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    What Are The Best Video Games Of All Time?

    If you could only play 22 games, which would you choose?

    Imagine this: you have a friend and they're great in every single way.

    NBC / Via giphy.com

    Except for one little thing: they've never played any video games beyond the occasional Super Smash Bros, FIFA, or Mario Kart/Party sesh.

    Cartoon Network / Via teen-titans-go.wikia.com

    Legendary games in their own right, no doubt.

    There's hope though! They ask you to curate a list of the most essential game of a bunch of genres. So which would you choose?

    If you don't see the individual entry on a particular poll, vote for the series and clarify in comment section.

    1. 1. What's the best Mario game ever?

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    1. What's the best Mario game ever?
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      Super Mario Bros (NES)
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      Super Mario Bros 2 (NES)
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      Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)
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      Super Mario World (SNES)
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      Super Mario 64 (N64)
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      Super Mario Sunshine (Gamecube)
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      Super Mario Galaxy 1 or 2 (Wii)
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      Super Mario 3D Land (Wii U)
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    1. 2. What's the most essential 2D platformer?

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    2. What's the most essential 2D platformer?
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      Sonic the Hedgehog 2
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      Super Meat Boy
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      Kirby Superstar
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      Mega Man 2
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      Mega Man X
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      The Lost Vikings
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    1. 3. What's the greatest 3D platformer of all time?

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    3. What's the greatest 3D platformer of all time?
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      Crash Bandicoot 2: Wrath of Cortex
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      Banjo-Kazooie
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      Sonic Adventure
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      Jak II
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      Uncharted 3
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      Spyro the Dragon
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      Sly Cooper 2: Band of Thieves
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      Ratchet and Clank
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    1. 4. What's the most incredible puzzle game ever?

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    4. What's the most incredible puzzle game ever?
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      Portal
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      Tetris
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      Candy Crush Saga
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      Bubble Bobble
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      Myst
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      Brain Age
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      Professor Layton and the Curious Village
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      Lemmings
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    1. 5. What's the essential Real Time Strategy game?

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    5. What's the essential Real Time Strategy game?
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      Warcraft III
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      Starcraft: Brood War
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      Starcraft II
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      Total Annihilation
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      Age of Empires II
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      Command and Conquer: Red Alert
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    1. 6. What's the greatest Final Fantasy title of all time?

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    6. What's the greatest Final Fantasy title of all time?
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      Final Fantasy
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      Final Fantasy IV
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      Final Fantasy VI
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      Final Fantasy VII
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      Final Fantasy VIII
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      Final Fantasy IX
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      Final Fantasy X
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      Final Fantasy XII
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      Final Fantasy XIV
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    1. 7. What's the essential MMORPG*?

      *Massively Multiplayer Online RPG
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    7. What's the essential MMORPG*?
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      World of Warcraft
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      Everquest
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      Runescape
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      Guild Wars
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      Star Wars: The Old Republic
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      FFXIV
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    1. 8. What's the greatest "Western" RPG?

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    8. What's the greatest "Western" RPG?
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      Fallout: New Vegas
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      Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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      The Mass Effect trilogy
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      Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
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      Dragon Age
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      Baldur's Gate II
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      Deus Ex
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      Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
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    1. 9. What's the greatest Japanese RPG game of all time?

      *Not including Final Fantasy
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    9. What's the greatest Japanese RPG game of all time?
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      Paper Mario
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      Any Pokémon game
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      Any Dragon Quest game
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      Suikoden II
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      Chrono Trigger
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      Ni no Kuni
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      Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
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      Persona 4
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    1. 10. What's the best turn-based strategy game of all time?

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    10. What's the best turn-based strategy game of all time?
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      Civilization series
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      Fire Emblem series
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      Total War series
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      Advance Wars series
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      Final Fantasy Tactics series
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    1. 11. What's the most incredible survival horror game?

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    11. What's the most incredible survival horror game?
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      Resident Evil
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      Resident Evil 4
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      Silent Hill 2
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      Dead Space
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      Amnesia: The Dark Descent
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      The Last of Us
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      Eternal Darkness
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      Five Night at Freddy's
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    1. 12. What's the best stealth game of all time?