as time marches on you might find some
beloved games don’t hold up as well as
you might remember welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re taking a
look at the top 10 first video games of
great franchises that didn’t age well
now Jill can you go I’m going with you
Chris is our old partner you know okay
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at the
introductory games in franchises that
are undeniably important but either pale
in comparison to what the series later
became or have become dated to a certain
point we’re not saying that these games
are bad obviously but the greatness that
they later produced just renders them
kind of inferior number 10 Crash
Sony’s quest to find a mascot in the
early days of the PlayStation one gave
us this marsupial led platformer from
Naughty Dog heating around the same time
as Super Mario 64 crash gave ps1 gamers
a fun 3d adventure to call their own
becoming a huge success in spawning a
franchise but following the release of
its sequels cortex strikes back and
warped the original crash suddenly
became a relic of the consoles awkward
early life despite admittedly advanced
graphics for the time the gameplay was
considered to be nothing special
compared to the other games in the genre
and to that the fact that the game was
released before the advent of the
DualShock controller and that means that
this platformer had to be controlled
without analog sticks so you can see why
it wouldn’t hold up to modern standards
thankfully you can enjoy this classic
with updated controls and graphics in
despite only having three main
installments Bioware’s fantasy RPG
series has gone through significant ups
and downs in its short lifespan the
first game 2009 origins was widely
praised for its story gameplay and
customizability but when its sequel came
out in 2011 that was criticized for
removing what made the original so
unique and loved like besides the world
and the complexity of the systems but
upon inquisitions release in 2014 the
series was once again in the top tier of
the RPG world despite some complaints
but because Inquisition was such a
departure from many of the mechanics of
the first two games origins is now seen
as the more traditional formulaic game
in the trilogy it still has the Bioware
pedigree but has been significantly
outmatched by its successor we give one
to you if you agree number eight Tomb
Raider the importance of Lara Croft and
her games can’t be overstated
not only to Tomb Raider introduced
gamers to an unprecedented ly popular
and strong female protagonist but it
also provided an expansive and cinematic
gaming experience but despite its mighty
reputation we doubt there are many
people who go back and play the first
game on our regular basis but once
revolutionary 3d graphics are now quite
the eyesore and similar to Crash
Bandicoot
the inability to play it using analog
sticks is a major detractor thankfully
the series evolved with time and for
anyone who wants to experience the first
game with a bit more modern polish there
is 2007 Tomb Raider anniversary but now
just play the new ones anyway
[Music]
despite being a primarily 2d system the
Super Nintendo managed to jumpstart the
3d era of consoles through a number of
innovations namely the super FX chip the
first game to introduce this tech was
this space shooter from Nintendo which
featured Fox McCloud and his squadron
fighting polygonal enemy ships in their
own polygonal arwings
despite demonstrating unprecedented
graphical fidelity at the time starfox
really didn’t hold up to modern graphic
standards because well the entire world
is made up of blocks the franchise
really began to shine when it entered
the world of full 3d with the release of
the beloved starfox 64 ensuring that
everyone could experience and enjoy the
frantic space saga for themselves
today he may best be known for having
the most painful delay in videogame
history but Duke was once one of the
premier badasses of the gaming world as
seen primarily in Duke Nukem 3d the game
that really put him on the map but
before Duke made the jump to 3d he got
his surprisingly humble start as a side
scroller for das drawing more from games
like Commander Keen than doom or
Wolfenstein it contains little of the
personality or innovation that would
come to define the series even though it
was a serviceable game still it’s
amusing to watch a pixelated pint-sized
Duke take on aliens with a permanent
in an era where games were mostly linear
experiences the first Metroid flipped
that on its head featuring a huge
explorable world with secrets and easter
eggs and probably the biggest surprise
in gaming history a female protagonist
met Roy’s influence was massive but it
was the groundbreaking Super Metroid
that took the gaming world by storm
unfortunately that meant that the
original kind of suffered in comparison
going back now Samus is first journey on
xebaz is incredibly confusing without
either having a map or save points
instead relying on a password system not
to mention that it’s hard to feel like
you’re in danger when you’re fighting
far less intimidating versions of kraid
and ridley luckily Nintendo gave the
original a well deserved update in 2004
[Music]
number four Resident Evil Joe here’s a
lock pick it might be handy if you the
master of unlocking taken with you we
owe an endless debt of gratitude to
Capcom’s original fright best for
popularizing the survival horror genre
however the scare factor seemed to
extend to aspects beyond the gameplay
well kind of standard for the genre at
the time because they were making up the
genre Resident Evil’s tanky controls
managed to scare off a lot of players
not to mention the game’s cringe
inducing dialogue soap opera style music
and cheesy FMV cutscenes which all
really weren’t appropriate for the tone
that the game was trying to strike
despite these minor issues Resident
Evil’s influence was so huge that Capcom
remade the game from the ground up in
2002 upping the horror and removing the
unintentional comedy in what many
consider to be one of the best video
