Top 100 Games to Play Now
Publication Region: International (UK)
Published: January 2000 (Issue #80)
Cut-Off: December 31, 1999
- 1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- 2. Super Mario 64
- 3. GoldenEye 007
- 4. Tetris
- 5. Gran Turismo
- 6. Quake II
- 7. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- 8. Street Fighter II
- 9. Half-Life
- 10. Super Mario World
- 11. Pokemon Blue/Red/Yellow
Ranked As: Pokemon Blue/Red/Yellow (1998) / Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen (2004) - 12. Civilization II
- 13. Final Fantasy VII
- 14. Super Metroid
- 15. Puyo Puyo (AKA Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine AKA Kirby Avalanche)
- 16. Metal Gear Solid
- 17. Super Bomberman
- 18. Super Mario Kart
- 19. Tekken 3
- 20. Tomb Raider (1996)
- 21. Total Annihilation
- 22. Grand Prix 2
- 23. X-COM: Terror from the Deep
- 24. Final Fantasy Tactics
- 25. Nights Into Dreams
- 26. SimCity 2000
- 27. Anna Kournikova’s Smash Court Tennis
- 28. Tempest 2000
- 29. StarCraft
- 30. Soul Calibur
- 31. ISS Pro Evolution
Ranked As: International Superstar Soccer (Series) - 32. Resident Evil (1996)
Ranked As: Resident Evil (1996) / Resident Evil (2002) - 33. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- 34. International Track & Field
Ranked As: Track & Field (Series) - 35. Pilotwings 64
- 36. Colin McRae Rally
- 37. Bust-A-Move 2
- 38. Doom II
- 39. Star Wars: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter
- 40. Hidden & Dangerous
- 41. 1080 Snowboarding
- 42. Secret of Mana
- 43. Sega Rally Championship
- 44. Star Fox 64 (AKA Star Fox: Lylat Wars)
- 45. Wave Race 64
- 46. R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
- 47. Ultima Online
- 48. The Secret of Monkey Island
- 49. Robotron 2084
- 50. R-Type
- 51. Sonic Adventure
- 52. Bubble Bobble
- 53. OutRun
- 54. Stunt Car Racer
- 55. Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
- 56. Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
- 57. Death Tank
- 58. Daytona USA
- 59. Senisble Soccer
Ranked As: Sensible Soccer (Series) - 60. Sonic the Hedgehog
- 61. Virtua Fighter 2
- 62. The Need For Speed
- 63. Elite
- 64. Defender
- 65. Head Over Heels
- 66. Super Sprint
- 67. Mercenary
- 68. The Sentinel
- 69. Exile
- 70. Grand Theft Auto
- 71. Shinobi
- 72. Contra III: The Alien Wars (AKA Super Probotector)
- 73. Rampart
- 74. Pac-Man
- 75. Galaga
- 76. Bomb Jack
- 77. Return Fire
- 78. Chu Chu Rocket
- 79. Gauntlet II
- 80. NHL ’98
Ranked As: NHL Hockey (Series) - 81. Marble Madness
- 82. Populous II
- 83. Super Buster Bros. (AKA Super Pang)
- 84. Thrust
- 85. Legend of the Mystical Ninja
- 86. Xenogears
- 87. Gradius (AKA Nemesis)
- 88. Lemmings
- 89. Asteroids
- 90. Paradroid
- 91. Boulderdash 2
- 92. Wipeout
- 93. Strider
- 94. NBA Jam
Ranked As: NBA Jam (Series) - 95. Syndicate
- 96. Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
- 97. Choplifter
- 98. Time Crisis
- 99. Solomon’s Key
- 100. Super Punch-Out!!