Top 5 games that changed the gaming industry!

[Brainiac 8]

Actually Quake came out first and pioneered much of what you just talked about.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Actually Quake came out first and pioneered much of what you just talked about.

Like, for example? (mod making was still nich'e for quake btw)

 

[November Rain]

what was the first two player coop game?

 

[Brainiac 8]

Like, for example? (mod making was still nich'e for quake btw)

I was specifically refering to the ability to custom make your matches through modding techniques and such. It may have been niche, but it started what would soon boom due to other games like Unreal and Half-Life.

I'm not knocking HL, it's a great series, I just don't know if I would consider it a game that revolutionized the genre. I mean it wouldn't even be around without Doom or Wolfenstein in the first place.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

but it started

If this was a list about innovation it would be a diffrent list. Halflife caused the boom.

I'm not knocking HL, it's a great series, I just don't know if I would consider it a game that revolutionized the genre. I mean it wouldn't even be around without Doom or Wolfenstein in the first place.

Halflife didn't re-invent the wheel, it just made it spin round alot better than any other game. How many first person shooter games after halflife used in game scripted sequences or became more story oriented or implemented basic puzzles? Or by default came with a level editor or mod making tools? Halo it's-self was influenced by halflife along with Call Of Duty no doubt.

Take Halo 3's Forge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry's_Mod


Half-Life's public reception was overwhelmingly positive in terms of reviews, acclaim and sales. As of November 16, 2004, eight million copies of the game have been sold.[8] The game had won over 50 Game of the Year[5][6] awards.


Half-Life was critically acclaimed, earning an overall score of 96% on review collection website Metacritic.[55] IGN described it as "a tour de force in game design, the definitive single player game in a first person shooter."[56] IGN has also respected the game as one of the most influential video games.[56]



GameSpot claimed that it was the "closest thing to a revolutionary step the genre has ever taken".[57] GameSpot inducted Half-Life into their "Greatest Games of All Time" list in May 2007.[58] In 2004, GameSpy held a Title Fight, in which readers voted on what they thought was the "greatest game of all time", and Half-Life was the overall winner of the survey.[59] In the November 1999, October 2001, and April 2005 issues of PC Gamer,


Half-Life was named "Best Game of All Time"/"Best PC Game Ever".[5][6][60


The popularity of the Half-Life series has led way to an array of side products and collectibles. Valve offers Half-Life-related products such as a plush vortigaunt, plush headcrab, posters, clothing, and mousepads.[61][62]


The immersive gaming experience and interactive environment was cited by several reviewers as being revolutionary.[63] Allgame said "It isn't everyday that you come across a game that totally revolutionizes an entire genre, but Half-Life has done just that."[63] Hot Games commented on the realness of the game, and how the environment "all adds up to a totally immersive gaming experience that makes everything else look quite shoddy in comparison."[64] Gamers Depot found the game engaging, stating that they have "yet to play a more immersive game period".[65]


Despite the praise that the game has received, there have also been some complaints. The Electric Playground said that Half-Life was an "immersive and engaging entertainment experience", but cited that this only lasted for the first half of the game, citing that the game "peaked too soon".[66] The Cincinnati Enquirer complaints focused on the problems stemming from the puzzle-oriented gameplay, saying that "on several occasions, you'll be forced to make almost impossible jumps" and that "the frustration distances you from a story that should have absorbed you."[67]


Guinness World Records awarded Half-Life with the world record for "Best-Selling First-Person Shooter of All Time (PC)" in the Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_life

 

[UA-Archangel]

John Madden pretty much defines the sporting sector of video games.

 

[Raiden]

Pong is the first, but I won't put it in my list.

1. Super Mario Bros: Mario Bros. started it, but SMB really revolutionized the industry and is still a standard all platform games look up to.

2. Street Fighter II: Like MB, SFI also launched the series, but it was SFII that took the fighting genre to a new level and made it enormously popular.

3. Tetris: Started the whole puzzle genre craze.

4. Pac-Man: One of the all-time arcade classic, and I think helps introduce many people who don't play games to gaming. Heck, even my mom plays it.

5. Wolfenstein 3D: Pioneers the FPS genre.

 

[DACMAN]

Mario and Doom seem to be the two people agree on.

 

[Brainiac 8]

Technically you could say Mortal Kombat since it paved the way for the creation of Jack Thompson.

 

[UA-Archangel]

Actually Quake came out first and pioneered much of what you just talked about.

It seems to me that Wolfenstein really laid out the groundwork for this genre.

 

[Brainiac 8]

Yea, I would agree...only I think it's split between Wolfenstein and Doom.

 

[Addendum]

System Shock raised the bar for the FPS genre, but it came out around the same time as Doom 2. Half-Life was the first FPS to meet that raised bar and go further with it.

