The Essential 50
Publication Region: North America
Published: Throughout 2004
Cut-Off: December 31, 2001
Unranked list
See Also: 1UP (2004) | 1UP (2012)
- Adventure
- Battlezone
- Donkey Kong
- Doom (1993)
- Dragon Warrior
- Dragon’s Lair
- ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
- Faceball 2000
- Final Fantasy VII
- Game & Watch (Hardware)
- Gauntlet
- Gran Turismo
- Grand Theft Auto III
- Half-Life
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Herzog Zwei
- Jet Grind Radio (AKA Jet Set Radio)
- King’s Quest
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Macintosh (Hardware)
- John Madden Football
Ranked As: Madden NFL Football (Series) - Metal Gear Solid
- Mortal Kombat (1992)
- MULE
- Myst
- One-On-One
- Pac-Man
- PaRappa the Rapper
- Pitfall!
- Pokemon Blue/Red/Yellow
Ranked As: Pokemon Blue/Red/Yellow (1998) / Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen (2004) - Pong
- Populous
- Prince of Persia
- Rogue
- The Sims
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Space Invaders
- Spacewar!
- Star Wars: The Arcade Game
- Street Fighter II
- Super Mario 64
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Kart
- Tetris
- Tomb Raider (1996)
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Ranked As: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (Series) - Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
- Ultima Online
- Virtua Fighter
- Zork