Greatest Video Game Ever (Nominations)

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

We did a competition thread like this a few years ago back when our board had a different host (a really crappy one, at that). We also had the first half of our top 100 list done a while ago (and we still have yet to put up the rest of its since nobody seems to want to finish off the last couple of entries). At any rate, I wanted to do this thread just for fun, and the rules that apply are exactly the same as they were for the greatest anime thread as well as the currently ongoing greatest manga thread. In this case, though, just like how Yu Yu Hakusho was excluded from being nominated in the last competition since it one, for this video game thread, Ninja Gaiden Black cannot be nominated since it won the competition that we had a few years ago. Anything else is fair game, though, and I'm willing to allow visual novels in as well if you want to count those as video games and have any that you feel are worthy of nomination. Freeware games as well as mobile games are all fair competition, as well, but being that not many people on this board are a fan of those (including myself), I doubt we'll be seeing any of those, anyways.

Now, I'm going to start the nominations with 128 spots, but seeing how many great games there are out there, I can easily at least double that number if we need to. For now, nominate as many great contenders as you can think of. I'll keep the current nomination cap at a maximum of 16 entries per user, but once again, I can lift that cap if need be.

Here are the current entries:

1.   F.E.A.R.
2.   Yoshi's Island
3.   Rocket Knight Adventures
4.   Halo: Combat Evolved
5.   Halo: Reach
6.   Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
7.   Resident Evil 4
8.   Max Payne
9.   Mega Man X
10.   TimeSplitters 2
11.   Power Stone 2
12.   Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
13.   Star Fox 64
14.   WWF: No Mercy
15.   The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
16.   The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons
17.   Super Smash Bros. Brawl
18.   Super Smash Bros. Melee
19.   Super Mario 64
20.   Super Mario Sunshine
21.   Super Mario Bros. 2
22.   New Super Mario Bros. Wii
23.   Donkey Kong Country
24.   Donkey Kong Country Returns
25.   Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
26.   Sonic Colors
27.   Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
28.   Kirby's Epic Yarn
29.   Kirby's Return to Dreamland
30.   Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen
31.   Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver
32.   Pokemon Colosseum
33.   Super Mario Galaxy 2
34.   Chrono Trigger
35.   Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
36.   Silent Hill 2
37.   Super Metroid
38.   Deus Ex
39.   God Hand
40.   Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
41.   Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time
42.   Bayonetta
43.   Vanquish
44.   The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
45.   Killer7
46.   Thief 2: The Metal Age
47.   System Shock 2
48.   Blood
49.   No One Lives Forever 2
50.   Planescape: Torment
51.   Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly
52.   Borderlands 2
53.   Hitman: Blood Money
54.   Metal Gear Rising Revengeance
55.   Guilty Gear XX Accent Core+
56.   Persona 4
57.   DOOM
58.   Sonic Generations
59.   Pokemon Black/White
60.   Mega Man 3
61.   Sonic 3 & Knuckles
62.   Metroid Prime Trilogy
63.   Contra (NES)
64.   Super Mario Bros. 3
65.   Sonic CD
66.   Mega Man 9
67.   Double Dragon Advance
68.   Shinobi III: Return Of The Ninja Master
69.   OutRun 2
70.   Kirby Superstar
71.   Metroid Fusion
72.   Viewtiful Joe
73.   The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past
74.   River City Ransom
75.   Ristar
76.   Super Monkey Ball
77.   Mario Kart Double Dash!!
78.   DOOM II
79.   Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
80.   Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
81.   Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
82.   Super Mario World
83.   Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
84.   Devil May Cry
85.   Soul Calibur II
86.   Alan Wake
87.   Gunstar Heroes
88.   Super Smash Bros.
89.   Contra 4
90.   Mega Man Zero Collection
91.   Punch-Out!! (Wii)
92.   Streets Of Rage 2
93.   Double Dragon II (NES)
94.   Klonoa
95.   Resident Evil (Remake)
96.   Half-Life
97.   Valkyria Chronicles
98.   Half-Life 2
99.   Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
100. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
101. Jak and Daxter
102. Jak 2
103. Star Fox Adventures
104. Super Mario Galaxy
105. Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
106. Pokemon Emerald
107. Pokemon Black 2 and White 2
108. The Simpsons Game
109. Dragonball Z: Budokai 2
110. Jump Ultimate Stars
111. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
112. BioShock
113. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES)
114. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (SNES)
115. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in time (SNES)
116. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
117. Garou: Mark of the Wolves
118. Super Castlevania IV
119. Shadow Complex
120. BioShock: Infinite
121. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
122. DuckTales
123. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (SNES)
124. Golden Axe: Revenge Of Death Adder
125. Aladdin (SNES)
126. Mappy-Land
127. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
128. Pikmin
129. Goldeneye 007
130. Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
131. Pikmin 2
132. Pikmin 3
133. Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
134. Darksiders
135. Super Mario 3D Land
136. Pokemon Battle Revolution
137. Banjo Kazooie
138. Banjo Tooie
139. Xenoblade: Chronicles
140. Rayman Origins
141. Rayman 3
142. Batman: Arkham Asylum
143. Fire Emblem: Awakening
144. Earthbound
145. Mother 3
146. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
147. Devil May Cry 4
148. Shinobi (PS2)
149. Jet Set Radio Future
150. Oddworld: Munch's Odyssey
151. Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 2
152. Ninja Gaiden (NES)

