This list goes through what the author thinks are the ten best video game franchises of all time. The choices vary from Warcraft to Mario, with short, but well thought out reasons for each choice.

#3. Warcraft

If this were a numbers game currently the warcraft franchise would be quite possible be number one. But this isn’t a numbers game. Well it is a game, and yes the game does contain numbers, like how much gold and lumber you have. And yes, they are important numbers because you need alot of them to build your army, and you also have to manage said money carefully or you won’t be able to upgrade your units in a timely manner, while of course re-supplying your defenses so your base isn’t destroyed. Of course then there is WoW were gold is even more important. You gotta save up for your abilities, mount, epic mount, flying mount, epic flying mount, that sweet piece of epic gear in the AH, and all the other fun stuff that Blizzard stuck into that hypodermic needle of a game. Which reminds me the Warcraft franchise is made by blizzard and is incredibly addictive.
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  • 3
    Hunskelper Feb 6, 09
    "8. Metal Gear

    Metal Gear for Nintendo was a beast of a game. It was one of the best games for an 8-Bit system that was loaded with great games."


    No it wasn't. Metal Gear on the NES was rubbish, it was the MSX where it really shone.
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      FinalFantasyFanaticc Feb 6, 09
      Yeah, but we all know Old Wizard are insane Nintendo Fanboys.

      Hence why only ONE of those franchises was never with Nintendo.
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    tidus04 Feb 6, 09
    No Sonic?.. and heres me think Zelda would be 4th ¬_¬
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      FinalFantasyFanaticc Feb 6, 09
      Like i said, if you want a nintendo fan boy site, go to old wizards. lul
    • 0
      Pokeman Master Feb 7, 09
      quote tidus04
      No Sonic?.. and heres me think Zelda would be 4th ¬_¬
      Sonic is horrible, not many good games lately. >.>
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    Zeromage Feb 6, 09
    Really, Sonic had 1 great game (Sonic 2), and 1 decent game (Sonic 1). Not only that, but when Sonic went 3D, well, we all know what happened there. Doesn't really compare to the franchises listed (esp. FF, Zelda, and Mario).
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      FinalFantasyFanaticc Feb 6, 09
      Resident Evil? Silent Hill? GTA? Elder Scrolls? Call of Duty? Guitar Hero?

      Seriously, i could list SO MANY more series that just top some of that list.
      • 1
        Zeromage Feb 7, 09
        True. But you can make a list, and then I can name 10 or so franchises that are missing. Take the list for what it is, an opinion.
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    Slumpy monkey Feb 6, 09
    That list kinda sucked IMO.
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    DystopiaSticker Feb 7, 09
    I checked out other 'Top Ten' lists on Old Wizard.

    What a shitty website. This guy has an awful taste is videogames. How hard is it to pretend like you're not a fanboy tool and toss in games like Half Life and Grand Theft Auto, even though you refused to play them because they weren't on your SNES? I mean, to pick a screenshot of a *bleep*ing NES Metal Gear game instead of Metal Gear Solid to symbolize the franchise? Dur.

    Plus he said Earthworm Jim was overrated so I hope he burns.

    I'm kinda tired of people saying "it's just an opinion" to push away all criticism, as if there isn't such a thing as an awful, awful opinion.
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      Big A2 Feb 7, 09
      Alot of people say old-wizard is awful becuase they have opinons different to everyone elses.
      • 0
        Zeromage Feb 7, 09
        You're right, A2. We have alienated a lot of readers because we stand by our opinions. We are mainly a retro oriented site, and if we wanted to cater to a specific audience, we'd pretend we like games like Sonic, just to get more readers. The thing is, we don't care. We don't care if people like us or not. In fact, we like it when the majority of people hate us. Most people like Britney Spears and Country music. So if most people hate us, we're doing something right.

        On the flip side, O-W get anywhere from 3,000 to 45,000 readers a day. So there must be other people who agree with us.
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          Seproth Feb 7, 09
          quote Zeromage
          On the flip side, O-W get anywhere from 3,000 to 45,000 readers a day. So there must be other people who agree with us.
          Then you clearly don't need GameGrep to promote your site.
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          Miss Razz Feb 9, 09
          I can't help but think that the majority of people who visit his site go there for a laugh.
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      Zeromage Feb 7, 09
      Dystopia Sitcker: I agree with you. People shouldn't have opinions. Everyone should like GTA because IGN gave it a 10/10. Yeah. Everyone should also like Halo and Half Life too. If you think any of those franchises should be ahead of Mario, Zelda, FF, Warcraft or Metroid.... congratulations, you're a moron. Who wants to play FF when you can play Half Life? ah but games like FF are imaginative, and some of them require thinking...I can see that's not your forte. So go back to your FPS games.
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        FinalFantasyFanaticc Feb 7, 09
        Anyone with half a brain cell knows Half life is better than Mario of all things. Imaginative? "LETS GO RESCUE PRINCESS PEACH...AGAIN" Congratulations, your an IDIOT.
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          Big A2 Feb 8, 09
          Well, if that's the case, then why don't you see Half-Life above any Mario game on lists by one of your god-like gaming sites?
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        DystopiaSticker Feb 7, 09
        You're even more ignorant about videogames than I thought if you honestly think the Half Life series is a straight up brainless shooter.

        The highest rated PC game ever and I'm a moron for wanting to play it over some shitty FF game. Haha.

        People shouldn't have dumb, boring, predictable opinions like yours and then make a website. That's all I'm saying.
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          Big A2 Feb 8, 09
          Their opinions are predictable? I would've never thought they'd put Ocarina of Time on their list of easiest games ever.

          We need more sites like Old-Wizard, becuase they show the gaming comunity that everyone has their own right to an opinion.
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          Hunskelper Feb 8, 09
          I'm going to go ahead and make a bold claim here.

          You wouldn't be saying that if they weren't so pro-Nintendo.
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          Capn Droid Feb 9, 09
          Everybody has a right to an opinion, so long as they declare their opinion as theirs, and not their opinion as the opinion.
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          Big A2 Feb 10, 09
          Are you really stupid enought to believe that ANYONE's opinion is THE opinion?And they've said this before, if they just went with the popular opinion they would be IGN, only smaller.

          And your right Hunskelper, I wouldn't even be reading them if they weren't pro- Nintendo, becuase why would I waste my time reading sites about games I don't even own?
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          Hunskelper Feb 10, 09
          I didn't say that.

          What I said was that I reckon you wouldn't be defending if they weren't so pro-Nintendo.
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          Big A2 Feb 11, 09
          And I told you, I wouldn't. If I didn't even read the site, why would I support it?
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          Hunskelper Feb 11, 09
          Because they, like you, are Nintendo fanboys.

          Durp durp.
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    Capn Droid Feb 7, 09
    I declare Old Wizard should barred from Gamegrep. The lists are pointless, seeing as it's completely biased. I can understand user reviews and lists, but this is obnoxious.
    • 0
      FinalFantasyFanaticc Feb 10, 09
      Thank you!

      Opinions are all well and good, But Old Wizards is just a fanboy based nintendo opinion, i swear they must be owned by nintendo or something ; ;
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    King X2 Feb 8, 09
    I dislike top 10 lists in general, but this list is just dumb.

    He should have just said "MY Top Ten Video Game Franchises". Everyone should, because they're all biased anyway.

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