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Taken from Next-Gen.biz:
The list was originally polled by Famitsu, a prominent Japanese gaming mag.

1. Final Fantasy X (2001)
2. Final Fantasy VII (1997)
3. Dragon Quest III (1988)
4. Dragon Quest VIII (2004)
5. Machi (1998)
6. Final Fantasy IV (1991)
7. Tactics Ogre (1995)
8. Final Fantasy III (1990)
9. Dragon Quest VII (2000)
10. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)


11. Dragon Quest V (1992)
12. Far East of Eden 2 (1992)
13. Sakura Taisen (1996)
14. Dragn Quest IV (1990)
15. Final Fantasy V (1992)
16. Xenogears (1998)
17. Dragon Quest II (1987)
18. Sakura Taisen III (2002)
19. Kingdom Hearts (2002)
20. Streetfighter II (1992)


21. Super Mario Bros (1985)
22. Final Fantasy VIII (1999)
23. Toki Meki Memorial (1995)
24. Final Fantasy IX (2000)
25. Final Fantasy VI(1994)
26. Metal Gear Solid 3 (2004)
27. Valkyrie Profile (1999)
28. Chrono Trigger (1995)
29. Kingdom Hearts II (2005)
30. Dragon Quest (1986)


31. Zelda 3 (1991)
32. Final Fantasy X-2 (2003)
33. Resident Evil (1996)
34. Dragon Quest VI (1995)
35. F-Zero (1990)
36. Sakura Taisen II (1998)
37. Mother 2 (1994)
38. Mother (1989)
39. Virtua Fighter (1994)
40. Dragon Quest 5 (PS2 remake) 2004


41. Zelda Windwaker (2002)
42. Metal Gear Solid 2 (2001)
43. Animal Crossing (DS) 2005
44. Tales of the Abyss (2005)
45. Ogre Battle (1993)
46. Legend of Zelda (1986)
47. Virtua Fighter 2 (1995)
48. Mysterious Dungeon 2 (1995)
49. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
50. Metal Gear Solid (1998)


51. Pokemon Red and Green (1996)
52. Y's 1 and 2 (1989)
53. Romancing Saga (1992)
54. Toke Meke Memorial (PC Engine) 94
55. Super Robot Taisen Alpha (2000)
56. Resident Evil 2 (1998)
57. Tales of Eternia (2000)
58. Digital Devil Story Megami Tensei II (1990)
59. Shin Megami Tensei (1992)
60. Final Fantasy II (1988)


61. Super Mario World (1990)
62. To Heart II (2004)
63. Final Fantasy (1987)
64. Puyo Puyo (1992)
65. Family Stadium Pro Baseball (1986)
66. Wizardry (1987)
67. Hokkaido Murder Mystery (1987)
68. Fire Emblem (1994)
69. Super Mario Kart (1992)
70. Dynasty Warriors 4 (2003)


71. Monster Hunter (2004)
72. Best Play Pro Baseball (1988)
73. Grandia (1997)
74. Resident Evil 4 (GC) 2005
75. Gran Turismo 4 (2004)
76. GTA: Vice City (2004)
77. Super Monaco GP (1990)
78. Torneko Mysterious Dungeon (1993)
79. Tales of Destiny (1997)
80. Streetfighter 2 Turbo (1993)


81. Dynasty Warriors III (2001)
82. Final Fight (1990)
83. Monster Hunter Portable (2005)
84. Final Fantasy Tactics (1997)
85. Minster Hunter G (2005)
86. Mysterious Dungeon 2 (2000)
87. Kung Fu (1985)
88. Toke Meke Memorial (Saturn) (1996)
89. Tales of Destiny II (2002)
90. Kamaitachi No Yoru (1994)


91. Sakura Taisen IV (2002)
92. Tales of Rebirth (2004)
93. Sim City (1991)
94. Saga 2 (1990)
95. Pro Baseball Family Stadium 87
96. Tetris (Gameboy) (1989)
97. Secret of Mana (1993)
98. Gradius (1986)
99. Super Mario Bros III (1988)
100. Resident Evil IV (PS2) 2005

If the entire list within the post gets irritating, I can take it out.

Ocarina of time should come in first, but oh well most new players haven't played it also this was a pool for everyone not a elite so I guess that's legitimate.

cool that RE4 appears in it though, as it sold poorly in japan

I'm pretty certain to say that there's not even one FPS on that list

at least one Star Ocean should be on the list :/ and it's a real shame that Tales of Phantasia is nowhere to be found... even beaten by Eternia who isn't that good to be honest.

