The epitome of video games

I can't describe the feeling or even explain what it is. I just know these games are the peak of the medium. Not "the best" or anything like that. It's just that these games wear the medium better than most from beginning to end. This list will grow as time goes . . .

16 Games

Crazy Taxi
Crazy Taxi
F-Zero AX
F-Zero AX
God Hand
God Hand
The Grid
The Grid
Huntdown
Huntdown
Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 3
Ninja Warriors Once Again
Ninja Warriors Once Again
Pac-Man Championship Edition
Pac-Man Championship Edition
Rez
Rez
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Time Crisis 3
Time Crisis 3
The Typing of the Dead
The Typing of the Dead
Vampire Survivors
Vampire Survivors
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!

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wreith

1 month ago

Really cool list with a super clear vibe. I think what links them all together is that they're all fast-paced arcade-like games with strong foundational gameplay mechanics but little-to-no story that are easy to pick up and literally can't be reproduced in any other medium. How'd you make a Crazy Taxi film? A Typing of the Dead book? A Smash Bros Melee podcast???
Ghenry

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