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"DEFINITIVE GAMES TOPIC"

Lately, I have been getting back into gaming... big time.

I've been doing everything in my power to owning the largest range of consoles and games posible. NiGHTS on the Saturn. Sonic on the Mega Drive. Halo on the Xbox.

So, in this topic, I hope to create the definitive list of games that any hardcore gamer should have played - with your help of course. But before I start on the list, here's a definition for you:

"A definitive game is one that revolutionises, defines or creates great gaming experiences. It must either cause an existing genre to evolve, often spawning leagues of copies and setting a benchmark that stands for at least a console generation, or must develop a new genre or gaming style"

As such, good, or even great, games do not make the list. The game has to be one of such brilliance that other game designers will try to emulate its success (although this need not be success in sales terms).

So, your homework for the holidays is to produce such a list of me. So far I have some obvious titles to help guide you:

N64:

*Mario 64 - invented 3D gaming as well as setting a benchmark in the platform gaming genre.

*Zelda OOT - added to the technical brilliance of Mario by defining 3D real-time combat, as well as being one of the greatest games ever made in its own right.




Now go my minions, and return with games are explanation why they should make the list. The full list will appear early next year.

Sonic

DreamWarBird wrote:
> not sure if its mentioned...
>
> Road Rash 2?
>
> Pretty amazing in its day!


at least some 1 is right for a change

not sure if its mentioned...

Road Rash 2?

Pretty amazing in its day!

awake* obviously

Drunk Cow wrote:
> WS wrote:
> uhh
>
> Jetpak
>
> What are you still doing awake?!!!!! :-0

uhh..

It's the sacrifice of an international girlfriend.

I was 24 hours yesterday, go me

DanDaGr8 wrote:
> Pacman
> Frogger
> Centipede
> Street Fighter 2
> Space Invaders
> Defender

These all make it... although Centripede may be removed to make space... I've decided that the list shouldn't be bigger than 50 games

Sonic

cookie monster wrote:
> Spinning bird kick.
>
> I used to do that move just to try and cop a look at Chun Li's pants.

lol, classic move, showing how perverted kids (y'know us back then) were

Spinning bird kick.

I used to do that move just to try and cop a look at Chun Li's pants.

cookie monster wrote:
> Street fighter was so sweet.

yep there wasnothing more satisfing than blasting Zangrief with a HADOKEN the nailing the fat russian git with one of Ryu's massive upper cuts

J-42 wrote:
> I never played that, i'm only 13.
>
> Myfriends brother used to be obsessed with it.

tch kids these days, haven't lived.

I never played that, i'm only 13.

Myfriends brother used to be obsessed with it.

Street fighter was so sweet.