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The Rest of the Best - A Popularity Contest 50th Anniversary! Week Sixteen - Video Games of the 21st Century!

Johnny Unusual

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Host: @Adrenaline

Participants: @Kirin @Johnny Unusual @JBear @WildcatJF @Falselogic @masterthes @Issun @Vaeran @Raven @Torzelbaum @Rascally Badger @Guild



50 (tie). Lady Eboshi

50 (tie). Maleficent

50 (tie). Gul Dukat

49. Lavos

48. Khan Noonien Singh

47. Professor James Moriarty

46. Joffrey Baratheon

45. Skeletor

43 (tie). Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk

43 (tie). Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish

42. Makoto Shishio

38 (tie). Amanda Waller

38 (tie). Jareth, the Goblin King

38 (tie). Lord Voldemort

38 (tie). T-800 Model 101

37. Nurse Ratched

36. Eric Cartman

35. Judge Doom

34. Bowser

32 (tie). Emperor Sheev Palpatine

32 (tie). Walter White

31. Bill Cipher

30. Char Aznable

28 (tie). The Sheriff of Nottingham

28 (tie). Sailor Galaxia

27. The Wicked Witch of the West

26. Pennywise the Dancing Clown

25. Sephiroth

24. The Monarch

23. Iago

22. Lorne Malvo

21. Ursula

20. Sauron/The One Ring

19. Edward "The Riddler" Nigma

18. Q

17. Darkseid

16. Magneto

15. Loki

14. Dolores Umbridge

13. Azula

12. Gustavo Fring

11. Hans Gruber

10. Luca Blight

9. Ganon/Ganondorf

8. Dr. Victor Von Doom

7. Mr. Charles Montgomery Burns

6. Count Dracula

5. Alexander "Lex" Luthor

4. GLaDOS

3. Kefka Palazzo

2. Darth Vader

1. The Joker



As I’ve said last time I’ve overbooked myself so I’ll keep this brief. Adrenaline ran a good list! And I think a lot of great villains were accounted for. I think there are definitely some on this list where I hadn’t had the media yet were I might put them on the next time around (Gul Dukat, for example).

I think some people were disappointed the Joker ranked so high and I get it. He was my number too but I feel like we’ve been fed so much of the edgelord “force of nature” version of the character that it’s easy to forget when he’s a more versatile villain (and I love versatile villains) who can be comedic and scary and kinda sad/pathetic and have facets you don’t necessarily think of. And a lot of that impression is thanks to Paul Dini’s writing and Mark Hamill’s performance in Batman: The Animated Series. God, it’s such a perfect mix of dialogue and performance.

But there are no shortage of great villains out there. Thinking about the ones I want to speak of this week, it’s tough, I can think of so many! What are some great villains you think didn’t make the list?
 
Issun

Issun

Chumpy
(He/Him)
One villain I didn't think of last time that watching a crummy musical remake of a beloved film reminded me of has me kicking myself that I didn't think of her the first time.

Regina George
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Rachel McAdams's most iconic character is also one of her meanest and most delightful. Regina is the queen of the popular posse, and lets everyone know it. We've all known a Regina when we were in high school, which is part of what makes her so compelling, and McAdams plays her as the uncaring attention seeker that such a person would be, but brings the actress's charisma and compassion to the role as well.

George was also played by Renee Rapp in the 2024 musical film version, and honestly she's the only person that matched the original performance of the character she played. Rapp brings a different style to Regina while capturing her essence, and it's a damn shame she was let down by basically everything else about the film.
 
Kirin

Kirin

Summon for hire
(he/him)
My villain list would definitely change a bit when swapping old recency bias for new, but a lot of the ones that hit the Top50 would stay in. I'm a bit surprised Magus didn't make it in, as he's a fun one from the board's favorite game.
 
JBear

JBear

Internet's foremost Bertolli cosplayer
(He/Him)
Kirin said:
My villain list would definitely change a bit when swapping old recency bias for new, but a lot of the ones that hit the Top50 would stay in. I'm a bit surprised Magus didn't make it in, as he's a fun one from the board's favorite game.
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I'm basically surprised any time that one of these lists isn't won by Chrono Trigger or Batman.
 
