A Better List of 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die [1962-2022]

My list, not the actual book

1001 Games

Spacewar!
Spacewar!
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
Pong
Pong
Colossal Cave Adventure
Colossal Cave Adventure
Breakout
Breakout
Night Driver
Night Driver
Zork
Zork
Combat
Combat
Space Invaders
Space Invaders
Outlaw
Outlaw
Lunar Lander
Lunar Lander
Galaxian
Galaxian
Asteroids
Asteroids
Adventure
Adventure
Pac-Man
Pac-Man
Missile Command
Missile Command
Battlezone
Battlezone
Berzerk
Berzerk
Rogue
Rogue
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
Warlords
Warlords
Defender
Defender
Centipede
Centipede
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong
Frogger
Frogger
Castle Wolfenstein
Castle Wolfenstein
Galaga
Galaga
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Qix
Qix
Tempest
Tempest
Bosconian
Bosconian
Gorf
Gorf
Kaboom!
Kaboom!
Robotron: 2084
Robotron: 2084
Zaxxon
Zaxxon
Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man
Haunted House
Haunted House
Dig Dug
Dig Dug
Yars' Revenge
Yars' Revenge
Moon Patrol
Moon Patrol
Donkey Kong Junior
Donkey Kong Junior
Joust
Joust
Tron
Tron
BurgerTime
BurgerTime
Mr. DO!
Mr. DO!
Pitfall!
Pitfall!
Pole Position
Pole Position
Q*bert
Q*bert
Bump 'n' Jump
Bump 'n' Jump
The Hobbit
The Hobbit
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
River Raid
River Raid
Soko-Ban
Soko-Ban
Xevious
Xevious
Alien Garden
Alien Garden
Choplifter
Choplifter
Demon Attack
Demon Attack
Pengo
Pengo
Popeye
Popeye
Sinistar
Sinistar
Mappy
Mappy
Jetpac
Jetpac
Manic Miner
Manic Miner
Star Wars
Star Wars
Elevator Action
Elevator Action
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
Mario Bros.
Mario Bros.
Tapper
Tapper
Lode Runner
Lode Runner
Archon
Archon
M.U.L.E.
M.U.L.E.
Spy Hunter
Spy Hunter
Chuckie Egg
Chuckie Egg
Congo Bongo
Congo Bongo
Moondust
Moondust
Mountain King
Mountain King
Duck Hunt
Duck Hunt
Karate Champ
Karate Champ
Pac-Land
Pac-Land
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina
Clu Clu Land
Clu Clu Land
Excitebike
Excitebike
1942
1942
Marble Madness
Marble Madness
Bomb Jack
Bomb Jack
Boulder Dash
Boulder Dash
Impossible Mission
Impossible Mission
Jet Set Willy
Jet Set Willy
Spy vs Spy
Spy vs Spy
Summer Games
Summer Games
Balloon Fight
Balloon Fight
Paperboy
Paperboy
Commando
Commando
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
Gradius
Gradius
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Ghosts 'n Goblins
A Mind Forever Voyaging
A Mind Forever Voyaging
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.

5 Comments

Alena_03

1 year ago

Hallelujah! Someone finally did it! I wanna play em and write blurbs!

Dalaamclouds

1 year ago

Nice! I wanted to eventually do something like this too, definitely will look at ur list for inspo.

electrode

1 year ago

This is Tapper propaganda and I accept it.

Deadpan

1 year ago

based for putting pentiment

lleon

4 months ago

Replace something with Alan Wake II
panos

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