Jdanddiet's Top 100 Games - The Statistics

Format Breakdown


ZX Spectrum: 26
Megadrive: 21
PC: 17
Playstation: 7
Arcade: 7
XBOX: 4
Gameboy: 3
Intellivision: 3
Gamecube: 3
MegaCD: 2
XBOX 360: 2
Master System: 2
PS2: 2
N64: 1

Genre Breakdown

Arcade/Adventure: 16
Run and Gun/Slash: 12
First Person Shooter: 11
Survival Horror: 10
Classic Shooter: 10
RPG: 9
Strategy/Puzzle: 8
Sport Simulation: 7
Racing/Driving: 6
Platformer: 6
Beat 'em up: 4
Point and Click: 1

Jdanddiet's Top 100 games - The Full List

100.Golden Axe (Megadrive)
099.Nemesis (Arcade)
098.Universal Soldier (Megadrive)
097.Sea Battle (Intellivision)
096.Hypersports (ZX Spectrum)
095.Batty (ZX Spectrum)
094.Halo (XBOX)
093.Cobra (ZX Spectrum)
092.Gynoug (Megadrive)
091.Prince Valiant (Gameboy)
090.Harrier Attack (ZX Spectrum)
089.Quazatron (ZX Spectrum)
088.Alien Syndrome (Master System)
087.Alien Storm (Megadrive)
086.Myth (ZX Spectrum)
085.Silpheed (MegaCD)
084.Burnout (Gamecube)
083.Brian Lara Cricket 96 (Megadrive)
082.Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2 (PC)
081.Saboteur (ZX Spectrum)
080.Space Battle (Intellivision)
079.Goldeneye (N64)
078.Max Payne (PC)
077.Light Crusader (Megadrive)
076.Icewind Dale (PC)
075.Doom (PC)
074.Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (XBOX)
073.Renegade (ZX Spectrum)
072.Moon Patrol (Arcade)
071.Fallout 2 (PC)
070.Streets of Rage (Megadrive)
069.Jet Set Willy (ZX Spectrum)
068.Robocop (ZX Spectrum)
067.Paperboy (Arcade)
066.Robocop vs Terminator (Megadrive)
065.R-Type (Master System)
064.Grand Theft Auto (PC)
063.Speedball 2 (Megadrive)
062.Resident Evil 5 (XBOX 360)
061.Dino Crisis (Playstation)
060.Impossible Mission (ZX Spectrum)
059.PGA European Tour (Megadrive)
058.Unreal Tournament (PC)
057.Call of Cthuhlu: Dark Corners of the Earth (XBOX)
056.Ranger X (Megadrive)
055.The Terminator (MegaCD)
054.Warcraft (PC)
053.Cybernoid (ZX Spectrum)
052.Curse of Monkey Island (PC)
051.Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC)
050.Turbo Esprit (ZX Spectrum)
049.Die Hard Trilogy (Playstation)
048.Revenge of Shinobi (Megadrive)
047.Gauntlet IV (Megadrive)
046.Super Mario Land (Gameboy)
045.Micro Machines (Megadrive)
044.Resident Evil 2 (Playstation)
043.Flying Shark (ZX Spectrum)
042.Strider (Megadrive)
041.FIFA 95 (Megadrive)
040.Half-Life (PC)
039.The Simpsons: Hit & Run (Gamecube)
038.Tracksuit Manager (ZX Spectrum)
037.Deathchase (ZX Spectrum)
036.Kung Fu Master (Arcade)
035.Desert Strike (Megadrive)
034.Tetris (Gameboy)
033.Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (Playstation 2)
032.Rebelstar (ZX Spectrum)
031.Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 (XBOX)
030.Silent Hill (Playstation)
029.Midnight Resistance (ZX Spectrum)
028.Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast (PC)
027.Duke Nukem 3D (PC)
026.Outrun (Arcade)
025.Tron Deadly Discs (Intellivision)
024.Star Wars (Arcade)
023.Chaos (ZX Spectrum)
022.Rebelstar 2 (ZX Spectrum)
021.Resident Evil: Director's Cut (Playstation)
020.Dead Space (XBOX 360)
019.The Great Escape (ZX Spectrum)
018.Jungle Strike (Megadrive)
017.Metal Gear Solid (Playstation)
016.Star Wars Battlefront (PC)
015.Bubble Bobble (Arcade)
014.Bomb Jack (ZX Spectrum)
013.Chuckie Egg (ZX Spectrum)
012.Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday (Megadrive)
011.Academy (ZX Spectrum)
010.Flashback (Megadrive)
009.Matchday 2 (ZX Spectrum)
008.Laser Squad (ZX Spectrum)
007.Tenchu: Stealth Assassins (Playstation)
006.Resident Evil REMake (Gamecube)
005.Command and Conquer Red Alert (PC)
004.Baldur's Gate 2 (PC)
003.Streets of Rage 2 (Megadrive)
002.Half Life 2 (PC)
001.Resident Evil 4 (Playstation 2)

