Top 200 Games of All Time: 110-101

110: NBA Jam

• Year: 1993
• System: Genesis

Tournament Edition was probably a better game, but I have better memories around the original NBA Jam. We were not a basketball family, but for some reason, this was one of the first games we got for our Genesis. 

I loved putting in codes to play as Bill Clinton. I loved keeping my on fire streak alive for five minutes against the CPU. And even though the Chicago Bulls were pretty much most over-powered team in the game, you could still put together a great defense against them.

And nothing felt better than hitting a 3 pt buzzer beater. 

I loved watching my brother jumping for the reset button at the end of a match to try and save his record from an embarrassing loss being added. 

Top 10 of 2019

I spent nearly half this year traveling, so Switch was king. I'm starting to associate the Switch with traveling, more than a videogame machine. My PS4 is a relaxation machine, associated with a rare weekend at home with a hot cup of coffee.

This is a list of not just games that came out in 2019, but games I played in 2019. (AKA There may be some games that came out in 2018)

There's also a glaring game missing in Pokemon Shield, which was my second most played game this year under Assassin's Creed. Pokemon Shield did not make the cut. The collecting aspect is still fun, but I found too many mechanics annoying. (dialog prompts taking too long, annoying AI using the wrong attacks when teamed up with you and healing potions prolonging fights they will not win)

This is probably a damning testament to how I choose to spend my time.

But anyway... onto the games!