1. Tetris Multiplatform 2. Super Mario Bros 3 [All-Stars Edition] SNES 3. Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past SNES 4. Super Mario 64 N64 5. Street Fighter II Turbo SNES 6. Super Metroid SNES 7. Yoshi's Island SNES 8. Contra III SNES 9. Final Fantasy III SNES 10. Saturn Bomberman Saturn 11. Super Mario World SNES 12. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Playstation 13. Legend of Zelda NES 14. Super Mario Bros 2 [All-Stars Edition] SNES 15. Super Mario Kart SNES 16. Tetris Attack SNES 17. Sonic CD Mega CD 18. F-Zero SNES 19. Madden NFL 98 Playstation; Saturn 20. Super Castlevania IV SNES 21. Final Fantasy VII Playstation 22. Super Ghouls'n'Ghosts SNES 23. R-Type III SNES 24. ISS 64 N64 25. Goldeneye 007 N64 26. Super Mario RPG SNES 27. Gunstar Heroes Megadrive 28. Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Gameboy 29. Chrono Trigger SNES 30. Phantasy Star II Megadrive 31. NFL GameDay 98 Playstation 32. Bionic Commando NES 33. NBA Live 97 Playstation 34. Kid Icarus NES 35. Metal Gear NES 36. Street Fighter Alpha 2 Saturn 37. Super Mario Bros [All-Stars Edition] SNES 38. Ys Books I and II TurboGrafx-CD 39. Star Fox 64 N64 40. Lunar: Eternal Blue Mega CD 41. Arkanoid NES 42. Strider Megadrive 43. Herzog Zwei Megadrive 44. Metroid NES 45. Contra NES 46. Space MegaForce SNES 47. Ghouls'n'Ghosts Megadrive 48. Military Madness TurboGrafx-16 49. Mario Kart 64 N64 50. Devil's Crush TurboGrafx-16 51. Tekken 2 Playstation 52. RC Pro Am NES 53. Gate of Thunder TurboGrafx-CD 54. Tomb Raider Playstation 55. Dragon Force Saturn 56. Super Punch-Out!! SNES 57. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse NES 58. Dragon Warrior IV NES 59. Thunder Force III Megadrive 60. Shining Force II Megadrive 61. NHL Hockey 94 Megadrive 62. Phantasy Star Master System 63. Return Fire 3DO 64. Twisted Metal 2: World Tour Playstation 65. Tecmo Super Bowl NES 66. Guardian Heroes Saturn 67. Donkey Kong Gameboy 68. Wave Race 64 N64 69. Snatcher Mega CD 70. Nights into Dreams Saturn 71. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Megadrive 72. Zelda II: The Adventures of Link NES 73. Mega Man 2 NES 74. Worldwide Soccer 97 Saturn 75. Act Raiser SNES 76. Life Force NES 77. Blazing Lazers TurboGrafx-16 78. Mega Man X4 Playstation; Saturn 79. Virtua Fighter 2 Saturn 80. Legendary Axe TurboGrafx-16 81. Sega Rally Championship Saturn 82. Jumping Flash! 2 Playstation 83. Revenge of Shinobi Megadrive 84. Kirby's Avalanche / Mean Bean Machine SNES / Megadrive 85. Bonk's Adventure TurboGrafx-16 86. Galactic Attack Saturn 87. Baseball Stars NES 88. Ninja Gaiden III: The Dark Sword of Chaos NES 89. Ms Pac-Man Megadrive; SNES 90. Panzer Dragon Zwei Saturn 91. Axelay SNES 92. Flashback Megadrive 93. Blast Corps N64 94. Ice Hockey NES 95. Decathlete [Athlete Kings] Saturn 96. Wipeout XL [Wipeout 2097] Playstation 97. MLB 98 Playstation 98. Virtua Cop 2 Saturn 99. Samurai Showdown Neo-Geo 100. Qix NES ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY'S 100 BEST GAMES OF ALL TIME (published November 1997)