Jdanddiet's Top 100 games - Part 10 - The Top Ten

010.Flashback (Megadrive)
The MD was awash with cartoony platformers and beat em ups, so a complex arcade adventure such as Flashback, the spiritual successor to Another World, was very welcome back in 1994. Technically brilliant (thanks to the superb animation and some lovely graphics), Flashback was an intriguing and immersive game that challenged the mind as well as manual dexterity.

009.Match Day 2 (Spectrum)
You know what I like to do in Football games? Pass. Yep, scoring goals is nice, but putting together a slick, swift passing move is far more enjoyable to me, even if you don't score at the end of it. Thanks to Jon Ritman's superb diamond deflection technique, flick-ons, headers and through balls were all possible to an experienced player, thus hugely extending the playing time of this excellent simulation. It's slipped a few places thanks to a slow pace that's admittedly not a problem when emulated.

008.Laser Squad (Spectrum)
As brilliant as Rebelstar and its sequel were, Laser Squad upped the ante so far that it is streets ahead of Gollop's other classics. Offering a turn-based challenge once more, LS included hidden enemies, a huge variety of weapons, numerous scenarios and addictive, thoughtful gameplay. Fantastic stuff, and even more so in two-player mode.

007.Tenchu Stealth Assassins (Playstation)
Perhaps the most divisive of my top 10, yet a game that captured my imagination from the get-go. Yes, the graphics are terrible; yes the dialogue is cringeworthy. But I love it. Atmospheric and intuitive to control once you get the hang of it, the only disappointment is the fact that none of the sequels have quite managed to capture the magic again.

006.Resident Evil: REMake (Gamecube) NEW ENTRY
Let's be honest, the original Resi is starting to look a little tired round the edges. Capcom brilliantly updated it for the Gamecube, not only improving the gameplay (for example, the 180 degree spin-around move is now present), but also the graphics, music and dialogue. A triumph, and one of the best games on the 'cube.

005.Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)
If the benchmark for this top 100 was solely the amount of time spent on a game, C&C: RA would win hands down. Apart from the one player campaign, the amount of time I lost to the skirmish mode doesn't bear thinking about. Add in the brilliant Killer Ants secret missions and the ability to play whilst eating a pizza and you have a perfect strategy game.

004.Baldur's Gate II (PC)
The original was brilliant as well, but this sequel improved many aspects (such as removing some of the annoying restrictive rule conditions) and also kicked along the plot quite nicely. Bioware have struggled in my opinion to produce anything since to match BG2's majesty.

003.Streets of Rage 2 (Megadrive)
I'm no fan of BEU's, but this superb sequel makes my top ten nonetheless. As a scrolling fighter, it concentrates less on fancy moves and combos and more on despatching as many bad guys as possible and in the shortest time. Add in great co-op and vs modes and you have an all-time classic that I still go back to regularly all these years later.

002.Half Life 2 (PC)
As I wrote in my PC Gamer Magazine "Uncensored" review many moons ago, the word classic is bandied around far too much. Yet in the case of Half Life 2, it fits precisely. With great variation and playability as well as some atmospheric doom-laden trawls through a shattered city, HL2 improved greatly on an already pretty decent game.

