My issues with this list?
First, 100 games and ZERO sports game representation. None. Not NBA JAM, not NFL 2K5, no NHL '94, no Tecmo Super Bowl. That's bullshit of the highest order. I get the stereotype that video game nerds are supposed to loathe sports games and all, but to not see any on a list of 100 games is ridiculous.
Second... zero Genesis/Mega Drive games. The platform that gave Nintendo a run for its money in Gen4, and... bupkis. No Sonic games, but fucktons of Mario games. No Streets of Rage at all? No Phantasy Star titles? Sorry, but for a website that allegedly represents video games on the whole, this looks terrible. Like, that the people who compiled this list are barely 21 and added a few "old school" games because they're "cool", like Donkey Kong and Ms. Pac-Man.
I could go on and on about the inconsistency in the rankings and how some are obvious attempts at clickbait with the sole purpose of pissing people off for "engagement" purposes, but the two main reasons I listed are strong enough for me to dismiss this list like the piece of trash that it is.
Yeah it's just a straight up dog shit list.
I mean, Contra on the NES is better than Gunstar Heroes or Contra 3? Sure. I really fucking believe you.
I guess Pokemon Go is better than NBA Jam and Samurai Shodown 2 (yikes).
I guarantee you that no one working at IGN right now has played Donkey Kong for longer than 5 minutes. I'd bet large quantities of money on that.