...according to Gamepro.com:
http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/inter...SUIT&ATTR=DIGG
Laugh, cry, rejoice, and most of all, complain about the pointlessness of such lists.
3... 2... 1... BEGIN.
52 Most Important Games of All Time
...according to Gamepro.com:
http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/inter...SUIT&ATTR=DIGG
Laugh, cry, rejoice, and most of all, complain about the pointlessness of such lists.
3... 2... 1... BEGIN.
Why 52? Seems like an odd number.
One a week for a year. That's all I can think of.
Last edited by crazyjackcsa; 04-25-2007 at 11:38 AM.
While I feel that the original Super Mario Bros. should be placed higher, I think it's a pretty good list. Lots of important titles represented, a couple I've never heard of.
And that's saying a lot considering it's GamePro. :P
RIP bargora, you will be greatly missed.That is how we do things on Giedion Prime.
John Madden Football, #2..
John fucking Madden fucking Football?!!
So EA is currently top dog because of John Madden football, and that makes it a more "important" game than Super Mario Bros., Pac Man or PONG?
Has GamePro been relevant since the late 80s?
PRO TIP: It hasn't.
Not a single Sega game on the List? Really?
Dragon Warrior started the road to Zelda my ass.
Nintendogs: "based on a foundation of Tamagotchi" ARGH YOU IDIOTS WHY NOT PUT TAMAGOTCHI IN THERE THEN
I also like how 'propelling' a single handheld into the spotlight (supposedly) is enough to get something on the list.
Anyhow, I see they've got Contra on the first page. Is there any reason for me to read on?
Edit: DIABLO II MORE INFLUENTIAL THAN E.T. AND SPACEWAR??!! RESIDENT EVIL 4 MORE INFLUENTIAL THAN HALF-LIFE??? $&(!Y$
It's a 52 item list, just like a deck of cards. It seemed like someone just shuffled that deck of cards and that's how they got that list. GTA 3 and Madden are more important than Pong, SMB and Doom? Give me a break.
Edit, I'm not a fan of it or anything, but where's Pokemon in that list? That series should be given it's due as well.
Last edited by kaedesdisciple; 04-25-2007 at 12:07 PM.
Bro Buzz Says: That list sucks!
#vbender
List definitely needs more Daikatana.
WAAAAZUUUP
When I saw the number 52, I thought all the games would be from Action 52.
French Baker FTW.
If I had a Jynx think of the things we can do together. She also kisses alot.
Not to mention her breast plates is obviously hiding something nice
The of Jynx as a XXX doll pokemon. -Rugal Sizzler
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No, it needs more cowbell.Originally Posted by Ed Oscuro
I like how they listed the selection criteria at the start of the list and then apparently went on to completely abrogate its points.
What? No love for blue hedgehogs?
And if I had a quarter for every time the list used some hyperbole along the lines of "changed the face of gaming", "changed the way we look at gaming" etc. I'm betting I'd have something in the neighborhood of four dollars.
Yeah, they at least shoulda given it a mention...
It's tough to disagree with many of the titles on the list, actually... well, right up until #s 2 and 1. I'm sure DPers could (should?) do a better job.
Yeah I noticed immediately that their criteria were worthless. Wolfenstein 3D shouldn't be on the list at all, and definitely not higher than Doom, by their putative criteria.
And how does GTA III come higher than, say, Zelda and SMB? SMB has influenced and was the root probably hundreds, if not thousands of games. GTA III, while in the future it may come to have as great of an influenced, right now has protoges numbering in the scores.
And actually, I have to agree with John Madden football. I believe that more people have bought a video game system (who otherwise wouldn't have) because they can play a great football game on it.
Here's my feedback thread: http://www.digitpress.com/forum/show...ht=FantasiaWHT
Yeah, if you're gonna have a John Carmack shooter, it'd be cool to have Catacomb 3-D.
Hell, it even has the classic "character portrait that reflects your health" gimmick that Wolf, DOOM, Quake, and Romero's Daikatana would reuse.
The more that I think about it, the more reasons I see for inclusion.
Nicely done list, especially for Gamepro. In terms of "importance" I would choose Doom first over GTAIII....hey waitaminute, I'll have to look again, but was Space Invaders *not* on the list? If not that's crazy. Otherwise pretty good list.
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