Classic Video Games Bucket List

Master Chief on the ring world, the warthog and the Flood; the Xbox is launched.

Donald Duck, Goofy and a boy with a giant key through Disney worlds; the crossover that worked.

Terran, Zerg and Protoss in perfect balance; the national sport of South Korea.

A bear and a bird collect jiggies; Rare's 3D platformer at its most joyful.

The 1997 top-down original: Liberty City, Vice City and San Andreas as three flat maps.

Strippers, pigs in cop uniforms and "it's time to kick ass"; the Build engine shooter.

Three friends in three centuries stop a purple tentacle; LucasArts at its funniest.

Tails, the spin dash and Chemical Plant; the best of the Genesis Sonics.

Johto and then Kanto again, day and night; the biggest Pokemon game.

Liberty City in 2001: the first open-world 3D city, and the reason the genre exists.

A drunk squirrel, a singing poo and a Matrix parody; Rare's adult cartoon on the N64.

Tidus, Yuna and the pilgrimage across Spira; the first voiced Final Fantasy.

Three days until the moon falls, replayed until you have saved everyone in Termina.

Time-hopping JRPG often called the greatest ever (1995).

The platformer that defined Nintendo (1985).