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The Most Influential Computer Games of All Time
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Starcraft was relatively poorly received and considered by many a ripoff of Total Annihillation.
The only reason it survived longer was the demise of CaveDog, the creators of Total Annihillation.
The only reason it survived longer was the demise of CaveDog, the creators of Total Annihillation.
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i also have to say warcraft. reason being that it influenced most rts games for decades. but if i were to be asked favourite i have to say age of empires rise of rome.
other influential games i would say are street fighter, karate master, pacman, wingcommander, mechwarrior or earthsiege depending on which came first.
reason same as above. these games began a certain trend which persisted in other games for some time afterwards.
i am tempted to add double dragon to the list as well.
other influential games i would say are street fighter, karate master, pacman, wingcommander, mechwarrior or earthsiege depending on which came first.
reason same as above. these games began a certain trend which persisted in other games for some time afterwards.
i am tempted to add double dragon to the list as well.
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I replayed star craft the other week, its amazeing to see an old game liek that still keeping my entertained years on
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I know this dates me, but SimCity and Railroad Tycoon were neat games in the early days of gaming. I still like to play a mean game of Age of Empires II (Age of Kings), must be my second childhood!
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Obviously the most influential computer games of all time were/are rogue and rogue-likes, such as NetHack, Moria, SLASH'EM, ADOM, etc. The level of depth found in these games is rare even in modern rpgs and mmorpgs.
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my votes are gonig to starcraft and half life
i'm supprised that there hasn't been much mention of half life, it really took fps to the next level. doom and unreal made the genre really popular but half life brought a great story line, puzzles, and a great game engine together. before half life fps's were just "run 'n' gun" games.
i'm supprised that there hasn't been much mention of half life, it really took fps to the next level. doom and unreal made the genre really popular but half life brought a great story line, puzzles, and a great game engine together. before half life fps's were just "run 'n' gun" games.
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Originally Posted by madoverclocker 
my votes are gonig to starcraft and half life
i'm supprised that there hasn't been much mention of half life, it really took fps to the next level. doom and unreal made the genre really popular but half life brought a great story line, puzzles, and a great game engine together. before half life fps's were just "run 'n' gun" games.
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Originally Posted by Ravenous Wolf
could be because the issue is influence and not popularity. that is why i said warcraft and not age of empires. we are looking for games which had a profound and lasting effect on the gaming industry. at least i think. :-)
An RTS that was rather different to most was Battle Realms where you could only advance past a certain 'level' of soldier by skirmishing, rather than relying on being solely the fastest resource gatherer. The system never really caught on in the genre however, so I didn't include it in my original list.
What's the difference between turn based and rpg?
And FIFA Soccer as the most influential sports game??? Just curious as to how you came to that conclusion.
First Person Shooter: Doom / Quake
Real Time Strategy: Legend of Zelda
Turn-based Strategy: Risk (hehehe, beats me)
Role Playing: Final Fantasy 7
Racing: the original Test Drive (on 5.5 inch floppies) / the original Need for Speed
Action / Adventure / Puzzle: Myst
Sport: Madden
Platform: Sega Genesis
Fighting: Punch Out / Pit Fighter
Horror: Resident Evil
Crime: Grand Theft Auto
And FIFA Soccer as the most influential sports game??? Just curious as to how you came to that conclusion.
First Person Shooter: Doom / Quake
Real Time Strategy: Legend of Zelda
Turn-based Strategy: Risk (hehehe, beats me)
Role Playing: Final Fantasy 7
Racing: the original Test Drive (on 5.5 inch floppies) / the original Need for Speed
Action / Adventure / Puzzle: Myst
Sport: Madden
Platform: Sega Genesis
Fighting: Punch Out / Pit Fighter
Horror: Resident Evil
Crime: Grand Theft Auto
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