====== SB's Sacred Cows ======
FIXME Define "sacred cow"

===== Games =====
Currently this list contains every (?) game that scored more than 3 points in [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=31344|this forum thread]]. Due to the nature of said thread some games might be missing entirely, whilst games that are rather divisive might be on the list. A general rule of thumb here is that the list becomes increasingly inaccurate the further down you get.

==== 10+ ====
  * Tetris - //20.5//
  * Super Mario Bros 3 - //17//
  * Mother 3 - //15.5//
  * Super Mario Bros - //14//
  * Demon's Souls - //13//
  * Doom - //13//
  * Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - //13//
  * Metroid Prime - //12.5//
  * The Legend of Zelda - //12.5//
  * Metal Gear Solid - //12//
  * Deus Ex - //10.5//
  * Super Mario 64 - //10.5//
  * Donkey Kong - //10//
  * Ico - //10//

==== 9.5 ====
  * Contra
  * Sonic 1

==== 9 ====
  * Castlevania: SotN
  * Portal
  * Silent Hill 2
  * Super Metroid

==== 8.5 ====
  * Galaga
  * Mega Man 2
  * Mother 2 (Earthbound)
  * Resident Evil 4

==== 8 ====
  * Metal Gear Solid 2
  * Metroid
  * Street Fighter 3: The Third Strike
  * Yoshi's Island
  * Zelda 4: Link's Awakening

==== 7.5 ====
  * Halo: Combat Evolved
  * Katamari Damacy
  * Prince of Persia
  * Quake
  * Wizardry

==== 7 ====
  * God Hand
  * Pac Man
  * Sonic 2
  * Streets of Rage 2
  * Super Mario Bros 2j
  * Super Mario Sunshine
  * Tony Hawk 2

==== 6.5 ====
  * Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
  * Chrono Trigger
  * Jet Set Radio
  * Panzer Dragoon Zwei
  * Shadow of the Colossus
  * Sonic 3 & Knuckles
  * Super Mario World
  * Zork

==== 6 ====
  * Doom 2
  * Fallout
  * Gears of War
  * Joust
  * The Secret of Monkey Island
  * Ultima IV
  * Zelda II

==== 5.5 ====
  * Bubble Bobble
  * Castlevania
  * Defender
  * Final Fantasy Tactics
  * Half-Life 2
  * Killer 7
  * Mirror's Edge
  * Robotron 2084
  * Street Fighter Alpha 2

==== 5 ====
  * Half Life
  * Missile Command
  * NiGHTs into Dreams
  * Soul Calibur
  * Street Fighter 4
  * Tempest
  * Zelda 3

==== 4.5 ====
  * Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
  * Dig Dug
  * Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
  * Lemmings
  * Marble Madness
  * Ms. Pac Man
  * Parappa the Rapper
  * Resident Evil 2
  * Spelunky
  * Spy Hunter
  * Star Wars
  * Strider
  * Tenchu
  * Zelda: Majora's Mask

==== 4 ====
  * Batman (NES)
  * Burger Time
  * Bushido Blade
  * Castlevania 4
  * Castlevania: Bloodlines
  * Deadly Premonition
  * Flashback
  * Front Mission 3
  * Goldeneye 007
  * Gunstar Heroes
  * Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
  * Mother
  * Oregon Trail
  * Punch-Out!!
  * R-Type
  * Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
  * Star Control 2
  * Theif

==== 3.5 ====
  * Another World
  * Chrono Cross
  * Crackdown
  * Devil May Cry
  * Final Fantasy 4
  * Final Fantasy 7
  * Grand Theft Auto 3
  * Guardian Heroes
  * Legend of Mana
  * Mega Man
  * Persona 4
  * Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
  * Qix
  * Quake 3
  * Rogue
  * Sid Meier's Pirates!
  * Super Smash Bros
  * Super Smash Bros Melee
  * The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

==== 3 ====
  * Addams Family Pinball
  * Armored Core 4 Answer
  * Balloon Fight
  * Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
  * Beyond Good and Evil
  * Bomberman
  * Braid
  * Call of Duty to the 4th Power: Modern Warfare
  * Castlevania II
  * Cave Story
  * Civilization 4
  * Donkey Kong Jr
  * Dragon Quest 5
  * Ducktales
  * Eternal Darkness
  * Final Fantasy 8
  * F-Zero GX
  * Ikaruga
  * Karateka
  * King of Fighters 98
  * LSD
  * M.U.L.E.
  * Nier
  * Planescape: Torment
  * Rayman 2
  * River City Ransom
  * Sim City 2000
  * Space Invaders
  * Star Fox 64
  * Super Hang-On
  * Super Meat Boy
  * The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
  * Vagrant Story
  * WarioWare: Mega Microgames
  * X-Com: UFO Defense
  * Xenogears
  * Zelda: Ocarina of Time