Giraffe Feels Retro Games Power Rankings (ABC)

Well, here it is…the final tabulations have been made and here is the Power Rankings list in ABC order. The final RANKED list will be released near the end of the year.

There will be two final posts before then: We did 98 podcasts, so I am going to record two more for what used to be the annual Castlevania October celebration for Bloodlines and Circle of the Moon to get us to a very nice evenly rounded off Birdemic style 100 episodes.

1. Adventure, 1980, Atari, Atari 2600
2. Age of Empires II, 1999, Microsoft, Windows
3. Alien Storm, 1991, Sega, Sega Genesis
4. Animal Crossing, 2002, Nintendo, GameCube
5. Baseball Stars, 1989, SNK, Nintendo Entertainment System
6. Bionic Commando, 1988, Capcom, Nintendo Entertainment System
7. Blazing Star, 1998, SNK, Neo Geo
8. Castlevania, 1987, Konami, Nintendo Entertainment System
9. Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest, 1988, Konami, Nintendo Entertainment System
10. Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse, 1990, Konami, Nintendo Entertainment System
11. Castlevania: Bloodlines, 1994, Konami, Sega Genesis
12. Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, 1993, Konami, PC Engine
13. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, 1997, Konami, Sony Playstation
14. Championship Baseball, 1986, Activision, Apple IIC
15. Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers, 1990, Capcom, Nintendo Entertainment System
16. Chrono Trigger, 1995, Square, Super Nintendo
17. Contra, 1988, Konami, Nintendo Entertainment System
18. Contra III: The Alien Wars, 1992, Konami, Super Nintendo
19. Crusader of Centy, 1995, Atlus, Sega Genesis
20. Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, 1992, Enix, Super Famicom
21. Dragon Warrior, 1989, Nintendo/Enix, Nintendo Entertainment System
22. Duck Tales, 1989, Capcom, Nintendo Entertainment System
23. Earthbound, 1995, Hal Laboratory, Super Nintendo
24. Final Fantasy, 1990, Square, Nintendo Entertainment System
25. Final Fantasy III, 1990, Square, Famicom
26. Final Fantasy IV, 1991, Square, Super Nintendo
27. Final Fantasy V, 1992, Square, Super Famicom
28. Final Fantasy VI, 1994, Square, Super Nintendo
29. Final Fantasy VII, 1997, Square, Sony Playstation
30. Final Fantasy IX, 2000, Square, Sony Playstation
31. Final Fantasy Tactics, 1998, Square, Sony Playstation
32. Gargoyle’s Quest, 1990, Capcom, Gameboy
33. Ghostbusters, 1985, Activision, Apple IIC
34. Gley Lancer, 1992, List, Mega Drive
35. Grand Theft Auto III, 2001, Rockstar Games, Sony Playstation II
36. Great Baseball, 1987, Sega, Master System
37. Gunstar Heroes, 1993, Treasure, Sega Genesis
38. Halo: Combat Evolved, 2001, Bungie, XBOX
39. Harvest Moon, 1997, Natsume, Super Nintendo
40. Ice Hockey, 1987, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System
41. Jackal, 1988, Konami, Nintendo Entertainment System
42. John Madden Football ’93, 1992, Electronic Arts, Sega Genesis
43. King of the Monsters, 1991, SNK, Neo Geo
44. Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Soccer League, 1993, Technos, Famicom
45. Legend of Zelda, 1987, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System
46. Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, 1992, Nintendo, Super Nintendo
47. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, 1993, Nintendo, Gameboy
48. Life Force, 1988, Konami, Nintendo Entertainment System
49. Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar, 1993, Sega, Sega Genesis
50. Lunar: The Silver Star, 1993, Working Designs, Sega CD
51. Mario Kart 64, 1997, Nintendo, N64
52. Mega Man II, 1989, Capcom, Nintendo Entertainment System
53. Mega Man III, 1990, Capcom, Nintendo Entertainment System
54. Metal Gear Solid II: Sons of Liberty, 2001, Konami, Sony Playstation II
55. Metroid, 1987, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System
56. Metal Slug III, 2000, SNK, Neo Geo
57. Micro League Baseball, 1984, MicroLeague, Apple IIC
58. The Movie Monster Game, 1986, Epyx, Apple IIC
59. Mutant League Football, 1993, Electronic Arts, Sega Genesis
60. MVP Baseball 2003, 2003, Electronic Arts, Sony Playstation II
61. Nekketsu Fighting Legend, 1992, Technos, Famicom
62. Neutopia II, 1992, Turbo Technologies, Turbografx-16
63. NFL2K1, 2000, Sega, Sega Dreamcast
64. NHLPA Hockey ‘93, 1992, Electronic Arts, Sega Genesis
65. NHL ‘94, 1993, Electronic Arts, Sega Genesis
66. NHL 95, 1994, Electronic Arts, Sega Genesis
67. Ninja Gaiden, 1989, Tecmo, Nintendo Entertainment System
68. North & South, 1990, Kemco, Nintendo Entertainment System
69. The Oregon Trail, 1985, MECC, Apple IIC
70. Pacman, 1980, Namco, Arcade
71. Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium, 1995, Sega, Sega Genesis
72. Pitfall, 1982, Activision, Atari 2600
73. Print Shop, 1984, Broderbund, Apple IIC
74. River City Ransom, 1990, Technos, Nintendo Entertainment System
75. Shadowgate, 1989, Mindscape, Apple IIGS
76. Sid Meier’s Civilization II, 1996, MicroProse, Windows
77. SimCity, 1991, Maxis, Super Nintendo
78. Sonic The Hedgehog II, 1992, Sega, Sega Genesis
79. Streets of Rage II, 1992, Sega, Sega Genesis
80. Suikoden II, 1999, Konami, Sony Playstation
81. Super Castlevania IV, 1991, Konami, Super Nintendo
82. Super Ghouls N Ghosts, 1991, Capcom, Super Nintendo
83. Super Mario Kart, 1992, Nintendo, Super Nintendo
84. Super Mario Brothers, 1985, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System
85. Super Mario Land, 1989, Nintendo, Gameboy
86. Super Mario USA, 1988, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System
87. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, 1996, Nintendo/Square, Super Nintendo
88. Super Mario World, 1991, Nintendo, Super Nintendo
89. Super Metroid, 1994, Nintendo, Super Nintendo
90. Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, 1997, Quest, Sony Playstation
91. Tecmo Bowl, 1989, Tecmo, Nintendo Entertainment System
92. Tecmo Super Bowl, 1991, Tecmo, Nintendo Entertainment System
93. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time, 1992, Konami, Super Nintendo
94. Tetris, 1989, Nintendo, Gameboy
95. Thunder Cross, 1988, Konami, Arcade
96. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, 1999, Activision, Sony Playstation
97. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater II, 2000, Activision, Sony Playstation
98. WCW/nWo Revenge, 1998, THQ, N64
99. Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego?, 1985, Broderbund, Apple IIC
100. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, 1988, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System