Kind of penciling in my own rule that there can't be any more than one-game-per series, but I'm ripping off of DF and making my own top 10 <333
10. Kirby Super Star Ultra: This was the one I was really stuck with, and I ultimately decided to go with KSSU on the DS. I have never played the original Super Star, but I am sure this remake blows it out of the water. My second Kirby game (after Air Ride), this was like my first real bite into the series and oh my god it's SOOO good. All the new added content, the music is as memorable as ever for a Kirby game, the graphics are really cutesy and good for a 2D DS game, and hell, you even get to play as Meta Knight. How awesome is that?!
9. Rayman 2: The Great Escape: This game. This GAAAAAME. I used to play this game non-stop on my N64 years ago, and unfortunately I could never beat it because I could never save (you needed an expansion pack in order to save, RIP). Either way, getting to play through the bulk of this game every time was SO worth it. It is honestly one of the best 3D platformers I have ever played, and everything about it works so well. The humor is great, the gameplay is just amazing, and even for a 3D platformer, the camera is pretty solid so there's no major interruptions there. The music is really good, and it cemented Rayman as an amazing protagonist to me. ;w;
8. F-Zero GX: My all-time favorite racing game, this game absolutely never gets boring. I honestly cannot find one flaw with this game, it is so intense and crazy that I love it. The amount of racers is so fun, and the music is some of the best I have ever heard. Whenever I would do something in my room, I would always go to the character info screen and play so many of their themes to keep me busy. Oh yeah, and Mighty Gazelle is way too OP. Gets top 5 everytime. Pls nerf.
7. Pokemon Gold: My childhood. Literally my childhood. I absolutely loved SoulSilver, and it would be on this list if it were not for the fact that I just love the originals a bit more just because of nostalgia factor. I honestly almost tear up whenever I hear the old clanky 8-bit music from Gold/Silver just because of nostalgia and how much I used to hear those songs when I was younger. Either way, to the game, it is honestly amazing. It probably has its flaws, yeah, but honestly I think all the pros so heavily outweigh the cons. Introducing all the new Pokemon (Typhlosion and Ampharos are my two favorites out of any Pokemon) and the fact they threw in Kanto to travel in post-game was honestly one of the smartest ideas I have ever seen in a Pokemon game, and I wish they would do that in another Pokemon game with some other region. Dunno what, but I wish.
6. Professor Layton and the Unwound Future: I love the Professor Layton games, and this is the magnum opus of the series. The last game in the original trilogy, Unwound Future is absolutely perfect in every way possible. The plot is great, the characters are really, really memorable (I'll never forget you, Dimitri Allen ;w; ), and the puzzles are classic. I could go on about how amazing this game is, but I will leave two things here: the game holds one of my favorite video game quotes of all time, at the end of the game, "People can often be so blinded by their own motivations, that they lose sight of the damage they do." Also, the music.
Listen to this absolute beauty.
5. Portal: This is where my list has always been cemented, with the top 5, and Portal kicks it off. While Portal 2 is probably the better game, I have honestly never fully played through P2 so I cannot commentate on it much. Either way, Portal started it all off, so why not? Portal is home to some of the most amazing yet simple gameplay concepts I have ever seen and they are executed so beautifully. The humor is hilarious (ilu GLaDOS and turrets), the test chambers are really fun to go through, and it even gave us the cake is a lie. Sure, that's old as all hell by now, but at least it gave it to us. :')
4. Cave Story: Where to start? Easily the best 2D platformer I have ever played. I love how this game executes everything, with the multi-weapon mechanic to even its own story. The characters are pretty fun (Curly Brace ilu ;w; ), the different stages/worlds are interesting, the boss fights are pretty fun too, the music is great, and I overall just love everything about this game. I have played it on PC, WiiWare, and I have Cave Story 3D, sooo... safe to say I have gone through this game several times :')
3. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes: My all-time favorite Metroid game in a pool of already amazing Metroid games. The scenery is gorgeous (naturally for a Prime game), the concept of light and dark are really, really interesting, the music is great, and the puzzles are pretty great too. Also, Quadraxis. Best Metroid boss ever. A gigantic robotic spider with one of the best boss themes I have ever heard <333.
2. Super Mario Sunshine: I have noticed these entries are getting smaller and smaller, oops. Either way, Sunshine! My favorite Mario game, and I do not know how there has not been another one like it, or even a remake. I love the concept of F.L.U.D.D. and cleaning up goop, as boring as it probably may sound ;P. Either way, I love the levels and how much you can explore in them, they are so so good. The music is great, the objectives/missions to get Shine Sprites are super fun, and THOSE HIDDEN ONES. The ones where you have to platform without F.L.U.D.D.? Mario platforming at its absolute finest.
1. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn: There is Sunshine, and then there is an absolutely HUGE jump, and then there is Radiant Dawn. My all-time favorite video game, this game is exactly what is perfect about RPGs. The game, filled with 70+ playable units, is spread over four parts and is honestly a considerably long game. The characters are very memorable and a lot are worth training, I absolutely love how there are three-different main groups (Dawn Brigade, Army of Crimea, and the Greil Mercenaries) and how you have time to train all three of them separately.
The final boss theme is absolutely amazing, the game contains my all time favorite video game character (The Black Knight), and honestly, I think it has executed the best out of what Fire Emblem has ever offered. Except supports, those were pretty lazy, but otherwise, I cannot find a single flaw with the game. It is that amazing.