001.Resident Evil 4 (Playstation 2)
You've probably gathered by now I'm a huge RE fan and the fourth instalmant has seen more play than I think any game ever. Completed many many times over, the PS2 version gets the nod over the Gamecube thanks to the Separate Ways Ada Wong mission. Includes possibly the finest extra ever in the Mercenaries, a frantic few levels of exquisite ganado-killing.

So there you have it, my top 100 games! Reckon they'll be a few changes next year...

Jdanddiet's Top 100 games - First 90 Recap

With the final ten to be revealed shortly, here's the rest of the list...

100.Golden Axe (Megadrive)
099.Nemesis (Arcade)
098.Universal Soldier (Megadrive)
097.Sea Battle (Intellivision)
096.Hypersports (ZX Spectrum)
095.Batty (ZX Spectrum)
094.Halo (XBOX)
093.Cobra (ZX Spectrum)
092.Gynoug (Megadrive)
091.Prince Valiant (Gameboy)
090.Harrier Attack (ZX Spectrum)
089.Quazatron (ZX Spectrum)
088.Alien Syndrome (Master System)
087.Alien Storm (Megadrive)
086.Myth (ZX Spectrum)
085.Silpheed (MegaCD)
084.Burnout (Gamecube)
083.Brian Lara Cricket 96 (Megadrive)
082.Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2 (PC)
081.Saboteur (ZX Spectrum)
080.Space Battle (Intellivision)
079.Goldeneye (N64)
078.Max Payne (PC)
077.Light Crusader (Megadrive)
076.Icewind Dale (PC)
075.Doom (PC)
074.Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (XBOX)
073.Renegade (ZX Spectrum)
072.Moon Patrol (Arcade)
071.Fallout 2 (PC)
070.Streets of Rage (Megadrive)
069.Jet Set Willy (ZX Spectrum)
068.Robocop (ZX Spectrum)
067.Paperboy (Arcade)
066.Robocop vs Terminator (Megadrive)
065.R-Type (Master System)
064.Grand Theft Auto (PC)
063.Speedball 2 (Megadrive)
062.Resident Evil 5 (XBOX 360)
061.Dino Crisis (Playstation)
060.Impossible Mission (ZX Spectrum)
059.PGA European Tour (Megadrive)
058.Unreal Tournament (PC)
057.Call of Cthuhlu: Dark Corners of the Earth (XBOX)
056.Ranger X (Megadrive)
055.The Terminator (MegaCD)
054.Warcraft (PC)
053.Cybernoid (ZX Spectrum)
052.Curse of Monkey Island (PC)
051.Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC)
050.Turbo Esprit (ZX Spectrum)
049.Die Hard Trilogy (Playstation)
048.Revenge of Shinobi (Megadrive)
047.Gauntlet IV (Megadrive)
046.Super Mario Land (Gameboy)
045.Micro Machines (Megadrive)
044.Resident Evil 2 (Playstation)
043.Flying Shark (ZX Spectrum)
042.Strider (Megadrive)
041.FIFA 95 (Megadrive)
040.Half-Life (PC)
039.The Simpsons: Hit & Run (Gamecube)
038.Tracksuit Manager (ZX Spectrum)
037.Deathchase (ZX Spectrum)
036.Kung Fu Master (Arcade)
035.Desert Strike (Megadrive)
034.Tetris (Gameboy)
033.Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (Playstation 2)
032.Rebelstar (ZX Spectrum)
031.Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 (XBOX)
030.Silent Hill (Playstation)
029.Midnight Resistance (ZX Spectrum)
028.Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast (PC)
027.Duke Nukem 3D (PC)
026.Outrun (Arcade)
025.Tron Deadly Discs (Intellivision)
024.Star Wars (Arcade)
023.Chaos (ZX Spectrum)
022.Rebelstar 2 (ZX Spectrum)
021.Resident Evil: Director's Cut (Playstation)
020.Dead Space (XBOX 360)
019.The Great Escape (ZX Spectrum)
018.Jungle Strike (Megadrive)
017.Metal Gear Solid (Playstation)
016.Star Wars Battlefront (PC)
015.Bubble Bobble (Arcade)
014.Bomb Jack (ZX Spectrum)
013.Chuckie Egg (ZX Spectrum)
012.Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday (Megadrive)
011.Academy (ZX Spectrum)

