Sometimes the entire series is one entry (indicated by the word series), while other times several games are listed individually. Sorry, it's not my list!
no offense to you since you were pulling from GameInformer ... but what a truly garbage list. DW1&2 are ports. Meanwhile no mention of FF Adventure (Seiken Densetsu 1) of FF Legends (SaGa 1-3). FF Legend 2 deserves top 5, FF Adventure should probably outrank Tetris.
And the guy seems a LITTLE obsessed with Pokemon. Like he was reaching to fill 25 spots. He was blissfully unaware of the *good* RPGs on this platform.
What bothers me is the inconsistency when it comes to series. The Pokemon series gets lumped into one entry. Red, blue, and even arguably yellow can count as one game, but gold/silver/crystal are a separate game. And every Mario/Wario game gets its own slot. Not that those games aren't deserving, but the inconsistent treatment of series bothers me.
As for Tetris, I do think it deserves number one. It's kinda been forgotten just how massively huge that game was. There's a reason that was the game that was packed in with the Game Boy rather than any of the Mario games.
GBC wasn't really a separate console like the GBA was, just an evolution of the regular Game Boy. But still, you do make a good point. I'm going to add a disclaimer.
And the guy seems a LITTLE obsessed with Pokemon. Like he was reaching to fill 25 spots. He was blissfully unaware of the *good* RPGs on this platform.