Industry News | Zelda Named Best Game Ever by EDGE

By James Temperton 03.07.2007 39

Without further ado, here is the list:

1) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
2) Resident Evil 4 (GameCube, PlayStation 2)
3) Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)
4) Half-Life 2 (PC)
5) Super Mario World (Super Nintendo)
6) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Super Nintendo)
7) Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)
8) Final Fantasy XII (PlayStation 2)
9) Tetris (Various)
10) Super Metroid (Super Nintendo)

Both the PC and the XBOX only get one entry each into the top 10 with Nintendo formats dominating. Mario alone has three titles in the top 10 with Zelda getting two.

Tony Mott, Editor-in-Chief of Edge, said:

"Ocarina of Time is nearly ten years old, but its position at the top slot in Edge's 100 Best Videogames shows that great game design does not age. In visual terms, it obviously cannot compete with today's Xbox 360 and PS3 productions, but, as with many classics, its appeal is about so much more than its appearance."

The list was compiled thanks to a poll of EDGE readers to get an accurate account of what the gaming community feel are truly the best games to ever grace disk trays and cartridge slots.

The full rundown features in a 260-page collector's book entitled 'Edge Presents: The 100 Best Videogames', on sale from Tuesday 3rd July, with a cover price of

Box art for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Developer

Nintendo

Publisher

Nintendo

Genre

Action Adventure

Players

1

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Rated $score out of 10  9/10

Reader Score

Rated $score out of 10  10/10 (176 Votes)

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Fenton is offline. Fenton 03.07.2007#1

No MGS1?

 
shiptoncraig is offline. shiptoncraig 03.07.2007#2

Makes you wonder if OoT will ever be pushed out of the top ten doesn't it?

Edit: Final Fantasy XII? Really?

( Edited on 02.07.2007 23:16 by shiptoncraig )

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Martin_ is offline. Martin_ 03.07.2007#3

No MGS1? No FFVII? No Shenmue? No Shenmue II? No Sonic 2? No Grim Fandango? No Monkey Island? No Broken Sword? No Doom? No GoldenEye? I could go on. The point being; that list is a load of rubbish.

 
Raff is offline. Raff 03.07.2007#4

Top 100 lists by people other than me are all inherently wrong.

It's going to be shit and you jolly well know it.
 
Megadanxzero is offline. Megadanxzero 03.07.2007#5

Final Fantasy being in any 'Top' anything list (Other than Top 10 games that make you vomit) is laughable... Also, how the hell can you have Super Mario World instead of Yoshi's Island?

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CuRoi is offline. CuRoi 03.07.2007#6

I don't agree with that list.

 
~phil is offline. ~phil 03.07.2007#7

I agree with the number one choice, but anything else is personal opinion tbh.

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Takeo is offline. Takeo 03.07.2007#8

Megadanxzero said:
Final Fantasy being in any Top anything list (Other than Top 10 games that make you vomit) is laughable... Also, how the hell can you have Super Mario World instead of Yoshis Island?

I disagree, FFVII IS one of the best games ever made. Play it and deny it.

I agree with the majority of the people above, this list is pure bollocks.




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Darkflame is offline. Darkflame 03.07.2007#9

Ocarina of Time is probably the most revolutionary game of all time.
We wont get another "best game ever" untill how we review and rate games changes.

At the moment, its a fudge.

Do we judge a game on absolute enjoyment? Or do we judge it on how much of a step up it was on those that came before it?

eg.
Resident Evil 4 Wii scored less on IGN then RE4 Gamecube.
Despite IGN admiting the Wii was better.

This is because we rate relatively, relative to the games around it at the time.

However, we never admit this.
In top100 lists we assume its all on the same scale.
We act as if this is the "100 best to play games"....it isnt.

The standard rateing system, put simply, is flawed.

You can not have a fixed scale while at the same time compareing games to those around at a time.

". Also, how the hell can you have Super Mario World instead of Yoshis Island?"

Mario World was a more revolutionary game, thats way.

Twlight Princess is better then Ocarina in the same ways Yoshis Island is better then Mario World.

Better design, story, game mechanics and technical abilities....yet still not as "revolutionary" as the predecessor.
A game can make less impact..both personaly, and on the industary....because of what game before. Even if the game is better in an absolute sense.
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It would, I guess, be interesting to get people that never have played games before to compile their own list. Unbiased by expirence, age, or fond memorys.
Youd have to give them a year or too though for the expirement to work :p

( Edited on 02.07.2007 23:57 by Darkflame )

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MetalKingSlime is offline. MetalKingSlime 03.07.2007#10

screw all those mario and zelda games. lame!

