Nintendo Power's All-Time Favorite Games

Nintendo Power's All-Time Favorite Games was an article that appeared in the final issue of Nintendo Power. It was a countdown of the 285 greatest games released on Nintendo consoles, as selected by the magazine's final editorial staff.

The games

#	Game	Console	Publisher	Released
1	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	11	Nintendo	1998
2	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	08	Nintendo	1992
3	Super Mario Galaxy	21	Nintendo	2007
4	Final Fantasy III	16	Squaresoft	2003
5	Super Mario World	08	Nintendo	1991
6	Mega Man 2	04	Capcom	1989
7	Super Mario Bros. 3	04	Nintendo	1990
8	Super Metroid	08	Nintendo	1994
9	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	16	Nintendo	2003
10	Resident Evil 4	16	Capcom	2005
11	The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword	21	Nintendo	2011
12	The Legend of Zelda	04	Nintendo	1987
13	Elite Beat Agents	18	Nintendo	2006
14	Super Mario 64	11	Nintendo	1996
15	Super Mario Galaxy 2	21	Nintendo	2010
16	Super Mario Bros.	04	Nintendo	1985
17	Metroid Prime	16	Nintendo	2002
18	Super Mario 3D Land	24	Nintendo	2011
19	Chrono Trigger	08	Squaresoft	1995
20	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	16	Nintendo	2004
21	Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting	08	Capcom	1993
22	Super Mario Bros. 2	04	Nintendo	1988
23	Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow	18	Konami	2005
24	Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga	14	Nintendo	2003
25	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX	13	Nintendo	1998
26	Beyond Good & Evil	16	Ubisoft	2003
27	Super Castlevania IV	08	Konami	1991
28	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island	08	Nintendo	1995
29	Resident Evil	16	Capcom	2002
30	Mike Tyson's Punch-Out‼	04	Nintendo	1987
31	Soulcalibur II	16	Namco	2003
32	Mario Kart 64	11	Nintendo	1997
33	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	21	Nintendo	2006
34	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	11	Nintendo	2000
35	Metroid: Zero Mission	14	Nintendo	2004
36	The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap	14	Nintendo	2005
37	ActRaiser	08	Enix	1991
38	Astro Boy: Omega Factor	14	Sega	2004
39	Mega Man X	08	Capcom	1994
40	Contra	04	Konami	1988
41	Contra III: The Alien Wars	08	Konami	1992
42	Drill Dozer	14	Nintendo	2006
43	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time	08	Konami	1992
44	DuckTales	04	Capcom	1989
45	Super Smash Bros. Melee	16	Nintendo	2001
46	Viewtiful Joe	16	Capcom	2004
47	Mega Man 3	04	Capcom	1990
48	Skies of Arcadia Legends	16	Sega	2003
49	Mega Man	04	Capcom	1987
50	Ninja Gaiden	04	Tecmo	1989
51	The World Ends with You	18	Square Enix	2008
52	Final Fantasy II	08	Squaresoft	1991
53	Tetris	06	Nintendo	1989
54	Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II	16	Sega	2002
55	WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!	14	Nintendo	2003
56	Pikmin	16	Nintendo	2001
57	Rayman Origins	21	Ubisoft	2011
58	Zelda II: The Adventure of Link	04	Nintendo	1988
59	Star Fox 64	11	Nintendo	1997
60	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	16	Ubisoft	2003
61	Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver	18	Nintendo	2010
62	Klonoa	16	Bandai Namco Entertainment	2009
63	Kid Icarus: Uprising	24	Nintendo	2012
64	Super Punch-Out‼	08	Nintendo	1994
65	Conker's Bad Fur Day	11		2001
66	Pikmin 2	16	Nintendo	2004
67	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney	18	Capcom	2005
68	Axelay	08	Konami	1992
69	Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II	16	LucasArts	2001
70	Tales of Symphonia	16	Namco	2004
71	WarioWare Twisted!	14	Nintendo	2005
72	Xenoblade Chronicles	21	Nintendo	2012
73	Resident Evil: Revelations	24	Capcom	2012
74	Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D	24	Konami	2012
75	WWF No Mercy	11	THQ	2000
76	Sin and Punishment	22	Nintendo	2007
77	Little King's Story	21	XSEED	2009
78	Metroid Prime 3: Corruption	21	Nintendo	2007
79	GoldenEye 007	11	Nintendo	1997
80	999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors	18	Aksys Games	2010
81	Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber	11	Atlus	2000
82	SimCity	08	Nintendo	1991
83	Super Mario Sunshine	16	Nintendo	2002
84	Kirby Super Star	08	Nintendo	1996
85	Metroid	04	Nintendo	1987
86	Bully: Scholarship Edition	21	Rockstar Games	2008
87	Tetris Attack	08	Nintendo	1996
88	Secret of Mana	08	Squaresoft	1993
89	Final Fight	08	Capcom	1991
90	Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective	18	Capcom	2011
91	Sonic Colors	21	Sega	2010
92	Soul Blazer	08	Enix	1992
