A Better List of 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die [1962-2022]

My list, not the actual book

1001 Games

Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
Jones in the Fast Lane
Jones in the Fast Lane
Out Zone
Out Zone
Smash T.V.
Smash T.V.
Pilotwings
Pilotwings
ActRaiser
ActRaiser
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons: Marooned on Mars
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons: Marooned on Mars
StarTropics
StarTropics
F-Zero
F-Zero
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
Microsoft Minesweeper
Microsoft Minesweeper
Gun Nac
Gun Nac
The Secret of Monkey Island
The Secret of Monkey Island
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Little Nemo: The Dream Master
Little Nemo: The Dream Master
Raiden
Raiden
Captain Tsubasa II: Super Striker
Captain Tsubasa II: Super Striker
Dr. Mario
Dr. Mario
Devil's Crush
Devil's Crush
Crystalis
Crystalis
River City Ransom
River City Ransom
Loom
Loom
Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon
Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon
Wing Commander
Wing Commander
Buster Bros.
Buster Bros.
Bonk's Adventure
Bonk's Adventure
Herzog Zwei
Herzog Zwei
Sweet Home
Sweet Home
Final Fight
Final Fight
Tetris
Tetris
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia
Disney's DuckTales
Disney's DuckTales
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
U.N. Squadron
U.N. Squadron
Blazing Lazers
Blazing Lazers
Populous
Populous
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 2
Super Dodge Ball
Super Dodge Ball
Adventures of Lolo
Adventures of Lolo
Strider
Strider
Golden Axe
Golden Axe
Chase H.Q.
Chase H.Q.
Narc
Narc
Rainbow Islands
Rainbow Islands
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Splatterhouse
Splatterhouse
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 2
Battle Chess
Battle Chess
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden
Altered Beast
Altered Beast
The NewZealand Story
The NewZealand Story
Bionic Commando
Bionic Commando
Blaster Master
Blaster Master
The Guardian Legend
The Guardian Legend
Contra
Contra
R.C. Pro-Am
R.C. Pro-Am
The Last Ninja
The Last Ninja
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy
Dungeon Master
Dungeon Master
Galaga '88
Galaga '88
Shinobi
Shinobi
Operation Wolf
Operation Wolf
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
International Karate +
International Karate +
Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion
Rad Racer
Rad Racer
Double Dragon
Double Dragon
NetHack
NetHack
Metal Gear
Metal Gear
After Burner
After Burner
R-Type
R-Type
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Otocky
Otocky
Super Hang-On
Super Hang-On
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Gauntlet
Gauntlet
Spindizzy
Spindizzy
World Games
World Games
Kid Icarus
Kid Icarus
The Ultimate Challenge from Beat Takeshi
The Ultimate Challenge from Beat Takeshi
Rampage
Rampage
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Castlevania
Castlevania
OutRun
OutRun
Hudson's Adventure Island
Hudson's Adventure Island
Salamander
Salamander
Arkanoid
Arkanoid
Solomon's Key
Solomon's Key
Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble
Dragon Warrior
Dragon Warrior
Fantasy Zone
Fantasy Zone
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda
Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale
Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale
Paradroid
Paradroid
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
Space Harrier
Space Harrier

6 Comments

Alena_03

1 year ago

Hallelujah! Someone finally did it! I wanna play em and write blurbs!

Dalaamclouds

1 year ago

Nice! I wanted to eventually do something like this too, definitely will look at ur list for inspo.

electrode

1 year ago

This is Tapper propaganda and I accept it.

Deadpan

1 year ago

based for putting pentiment

lleon

6 months ago

Replace something with Alan Wake II

ThanksVideogames

1 month ago

i'd be ok with dedicating the rest of my frail lifespan to this list
panos

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