Torzelbaum

Torzelbaum

????? LV 13 HP 292/ 292
(he, him, his)
Here's my list from that Top 50. I'm not sure if it really would have changed much from then and now. (I might have busted Palpatine down a few spots because of the new trilogy.)
  1. The One Ring[/Sauron] (Lord of the Rings series)
  2. Kefka (Final Fantasy 6)
  3. Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars)
  4. Lex Luthor (DC comics)
  5. Führer King BradLey (Fullmetal Alchemist)
  6. GoLbez (Final Fantasy 4)
  7. Lavos (Chrono Trigger)
  8. Vigo the Carpathian (Ghostbusters 2)
  9. M Bison (Street Fighter)
  10. Thulsa Doom (Conan the Barbarian - 1982)
  11. The Joker (Batman)
  12. Ganon (Legend of Zelda)
  13. Stripe (Gremlins)
  14. Amanda Waller (DC)
  15. ApocaLypse (X-Men)
  16. Count Rugen (The Prince Bride)
  17. Magneto (X-Men)
  18. Chong Li (Bloodsport)
  19. Hans Gruber (Die Hard)
  20. Ghaleon (Lunar 1)
  21. Shredder / Oroku Saki (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
  22. Khan Noonien Singh (Star Trek 2 : The Wrath of Khan)
  23. Megatron (Transformers)
  24. General Zod (Superman 2 - 1982)
  25. John Kreese (The Karate Kid - 1984)
Kirin said:
My villain list would definitely change a bit when swapping old recency bias for new, but a lot of the ones that hit the Top50 would stay in. I'm a bit surprised Magus didn't make it in, as he's a fun one from the board's favorite game.
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I wonder how many JoJo villains would make the list if we did it again.

As for Magus I think maybe he didn't rate because he can join your side and even if he doesn't then he still isn't the final villain of the game.
 
Issun

Issun

Chumpy
(He/Him)
JBear said:
I'm basically surprised any time that one of these lists isn't won by Chrono Trigger or Batman.
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The fact that I can't turn around in this forum without stubbing my toe on a Simpsmans reference and that show was still runner up to Batman in the cartoons thread pretty much proves your point. Anyways, here was my list.

1) Ben Linus (LOST)
2) GlaDOS (Portal series)
3) Sheriff of Nottingham (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)
4) Kefka (Final Fantasy VI)
5) Q (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
6) The Joker (The Dark Knight)
7) Luca Blight (Suikoden II)
8) Gerry Glynn (Darkness Take My Hand)
9) Petyr Baelish (A Song of Ice and Fire)
10) Raoul Silva (Skyfall)
11) Eric Cartman (South Park)
12) Dolores Umbridge (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
13) The Master (Doctor Who, Jon Sims version)
14) Vaas Montenegro (Far Cry 3)
15) Bill Sykes (Oliver Twist)
16) 'Zakath (The Belgariad/Malloreon)
17) Ultros (Final Fantasy VI)
18) O-Ren Ishii (Kill Bill)
19) Mr. Gone (The Maxx)
20) Ernst Stavro Blofeld (James Bond series)
21) Kingdok (Bone)
22) Golbez (Final Fantasy IV)
23) Cthulu (Lovecraft)
24) Belloq (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
25) Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
 
Issun

Issun

Chumpy
(He/Him)
Oh, and my JRPG list that I'm posting two weeks late. This one would be veeerrry different today (except for the top two).

