Video Games Canon
Game that I think are influential, important, and impactful to the progression of video games.
I'll try to provide a reason for each game here.
If you have any games that you should be here mention them, preferably with why they should be here.
Games Under Consideration:
-Computer Space (1971)
-Heiankyo Alien (1979)
-Akalabeth: World of Doom (1980)
-Mystery House (1980)
-Tempest (1981)
-M.U.L.E. (1983)
-Archon (1983)
-Hydlide (1984)
-Commando (1985)
-Gauntlet (1985)
-Maniac Mansion (1987)
-Sid Meier's Pirates! (1987)
-Dungeon Master (1987)
-Herzog (1988)
-Herzog Zwei (1989)
-Populous (1989)
-Lemmings (1991)
-Micro Machines (1991)
-Flashback: The Quest for Identity (1992)
-Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993)
-Day of the Tentacle (1993)
-Tokimeki Memorial (1994)
-Command & Conquer: Red Alert (1996)
-Grim Fandango (1998)
-Baldur's Gate (1998)
-Suikoden II (1998)
-Planescape: Torment (1998)
I'll try to provide a reason for each game here.
If you have any games that you should be here mention them, preferably with why they should be here.
Games Under Consideration:
-Computer Space (1971)
-Heiankyo Alien (1979)
-Akalabeth: World of Doom (1980)
-Mystery House (1980)
-Tempest (1981)
-M.U.L.E. (1983)
-Archon (1983)
-Hydlide (1984)
-Commando (1985)
-Gauntlet (1985)
-Maniac Mansion (1987)
-Sid Meier's Pirates! (1987)
-Dungeon Master (1987)
-Herzog (1988)
-Herzog Zwei (1989)
-Populous (1989)
-Lemmings (1991)
-Micro Machines (1991)
-Flashback: The Quest for Identity (1992)
-Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993)
-Day of the Tentacle (1993)
-Tokimeki Memorial (1994)
-Command & Conquer: Red Alert (1996)
-Grim Fandango (1998)
-Baldur's Gate (1998)
-Suikoden II (1998)
-Planescape: Torment (1998)
156 Games
Acted as a means for hundreds of millions of people around the world to interact in the early 2020s when public interaction was far more restricted.
The Z-axis is pretty cool. Dynamic cameras are also nice
Acted as a means for tens of millions people around the world to interact in the early 2020s when public interaction was far more restricted.
Popularized side-scrolling games.
Popularized interactive storytelling in video games.
Effectively established the market for Japanese role-playing games in the West.
Practically created the modern version of the third-person shooter.
Popularized cinematic games and stealth games.
Imagine conflating an entire subgenre to the name of a single game. Made shotguns one of the defining weapons in first person shooters. Big step for multiplayer and modding in games.
Imagine conflating an entire subgenre to the a part of the name of a single game.
Imagine conflating an entire subgenre to the a part of the name of a single game.
Popularized online gaming on consoles.
Arguably the starting point of the mobile gaming explosion
While not the first Kart racing game I would assume more people credit this as an influence than something like Power Drift.
Popularized survival horror, heck, this game coined the term "survival horror".
The amount of game developers that have credited Ico as an influence is pretty crazy.
Nintendo made a funny gorilla game and hasn't left me alone since.
Partially responsible for the creation of Steam.
Trailblazer for Quick-Time events and arguably open world games.
Showed off the Unreal Engine, which has evolved into something most games use.
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Also you put Adventure for the VCS/2600 when you meant to put Colossal Cave adventure
Alena_03
1 year ago