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Readers of leading print magazine Edge have taken part in a poll to name the top 100 games of all time, with a 10 year-old videogame listed as the overall winner.
Despite the latest high-end 3D graphics and powerful technology of modern consoles, Nintendo 64 classic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time topped the in-depth list which was drawn together from thousands of readers' votes, combined with expert opinion in the games industry and finally input from Edge's own editorial team.
The acclaimed title is only one of five games ever to receive a 10 out of 10 review score from Edge magazine, a publication read by both developers and gaming enthusiasts alike.
Editor-in-chief of Edge, Tony Mott, 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."
The top 100 includes some surprises, with only five titles in the list for next-generation consoles. These include Pro Evolution Soccer 6 at number 15; Oblivion at number 19; Virtua Fighter 5 in the 38th spot; Virtua Tennis 3 at number 80 and Crackdown at 100.
Mott said: "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."
The top 10 games in the list are:
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