1) Chrono Trigger
2) Final Fantasy IV
3) Final Fantasy X
4) Xenogears
5) Suikoden II
6) Final Fantasy VII
7) Final Fantasy VI
8) Final Fantasy VIII
9) Soul Blazer
10) Final Fantasy IX
11) Lufia 2
12) Illusion of Gaia
13) Secret of Evermore
14) Legend of Mana
15) Super Mario RPG
16) Final Fantasy V
17) Secret of Mana
18) Tales of Symphonia
19) Suikoden
20) Final Fantasy XII
21) Breath of Fire
22) Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
23) Terranigma
24) Thousand Arms
25) Phantasy Star II
 
Johnny Unusual

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
My list

1. Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)
2. The Joker (DC Comics)
3. Walter White (Breaking Bad)
4. Montgomery Burns (The Simpsons)
5. Mayor Wilkins (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
6. The Kingpin (Marvel Comics)
7. Lex Luthor (DC Comics)
8. Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
9. The Riddler (DC Comics)
10. Dr. Girlfriend [AKA Dr. Mrs. The Monarch] (The Venture Bros.)
11. The Monarch (The Venture Bros.)
12. Charlie Meadows (Barton Fink)
13. GLaDOS (Portal)
14. Doctor Octopus (Marvel Comics)
15. Frank Booth (Blue Velvet)
16. Mojo Jojo (The Powerpuff Girls)
17. Gus Fring (Breaking Bad)
18. Anton Chigurh (No Country For Old Men)
19. Lorne Malvo (Fargo)
20. Darth Vader (The Star Wars!)
21. Kefka (Final Fantasy VI)
22. Col. Hans Landa (Inglourious Basterds)
23. David Xanatos (Gargoyles)
24. Gideon Gleeful (Gravity Falls)
25. Demona (Gargoyles)

God, this is both a very good list and yet I think mine would look really different today. The unfortunate toxicity of Whedon soured my Buffy love so as great a villain as he is, Mayor Wilkins would definitely go. I think more than a few comic book villains, love them as I do, might not drop off but might drop farther in favour of some really compelling anime and crime series villains. I still feel like the villains that would drop off my list are REALLY GOOD villains but I feel I’ve found even more great villains since then I’d want to showcase, an embarrassment of riches.
 
Johnny Unusual

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Lalo Salamanca

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Its hard to tell which is scarier: Lalo Salamanca when he is happy or Lalo Salamanca when he is angry. There’s no way you aren’t in for a terrifying time (whether it be primal pants crapping fear or simply existential dread sharing the same room of someone whose evil you are having a hard time processing).



Lalo was originally a name drop in the first appearance of sleazy lawyer Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad and when the show got a prequel spin-off, Better Call Saul, it was becoming clear many of the jokes and initially tossed off references from the original series were actually being reworked in the new show not simply as fan pandering but with cleverness. And fans suspected that Saul preying for his life assuming he was being killed at the behest of “Lalo” in his first appearance meant we might meet Lalo. And did we ever.



We knew Saul would be terrified of him but him being a Salamanca is a big reveal, especially since each Salamanca has been truly evil in terrifying ways: the cold blooded cousins (not twins, easy mistake though), the hateful Hector, the unhinged Tuco. Each Salamanca was a different shade of evil. But Lalo was unique. He… was charming.


This is thanks to the fact that actor Tony Dalton is… EFFORTLESSLY CHARMING. See him also on Hawkeye as a non-super version of The Swordsman, a Marvel character people don’t care about, and he’s one of the most charming parts of a charming show. How has Tony Dalton not been hired for every big character actor piece where a man who oozes charm is needed.



But Lalo, while charming, is also dangerous in all the ways characters in the Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul-universe are. He’s violent, yes, but he’s also incredibly shrewd. In fact, it’s a bizarre mix of shrewd and brazen; he’s not afraid of taking big violent moves that should get him in trouble but he’s also excellent at avoiding consequences and, even worse, sniffing out secrets. He’s got a detective’s mind but uses it FOR crime and more importantly to try to put the screws to Gus Fring. Gus Fring was one of the top villains of the last list and to make that guy sweat takes a lot… And Lalo has it.


For most of Better Call Saul, we are existing in two stories that are only partially connected; Jimmy McGill navigating the world of law and finding himself rebelling against authority in his new flamboyant persona Saul Goodman and Mike Ehrmantraut trying to get enough crime money to get by only to get sucked into looking to get revenge on the Salamancas. Lalo brings the two together when he hires Saul and offers to let him become a friend of the cartel… a big prize but it turns out that’s when Jimmy really starts selling his soul.


