap)
2) Donkey Kong Series (DKC trilogy, DKL, DKCR, DKR, etc)
3) Crash Bandicoot Series (Crash 1, 2, 3, CTR, Bash, WoC, Nitro Kart, Twinsanity)
4) Timesplitters (2 and Future Perfect)
5) Star Wars games (Mainly Battlefront and Lego Star Wars)
6) Super Smash Bros (Mostly the original and Brawl)
7) Spyro the Dragon (The original trilogy only)
8) Banjo Kazooie (the first 2)
9) Sonic (the Genesis ones, + Adventure)
10) Mario (Bros trilogy, World, Kart(s), Galaxy, etc)

The list leaves out a lot of my favorite games though, such as Eternal Darkness, Star craft, Goldeneye 007, Call of Duty series, Killzone series, Billy Hatcher, Star Fox Adventures, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Conker, Ratchet and Clank series, Space Jam (Genesis), Toy Story (also Genesis), Bugs Life (GB), Dinosaur (GB), and many, many others.

10. Tuff E Nuff
9. Street Fighter
8. Mortal Kombat
7. Donkey Kong Country 2
6. Insaniquarium Deluxe
5. Super Mario World
4. Speedy Eggbert 2
3. Yoshis Island
2. Donkey Kong Country 3
1. Donkey Kong Country

Command And Conquer (PC and 64)
Speedy Eggbert
Killer Instinct

Speedy Eggbert (A childhood classic for me.)
Speedy Eggbert 2 (A better version of my childhood game, I can't believe they made a sequel.)
Star Fox (Classic 3D game, I love it.)
Star Fox 2 (A even better game than the original, too bad it was unreleased.)
Sonic 1 (A great fast game that started the Sonic franchise.)
Sonic 2 (A very good sequel to a very good game.)
Super Mario All-Stars (Classic collection of all the NES Super Mario Brothers games.)
Sonic 3 / Sonic & Knuckles (A great game, expecially Sonic 3 & Knuckles.)
Super Mario World (The 4th game in the Super Mario Brothers series and my favorite out of the Super Mario Brothers series.)
Donkey Kong Country Series (This is my list, I can do what ever I want to it, I say that DKC1, DKC2, DKC3, DKL1, DKL2, DKL3, and DKCR are my favorite games of all time!!!)

Spy Games Elevator Mission (Not as bad as everyone said, but it is not very good either.)
Drake & Josh (Great show, bad game on the GBA.)
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Crappy, go take advice from AVGN, and smash it with a hammer.)
Action 52 (52 crappy games in one.)
Hong Kong 97 (The creepiest game I have ever seen, and it is stupid.)