The first installment of an annual series wherein we determine, at least for this year, what may be empirically be considered the Best Game of All Time.

Final List:

1. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
2. Chrono Trigger (SNES)
3. Tetris (Various)
4. OutRun 2 (Arcade)
5. Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (Arcade)
6. EarthBound (SNES)
7. Mother 3 (GBA)
8. God Hand (PS2)
9. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (GB)
10. The Secret of Monkey Island (DOS)
11. Half-Life 2 (PC)
12. Another World (Amiga)
13. Sid Meier’s Civilization (PC)
14. Bonk’s Revenge (TurboGrafx-16)
15. Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
16. Minecraft (PC)
17. Cave Story (PC)
18. Super Metroid (SNES)
19. Final Fantasy Tactics (PS)
20. PONG (PONG)

Edited by Andrew Toups.