The brilliance of Lalo is that he’s sort of an evil Columbo. He puts on a friendly veneer and let’s himself seem easy-going but the people he’s going after makes it apparent to those he’s dealing with how his swagger and arrogance aren’t unwarranted. And every time they think they have a handle on how dangerous he is, he turns an even more devilish trick. The show had a high bar in not only creating a new villain but one genuinely threatening to the previous top villain, who we know WILL SURVIVE (it is a prequel after all). And yet the writers succeeded in giving such a great gift in Tony Dalton. I’m a fan for life.

 
Johnny Unusual

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Week 12! 16-Bit Games!

Host: @Positronic Brain

Participants: @Taeryn @madhair60 @Purple @Kishi TK Flash @masterthes @Grignr @conchobhar @JBear @aturtledoesbite @Rascally Badger @Johnny Unusual @Threag @Issun @WildcatJF @Torzelbaum @ASandoval @Yimothy @Nizz @Kirin @MCBanjoMike @AJR82 @breakman @TyrMcDohl





50. Secret of Evermore (52 points)

49. Sonic The Hedgehog CD (53 points)

48. Devil's Crush (54 points)

47. Monster World IV (54 points)

46. Alien Soldier (56 points)

45. Super Mario All-Stars (59 points)

44. Terranigma (60 points)

43. Contra: Hard Corps (60 points)

42. Shinobi III: Return of The Ninja Master (61 points)

41. Mega Man X2 (62 points)

40. Streets of Rage 2 (62 points)

39. Lufia II: Rise Of The Sinistrals (65 points)

38. Illusion of Gaia (65 points)

37. Sonic the Hedgehog (67 points)

36. Phantasy Star IV (68 points)

35. Sim City (68 points)

34. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (69 points)

33. Sonic 3 & Knuckles (70 points)

32. Metal Slug 3 (73 points)

31. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (73 points)

30. Super Caslevania IV (75 points)

29. Metal Slug X (76 points)

28. Street Fighter II: Turbo / Special Champion Edition (77 points)

27. Castlevania: Bloodlines (79 points)

26. Demon's Crest (79 points)

25. Super Punch-Out! (81 points)

23. Rocket Knight Adventures (87 points) (tie)

23. Garou: Mark of the Wolves (87 points) (tie)

22. Secret of Mana (90 points)

21. Donkey Kong Country (95 points)

20. Final Fantasy V (96 points)

19. Soul Blazer (98 points)

18. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (98 points)

17. Star Fox (100 points)

16. Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (105 points)

15. Kirby Super Star (127 points)

14. Super Mario RPG (134 points)

13. Super Mario Kart (146 points)

12. Gunstar Heroes (147 points)

11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (161 points)

10. Earthbound (169 points)

9. Final Fantasy II / IV (172 points)

8. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (191 points)

7. ActRaiser (213 points)

6. Mega Man X (235 points)

5. Final Fantasy III / VI (323 points)

4. Super Mario World (325 points)

3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (348 points)

2. Super Metroid (362 points)

1. Chrono Trigger (389 points)

As with last week, things are pretty packed. Hoe about YOU tell ME your thoughts on this one?
 
RT-55J

RT-55J

space hero for hire
(He/Him + RT/artee)
huh. I could've sworn I voted in this one.

I recall my list being split 50/50 between SNES and Genesis games, with a hamfisted editorial bias of putting the Genesis games on the upper half of the list. A solitary PC-Engine game split my list down the middle.
 
WildcatJF

WildcatJF

Let's Pock (Art @szk_tencho)
(he / his / him)
I imagine my list would be pretty different now that I've had more exposure to the SNES, Genesis, and TG16 libraries since this originally was compiled. Super Metroid and Chrono Trigger would still be at the top, though.
 
RT-55J

RT-55J

space hero for hire
(He/Him + RT/artee)
Johnny Unusual said:
Sorry for the oversight.
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No worries. You actually inspired me to dig up my list from the depths.

Titles that were not on the top 50 list have been bolded, and titles that were honorable mentions have been italicized.

