

In the heyday of arcade fighters, there were two kinds of people: those who played Street Fighter and those who played Mortal Kombat. After you've had a chance to check out the list, tell us what you think about it on the IGN Boards, and share your own favorite games with everyone.

So who made the list and who didn't? To find out, simply click the numbers of your choice listed above or cheat and glance down at our alphabetical call-outs below. In some cases, if the hardware/software were all-in-one units like Pong or most other early videogame platforms primarily from the 1970s or before, then we count the people who worked on them as "game creators." Hardware or peripheral creators were not included.

Yes, dear readers, in an effort to celebrate the genius of the entertainment masterminds of our industry, your pals at IGN.com com have assembled the ultimatelist of creative game wizards. But there's a first time for everything isn't there? One thing we haven't done as grandly, though, is recognize the people who made it possible for us to play all those great games in the first place. Over the years, we've certainly done our fair share of Top 100 Games lists.
