Nintendo Power's Top 200 Games

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:

The Top 200 Games

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 - 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

Extra countdowns

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

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