Unlike Game Informer, which opened voting to readers, EGM decided to tackle the list themselves. Also unlike GI, they didn't consider every possible platform (such as arcade and PC games). The EGM list only covers console games. And as you can see from the list, they apparently love the SNES.

Here's how the editors prefaced their selections: "So what do we mean by best? Simple. In the words of industry icon Trip Hawkins, 'What gamers care about most is gameplay.' We couldn't agree more. EGM staffers spent days scrawling the names of their favorite games for every console. Then, to be sure we were picking only the best games, we asked, 'Which 100 of these would we want to take with us if we were abducted by aliens?' Our only restrictions were that the games had to come out in the United States and must be in stores by October. We also treated the games in compilations as individual titles. A few months ago, we began inviting programmers, producers, and other industry bigwigs to contribute their picks for - as we put it - the 'Top 10 Greatest Games in the Galaxy.' "

So here you have it... another Top 100 list. Enjoy!

1	Tetris	many
2	Super Mario Brothers 3	NES/SNES
3	Zelda: Link to the Past	SNES
4	Super Mario 64	N64
5	Street Fighter II Turbo	SNES
6	Super Metroid	SNES
7	Yoshi's Island	SNES
8	Contra III Alien Wars	SNES
9	Final Fantasy III	SNES
10	Saturn Bomberman	Saturn
11	Super Mario World	SNES
12	Castlevania Symphony of the Night	PSX
13	Zelda	NES
14	Super Mario 2 (Lost Levels)	SNES
15	Super Mario Kart	SNES
16	Tetris Attack	SNES
17	Sonic CD	Sega CD
18	F-Zero	SNES
19	Madden NFL 98	PSX/Saturn
20	Super Castlevania IV	SNES
21	Final Fantasy VII	PSX
22	Super Ghouls 'N' Ghosts	SNES
23	R-Type III	SNES
24	International SuperStar Soccer 64	N64
25	Goldeneye 007	N64
26	Super Mario RPG	SNES
27	Gunstar Heroes	Genesis
28	Zelda: Link's Awakening	Game Boy
29	Chrono Trigger	SNES
30	Phantasy Star II	Genesis
31	NFL Gameday 98	PSX
32	Bionic Commando	NES
33	NBA Live 97	PSX
34	Kid Icarus	NES
35	Metal Gear	NES
36	Street Fighter Alpha 2	Saturn
37	Super Mario Bros	NES/SNES
38	Ys Books I and II	TurboGrafx-CD
39	Star Fox 64	N64
40	Lunar: Eternal Blue	Sega CD
41	Arkanoid	NES
42	Strider	Genesis
43	Herzog Zwei	Genesis
44	Metroid	NES
45	Contra	NES
46	Space MegaForce	SNES
47	Ghouls 'n Ghosts	Genesis
48	Military Madness	TurboGrafx-16
49	Mario Kart 64	N64
50	Devil's Crush	TurboGrafx-16
51	Tekken 2	PSX
52	RC Pro Am	NES
53	Gate of Thunder	TurboGrafx-CD
54	Tomb Raider	PSX
55	Dragon Force	Saturn
56	Super Punch-Out!!	SNES
57	Castlevania III	NES
58	Dragon Warrior IV	NES
59	Thunder Force III	Genesis
60	Shining Force II	Genesis
61	NHL Hockey 94	Genesis
62	Phantasy Star	SMS
63	Return Fire	3DO
64	Twisted Metal 2	PSX
65	Tecmo Super Bowl	NES
66	Guardian Heroes	Saturn
67	Donkey Kong	Game Boy
68	WaveRace 64	N64
69	Snatcher	Sega CD
70	NiGHTS	Saturn
71	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Genesis
72	Zelda II	NES
73	Mega Man 2	NES
74	Worldwide Soccer 97	Saturn
75	ActRaiser	SNES
76	Life Force	NES
77	Blazing Lazers	TurboGrafx-16
78	Mega Man X4	Saturn/PSX
79	Virtua Fighter 2	Saturn
80	Legendary Axe	TurboGrafx-16
81	Sega Championship Rally	Saturn
82	Jumping Flash! 2	PSX
83	Revenge of Shinobi	Genesis
84	Kirby's Adv / Mean Bean Machine	SNES/Genesis
85	Bonk's Adventure	TurboGrafx-16
86	Galactic Attack	Saturn
87	Baseball Stars	NES
88	Ninja Gaiden II	NES
89	Ms Pac-Man	Genesis/SNES
90	Panzer Dragoon Zwei	Saturn
91	Axelay	SNES
92	Flashback	Genesis
93	Blast Corps	N64
94	Ice Hockey	NES
95	DecAthlete	Saturn
96	WipeOut XL	PSX
97	MLB 98	PSX
98	Virtua Cop 2	Saturn
99	Samurai Showdown	Neo-Geo
100	Qix	NES

EGM Top 100 last updated 12/11/01