93	Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes	16	Konami	2004
94	Mario's Picross	06	Nintendo	1995
95	The Legend of the Mystical Ninja	08	Konami	2005
96	Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin	18	Konami	2006
97	Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse	04	Konami	1998
98	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story	18	Nintendo	2009
99	VVVVVV	24	Nicalis	2001
100	Donkey Kong	06	Nintendo	1994
101	Professor Layton and the Unwound Future	18	Nintendo	2010
102	Pokémon Snap	11	Nintendo	1999
103	Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward	24	Aksys Games	2012
104	Blaster Master	04	Sunsoft	1988
105	Gunstar Super Heroes	14	Sega	2005
106	Earthworm Jim	08	Playmates	1994
107	Professor Layton and the Curious Village	18	Nintendo	2008
108	Out of this World	08	Interplay	1992
109	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons	13	Nintendo	2001
110	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages	13	Nintendo	2001
111	Super Smash Bros. Brawl	21	Nintendo	2008
112	Etrian Odyssey	18	Atlus	2007
113	Dragon Quest V	18	Square Enix	2009
114	Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers	08	Capcom	1994
115	Dragon Warrior	04	Nintendo	1989
116	Castlevania II: Simon's Quest	04	Konami	1988
117	Cave Story	23	Nicalis	2010
118	Golden Sun	14	Nintendo	2001
119	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All	18	Capcom	2007
120	Castlevania	04	Konami	1987
121	No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle	21	Ubisoft	2010
122	Picross 3D	18	Nintendo	2010
123	Mega Man 9	23	Capcom	2008
124	Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	14	Nintendo	2003
125	Dragon Warrior IV	04	Enix	1992
126	Shadowgate	04	Kemco	1989
127	The Last Story	21	XSEED	2012
128	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars	08	Nintendo	1996
129	BIT.TRIP RUNNER	23	AkSys Games	2010
130	Donkey Kong Jungle Beat	16	Nintendo	2005
131	Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean	16	Namco	2004
132	Advance Wars	14	Nintendo	2001
133	Jet Force Gemini	11	Nintendo	1999
134	Final Fantasy	04	Nintendo	1990
135	Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow	14	Konami	2003
136	Mario Tennis	11	Nintendo	2000
137	Pokémon Puzzle League	11	Nintendo	2000
138	Crystalis	04	SNK	1990
139	Paper Mario	11	Nintendo	2000
140	Kid Icarus	04	Nintendo	1987
141	Animal Crossing	16	Nintendo	2002
142	Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn	21	Nintendo	2007
143	Baseball Stars	04	SNK	1989
144	Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars	21	Capcom	2010
145	Fire Emblem	14	Nintendo	2003
146	Demon's Crest	08	Capcom	1994
147	Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City	18	Atlus	2010
148	WarioWare: Touched!	18	Nintendo	2005
149	R-Type III: The Third Lightning	08	Jaleco	1994
150	Sonic Generations	24	Sega	2011
151	Bionic Commando	04	Capcom	1988
152	River City Ransom	04	American Technos	1990
153	Mega Man Zero 2	14	Capcom	2003
154	Ōkamiden	18	Capcom	2011
155	Final Fantasy V Advance	14	Nintendo	2006
156	EarthBound	08	Nintendo	1995
157	Maniac Mansion	04	1990	2002
158	Metal Gear	04	Konami	1988
159	Final Fantasy Tactics Advance	14	Nintendo	2003
160	Luigi's Mansion	16	Nintendo	2001
161	Super Mario Kart	08	Nintendo	1992
162	Strider	04	Capcom	1989
163	Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time	18	Nintendo	2005
164	Faxanadu	04	Nintendo	1989
165	Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis	14	Atlus	2002
166	Golden Sun: The Lost Age	14	Nintendo	2003
167	Mario Kart 7	24	Nintendo	2011
168	Kirby's Return to Dream Land	21	Nintendo	2011
169	Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure	24	Sega	2012
170	The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks	18	Nintendo	2009
171	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance	16	Nintendo	2005
172	Epic Mickey	21	Disney Interactive Studios	2010
173	Mario Golf	11	Nintendo	1999
174	Mario Kart Wii	21	Nintendo	2008
175	Meteos	18	Nintendo	2005
176	Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies	18	Nintendo	2010
177	The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures	16	Nintendo	2004
178	Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance	14	Konami	2002
179	Kirby's Epic Yarn	21	Nintendo	2010
180	Dead Space: Extraction	21	Electronic Arts	2009
181	Rhythm Heaven	18	Nintendo	2009
182	New Super Mario Bros. Wii	21	Nintendo	2009
183	Super Paper Mario	21	Nintendo	2007
184	Donkey Kong Country Returns	21	Nintendo	2010
185	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	18	Nintendo	2007
186	Rock Band 3	21	MTV Games	2010
187	Super Scribblenauts	18	WB Interactive	2010
188	Star Wars: Rogue Squadron	11	LucasArts	1998
