Kinda Funny's Top 100 Games of All Time Day 1 (#s 100-81)
October 13, 2026
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5 min readKinda Funny's Top 100 Games of All Time: Day One Reveals Games 100-81
The Kinda Funny team gathered for the first day of their ambitious top 100 games of all time countdown, a project Greg Miller described as "the culmination of so much of the stuff we've been doing here." Inspired by the Electronic Gaming Monthly top 100 issues he grew up reading, Miller wanted to create something that "hopefully in 30 years someone's watching this video, listening to this podcast, and thinking, wow, I can't believe that X, Y, and Z game aren't on this list, because they're not even out yet."
Seven team members submitted personal lists that were combined into one master ranking, with Barrett Courtney tabulating the results. The definition of "top 100" was intentionally loose: "Best, favorite, iconic, influential, timeless, classic, all are factors, but in no mathematical way. It comes down to these are the games we would fight for."
The Opening Stretch: Crossplay, Collectathons, and Kojima
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:52) **What the Top 100 Means** - The hosts introduce the concept behind Kinda Funny's first-ever collective Top 100 Games of All Time list.
- 2 (03:24) **Rules and Methodology** - Nick Scarpino lays out the ground rules for how the list was compiled and what it represents.
- 3 (10:59) **Greg's Introduction and Producer Shout-Outs** - Greg Miller shares his personal history with video game media and thanks the producers behind the show.
- 4 (14:51) **#100: Rocket League** - The list kicks off with the game that popularized crossplay and defined Kinda Funny's 2015 era.
- 5 (20:20) **#99: Donkey Kong 64** - Barrett champions a classic Rare collect-a-thon that holds deep personal meaning for him.
- 6 (25:51) **#98: Death Stranding** - Hideo Kojima's "strand-type" game makes the list, celebrated for its meditative gameplay and unique ambition.
- 7 (31:42) **#97: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater** - A back-to-back Kojima entry, with Blessing sharing a deeply personal connection to the game.
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