Question of the Day, December 12, 2010

[tkioz]

huh I've actually played all of those games, most of them when they were new as well.

Only ones I didn't play when they first came out I think were Guitar Hero and Resident Evil, played them later on.

 

[tkioz]

Where is Half-Life on this list?

It's not on there because it didn't define the genre, you could argue that it reinvented the First Person Shooter on the PC, but it didn't define it. Dune II wasn't as popular as say C&C or Starcraft but the majority of game play elements it introduced are still in RTS games today, that's what they mean by defining a genre.

John Madden I assume is on there because it started the ball rolling on sports games, there were sports games before it, but it was the one that moved them beyond pong with different skins.

Same goes for a lot of other games on the list. Though I do question the lack of ZORK.

 

[The Night Shade]

I played:Guitar Hero,Doom,Super mario Bros,Street Fighter 2,Tetris and Resident Evil

 

[silasbufu]

Played all of them, except for X-COM, Ultima and Guitar Hero.
Pretty good I guess

 

[The Rascal King]

psh, why no Barbie Horse Adventures?


I've played all except King's Quest and X-COM.

 

[thatstheguy]

Played all of them except for Ultima.

Not necessarily to completion. Just played them.

 

[C95J]

only Tetris I'm afraid, but it was brilliant!

Also, where is Viva Pinata? That game is AWESOME!

 

[rokkolpo]

Tetris, Super Mario Bros, Doom, Resident Evil and Guitar Hero.

Enjoyed all of them except for the final one.

Well there you go and say all I have to say.
^^

 

[Twad]

X-Com is still my favorite on that list.
Its hard, its merciless. But i just love it.

 

[Irridium]

DOOM and Tetris made up pretty much all my childhood from ages 3-5.

Oh how I love those games...

 

[v3n0mat3]

All I can say is more people need to play Ultima. If you're a fan of RPGs of any kind: PLAY IT!

 

[jaiv28]

I would have thought Tetris and Super Mario Bros. would have been higher on the list...or rather there would have been more votes for them.

 

[Georgie_Leech]

Need to be able to select Tetris more than once. That thing has eaten so much of my life...

 

[teh_gunslinger]

I played Street Fighter II, Civilization, Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty, Doom, Resident Evil and X-COM: UFO Defense. The things is, I played them as they were released. And mostly only on the PC.

Hell except of SMB and R1 I play them all to this day.

 

[icyneesan]

Super Mario Bros and Tetris. Though they maybe genre defying, I didn't really enjoy them

 

[uppitycracker]

all but 3 of them

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Everything bar Madden. Never was one much for sports.

Staggeringly low call for X-Com though, did you forget how awesome it is? [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/5379-Review-X-Com-Revival-Package]

 

[coldshadow]

all but 2. makes me feel old.