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[Baleoce]

Counter strike best be on here

It could be put on there if they start discussing the success story of mods. dota for the same reason.

 

[Alienous]

I don't get The Sims.

You set the house on fire.

I think that is the objective.

 

[Dabookerman]

Oh well, no mention of Pokemon. I guess that phenomenon did exist.

 

[Randomizer]

What is the criteria for the list? So many overlooked games.

 

[Alienous]

MICROTRANSACTIONS!

 

[AmaterasuOkami076]

Why hasn't Pokemon or Zelda been mentioned yet

 

[Facism]

please please please be dungeon keeper

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

Oh well, no mention of Pokemon. I guess that phenomenon did exist.

Yeah, kinda odd they've ignored that.

 

[Messofanego]

Ok, linking Sims to social networks being like games was kinda smart, Rob Florence

 

[Heimbeck]

What is the criteria for the list? So many overlooked games.

Games that changed the world.

 

[tamaster92]

GTA 3

Also dat driveclub

 

[D4Danger]

That Drive Club ad is so good

It's just like "here's the game, fuck you"

 

[BGBW]

The Sims is a sophisticated dolls house. That's really it.

 

[Dusky]

Has to be GTA III.

 

[spirity]

What is the criteria for the list? So many overlooked games.

2 hours isn't enough to be fair. Its a really tough constraint.

 

[f0rk]

Going to go get a PS4 with that hot looking driving game

 

[The Cowboy]

LOL, the new Carrie looks shit..

 

[KAL2006]

Good so far, but kind of crazy they missed Pokemon and Sonic.

 

[Nerdkiller]

Yeah, kinda odd they've ignored that.

Hell, what about other JRPG's, like Final Fantasy in general? FF VII was a big game changer...at least in America.

Good so far, but kind of crazy they missed Pokemon and Sonic.

Honestly, looking back, Sonic didn't exactly do anything new. Only just try to best Mario.

 

[Mman235]

It has to be surely, either that or Half Life

Given that this seems to be chronological they've already gone past Half-Life.

At least so far it seems this is purely about games that grew gaming in terms of the influence they had on non-gamers/culture in general (Night Trap being the obvious example of a game in purely because of that) rather than how they influenced design of games in general (even if it's a fortunate coincidence that most of the games in the list have done both).

Edit: Of course I guess the clue's in the name.

 

[Chinner]

The Sims is a sophisticated dolls house. That's really it.

let me guess, you think it should have been animal crossing instead?

 

[Alienous]

Has to be GTA III.

Beat a hooker to death: The game.

Could it be anything else?

 

[Messofanego]

Why hasn't Pokemon or Zelda been mentioned yet

So yes, it was a tricky list to come up with and any of the titles could be substituted for something else. There are also some glaring omissions that people will complain about. Zelda for instance. I wanted Xcom on the list but you can't really argue that it's a hugely significant title in the history of gaming in terms of influence. But Monkey Island is on there to represent interactive storytelling and the involvement of Hollywood. Starcraft is in there to represent esports. It's video gaming boiled down to a sort of… thick sauce.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/29/charlie-brooker-video-game-television

 

[lefantome]

Dat acer ad with the song who had video with squirrels in pixel art

 

[Baleoce]

it just goes to show how diverse and amazing gaming as a medium is that you could literally do this show 1000 times over with an entirely different list and it would be just as important and relevant as this one.

Games like syndicate, Normality, Black and White, magic Carpet, Theme Park, Half Life etc.

The list could go on forever.

And lets not forget phantasmagoria 2 Puzzle of the flesh "Your a freak curtis!" LOL

True, I think a lot of discussion afterwards will simply be "why wasn't game X, Y, Z on the list?" But even a 2 hour show is cutting it impossibly fine for the amount of genuine innovation this industry has seen.

 

[BGBW]

Why hasn't Pokemon or Zelda been mentioned yet

NES wasn't a big thing in this country when Zelda would have made its big impact. They did mention it with SMB with the Miyamoto segment.

No Pokémon is odd though. It was one of the biggest crazes in terms of vieogames with my generation. Guess the problem is that a lot of the talking heads in this shows are of teh previous generation.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Zelda didn't really change the world.

Pokemon, on the other hand... the social interaction enforced by that game deserves mention. But w/e, Parappa was worth it.

 

[Heimbeck]

Ha that PS4 ad in the drive club ad.

 

[spirity]

God, aftershave and perfume ads are still awful I see.

 

[Albo]

Why hasn't Pokemon or Zelda been mentioned yet

Maybe this ALBW ad is an idication zelda will be.

dat sneaky driveclub ad

 

[polychron]

Animated Aviation Crashes is a weirdly specific thing to call out, but whatever...

 

[Pungza]

Animated aviation crashes? odd warning

 

[Moldiver]

Every time this show goes to ad break, when it comes back it has a new graphic content warning lol

 

[f0rk]

Look at the top story on bbc.co.uk if you are wondering about the aviation crash warning

 

[Alienous]

Animated aviation crashes? odd warning

I'm expecting someone straight up crashes a plane into a building during a GTA V clip.

 

[tamaster92]

DMA designs?

 

[Sage00]

Animated Aviation Crashes is a weirdly specific thing to call out, but whatever...

There was a helicopter crash that killed 8 people in Glasgow last night.

 

[Messofanego]

Yeah take that British Gas!

 

[spirity]

Ahahah the british gas woman <3

 

[Hot Coldman]

DMA designs?

Rockstar North before Rockstar. Learn your history man

 

[strangedopamine]

I'm expecting someone straight up crashes a plane into a building during a GTA V clip.

Or Ace Combat gets a mention.

 

[dmr87]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

 

[Nerdkiller]

Heh. Remember when Glenn Beck was a thing?

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

Susan Calman loves her cats.

 

[Alienous]

"Son, boyfriend or husband"

Because god forbid a woman plays the game.

What a way to show yourself as completely ignorant.

 

[RaikuHebi]

I have to play this Elite game. Looks fucking awesome.

 

[Chinner]

gary smith
gary smith
gary smith
gary smith

 

[Heimbeck]

"Son, boyfriend or husband"

Because god forbid a woman plays the game.

What a way to show yourself as completely ignorant.

Well that guy clearly has no idea what he's talking about anyway.

 

[Alienous]

Was After Earth satire on what a good film consists of?

 

[BlazingDarkness]

SotC aw yiss