Sam’s List of Essential Video Games 🏆

Will update this list periodically. Some of these video games were a significant part of my childhood. Others I have enjoyed playing as a teenager or adult. Tons of memories there. This is a great reflection activity that I would recommend to any gamer. 😂

• Half Life (or Black Mesa) and Half Life 2
• Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo ODST, and Halo 4
• Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario 64, and Super Mario Odyssey
• Sonic the Hedgehog Classic
• Dishonored
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and San Andreas
• Portal and Portal 2
• Doom (Reboot)
• Metroid Fusion and Metroid: Zero Fusion
• Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, and Breath of the Wild
• Spyro the Dragon
• Toy Story 2 (PS1)
• Bastion
• Hades
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
• Pokemon Red
• Bloodborne
• God of War (Reboot)
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
• GoldenEye 007
• Team Fortress 2
• The Last of Us Part 1
• Jet Set Radio Future
• Monument Valley
• Ratchet and Clank (Reboot)
• Control
• Scanner Sombre
• Carrion