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The Top 200 Games according to Nintendo Power were revealed through five issues of the ever popular magazine, starting in Volume 196 and ending in Volume 200, as a way of celebrating their 200th issue. The list includes 51 GCN games, 43 SNES games, 40 NES games, 30 N64 games, 22 GBA games, 9 GB/GBC games, 4 DS games, and only 1 Virtual Boy game. They are as follows:

  1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - N64 - 1998
  2. Resident Evil 4 - GameCube - 2005
  3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - SNES - 1992
  4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - GameCube - 2003
  5. Super Mario 64 - N64 - 1996
  6. Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES - 1990
  7. The Legend of Zelda - NES - 1987
  8. Super Mario World - SNES - 1991
  9. Super Mario Bros. - NES - 1985
  10. Metroid Prime - GameCube - 2002
  11. Metroid - NES - 1987
  12. Super Metroid - SNES - 1994
  13. Super Mario Sunshine - GameCube - 2002
  14. Final Fantasy III - SNES - 1994
  15. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - N64 - 2000
  16. Super Smash Bros. Melee - GameCube - 2001
  17. Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! - NES - 1987
  18. Soul Calibur II - GameCube - 2003
  19. Super Smash Bros. - N64 - 1999
  20. Goldeneye 007 - N64
  21. Chrono Trigger SNES - 1995
  22. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow - GBA - 2003
  23. Castlevania - NES - 1987
  24. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - GBA - 2005
  25. Mario Kart: Double Dash‼ - GameCube - 2003
  26. Advance Wars - GBA - 2001
  27. Viewtiful Joe - GameCube - 2003
  28. Final Fantasy II - SNES - 1991
  29. Beyond Good & Evil - GameCube - 2003
  30. Metroid Fusion - GBA - 2002
  31. Golden Sun - GBA - 2001
  32. Tetris - GB - 1989
  33. Mega Man 2 - NES - 1989
  34. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons - GBC - 2001
  35. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - GameCube - 2004
  36. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - GameCube - 2003
  37. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - GBA - 2003
  38. Super Monkey Ball - GameCube - 2001
  39. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages - GBC - 2001
  40. Super Mario Kart - SNES - 1992
  41. Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken - GBA - 2003
  42. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - GameCube - 2004
  43. Resident Evil - GameCube - 2002
  44. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - SNES - 1996
  45. Super Mario Bros. 2 - NES - 1988
  46. Metroid: Zero Mission - GBA - 2004
  47. Pikmin 2 - GameCube - 2004
  48. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures - GameCube - 2004
  49. Final Fantasy - NES - 1990
  50. Pikmin - GameCube - 2001
  51. Animal Crossing - GameCube - 2002
  52. Meteos - DS - 2005
  53. Mario Kart 64 - N64 - 1997
  54. Kid Icarus - NES - 1987
  55. WarioWare: Twisted! - GBA - 2005
  56. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - GB - 1993
  57. Contra - NES - 1988
  58. Madden NFL 2005 - GameCube - 2004
  59. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones - GBA - 2005
  60. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior - SNES - 1992
  61. Mega Man - NES - 1987
  62. F-Zero GX - GameCube - 2003
  63. Paper Mario - N64 - 2000
  64. Pokémon Red, Blue & Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition - GB - 1998 / 1999
  65. Conker's Bad Fur Day - N64 - 2001
  66. Super Castlevania IV - SNES - 1991
  67. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance - GBA - 2003
  68. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes - GameCube - 2004
  69. Golden Sun: The Lost Age - GBA - 2003
  70. F-Zero - SNES - 1991
  71. Blast Corps - N64 - 1997
  72. EarthBound - SNES - 1995
  73. Star Fox 64 - N64 - 1997
  74. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - SNES - 1995
  75. SSX Tricky - GameCube - 2001
  76. Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls - GBA - 2004
  77. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! - GBA - 2003
  78. Harvest Moon 64 - N64 - 1999
  79. Jet Force Gemini - N64 - 1999
  80. Pokémon Gold, Silver & Crystal - GBC - 2000 / 2001
  81. Resident Evil Zero - GameCube - 2002
  82. Star Fox - SNES - 1993
  83. Killer 7 - GameCube - 2005
  84. Luigi's Mansion - GameCube - 2001
  85. Metroid II: Return of Samus - GB - 1991
  86. Secret of Mana - SNES - 1993
  87. Tecmo Bowl - NES - 1989
  88. Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald - GBA - 2003 / 2005
  89. Ninja Gaiden - NES - 1989
  90. Donkey Kong Country - SNES - 1994
  91. Mario Tennis - N64 - 2000
  92. Pokémon Puzzle League - N64 - 2000
  93. Rayman 2: The Great Escape - N64 - 1999
  94. Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader - GameCube - 2001
  95. Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat - GameCube - 2005
  96. WarioWare: Touched! - DS - 2005
  97. 1080° Snowboarding - N64 - 1998
  98. Mario Party - N64 - 1999
  99. Excitebike - NES - 1985
  100. Perfect Dark - N64 - 2000
  101. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem - GameCube - 2002
  102. Tetris Attack - SNES - 1996
  103. Mega Man X - SNES - 1994
  104. Metal Gear - NES - 1988
  105. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 - GameCube - 2001
  106. Super Punch-Out!! - SNES - 1994
  107. Tales of Symphonia - GameCube - 2004
  108. Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - GBA - 2001
  109. Ikaruga - GameCube - 2003
  110. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - NES - 1988
  111. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber - N64 - 2000
  112. Skies of Arcadia Legends - GameCube - 2003
  113. Bionic Commando - NES - 1988
  114. Earthworm Jim - SNES - 1994
  115. Crystalis - NES - 1990
  116. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 - GameCube - 2002
  117. Pilotwings 64 - N64 - 1996
  118. Kirby: Canvas Curse - DS - 2005
  119. Banjo-Kazooie - N64 - 1998
  120. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - GameCube - 2003
  121. Pokémon Colosseum - GameCube - 2004
  122. Viewtiful Joe 2 - GameCube - 2004
  123. Burnout - GameCube - 2002
  124. NBA Street - GameCube - 2002
  125. Contra III: The Alien Wars - SNES - 1992
  126. Mario Golf - N64 - 1999
  127. Wave Race 64 - N64 - 1996
  128. Astro Boy: Omega Factor - GBA - 2004
  129. Ghosts'n Goblins - NES - 1986
  130. Skate or Die - NES - 1988
  131. Gradius - NES - 1986
  132. Feel the Magic: XY/XX - DS - 2004
  133. Double Dragon - NES - 1988
  134. Dr. Mario - NES - 1990
  135. NHL Hitz 20-03 - GameCube
  136. Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town - GBA
  137. Pinball of the Dead - GBA
  138. Super Bomberman - SNES
  139. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - N64
  140. Dragon Warrior - NES
  141. R.C. Pro-Am - NES
  142. Ice Hockey - NES
  143. Rygar - NES
  144. Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts - SNES
  145. Baseball Stars - NES
  146. Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand - GBA
  147. River City Ransom - NES
  148. Donkey Kong - NES
  149. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - GameCube
  150. ActRaiser - SNES
  151. Killer Instinct - SNES
  152. Phantasy Star Online: Episode 1 and 2 - GameCube
  153. Pilotwings - SNES
  154. Pokémon Snap - N64
  155. Duck Hunt - NES
  156. Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis - GBA
  157. Final Fight - SNES
  158. Beetle Adventure Racing - N64
  159. Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean - GameCube
  160. Wizards and Warriors - NES
  161. Breath of Fire - SNES
  162. Mario Paint - SNES
  163. SimCity - SNES
  164. The Lost Vikings - SNES
  165. TimeSplitters 2 - GameCube
  166. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - N64
  167. Mario Tennis - N64
  168. The Simpsons: Road Rage - GameCube
  169. Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble - GBC
  170. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron - N64
  171. Breath of Fire II - SNES
  172. Pro Wrestling - NES
  173. Mario Kart: Super Circuit - GBA
  174. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - GameCube
  175. Spider-Man 2 - GameCube
  176. Dragon Warrior III - NES
  177. Rock N' Roll Racing - SNES
  178. X-Men Legends - GameCube
  179. Mario Bros. - NES
  180. Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen - SNES
  181. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$ - GameCube
  182. Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals - SNES
  183. Gradius III - SNES
  184. Wario Land VB - Virtual Boy
  185. Mortal Kombat II - SNES
  186. Illusion of Gaia - SNES
  187. Mortal Kombat - SNES
  188. Out of This World - SNES
  189. Pokémon Trading Card Game - GBC
  190. Secret of Evermore - SNES
  191. Legend of the Mystical Ninja - N64
  192. Gyromite - NES
  193. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project - NES
  194. Maniac Mansion - NES
  195. Zombies Ate My Neighbors - SNES
  196. Super Baseball Simulator 1.000 - SNES
  197. Pac-Man Vs. - GameCube
  198. Rush'n Attack - NES
  199. Cubivore - GameCube
  200. Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life - GameCube

