Posted on 02/17/2023 6:04:31 PM PST by Saije
Video games have come a long way since the Atari was released in 1977. From super-realistic graphics to complex storylines and deep gameplay, games have already ascended far beyond what most people in the late '70s ever thought was possible...
Some of those games are truly timeless, often because their design is simple enough that it'll always be fun or their artistry leaves an impact that can't go out of style. On the other hand, there are some that, while they're still remembered and revered for their influence historically, just don't stand the test of time. Much of what was groundbreaking about them has become a near necessity in modern games, making their greatest achievements seem uninteresting and commonplace by today's standards.
10 Pitfall (1982) Atari
9 Resident Evil (1996) PlayStation
8 Grand Theft Auto III (2001) PlayStation 2
Anyone who was alive at the time will know just how controversial Grand Theft Auto III was at the time of its release. The entire concept of being a criminal and acting out those actions in video game form was completely new, and parents didn't know how to handle it....GTA3's lackluster controls would come off as unacceptable for players of the more recent entries in the series.
7 Tomb Raider (1996) PlayStation & Sega Saturn
6 Deus Ex (2000) PC
5 GoldenEye 007 (1997) Nintendo 64
4 Crash Bandicoot (1996) PlayStation
3 Mortal Kombat (1992) Arcade
Mortal Kombat's brand of dark, intense combat and violent fatalities isn't lost on a new generation of gamers, but its simplistic gameplay certainly is... the original Mortal Kombat is even out-shadowed by other fighters from its era that stood up better over time, like Street Fighter 2.
2 Call Of Duty (2003) PC
1 Metroid (1986) NES
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Morrowind is over 20 years old
The factions and the lore were great.
I’m a Battlefield 1942 / Vietnam and vintage MS combat flight simulator player.
I stil get a kick slaughtering my enemies and dragging their corpses to the bottom of the lake behind my country mansion in Skyrim.
Metroid has held up, imo.
Why hasn’t it held up?
In the grand scheme of life, this is worth worthless knowledge...
Leisure Suit Larry?
If I could get Commander Keen to run on my current machine I’d play it. I loved a lot of those Apogee scrollers. I bought the registered versions for some of them.
I was just thinking about him. There should seriously be an R-Rated series or movie about him, it would be hilarious.
Redneck Rampage
“If I could get Commander Keen to run on my current machine I’d play it. I loved a lot of those Apogee scrollers. I bought the registered versions for some of them.”
Try the website “Good Old Games” (www.GOG.com. ) if you don’t know about it.
They have a bunch of those old games that have been ported/adapted to newer processors. Often times they are only $5 or $6 dollars. I got Might and Magic VII and VIII there for next to nothing.
This is a really stupid article.
It’s like saying Day of the Dead has aged poorly because zombie movies are “more intense” today?!
These are hallmarks showing the journey and growth of the artistic medium of gaming.
PONG /thread
Yes, most of these games have held up poorly because they are "problematic" in regards to today's woke attitudes.
They don't like that in 'Grand Theft Auto III (2001) PlayStation 2' one could recreationally murder prostitutes.
That was a cool game. BUT IT WAS JUST A GAME!
“Pac-Man has held up. ”
I believe that Pong is still with us too.
As far as PC games go, “Heroes of Might And Magic III” still is a masterpiece in RPG style gaming.
Thanks for the lead. Checking it out.....
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