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

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

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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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