The Independent (1999)

The 50 Best Video Games: A Legend In Your Own Living-Room
Publication Region: International (UK)
Published: February 6, 1999
Cut-Off: December 31, 1998

  • 1. Half-Life (1998)
  • 2. Street Fighter II (1991)
  • 3. Super Mario Kart (1992)
  • 4. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
  • 5. Total Annihilation (1997)
  • 6. Time Crisis (1995)
  • 7. Tekken 3 (1996)
  • 8. Gran Turismo (1998)
  • 9. Tomb Raider (1996)
    Ranked As: Tomb Raider (1996) / Tomb Raider Anniversary (2007)
  • 10. Final Fantasy VII (1997)
  • 11. GoldenEye 007 (1997)
  • 12. Virtua Fighter 2 (1994)
  • 13. Wipeout XL / Wipeout 2097 (1996)
  • 14. Super Mario 64 (1996)
  • 15. Civilization II (1996)
  • 16. Quake (1996)
  • 17. Final Fight (1989)
  • 18. International Superstar Soccer ’98
    Ranked As: International Superstar Soccer (Series – 1995)
  • 19. Metal Gear Solid (1998)
  • 20. Command & Conquer (1995)
  • 21. Virtua Cop (1994)
  • 22. Soul Edge (1995)
  • 23. Sensible Soccer
    Ranked As: Sensible Soccer (Series – 1992)
  • 24. Worms (1995)
  • 25. Battlezone (1998)
  • 26. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (1998)
  • 27. Streets of Rage (1991)
  • 28. Kick Off 2 (1990)
  • 29. Sonic the Hedgehog (Series)
    Ranked As: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992)
  • 30. Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines (1998)
  • 31. Doom (1993)
  • 32. Mortal Kombat (Series)
    Ranked As: Mortal Kombat (1992), Mortal Kombat II (1993), and Mortal Kombat 3
  • 33. Colin McRae Rally (1998)
  • 34. Crash Bandicoot: Warped (1998)
  • 35. Theme Park (1994)
  • 36. Unreal (1998)
  • 37. Marvel Super Heroes (1995)
  • 38. 1080° Snowboarding (1998)
  • 39. Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (1997)
  • 40. Grand Theft Auto (1997)
  • 41. Point Blank (1994)
  • 42. Dead or Alive (1996)
  • 43. FIFA ’99
    Ranked As: FIFA Soccer (Series – 1993)
  • 44. Nights Into Dreams (1996)
  • 45. The Secret of Monkey Island (1990)
  • 46. Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (1996)
  • 47. Pocket Fighter (1997)
  • 48. Wave Race 64 (1996)
  • 49. Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus (1998)
  • 50. Age of Empires (1997)