200th Edge edition in 200 covers

[Warbie]

I want them all :/

At 5 pounds each some collectors are going to be mighty pissed off!

Spoiler

Anyone sad/bored/anal enough to help name them with me?

//From left to right. Need help with the ???

Row 1:

1. Mario (Galaxy)
2. Agent 47 (Hitman)
3. Manny (Grim Fandango)
4. Kratos (God of War)
5. Arthur (Ghouls 'n' Ghosts)
6. Gordon (HL2)
7. ? (Jet Grind/Set Radio) //anyone know her name?
8. Link (Zelda)
9. Shinobi? (Shinobi)
10. Ken (Street Fighter)
11. Ebisumaru (Ganbare Goemon/Mystical Ninja)
12. Willy (Manic Miner)
13. Samus (Metroid)
14. The Game & Watch guy (Game & Watch)
15. Colossus? (Shadow of the Colossus)
16. Drake (Drake's Fortune)
17. The Prince (Prince of Persia)
18. Amaterasu (Okami)
19. Sonic (Sonic)
20. Snake (MGS)

Row 2:

1. Ryo Hazuki (Shenmue)
2. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
3. Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
4. Lester Knight Chaykin (Another World)
5. Batman (Arkham Asylum)
6. Bub (Puzzle Bobble)
7. Bob (Puzzle Bobble)
8. The Catlevania guy (Castlevania) //anyone know his name?
9. Earthworm Jim (Earthworm Jim)
10. Doom Marine (Doom)
11. Conrad B. Hart (Flashback)
12. Mega Man (Mega Man)
13. One of the new Deus Ex protagonists ???
14. Riddick (Escape from Butcher Bay)
15. Metal Slug guy? (Metal Slug) ???
16. Marcus Fenix (Gears of War)
17. Parappa (Parappa The Rapper)
18. Reiko Nagase (Ridge Racer)
19. Pikachu (Pokemans)
20. Altair (Assassin's Creed)

Row 3:

1. Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)
2. Baby Mario & Yoshi (Yoshi's Island)
3. Paul (Tekken)
4. Wonderboy (Wonderboy)
5. ? (The Darkness) //name?
6. Jade (Beyond Good And Evil)
7. Bond (Golden Eye)
8. Red Dead Revolver ???
9. Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
10. Tiki (New Zealand Story)
11. Strider (Strider)
12. Viewtiful Joe (Viewtiful Joe)
13. Qbert (Qbert)
14. Stranger (Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath)
15. Toku (Lost Winds)
16. Nariko (Heavenly Sword)
17. ? (Zombies Ate My Neighbours) //name?
18. Agent (Crackdown)
19. Pacman (Pacman)
20. Jetpack ???

 

[knut]

Wow, there's some sweet covers in there - some pretty rubbish/bad choice of art covers, too, but still. I have no idea which one I would go for, but the L4D takes my fancy.

 

[hot564231]

Bah, Edge Mag.

Crap.

 

[jimbo118]

I'm bored so here goes on the first row, left to right:

Mario
Hitman 2
?
God of War?
HL2
?
?
Mortal Kombat?
Street Fighter
?
?
Metroid Prime
?
SoTC
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune?
POP: Sand of Time
Okami
Sonic
MGS2

 

[StardogChampion]

I'm bored so here goes on the first row, left to right:

Mario
Hitman 2
?

Someone ban jimbo.

 

[Vegeta897]

PC Gamer's was better.

 

[Warbie]

Is there a pic of the PC Gamer editions? (being limited to only PC games I doubt it is 1/100th as cool though )

 

[Warbie]

I'm bored so here goes on the first row, left to right ...