189	Monster Hunter Tri	21	Capcom	2010
190	Super Monkey Ball	16	Sega	2001
191	Wii Sports Resort	21	Nintendo	2009
192	Advance Wars: Dual Strike	18	Nintendo	2005
193	Mario Kart DS	18	Nintendo	2005
194	The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass	18	Nintendo	2007
195	Wave Race 64	11	Nintendo	1996
196	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	14	Nintendo	2003
197	Wario Land 3	13	Nintendo	2000
198	Illusion of Gaia	08	Nintendo	1994
199	NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams	21	Sega	2007
200	Earthworm Jim 2	08	Playmates	1996
201	Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2	18	Atlus	2008
202	Metal Gear Solid	13	Konami	2000
203	Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals	08	Natsume	1996
204	Pokémon Red and Blue	06	Nintendo	1998
205	Silent Hill: Shattered Memories	21	Konami	2009
206	New Super Mario Bros.	18	Nintendo	2006
207	Metal Storm	04	Irem	1991
208	Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light	18	Square Enix	2010
209	Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition	24	Capcom	2011
210	Sin & Punishment: Star Successor	21	Nintendo	2010
211	Cybernator	08	Konami	1993
212	Star Fox	08	Nintendo	1993
213	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game	04	Konami	1990
214	Mario Kart: Double Dash‼	16	Nintendo	2003
215	Rayman 2: The Great Escape	11	Ubisoft	1999
216	Mario Golf: Advance Tour	14	Nintendo	2004
217	F-Zero GX	16	Nintendo	2003
218	Ninja Five-O	14	Konami	2003
219	MVP Baseball 2005	16	Electronic Arts	2005
220	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory	16	Ubisoft	2005
221	Metroid Fusion	14	Nintendo	2002
222	Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles	16	Nintendo	2004
223	WWF WrestleMania 2000	11	THQ	1999
224	Cooking Mama	18	Majesco	2006
225	Ice Hockey	04	Nintendo	1988
226	Lunar Legend	14	Ubisoft	2002
227	Resident Evil Zero	16	Capcom	2002
228	Tales of the Abyss	24	Bandai Namco Entertainment	2012
229	Space Megaforce	08	Toho	1992
230	The Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse	08	Capcom	1992
231	Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts	08	Capcom	1991
232	Ikaruga	16	Atari	2003
233	Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg	16	Sega	2001
234	Mega Man V	06	Capcom	1994
235	A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia	04	Absolute Entertainment	1989
236	Kirby's Adventure	04	Nintendo	1993
237	Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days	18	Square Enix	2009
238	Mario Tennis: Power Tour	16	Nintendo	2005
239	Blast Corps	11	Nintendo	1997
240	Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos	04	Tecmo	1990
241	Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars	18	Rockstar	2009
242	Rhythm Heaven Fever	21	Nintendo	2012
243	MadWorld	21	Sega	2009
244	Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure	21	Capcom	2007
245	G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero	04	Taxan	1991
246	Ghosts 'n Goblins	04	Capcom	1986
247	Shadow of the Ninja	04	Natsume	1990
248	No More Heroes	21	Ubisoft	2008
249	Burnout 2: Point of Impact	16	Acclaim	2001
250	Kid Niki: Radical Ninja	04	Data East	1987
251	Shantae: Risky's Revenge	20	Capcom	2010
252	Super Smash TV	08	Acclaim	1992
253	Kirby Canvas Curse	18	Nintendo	2005
254	Willow	04	Capcom	1989
255	Conker's Bad Fur Day	11	Nintendo	2001
256	F-ZERO	08	Nintendo	1991
257	Mario Party 2	11	Nintendo	2000
258	Double Dragon II: The Revenge	04	Acclaim	1990
259	Sparkster	08	Konami	1994
260	Contra 4	18	Konami	2007
261	Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins	06	Nintendo	1992
262	Phantasy Star Zero	18	Sega	2009
263	Super C	04	Konami	1990
264	Mega Man Zero	14	Capcom	2002
265	Theatrhythm Final Fantasy	24	Square Enix	2012
266	Mortal Kombat II	08	Acclaim	1994
267	New Super Mario Bros. 2	24	Nintendo	2012
268	Solatorobo: Red the Hunter	18	XSEED	2011
269	Street Fighter Alpha 2	08	Nintendo	1996
270	Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose!	08	Konami	1993
271	Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom	04	Tecmo	1991
272	Donkey Kong Country	08	Nintendo	1994
273	Beetle Adventure Racing!	11	Electronic Arts	1999
274	Avalon Code	18	XSEED	2009
275	Punch-Out!!	21	Nintendo	2009
276	Mario Paint	08	Nintendo	1992
277	U.N. Squadron	08	Capcom	1991
278	Harvest Moon 64	11	Natsume	1999
279	Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles	21	Capcom	2009
280	Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword	18	Tecmo	2008
281	Killer7	16	Capcom	2005
282	Nintendogs	18	Nintendo	2005
283	Tecmo Bowl	04	Tecmo	1989
284	Donkey Kong	04	Nintendo	1986
285	Super Star Wars	08	JVC	1992