Forgot to add my list:

Pac-Man: It certainly wasn't the first video game or arcade game, but it was the first to explode in the mainstream.

Super Mario Bros: What Pac-Man did for the arcades, Super Mario did in the homes. I was in grade school when this came out, and everyone was either playing it or wanting to play.

Doom: It wasn't the first FPS game, but it certainly made people take notice of it, either as a fan or as an enemy. It also had an addicting multiplayer that made productivity at the workplace move at a crawl, and was the bane of several university computer room supervisors.

Metal Gear: Another game that wasn't the first in it's genre, but was the one that made gamers pay attention to stealth. The series may get wonky at times, and there are other series that do it better (Splinter Cell and the Thief series), but it's hard to say if they would have happened if Metal Gear didn't.

Grand Theft Auto: The first game where crime pays.

 

[spideyboy_1111]

Actually it wasn't pong. I just read about this actually. It was a game called Tennis for Two. It was created in the late 50s while Pong came out almost 20years later. But Pong is the game that kick started the industry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_for_Two

nice, that is pretty cool

 

[DACMAN]

System Shock raised the bar for the FPS genre

Dude, like, two people have played that game including you.

 

[TNC9852002]

Anyone else think that Shenmue redefined RPG, adventure, and action gaming, leading to free roaming and interactive games with engaging storylines like GTA?

-TNC

 

[Superhero 101]

1)Super Mario Bros
2)Zelda
3)Halo
4)Grand Theft Auto
5)Metal Gear Solid

 

[Arcturus]

Dude, like, two people have played that game including you.

I prefer System Shock 2.

Well I have to choose 5, IMO, the top 5 games that changed the gaming industry, in no particular order.

1) Super Mario Bros
2) Tetris
3) Pac-Man
4) DOOM
5) The Legend of Zelda

 

[SouLeSS]

Mortal Kombat changed the gaming industry more than pretty much anything else.

Anyone who disagrees needs to read up on their history .

 

[Arcturus]

I remember Mortal Kombat, good times.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

Mortal Kombat changed the gaming industry more than pretty much anything else.

Anyone who disagrees needs to read up on their history .

No it didn't, yes, it brought video games to the attention of the government (although it wasn't the only game, Night Trap was part of the initial argument too).

Pong created the industry

ET killed the industry.

Super Mario Bros. saved the industry.

Legend of Zelda created the action/adventure game and could really be considered the first sandbox game, plus the first game you were able to save.

Tetris, brought video games to the casual market.

 

[StrainedEyes]

Super Mario Bros.

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Grand Theft Auto III

Metal Gear Solid

Doom

 

[shadowdog]

I think the origional Zelda changed gaming forever becuase yo had to use you brain to figure out what was supposed to happen next to finish the story, yo udidn;t jsut mover left to right, you had to think and explore and die A LOT

 

[Addendum]

Dude, like, two people have played that game including you.

And yet, it has made several hall of fame lists for PC gaming, and influenced several game developers.

I think that matters a helluva lot more than how many people on an internet message board have played it

 

[DACMAN]

And yet, it has made several hall of fame lists for PC gaming, and influenced several game developers.

We could say the same about dozens and dozens of games. SS just looks weak when compared to games like Wolfenstein, Doom, Mario, Pong, and such. Saying it has "made several hall of fame lists for PC gaming" when compared to things like "it created the FPS, or "created RPGs" just makes that game seem weak. Come back to me with that game when it creates online gaming or something big, other than just "it influenced a couple of developers."

I think that matters a helluva lot more than how many people on an internet message board have played it

What it has done for the industry matters a helluva lot more than just two guys on a message board claim how much they liked it.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

We could say the same about dozens and dozens of games. SS just looks weak when compared to games like Wolfenstein, Doom, Mario, Pong, and such. Saying it has "made several hall of fame lists for PC gaming" when compared to things like "it created the FPS, or "created RPGs" just makes that game seem weak. Come back to me with that game when it creates online gaming or something big, other than just "it influenced a couple of developers."

Doom and Wolfenstein didn't create the first person shooter, there was some 1970's game prior. Technically speaking, system shock "created" the FPS/RPG hybrid. And as a game it pushed the first person shooter further than wolfenstein/doom did and it's sequel, system shock 2 was certantly more impressive than Halo when it came to diong something revolutionary. Unfortunately it didn't really receive any wide-spread critical acclaim or financial success untill it's spiritual successor Bioshock wich repeats alot of the formula used. RPG/FPS hybrids are still far and few between but if they do pick up at some unknown point as they inevitably will (at least IMO) System Shock and System Shock 2 defined that style of play. But yea, it didn't have the impact it really should have.