Gamer's select Japan Top 100 Video Games of All Time

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Japanese Gamers selected the top 100 games of all time in Japan.

A Japanese tv program surveys 50,000 gamers to make a list of the country's top video games of all time.

TV Asashi recently polled 50,000 Japanese players to determine the most popular video games ever released in the country. The results of this poll were broadcast in a special program that included celebrity guests and other unique features as the games were ranked from 100 to 1.

The complete list of 100 video games includes numerous titles that one might expect, such as many entries in the Persona and Pokemon series, as well as a number of Super Mario video games. Some games, such as Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and others, are conspicuously lacking and may surprise you. However, this is a fairly wide and varied list that includes a lot of well-known franchises.

With only a few exceptions, the most majority of the games on the list are freely available in regions outside of Japan, and anyone interested in checking some of these out should have no trouble doing it and.

Japan's rank among the top 100 video games of all time.

100. Persona 3

99. Pokemon Platinum

98. Persona 4

97. Super Mario World

96. Romance of the Three Kingdoms

95. Mother (EarthBound Beginnings)

94. Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

93. Persona 5 Royal

92. Monster Hunter 4G

91. Street Fighter 2

90. Final Fantasy 8

89. Super Mario Galaxy 2

88. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

87. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate

86. Monster Hunter

85. Dragon Quest 6

84. Final Fantasy 11

83. Dragon Quest 7

82. The Legend of Mana

81. Dragon Quest Builders 2

80. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

79. Metal Gear Solid

78. Nobunaga’s Ambition

77. Mario Kart Wii

76. Kirby Air Ride

75. Animal Crossing: Wild World

74. Super Smash Bros. Brawl

73. Gran Turismo 4

72. Kirby Super Star

71. Dr. Mario

70. Monster Hunter World

69. Super Mario RPG

68. Pokemon X and Y

67. Bloodborne

66. Ghost of Tsushima

65. Suikoden

64. Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver

63. Final Fantasy 3

62. Xevious

61. Super Smash Bros.

60. Pokemon Black 2 and White 2

59. Dead by Daylight

58. Animal Crossing

57. Donkey Kong Country

56. Super Mario Galaxy

55. Yo-kai Watch 2

54. Dragon Quest 8

53. Tales of the Abyss

52. The Legend of Zelda

51. Final Fantasy 4

50. Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire

49. Kingdom Hearts

48. Nier: Automata

47. Final Fantasy 14

46. Dragon Quest 2

45. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land

44. Dragon Quest 10

43. Xenoblade

42. Persona 5

41. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!

40. Xenogears

39. Dark Souls 3

38. Puyo Puyo

37. Final Fantasy 9

36. Pokemon Gold and Silver

35. Xenoblade 2

34. Final Fantasy 5

33. Final Fantasy 6

32. Resident Evil

31. Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together

30. Apex Legends

29. Okami

28. Mother 2 (EarthBound)

27. Dragon Quest 11

26. Pokemon Black and White

25. Tetris

24. Pokemon Red and Green

23. Fire Emblem: Three Houses

22. Animal Crossing: New Leaf

21. Splatoon

20. Minecraft

19. Suikoden 2

18. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

17. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

16. Kingdom Hearts 2

15. Dragon Quest 4

14. Pokemon Sword and Shield

13. Undertale

12. Super Mario Kart

11. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl

10. Super Mario Bros. 3

9. Final Fantasy 10

8. Chrono Trigger

7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

6. Dragon Quest 3

5. Splatoon 2

4. Animal Crossing: New Horizons

3. Final Fantasy 7

2. Dragon Quest 5

1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild

The top ten is remarkable, with a diversity of game names featured, though Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest are each represented twice. Some may be surprised by the newness of the top five, like Splatoon 2, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild are all relatively recent titles. They're also all Nintendo Switch exclusives, so it's no wonder that Nintendo's home console/handheld hybrid has been a huge hit in Japan. In fact, another Nintendo Switch exclusive game, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, is a little higher up in the top 10 at number 7.

A similar poll in other nations would be interesting to see how gaming tastes varied from one region to another, but in the meantime, fans can check at Japan's top 100 best video game titles.

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