A List of 100 Video Game Classics

    The Following is a list of 100 video games that I would consider to be classics, as well as the developer(s) for each individual game. The list is alphabetical by game title.  Before we get to it I would first like to make a couple of points. First, this is not intended to be a complete list. There are many video games not on this list which I would consider to be classics (for example, I would consider every game in The Legend of Zelda series to be classics). Rather, this list is intended to be a starting point for those who want to start researching video game classics. For those of you who play video games, or who intend to start, this is a list of games I highly recommend playing. For those of you who do not want to play video games, but who want to do some research on video game classics, I would say that this is a good list for you to start with. Ultimately, I hope that you will not take my word that video games can be classics, and will instead take a look at some of them yourself. I think you will find many positive things within them. Second, this is not intended to be an absolute list of classics. There may be many games on this list that you agree are classics, and that is great! But there may also be many games on this list that you do not think are classics, and that is great too! As I said before, classics are decided by the individual. This is a list of video games which I personally think are classics, but my list does not have to be yours. There may be games that you would remove, and others that you would add. This list is based on my opinion, not an absolute.
    I hope to go more in depth on some of these games in the future and explain exactly why I added them to this list. But for now, if you have any questions about why a certain game is on this list, or any question about anything posted on this blog, feel free to ask it in the comment section and I shall be happy to answer it.

 

A List of 100 Video Game Classics

Alan Wake, Remedy Entertainment
Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Nintendo
Assassins Creed, Ubisoft Montreal
Assassins Creed II, Ubisoft Montreal
Assassins Creed: Brotherhood, Ubisoft Montreal
Assassins Creed: Revelations, Ubisoft Montreal
Assassins Creed III, Ubisoft Montreal
Avalon Code, Matrix Software
BioShock Infinite, Irrational Games
Blades of Steel, Konami
Brain Age, Nintendo
Brain Age 2, Nintendo
Call of Duty: Black Ops, Treyarch
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Treyarch
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Konami
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse, Konami
Castlevania; Order of Ecclesia, Konami
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Konami
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Square Enix
Donkey Kong, Nintendo
Dragon Quest (Warrior), Chunsoft
EarthBound, Ape, HAL Laboratory
Fallout 3, Bethesda Game Studios
Final Fantasy IV, Square
Final Fantasy VII, Square
Final Fantasy X, Square
Final Fantasy XII, Square Enix
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, The Game Designers Studio
Fire Emblem: Awakening, Intelligent Systems
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Intelligent Systems
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Intelligent Systems
Galaga, Namco
Halo, Bungie
Halo 2 , Bungie
Halo 3, Bungie
Halo 4, 343 Industries
Joust, Williams Electronics
Kingdom Hearts, Square
Kingdom Hearts 2, Square Enix
Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days, h.a.n.d.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Square Enix
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Square Enix
Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, Square Enix
Kingdom Hearts Re: coded, h.a.n.d.
LittleBigPlanet, Media Molecule
Luigi’s Mansion, Nintendo
Mario Kart 7, Nintendo, Retro Studios
Mass Effect, BioWare
Mass Effect 2, BioWare
Mass Effect 3, BioWare
Metal Gear Solid, Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Kojima Productions
Metroid: Other M, Project M
Metroid Prime, Retro Studios, Nintendo
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Retro Studios, Nintendo
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Retro Studios, Nintendo
Metroid: Zero Mission, Nintendo
Minecraft, Mojang
Ms. Pac-Man, Midway Games
Myst, Cyan
New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo
Pac-Man, Namco
Pikmin, Nintendo
Pikmin 2, Nintendo
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, Chunsoft
Pokemon Platinum Version, Game Freak
Portal, Valve Corporation
Portal 2, Valve Corporation
Secret of Mana, Square
Shadow of the Colossus, Team Ico
Sid Meier’s Civilization V, Firaxis Games
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Sonic Team USA
Space Invaders, Taito Corporation
Star Fox 64, Nintendo
Star Wars Battlefront II, Pandemic Studios
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, BioWare
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords, Obsidian Entertainment
Super Mario 64, Nintendo
Super Mario Bros., Nintendo
Super Mario World, Nintendo
Super Mario 64, Nintendo
Super Smash Bros. Brawl, ad hoc
Tetris, Alexey Pajitnov
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Bethesda Game Studios
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Bethesda Game Studios
The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Nintendo
The Sims 2, Maxis
The World Ends With You, Square Enix, Jupiter
Valkyrie Profile, tri-Ace
Wii Music, Nintendo
Wii Fit Plus, Nintendo
Wii Sports, Nintendo