Understanding where we are is best accomplished by understanding where we have been, and in the case of home console gaming, that means understanding which console past and present made major contributions to the evolution of home gaming.
Gaming Update's CM Boots-Faubert explores the Top 10 Most Influential Gaming Consoles in this in-depth historical perspective that reveals some interesting connections between the past and the present.
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Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.
It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny
Armored Core VI?
Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.
Is something big coming soon to branch the story?
No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).
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I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now
snes and the first playstation were the most influential for me.
Very nice article Recnef. Clearly a lot of thought and time went into this. It's more like a short book.
Pretty good article i think. I think the N64 (3d worlds and the controller) and prehaps the Sega CD(optical media) should have been on the list though but thats just my preference.
No Apple Pippin
No Atari 5200
No Action Max
No Atari Jaguar
No Sega Saturn
No Phillips CDi
what a crap list!.............. *sarcasm*
NES, PS2, Sega Genesis are my favorites.
I always considered the C=64 a PC and not a console....but that's just me!
NES: Yes. Saved the videogames industry.
Wii: Gave us the whole motion control thing.
Atari 2600: Big yes. Made videogames popular.
Commodore 64: Brought home computers to the masses.
PS2: DVD player.
Xbox360: The GameCube had wireless controller before it. lol
Dreamcast: Wasnt the first online console, but it really got the ball rolling.
Edit:
N64 should have been included