The most important games of all time.

[Rekop]

I've thought about this question before: if you were going to tell someone about the history of video games, what games would need to be mentioned? Which games are so important that they marked a change or landmark in the history of gaming?

[InsomniacMan]

Super Mario RPG, Paper Mario, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Pokemon B/R/Y, Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell, Star Fox, PSO, Half Life, Wolfenstein, Psychonauts, Halo, Final Fantasy, Metroid Prime, The Elder Scrolls.

[Skuntank]

Super Mario RPG, Paper Mario, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Pokemon B/R/Y, Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell, Star Fox, PSO, Half Life, Wolfenstein, Psychonauts, Halo, Final Fantasy, Metroid Prime, The Elder Scrolls.

So why did you leave out

Doom, the main reason shooters became so popular, wolfenstein helped a little but Doom outdid it in terms of popularity.

Arcade Versions of Mortal Kombat, aka, the reason the ESRB even exists.

Super Mario Bros, the main reason consoles were able to keep afloat after the video game market collapsed.

God awful atari port of Pac man that helped cause the collapse.

Sonic the Hedgehog, the game directly competing with mario that drove many gamers to the Genesis.

One problem I have with you listing pysconauts is cause its a cult classic, it wasn't vastly popular, its only popular now, and just cause its phenomenal doesn't make it historic if people at the time ignored it.

[InsomniacMan]

So why did you leave out

Doom, the main reason shooters became so popular, wolfenstein helped a little but Doom outdid it in terms of popularity.

Arcade Versions of Mortal Kombat, aka, the reason the ESRB even exists.

Super Mario Bros, the main reason consoles were able to keep afloat after the video game market collapsed.

God awful atari port of Pac man that helped cause the collapse.

Sonic the Hedgehog, the game directly competing with mario that drove many gamers to the Genesis.

One problem I have with you listing pysconauts is cause its a cult classic, it wasn't vastly popular, its only popular now, and just cause its phenomenal doesn't make it historic if people at the time ignored it.

How could I forget about MK and the ESRB? I think Mario became popular because of Donkey Kong which I also didnt list.

[Rekop]

Pac-Man. :3