Jdanddiet's Top 100 games - Part 9 - 20-11

20.Dead Space (Xbox 360) NEW ENTRY
Resident Evil 4 in Space. That may well have been the pitch, but Dead Space is so much more than that. Atmospheric in design, both graphically and aurally, it's a triumph of building tension and gameplay.

019.The Great Escape (Spectrum)
...or the game that actually suited the Spectrum's popular monochromatic display. World War 2 brilliance from Denton Designs.

018.Jungle Strike (Megadrive)
It may not be as nostagically popular as Desert Strike, yet Jungle improved upon the template set by its forebear with such verve and technical miracles - not to mention the multiple vehicles you could now control which added huge variety - that it is actually in effect superior in every respect.

017.Metal Gear Solid (Playstation)
The old Nintendo franchise got a brilliant re-boot on the all-conquering PS and it remains one of the greatest stealth games ever. The graphics and depth of gameplay marked it out as an outstanding game back in 1998 and it remains quality now.

016.Star Wars Battlefront (PC)
It got a mild slating at the time from my favourite PC Magazine, PC Gamer, but I always loved its simplicity; run around, or jump in one of the iconic vehicles, and blast those pesky Imperials Rebels. Huge fun.

015.Bubble Bobble (Arcade)
It's what must be one of the most bizarre concepts ever for a videogame, but for sheer entertainment wins hands down. Another great multiplayer game.

014.Bomb Jack (Spectrum)
One of a limited cadre of Spectrum games that is actually better than the arcade original (see Renegade, Bosconian '87), Bombjack was an addictive collect 'em up with smart graphics and a one-more-go factor that was rarely beaten on the Speccy.

013.Chuckie Egg (Spectrum)
Although I originally played this classic platformer on the BBC, it's the Spectrum where I played it most, and the game is almost identical. Challenging, yet simple, Chuckie Egg is one of the greatest platformers ever and I always preferred by me to the over-rated Manic Miner.

012.Buck Rogers: Countdown To Doomsday (Megadrive)
SSI's achievement in squeezing down their complex PC and Amiga game into the Megadrive 16-bit cart should never be underestimated. The result was an outstanding RPG that mixed classic Rogers mythology with some nifty team and space combat.

011.Academy (Spectrum)
Tau Ceti laid the foundations upon which Academy built. Pete Cooke designed a remarkably open-ended game, with a variety of missions designed to qualify the player as a gal-corp skimmer pilot. The ability to design your own Skimmer was a huge innovation at the time.

Jdanddiet's Top 100 games - Part 8 - 30-21

030.Silent Hill (PS1)
A superb horror game to rival Capcom's Resident Evil series, Silent Hill fosters a creepy atmosphere that reminds you of when games could be genuinely scary. Strangely, I've never played the sequels, although I've heard the second instalment on the PS2 is pretty good.

029.Midnight Resistance (Spectrum)
How this fantastic run and gunner got squeezed into the Speccy I'll never know. Sharp, addictive and playable, I prefer this to the Megadrive version incredibly. What higher praise can I give to the coder, Jim Bagley.

028.Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast (PC)
One of the criticisms of the brilliant original Jedi Knight games was the poor lightsabre combat. This was addressed in the sequel, in addition to improvements to the rest of the game, and the results were pretty spiffy for any Star Wars fan.

027.Duke Nukem 3D (PC)
I'm Duke Nukem - and I'm coming to get the rest of you alien bastards! Yes, Duke may have lost some of lustre recently thanks to the insipid Duke Nukem Forever, but back in 1996 he was King of the world. Hail to the King, baby!

026.Outrun (Arcade)
The ultimate driving game in my opinion: slick, fast and playable. Has to be in that cab, however. The Spectrum version was rubbish!

