A new poll in the Guinness World Records: Gamers Edition ranks the planet’s 50 favourite video game franchises, and you may be shocked to discover that the Super Mario Bros doesn’t put in appearance until sixth place. In fact, not only is Mario a lot lower in the ranks than expected, he’s been beaten by Link who sits in third place. Otherwise, mature-rated games dominate the top ten, with the Halo and Call of Duty series taking the top spots.

The poll is voted for by members of the gaming public, and it makes me worry about the sanity of some them. I mean, Runescape being higher than Goldeneye 007? Really!? Here are the top 50 video game properties as apparently loved by you: the gaming public. If you don’t agree with the way things stack up, what would your top ten be?

1. Halo
2. Call of Duty
3. The Legend of Zelda
4. Guitar Hero
5. Metal Gear
6. Super Mario Bros.
7. World of Warcraft
8. Gears of War
9. Super Smash Bros.
10. Grand Theft Auto
11. Pokémon
12. Resident Evil
13. Fallout
14. Half-Life
15. Sonic the Hedgehog
16. Counter-Strike
17. Runescape
18. FIFA
19. Kingdom Hearts
20. Final Fantasy
21. Pac-Man
22. Madden NFL
23. The Sims
24. Tomb Raider
25. WWE Smackdown Vs. RAW
26. Rock Band
27. LittleBigPlanet
28. Saints Row
29. The Elder Scrolls
30. God of War
31. GoldenEye 007
32. Bioshock
33. KillZone
34. Skate
35. Left 4 Dead
36. Need for Speed
37. Chrono Trigger
38. Gran Turismo
39. StarCraft
40. Ratchet & Clank
41. Pong
42. Tom Clancy branded games (Splinter Cell, H.A.W.X etc)
43. Star Wars: Battlefront
44. Battlefield
45. Diablo
46. Lego Batman
47. Mario Kart
48. Burnout
49. Crash Bandicoot
50. Pro Evolution Soccer