Breakdown

Systems

Console	Games ranked	Percentage
Nintendo Entertainment System	46	16%
Game Boy	5	2%
Super Nintendo Entertainment System	47	17%
Nintendo 64	24	15%
Game Boy Color	5	2%
Game Boy Advance	25	9%
GameCube	38	12%
Nintendo DS	42	15%
Wii	39	14%
Nintendo 3DS	13	5%

Years

Year	Games ranked
1985	1
1986	2
1987	7
1988	8
1989	12
1990	11
1991	12
1992	14
1993	6
1994	13
1995	4
1996	8
1997	4
1998	5
1999	7
2000	10
2001	15
2002	12
2003	19
2004	11
2005	21
2006	7
2007	12
2008	9
2009	17
2010	21
2011	10
2012	11

Publishers

Publisher	Games ranked
Nintendo	133
Capcom	37
Konami	25
Sega	12
Squaresoft / Enix / Square Enix	12
Ubisoft	8
Atlus	5
Namco / Bandai Namco Entertainment	5
Tecmo	5
XSEED	4
Acclaim	4
Aksys Games	3
Electronic Arts	3
Natsume	3
Other companies	29

Extra countdowns

Top 5 Villains

1. Ganon
2. Fawful
3. Dr. Wily
4. Kefka Palazzo
5. Albert Wesker

Top 5 Most Influential

1. Super Mario Bros.
2. The Legend of Zelda
3. Dragon Warrior
4. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
5. Super Mario 64

Top 5 Franchises

1. Mario (34 games)
2. The Legend of Zelda (15 games)
3. Mega Man (8 games)
4. Final Fantasy (8 games)
5. Castlevania (8 games)

Notes

• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door's entry mistakenly labeled it as a Nintendo 64 game.

See also

• Nintendo Power's 100 Best Games of All Time
• Nintendo Power's Best of the Best