025.Tron: Deadly Discs (Intellivision)
The Intellivision wasn't home to many classics but this was a superb arena-based game with a finely balanced difficulty curve.

024.Star Wars (arcade)
I challenge anyone who stepped into this cab in the early 80's, with your mates crowding round and Ben Kenobi echoing in your ears, not to have had a whale of a time.

023.Chaos (Spectrum)
Dear Mr. Gollop, just to let you know you were probably responsible for me failing my Chemistry GCSE! This battle of wizards introduced a random element (the spells you were given) and a host of tactical options. Like most of his games, it was best played with a friend, or even upto 7 friends in Chaos.

022.Rebelstar 2 (Spectrum)
Dear Mr. Goll- oh you get the idea. He improved upon the original with a steeper difficulty level and an interesting dual-layer mission. And it was still £1.99. Amazing!

021.Resident Evil Director's Cut (PS1)
The director's cut added little to the original game, but it was already a stonewall classic - just this was the version I played and the main reason I bought a Playstation. It had its flaws, but after a decade and a bit, this remains a hugely influential game.

Jdanddiet's Top 100 games - Part 7 - 40-31

040.Half Life (PC)
Back in 1998, First Person Shooters were already starting to become a little staid as publishers released game after game in this genre. Valve changed all that.

039.The Simpsons: Hit and Run (Gamecube) NEW ENTRY
It's pretty difficult not to love this amusing driving and action game based on the famous cartoon.

038.Tracksuit Manager (Spectrum)
Despite looking like nothing more than a glorified spreadsheet, this Footie Management Sim utilised a fascinating written commentary for matches that was far superior to any graphics the Speccy could manage. A host of tactical and logistical options would keep you occupied for months.

037.3D Deathchase (Spectrum)
It was criticized for its simplicity, but this in my opinion was its biggest draw. And yes, I did pretend I was on a speeder bike!

036.Kung Fu Master (Arcade)
Nothing tells you more about this arcade game than when I used to go into arcades in the late 80's full of exciting new games, only to be back drawn to Kung Fu Master...

035.Desert Strike (Megadrive)
Mike Posehn's brilliant isometric shooter squeezed every drop out of the 16-bit Megadrive and was an engaging, original blaster to boot.

034.Tetris (Gameboy)
The original puzzler that sold a million Gameboys. Probably.

033.Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (PS2)
It may be considered an inconsequential step in the evolution of Resident Evil, wedged between the old, fixed perspective style and the new flashy Resident Evil 4, but I still found CV an exciting and compelling Resident Evil chapter.

032.Rebelstar (Spectrum)
Dear Mr. Gollop, just to let you know you were probably responsible for me failing my Maths GCSE! This hugely playable and addictive strategy title also cost an incredible £1.99 - best value ever? 2 player mode was brilliant.

031.Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 (Xbox) NEW ENTRY
Whilst the Dark Alliance games have nothing of the PC original's depth or complexity, the pure hack/slash/loot gameplay is hugely compulsive. This sequel vastly increased my enjoyment thanks to the option to create your own magical weapon

Jdanddiet's Top 100 games - Part 6 - 50-41

050.Turbo Esprit (Spectrum)
Mike Richardson's free-roaming driving game classic was quite like nothing else on the speccy. Even if you didn't bother trying to catch any drug dealers, the game was a joy to play, zooming around a real living breathing city.

049.Die Hard Trilogy (Playstation)
A wonderful trio of entertaining games, and also great value for money. My favourite was the partly-maligned first section based around the original film. Shame they couldn't repeat the magic for the disappointing Alien Trilogy.

048.The Revenge of Shinobi (Megadrive)
Another Mega Games, erm, game, and another that I played and played and played. A difficult and challenging entry in the famous series, Revenge nonetheless was an addictive side scrolling run and jump/gunner.

047.Gauntlet IV (Megadrive)
Not only does Gauntlet IV go back to basics (after the daft isometric third game), adding RPG elements as well, but also included are the two original games! Outstanding value and great multiplayer action.

