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Ocarina of Time — Best Game Ever?

Posted by Zonk on from the british-like-the-poncy-elves dept.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the best game yet made, according to a list compiled by readers and writers of the lauded British gaming magazine Edge. Their list of the hundred best games ever is top-heavy with Nintendo titles, a full five out of the top ten being released to a Nintendo platform. Obviously, this sort of thing can get contentious, and CNet's Crave blog spoke up quickly with a contrary opinion. "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is truly a masterpiece that should be thought of as one of the greatest games ever created. But to call it the greatest game of all time is a serious misstatement. Unlike Super Mario Bros., Ocarina of Time was released in an era where video games were booming and sales were on the rise. Simply put, everyone was playing video games, and the game was the best of its time. But no other game in history--Ocarina of Time included--was able to save an entire industry from almost guaranteed destruction the way Super Mario Bros. did, and it is for this reason that we should all give ol' Mario and Luigi credit where it's due." Let's hear it, then. What game deserves to top a list of the 100 best games ever made?

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  1. DNF!! by binarybum · · Score: 5, Funny

    Duke Nukem Forever will most certainly be the best game of all time

      This is so friggin' obvious that even though the game is not yet complete, it should still easily have made #1. I demand a recount!

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  2. It's obvious! by Carnildo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Best games of all time? E.T. and Custer's Revenge, of course!

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  3. Billy Madison says: by TheDarkener · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kid: Mortal Kombat, on Sega Genesis, is the best video game ever.

    Billy Madison: I disagree, it's a very good game, but i think Donkey Kong is the best game ever.

    Kid: Donkey Kong sucks.

    Billy Madison: You know something? YOU SUCK!

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  4. Re:this deserves a poll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nethack, because it used punctuation.

  5. Re:Counter-Strike by Goaway · · Score: 5, Funny

    We know you're fat, but you still don't count as an entire million of people.

  6. DNF by GodGell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Am I the only one who finds it funny that Duke Nukem Forever is abbreviated to 'DNF', which in racing terms means 'Did Not Finish'?

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