"Unusually mediocre. That's how I would describe the presentation Nintendo did yesterday at E3. There were statements this week after the presentations of the other big contenders that Nintendo had E3 in the bag -- that is, if you're into the whole industry veteran wars deal, something I've grown to have a distaste for. Business-wise, I truly thought they knew what they were doing in the way they were positioning their product and how they were going to hype it up. Assurance of this came through this past Sunday with the Nintendo Direct demonstration which I thought was a smart business decision -- until I saw what they chose to fill their time with instead. Despite my better judgment, I really didn't expect Nintendo to convey such mixed messages during their E3 2012 conference. Not only did they make critical errors in their business decisions, I would not be surprised in the least bit to hear that individuals who were warming up to the Wii U have now been turned off by what they saw." -- Wiiloveit.com
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Other nominees include games like SimCity & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
There are some good nominees in this list that are deserving to be inducted also, but I feel Metroid has had the most impact on the industry out of all of these. Look how Metroid influenced the evolution of the Castlevania games, and the "Metroidvania" subgenre of games have become a prevailing force in gaming today. Especially now, Metroidvanias are bigger than ever.
I can very much see Resident Evil being added later too, bc it really did popularize and define the survival horror genre. I would say that one is next in line.
If any Metroid game should get the honor it should be Super Metroid , it's perfection in my eyes . 30 years later and I still feel it's the most epic shit ever .
The GBA remake deserves it or Super Metroid, the original was a very sloppy and rushed game programmed in 3 months and it shows.
If you've never played the remake, it's absolutely a must play, fixes basically every flaw in the game. Check out ExoParadigmGamer's comparison video.
“Before even Kirby was born, HAL Laboratory released the super-cute puzzler Adventures of Lolo in 1989 and it has held up beautifully.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.