Re: Most influential video games in history

Vertical shooter - Space Invaders
Free flight shooter - Asteroids
Horizontal shooter - Defender

Scrolling vertical shooter - Xevious
Scrolling horizonal shooter - R-Type

Platform game - Donkey Kong
Side scrolling platform game - Super Mario Brothers
Maze game - Pac-Man
Racing game - Pole Position
Dungeon crawler - Rogue
Fighting game - Karate Champ
Multi-character fighting game - Yie Ar Kung Fu
Puzzle game - Tetris
Adventure Role-playing Game - Zork Trilogy
Multi-character RPG - Ultima IV
3D Platform game - Mario 64
3D RPG - Dungeon Master
Raiders of the Lost Ark clone - Tomb Raider (future games all called
"Tomb Raider clones".)
Stealth - Thief: The Dark Project
Survival horror - Phantasmagoria
Sandbox - Grand Theft Auto
Simulation - SimCity
Space sim - Elite
Flight sim - Flight Simulator (SubLogic)
FPS - Doom
FPS/RPG - System Shock
Sports (overall) - Links 286
Baseball - Earl Weaver Baseball
Football - Front Page Sports Football: Pro
Basketball - 1 on 1: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird
Hockey - Wayne Gretzky Hockey

Alternate sports - 720 Degrees (which would eventually beget Tony Hawk)

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