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Last week IGN published our selections for the top 100 games ever made . We last produced a list like this way back in 2008, so it wasn't easy. Now Game Scoop! is discussing the many, many amazing games that had to be cut from the list. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.Or subscribe in iTunes and never miss an episode.

Dragon Age: Origins

Silent Hill

Assassin's Creed II

Super Meat Boy

ActRaiser

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Mega Man 3

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Batman: Arkham City

Dwarf Fortress

Herzog Zwei

Rome: Total War

Sid Meier's Civilization II

Star Wars: Rogue Leader

The Curse of Monkey Island

Vagrant Story

Ys Book I and II

Braid

Robotron 2084

Bionic Commando

Cave Story

Fire Emblem: Awakening

Guitar Hero

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Secret of Mana

Star Fox 64

Tecmo Super Bowl

Warcraft 3

Soulcalibur

Ninja Gaiden Black

Geometry Wars

Panzer Dragoon Saga

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

Dragon Quest V

Mario Kart 64

Left 4 Dead 2

You can learn more about our Top 100 selection process in our special behind-the-scenes . The short version? We started with a list of nearly 300 fantastic games (291, to be precise), and duked it out over several staff meetings this Summer and into the Fall to arrive at the final, locked-in list of 100 games.Early on we cut games that a few individuals loved, but didn't have broad support amongst the entire staff. Games like Super Monkey Ball, Sam & Max, FTL, and Mirror's Edge include games dropped in this phase of the process.But things got really interesting at the end of the ranking process. We were down to the final 137 games, and there was no way around it - 37 incredible video games had come so far, but were ultimately not going to make it onto the final 100. These are those 37 games, in no particular order:Some of these games didn't make it because we chose alternatives that felt too similar - Rock Band got the nod over Guitar Hero, Mega Man 2 over Mega Man 3, and Civilization IV over Civ II. Other games made it this far in the process thanks to having a single, super-passionate champion, only to get squeezed out of the final selections. This category includes games like Dwarf Fortress (which I adore), Robotron 2084 (Jared Petty), and Rome: Total War (Steve Butts).But the most painful final cuts were those that didn't have any of those concerns. These are games that are important, and beloved by almost everyone. No one had a bad word to say about these final cuts - they just didn't make it because there were 100 games we liked a little bit more. Soulcalibur, Left 4 Dead 2, Dragon Quest V, and Braid are all games that would have made it onto our list if it were a top 110. But, unfortunately, the line has to be drawn somewhere, and a few games have to just barely miss out.If you haven't already, be sure to check out our final selections for the 100 greatest games ever made.