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1. 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: 3,777
2. 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: 3,638
3. 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: 7,156
4. 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: 1,539
5. 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: 5,499
6. 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: 2,011
7. 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: 5,170
8. 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: 3,050
9. 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: 1,145
10. 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: 1,469
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: 1,255
12. 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: 2,172
13. 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: 3,295
14. 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: 3,083
15. 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: 2,208
16. 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: 1,140
17. 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: 233
18. Super Mario All-Stars (1993 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Family
A compilation of Super Mario Bros. and its two sequels, along with the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2 (The Lost Levels) , completely remade with new graphics for the Super NES.
Votes: 1,221
19. 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: 768
20. 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: 1,709
21. 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: 1,617
22. 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: 615
23. 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: 1,124
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: 453
25. 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: 3,427
26. 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: 1,943
27. 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: 1,376
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: 2,220
29. 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: 3,491
30. 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: 2,355
31. 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: 1,944
32. Super Mario Maker (2015 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Create your very own Mario Brothers levels in this new Mario Paint inspired level creator. You can even play as characters from other video game franchises with the amiibo support.
Directors: Yosuke Oshino, Yoshikazu Yamashita | Stars: Shin'ya Arino, Shintarô Asanuma, Babymetal, Nate Bihldorff
Votes: 1,071
33. X-Men (1992 Video Game)
Action, Sci-Fi
Marvel's mutants face off against their nemesis Magneto in the popular arcade game from Konami.
Director: C. Lee | Stars: Kyle Hebert, Mela Lee
Votes: 123
34. 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: 1,546
35. 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: 265
36. 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: 1,847
37. 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: 960
38. Splatterhouse (1988 Video Game)
Not Rated | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A side-scrolling beat-em-up based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
Director: Shigeru Yokoyama
Votes: 201
39. Earthworm Jim (1994 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After a spacesuit falls on Jim, it mutates him into an earthworm hero thus Earthworm Jim is born. He must now defeat the evil Queen Slug-for-a-butt and rescue her sister, Princess What's Her Name.
Director: David Perry | Star: Doug TenNapel
Votes: 932
40. 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: 1,863
41. 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: 594
42. Double Dragon (1987 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Family, Fantasy
Martial arts siblings Billy and Jimmy Lee must battle a tough gang known as the Black Warriors in order to rescue Billy's girlfriend, Marian.
Directors: Yoshihisa Kishimoto, Shinichi Saitou
Votes: 1,318
43. 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: 1,407
44. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Set twenty-five years after the events of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Mirror of Fate recounts the story of Gabriel's descendants, as they battle their own destiny in each era only to discover their true, shocking fate.
Director: José Luis Márquez | Stars: Richard Madden, Robert Carlyle, Adrian Schiller, Alec Newman
Votes: 348
45. RoboCop versus The Terminator (1993 Video Game)
Not Rated | Action, Sci-Fi
Side-scrolling shoot 'em up platform game based on Frank Miller's Dark Horse comic book in which John Connor's resistance from the future meets cyborg police officer RoboCop. Together, they team up against SkyNet.
Director: John Botti | Stars: Robert John Burke, Jose Villeta
Votes: 324
46. Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (1990 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young ninja and his dog take on the thugs of the Neo-Zeed Corporation and their boss the Union Lizard.
Votes: 101
47. 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: 1,203
48. Sonic Rush Adventure (2007 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Sonic and Tails' airplane crashes in the ocean, and they awake on a small island. With the help of a local raccoon named Marine, they set out to explore the nearby islands.
Directors: Matt Maiellaro, Yukihiro Higashi, Sakae Osumi | Stars: Jason Griffith, Erica Schroeder, Amy Palant, Mike Pollock
Votes: 231
49. 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: 1,404
50. 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