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Because YOU DEMANDED IT! Well, 'demanded' might be too strong of a word but you definitely helped with the push to have this continue past 50 games. I wanted the pool to be bigger this time around and since there was quite a gap of time between the year I started this and right now, I've got a bigger selection to choose from and fret over. As much as I resisted it there are more sequels included. It's so big that we've moved to a different container that's worthy of handling it all. Behold, the BOWL OF EXTREME DISMEMBERMENT!!!



So, yeah, we're pumped and ready to go. Well, actually, not quite. We've got to tackle last week's Gears of War and place it in it's proper place on the leaderboard. Let's do the math and get it's average score and see the full original 50....


Rate the Game Results



1. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)
2. Chrono Trigger (4.5)
3. (TIE) Mega Man 2 (4.44), Donkey Kong Country (4.44)
5. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)
6. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)
7. Shadow of the Colossus (4.28)
8. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)
9. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)
11. Super Mario 64 (4.07)
12. (TIE) Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06), The Legend of Zelda (4.06)
14. (FOUR-WAY TIE) NBA Jam (4.0), Super Mario Kart (4.0), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0), Super Metroid (4.0)
18. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)
19. Mega Man (3.89)
20. Half-Life (3.83)
21. (THREE-WAY TIE) Contra (3.8), Castlevania (3.8), Devil May Cry (3.8)
24. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.7)
25. Tetris (3.69)
26. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)
27. Diablo (3.66)
28. StarFox (3.61)
29. (TIE) Doom (3.6), Mortal Kombat (3.6)
31. Resident Evil (3.58)
32. (TIE) Killer Instinct (3.5), Ninja Gaiden (3.5)
34. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)
35. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)
36. Gears of War (3.27)
37. Quake (3.2)
38. Pac-Man (3.125)
39. Virtua Fighter (3.09)
40. (THREE-WAY TIE) Time Crisis (3.0), Tekken (3.0), Earthworm Jim (3.0)
43. Streets of Rage (2.8)
44. (TIE) Silent Hill (2.6), The Sims (2.6)
46. (TIE) Tomb Raider (2.5), Halo (2.5)
48. Twisted Metal (2.42)
49. Gran Turismo (2.3)
50. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)


Well, it struggles but it's got an above average of 3.27. It'll have to contend with spot 36 for the time being because there are 75 new contenders that are going to be placed on their proper place depending on how the good people of TPWW rate them. Speaking of which, join me on this brave new endeavor as we kick start this sucker all over again with the first game out of the pile. Let's do this!

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This really is much easier with a bowl....

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...and there we have it! Your first game to rate in this new era is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64. I feel bad leaving this one out of the original list but it's here now, waiting for you to judge it. So what do you say? How does this game rate with you? Is it a classic? Does it hold up? Take the poll and here's to the future!