Wikipedia's list of best video games

Nicked this thread idea from another forum because I thought it was quite interesting.

Wikipedia has a list of the "best video games of all time", aggregated from various review scores. Of the 178, which haven't you played? (I'd have spoilered it for space, but carriage returns don't work in spoiler tags on this forum coughanikicough)

Full list:

Pong
Zork
Space Invaders
Asteroids
Pac-Man
Defender
Donkey Kong
Frogger
Galaga
Joust
Ms. Pac-Man
Pitfall
Robotron 2084
Elite
Tetris
Gauntlet
Super Mario Bros.
The Legend of Zelda
Contra
Double Dragon
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
R-Type
Mega Man 2
Ninja Gaiden (NES)
Super Mario Bros. 3
Prince of Persia (1989)
Simcity (1989)
The Secret of Monkey Island
Super Mario World
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Lemmings
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Sonic the Hedgehog
Street Fighter 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Super Mario Kart
Wolfenstein 3D
Day of the Tentacle
Daytona USA
Doom (1993)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Mortal Kombat 2
Myst
NBA Jam
Phantasy Star 4
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Secret of Mana
Simcity 2000
Donkey Kong Country
Earthbound
Final Fantasy 6
Star Wars: TIE Fighter
Super Metroid
X-COM: UFO Defense
Chrono Trigger
Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness
Wipeout
Yoshi's Island
Civilization 2
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Nights into Dreams
Pokemon Red & Blue
Quake
Resident Evil (1996)
Super Mario 64
Tomb Raider (1996)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy 7
Goldeneye
Gran Turismo
Quake 2
Star Fox 64
Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2
Tekken 3
Ultima Online
Dance Dance Revolution
Grim Fandango
Half-Life
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Metal Gear Solid
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Soul Calibur
Starcraft
Thief: The Dark Project
Age of Empires 2
Everquest
Homeworld
Planescape Torment
Shenmue
Silent Hill
System Shock 2
Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn
Counter-Strike
Deus Ex
Diablo 2
Jet Grind Radio
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Sims
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Advance Wars
Animal Crossing
Final Fantasy X
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
Grand Theft Auto 3
Halo
Ico
Max Payne
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Rez
Silent Hill 2
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Metroid Prime
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Warioware Inc: Mega Microgames
Burnout 3: Takedown
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Half-Life 2
Katamari Damacy
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
World of Warcraft
Civilization 4
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
God of War (2005)
Guitar Hero
Resident Evil 4
Shadow of the Colossus
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
Gears of War
Okami
Wii Sports
Bioshock
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
God of War 2
Halo 3
Portal
Super Mario Galaxy
Team Fortress 2
Braid
Dead Space
Fallout 3
Grand Theft Auto 4
Left 4 Dead
Littlebigplanet
Persona 4
Spelunky
Assassin's Creed 2
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Limbo
Mass Effect 2
Red Dead Redemption
Rock Band 3
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Meat Boy
Batman: Arkham City
Dark Souls
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Minecraft
Portal 2
Dishonored
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Journey
Mass Effect 3
Telltale's The Walking Dead Season 1
Dota 2
Grand Theft Auto 5
The Last of Us
Bloodborne
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Inside
Overwatch
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

I'm missing a surprisingly high number - 26 (where I've never played any of the game whatsoever):

Spoiler - click to showContra, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out, Ninja Gaiden (NES), Daytona USA, NBA Jam, Phantasy Star 4, Secret of Mana, Earthbound, X-COM: UFO Defense, Nights into Dreams, Ultima Online, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Starcraft, Everquest, Homeworld, Max Payne, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Dead Space, Red Dead Redemption, Dark Souls, Mass Effect 3, Dota 2, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Overwatch

Dishonored just snuck on there as I started it a few days ago, and The Witcher 3 has been on my list to play for ages, but the others have totally passed me by.

I'm guessing keeping up with lists of this type will become even harder over time due to the sheer amount of stuff being released these days.

That's a longer list ran I was expecting when I opened the thread; I've played 101 of them (for certain; others - like the original Sims, or Metal Gear Solid 2 - I can't remember if I played them, or only played a demo).

