1. The BFG 9000 - Doom
One thing will have entered your mind when you picked up this gun in the original Doom: Shit. That is a Big Fucking Gun. And so too did did it enter the mind of the developer it seems, as although it was originally named the Bio Force Gun, it had the former, ruder title in Tom Halls original Doom design document and was re-named as such in the Doom II manual. There really isnt a more iconic weapon in existence, especially for those of us who were just opening our eyes to gaming as a life-long pastime when Doom was originally released. It fires giant balls of bright green Antimatter, and should an enemy get in its way, then lets just say youll be having enemy soup that night for num nums. Not only that, if there were any foes even remotely near the targeted one, they too would share the same fate entire rooms would be left painted red in your wake. The term overpowered wasnt thrown around a lot back then, but suffice to say, the BFG 9000 almost made you feel sorry for the chamber full of scum that were about to taste your mighty wrath. Here it is, one more time; the most iconically destructive weapon in gaming history: http://youtu.be/WRpV15D77Gg This weapon has featured in every Doom game since then; and with just how controversial and widely played the series as a whole has been across its lifespan, the BFG 9000s place at the top was just about a no-brainer. So there they are; the 10 most iconic weapons in all of gaming history. Did we miss any of your favourites? Give us a shout!