Most Influential Video Games

[sirtommygunn]

Top Ten Games that Teach You Something, August 2006
2. Resident Evil Series

yup cuz we all need to know about the zombie breakouts that are soon to plague our world

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Gran Turismo? What would it teach you? That cars which collide suffer no visible damage?

 

[Harbringer]

Theres no way that VG charts site is accurate, theres just no way a videogame has sold over fifteen million, last time I checked the top was either WOW or Super mario 3 at 10.5 million.

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

Theres no way that VG charts site is accurate, theres just no way a videogame has sold over fifteen million, last time I checked the top was either WOW or Super mario 3 at 10.5 million.

Way off on those. Super Mario Bors 3 alone has sold 18 million, Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green over 20 million, and the bundled game, Super Mario Bros., over 40 million.

Source

 

[Maniacal]

DDR and Guitar hero don't teach you anything, unless it's that they can't make you dance or become a rock star by playing those games.

Also the NES sold over 60 million units according to Nintendo.

Also, over 20 million Wiis have sold (almost as many as Gamecubes) and according to wikipedia;
Wii Sports (17.85 million)

Tetris (33 million) (Gameboy)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_selling_video_games#Top_20_console_games_of_all_time

 

[Swein Forkbeard]

Gran Turismo? What would it teach you? That cars which collide suffer no visible damage?

According to IGN, Gran Turismo 4 drills you on the physics behind cars and you get to learn about cars from every time and place. And the Resident Evil series teaches you valuable survival skills that you can't learn in school.

 

[Swedishguy]

3. Nintendogs (DS – 17.79 million)

What the hell...? Who's the audience?

 

[sirtommygunn]

And the Resident Evil series teaches you valuable survival skills that you can't learn in school.

ive only played resident evil 1 and 2 so it must be the other ones that teach survival skills. only survival skill i learned in those was "learn how to move and shoot so you dont get eaten by zombies" (cant tell you how many times i died in those games because you have to hold still while trying to fill them with lead)

 

[Chris85]

What the hell...? Who's the audience?

Don't underestimate the 10-14 year old girl demographic.


This teaches you more about surviving a zombie attack.

Spoiler :

 

[Maniacal]

This teaches you more about surviving a zombie attack.

Spoiler :

Agreed.

Although I've never played RE, I'd be curious as to know WHAT survival skills it's supposed to teach.

 

[Swein Forkbeard]

I miss the original 'Adventure'. But perhaps it was too unknown to be an influential game...

IMO that game was based on another game that had the same name. It's just that the original was a text-based adventure while the one you refer to was a graphics-based adventure.

 

[Swein Forkbeard]

DDR and Guitar hero don't teach you anything, unless it's that they can't make you dance or become a rock star by playing those games.

Also the NES sold over 60 million units according to Nintendo.

Also, over 20 million Wiis have sold (almost as many as Gamecubes) and according to wikipedia;
Wii Sports (17.85 million)

Tetris (33 million) (Gameboy)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_selling_video_games#Top_20_console_games_of_all_time

Some schools/colleges have physical education classes based on DDR, and Guitar Hero melded a solid peripheral to a concept that just about everybody likes.

 

[Swein Forkbeard]

but its not about being revolutionary, its about being influential, or else games like system shock or WOULD be on there. WOW should be on there becuase A)its the highest selling game of all time, B)its the stereotypical model of HOW to the old well without being revolutionary and C) I think I heard that last week the FDA officailly classified it in the same field as columbian hard crack. I dont even play it, but its influence is definately far and wide.

It's not even the highest selling MMORPG ever, and not even on the PC!

 

[Maniacal]

It's not even the highest selling MMORPG ever, and not even on the PC!

Swein, please don't quote a post from a while ago which was already discussed over and also causes you to have three posts in a row. Thanks.

 

[Aramazd]

Some schools/colleges have physical education classes based on DDR, and Guitar Hero melded a solid peripheral to a concept that just about everybody likes.

What does that have to do with teaching? Also, there is a button called "Edit Post", you should use it.

 

[Swein Forkbeard]

Most Fitting Anagrams, 2006
1. Superman 64 = Nap Serum 64
2. Bible Adventures = Bendable Virtues
3. Double Dragon = Bludgeon Rof
4. Guitar Hero = Get Our Hair
5. Metal Gear = Gamer Tale
6. Rival Schools = Lavish Colors
7. Metroid Prime = Dime Importer
8. Stranglehold = Her Grand Slot
9. Ecco the Dolphin = Cliched Pet, Oh No!
10. Resident Evil = Nerdiest Evil
Most Underrated and Unappreciated Games, January 2007
1. Beyond Good and Evil
2. ICO
3. Jumping Flash!
4. Killer 7
5. Space Station: Silicon Valley
6. Sky Odyssey
7. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
8. Rez
9. Body Harvest
10. Psychonauts

 

[Swein Forkbeard]

Top 10 Characters in need of a Spin-Off, May 2007
1. Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda series)
2. Han Solo (Star Wars series)
3. Abobo (Double Dragon)
4. Proto Man (Mega Man series)
5. Frog (Chrono Trigger)
6. Toad (Mario series)
7. Shoma (Rival Schools series)
8. Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid series)
9. Sasha Nein (Psychonauts)
10. Cid Highwind (Final Fantasy VII)

Gamespy's Top 25 Most Overrated Games, September 2003
1. Black & White
2. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
3. Enter the Matrix
4. Daikatana
5. Quake II
6. Blinx: The Time Sweeper
7. Final Fantasy VII
8. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness
9. Donkey Kong Country
10. Halo
11. Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor
12. Unreal II: The Awakening
13. Battletoads
14. Dead or Alive 3
15. Dungeon Siege
16. Mortal Kombat
17. The Getaway
18. American McGee's Alice
19. Battlecruiser 3000 AD
20. Impossible Creatures
21. Morrowind
22. Starfleet Command series
23. Battle Arena Toshinden
24. Super Mario Sunshine
25. Neverwinter Nights

 

[Swedishguy]

Gamespy's Top 25 Most Overrated Games, September 2003
1. Black & White

When I bought that game, I thought it would be GOOD...

 

[Aramazd]

No more lists. Please?

 

[Maniacal]

No more lists. Please?

This.

ANd Morrowind isn't over-rated, you just need mods.