046.Super Mario Land (Gameboy)
My only real foray into the land of Mario, and a game that was perfectly suited to Nintendo's little wonder.

045.Micro Machines (Megadrive)
Another multiplayer delight, and a superb concept to boot (from Codemasters).

044.Resident Evil 2 (Playstation)
Set in and around the Raccoon City Police Station, RE2 cranked up the tension, scares and puzzles to produce a bigger and more exciting adventure.

043.Flying Shark (Spectrum)
One of the finest shooters ever on any 8-bit computer, let alone the Spectrum. The monochrome graphics are just sharp enough, the gameplay exquisitely balanced.

042.Strider (Megadrive)
Renowned favourite of the Retro Gamer Magazine's editor Darran Jones, although I've admittedly never played the arcade original. The Megadrive version is perfect, however, so I see no need!

041.Fifa Soccer 95 (Megadrive)
Back when footie games were simple. Basic, maybe, but the ability to score spectacular goals and put together some decent passing moves was a huge plus over the original FIFA.

Jdanddiet's Top 100 Games - First 50 recap

With Part 6 imminent, let's recap the first 50 entries:-

100.Golden Axe (Megadrive)
099.Nemesis (Arcade)
098.Universal Soldier (Megadrive)
097.Sea Battle (Intellivision)
096.Hypersports (ZX Spectrum)
095.Batty (ZX Spectrum)
094.Halo (XBOX)
093.Cobra (ZX Spectrum)
092.Gynoug (Megadrive)
091.Prince Valiant (Gameboy)
090.Harrier Attack (ZX Spectrum)
089.Quazatron (ZX Spectrum)
088.Alien Syndrome (Master System)
087.Alien Storm (Megadrive)
086.Myth (ZX Spectrum)
085.Silpheed (MegaCD)
084.Burnout (Gamecube)
083.Brian Lara Cricket 96 (Megadrive)
082.Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2 (PC)
081.Saboteur (ZX Spectrum)
080.Space Battle (Intellivision)
079.Goldeneye (N64)
078.Max Payne (PC)
077.Light Crusader (Megadrive)
076.Icewind Dale (PC)
075.Doom (PC)
074.Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (XBOX)
073.Renegade (ZX Spectrum)
072.Moon Patrol (Arcade)
071.Fallout 2 (PC)
070.Streets of Rage (Megadrive)
069.Jet Set Willy (ZX Spectrum)
068.Robocop (ZX Spectrum)
067.Paperboy (Arcade)
066.Robocop vs Terminator (Megadrive)
065.R-Type (Master System)
064.Grand Theft Auto (PC)
063.Speedball 2 (Megadrive)
062.Resident Evil 5 (XBOX 360)
061.Dino Crisis (Playstation)
060.Impossible Mission (ZX Spectrum)
059.PGA European Tour (Megadrive)
058.Unreal Tournament (PC)
057.Call of Cthuhlu: Dark Corners of the Earth (XBOX)
056.Ranger X (Megadrive)
055.The Terminator (MegaCD)
054.Warcraft (PC)
053.Cybernoid (ZX Spectrum)
052.Curse of Monkey Island (PC)
051.Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC)

Jdanddiet's Top 100 games - Part 5 - 60-51

060.Impossible Mission (Spectrum)
One of the first games I got with my Speccy and although admittedly not a patch on the C64 version, still a great game.

059.PGA European Tour (Megadrive)
Ah, back when golf games were simple and fun...again best played against a fellow human - preferably competitive Dad!

058.Unreal Tournament (PC)
I still enjoy a dab of the original UT every now and then. Any chance to use that sniper rifle...

057.Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (Xbox) NEW ENTRY
Chilling, strange and atmospheric, Dark Corners is a macabre combination of horror and a 1920's detective story. A fascinating and intriguing game.

056.Ranger X (Megadrive)
Weird Japanese-influenced robot platform-y type shooter that saw a lot of time in my MD.

055.The Terminator (MegaCD)
A supremely superior version of the Megadrive original. The mini cut-scenes aren't upto much, but the cleaner graphics, gameplay and vastly improved music make it a must.