Beware: The following list is canon.
  1. Contra III: The Alien Wars (If I were to give the Pope a vidcon, this would be it.)
  2. Rocket Knight Adventures
  3. Ranger-X
  4. Uniracers (aka Unirally) (Easily one of the best racers ever.)
  5. Star Fox 2
  6. Castlevania Bloodlines
  7. Sub-Terrania (Why aren't Thrust-clones a more popular genre?)
  8. Thunder Force IV (Almost entirely by virtue of its soundtrack.)
  9. Mega Man X2: X-Men United
  10. Gunstar Heroes
  11. Alien Soldier
  12. Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
  13. Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Included mainly to balance the number of SNES and Genesis titles. Had I felt less helpful, Silent Debuggers could have taken this spot.)
  14. Star Fox
  15. Super Turrican (Unfinished (sorta), but still better than Mega Turrican.)
  16. Contra: Hard Corps
  17. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
  18. Kid Chameleon (Mario 3, except with an unhealthy disdain for the player.)
  19. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
  20. The Adventures of Batman & Robin [Genesis]
  21. Sonic the Hedgehog
  22. Earthbound
  23. Mega Man X (Yes, I put this below X2, even though my handle is from a third-string miniboss from this game.)
  24. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
  25. Super Metroid

I could've sworn I voted for Silent Debuggers in the middle as a joke, but I guess I decided to go with a good game instead.

Super Metroid would be in the top 3 if I hadn't been metagaming my votes, and if I were to make this list now I'd probably do something incredibly daft like replace Yoshi's Island with Plok (or something less daft like replace Thunder Force IV with Xeno Crisis).
 
Torzelbaum

Torzelbaum

????? LV 13 HP 292/ 292
(he, him, his)
Johnny Unusual said:
@Torzelbaum
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So I actually didn't send in a list for this Top 50 (since there would have been a lot of overlap with my favorite JRPGs). But I did watch the reveal thread and add peanut gallery comments here and there.

me on TT 2.0 said:
I didn't submit a list but I if had I think it probably would have included the following games that were listed. (But I'm not sure what personal ranking I would have given them.)
Lufia 2, Illusion of Gaia, Street Fighter 2, Super Caslevania 4, Street Fighter 2 : Turbo, Final Fantasy 5, Super Mario RPG, TMNT 4: Turtles in Time, Final Fantasy 2 (4), ActRaiser, Mega Man X, Final Fantasy 6, Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Chrono Trigger

Also my list would have included the following that didn't show in the big list:

Breath of Fire 1
Fighter's History
Final Fight 2
Lufia 1
Ogre Battle
Super Street Fighter 2
TMNT Tournament Fighters
World Heroes 2
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Issun

Issun

Chumpy
(He/Him)
1) Chrono Trigger
2) Super Metroid
3) Final Fantasy IV
4) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
5) Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
6) Mega Man X
7) Final Fantasy VI
8) Soul Blazer
9) Super Mario World
10) Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals
11) Secret of Evermore
12) Illusion of Gaia
13) Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
14) Final Fantasy V
15) Street Fighter II Turbo (SNES)
16) Secret of Mana
17) Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
18) Sim City (SNES)
19) Streets of Rage
20) Terranigma
21) Super Mario Kart
22) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
23) Phantasy Star 2
24) Super Castlevania IV
25) Breath of Fire

There would be some differences, as Phantasy Star IV, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and possibly Live A Live would have been on there instead of the bottom 3. Other than that, Soul Blazer and Super Mario World I'd probably have higher, but that's about it.
 
Johnny Unusual

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
My List

1. Super Mario World
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
3. Final Fantasy III (VI)
4. Street Fighter II
5. Chrono Trigger
6. Donkey Kong Country
7. Final Fantasy II (IV)
8. Super Mario Kart
9. Super Mario All Stars
10. Super Mario RPG
11. Earthworm Jim
12. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
13. Super Punch Out
14. Super Ghouls n Ghosts
15. Yoshi's Island
16. ActRaiser
17. NBA Jam
18. Mario Paint
19. Rock n Roll Racing
20. Sunset Riders
21. Final Fight
22. Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
23. Contra III: The Alien Wars
24. Star Fox
25. Earthworm Jim 2



I’d probably drop Ghouls and Ghosts a lot further on replay. Good game but not fun hard. Earthworm Jim might also drop off. I feel like I might have one Sega game on this but I really don’t know which one.
 