Played 135 of those. Good list.

I've played 118, though there are some big-name absentees from my list - most of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, for instance.

I've played 134. If you take away the ones I've played for all of 60 seconds, on emulators, I've probably played 120.

I was missing quite a few of the older ones, but from Majora's Mask onwards there are only 3 I haven't played.

FFX, Melee and MGS3? No, swap FFX for Fire Emblem.

Haha nope, DOTA, Dark Souls and Melee.

I played MGS3 on the vita (we didn't get along), and I played FFX for a few hours before getting bored. There was a ship, and a beach, and I was twatting people with a volleyball. I don't really remember it.

FUCK. I remembered you played FFX and were utterly…'amazed' by Wakka and his accent. At least I got Melee though….

Missing a fair few!

Spoiler - click to showZork Galaga Joust Ms. Pac-Man Pitfall Double Dragon Mike Tyson's Punch-Out Prince of Persia (1989) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Day of the Tentacle The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Myst NBA Jam Phantasy Star 4 Secret of Mana Earthbound Super Metroid Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Star Fox 64 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Warioware Inc: Mega Microgames Limbo Super Mario Galaxy 2 Fire Emblem: Awakening Mass Effect 3 The Last of Us The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

I take issue with a lot of those games being "best" anything, and not just new ones! Games like Gauntlet and Contra are good, fine, but "best"? There are a lot of old games that are so much better than those games. But you know, fine, whatever. People love a lot of bad games COUGHMARIO64HACKWHEEZE.

Spoiler - click to showDance Dance Revolution; Panzer Dragoon Saga; Silent Hill; Silent Hill 2; Burnout 3 Takedown; MGS3 Snake Eater; Devil May Cry 3; God of War; Splinter Cell Chaos Theory; Gears of War; Ōkami; Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare; God of War II; Halo 3; LittleBigPlanet; Persona 4; Uncharted 2; Mass Effect 2; Red Dead Redemption; Dark Souls; Fire Emblem Awakening; Journey; Mass Effect 3; The Walking Dead; GTAV; The Last of Us; Bloodborne; Witcher 3; Inside; Overwatch

What a surprise, almost all new games, the opposite of everyone else. Y'all need to play some old games.

I'm missing about 14 although there's about another ten which I probably only played for about a minute before passing the controller back or moving on to another display pod or whatever.

Quote a few I haven't played, mostly PC based

Spoiler - click to showZork, Joust, Pitfall!, Robotron 2084, Elite, Gauntlet, The Legend of Zelda, Contra, Mike Tyson's Punch Out!, Mega Man 2, Ninja Gaiden, Prince of Persia, Sim City, Secret of Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2, Wolfenstein 3D, Day of the Tentacle, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Myst, Phantasy Stat IV, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Secret of Mana, Earthbound, Star Wars: TIE Fighter, UFO: Enemy Unknown, Chrono Trigger, Warcraft 2, Star Wars: Dark Forces 2, Ultima Online, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Thief, EverQuest, Homeworld, Planescale: Torment, System Shock 2, Baldurs Gate 2, Diablo 2, Burnout 3, World of Warcraft, God of War 2, Spelunky, Fire Emblem Awakening, DOTA 2, Witcher 3, Inside, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The number of people who haven't played Breath of the Wild is giving me anxiety.

I'm not sure I can complete this assessment correctly. I mean, I've been around to long enough to have played all of them, and some of the obvious standouts that I haven't touched are ones I'd never have an interest in (so, Sim City, C&C, Baldur's Gate). But then others, my brain and memories don't seem to match. Have I actually played Ms. Pac-Man? I've played Myst, but was it the original or one of the others? And so on and so on. I honestly can't remember and don't want to just assume.

To that end then, I'm not even going to attempt it.

I think we’ll just assume you’ve got the Platinum on all of them.

I Platinum'd Pong before most of you were sparkles in the milkman's eye, son.

A solid 115. Higher than I thought. Completed probably 3.

The number of people who haven't played Breath of the Wild is giving me anxiety.

But weapon degradation though!!!!

The number of people who haven't played Breath of the Wild is giving me anxiety.

