Bungie Studio's Halo Combat Evolved... this game will always remain in our hall of fame, the first person shooter game, which had excelent playability, music, and graphics..... the success of this game made it's main character Master Chief to be considered as the competition of other companies characters like Rare's Joanna Dark (Perfect Dark, Perfect Dark Zero) and Nintendo's Samus Aran (Metroid I,II,III, Metroid Fusion, Metroid Zero Mission, Metroid Prime I & II, Metroid Prime Pinball, etcetera)
#9: Kid Icarus (NES)
We all loved this game didn't we?.... but we never heard of it again, that's what makes it a legend, because this game has been wanted to be remade, or ported by most gamers, but it has never been heard of again... untill the release of Super Smash Bros Melee, where you could obtain a trophy of the main character Pitt.. It was very difficult, but very entertaining.... Strong rumours have been heard about a sequel of this game in the Upcoming Next-Gen system Nintendo's Revolution.....
#8: Metroid (NES)
Bounty hunter Samus Aran became famous with this series, and has taken part in more other games like Super Smash Bros. /Melee, this game is about a bounty hunter that becomes involved with space pirates that attack her, and her mission is to eradicate the metroid, with an arsenal of powerfull weapons and add-ons, she embarks herself in a dangerous mission. The Sequels: Metroid II: Return Of Samus, Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, Metroid Zero Mission, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime II: Echoes, Metroid Prime Hunters, Metroid Prime Pinball.
This game made Kirby famous, it's gameplay was perfect so was it's replayability.. with a lot of fun minigames, and co-op adventures, this game is like a medal to the SNES, starring Kirby, Meta-Knight, Dyna, King De De Dee. and with adventures like Spring Breeze, The Arena, The Revenge of Meta-Knight, Dyna Blade, The Great Cave Offenssive, and Milky Way Wishes, this game deserves to be on this list
#6: Tetris (NES)
The father of all Puzzle Games... this simple game has made history in the videogame industry, with a lot of levels and challenges, Tetris can keep busy most gamers... Almost every puzzle game that has been released are based in this game (like Dr.Mario, Kirby's Avalanche, etcetera).. it's latest influence; Nintendo Dual Screen's Meteos..
Nintendo's AllStar fighting game. This great game is still being currently played by a lot of gamers, it has perfect playability, graphics, music. It's multiplayer, it's simple, it can be played by all the members of the family, and it's not only fun in multiplayer...it's single player adventure, mini games, arcade modes, make it also a perfect distraction while being alone. Starring classic characters like Mario, Link, Samus, Kirby, Ness, Zelda, Ice Climbers, Dr. Mario, Pikachu, Mr. Game & Watch, Fox, Falco, Captain Falcon, Peach, Yoshi, Luigi, Jigglypuff, Ganondorf, Donkey Kong, etcetera...
The classic zombie shooter games... this game has become legend, and has been taken to the big screen, along with it's sequels, Capcom really scored a big one with this game... it all began with this horror sci-fi game. Starring the sexy fragile Jill Valentine (Resident Evil, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis) the bulked up intimidating Chris Redfield (Resident Evil, Resident Evil Code Veronica [X]) and the evil half human Albert Wesker (Resident Evil, Resident Evil Code Veronica[X], Resident Evil IV). This game can only be described with one word LEGEND
The GREAT Squaresoft's (Square-Enix's) saga. This game also has a lot of followers, it has many sequels and ports... the saga began with this game and goes far to the upcoming Final Fantasy III DS and Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles for the Nintendo Revolution. But MOST importantly, this game was the beginning of the Turn-Based RPGs
It has the Legend in it's title...this game's starring characters Link & Zelda have made many appearances in other games that goes from Namco's Soul Calibur II, to HAL's Super Smash Bros Melee, but most importantly, the concept, it's an amazing game, it made history in the videogame industry, (and also made millions).. the little blonde elf in the green outfit has still a lot more to show.. Twilight Princess!!
We all remember this game, no matter if you are a not a hardcore gamer, everyone has played this game, it made history, by becoming the most famous videogame character...yeah that's right it's MARIO!, the old italian mustachoed plumber with red shirt, overalls and hat. This game's success was followed by many sequels, ports, and not only in the adventure genre, we have Sports, RPGs, Puzzles, Shooters, etcetera.... Yeah this game is a LEGEND
This games should have a monument built in their honor, they entirely made history in the videogame industry, and they are still being seen remade, or having sequels..
List by fft_ramza (02/02/2006)
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