All these people mentioning a new X-Wing or Tie Fighter game...brings a tear to the eye of this 90's Star Wars fan. I'm so very proud of you all.
Anywho, here's my picks:
5. Psychonauts. I'll admit this game flew under my radar for a long while. I finally got my hands on a copy in 2009, and I came away very impressed (even though I ended up ragequitting because of that damned Meat Circus level).
4. Viewtiful Joe. Mega Man fans are pissed that their beloved longstanding series has languished these past few years? Cry me a river. Viewtiful Joe only got two, count them, TWO games (okay, four if you count the DS and Red Hot Rumble spin-offs, but those don't really count in my book). Capcom's decision to abandon VJ after Clover folded is in my mind a far worse offense than cancelling Mega Man Game #57 or however many they've made by now.
3. The Neverhood. The wacky claymation setting had so much potential for an ongoing adventure series, particularly with the fertile mind of Doug TenNapel behind it. Get cracking on another one, I say. And get Terry Scott Taylor to compose more of that weird and wonderful music to accompany it, with its mish-mash of folk, jazz, bluegrass, and mumbling gibberish genres.
EDIT: Apparently there's a brand new kickstarter for a spiritual successor called "Armikrog." Excuse me while I squee like a schoolgirl for the next few hours.
2. A new X-Wing game. Jedi? As if! When I was a kid, I always wanted to be Wedge Antilles instead of Luke Skywalker. I want a proper Star Wars space combat sim again. Don't get me wrong, games like Rogue Squadron and Starfighter are fun, but they pale in comparison to the depth and rock-solid gameplay of the X-Wing series.
1. Tie Fighter. This game was a masterpiece, no two ways about it. It's so good that, even though it's technically part of the X-Wing series, I consider it a league all its own, above even the rest of that hallowed series. It blew my mind as a kid, and it's still an amazing accomplishment to this day. Just watching the intro gives me chills.
If you're any fan of Star Wars, you NEED to play Tie Fighter. If you're a fan of space combat sims, you NEED to play Tie Fighter. If you're a fan of both these things, you REALLY REALLY NEED to play Tie Fighter. We owe it to future generations to make another one, or at the very least provide an HD remake that runs smoothly on modern computers.