Someone asked me to post this in another thread a while back. With all of the Top 100 lists popping up around the net these days, I've heard a number of people refer to the original NextGen list as one of the best ever. So without further ado here's the list to recall and discuss:
100 - Trinity (PC)
99 - NBA Jam (Series)
98 - R-Type
97 - Space Invaders (Arcade)
96 - Galaga (Arcade)
95 - Strike (Series)
94 - Rave Racer (Arcade)
93 - Burning Force
92 - Hard Hat Mac
91 - Resident Evil
90 - Xevious (Arcade)
89 - Summer, Winter, California Games
88 - Knight Lore (Spectrum)
87 - Discs of Tron (Arcade)
86 - Jumping Flash
85 - Leisure Suit Larry (Series)
84 - Centipede (Arcade)
83 - Joust (Arcade)
82 - Virtua Cop (Series)
81 - River Raid (2600)
80 - Falcon Gold (PC)
79 - King's Quest (Series)
78 - Track and Field (Series)
77 - Shining Force (Series)
76 - NBA Live '96 (Genesis)
75 - Balance of Power (PC)
74 - Tempest (Arcade)
73 - AH64-D Longbow (PC)
72 - Phantasy Star (Series)
71 - FIFA Soccer (3D0, Genesis)
70 - Metroid (Series)
69 - Links (PC)
68 - Pong
67 - F/A-18 Hornet 2.0 (Mac)
66 - A Mind Forever Voyaging (PC)
65 - Bump 'n' Jump (Arcade)
64 - Zelda (Series)
63 - Robotron (Arcade, Playstation)
62 - Bard's Tale (Series)
61 - Ikari Warriors (Arcade)
60 - Wizardry (Series)
59 - Super Sprint (Arcade)
58 - Star Wars (Arcade)
57 - Sega Rally (Arcade, Saturn)
56 - Dragon Warrior (Series)
55 - Ultima (Series)
54 - Mechwarrior 2 (PC, Mac)
53 - The Sentinel (PC)
52 - Spaceward Ho! (Mac, PC)
51 - Panzer General (PC, Playstation, 3D0)
50 - Donkey Kong (Arcade, Coleco ADAM, 7800)
49 - Command & Conquer (PC)
48 - World Series Baseball (Saturn)
47 - Worldwide Soccer 2 (Saturn)
46 - Formula One Grand Prix 2 (PC)
45 - OutRun (Arcade)
44 - Spectre VR (Mac)
43 - Rolling Thunder (Arcade)
42 - EF2000 (PC)
41 - Snake Game (Multiple)
40 - NHL Powerplay (Saturn, Playstation)
39 - Asteroids (Arcade)
38 - Zork (Series)
37 - Super Mario Kart (SNES)
36 - Rescue Raiders (aka Armor Alley) (Mac, Apple II)
35 - Duke Nukem 3d (PC)
34 - Nobanga's Ambition (Series)
33 - SimCity 2000 (Mac, PC)
32 - Wipeout XL
31 - Herzog Zwei
30 - Madden Football (Series)
29 - Syndicate (PC, Genesis)
28 - NFL Gameday
27 - Sam and Max Hit the Road
26 - X-COM: UFO Defense
25 - Nights
24 - Lurking Horror (PC)
23 - X-Wing/Tie Fighter (PC, Mac)
22 - Tekken II
21 - Daytona USA (Arcade)
20 - Sonic (Series - Genesis)
19 - Doom (Series)
18 - Micro Machines (Multiple)
17 - Final Fantasy (Series)
16 - Populous (Series)
15 - Marble Madness (Arcade)
14 - Elite (Micro, C64)
13 - Defender (Arcade)
12 - Ms. Pac-Man (Arcade)
11 - Virtua Racing (Arcade, 32x, Saturn)
10 - Warcraft II (PC)
9 - Quake (PC)
8 - Lemmings (Multiple)
7 - Street Fighter II (Multiple)
6 - Virtua Fighter 2 - (Arcade, Saturn)
5 - Mario (Series - NES, SNES)
4 - Civilization (PC)
3 - Super Bomberman 2 (SNES)
2 - Tetris (Multiple)
1 - Super Mario 64