Guinness Records: Top 50 Console Games
Here
are the all-time top 50
console games from
Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition book. Contributors reviewed hundreds of releases to
compile a list of the top 50 titles ranked on their initial impact and
lasting legacy. Top 3: Super Mario Kart, Tetris, and Grand Theft Auto.
Securing the first place on the coveted list is Super Mario Kart with
the video game character, Mario, who has starred in more than 116
titles. As the best-selling racing game on the N64 (more than 9 million
units sold), Super Mario Kart is also the best-selling racer on the SNES
(8 million units), the Gamecube (nearly 7 million units) and the DS (10
million units).
In
second place, the world's most ported video game, Tetris, is available
on at least 59 different gaming platforms receiving its high ranking
because of its simplicity and devilish addictiveness. Third runner up,
Grand Theft Auto holds the record for the most controversial series of
games. It has received near-perfect scores in virtually every review and
GTA IV has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the
fastest-selling video game ever.
Number
four to ten on the top list include, in ranking order, Super Mario World
(#4), Zelda Ocarina of Time (#5), Halo (#6), Resident Evil IV (#7),
Final Fantasy XII (#8), Street Fighter II (#9), GoldenEye (#10).
Graded
in the subsequent forty spots, the list includes Super Mario 64 (# 11),
Tomb Raider (#12). Metal Gear Solid (#13), Call of Duty 4 (#14), Sonic
the Hedgehog 2 (#15), GTA San Andreas (#16), Super Mario Bros (#17),
Zelda: A Link to the Past (#18), Gran Turismo (#19), Final Fantasy VII
(#20), Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (#21), The Orange Box (#22), Lego Star
Wars Complete Saga (#23), Tekken 2 (#24), Wii Sports (#25), Pokemon
Red/Blue (#26), Guitar Hero (#27), Project Gotham Racing 4 (#28), Super
Mario Galaxy (#29), Resident Evil (#30), Ico (#31), Chrono Trigger
(#32), Gunstar Heroes (#33), Soul Calibur (#34), Advance Wars (#35),
Ridge Racer (#36), Super Metroid, (#37), Castlevania: Symphony of the
Night (#38), GTA Vice City (#39), BioShock (#40), Star Wars: Knights of
the Old Republic (#41), The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (# 42),
God of War (#43), Sega Rally Championship (#44), Starfox 64 (#45), Elder
Scrolls IV: Oblivion (#46), WarioWare Inc (#47), Saturn Bomberman (#48),
Crash Bandicoot (#49) and Outrun 2 (#50).
Earlier
this month, Guinness
World Records revealed the
top records in video gaming with the
publication of Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition. Released on
Feb. 4, it’s priced $21.95 (15 UK pounds Sterling). The so-called "video
game bible" carries new records, facts, and trivia for the gamers and
others.
As
gaming consoles are getting popular among the gamers, a significant
market growth is expected in the coming few years. According to DFC
Intelligence, a global digital games market tracker, combined cumulative
worldwide sales for Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony
PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii systems are expected to be
180-210 million units by 2012.
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