It'd be somthing realy old yet still in production i guess, mario, sonic, zelda, they are all good candidantes, either that or you'd have to go back to the point when games became alot more mainstreme with things like pong and space invaders.
What is Gaming's Star Wars?
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An interesting topic OP. I suppose it has to have some parameters. As you mentioned, quotes would have to be a big part of it, characters too. It has to be something held up as an idol of its genre with a devoted community. Its own mythology would also carry weight and an ongoing effect on games that followed. I'd possibly say that a grand tale of good VS evil should be core to it but that's debatable.
I don't know, I'd frankly go with Baldur's Gate and its sequel, especially if we take the Bioware as Lucas angle. When they created Dragon Age as the "spiritual successor" to Baldur's Gate though many praised the game they felt that maybe Bioware hadn't fulfilled that promise and with the advent of Dragon Age 2, their devoted fanbase got up in arms, claiming betrayal.
I don't know, I'd frankly go with Baldur's Gate and its sequel, especially if we take the Bioware as Lucas angle. When they created Dragon Age as the "spiritual successor" to Baldur's Gate though many praised the game they felt that maybe Bioware hadn't fulfilled that promise and with the advent of Dragon Age 2, their devoted fanbase got up in arms, claiming betrayal.
Star Wars...at least the original Episode IV, was a revolution in cinematics and special effects; redefining how movies were made for it's day and setting a standard for the industry. With that in mind, I'm going to have to vote for Pac-Man. When Pac-Man was released, most arcade games were still blocky, chunky graphic games (Space Invaders, Asteroids, etc.) Pac-Man was the first (IMHO) game that introduced smooth curves...for 8-bit. Plus, it actually used more than 4 colors for the whole bloody game.
Movie franchise that came out with hits and misses, turned into everything from a cartoon to toys. Something that is milked for the money every single chance it gets.
Mario franchise most likely. Everybody likes to remember the good oldies. Maybe even the Sonic franchise. Epic first few games then puttered out and became worthless money grabs. Then re released a new original.
Mario franchise most likely. Everybody likes to remember the good oldies. Maybe even the Sonic franchise. Epic first few games then puttered out and became worthless money grabs. Then re released a new original.
Now I do like the idea of that. (Interestingly, I liked both Buck Rogers when I watched the shows as a kid, and the Wing Commander games, which I would go to my friends house to play as often as possible... God, that was a long time ago... cant remember shit about either now.)agentorange98 said:
gonna go with a genre that did not get a any mentions here- space sims:
star lancer
freespace 2
tachyon the fringe
independence war 2
star lancer
freespace 2
tachyon the fringe
independence war 2
In terms of popularity, cultural dominance, and sheer impact on the industry and their genre, I'd probably pick old id software games like Doom and Quake.
..seriously ? Halo, Mass effect, Final Fantasy, Doom, Quake etc.?
Don't get me wrong, these are all great games, but not games that everyone knows.
These games would be Mario or Zelda.
Evereyone knows Mario, from the 11yo who saw it on his 3ds to the old man who remembers his son playing it on a NES.
If I ask guys of my old schoolclass of whom I know own a PS3 or 360, if they know Mass effect I expect nothing positive.
But I'm sure if I'm humming the melody of mario, even the girls that never had a console would recognize it.
Don't get me wrong, these are all great games, but not games that everyone knows.
These games would be Mario or Zelda.
Evereyone knows Mario, from the 11yo who saw it on his 3ds to the old man who remembers his son playing it on a NES.
If I ask guys of my old schoolclass of whom I know own a PS3 or 360, if they know Mass effect I expect nothing positive.
But I'm sure if I'm humming the melody of mario, even the girls that never had a console would recognize it.
Depends if you're talking about consoles or PC. Consoles, Mario or Final Fantasy and PC would have Doom or Quake.
Eh, I think Mario is still a more well known name than Halo. It's the Mickey Mouse of the gaming world.
Talking specifically sci-fi, probably Halo, in terms of being the one recognizable sci-fi everyone knows about. Possibly Mass Effect, if we're talking about a sweeping epic that helps re-define how sci-fi is done in this medium.
Fact is, gaming is too complex a medium to have a single work the redefines everything. It's not quite so easy as in film or literature. But if we're talking specifically sci-fi and specifically as something instantly recognizable, it's probably Halo.
And for the record, I freaking love Halo, and yes, a large, even majority part of that is the story and universe. Sue me.
Fact is, gaming is too complex a medium to have a single work the redefines everything. It's not quite so easy as in film or literature. But if we're talking specifically sci-fi and specifically as something instantly recognizable, it's probably Halo.
And for the record, I freaking love Halo, and yes, a large, even majority part of that is the story and universe. Sue me.