[LumRanmaYasha]

I'm not much of a gamer. I barely play them 10 hours a month, less in recent months. However, I am fond of the following games:

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Bros. 2
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Sonic Colors
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Kirby's Return to Dreamland
Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen
Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Pokemon Colosseum

[talonmalon333]

I've been meaning to follow these tournaments, but I always feel too late. I'll get some nominations in for this one now.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (I'd nominate the original Galaxy as well, but I feel it's redundant to have both of them. And 2 seems to be generally more liked on this board, so I'm choosing it.)
Chrono Trigger
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Silent Hill 2
Super Metroid

I'll pick some more later. But there's five of my nominations for now.

[Foggle]

Deus Ex
God Hand
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time
Bayonetta
Vanquish
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Killer7
Thief 2: The Metal Age
System Shock 2
Blood
No One Lives Forever 2
Planescape: Torment
Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly
Borderlands 2
Hitman: Blood Money

[Rynnec]

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core+
Persona 4
DOOM
Sonic Generations
Pokemon Black/White
Mega Man 3
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Metroid Prime Trilogy

[Foggle]

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance
Persona 4
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Metroid Prime Trilogy

Good man. Would have opted for P2 or 3 myself, though.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Contra (NES)
Super Mario Bros. 3
Sonic CD
Mega Man 9
Double Dragon Advance
Shinobi III: Return Of The Ninja Master
OutRun 2 (and its spin-offs which are all the same core game)
Kirby Superstar
Metroid Fusion
Viewtiful Joe
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past
River City Ransom
Ristar
Super Monkey Ball
Mario Kart Double Dash!!
DOOM II

[talonmalon333]

Is Metroid Prime Trilogy being counted as three games, or just as the one set?

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

For the sake of technicality, it would just be the one set, but if you prefer the first 2 games without the Wii motion controls, then you can think of them as the 3 individual games in one, I suppose. Either way, I've only ever played bits and pieces of these games, so I won't be able to judge them fairly in the actual competition, regardless of which ones we're talking about.

Also, good nominations so far, everyone. I'm going to extend the max nomination cap to 24 nominations per user, now, so you all have 8 more spots left if you already used up what you already had. Here are my other 8 nominations:

Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Super Mario World
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Devil May Cry
Soul Calibur II
Alan Wake

[Spark Of Spirit]

Gunstar Heroes
Super Smash Bros.
Contra 4
Mega Man Zero Collection
Punch-Out!! (Wii)
Streets Of Rage 2
Double Dragon II (NES)
Klonoa (Wii or PS1, it doesn't matter)

Is MMZC alright? It's 4 games of similar quality and it does have a special mode where you play them all back to back as well as unlockables. I think it would nice to place them this way.

[Foggle]

I'll add a few more and leave the rest up to everyone else.

Resident Evil (Remake)
Half-Life
Valkyria Chronicles

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Well, if you have a few free spots left that you don't intend to use, do me a favor and nominate Half-Life 2 and Max Payne 2 as well. I would've done it myself, but I ran out of spots.

[Foggle]

Well, if you have a few free spots left that you don't intend to use, do me a favor and nominate Half-Life 2 and Max Payne 2 as well. I would've done it myself, but I ran out of spots.

Shit, I thought you nominated HL2. Alright, done.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Only two Ratchet games? No Jak games?

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Is MMZC alright? It's 4 games of similar quality and it does have a special mode where you play them all back to back as well as unlockables. I think it would nice to place them this way.

Yeah, collections are allowed as nominations, but it just goes without saying that if you nominate a collection, then its essentially counting all of the games in it as one large game rather than having them be judged as individual pieces.