figgler Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 I though it would be fun to see everybody's choices on this. Pick the five games you think shaped video games teh most, whether in terms of an artform or an industry.... 5. Tetris 4. Street Fighter 2 3. Space Invaders 2. Super Mario Bros 1. Pong Go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kialan Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 5.Tetris 4.Sonic the Hedgehog 3.Pac-Man 2.Space Invaders 1.Super Mario Bros. I'm not saying pong because that's a given. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 That's a really tough question. If I were to put together a list, it would have to be more then 5 games since we're talking about over 30 years of videogames. I'll have to really think about this one before posting a list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Spacewar Pong Adventure (Will Crowther, c1975; expanded by Don Woods 1976) Pacman Tetris desiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyDevil Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 1 Pong 2 Space Invaders 3 Super Mario Bros 4 Asteroids 5 Super Mario 64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepnut24 Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 1Pong 2Pacman 3SuperMarioBros 4MortalCombat/StreetFigther 5TonyHawkProSkater 6HALO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeV0 Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 hmmmmm, Not to sure about this, 30 years of influence Space invaders Wolfenstein 3d Mario 64 Pole Position tetris I think these had the most clones or at least opened the gate for for look-a-likes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 The best I can do is limit it to 15 games. Bear in mind, these are not necessarily my favorite games. They are just the games that I think were the most influential on the future of videogames: 15. Adventure 14. Virtua Racer 13. Panzer Dragoon Orta 12. Tetris 11. Half-Life 10. Super Mario Bros. 9. The Legend of Zelda 8. Star Fox 7. Dragon's Lair 6. Pitfall 5. The entire Final Fantasy series 4. Pacman 3. Pong 2. Space Invaders 1. Myst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Space Invaders Pac-Man Super Mario Bros. Tetris Doom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexKIDD Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 i agree with many of the ones mentioned,so im not going to make a list but one game that noone has mentioned yet is phantasy star 1,it may not have been as popular as similar nintendo games but it was the first RPG to be released in the U.S. and has influenced most RPG's since that time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 my top 7 in no order: Pac-Man (maze games 1980's) Tetris (almost every puzzle game) Gauntlet (Diablo etc) Tomb Raider (3D prince of persia) Wolfenstein 3D (1st person games) Warcraft (modern strategy games) Ultima (1980 to today...you still see top down rpg's) Alone in the Dark (survival horror...I hate that term) You could go on and on and argue facts like Temple of Apshai came out before gauntlet but then Gauntlet was more popular. Also, Tomb Raider was derived from Prince of Persia and Alone in the Dark was out way before Resident Evil. Lots and lots of arguements can be made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iguana Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Pong (duh) Space Invaders (shortage of coin in Japan) Pac Man (Pop Icon) Super Mario Bros (here come Nintendo) Myst ( I have to use my Brain now) Adventure (just for the Easter Egg) 007 Golden Eye (really brought about 1st person games in a big way) Star Wars Arcade (THe Vector graphis wer big time) Tetris (games are not just for kids anymore) Atari Bowling (no Idea why, just wanted to put one of my favorite games inthe list ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepnut24 Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 I forgot a few... tetris wolf 3d oregon trail (sp?) the crap that is Final Fantasy Bond 007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulEMoz Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 13. Panzer Dragoon Orta Really? I would have to say, in no order: Tetris Space Invaders Pac Man Pitfall Doom Bonus game: Tomb Raider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 13. Panzer Dragoon Orta Really? IMHO this game has some of the best graphics ever introduced into a videogame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulEMoz Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 IMHO this game has some of the best graphics ever introduced into a videogame. True, but it's very difficult to single it out as one of the most influential videogames of all time. It hasn't had time to influence anything yet, if anything you'd have to put the original Panzer Dragoon in there, but that wasn't really particularly influential either. Very good games, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 IMHO this game has some of the best graphics ever introduced into a videogame. True, but it's very difficult to single it out as one of the most influential videogames of all time. It hasn't had time to influence anything yet, if anything you'd have to put the original Panzer Dragoon in there, but that wasn't really particularly influential either. Very good games, though. Putting together a list like this is very difficult in general as we're talking about 32+ years of videogames. I added this game to my list because I felt that its graphics will be a major stepping stone into the next generation of games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulEMoz Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Putting together a list like this is very difficult in general as we're talking about 32+ years of videogames. I added this game to my list because I felt that its graphics will be a major stepping stone into the next generation of games. Well, that's a fair point. Personally I think there are still many games that are currently more influential than that game, but I can see your way of thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 I can't pick just 5, so I have to go with 10: * Space Invaders * Pac-Man * Galaga * Tetris * Donkey Kong * Super Mario Bros. * Centipede * Gauntlet * Missile Command * Street Fighter II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Please note that figgler said "as an artform" as well as industry in his original post...so Orta is a valid choice IMO My top 5 most influential for the industry go sumpin' like this...neither list is necessarily in order... 1. Pong 2. Space Invaders 3. Super Mario Bros. 4. Tetris 5. John Madden Football * honorable mention - Wolfenstein 3D ** honorable mention - Street Fighter II VG as Artform: 1. Jet Grind Radio 2. Nights 3. Ecco the Dolphin 4. Rez 5. Panzer Dragoon Orta hmm...all Sega titles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygrailvideogames.com Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Pong Space Invaders Pac-Man Galaga Super Mario Brothers (NES) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechanized Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Wolfenstein 3D (the Grandfather of FPS) Super Mario Bros. or Metroid (the two prime Platformers) PacMan Defender (one of the best early space shooters) Pole Position (the first good step in the right direction of racing/vehicle simulation games) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mock Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Atari & Arcade: Pong Pacman Donkey Kong Space Invaders Dragons Lair PC - Apple - C64 and such: Lode Runner - first real multi-level game that seemed to go on forever with new levels...unique back in the day. Zork - Text games are a forgotten pleasure today. Ultima - Started the RPG revolution Oregon Trail - Pioneer of educational software that kids would actually play. Leisure Suit Larry - Larry the Legend...lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergbros2 Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Hard Question but I will take a shot 1. Doom 2. Dune II (Real Time Strategy got its start here) 3. Pac Man (Brought the industry into the mainstream) 4. Super Mario Bros. 5. Tetris Others: Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Pong, Sim City (Start of the modern sim), Civilization Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip_Cannon Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 5)Party Girls 4)Cathouse Blues 3)Beat em & Eat em 2)Custer's Revenge 1)Night Trap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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