Wing Commander II on G4TV Top 100 Games of All Time

Victorinox

Victorinox

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Fellow Wingnuts,

I am not sure if someone already posted this. I did a quick search on the forum and couldn't find it, so apologies if this is a double post.

As you probably now, G4TV aired a 4 part show with their list of the top 100 games of all time.

Wing Commander II made the list as #71.

http://www.g4tv.com/top-100/549/wing-commander-ii-vengeance-of-the-kilrathi/

Here is the whole list.

100. Pong
99. Words With Friends
98. Pitfall
97. NBA 2K11
96. Guitar Hero II
95. Burger Time
94. Braid
93. Star Wars: Tie Fighter
92. Galaga
91. The Sims
90. Baldur's Gate II
89. Left 4 Dead
88. Double Dribble
87. Mass Effect 2
86. Out Run
85. Silent Hill 2
84. Wii Sports
83. Ninja Gaiden
82. Super Smash Bros. Melee
81. Resident Evil
80. Gears Of War 3
79. PsychoNauts
78. Spy Hunter
77. Excitebike
76. Blades Of Steel
75. Fallout 3
74. Starfox 64
73. Mega Man II
72. Mortal Kombat
71. Wing Commander II
70. Star Wars
69. Double Dragon
68. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
67. Minecraft
66. Assassin's Creed II
65. Unreal Tournament
64. NBA Jam
63. Wolfenstein 3D
62. Civilization II
61. God Of War III
60. Contra
59. Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tenacle
58. Ultimata Online
57. Pokemon Red/Blue
56. Super Street Fighter IV
55. Kingdom Hearts
54. Gauntlet
53. Deus Ex
52. Rock Band 3
51. Ratchet & Clank Going Commando
50. Sonic The Hedgehog
49. Angry Birds
48. Tecmo Bowl
47. Must
46. Red Dead Redemption
45. Metal Gear Solid
44. Grand Theft Auto IV
43. Quake III: Arena
42. Ghosts 'N Goblins
41. Super Mario 64
40. Space Invaders
39. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
38. Super Metroid
37. Halo
36. Batman: Arkham City
35. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
34. Counter Strike
33. Final Fantasy VII
32. Mike Tyson's Punch Out
31. Skyrim
30. Super Street Fighter II Turbo
29. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
28. Super Mario Kart
27. Chrono Trigger
26. Ico
25. Grand Theft Auto III
24. Madden 2005
23. Halo 3
22. Panzer Dragoon Saga
21. Resident Evil IV
20. Call of Duty 4
19. Diablo II
18. Ms. Pac-Man
17. StarCraft
16. Half-Life
15. Donkey Kong
14. Uncharted 2
13. Portal
12. Doom II
11. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
10. World of Warcraft
9. Shadow of the Colossus
8. Goldeneye
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
6. The Legend of Zelda
5. Tetris
4. Asteroids
3. Bioshock
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1. Super Mario Bros.

Regards,

Vic.
 
Ok cool, but is this serious? Where are the Commander Keen and Monkey Island series'? It seems they only put one title per series to the list, as in Doom 1 or Quake 1, 2 missing, yet some games like GTA or Zelda got multiple entries? This is confusing.
 
I give absolutely no credence whatsoever to any of those list shows. At best, they reflect the opinions of the show's staff, and if there's one thing I've learned about the folks in Hollywood, it's that they have absolutely no grasp on reality whatsoever.

The list show that really sold me on the worthlessness of list shows was one on VH-1 of the top ten TV and movie villains of all time, one in which Freddy Krueger got beat out by the villains from Batman (the ones from the 60's serial - the one everyone involved with Batman seriously wants to forget).
 
Yeah, this is exactly one of those lists that nobody should care about. Bioshock at #3? Well, gee, check back in ten years and see how that's going. Doom 2 at #12? Seriously? Not the original Doom, but the lackluster sequel that disappointed everyone? Uncharted 2 at #14? Why not the first Uncharted, the one that actually impressed people? Etc., etc...

Also, putting Minecraft on a list of top games is like putting Lego on a list of people's favourite sports.
 
I agree that the list is awful. No Dune II? No SimCity? No Falcon 4? No Monkey Island? No Tomb Raider? No Need For Speed? No Fifa?

But anyway, this being the repository of everything Wing Commander, I though it was worth posting.

Regards,

Vic.
 
I agree on SimCity--it was my most-played game in the late 1980s, and one of the first major titles that did not have a defined victory condition yet was still wildly popular. Even if it doesn't count as one of the most-entertaining games of all time, it was definitely one that had massive impact on the way that both designers and consumers thought about gaming.
 
But anyway, this being the repository of everything Wing Commander, I though it was worth posting.
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We do appreciate it! It is nice to see Wing Commander remembered in the mainstream (?) media, even if it is part of a very poor list.

I also wonder why they didn't have Robin Williams (who shows up on some of the others) to do the Wing Commander II talking head; he was a big fan back in the day.

Also, putting Minecraft on a list of top games is like putting Lego on a list of people's favourite sports.
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This reminds me of an internet comic: http://chainsawsuit.com/2012/02/20/minecraft-and-other-labors/
 
Bandit LOAF said:
I also wonder why they didn't have Robin Williams (who shows up on some of the others) to do the Wing Commander II talking head; he was a big fan back in the day.
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Funny but true: Chris Roberts wanted to get Robin Williams to play the Merlin hologram in the WC movie... I don't know how that would have turned out. I don't really see that character as working with Robin's usual comic stylings. I always read Merlin as being more or less dry and straight-faced ironic kind of humor.
 
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