A question I was just thinking about:
What video games would you choose if asked to make a list of classics?
I'm not asking for your favorite games--I'm asking, what would you call a classic in the same vein as the classics of literature or film; a game that every well-read (or "well-played"?) person should be expected to have at least passing familiarity with? (assume for the purposes of this that video games are generally considered a worthy form of art (they are, but not everyone agrees))
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We would say, in no particular order:
Final Fantasy IV, VI, VII, IX, and X
Suikoden and Suikoden 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World
Super Mario 64
Super Metroid
Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask
A Link to the Past
Wind Waker
Pokemon Heartgold/Soulsilver
Tales of Symphonia
(at least one game from the Mega Man or Mega Man X series, I don't know which)
Tetris
Arkanoid (or at least Breakout)
Chrono Trigger
Additionally, @Rosemary would say Dragon Quest VIII as well, but I wouldn't--we agree on most of the rest
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@Felthry you covered most of the franchises I would have mentioned. I might thrown in Legend of the Dragoon or a Harvest Moon title.
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@pexl Legend of the Dragoon is still one we really ought to play sometime
Isn't it the one that has some compatibility problems with ps2s, though? I'd hate to play through most of it and then have it crash
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@Felthry Oh, and Kirby Dreamland.
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@pexl oh dear, how did I forget kirby!
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Oh yes, also:
Earthbound
Golden Sun (both GBA entries)
Terranigma
Secret of Mana
The original Spyro trilogy
and if we allow games that were never officially translated to english:
Mother 3
Seiken Densetsu 3