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1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The third Super Smash Bros. title, featuring a number of new additions, including an engrossing story mode and cooperative play, new characters, new stages, and online combat.
Director: Masahiro Sakurai | Stars: Pat Cashman, Charles Martinet, Makiko Ômoto, Jim Walker
Votes: 5,188
2. Cuphead (2017 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An anthropomorphic cup embarks on a journey and fights a series of bosses to repay a debt to the devil.
Directors: Chad Moldenhauer, Jared Moldenhauer | Stars: Luke de Ayora, Denise Hatton, Alana Bridgewater, Luke Hatton
Votes: 3,816
3. Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (2008 Video Game)
T | 600 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Spider-Man is forced to bond with the black suit once again when Venom begins a symbiotic infestation of New York City.
Director: Keith Arem | Stars: Mike Vaughn, Tricia Helfer, Robert Wisdom, Steve Blum
Votes: 1,551
4. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1993 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Family
Sonic and Tails attempt to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds from Knuckles the Echidna, who is working with Doctor Robotnik after Robotnik's space station, the Death Egg, crash-lands on a mysterious floating island.
Director: Hirokazu Yasuhara
Votes: 2,022
5. Donkey Kong Country (1994 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Waking to find his banana hoard clean gone, Donkey Kong sets out with his nephew Diddy Kong through jungle and cavern, past temples and reef, across pine forests, factories, and mountains to rid the island of the wicked Kremlings and reclaim his bananas.
Director: Tim Stamper
Votes: 3,306
6. Super Mario Bros. (1985 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A plumber named Mario and his brother Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to save the princess from the evil Bowser.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto
Votes: 7,206
7. Sonic Generations (I) (2011 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
An unknown enemy causes the appearance of multiple "time holes", forcing Sonic and his friends back in time. As a result, Sonic must band together with his past self to defeat this enemy and fix the timestream.
Director: Hiroshi Miyamoto | Stars: Jun'ichi Kanemaru, Ryô Hirohashi, Nobutoshi Canna, Taeko Kawata
Votes: 1,476
8. Sonic the Hedgehog (I) (1991 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Family
A blue hedgehog with supersonic speed must rescue animals from being turned into robots by a mad scientist.
Votes: 3,659
9. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (I) (1992 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Sega Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Sonic teams up with Miles "Tails" Prower to stop Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world with his new space fortress, the Death Egg.
Director: Masaharu Yoshii
Votes: 3,071
10. Super Mario World (1990 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
While Mario and Luigi are vacationing in Dinosaur Land, Bowser kidnaps the Princess. Mario and his new dino friend Yoshi go on a mission to save her.
Director: Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 5,539
11. Sonic Forces (2017 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family
When 99% of the world has been taken over - and an alternate version of Sonic has been summoned by Dr. Eggman, Sonic and friends create a resistance to fight back his evil forces.
Director: Morio Kishimoto | Stars: Roger Craig Smith, Mike Pollock, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Travis Willingham
Votes: 1,260
12. Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1992 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Sonic must save the past, present, and future of Little Planet, as well as rescue Amy Rose from his evil double, Metal Sonic.
Director: Naoto Ohshima | Stars: Kaneta Kimotsuki, Michiko Nomura, Masato Nishimura
Votes: 1,156
13. Mortal Kombat 3 (1995 Video Game)
M | Action, Fantasy
Sindel is reincarnated in Earthrealm, and billions of their souls are being stripped as it becomes a part of Outworld. Shao Kahn unleashes squads to kill any Earthrealm survivors, so Raiden's chosen warriors are send in to repel Shao Kahn.
Stars: Richard Divizio, Kerri Hoskins, John Parrish, Anthony Marquez
Votes: 2,216
14. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure
Kaptain K. Rool kidnaps Donkey Kong and imprisons him high atop Crocodile Isle. Diddy Kong and his friend Dixie Kong must brave pirate ships, volcanoes, swamps, demented theme parks and deep, dark forests to rescue the gormless gorilla.
Director: Tim Stamper
Votes: 1,956
15. Rayman Legends (2013 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After being asleep for a century, Rayman and friends are awakened by Murfy who tells them that the 10 princesses of the land and the Teensies have been captured, and so they set out to defeat the new threats.
Director: Michel Ancel | Star: Doug Rand
Votes: 2,191
16. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Princess Peach's birthday is ruined by the evil Koopalings that trap Peach inside a cake. The cake is loaded onto Bowser's airship and takes off, with Mario, Luigi, and the two Toads giving chase.
Directors: Shigeyuki Asuke, Takumi Kawagoe | Stars: Dan Falcone, Kenny James, Samantha Kelly, Charles Martinet
Votes: 3,518
17. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (1989 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In this prequel to Castlevania (1986), Simon Belmont's ancestor Trevor Belmont takes up the cause of defeating Dracula with the help of three others, including Dracula's own son, Alucard.
