To celebrate reaching their 200th issue, videogame print magazine Game Informer has compiled a list of 200 games that they feel are the best that the game industry has to offer across all platforms, from past classics to recent smash hits, based on not only the experience that the games presented upon their original release, but their impact on the industry as a whole.

Right at the top of the list is the original NES version of The Legend of Zelda, followed by Super Mario Bros. (also on the NES) and Tetris (the 1984 PC version, to be specific).

The list also includes entries to the Grand Theft Auto, Doom, Metroid, Final Fantasy, Call of Duty and Metal Gear Solid series, amongst many, many more.

The full list of Game Informer’s top 200 games follows below:

• 1 The Legend of Zelda (NES, 1987)
• 2 Super Mario Bros. (NES, 1985)
• 3 Tetris (PC, 1984)
• 4 Grand Theft Auto III (PS2, 2001)
• 5 Half-Life 2 (PC, 2004)
• 6 Doom (PC, 1993)
• 7 Metroid (NES, 1986)
• 8 Final Fantasy III (SNES, 1994)
• 9 Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES, 1990)
• 10 Ms. Pac-Man (Coin-op, 1981)
• 11 World of Warcraft (PC, 2004)
• 12 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES, 1992)
• 13 Super Mario 64 (N64, 1996)
• 14 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3/360/PC, 2007)
• 15 Final Fantasy VII (PS, 1997)
• 16 Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (NES, 1987)
• 17 Chrono Trigger (SNES, 1995)
• 18 Resident Evil 4 (GameCube, 2005)
• 19 Metal Gear Solid (PS, 1998)
• 20 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64, 1998)
• 21 Super Metroid (SNES, 1994)
• 22 Contra (NES, 1988)
• 23 Galaga (Coin-op, 1981)
• 24 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS, 1997)
• 25 Street Fighter II (Coin-op, 1991)
• 26 God of War (PS2, 2005)
• 27 BioShock (360/PC, 2007)
• 28 Diablo II (PC, 2000)
• 29 Half-Life (PC, 1998)
• 30 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivious (360/PC, 2006)
• 31 Tecmo Super Bowl (NES, 1991)
• 32 GoldenEye 007 (N64, 1997)
• 33 Super Mario Kart (SNES, 1992)
• 34 Sonic the Hedgehog (SEGA Genesis, 1991)
• 35 Starcraft (PC, 1998)
• 36 Civilization (PC, 1991)
• 37 SimCity (PC, 1989)
• 38 Mega Man 2 (NES, 1988)
• 39 Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox, 2001)
• 40 Gran Turismo (PS, 1998)
• 41 Resident Evil 2 (PS, 1998)
• 42 Pokemon Red and Blue (GB, 1996)
• 43 Final Fantasy X (PS2, 2001)
• 44 EverQuest (PC, 1999)
• 45 Final Fantasy Tactics (PS, 1998)
• 46 Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3/360, 2008)
• 47 Super Mario World (SNES, 1991)
• 48 Deus Ex (PC, 2000)
• 49 Guitar Hero (PS2, 2005)
• 50 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2, 2001)
• 51 Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, 2007)
• 52 Pac-Man (Coin-op, 1980)
• 53 Battlefield 2 (PC, 2005)
• 54 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox, 2003)
• 55 Ico (PS2, 2001)
• 56 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3, 2009)
• 57 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (PS, 2000)
• 58 Mass Effect (360, 2007)
• 59 Adventure (2600, 1980)
• 60 Arkanoid (Coin-op, 1986)
• 61 The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (GB, 1993)
• 62 Star Wars: X-Wing (PC, 1993)
• 63 The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64, 2000)
• 64 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2, 2004)
• 65 Fallout 3 (PS3/360/PC, 2008)
• 66 Zork (PC, 1980)
• 67 Soul Calibur (DC, 1999)
• 68 Double Dragon (Coin-op, 1987)
• 69 Dr. Mario (NES, 1990)
• 70 The Sims (PC, 2000)
• 71 Age of Empires (PC, 1997)
• 72 Mortal Kombat II (Coin-op, 1993)
• 73 Rock Band 2 (PS3/360, 2008)
• 74 Tomb Raider (PS, 1996)
• 75 Super Bomberman (SNES, 1993)
• 76 Mario’s Picross (GB, 1995)
• 77 Ninja Gaiden (NES, 1989)
• 78 Command & Conquer (PC, 1995)
• 79 Kingdom Hearts (PS2, 2002)
• 80 Final Fantasy II (SNES, 1991)
• 81 Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES, 1988)
• 82 Left 4 Dead (PC, 2008)
• 83 Okami (PS2, 2006)
• 84 Shadow of the Colossus (PS2, 2005)
• 85 Metroid Prime (GameCube, 2002)
• 86 Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube, 2001)
• 87 Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC, 1995)
• 88 Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn (PC, 2000)
• 89 God of War II (PS2, 2007)
• 90 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii, 2006)
• 91 Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2, 2004)
• 92 Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC, 2002)
• 93 Skies of Arcadia (DC, 2000)
