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Crysis? Maybe?
games that took gaming to the next level. I'm talking technology wise
Zork
King's Quest
Super Mario
7th Guest
Wing Commander
Wolfenstein 3D
King's Quest 5
Doom
Diablo
Age of Empires
Starcraft
Doom 3
KOTOR
what are the more recent ones? and what is the next one?
Crysis? Maybe?
This. I think that Warcraft 3 is also a revolutionary game. And maybe Half-Life 2.
Counter strike and Starcraft for making online play huge.
EDIT: oops, I see you already had Starcraft listed
Co-sign for CS. Mario 64 took platformers to a new level. DOOM popularized the FPS amd brought a storm with it as well.
half life 2. that game still holds up today. orange box was awesome
good calls.
Oblivion gotta go in too as well as GTA I
Yeah, Oblivion, despite all its bugs, is an incredible and timeless game that really pushed the boundaries of the XBox360.
I guess technically GTA III too, but I hate GTA III, so I'd be more inclined to ignore it and say Vice City.
Zelda OOT didn't do much to revolutionize the genre, but it did revolutionize one of the premier gaming franchises.
I'd argue for cod4 as well.
I can't beleive you ppl don't mention Test Drive, I was amazed at this game. First game you could drive supercars, had a lamborghini countach, lotus esprit, porsche:
oh and later Gran Turismo was revolutionary too
Truth.
how can you have a list about gaming tech achievements and forget the god that is QUAKE?
Quake is responsible for :
- first massively popular online FPS shooter.
- first game to inspire machinima art and movies using in game engine
- first game to inspire and allow players to make fan-created mods
- first FPS game to have AI bots to fight you amongst a human match
- first game with fully customizable console for online play, servers, etc...
- first FPS game to allow for recording of online matches and replays
- responsible for several major advances in the 3D game genre: polygonal models instead of prerendered sprites;
- full 3D level design instead of a 2.5D map;
- prerendered lightmaps; and allowing end users to partially program the game ,
- "CLASSIC" multiplayer modes we use today, were made popular from Quake, such as "DEATHMATCH"
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Max Payne created bullet time, which is now used in probably 50% of games in some form. And God Of War did so many things that so many games now use constantly. And good call on Quake MH, that game is forgotten by most gamers.
quake right.
also Dune 2. revolutionized real time strategy
Quick-time events.
Wing Commander (already mentioned) for the SNES was amazing.
NBA Live '95 revolutionized sports games. I still remember how different the 3/4ths perspective made in a basketball game. It felt like "real" basketball for the first time.
Battlefield 2 was amazing. I think it duplicated the real world full combat experience for the first time. Having to run for 2 full minutes to get back to combat sucked, though.
Counterstrike and Quake are obvious.
I think Night Trap should be mentioned here as well. Sure, the game sucked, but along with les like Mortal Kombat, it took gaming into a new area of mature gameplay focused on an older population.
Simcity and Civilization, specifically Civilization 2.
Virtua Fighter changed fighting games forever.
DDR (for better) and Guitar Hero (for better or worse, probably worse).
The Warcraft 3 DotA mod made a huge splash among hardcore audiences.
hmmm, what else?
Desert Bus is probably the most realistic driving game ever created, despite being almost 15 years old.I can't beleive you ppl don't mention Test Drive, I was amazed at this game. First game you could drive supercars, had a lamborghini countach, lotus esprit, porsche:
oh and later Gran Turismo was revolutionary too
beat me to it, loved that game
oh mofos
Flight Simulator
I remember as a kid I would fly from O'hare to La Guardia, at night. I think it would take about 4 hours of staring at a blank screenwith an instrument panel
but it was awesome
pong
Tie Fighter
Quake 1
Heretic
Hexen
Super Metroid
Heroes of Might and Magic 2
Sim City
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Grand Theft Auto 2
Need For Speed
Warcraft 2
Command & Conquer
World of Warcraft
The Sims.
Tribes Aerial Assault is a game I still play to this day. Jet packs are revolutionary.
Tribes multiplayer was revolutionary. However, the jetpack idea was even in Duke Nukem 3D and Hexen, and those games were not true 3D games.
I realize you didnt take a strong position in the argument about GH, but I will.
Guitar Hero might save music for a generation devoid of musical genius.
Music today ing blows. Who are the top selling artists?
Some no-talent rap s and ready-made Disney products.
Thank the Metal Gods someone invented Guitar Hero. Just...thank you.
At least kids might question the absolute filth of music these days. Rap is ing joke of a genre...there is like, 4 people who do it well, everyone else is a commercial rip-off. Pop music is the new wave of explosive feces smeared under the nose of every pre-teen with half a brain.
Rock?! Rock died before 2000. My Chemical Romance is not ing rock, its emo trash.
No, Guitar Hero and all its spin-offs, as annoying and dumbed down as they are at least expose the youth underserved with something better than they know.
For that alone, it belongs in this list. I say good addition from you.
um....ocarina of time
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