Good man

First row, additons in bold:

1. Mario (Galaxy)
2. Agent 47 (Hitman)
3. Manny (Grim Fandango)
4. Kratos (God of War)
5. Arthur (Ghouls 'n' Ghosts)
6. Gordon (HL2)
7. ? (Jet Grind/Set Radio)
8. Link (Zelda)
9. Shinobi? (Shinobi)
10. Ken (Stret Fighter)
11. Ebisumaru (Ganbare Goemon/Mystical Ninja)
12. Willy (Manic Miner)
13. Samus (Metroid)
14. The Game & Watch guy (Game & Watch)
15. Colossus? (Shadow of the Colossus)
16. Drake (Drake's Fortune)
17. The Prince (Prince of Persia)
18. Amaterasu (Okami)
19. Sonic (Sonic)
20. Snake (MGS)

If ppl want to play let's no. them

 

[Kinslayer]

Someone ban jimbo.

Seconded.

How could you not recognize Grim Fandango? edit: or Zelda for that matter.

 

[Warbie]

At least he's man enough to play

 

[Sulkdodds]

Of the second line:

1. Whatsisface from one of the Shenmue games.
2. ???
3. ???
4. The player protagonist ('Lester Knight Chaykin', apparently) from Another World.
5. Batman from the forthcoming Arkham Asylum game.
6. Bub from Puzzle Bobble.
7. Bob from Puzzle Bobble.
8. ???
9. Earthworm Jim. Game version unsure.
10. Doom Marine.
11. Is this Pitfall?
12. Mega Man.
13. One of the new Deus Ex protagonists?
14. Riddick, possibly.
15. ???
16. Marcus Fenix from Gears of War.
17. Parappa from Parappa The Rapper.
18. Ai Fukami of Ridge Racer.
19. Pikachu of various Pokemans.
20. Alta?r from Assassin's Creed.

 

[Warbie]

N1. I'll update the list

My addtions in bold.

Of the second line:

1. Whatsisface from one of the Shenmue games. Ryo Hazuki
2. ??? Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
3. ??? Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
8. ??? The Catlevania guy (Castlevania)
11. Is this Pitfall? Conrad B. Hart (Flashback)
13. One of the new Deus Ex protagonists? Looks like it
15. ??? Metal Slug guy? (Metal Slug) ???

 

[Sulkdodds]

With your permission, Warbie, I shall A) put the initial (massive) image in spoilers, and B) update the full list into the first post continually.

 

[Warbie]

Sure m8.

I've already updated the list, but feel free to edit as you wish

 

[Eejit]

How many Mario covers do they need? -.-

 

[Sulkdodds]

'Ai Fukami' is actually Reiko Nagase. Both look the same, bah.

Isn't the Castlevania Guy always 'something Belmont'?

 

[Warbie]

I've never paid attention to his name.

Wiki agrees. Going by the screenshot snes/genesis Castlevania? Darkside will know.

//i'm pretty sure it's from Super Castlevania IV which would make this bad boy Simon Belmont. Anyone can confirm?

 

[Barnz]

6. Jet Set Radio / Gum
9. Last Ninja
21. Shemnui / Ryo Hazuki
32. No More Heroes
38. Ridge Racer / Reiko
54. Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath / Stranger
74. Mini Ninjas / Hiro

 

[Warbie]

Remind us to update when we get to those rows

I'll have a go on the 3rd row as it has a shit load of my old fave games:

1. Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)
2. Baby Mario & Yoshi (Yoshi's Island)
3. Paul (Tekken)
4. Wonderboy (Wonderboy)
5. ? (The Darkness) //name?
6. ???
7. Bond (Golden Eye)
8. Red Dead Revolver ???
9. Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
10. Tiki (New Zealand Story)
11. Strider (Strider)
12. Viewtiful Joe (Viewtiful Joe)
13. Qbert (Qbert)
14. Stranger (Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath) //Barnz
15. Toku (Lost Winds)
16. Nariko (Heavenly Sword)
17. ? (Zombie ate my neighbours) //name?
18. Agent (Crackdown)
19. Pacman (Pacman)
20. Jetpack ???

 

[Sulkdodds]

Row 3, #6 is Jade from Beyond Good And Evil.

