Hey, I mentioned a while back that I'd been trying to compile an ordered top 50 list. A lot of shuffling was made...but at this point I ended up with this order. I posted it on Facebook earlier but needed to share it with you guys whom I don't have added on there, too.
So after 20 years of gaming...here are my personal top 50 games of all time:
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50 Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus Sucker Punch's instant platforming classic
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49 Aggressive Inline Surprisingly succeeded in matching the fun of Tony Hawk
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48 Tony Hawk's Underground The pinnacle of Tony Hawk games
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47 Okami Overlooked masterpiece with heavy Zelda influence
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46 Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Impressive storytelling and innovative gameplay elements
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45 Banjo-Tooie A massive game in the golden age of 3D platformers
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44 Tetris DS The very best version of Tetris that I've played
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43 Mario Kart: Double Dash!! The best single-player experience in the series
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42 Viewtiful Joe Off-the-wall beat-em-up extraordinaire
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41 Perfect Dark The game that set the new standard for console shooters in the new millennium
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40 Super Mario Bros. Platforming's great grandfather has aged just fine
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39 Chibi-Robo House cleaning has never been so fun
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38 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga The funniest game I've played, and great fun, to boot
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37 Viva Pinata An instant classic with a ton of charm
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36 Mirror's Edge A refreshing, exhilarating experience
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35 The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass The best use of DS controls out there mixed with classic Zelda
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34 Diddy Kong Racing Out of left field, and shockingly above & beyond Mario Kart 64
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33 F-Zero GX The fastest, most difficult and satisfying racer
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32 Conker's Bad Fur Day How can something so foul and disgusting be so good?
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31 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Metroid in a battle between light and dark
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30 Paper Mario One of the best mixes of the action and RPG genres
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29 Mario Kart DS The greatest in the series, excellent single- and multi-player fun
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28 Battlefield 2 The game I've put the most hours into; the best multiplayer shooter out there
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27 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption An excellent, action-packed end to the Prime trilogy
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26 Kirby Canvas Curse Refreshing gameplay, akin to the freshness brought forth by Mario 3 in 1990
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25 Daigasso! Band Bros. The best music/rhythm game out there, bar none (released in Japan only)
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24 Pokémon (series) Some of the most addictive games I've ever played, with Silver being the best version
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23 Burnout Paradise The best racing game...ever
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22 Pikmin 2 The now-rare Nintendo "magic" is alive in this one, a genre-bending experience
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21 Beyond Good & Evil An overlooked gem
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20 Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes One of the best stories in gaming
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19 Skies of Arcadia: Legends The best, most memorable RPG I've played
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18 Resident Evil 4 Unanimously agreed upon to be one of the best games out there
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17 Metroid: Zero Mission A re-telling of the original Metroid, done right; classic Metroid gameplay
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16 Super Mario Sunshine Take control of the most mobile 3D platforming character
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15 Donkey Kong Country The game that put Rare on the map plays great even today
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14 Star Fox 64 A true classic, featuring the most memorable lines in gaming
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13 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The game that brought Zelda into the 3rd dimension and took the gaming world by storm
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12 Bioshock The most atmospheric game I've ever experienced
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11 Half-Life 2 The definition of good game design, and some of the best characters in gaming
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10 Super Smash Bros. (series) The most fun I've had with any multiplayer game, with 'Brawl' being the best in the series
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9 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess The Zelda gameplay formula, perfected
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8 Super Mario Bros. 3 It's no wonder this game made such a worldwide splash - 19 years old and it still holds up
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7 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Rareware's best 2D gameplay, and it looks kinda good, too
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6 Super Mario World 2D platforming at its peak
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5 Banjo-Kazooie Project Dream materialized into this, a masterpiece with a great deal of charm
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4 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Classic Zelda gameplay teeming with exploration within the most stylized, charming universes in all of gaming
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2 Metroid Prime The best transition from 2D to 3D for any franchise...an impeccably designed Metroid
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2 Super Metroid Shares the most brilliant of game design (and the number 2 spot) with its 3D brother
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1 Super Mario Galaxy The epitome of gaming
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