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Famitsu - Japan's 100 Favorite Games

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1. Final Fantasy X - PlayStation 2

FFX will be released in HD in Japan in 2012, and the US and European release dates aren't yet specified.
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People who added this item 1086  Average listal rating (767 ratings) 8.5  
2. Final Fantasy VII - PlayStation

Fans have been clamoring for a remake and the FFVII PS3 tech demo looks amazing, but there are no plans for a remake.

People who added this item 28  Average listal rating (14 ratings) 8.5  
3. Dragon Warrior III - Game Boy Color

Dragon Warrior III was originally released on the Famicom before the enhanced remake on the SNES and Game Boy Color.

People who added this item 356  Average listal rating (182 ratings) 8  
4. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed Kin... - PlayStation 2
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People who added this item 1  Average listal rating (0 ratings) 0  
5. Machi - PlayStation

People who added this item 29  Average listal rating (20 ratings) 8.1  
6. Final Fantasy IV - Super famicom and SNES

FFIV has enhanced ports on the the PS1 and PSP.

People who added this item 41  Average listal rating (18 ratings) 7.5  
7. Tactics Ogre - PlayStation

Tactics Ogre was originally released on the Famicom and has been remade on the PSP.

People who added this item 22  Average listal rating (12 ratings) 7.6  
8. Final Fantasy III - Famicom and NES

FFIII was remade in 3d on the DS.

People who added this item 29  Average listal rating (13 ratings) 7.9  
9. Dragon Quest VII - PlayStation

People who added this item 877  Average listal rating (662 ratings) 8.7  
10. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Nintendo 64

Ocarina of Time was remade on the 3DS.
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People who added this item 57  Average listal rating (21 ratings) 7.8  
11. Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride - Nintendo DS

Dragon Quest V was originally released on the Super Famicom and was remade in 3d for the PS2 (someone made an English fan translation).
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People who added this item 1  Average listal rating (0 ratings) 0  
13. Sakura Wars (Sakura Taisen) - Sega Saturn


People who added this item 62  Average listal rating (22 ratings) 7.6  
14. Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen - Nintendo DS

Dragon Warrior IV was originally released on the Super Famicom and first ported onto the PS1.
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People who added this item 111  Average listal rating (52 ratings) 8.5  
15. Final Fantasy V Advance - Game Boy Advance

FFV was originally released on the Super Famicom.
The Final Fantasy VI Advance sound restoration patch replaces the inferior GBA soundtrack with the original Super Famicom version.

People who added this item 224  Average listal rating (110 ratings) 8.2  
16. Xenogears - PlayStation

People who added this item 28  Average listal rating (13 ratings) 7.4  
17. Dragon Warrior II - Famicom and NES

People who added this item 2  Average listal rating (1 ratings) 5  
18. Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning? [サクラ... - Sega Dreamcast


People who added this item 1142  Average listal rating (733 ratings) 7.8  
19. Kingdom Hearts - PlayStation 2

The final mix version with new scenes recorded in English was only released in Japan.

People who added this item 267  Average listal rating (185 ratings) 8  
20. Street Fighter II - Super famicom and SNES

People who added this item 486  Average listal rating (403 ratings) 8.5  
21. Super Mario Bros. - Famicom and NES
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People who added this item 904  Average listal rating (593 ratings) 8  
22. Final Fantasy VIII - PlayStation

People who added this item 0  Average listal rating (0 ratings) 0  
23. Tokimeki Memorial (ときめきメモリア... - TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine

People who added this item 818  Average listal rating (501 ratings) 8.1  
24. Final Fantasy IX - PlayStation

The last Final Fantasy game produced by the creator of Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi.
The upcoming Final Fantasy IX... is based on a reflection of all the previous works in the series. The coming installment is my "favorite," it's closest to my ideal view of what Final Fantasy should be. But, I've set my standards too high, so I think there's room for more Final Fantasy titles to come. - Hironobu Sakaguchi (IGN)

People who added this item 147  Average listal rating (64 ratings) 8.6  
25. Final Fantasy VI Advance - Game Boy Advance

FFVI was originally released on the Super Famicom and it was first remade on the PS1.
The Final Fantasy VI Advance sound restoration patch replaces the inferior GBA soundtrack with the original Super Famicom version.

People who added this item 560  Average listal rating (330 ratings) 8.6  
26. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - PlayStation 2

Metal Gear Solid 3 was remade in HD on the PS3 and Xbox 360.
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People who added this item 122  Average listal rating (50 ratings) 8  
27. Valkyrie Profile - PlayStation

Valkyrie Profile was remade for the PSP.

People who added this item 182  Average listal rating (88 ratings) 9  
28. Chrono Trigger - Nintendo DS

Chrono Trigger was originally released on the Super Famicom. Animated scenes were added to the PS1 version and are on the DS version.
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People who added this item 879  Average listal rating (498 ratings) 8.2  
29. Kingdom Hearts II - PlayStation 2

People who added this item 97  Average listal rating (56 ratings) 7.5  
30. Dragon Warrior - Famicom and NES

People who added this item 369  Average listal rating (205 ratings) 7.8  
31. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Fo... - Game Boy Advance

A Link to the Past was originally released on the Super Famicom.
When asked what game he'd most like to remake on the 3DS Shigeru Miyamoto said
I think A Link To The Past. Do you remember Xevious? It’s two-layered and I really wanted to create that at the time. So to see Link To The Past in two layers would be quite attractive for me (Edge).

