Next Generation Top 100

Next Generation Top 100 is a ranked list published in 1996 — one of the 17 sources behind the game canon, weighted as editorial list. 32 of its 100 entries appear in the aggregated canon.

1. 1Super Mario 64Canon #4
2. 2TetrisCanon #2
3. 3Super Bomberman 2
4. 4Civilization
5. 5Mario
6. 6Virtua Fighter 2
7. 7Street Fighter IICanon #46
8. 8LemmingsCanon #121
9. 9QuakeCanon #83
10. 10Warcraft II: Tides of DarknessCanon #175
11. 11Virtua RacingCanon #164
12. 12Ms. Pac-ManCanon #29
13. 13DefenderCanon #125
14. 14EliteCanon #133
15. 15Marble MadnessCanon #197
16. 16PopulousCanon #203
17. 17Final Fantasy
18. 18Micro Machines
19. 19DoomCanon #3
20. 20Sonic
21. 21Daytona USACanon #223
22. 22Tekken 2
23. 23Star Wars: X-Wing / Star Wars: TIE Fighter
24. 24The Lurking Horror
25. 25Nights Into DreamsCanon #183
26. 26X-COM: UFO DefenseCanon #239
27. 27Sam & Max Hit the Road
28. 28NFL GameDay
29. 29Syndicate
30. 30Madden Football
31. 31Herzog ZweiCanon #144
32. 32Wipeout XL
33. 33SimCity 2000Canon #113
34. 34Nobunaga’s Ambition
35. 35Duke Nukem 3D
36. 36Rescue Raiders
37. 37Super Mario KartCanon #45
38. 38ZorkCanon #153
39. 39AsteroidsCanon #134
40. 40NHL Powerplay ’96
41. 41Snake
42. 42EF 2000
43. 43Rolling Thunder
44. 44Spectre VR
45. 45OutRun
46. 46Grand Prix 2
47. 47Sega Worldwide Soccer 97
48. 48World Series Baseball
49. 49Command & Conquer
50. 50Donkey KongCanon #44
51. 51Panzer General
52. 52Spaceward Ho!
53. 53The SentinelCanon #156
54. 54MechWarrior 2
55. 55Ultima
56. 56Dragon Warrior
57. 57Sega Rally Championship
58. 58Star Wars: The Arcade Game
59. 59Super Sprint
60. 60Wizardry
61. 61Ikari Warriors
62. 62Bard’s Tale
63. 63Robotron 2084Canon #79
64. 64Zelda
65. 65Bump N Jump
66. 66A Mind Forever VoyagingCanon #145
67. 67F/A-18 Hornet 2.0
68. 68PongCanon #97
69. 69Links
70. 70MetroidCanon #172
71. 71FIFA Soccer
72. 72Phantasy Star
73. 73Jane’s AH-64D Longbow
74. 74Tempest
75. 75Balance of Power
76. 76NBA Live 96
77. 77Shining Force
78. 78Track & Field
79. 79King’s Quest
80. 80Falcon 3.0
81. 81River Raid
82. 82Virtua Cop
83. 83JoustCanon #208
84. 84Centipede
85. 85Leisure Suit Larry
86. 86Jumping Flash!
87. 87Discs of Tron
88. 88Knight Lore
89. 89Summer Games / Winter Games / California Games
90. 90Xevious
91. 91Resident EvilCanon #86
92. 92Hard Hat Mack
93. 93Burning Force
94. 94Rave Racer
95. 95Strike
96. 96GalagaCanon #77
97. 97Space InvadersCanon #123
98. 98R-Type
99. 99NBA JamCanon #82
100. 100Trinity

List compiled and published by its original authors; positions shown as published. Canon ranks link to each entry's full evidence page.