Complete list of three star games

From thecrankyhermit

I have a ranking system that assigns 0 to 3 stars to any given game. This is not a linear scale like typical magazine and website ratings, and has more in common with Michelin Guide stars. They are awarded sparingly, but a 0-star rating is no condemnation; over half of the games I deem worthy of playing get no stars.

This is a list of all of the games I've awarded 3 star games, which represent the pinnacle of their genres. These games are worth any amount of trouble it takes to play, even if it means traveling to the ends of the earth to find a copy and dumpster diving in a junkyard for a system that will play them. Usually it's much easier.

1990

  • Super Mario World (SNES)

1991

  • Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (PC)

1992

  • Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (PC, CD-ROM version)
  • Star Control II (PC, The Ur-Quan Masters)

1993

  • Day of the Tentacle (PC, CD-ROM version)
  • DOOM (PC, The Ultimate Doom)

1994

  • TIE Fighter (PC, Collector's CD-ROM edition) (*NOT* Collector Series)
  • X-COM: UFO Defense (PC)

1995

  • Chrono Trigger (SNES)

1996

  • Civilization II (PC, Multiplayer Gold Edition)
  • Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)

1997

  • The Curse of Monkey Island (PC)
  • Fallout (PC)

1998

  • Fallout 2 (PC)
  • Grim Fandango (PC)
  • Half-Life (PC, Half-Life 1 Anthology)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
  • SoulCalibur (Arcade)
  • StarCraft (PC, StarCraft Battle Chest)

1999

  • Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (PC, Gold Edition)
  • Planescape: Torment (PC)

2000

  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (PC)
  • Deus Ex (PC)
  • Thief II: The Metal Age (PC)

2001

  • Max Payne (PC)