054.Warcraft (PC)
My Lord? Yes? THE ORCS ARE APPROACHING!

053.Cybernoid (Spectrum) NEW ENTRY
Raf Cecco's finest hour in my view. Tough, but rewarding, and plenty of shooting action.

052.Curse of Monkey Island (PC)
I know it's not fashionable to like this 3rd instalmant, but I fell in love with the cartoony graphics, even if the humour wasn't quite as sharp as in the first two games.

051.Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC)
Nowadays the MOH games are yawnsome in their regularity, but back in 1999 this was quite an event and Call of Duty was a distinct second place.

Jdanddiet's Top 100 games - Part 4 - 70-61

070.Streets of Rage (Megadrive)
I originally got this scrolling beat em up on the Mega Games compilation and whilst it lacks the majesty of its sequel, it's still a great game that I played all the way through several times.

069.Jet Set Willy (Spectrum)
Despite never even coming close to completing it, I used to spend days just trying to find new rooms and waiting for the yacht to sail...

068.Robocop (Spectrum)
A classy movie adap from Ocean with their now customary multi-level template.


067.Paperboy (Arcade)
The arcade original with the handlebar controller was brilliant, and the game itself original and addictive. But tough!

066.Robocop VS Terminator (Megadrive)
Bloody and gory fun in a comic-book-style platform shooter. Superb fun.

065.R-Type (Master System) NEW ENTRY
In my opinion the best home console version, although fellow 8-bit the ZX Spectrum gives it a run for its money :-)

064.Grand Theft Auto (PC)
I've never got on with the 3D versions preferring instead the toy-car style violence of the original two games. GOURANGA!

063.Speedball 2 (MD)
One of the greatest future sports games ever, if not THE greatest. Best with 2 players, Speedball 2 is great combination of handball, football, rugby and Street Fighter.

062.Resident Evil 5 (XBOX 360)
Despite a major control lapse (you can't walk and shoot!), I found Resi 5 to be a highly enjoyable and fast paced action game. Not many scares though...

061.Dino Crisis (Playstation)
It's Resident Evil with dinosaurs. What more do you want?

Jdanddiet's Top 100 games - Part 3 - 80-71

080.Space Battle (Intellivision)God knows how many hours I sunk into this one. A surprisingly tactical as well as exciting shooter for Mattel's finest.

079.Goldeneye (N64)

I only briefly owned a Nintendo 64 and this was the game that entertained me most. I still love the ship level.

078.Max Payne (PC) At the time its melding of comic book and game was refreshing - as was the Matrix-style slo-mo and bullet time. Shame about the movie...

077.Light Crusader (MD)
Treasure's last venture on the Megadrive and a lovely RPG-lite action adventure with superb isometric graphics and great music.

076.Icewind Dale (PC)

I always liked the ability to create your whole party - it may be a simple dungeon crawl, but it was huge fun.

075.Doom (PC)
What can I say about this game that hasn't been said before? Simply, a violent, groundbreaking classic.

074.Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (Xbox)NEW ENTRY
A quaint amalgamation of Role playing, point and clicking and action spread over an odd futuristic Earth and bizarre alien worlds. It has a wondrous ethereal atmosphere, thanks in no small part to the beautiful music.

073.Renegade (Spectrum)
One of an elite cadre of Spectrum games that actually improves upon thearcade original. A truly great beat em up.

072.Moon Patrol (Arcade) NEW ENTRY
That one-more-go finely balanced difficulty curve is what makes Moon Patrol such a classic arcade game.

071.Fallout 2 (PC) NEW ENTRY
Before it went all Console-y, this sequel was my favourite in the futuristic post-apocalyptic wasteland genre.

Jdanddiet's Top 100 games - Part 2 - 90-81

090.Harrier Attack! (Spectrum)

Mike Richardson's superb scramble clone capitalised on the Falklands War but was a great game nonetheless. Bomb the city!

089.Quazatron (Spectrum)
Ah, good 'old KLP-2, one of a long line in character pun names. Quazatron had its faults (the awful scrolling in particular), but the creative and fun mini grappling game - which was always random as well - was a great little edition to the isometric main game.

