If you think a game should be higher or lower in ranking, then upvote or downvote it. If you don’t see a game on the list that you think should be on the list then create a top level reply with the name and system.
Final fantasy 3/6 - SNES
The best Final Fantasy
On the SNES, or counting only mainline titles, yes. Overall, tactics is the best FF
Duke Nukem 3D, PC
Diablo (1996?)
Some games released in 2000, alone:
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Counter Strike
Deus Ex
The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy
Earthbound 1&2
Wipeout 2097 (Wipeout XL), 1996
Dune 2, PC
Genre creating and still embedded firmly in the cranium!
How accurate do we have to be? Age of Empires 2 was released in Fall 99.
So I’ll propose Age of Empires 1. That one is my childhood pretty much 😄
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Heroes of Might and Magic 2
Rollcage
For the Dutchies among us.
A2 Racer
Anno 1602 is lovely too.
I played it again last year. Still fun!
I usually play the GOG version on Windows 10 with dxwnd and these settings:
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Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Road Rash
Need For Speed 3 - Hot Pursuit
Twisted Metal [1995]
I’d have said Twisted Metal 2, but the first game was still very fun.
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee (PS1)
So many games that I even upvoted that are still absolutely amazing haven’t really aged perfectly control- or gameplay-wise, but Oddworld could be released today and it would still be perfect.
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1995), was on Sega Genesis for me.
Metal Slug
UFO (or xcom) - enemy unknown.
Take one step forward
Instantly killed
Great game!
Resident Evil (1996)
Thank you for not saying Resident Evil 2 (or worse: Resident Evil 4). I don’t care what anyone says, nothing tops the original. I wish Capcom would hurry up and get off of their asses to work on a proper remake already. The remaster is so old and out of date.
I both agree and disagree.
I agree that RE1 is the best RE, because it is also the only Survival Horror game in the RE series. When RE2 was in development, Capcom changed it to an Action series. By the developers own words, they wanted to mimic “Hollywood Action movies.” They did a good job, but Action is exactly opposite of the genre wheel from Survival Horror. Survival Horror depends on a de-emphasis of action and combat, while Action games heavily emphasize action and combat.
I disagree that Capcom needs to remake RE1 again. The RE remake from 2002, which later became RE HD, is perfect. It does not need Capcom further altering the game to take away the qualities that keep it a Survival Horror game. Konami did this to Silent Hill 2 and that still has me pissed.
Additionally, RE1 is vastly more influential to video gaming as a whole than RE2, spawning a big Survival Horror genre boom that did not end until RE4 came out.
Puyo Puyo Tsu (1994)