 

[Warbie]

Beyond Good And Evil is one of my shameful gaming omissions :/

Updated

 

[kupocake]

The Final Row:

1) Locke (Final Fantasy VI)
2) Edgar (FFVI)
3) Kefka (FFVI)
4) Celes (FFVI)
5) Ashe (FFXII)
6) Master Chief suit fitting (Halo: Combat Evolved) (?)
7) Pelican Dropship (Halo 2)
8) Master Chief (Halo 3)
9) Tommy Vercetti (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City)
10) The Truth (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)
11) Vladimir Glebov (Grand Theft Auto 4)
12) Zombie (Resident Evil Remake)
13) Licker (Resident Evil 2) (?)
14) Boxart (Resident Evil 4)
15) Chris Redfield / Sheva Alomar (Resident Evil 5)
16) Link (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
17) Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
18) Stalfos (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
19) Cast (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
20) Sackboy etc. (Little Big Planet)

(?) - Certain of series / subject, just can't find the original art that links it to a specific game.

That was a pretty easy one actually. And hooray for five FF covers and no Final Fantasy VII.

 

[Sulkdodds]

10) is The Truth, at least.

 

[Barnz]

9 is not Shinobi, you noobs. It's Last Ninja.

 

[Lobster]

I love seeing the Elite cover alongside the EvE online cover.

 

[Reflex]

Anyone got the full list yet?

 

[Bad^Hat]

The "Metal Slug guy" in row 2 is Marco Rossi. He's been in every game. The guy from the Darkness in row 3 is Jackie Estacado. If you want the name of the colossus from SOTC I can boot it up tomorrow and check. The main character Wander is also in the shot with his horse Agro (if you want to be that pedantic ).

Taking a crack at row 4:

1. ? (Possibly Lego Star Wars?)
2. Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
3. Taki (Soul Calibur - IV maybe?)
4. Jack Carver (Far Cry)
5. Mario and Luigi (?? Never seen that art style before)
6. ?
7. Isaac Clarke (Dead Space)
8. ?
9. Guybrush Threepwood (Escape from Monkey Island)
10. ? (Damn that looks familiar)
11. Vibri (Vib Ribbon)
12. Etna (Disgaea)
13. ?
14. ?
15. Big Daddy/Little Sister (Bioshock)
16. ?
17. ?
18. ?
19. ?
20. Power-Armoured Dude (Fallout ?)

Bah, didn't get as many as I thought...

 

[Warbie]

The "Metal Slug guy" in row 2 is Marco Rossi. He's been in every game. The guy from the Darkness in row 3 is Jackie Estacado. If you want the name of the colossus from SOTC I can boot it up tomorrow and check. The main character Wander is also in the shot with his horse Agro (if you want to be that pedantic ).

Nice

Continuing row 4:

1. ? (Possibly Lego Star Wars?) // Yeah, that's Lego Star Wars
6. Fable 2 art work ???
10. Dizzy (Dizzy series)
13. Either Crysis or Warhead
14. Hiro (Mini Ninjas) //Barnz
17. Master (Actraiser)
18. Elite ???
20. Power-Armoured Dude (Fallout ?) // Yeah, Fallout 3 Brotherhood of Steel guy

These are getting harder. If you click on the link in the first post you can zoom in on all the covers which helps with some.

Our update bot seems to have broken btw

 

[kupocake]

Within the Edge issue itself, Half-Life 2 makes #3 in the top 100 best games to play today and Valve do generally well.

I like their list actually. Sure, I wouldn't put most of it in that order (I'm still not in a position to comment on the merits of 'always number one' Zelda, but #2 Mario 64 furrows my brow), but I'd happily sit down and play every one of those games. Wait no, I just saw Football Manager.

The biggest shock on the list though: #64. Puyo Puyo Fever. I literally thought 'no list can accurately reflect the fact that today, I spend too much time playing Puyo Puyo' and I was wrong. But also right, because Fever blows chunks.