( Edited on 03.07.2007 00:09 by MetalKingSlime )

 
Faust_D is offline. Faust_D 03.07.2007#11

MetalKingSlime said:
screw all those mario and zelda games. lame!( Edited on 03.07.2007 00:09 by MetalKingSlime )

Yeah, man! They totally suck balls! Rock on, motherfudger! Smilie

I don't give a penis about lists like these, I've got my own list, and OoT isn't the best one there. It's second to RE4Smilie

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Megadanxzero is offline. Megadanxzero 03.07.2007#12

Darkflame said:
Also, how the hell can you have Super Mario World instead of Yoshis Island?
Mario World was a more revolutionary game, thats way.
How? Mario World was basically the same as the other Mario games that came before it... Yoshi's Island was completely different...

Takeo R.I.P. said:
Megadanxzero said:Final Fantasy being in any Top anything list (Other than Top 10 games that make you vomit) is laughable...
I disagree, FFVII IS one of the best games ever made. Play it and deny it.
I did and do. It was by far the most boring game I've ever played...

( Edited on 03.07.2007 00:30 by Megadanxzero )

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Zapp is offline. Zapp 03.07.2007#13

Yeah i agree with most games on that list! But any FF game shouldnt be anywhere near the top 20.. not top 10!

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Faust_D is offline. Faust_D 03.07.2007#14

Megadanxzero said:
Darkflame said:
Also, how the hell can you have Super Mario World instead of Yoshis Island?
Mario World was a more revolutionary game, thats way.
How? Mario World was basically the same as the other Mario games that came before it... Yoshis Island was completely different...
Takeo R.I.P. said:
Megadanxzero said:Final Fantasy being in any Top anything list (Other than Top 10 games that make you vomit) is laughable...
I disagree, FFVII IS one of the best games ever made. Play it and deny it.
I did and do. It was by far the most boring game Ive ever played...( Edited on 03.07.2007 00:30 by Megadanxzero )

Could be, but you have ARS.(Anti-RPG Syndrome).Smilie

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Raff is offline. Raff 03.07.2007#15

'Not a Deluded Pleb' syndrome MORE LIKE!Smilie

It's going to be shit and you jolly well know it.
 
Faust_D is offline. Faust_D 03.07.2007#16

Grumbler said:
Not a Deluded Pleb syndrome MORE LIKE!Smilie

Neither am ISmilie. I couldn't care less about FF7 and upwards, but I must admit I'm very much enjoying FFIII on DS atmSmilie
He still has ARS, though, seeing he hates RPGs in general, lawl.

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The Croft is offline. The Croft 03.07.2007#17


Mike Gee of iZINE said, "...The Verve, as he [Richard Ashcroft] promised, had become the greatest band in the world. Most of the critics agreed with him. Most paid due homage. The Verve were no longer the question mark or the clich�. They were the statement and the definition."
 
trinest is offline. trinest 03.07.2007#18

This list is shit.

 
The Croft is offline. The Croft 03.07.2007#19

I think most them games would belong in most people's personal top 30, except for FFXII.

Although Metroid Prime should of been there, it might just be my favourite title of all time. *Who am i kidding it changes every week*


Mike Gee of iZINE said, "...The Verve, as he [Richard Ashcroft] promised, had become the greatest band in the world. Most of the critics agreed with him. Most paid due homage. The Verve were no longer the question mark or the clich�. They were the statement and the definition."
 
Kangaroo_Kid is offline. Kangaroo_Kid 03.07.2007#20

Co Chief Resident John Dorian said:
I think most them games would belong in most peoples personal top 30, except for FFXII.Although Metroid Prime should of been there, it might just be my favourite title of all time. *Who am i kidding it changes every week*

Super Metroid > Metroid Prime FACT!

But that list is pretty boring, I think to get a better idea we need to see the full 100. I might have a look into buying that collector's book. I am such a sucker for lists.

 
Mandown is offline. Mandown 03.07.2007#21

I totally agree with first spot, and with the selection of some of those titles. That list a whole lot of Nintendo love. [LS]Smilie

 
zcollvee (aka zafarali) is offline. zcollvee (aka zafarali) 03.07.2007#22

Awesome!!!!
Mario , Tetris
You all are there!!
*cries*
Pokemon! Where are you


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tiamat1990 is offline. tiamat1990 03.07.2007#23

Oh come on Ocarina of Time isn't that great...Wind Waker is much better. C3 should have a list as well.

I hardly agree with this list. No Metal Gear? Metroid Prime? Come on! Metroid Prime is better than Super Metroid!

 
keith is offline. keith 03.07.2007#24

Does arguing about video games make you a nerd?

...

Zelda LTtP was the most boring Zelda ever.

 
Nintendo Lad is offline. Nintendo Lad 03.07.2007#25

I do agree that Golden Eye should be in there somewhere. What people don't seem to realise is that these games were amazing for their time - and that's why they are on the list.

 

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