People who added this item 913  Average listal rating (536 ratings) 6.8  
32. Final Fantasy X-2 - PlayStation 2

People who added this item 405  Average listal rating (222 ratings) 8.2  
33. Resident Evil - GameCube

Resident Evil was released on the PS1. The GameCube remake was ported to the Wii (it supports GameCube controllers and is cheaper).

People who added this item 30  Average listal rating (14 ratings) 7.4  
34. Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation - Nintendo DS

DQVI was originally released on the Super Famicom. When you find a monster terrorizing a village you'll find out it's an optional recruit able character Amos. Do not tell him if you don't want him to hide forever. Talk to the old woman in the inn about curing him.

People who added this item 144  Average listal rating (96 ratings) 7.4  
35. F-Zero - Super famicom and SNES
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People who added this item 1  Average listal rating (0 ratings) 0  
36. Sakura Wars II - Sega Dreamcast

People who added this item 183  Average listal rating (104 ratings) 8.8  
37. Earthbound - Super famicom and SNES

Earthbound carts cost about $100. Earthbound will probably not be re-released because of legal issues.
I highly recommend this Mother trilogy guide.
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People who added this item 13  Average listal rating (6 ratings) 8.3  
38. Mother - Famicom and NES

An English translation exists.
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People who added this item 3  Average listal rating (3 ratings) 8.7  
39. Virtua Fighter ReMix - Sega Saturn

This version has a higher polygon count than the original Sega Saturn game.

People who added this item 10  Average listal rating (4 ratings) 8  
40. Dragon Quest V - PlayStation 2

An English fan translation exists.

People who added this item 1063  Average listal rating (598 ratings) 7.9  
41. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - GameCube

People who added this item 628  Average listal rating (394 ratings) 8.1  
42. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - PlayStation 2

Metal Gear Solid 2 was remade in HD on the PS3 and Xbox 360.
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People who added this item 423  Average listal rating (217 ratings) 7.2  
43. Animal Crossing: Wild World - Nintendo DS

People who added this item 123  Average listal rating (44 ratings) 8.4  
44. Tales of the Abyss - PlayStation 2

Tales of the Abyss was remade on the 3DS.

People who added this item 31  Average listal rating (15 ratings) 8.1  
45. Ogre Battle - PlayStation

Ogre Battle was originally released on the Super Famicom.

People who added this item 530  Average listal rating (346 ratings) 8.2  
46. The Legend of Zelda - Famicom and NES

People who added this item 28  Average listal rating (19 ratings) 7.3  
47. Virtua Fighter 2 - Sega Saturn

The PS2 version was only released in Japan.

People who added this item 5  Average listal rating (2 ratings) 7  
48. Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer - Nintendo DS

The original Super Famicom version was only released in Japan.

People who added this item 464  Average listal rating (364 ratings) 7.9  
49. Sonic the Hedgehog - Sega Genesis and Mega Drive
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People who added this item 210  Average listal rating (98 ratings) 8.3  
50. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes - GameCube

This version updates the graphics from the original PS1 game, but there are some voice acting changes.



Famitsu (a Japanese gaming magazine without English translation) created a poll for Japan's 100 favorite games (the list mostly consists of JRPGS). The poll was made around March 2006, so some games like Mother 3 aren't on the list. Surprisingly, Majora's Mask wasn't chosen.

Changes to the list

Games I didn't include

The dating sim Tokimeki Memorial was listed 3 times (#54 and #88 weren't added by me to Listal's database) with not too different versions. Monster Hunter G (#85) was ported into Monster Hunter Freedom for the US. Resident Evil IV for PS2 (#100).
DQV and the DQV remake are included in my list.

I've put in the list what are supposed to be the best versions (Famitsu focused mostly on the original versions) unless if they're for the PSP, Vita, or 3DS (I'll put links for those because I don't own those consoles).


Games without English translations* that I know of (official or by fans) will have a Japanese flag in the comment box.

The most popular series is Final Fantasy. This Final Fantasy list is essential. The original Japanese games and the US games have different numbering systems before FFVII.

The second most popular series is Dragon Quest.

*Using English fan translations and abandonware isn't legal and some may say


I won't link to any fan translations or ROMS; sorry, you'll have to use Google. I'm not legally or ethically responsible if you choose to play unlocalized games and games you haven't paid for.

This list was translated by EDGE Magazine.

The Resident Evil 4 and Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 images are from the HD re-releases.

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Comments

Posted: 1 year ago at May 20 10:57
There is nothing unethical about fan translating games that have no hope of being localized. What would be unethical is making a profit off of the translation patch.
Posted: 1 year ago at May 20 15:19
Personally, I'm all for translating games companies refuse to localize, but many people would still have problems with that.
Posted: 11 months, 4 weeks ago at May 29 20:26
I like the list even though I hadn't play much of this games. Only one thing: Final Fantasy X is very good but Final Fantasy VII is the best! Wonderful story, awesome locations, epic characters, Materia, Chcobos breeding, a lot of mini-in-games, weapons. There's something more to say?? :)

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