U.Gamers Podcast #122: IGN’s Top 100 Video Games Ever Made debate and discussion

Cody and Jon welcome video game enthusiast and broadcaster J.D. Fox to the podcast to praise and rage over IGN’s recently released list of the Top 100 Games Ever Made. Photo credit: Axel Pfaender via Flickr Show Notes: Cody introduces video game enthusiast, veteran broadcaster and fellow Drake University alumnus J.D. Fox to the podcast. In groups of 10, Cody, J.D., and Jon review IGN’s list of the top 100 video games ever made, which follows: 100. The Walking Dead: Season One 99.   Advance Wars 98.   Perfect Dark 97.   Galaga 96.   The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker 95.   Super Mario Galaxy 2 94.   Donkey Kong ‘94 93.   Ico 92.   Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island 91.   Batman: Arkham Asylum 90.   System Shock 2 89.   The Oregon Trail 88.   Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 87.   SimCity 2000 86.   Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! 85.   X-COM: UFO Defense 84.   Contra 83.   Fallout 2 82.   Resident Evil 2 81.   The Secret of Monkey Island 80.   Final Fantasy VII 79.   Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 78.   Fallout 3 77.   Zork I: The Great Underground Empire 76.   Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening 75.   EarthBound 74.   League of Legends 73.   Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness 72.   Spelunky 71.   Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield 70.   Mega Man 2 69.   Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec 68.   Suikoden 2 67.   Final Fantasy Tactics 66.   GoldenEye 007 65.   Burnout 3 64.   The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 63.   Super Smash Bros. Melee 62.   Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge 61.   Grim Fandango 60.   Donkey Kong 59.   Persona 4: Golden 58.   Team Fortress 2 57.   MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat 56.   StarCraft 55.   Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast 54.   Thief II: The Metal Age 53.   Ms. Pac-Man 52.   Pokemon Yellow 51.   Mass Effect 2 50.   Dota 2 49.   Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 48.   The Last of Us 47.   Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 46.   Metroid Prime 45.   Diablo 2 44.   Banjo-Kazooie 43.   Resident Evil 4 42.   Counter-Strike 1.6 41.   Metal Gear Solid 40.   Dark Souls 39.   Journey 38.   Mass Effect 37.   Silent Hill 2 36.   BioShock 35.   World of Warcraft 34.   Shadow of the Colossus 33.   Battlefield 1942 32.   Rock Band 31.   Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 30.   The Legend of Zelda 29.   Red Dead Redemption 28.   Final Fantasy VI 27.   Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 26.   Half-Life 25.   Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 24.   Sid Meier’s Civilization IV 23.   Star Wars: TIE Fighter 22.   Halo: Combat Evolved 21.   Super Mario Galaxy 20.   Street Fighter II 19.   Deus Ex 18.   Baldur’s Gate 2 17.   Portal 16.   Grand Theft Auto V 15.   Minecraft 14.   Super Mario World 13.   Chrono Trigger 12.   Sid Meier’s Pirates! 11.   Super Mario 64 10.   Tetris 09.   Halo 2 08.   The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 07.   Super Metroid 06.   Half-Life 2 05.   Portal 2 04.   Super Mario Bros. 03.   Doom 02.   The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 01.   Super Mario Bros. 3