My current top 100 games of all time.

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100	Alternate Reality	represented freedom and possibilty for the first time of my gaming life. an atmospheric rpg that seemed infinite to an 11 year old. i used to love walking down the grey cobbled roads, hearing the blacksmith toiling, and then randomly encountering another thief, cursing myself for wandering about after dark.
99	Gaunlet	dim arcades, smokey, social. "valykerie is about to die". i remember being nervous about letting my unknown teammates down. then, as a budding programmer, trying to ape the classic top-down / isometric view.
98	Double Dragon	violent outburts in public. i would place this at the local bowling alley and feel tough. really tough. the machine withstood angry kid smacks. great music and, at the time, really nice shading and graphic design.
97	Silpheed	one of the few reasons to own a sega cd. slipheed is an on-railers shooter, but epic. it really possessed a star wars like sense of scale in it's space battles, and i remember wanting to keep playing it in order to see how many more polygons the scd could push. still a good game today.
96	Vette!	a first of its kind of game. although wildly dated today, vette was enthralling upon release. boasted a completely polygonal rendering of san francisco, complete with working gas station. it came with a map, and i use to plan out drives around the bay
95	Tecmo Bowl	time was back in grade school, tecmo bowl was *the* virtual social yardstick by which my friends and i were judged. well, for a little while anyways. the original gameplay was beautiful and addictive (and completely unrealistic) in the way only good nes games can be.
94	Chrono Trigger	a monumental console rpg. of which, i am not often a fan, but this game is an exception. a 16 bit work of art, winding and symphonic. i still play this today through emulation.
93	Crash Bandicoot	when a new console arrives at your home, you want that game that represents the monumental leap your dollars just bartered. crash was this game in the nineties. man, i was floored seeing the fully polygonal, vibrant, spinning world. i played it with care, trying to savor each moment, afraid when they would run out.
92	Crusader: No Remorse
91	American Mcgee's Alice
90	Defender of the Crown
89	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
88	Links 386
87	The Immortal
86	Warioware (NDS)
85	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
84	Max Payne
83	Super Mario Land
82	Beyond the Forbidden Forest
81	Rock n' Roll Racing
80	Project Firestart
79	Streets of Rage
78	X-Wing
77	Nascar Racing (original PC version)
76	Legend of Zelda: Twilight Shadow
75	Mortal Kombat 2
74	Amazon: Guardians of Eden
73	Spy vs Spy 2: The Island Caper
72	Might and Magic 3
71	Driver (PC)
70	You Don't Know Jack
69	Alone in the Dark
68	Under a Killing Moon
67	No One Lives Forever
66	Unreal Tournament
65	Quake
64	Ultima Underworld 2
63	Day of the Tentacle
62	Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
61	Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father
60	Porsche Unleashed
59	Clive Barker's Undying
58	Simcity 2000
57	Diablo 2
56	Oblivion
55	Mario Galaxy
54	Ghosts and Goblins
53	Pacman (Arcade)
52	Interstate '76
51	Crysis
50	Dead Space
49	Front Page Sports Football Pro
48	Mean Streets
47	Super Mario Bros
46	Civilization 4
45	Summer Games 2
44	4th and Inches
43	Sonic the Hedgehog
42	Bioshock
41	Adventure
40	Out of this World
39	Super Castlevania 4
38	Advance Wars
37	The Witcher
36	S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
35	Grand Theft Auto 4
34	Zombies Ate My Neighbors
33	Fallout 3
32	Guitar Hero Series
31	Pirates!
30	Doom
29	Mass Effect
28	Deus Ex
27	Thief (Series)
26	Half Life 2
25	System Shock 2

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