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
Imagine conflating an entire subgenre to the a part of the name of a single game.
Practically created the modern version of the third-person shooter.
Imagine conflating an entire subgenre to the a part of the name of a single game.
Popularized cinematic games and stealth games.
Effectively established the market for Japanese role-playing games in the West.
The Z-axis is pretty cool. Dynamic cameras are also nice
Popularized online gaming on consoles.
Showed off the Unreal Engine, which has evolved into something most games use.
Popularized interactive storytelling in video games.
The amount of game developers that have credited Ico as an influence is pretty crazy.
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.
Trailblazer for Quick-Time events and arguably open world games.
Popularized survival horror, heck, this game coined the term "survival horror".
Basically created and popularized the MOBA genre.
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.
Partially responsible for the creation of Steam.
Contender for being the first video game
Popularized side-scrolling games.
Where did the roguelike genre get its name from?
While not the first, it is the most widely remembered early purely text-based adventure.
2 Comments
Also you put Adventure for the VCS/2600 when you meant to put Colossal Cave adventure
Alena_03
1 year ago