In the review appeared in the Edge magazine ‘The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’ topped the list 100 games of all time. Super Mario 64 figured in the third place. The 10-year-old video started a new era in 3D gaming.

Tony Mott, editor-in-chief of Edge, said, “If you were new to video games and were going to go out and buy 100 games to make an instant collection, then these would be the games to buy. Ocarina of Time is nearly 10 years old, but its position at the top slot in Edge's 100 Best Videogames shows that great game design does not age. In visual terms, it obviously cannot compete with today's Xbox 360 and PS3 productions, but, as with many classics, its appeal is about so much more than its appearance”

Half Life 2 is the only one PC game in the top ten. And Microsoft's Xbox has one in its credit - Halo: Combat Evolved (at rank 11).

“Crackdown hasn't been around long but has proved itself to be a very good game. It will be interesting to see people's reaction to that. If we did this poll in five year's time, I would hope to see more PS3 and Xbox 360 games in the list. But I don't think anyone would argue we have seen that many classics in this new generation.”

Five games for the next generation appeared in the list are - Pro Evolution Soccer 6, at number 15, Oblivion, at number 19, Virtua Fighter 5, in 38th spot, Virtua Tennis 3 at number 80, and Crackdown at 100

He further said, “I love the fact that old games are being made available to audiences via Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and through compilations but I am not convinced that younger players will play them and appreciate them in the way we did the first time round. It's very hard for younger players who play something graphically-rich like Gears of War to then play something like Robotron. I think it will be for the greater good of the industry when more effort is put into the content of games than the way it is presented visually.”

THE TOP TEN LIST

1. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina

2. Resident Evil 4

3. Super Mario 64

4. Half Life 2

5. Super Mario World

6. Zelda: A Link to the Past

7. Halo: Combat Evolved

8. Final Fantasy XII

9. Tetris

10. Super Metroid