Guinness World Records are known for their bizarre list of achievements. Not surprising their list of top most important and influential video games is kind of bizarre in its own way too. Yes, some might agree with the list while others might say it sucks.
The list is in the new book called Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2009 which has already received critical acclaim from both the gaming world and the mainstream press. Surprisingly the book climbed to the number one spot on the UK book charts last week.
Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief, Craig Glenday, said of the selection process:
“We knew this would be a complex task so we invited a crack team of industry experts to form a judging panel – and the result is a “top 50″ list of games ranked both on their importance and on how fun they are to play.”
The number one spot belongs to Super Mario Kart which is the best-selling racing game on the snes. In fact, it sold 8 million units on the SNES, 9 million on the N64, 7 million on the GameCube, and finally 10 million on the DS. While Tetris, GTA, Super Mario World, and Zelda Ocarina of Time follow closely behind.
Here is the list of top 50:
- Super Mario Kart
- Tetris
- Grand Theft Auto
- Super Mario World
- Zelda Ocarina of Time
- Halo
- Resident Evil IV
- Final Fantasy XII
- Street Fighter II
- GoldenEye
- Super Mario 64
- Tomb Raider
- Metal Gear Solid
- Call of Duty 4
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- GTA San Andreas
- Super Mario Bros
- Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Gran Turismo
- Final Fantasy VII
- Pro Evolution Soccer 4
- The Orange Box
- Lego Star Wars Complete Saga
- Tekken 2
- Wii Sports
- Pokemon Red/Blue
- Guitar Hero
- Project Gotham Racing 4
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Resident Evil
- Ico
- Chrono Trigger
- Gunstar Heroes
- Soul Calibur
- Advance Wars
- Ridge Racer
- Super Metroid
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- GTA Vice City
- BioShock
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
- God of War
- Sega Rally Championship
- Starfox 64
- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- WarioWare Inc
- Saturn Bomberman
- Crash Bandicoot
- Outrun 2
There are some games that I’ve never even heard of. Noticeably, I don’t believe there are any PC games listed.