• 94 The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (GameCube, 2003)
• 95 Silent Hill 2 (PS2, 2001)
• 96 Counter-Strike (PC, 1999)
• 97 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (SEGA Genesis, 1992)
• 98 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS3/360, 2009)
• 99 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PS2/Xbox/GameCube/PC, 2003)
• 100 Portal (PC/360, 2007)
• 101 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (PC, 2002)
• 102 Heroes of Might & Magic III (PC, 1999)
• 103 Donkey Kong (Coin-op, 1981)
• 104 Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3/360, 2009)
• 105 System Shock 2 (PC, 1999)
• 106 Resident Evil (PS, 1996)
• 107 Gears of War (360, 2006)
• 108 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3, 2008)
• 109 Crash Bandicoot: Warped (PS, 1998)
• 110 Halo 2 (Xbox, 2004)
• 111 Tetris Attack (SNES, 1996)
• 112 Final Fantasy XII (PS2, 2006)
• 113 Earthbound (SNES, 1995)
• 114 Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri (PC, 1998)
• 115 Command & Conquer: Red alert (PC, 1996)
• 116 Advance Wars (GBA, 2001)
• 117 Fallout (PC, 1997)
• 118 Team Fortress 2 (PS3/360/PC, 2007)
• 119 Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Xbox, 2005)
• 120 Mega Man X (SNES, 1994)
• 121 Lemmings (PC, 1991)
• 122 Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn, 1998)
• 123 NHL ‘94 (SEGA Genesis/SNES, 1993)
• 124 Warlords (Coin-op, 1980)
• 125 Shadowrun (SNES, 1993)
• 126 Twisted Metal 2 (PS, 1996)
• 127 Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee (PS, 1997)
• 128 Metroid Fusion (GBA, 2002)
• 129 Homeworld (PC, 1999)
• 130 Kingdom Hearts II (PS2, 2006)
• 131 Pilotwings (SNES, 1991)
• 132 Quake II (PC, 1997)
• 133 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (PC, 1997)
• 134 Borderlands (PS3/360/PC, 2009)
• 135 Final Fight (Coin-op, 1989)
• 136 Star Fox (SNES, 1993)
• 137 Madden NFL ‘99 (PS/N64/PC, 1999)
• 138 Call of Duty 2 (360/PC, 2005)
• 139 Wolfenstein 3D (PC, 1992)
• 140 Diablo (PC, 1996)
• 141 Civilization IV (PC, 2005)
• 142 Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (PC, 1993)
• 143 Assassin’s Creed (PS3/360, 2007)
• 144 Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2/Xbox, 2004)
• 145 Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC, 2004)
• 146 Power Stone 2 (DC, 2000)
• 147 Super Castlevania IV (SNES, 1991)
• 148 Super Mario RPG (SNES, 1996)
• 149 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (PC, 2002)
• 150 ActRaiser (SNES, 1991)
• 151 Fable (Xbox, 2004)
• 152 Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (PS2, 2003)
• 153 Asteroids (Coin-op, 1979)
• 154 LittleBigPlanet (PS3, 2008)
• 155 Crackdown (360, 2007)
• 156 Gauntlet (Coin-op, 1985)
• 157 Devil May Cry (PS2, 2001)
• 158 Pong (Coin-op, 1972)
• 159 Battlefield 1942 (PC, 2002)
• 160 Thief (PC, 1998)
• 161 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (360, 2005)
• 162 Far Cry (PC, 2004)
• 163 Robotron: 2084 (Coin-op, 1982)
• 164 X-COM: UFO Defense (PC, 1993)
• 165 Peggle (PC, 2007)
• 166 King’s Quest VI (PC, 1992)
• 167 Doom II (PC, 1994)
• 168 Tempest 2000 (Jaguar, 1994)
• 169 Braid (360, 2008)
• 170 Ridge Racer (PS, 1995)
• 171 Bully (PS2, 2006)
• 172 Ikaruga (GameCube, 2006)
• 173 Lode Runner (Apple II, 1983)
• 174 Gunstar Heroes (SEGA Genesis, 1993)
• 175 Dig Dug (Coin-op, 1982)
• 176 Castlevania (NES, 1988)
• 177 Tekken 3 (Coin-op, 1997)
• 178 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS, 2005)
• 179 NBA Jam: Tournament Edition (Coin-op, 1993)
• 180 Max Payne (PC, 2001)
• 181 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3/360/PC, 2009)
• 182 Samurai Shodown (Neo Geo, 1993)
• 183 NFL 2K5 (PS2/Xbox, 2004)
• 184 Vagrant Story (PS, 2000)
• 185 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island (SNES, 1995)
• 186 Marble Madness (Coin-op, 1984)
• 187 Infamous (PS3, 2009)
• 188 Planescape: Torment (PC, 1999)
• 189 Kid Icarus (NES, 1986)
• 190 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (Xbox, 2004)
• 191 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2, 2004)
• 192 Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (GameCube, 2002)
• 193 Jak 3 (PS2, 2004)
• 194 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (DC, 2002)
• 195 Ultima (PC, 1981)
• 196 Call of Duty (PC, 2003)
• 197 NHL 09 (PS3/360, 2008)
• 198 Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (Xbox, 2004)
• 199 Tactics Ogre (PS, 1997)
• 200 Beyond Good and Evil (PS2/Xbox/GameCube, 2003)

What do you think of the list? Any changes you would have made?

Source: Nintendo Everything