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Yie Ar Kung-FuEvery fighting game after this is a direct descendant.
It's not a question of what came first though (and Yie Ar Kung-Fu wasn't even first, Karate Champ probably was) it's perhaps more a question of what's been influential. In terms of one v one fighting games the only question worth asking is Streetfighter or Streetfighter 2.
Streetfighter wasn't a huge hit, but established a lot of the special moves and fight dynamics which were refined and improved in SF2. Streetfighter 2 was such a gigantic hit that every fighting game since owes it a huge debt (or does it owe Streetfighter?). It was a gigantic worldwide smash hit and spawned a ton of blatant imitators.
Even when we got into 3d fighters with Virtua Fighter and Tekken the combat was still owes a lot to SF2.
Nick is that from a binatone?
*Erratum - neglected to mention title of the zen puzzle I was wittering on about: Quell.
PS How could I forget GTA San Andreas
Nick is that from a binatone?
Can't remember (pic is off Google)but when my dad bought us this (mid 70s) we were amazed.Preferred tanks to pong actually,the sounds of the gun firing was great and you could shoot off screen and it would come back the other side and blow up the other tank.
I'm not into games these days but the one that I used to play the most as a 'youth' was outrun. Absolutely classic driving game 🙂
I saw an arcade version at a lazier quest type place i took my sin to for a birthday party recently. It looked just as blocky as ever
It's an Atari 2600. I had one too.
I can't believe no-ones mentioned Lotus Esprit on the Spectrum which was essentially GTA (the billion dollar franchise) in a previous form...
Lost a vast number of days to Desert Strike and Operation Wolf.
Can still hear the noise of the SAMs in Desert Strike and it's still horrible.
N64
Zelda Ocarina of Time
Perfect Dark
PC
COD 2
GW
EVE Online (Best ever if you want it to replace RL)
BF3
what was the arcade one where you had 1 ship and invaders came down in waves and curls and if you got through you had could then dock with another of your ships and end up with 2 ships for the next level and i think i remember you could have like 3 or 4 docked ships fighting the invaders
was it something like galaga or galaxians?
Football Manager
Elite
pac man
Tank - atari 2600
I think my biggest wow moment from any game, was the sheer scope of star wars galaxies when I first logged on. I'm a big SW fan anyway, and suddenly there was this living, breathing galaxy in front of me. Amazing game, never had anything like it since.
Started off on Corellia and ran the entire length of the map to Coronet. Randomly getting stopped and searched by Storm Troopers on the way down.
I haven't seen a mention yet for Ultima Underworld, upgraded my PC froma 286 to a 386 just to be able to play it. A great many all night sessions were spent on this.
X-Wing.
Destroyer of joysticks the world over.
Nothing beat actually being able to switch S-foils to attack position, then switching shields to double front.
I'm tempted to dig out the 486 just to give it a blast.
I'm tempted to dig out the 486 just to give it a blast.
You don't need to, you can just buy it again;
[url= http://www.gog.com/game/star_wars_xwing_special_edition ]GoG[/url]
It used to be freely downloadable like a lot of old games and then someone realised there was a market in selling them and bought up the rights!
If we're talking seminal then Xenon 2 earns a place based on music Bomb the Bass's track certainly raised the bar.
Bomb the Bass's track certainly raised the bar.
Ever notice the similarity between Megablast and the Assault From Precinct 13 theme, incidentally?
Ah so that's where the sample came from, not watched Assault on Precinct 13.
May not be seminal but I loved this game (is there a modern equivalent?)...
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Don't know gameplay wise but if you're after Robotech inspired planes that transform in to robots then Strike Suit Zero looks good.
Atari's Transformers for PS2 was freeeeking sweeeeet and just super-playable. maybe not quite seminal, but definite greatness achieved here.
Looking Glass Studios 'Flight Unlimited II'. Incredible for its time, and still the most immersive straight flight sim IMO.
Mario Kart (any generation of it)
Speedball 2
While GTA3 was a jaw dropping experience compared with anything before it, I think Vice City nailed it with the atmosphere/story behind it.
Bones wins for putting moonstone in. I'd also add the secret of monkey island
Tekken? Lost a vast amount of time to this with my old flatmate and some herbal remedy*.
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Also tempted to add Revenge Of Shinobi and a Battlefield game 😕
Just thought of one that I reckon definitely influenced other games in terms of its scope and gameplay - Castle Quest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Quest_%281985_video_game%29
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And this one...can still remember the music to this day:
Spent about 10 years waiting for this to be made.
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