Title says 8 best. Opening paragraph says most influential. So which is it?
As others have said, X-Wing came first, TIE Fighter was the groundbreaking sequel. Still I'd just like to thank the list for NOT having Shadows of the Empire on it. Has anyone actually played that game? The flying was good, but it wasn't Rogue Squadron good. The on foot stuff was terrible. Better than say, Rebel Assault, but Dark Forces and Battlefront I & II utterly obliterate it.