your top 100 retro games of all time

[Sabreman]

1/ Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast)
2/ Dungeon Master (Amiga)
3/ Wonderboy III: The Dragon's Trap (Master System)
4/ Elite (Spectrum)
5/ Vagrant Story (PS)

Picking 5 is tough! Agonizing decision between Vagrant Story and Secret of Mana.

[Kieran76]

1) SuperMario Kart
2) Goldeneye
3) Zelda LTTP
4) Zelda Ocarina of Time
5) Champ Manager 2

Big fat edit, decided that Champ Manager has eaten so much of my life over the years that it simply has to be in the top 5

[kernow]

1) Tetris
2) Super Mario World
3) Super Metroid
4) Metal Slug
5) Mario 64


this is impossible. they are all different types and genres of title.

[parkinho]

1. Tempest 2000 (Jag)
2. Majora's Mask (N64)
3. Card Fighters Clash (Neo Pocket)
4. Street Fighter 2 Turbo (Snes/Arcade)
5. Mario World (Snes)

Honourable mentions must also go to Ocarina of Time (N64), Mario 64 (N64), and both Shenmue games (DC)

[Mr Pump]

1) Zelda Ocarina of Time
2) Mario 64
3) Elite
4) Metal Gear Solid
5) Sensible Soccer

Had to write the first 5 that came into my head.There is no way could I distil all my favourites down to the five best. Another day could well bring another 5 different games, apart from Zelda OOT, that made me into the poor addict I am today.

[bangaio]

1. Final Fantasy III / VI
2. Super Mario World
3. Secret of Monkey Island 2 (is this ok to have a pc game?) if not then sod it - sega rally
4. Outrun
5. Street fighter 2

[butchcvc]

1. wwf no mercy (n64)
2. shenmue (dc)
3. jet set radio (dc)
4. msr (dc)
5. progear no arashi (arcade)

i've never understood the definition of "retro", some moron obviously created the word!, so these are my most enjoyed games of the past and even though i've been a serious gamer since 1986, i'm not going to include any of the true classics, as i didn't/don't enjoy them anywhere near as much as the games on my list!

[icarus0]

1. Zelda: OOT (N64)
2. Super Mario World (SNES)
3. Zelda: LTTP (SNES)
4. Final Fantasy 6 (SNES)
5. The New Zealand Story (Arcade)

The top 4 are pretty straight forward for me, but deciding on the fifth place one was a real bitch. TNZS just pipped Ghouls n Ghosts but it was almost too close to call.

[son_of_bael]

1. Championship Manager 2 97/98 (PC)
2. Goldeneye (N64)
3. Daytona USA (Saturn)
4. Command & Conquer (PC)
5. Worms (PC)

[anagrama]

1. Nights into Dreams (Saturn)
2. Rainbow Islands (Arcade)
3. Hunter (Amiga)
4. Fantasy Zone (Arcade/Master System)
5. Street Fighter II: Turbo (Arcade/SNES)

Bubbling under: Gunstar Heroes, Speedball 2, Tempest 2K, Space Channel 5

[Geoff D]

1) Zelda:OoT - N64
2) Super Metroid - Snes
3) Super Mario World - Snes
4) Streetfighter 2 Turbo - Snes/Arcade
5) Metal Gear Solid - PSX

[nekroxide]

1 - NiGHTS
2 - Super Mario Kart
3 - Panzer Dragoon Saga
4 - Street Fighter Alpha/Zero 2
5 - Streets of Rage 2

Kinda hard to decide there, but these are the ones I've either spent the most time playing or somehow hold a special place in my rotten, black heart.

[Mad Gear]

Is this survey gonna be carried into the mag i.e where else are you getting your top 5 stats from?

My top 5 (in no particular order) :-

1. Super Mario Kart (SFC)
2. Super Mario World 4 (SFC)
3. Quazatron (Speccy)
4. Tetris (GB)
5. F-Zero (SFC)

I can't believe there's no shooters in there

[Strider]

Is this survey gonna be carried into the mag i.e where else are you getting your top 5 stats from?

The results will appear in issue 38

results are currently coming from GamesTm forum, NTSC, Rllmuk, Greenhill Zone and Retro Survival and any emails I get sent. I also picked up about 40 from the recent CGEUK event.

[zipper]

Difficult - but after some thought I've got the 5 that meant the most to me over the years - in no order.

Streetfighter 2
Super Mario Kart
Final Fantasy 3/6
Guitar Freaks
Tetris

I would have liked to have put Sim City in there -If Guitar Freaks (PS) isn't deemed retro enough - u can switch them