Director: Hitoshi Akamatsu
Votes: 616
18. Sonic & Knuckles (1994 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna, once enemies, now allies. Teamed together to stop that evil scientist, Dr. Ivo Robotnik, from taking control of the world with his crazed hover crafts and mad robots.
Director: Hirokazu Yasuhara
Votes: 1,719
19. New Super Mario Bros. (2006 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
On a relaxing walk with Mario, Princess Peach gets kidnapped by Bowser Jr, and Mario must travel across 8 different themed worlds to save her.
Directors: Shigeyuki Asuke, Motoi Okamoto | Stars: Charles Martinet, Will Walker, Nicole Mills, Dolores Rogers
Votes: 3,107
20. Super Metroid (1994 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Samus Aran returns to the brooding planet Zebes to recover the last metroid from the Space Pirates.
Director: Yoshio Sakamoto | Stars: Kenji Yamamoto, Dan Owsen
Votes: 2,380
21. The Lion King (1994 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Family
To survive and grow into a powerful adult lion, Simba must perfect his savage pounce and master fighting with all four paws. Scrap with hyenas, dash through an elephant graveyard, defeat your evil uncle Scar and recapture the Pridelands.
Stars: Jeremiah Hake, Robert Guillaume, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones
Votes: 1,948
22. Contra (1987 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A terrorist organization named Red Falcon declares war on humanity and tries to take over the Earth. Two soldiers, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, are sent to stop the Earth's destruction.
Director: Koji Hiroshita
Votes: 1,621
23. Super Princess Peach (2005 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
After Bowser gets hold of something called a magical Vibe Wand, he kidnaps Mario and Luigi and heads back to his castle on Vibe Island with an emotional troop of minions in tow. Intent on ... See full summary »
Directors: Akio Imai, Azusa Tajima | Stars: Charles Martinet, Jen Taylor, Scott Burns
Votes: 135
24. Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (2022 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The two brothers, Cuphead and Mugman are joined by Ms. Chalice for a DLC add-on adventure on a brand new island. Are you ready to take on a new cast of multi-faceted, screen-filling bosses to assist Chef Saltbaker in Cuphead's final challenging quest?
Directors: Chad Moldenhauer, Jared Moldenhauer | Stars: Cuphead, Luke de Ayora, Luke Hatton, Sara Secora
Votes: 464
25. Castle Crashers (2008 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Four courageous knights fight against the evil Wizard Mage who has stolen the beloved crystal orb from the King's Castle.
Directors: John Baez, Tom Fulp | Stars: Kira Buckland, Stamper
Votes: 769
26. Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Donkey and Diddy Kong are back for a new adventure on the Nintendo Wii. A group of evil sentient Tiki masks known as the Tiki Tak Tribe arrive on Donkey Kong Island, and hypnotize the island's animals and steal Donkey Kong's bananas.
Director: Bryan Walker | Stars: Takashi Nagasako, Katsumi Suzuki
Votes: 1,129
27. Final Fight (1989 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime
Metro City is the most dangerous place in the world. Mayor Mike Haggar's daughter:"Jessica" is kidnapped by the Mad Gear gang. So it's up to Haggar, Cody, and Guy to rescue her.
Directors: Akira Nishitani, Akira Yasuda
Votes: 603
28. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When the evil magikoopa Kamek knocks Baby Mario from the grasp of his delivery stork and lands him on the remote Yoshi's Island, the plucky green dinosaur sets out on a mission to carry the baby to his parents.
Directors: Shigefumi Hino, Hideki Konno, Toshihiko Nakago, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 2,230
29. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game (1989 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Shredder has kidnapped television reporter April O'Neill and the awesome foursome: Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael must kick into gear and defeat Foot Soldiers and some bogus bosses and defeat the evil Shredder.
Directors: H. Ohyama, H. Toyoda
Votes: 1,375
30. Wreck-It Ralph (2012 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure
Taking off where the film ends, an army of Cy-bugs threatens Mr. Litwak's arcade and it's up to Ralph to prove that there's more to him than his bad guy reputation suggests.
Stars: Brian T. Delaney, Phil Johnston, Jane Lynch, Jack McBrayer
Votes: 268
31. Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Family
Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad enter a mysterious door to save the people of Sub-Con from the evil frog Wart and his minions.
Director: Kensuke Tanabe
Votes: 3,439
32. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (I) (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Horror
Can you survive? Hunt or be hunted in the untamed island ruled by dinosaurs that is The Lost World. Stalk, track, and fight in an expansive 3-D environment where natural selection is the ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Fusco | Stars: Dee Bradley Baker, Steve Blum, Bryan Franklin, Jeff Goldblum
Votes: 234
33. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When Krang steals the Statue of Liberty, the turtles pursue the Foot Clan to the Technodrome, where Shredder sends them through a time warp. The Turtles must fight Shredder's army in both the past and the future in order to get home.
