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I am the founder of the VGEC (Videogame Enthusiasts' Committee). I'm a fan of the videogame companies Namco and Capcom. Other than that, I'm just an average Newgrounder. P.S. I know it's Namco Bandai but correct me and I'll split your head like a melon

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The Greatest Videogames of All Time

Posted by albatross412 - October 25th, 2009


Ever wonder what the greatest games of all time were? Of course you do! What helps determine a good game my friend? Well, a legacy everlasting (should be a positive one) and characters to die for really define "Great Games". Let's get compiling.

10: Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube Version: Original)
The first to deliver an "over the shoulder" view in the grungy universe that is Redsident Evil. To find the president's daughter and slaughter a few of the un-dead islanders and cultists on the get-go put you on the edge of your seat and waiting for those split-second button presses to keep your sorry hide in tact. Let's not forget this game introduced the dreaded Iron Maiden.

9: Halo: Combat evolved
This FPS made a world all its own as this is the first game to put you in control of the Master Chief. With the Covenant amuck throughout the station and the entire damn belt, you have no choice but to grab your guns and a few Covenant loins in a vice.

8: Metroid Prime
You always had a fondness for Metroid with its end game twist to reveal Samus Aaron as a woman, and you loved every minute of it. Destroying the Mother Brain was just the tip of the ice-berg to send you running like hell back to your ship before all of Zebes went to an explosive demise. Metroid prime beautifully recreated an entire planet in a lush 3-D world of pure terror and awe. Introducing your newly recreated nemesis Meta Ridley with the returning of your favorite items such as power bombs and missiles all packed into the Nintendo Gamecube's flagship shooter Metroid Prime.

7: Earthworm Jim
Delivering some of the best platforming and powerhouse enemy splatting to date. Spawning some fun sequels but even wackier foes such as Bob the Killer Goldfish,Major Mucus, Chuck and Fifi. Rescuing Princess What's-Her-Name from her sister Queen Slug-for-a-butt. Utilizing your shape-shifting, cow launching, gun slinging abilities is only the beginning. The ports of this game were actually true to its original and even just as good.

6: Super Mario Bros. 3
My childhood wrapped into eight devious and impossible world of what else...awesome. From the dessert to the sky world, the massive toy-like worlds and Bowser's hellish castles, this game wants your soul like a starving dog to a piece of glazed ham dangling on a string just out of its reach. Failure to complete a level and even losing all your lives puts you back at the start of your current world, which is worse than a kick in the teeth. Kings have been transformed into monsters and you got to set things right as you fight for the princess' sake. With that came the fiercest platforming, simple item usage, and the boss fight against Bowser; this time he puts up a fight for real.

5: Street Fighter II
As simple of a game as Street Fighter II you'd expect some easy wins...think again. Easy controls limits your battle possibilities and turns each fight into a pure slug-fest of crossed fingers and black eyes. This game introduced many memorable characters such as Zangief, Blanka, Sagat, Vega, and let's not forget the dreaded Shadoloo leader M. Biso who appeared in the first Street Fighter (unbeknownst a Shadoloo leader). You remember he put your back on the cement on a daily basis...even on level zero. With an original character roster and spammed haidoukens, the memories pour right back.

4: Final Fantasy VII
Are you shocked to see FF7 NOT on the top of the list, or in the top three? I recognize FF7 as one of the greatest games of all time. With above and beyond movie like stories that only a FF7 universe can create and the introduction to the bane of my existence...Sephiroth. Yet it wasn't the first of its kind in truth but they revolutionized turn based RPG's. Fight alongside favorites like Cloud and Cid in a story to topple Sephiroth and his grudge against the humans for being injected with a virus in his mother's womb, but origins can be a bit sketchy. It may be a PS1 release, but it feels WELL beyond its time.

3: Chrono Trigger
The Super NES pulled out all the stops to make a balanced and legendary RPG unrivalled to this day. In truth it was difficult putting this game in front of FF7, but this game is a pioneer and the granddaddy of FF7. Giving us memorable characters such as our favorite protagonist Chrono, Princess Marle, Lucca the inventor, Frog, and the most fearsome villain of all RPG-dome...Lavos. The greates t soundtrack was of its/this time was embedded into our unworthy skulls and even released the soundtrack separately for you to enjoy. The music this game delivered with its character themes such as Lavos' Theme that brung back a nostalgic feel of pure evil and organ pounding. Chrono Trigger is well deserving of at LEAST the third spot.

2: Pac-man
Pac-man was feverous and you can't deny his prominence as one of the most legendary games of all time. Today, it is said if you asked 95% of people if they know who Pac-man is, they would give you above and beyond the expected answer of "yes". Many innuendos of ball-chomping were made (mostly with the canon sequel Ms. Pac-man) but it is what it is. You are a yellow ball eating...balls. But those innuendos soon died when the addiction set in and the difficulty sent a telepathic punch to the nards when those pesky ghosts cut you off and the power pellets went as dry as your quarter count. The arcades were jam packed with kids and even adults who wanted to get a crack at the Pac. In the mid 90's a phenomenon happened when Billy Mitchell set the standard for a perfect score that took an effort of 5+ hours to achieve. The fever was severe.

1: Donkey Kong
Strange that Pac-man didn't get the number one spot but in truth it was nearly a dead tie between these two titans of the arcade. Donkey Kong gave us two of videogames' biggest pioneersof Donkey Kong and Mario (Jumpman at the time). This game alone has accumulated over 100 centuries of game time as declared at the time of The King of Kong's release (yes it has its own movie for those who don't know) and has consumed enough money to stimulate economy (but not today). Being one of the first games to introduce cinematics to a videogame and a concept as black and white as an Oreo cookie; jump over barrels and rescue the damsel in distress. But the levels got harder and would find sweet sustenance on your shiny, round, metallic quarters and as you fed it, it got more hungry. Soon the fireballs and elevators got thrown into the mix and the music kept taunting you with its sheer simplicity as Donkey Kong pounded his chest smiling in triumph as you kept dying and inserting your hard-earned allowance into this devil machine. Still awaiting in arcades to this day, you know you want to play another round, it's just a matter of time. With this, Donkey Kong gets the number one spot.

I would like to thank my entire team: I made this list for them since they helped me learn more about videogames and were awesome enough to share their knowledge with me. So this list is dedicated to them all. Long live the VGEC.

If you're a little sore with FFVII only getting number four on the list:

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thanks 4 the fav..........................ur crib around grove st?

No if you mean crib as in house. But your welcome.