FF and Zelda ftw

Bloody hell. Nearly all the Final Fantasy games are there. Im glad that that X beat VII. I cant stand 7.

Well, we obviously know what types of games the Japanese prefer. Look at all those RPGs in the top 10.

Why Final Fantasy VII is before IX?, that´s unfair

Is this in order? I can't believe FFX is top 1! No!

Interesting that no western games (FPS for example) made it to the list. MS should definitely take a look at this list. It will give them some obvious hints that would be helpful when fighting Sony.

If I pick my top 100 games, I doubt any western games would be my top 100 except for the ones made by blizzard.

I am suprised FFX is at the top. It's a good game, but not THAT good. It's probably because it's relatively new.

I am really disappointed Tales of Phantasia and Tales of Symphonia made it to the list. Lunar Silver Star Story and Eternal Blue should have been up there too! :(

FFX is no1? That's a surprise.. even though it was quite hyped n' all, but still I thought that it would be some game that I've never heard of.

okay....FVII should be on da top!, wats it doin on on 2nd place......-_-''

For me, I began to understand why God said in a South Park episode why japanese does not have a soul.
I thank god that To heart 2 does appear there, since I got the game (PS2) and is great.

i downloaded a sailor moon rpg from this web site my little brother found called www.fantasyanime.com and the game is so cool.there's this group of five girls and their called the opposite soldiers/opposito senshi and their names are nabu,marduk,ishtar and nergal and their leader is sin which has a little brother, anshar and he has a crush a chibi-moon! their boss is apsu and together, they have the power to manipulate time and change people's destinies. i did the entire game now, so cool!

Does anyone know what this list is based on? I'd like to know if sales entered into it or if it was the opinions of the staff or of the gaming community at large. I can't really agree with FFX being number one, while it's a great game it's not that great in my opinion, but it's still a great list. I personally am glad to see Xenogears high on the list, as American magazines really overlooked it in my opinion. But in the end it's all a matter of preference I suppose.

Where is Vagrant story? well, after all it`s a poll, so this is a list of the most popular games, not the best ones.

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Quote by TheFallingStarInteresting that no western games (FPS for example) made it to the list. MS should definitely take a look at this list. It will give them some obvious hints that would be helpful when fighting Sony.

If I pick my top 100 games, I doubt any western games would be my top 100 except for the ones made by blizzard.

Same here. I actually, in my very own opinion don't think even a few games made directly by and only by North America should be up there on the top 100 list, especially when it comes to console games - hands down, of course. The American gaming media always overlooks these rather than consider all the games released as a whole. Despite that controversy and all the arcade games that never even was released into North America [which would be unfair to critic which games are the best of the best just by limiting worldwide popularity through the ideas of many close-minded people, really] quite often the North American impression of what games are the best for them against the Japanese impression would totally differ in many circumstances, which is why I'm not at all too surprised why the list of games are all coming from Japan. A lot of North American people actually do prefer playing video games from Japan if they had the chance - the only sad part is that a lot of them are missing out on many of these great games, really [especially if they aren't released], and on a side note, I don't agree that these games are the most accurate in measures of popularity / best games of all time. I'm very happy to see Kingdom Hearts and Dynasty Warriors climb its way to the top though. It's very interesting to see indeed, nonetheless.

Why is Grandia only in 73th and why there is not Grandia 2.

i didn't like tactic orge not a good enough game for me but it's #7 does that mean i have a bad choice in games?

haha my favorite game was FFX i absolutely loved that.. such a great story :)

what?! no tekken?!

Quote by beethoveni didn't like tactic orge not a good enough game for me but it's #7 does that mean i have a bad choice in games?

Nah just means we are humans. Everyone has their own opinions. I'm surprised FFX is top I got bored of that game after like 2 hours into it. I don't know but I liked FFIX's story more than FFX's.

No suprise to me on all of the FF titles up there. I was really hoping to see Katamari Damacy somewhere :( so sad. I also totally agree that tekken deserved to make the cut also. *sigh*

go FF i say wheres sudeki ? :(:(:( damn it stupid japs dont have xboxs lol JK!

I say FF VII kicks ass. First 3D RPG ever made(that's what i've heard). Give it some credit. But everyone has their preference...

Hey, where the heck is Final Fantasy Tactics, one of the best RPGs of all time? I think they should get their heads examinated if they didn't include it on the list. Talk about injustice! >:(

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