The Legend of Zelda 1986

Insider

The top 50 video games of all time -- RANKED

• Published 2016
• All-time list
• Ranked #2

Flux

The Top 100 Video Games

• Published 1995
• All-time list
• Ranked #2

Polygon

The 500 best games of all time

• Published 2017
• All-time list
• Ranked #3

Electronic Gaming Monthly

The Greatest 200 Videogames of Their Time

• Published 2006
• All-time list
• Ranked #5

G4TV

Top 100 Video Games Of All Time

• Published 2012
• All-time list
• Ranked #6

Time

The 50 Best Video Games of All Time

• Published 2016
• All-time list
• Ranked #7

GameSpy

GameSpy's Top 50 Games of All Time

• Published 2001
• All-time list
• Ranked #10

1UP

The Essential 100

• Published 2012
• All-time list
• Ranked #14

Gamecenter

The Top 40 Games of the Millennium

• Published 2000
• All-time list
• Ranked #24

GamesMaster

100 Games That Shook the World

• Published 2016
• All-time list
• Ranked #33

Game Informer

Game Informer's 300 Greatest Games of All Time

• Published 2018
• All-time list
• Ranked #58

Jeuxvideo

Top 100 des meilleurs jeux de tous les temps

• Published 2017
• All-time list
• Ranked #87

1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die

• Published 2013
• All-time list
• Included, unranked

An Illustrated History of 151 Video Games

• Published 2013
• All-time list
• Included, unranked

GameSpot

The Greatest Games of All Time

• Published 2007
• All-time list
• Included, unranked

Screen Rant

10 Definitive Games Of The 1980s, Ranked

• Published 2021
• Decade list · 1980s
• Ranked #3

CBR

The 10 Best Games of the 80s, Ranked

• Published 2025
• Decade list · 1980s
• Ranked #5

Edge

The 50 best games of the '80s, ranked

• Published 2024
• Decade list · 1980s
• Ranked #13