Issun

Issun

Chumpy
(He/Him)
Yeah, I tried replaying Earthworm Jim a few years ago. Still looks amazing, but the way it plays... just golly gosh that's an uneven game if ever there was one.
 
Issun

Issun

Chumpy
(He/Him)
Issun said:
1) Chrono Trigger
2) Super Metroid
3) Final Fantasy IV
4) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
5) Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
6) Mega Man X
7) Final Fantasy VI
8) Soul Blazer
9) Super Mario World
10) Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals
11) Secret of Evermore
12) Illusion of Gaia
13) Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
14) Final Fantasy V
15) Street Fighter II Turbo (SNES)
16) Secret of Mana
17) Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
18) Sim City (SNES)
19) Streets of Rage
20) Terranigma
21) Super Mario Kart
22) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
23) Phantasy Star 2
24) Super Castlevania IV
25) Breath of Fire

There would be some differences, as Phantasy Star IV, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and possibly Live A Live would have been on there instead of the bottom 3. Other than that, Soul Blazer and Super Mario World I'd probably have higher, but that's about it.
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Oh yeah, EarthBound would replace Streets of Rage as well.
 
RT-55J

RT-55J

space hero for hire
(He/Him + RT/artee)
RT-55J said:
Super Metroid would be in the top 3 if I hadn't been metagaming my votes, and if I were to make this list now I'd probably do something incredibly daft like replace Yoshi's Island with Plok (or something less daft like replace Thunder Force IV with Xeno Crisis).
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Actually, I just realized that the most daft and on-brand thing I might do is replace SM with a rom hack like Vitality or Y-Faster.
 
Kirin

Kirin

Summon for hire
(he/him)
I don't think my 16-bit list would change much. Especially now that current consoles' retro offerings are mostly corralled into subscription services, and I never feel like I have enough free time to justify game subscriptions, so I just don't have a quick/easy/tempting way to sample old games that I don't already own.

Also since I was a SNES kid like half the forum, my entire top 12 or so made the Top 50 and I don't have a lot of picks I feel strongly about that *didn't* make it to highlight... I mean, Gradius III? F-Zero? Harvest Moon? Still all pretty obvious stuff even if they didn't quite crack the 50.

The only even slightly out-there things that made my list were Magical Drop II (NeoGeo), which I've barely played but have memories of mainly for it being kind of a legendary "game with nice pixel art of anime babes" back in the day among the weeb community, and Magic Knights RayEarth (SFC), a licensed anime RPG I picked up while on study abroad in Japan and managed to stumble my way through since all the text is aimed at young grade-schoolers.
 
RT-55J

RT-55J

space hero for hire
(He/Him + RT/artee)
F-Zero's non-inclusion makes some sense to me, as a fan. It's aesthetics are unimpeachable and it's mechanically solid, but the lack of multiplayer and the asinine limitations in time trial mode really limit the game's lasting appeal.

The lack of any 2D shmups on the list is kinda surprising, though given this forum's SNES bias I guess it's to be expected.
 
Johnny Unusual

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Puyo Puyo​

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Completely forgot this when making my list (but I put in the Sonic reskin). When I lived in Japan, I was often loitering in a used manga/video game shop where I would play a bunch of games. They had this one set up often and it’s a ton of fun.

If you haven’t played a Puyo Puyo game, it’s a Tetris like with some unique mechanics and instead of making a line, you must match for coloured slimes. The more slimes you connect, the bigger the advantage because you are playing an opponent. When someone makes a good combo, they start dropping rocks on your enemy which makes winning harder. The franchise has been going for a long time.

I think it also helps there’s a sense of fun as there was wacky characters trying to best each other with slime puzzles.


(This is the ad for part 2 but let’s face it, it’s basically the same)
 
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