Director: G. Suzuki | Star: Miki Chang
Votes: 1,409
34. Super Mario Land (1989 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Family
When the Mushroom Kingdom is safe, Mario goes to the Kingdoms of Sarasaland to save Princess Daisy from the alien threat of Tatanga.
Director: Satoru Okada
Votes: 1,318
35. Golden Axe (1989 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Three heroes try to overthrow the evil rule of Death-Adder, who kidnapped and imprisoned the King and his daughter and stole the legendary Golden Axe.
Votes: 1,151
36. Viewtiful Joe (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
During a trip to the movies, average dude Joe's girlfriend Silvia gets pulled through the screen and into a surreal movie world. To save her, Joe becomes a slick, time-bending superhero. Henshin a go go, baby!
Director: Hideki Kamiya | Stars: Dee Bradley Baker, Cristina Pucelli, Gregg Berger, Mikey Kelley
Votes: 328
37. Castlevania (I) (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In the late 15th century, vampire slayer Simon Belmont must destroy Count Dracula by infiltrating his sanctuary, Castlevania.
Director: Hitoshi Akamatsu
Votes: 1,411
38. Mega Man (1987 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A lab assistant robot volunteers to be enhanced for fighting to stop a mad scientist from world domination.
Director: Akira Kitamura
Votes: 1,210
39. Super Mario Maker 2 (2019 Video Game)
E | Action, Family
Sequel to Super Mario Maker (2015). In Super Mario Maker 2's story, Princess Peach's castle has been destroyed, you have to play and finish specific levels to gain coins, with which you build Princess Peach's castle up again.
Director: Yosuke Oshino | Stars: Dan Falcone, Kenny James, Samantha Kelly, Charles Martinet
Votes: 964
40. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A direct sequel to the original Legend of Zelda, it follows Link as he is on a quest to break the sleeping curse placed upon Princess Zelda.
Directors: Tadashi Sugiyama, Yoichi Yamada
Votes: 1,851
41. God of War: Betrayal (2007 Video Game)
Action, Fantasy, Adventure
After his victory against Ares in the first game, Kratos now reveals in his newfound powers and leads his Spartan army through battles.
Votes: 64
42. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
A Japan-only sequel to Super Mario Bros. (1985) where Mario and Luigi must once again save Princess Toadstool and the Mushroom Kingdom from Bowser's clutches.
Directors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 1,554
43. Streets of Rage (1991 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Crime
A horizontal side-scrolling beat-em-up. You fight your way through hordes of enemies, collecting weapons along the way.
Directors: Hiroaki Chino, Hiroshi Momota
Votes: 1,161
44. Brawlhalla (2017 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Fantasy
The fighting video game that consists of mighty characters and crossovers!
Stars: Britt Lareau, Ben Balmaceda, Dani Chambers, Kellen Goff
Votes: 540
45. Contra III: The Alien Wars (1992 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The year is 2636. Red Falcon has now declared an all-out war on humanity. Bill "Mad Dog" Rizer and his partner Lance "Scorpion" Bean must now battle Red Falcon once again and drive the aliens off the face of the Earth.
Director: Nobuya Nakazato
Votes: 391
46. Super Contra (1987 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
One year after the events of Contra, the aliens return and invade an allied base. Bill and Lance are not only fighting their mortal enemy Red Falcon, they must now face off against their former comrades.
Director: Hideyuki Tsujimoto
Votes: 311
47. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
After being marooned on a distant island by viking invaders from the Arctic, DK and his crew must fight to reclaim their stolen (and newly frozen-over) island home.
Stars: Takashi Nagasako, Katsumi Suzuki, Toshihide Tsuchiya, Kaoru Sasajima
Votes: 890
48. Aladdin (I) (1993 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version of the Aladdin game made by Virgin Games USA. Loosely based on the film Aladdin (1992), Aladdin must defeat the evil sorcerer Jafar and win the heart of Princess Jasmine.
Stars: Jonathan Freeman, Scott Weinger
Votes: 1,031
49. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (III) (1992 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Sonic returns from one of his adventures to find his island taken over by Robotnik, and his friends captured. And Sonic must bring peace to South Island once again, and collect all the Chaos Emeralds in order to save Tails.
Votes: 274
50. New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
When Princess Peach is kidnapped by Bowser and the Koopalings again, it's up to Mario and Luigi to travel through 9 worlds and 85 levels to save her, with some coin-collecting along the way.
Director: Yusuke Amano | Stars: Dan Falcone, Kenny James, Samantha Kelly, Charles Martinet
Votes: 1,873