Even I played it. I didn't care much for it though I can understand people liking it, but I played a bit of it.

It's worrying difficult to be sure how many of those games (especially the older ones) I've played, and how many I've just played a demo of, or a minute of at a friends, or even not at all, but feel like I have.

I think I'm in the 125-130 range in terms of how many I've actually played (at least briefly), with another 10-15 I own/have owned (even just on PS+, etc), but have never actually played.

If I actually gamed properly on PCs, or had earned more Nintendo consoles I'd have a bit of a better number. Maybe if I do get that Switch at some point I'll be able to fill in a few blanks.

There's a few games missing from that list.
Canon Fodder
Ikaruga
Patapon 2
De Blob 2
Earth Defence Force
Bastion

Basically every good cartoon platformer not made by Nintendo.
Jak & Daxter
Beyond Good & Evil
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time

Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 get a mention but they skip Flower, and Mass Effect 1?

Bri, there are so many games that aren't on that list and so many that are but probably shouldn't be, we could be here all day. OPINIONS.

Well stop talking about it and start writing lists!

I mean, what are we even here for!?

Just had a look and missing 40. Mostly PlayStation and 90s PC stuff. Will post the full list when I get in and am not on my phone but then if anyone cares they can point out games I should play. Will have a look at ones I have access too etc (never played Secret of Mana or Majoras mask but have the snes mini and the gamecube zelda collection etc)

No Spec Ops: The Line? :(

No Spec Ops: The Line? :(

The world has forgotten it.

Hardly surprising since the world barely noticed it.

Keep going, Bri.

Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got something to say
But nothing comes out when they move their lips
Just a bunch of gibberish
And motherfuckers act like they forgot about Spec Ops The Line

I never finished that and found what I did play largely middle of the road, is there a big twist or something? Always wondered why it's so well thought of.

is there a big twist or something ?

Let's just say that there's a reason every conversation about it on The Society turns into the repeated phrase, "Keep going".

It’s a shit game with a great twist.

"Shit" might be a little harsh, but it's no more than a 7/10. Without the twist it would be totally forgettable.

It’s a shit game with a great twist.

Calling it 'shit' is a bit harsh. It's a decidedly 5/10 game, outside of the story development. But it works, you can play it, it's not terrible. There's much worse out there.

It's a videogame which actually has something to say which is rare enough. The fact that it says it so well and that it is a commentary on violence as entertainment makes it one of the most important games of the 360/PS3 generation.

But sure if you are talking gameplay Edge would give it a 5/10, Games(tm) would give it a 7 (Better than Dark Sector / Worse than Uncharted 2), and Old Society a functional/10.

The fact that's it's mechanically the same as hundreds of other 7/10 shooters actually helps to hammer home the message.

I doubt it was intentional, but it helps.

The fact that it says it so well and that it is a commentary on violence as entertainment makes it one of the most important games of the 360/PS3 generation.

Shit, I'd forgotten that was the point. I was remembering the twist as something complete different.

You thought Bruce Willis was a ghost, didn't you?

That, and the fact that Kevin Spacey was putting the limp on all along, the cheeky scamp.

The fact that's it's mechanically the same as hundreds of other 7/10 shooters actually helps to hammer home the message.

I doubt it was intentional, but it helps.

It was apparently intentional. They were making another military shooter, they decided to make it worth their while.

That music at the end.

"I'm going to count to five, then I'm gonna pull the trigger" :

This list does annoy me a bit though, it's very US-centric as always with lots of NES and SNES games and absolutely nothing apart from Elite and Lemmings to represent the classic 8-bit and 16-bit games from the UK. (And I bet they were thinking of the NES version of Elite too, the bastards). Any list without at least some representation from the likes of Jetpac, Jet Set Willy, Knight Lore, Uridium, Head Over Heels, Speedball 2 or Dungeon Master really isn't complete.

It's US-centric because these things are always written by US folk who think they know best. That'll never change. See also: the fact that the entry for the Sega Mega Drive is listed under Genesis, despite the fact that it was called Mega Drive in two thirds of the world. Sigh.

It's Wikipedia, put a call out on Twitter for UK friends to edit in their favourite.