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Originally Posted by Vadriel  For impact on the gaming world:
Duck Hunt (Active gaming's first hit. Without it, I doubt we'd have Guitar Hero and DDR)
Pong (Where would we be without it?)
Super Mario Bros (Started one of the most massive franchises out there, one of the most recognizable video game characters worldwide, and launched to fame the "original" gaming company- Nintendo)
Mortal Kombat 1 (Paved way for traditional fighters)
Doom (Say hello to FPS, technically Wolfenstein 3D came first but Doom was way bigger)
Legend of Zelda: OOT (I agree on this one...most revolutionary console game I've ever heard of)
For sheer fun:
Lemmings (Most addictive game ever)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Pure classic)
Diablo 2 (Levelgrinder dungeonblasters made almost perfect, represents the best qualities of the genre)
StarCraft (Probably the most influential and widespread RTS of all time...also the Korean national sport)
Honorable Mentions:
Champions of Norrath: Same basic ideas as Diablo 2, but shows off just how perfect it can work on a console. Maxes the limits (sometimes overwhelms) of the PS2, and stays addictive for a long long time.
World of Warcraft: It's a religion...most notorious MMORPG around, and if it weren't for the fact that I hate it so damn much it'd probably be a top 10er.
Bloodrayne/Devil May Cry/God of War/Soul Reaver 2: Pick one...they're all great hack'n'slasher games where you roam around in big environments and slice/shoot/pummel the living daylights out of all sorts of enemies. My favorite genre of gaming, they're just plain fun. |
I played all of the games except the Starcraft and Warcraft ones. On the rest I totally agree. Some of the games had an amazing impact on the definition of gaming as we know it.
I guess I just hit the right time in life. There were times when I talked to younger people about pong, Silent Hunter and other revolutionary games I played during my chldhood on C64, Amstrad and x86 and they just didn't know what I am talking about. After reading the first part of your post I wanted to state my opinion on the games you mentioned but I realized that all of the games on your list had a major impact. Awesome list, for sure. Thanks for bringing up some good memories.
I also enjoyed the Alex Kid series on Sega Master System, Psycho Fox and games like Tetris. Really good times when I had to insert the 5,25'' disks or cassettes and type endless commands to wait almost endless time for a game to start.