088.Alien Syndrome (Sega Master System) NEW ENTRY
I'm not a huge fan of the MS - I was basically still playing on my Speccy until the Megadrive came along - but after recently trying out this excellent arcade conversion, may have to re-evaluate!

087.Alien Storm (Megadrive)
An utterly bonkers Megadrive game along the lines of Golden Axe, except with aliens and FPS sections.

086.Myth (Spectrum)
This latter era Spectrum game boasts lovely animation, smooth graphics and intriguing gameplay. A platformer at heart, it's the polish that won me over.

085.Silpheed (MegaCD)
A shooter that still boasts stunning graphics, an amazing soundtrack and frantic, bristling entertainment.

084.Burnout (Gamecube) NEW ENTRY
Another genre I'm not particularly fond of, yet Burnout's sheer cheekiness and downright condonement of dangeous and illegal driving is a winner for me!

083.Brian Lara Cricket '96 (MD)
Cricket is a difficult sport to replicate on screen, yet Codemasters had a pretty decent stab at it back in 1995. Fielding was still boring though!

082.Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2 (PC)
Dark Forces was fine, but Jedi Knight is where Star Wars computer games really came to life. Boasting the real music, real recognisable characters, JK was the real deal.

081.Saboteur (Spectrum)
More Durell and Saboteur had a free-form nature that was iconoclastic at the time and a brilliant atmosphere. A true Spectrum classic.

Jdanddiet's Top 100 games - Part 1 - 100-91

So this is it...Jdanddiet's favourite 100 games, retro, recent or otherwise...

It's a list that is constantly in flux as I try out more games new and old. This is how it stands today however, starting with entries number 100 to 91.

Please don't forget, dear reader, that this is Jdanddiet's favourite 100 game list, not a definitive top 100 games list - so please no complaints along the lines of "I can't believe you didn't include..." - as I probably haven't played it!

Let's go!

100.Golden Axe (Sega Megadrive)
I'll be honest and declare I have never played the arcade parent yet I got Golden Axe with my first Megadrive and was instantly hooked. It's still good for a bit of hack and slash every now and then, especially in two-player mode.

99.Nemesis (Arcade)
With memories of the awful ZX Spectrum version conveniently forgotten, Nemesis (or Gradius to you non-UK people) was my shooter of choice in the arcades in the mid-eighties. Its power ups were cool and it was just so damn playable. God knows how many 10p's of mine it ate.

98.Universal Soldier (Sega Megadrive)
A blatant rip-off of Turrican 2, which I've never played, so here is the version by Ballistic that was doctored to tie in with the Van Damme movie. Still a great game with some fantastic music.

97.Sea Battle (Mattel Intellivision)
This two-player only Intellivision cart was simple yet huge fun, especially when played against "competitive dad"!

96.Hypersports (Sinclair ZX Spectrum)
I always much preferred this to the Daley Thompson games. Favourite event? Skeet shooting and the little winker...

95.Batty (Sinclair ZX Spectrum)
I hated Arkanoid but somehow Batty struck a chord with me. Maybe because it was free!

94.Halo (Microsoft Xbox) NEW ENTRY
Followers of this blog will know I only recently got into Halo and found it an entertaining and fast-paced shooter, despite its flaws. I don't like many console Fps' so it is a rare honour for one to feature in this top 100.

93.Cobra (Sinclair ZX Spectrum)
RIP Joffa. Along with all your other stellar achievements you also gave us the-best-game-ever-based-on-a-crap-Stallone-movie. Lovely scrolling and a finely balanced difficulty curve.

92.Gynoug (Sega Megadrive) NEW ENTRY
A horizontally scrolling shooter that has some inventive enemies and power ups.

91.Prince Valiant (Nintendo Gameboy)
It may seem an odd choice, but I was addicted to this game for a long time. Wander round the segmented landscape offing the various enemies one at a time with a selection of interesting spells. Kind of RPG lite, but perfectly suited to Nintendo's little wonder.