SoulBlazer Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Okay guys, start the debating. Personaly I think this is a pretty good list, a few I'd disagree on it but it's well balanced between age of the games and platforms. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/video-games-everyone-must-play-before-they-die_55cba195e4b0f73b20bb94e8?ncid=edlinkushpmg00000030 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 So there is not a single game made before 1990 that is fun and something you'd actually want to play today? Where is the sigh emoticon? I need one right now. will have to do. Personally, I think pretty much all systems made after 1993 are boring, and I'd only play games for those (including Windows PC's) if there were no other choices. For that matter, Pong can be very challenging and fun both to play and watch, if the time and place are the right. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 This should be called the "Top 21 modern video games you must play before you die". I agree with Carlsson. Where are all the NES, TG-16, Genesis, Atari 2600 games, etc. I don't like most modern games that much and prefer the classics. Yes the graphics are simple; but it isn't about that. It is the fun factor and nostalgia that is most important. Plus reliving the days of your youth. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 Well, of course there a lot of games made before 1990 that I think are classics. Besides, I expected everyone to disagree, and debate is fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 5 year range: number of games in range 2010-2014: 8 2005-2009: 4 2000-2004: 2 1995-1999: 3 1990-1994: 4 1985-1989: 0 1980-1984: 0 1975-1979: 0 Definitely skewed for a "before they die" list. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 To be fair he does have a PacMan game on there. I think some games are just too new for a list like this. I'm sure that in 5 years no one will think "Papers Please" needs to be played to have a fulfilling life, and someone will finally do something much more interesting with the Minecraft format by then. More complaining right after this . . . I also don't think you need The Last of Us AND a Resident Evil game on there. They are basically the same game, just pick one. And yet more old man yells at cloud moments Nothing Pokemon has ever had any kind of cultural relevance in my life except to make funny puns like "Pokemon has never penetrated my cultural bubble." Basically -- Internet whaaaaa! Also, I've still never paid money for a game on a smartphone and while that will probably change before I die, I doubt I'll ever think it was necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I paid for Minimæ... It is an RPG made by P1XL entertainment. It is not a re-make, but a precise replica of a game made for the C64 by the original developers of that game. It is still the only phone game I have paid for, and I am glad I did. That kind of game is well worth $1.99. As for my list, it almost leaves out ALL the games on that posted list. Surely Zelda, Galaga, Asteroids, SMB, Sonic, Parsec, and Invaders MUST be included in any comprehensive list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Hmm so there is "COD Zombie", AK RE4, but no mind-flipping, emotion fullfilling and deeply scenarized Silent Hill 2? No Alone in the Dark that FOUNDED A WHOLE GENRE of games? No Pong as mentionned, that is still ggod (I would have maybe put a Plasma Pong to please younger audiences?) There is a phone game zap game but not a real shooter like any of the R-Type series? There isn't any racing game in that list either. Or sports games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I would put Day of the Tentacle in Sam & Max's place. The puzzles are genius and the solutions actually make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I feel old. A lot of these are newer games that I've never played. A game from 2013 is #1? Is it that good? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 The article doesn't load all the way on my Wii-U web browser. Based on the 15 screenshots, there is one Game Boy game (DK '94) and the rest are fairly modern from what I gather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Super Mario World is older than DK 94. Still, plenty of these games I don't ever want to play, including RE4, Last of Us, Pokemon, Minecraft, and Papers Please. Where's Sim City or Civ? Where's the original SMB, and why do we get the less culturally important one in its place? No 2D shooters? No Doom? Wolfenstein? Diablo? Bad list is bad. It should read, "Haha, someone made you click on a link which generated ad revenue for my company so I can get paid a paltry wage." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) Hi guys, Love Pokemon and the Pokemon X and Y games are great. No wonder it made the list I'll be heading up to Boston next week to compete in the Pokemon TCG (Trading Card Game) World Championships because I ranked up enough points to qualify in. Also be taking my 3DS with me with X, Y, Omega Red, and Alpha Sapphire to help build up my collection. Anthony... Edited August 15, 2015 by fdurso224 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I'm surprised 'The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds' (3ds) made it to that list. A nice game, but it wasn't my favorite of the series. Also, the weapon renting system sucked. Also, I think Half Life and Shenmue should be somewhere on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) No Alone in the Dark that FOUNDED A WHOLE GENRE of games? Yeah. lots of genre-defining titles are missing. But genre-defining titles aren't automatically the best titles ever. Edited August 15, 2015 by roland p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) I'm surprised 'The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds' (3ds) made it to that list. A nice game, but it wasn't my favorite of the series. Also, the weapon renting system sucked. Also, I think Half Life and Shenmue should be somewhere on the list. I completed the game and thouroughly enjoyed it. It's actually the first Zelda I've actually completed for the record. And there's an easy way to get around the weapon rental system. Don't die. Sound impossible? Not really. Save often. If you die in the field, quit and resume your game from the last checkpoint. You may have to backtrack a little more but you won't lose your stuff. Also later on, he lets you outright buy the weapons once you gain the ability to cross over into the other dimension. I purchased the weapons as soon as they came available or I could afford to do so. You can also upgrade any purchased weapons by collecting ten squids and returning them to mommy. Still for the sake of the list, the guy should have included LoZ: A Link to the Past, which became the inspiration for A Link Between Worlds. A Link Between Worlds started off as a 3DS remake of A Link to the Past before becoming a spiritual sequel instead. It seemed the author only included the most modern entry in each series. Also where the hell is Super Mario Brothers? Edited August 15, 2015 by stardust4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) If a list like that doesn't feature STAR RAIDERS (A8), a classic and a KILLER-APP every human should be forced to play, it's always a big fail. Edited August 15, 2015 by high voltage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 If a list like that doesn't feature STAR RAIDERS (A8), a classic and a KILLER-APP every human should be forced to play, it's always a big fail. There there, as everyone outside of Atariage knows, videogames truly started with the NES... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Mind you, they guy writing this was probably born in the early 90; when I asked people in their late 20s or a bit older nowadays about video games, they know nothing about 70s/80s video gaming. I think people don't realize video gaming existed in the 70s/80s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 There there, as everyone outside of Atariage knows, videogames truly started with the NES... Yeah, that is so true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 And there's an easy way to get around the weapon rental system. Don't die. Sound impossible? Not really. Save often. If you die in the field, quit and resume your game from the last checkpoint. You may have to backtrack a little more but you won't lose your stuff. That is what I think what's wrong with it. You can somehow 'cheat' the system out of the box. Also where the hell is Super Mario Brothers? Maybe he just wanted one Mario game on the list, Super Mario World. What would you pick if you had to choose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 If a list like that doesn't feature STAR RAIDERS (A8), a classic and a KILLER-APP every human should be forced to play, it's always a big fail. Indeed. Even in the late 80's during the 16-bit era I was still amazed by this game, and what could be achieved with a 70's computer (Copyright 1979!). I found the keyboard controls really cool. I played this game with my father, he controlled the keyboard, I the joystick. It was like having a real simulator! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) That is what I think what's wrong with it. You can somehow 'cheat' the system out of the box. Maybe he just wanted one Mario game on the list, Super Mario World. What would you pick if you had to choose? a) I saved at every wind vane I came across. Hardest part was in the beginning making across the fields to the tower with only three hearts. Having a strategy guide helped too. b) Yeah Super Mario World is the greatest Mario of all. I rank it slightly above Mario 3. Like Link to the Past, more polish than the original. Super Mario Brothers was the shit though. That and Duck Hunt. For the record, the Huffington post article did not display correctly on my Gamepad so I was only able to view the 15 thumbnails at the top. The actual list had 21 entries so yeah, I may have missed that Mario was even mentioned. Edited August 15, 2015 by stardust4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 For the record, the Huffington post article did not display correctly on my Gamepad so I was only able to view the 15 thumbnails at the top. The actual list had 21 entries so yeah, I may have missed that Mario was even mentioned. Now that I've read this fully on my laptop, it appears the author is only listing titles still available legally on modern platforms (VC, port, or otherwise), hence the lack of many retro titles. Still, it's not the greatest list I've ever seen, far from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) Okay the big problem with a list like that is....it depends on your taste in games. Frankly more than half the games on that list I won't play even if you paid me. Edited August 15, 2015 by Classic Pac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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