As the list was presented each issue, Nintendo Power presented smaller Top 5 lists alongside the main Top 200 best games.

5 Worst Games Ever[]

  1. Superman (Nintendo 64) - N64 - 1998
  2. International Karate + - GBA
  3. Home Improvement - SNES
  4. Waterworld - Virtual Boy
  5. Charlie's Angels - GameCube

5 Best Peripherals[]

  1. Wavebird - GameCube
  2. R.O.B. - NES
  3. Game Boy Camera - Game Boy
  4. Game Boy Player - GameCube
  5. DK BongosGame Boy Player - GameCube

5 Most Influential Games of All Time[]

  1. Super Mario Bros. - NES
  2. The Legend of Zelda - NES
  3. Super Mario 64 - N64
  4. Pokemon Red and Blue - Game Boy
  5. Tetris - Game Boy

5 Best Characters[]

  1. Link
  2. Mario
  3. Solid Snake
  4. Samus Aran
  5. Wario

5 Best Endings[]

  1. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
  2. Metroid
  3. Chrono Trigger
  4. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  5. Resident Evil 4

Randomly Generated[]

  • Games with "Mario" in the title: 23
  • Games with "Luigi" in the title: 2
  • Games with "Super" in the title: 19
  • Games with "64" in the title: 7
  • Games that are sequels/remakes: 90
  • Games based on movies/TV/comics: 9
  • Games starring talking animals: 10
  • Games prominently featuring ninjas: 12
  • Games prominently featuring pirates: 6
  • Games that are sequels based on movies/TV/comics that star talking animals and prominently feature ninjas: 1
  • Games featured as an NP cover: 81

System Breakdown[]

  • NES: 40
  • Game Boy: 6
  • Super NES: 43
  • Game Boy Color: 5
  • Virtual Boy: 1
  • N64: 27
  • Game Boy Advance: 24
  • GCN: 50
  • Nintendo DS: 4

See also[]

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