game remakes of all time so if you want
to play the Resident Evil games from the
beginning just jump right into the
remake we can search for him separately
I’ll investigate the dining room again
number three the Elder Scrolls arena
with masterpieces like Morrowind
oblivion and Skyrim in the series it’s
kind of hard to remember that the Elder
Scrolls games came from very humble
origins the first installment arena set
the stage for the franchise’s future
sure introducing the land of Camarillo
and its trademark first-person RPG
gameplay but as influential as it may be
is it actually any good well let’s just
say that the later Elder Scrolls games
even the second one Daggerfall basically
rendered arena obsolete after all who
wants to go back to punishingly
difficult 2.5 D gameplay when you can
find dragons and breathtaking HD number
it said that big things come from small
beginnings and there were probably few
beginnings as small and unassuming as
the original GTA released in 1997 for
PCs and the ps1 grand theft auto let
players commit crimes and vehicular
violence from a top-down 2d perspective
in what would now be referred to as an
open-world
the game was praised for its sense of
freedom but it never really made a huge
splash fast forward to 2001 and the
original GTA was made completely
irrelevant with the release of GTA 3
which took the open-world concept of the
original made it three dimensional and
significantly pumped up the violence and
controversial content it caused both an
outcry and a gaming revolution despite
number one Street Fighter be honest when
you were growing up if there wasn’t a
two in the title of Street Fighter 2 you
wouldn’t have any idea the original
Street Fighter even existed that Street
Fighter 2 and its seemingly endless
updates may have revolutionized the
fighting genre but the series got its
start in 1987 when the original was
released for arcades it pioneered
techniques that future fighting games
couldn’t survive without such as the
button layout and special moves but it
lacked in other important areas namely
with its sluggish controls and lack of
character diversity ironically Capcom
never felt the need to revisit and
update this version of the game despite
giving its sequels an almost comical of
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day
beloved games don’t hold up as well as
you might remember welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re taking a
look at the top 10 first video games of
great franchises that didn’t age well
now Jill can you go I’m going with you
Chris is our old partner you know okay
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at the
introductory games in franchises that
are undeniably important but either pale
in comparison to what the series later
became or have become dated to a certain
point we’re not saying that these games
are bad obviously but the greatness that
they later produced just renders them
kind of inferior number 10 Crash
Sony’s quest to find a mascot in the
early days of the PlayStation one gave
us this marsupial led platformer from
Naughty Dog heating around the same time
as Super Mario 64 crash gave ps1 gamers
a fun 3d adventure to call their own
becoming a huge success in spawning a
franchise but following the release of
its sequels cortex strikes back and
warped the original crash suddenly
became a relic of the consoles awkward
early life despite admittedly advanced
graphics for the time the gameplay was
considered to be nothing special
compared to the other games in the genre
and to that the fact that the game was
released before the advent of the
DualShock controller and that means that
this platformer had to be controlled
without analog sticks so you can see why
it wouldn’t hold up to modern standards
thankfully you can enjoy this classic
with updated controls and graphics in
despite only having three main
installments Bioware’s fantasy RPG
series has gone through significant ups
and downs in its short lifespan the
first game 2009 origins was widely
praised for its story gameplay and
customizability but when its sequel came
out in 2011 that was criticized for
removing what made the original so
unique and loved like besides the world
and the complexity of the systems but
upon inquisitions release in 2014 the
series was once again in the top tier of
the RPG world despite some complaints
but because Inquisition was such a
departure from many of the mechanics of
the first two games origins is now seen
as the more traditional formulaic game
in the trilogy it still has the Bioware
pedigree but has been significantly
outmatched by its successor we give one
to you if you agree number eight Tomb
Raider the importance of Lara Croft and
her games can’t be overstated
not only to Tomb Raider introduced
gamers to an unprecedented ly popular
and strong female protagonist but it
also provided an expansive and cinematic
gaming experience but despite its mighty
reputation we doubt there are many
people who go back and play the first
game on our regular basis but once
revolutionary 3d graphics are now quite
the eyesore and similar to Crash
Bandicoot
the inability to play it using analog
sticks is a major detractor thankfully
the series evolved with time and for
anyone who wants to experience the first
game with a bit more modern polish there
is 2007 Tomb Raider anniversary but now
just play the new ones anyway
[Music]
despite being a primarily 2d system the
Super Nintendo managed to jumpstart the
3d era of consoles through a number of
innovations namely the super FX chip the
first game to introduce this tech was
this space shooter from Nintendo which
featured Fox McCloud and his squadron
fighting polygonal enemy ships in their
own polygonal arwings
despite demonstrating unprecedented
graphical fidelity at the time starfox
really didn’t hold up to modern graphic
standards because well the entire world
is made up of blocks the franchise
really began to shine when it entered
the world of full 3d with the release of
the beloved starfox 64 ensuring that
everyone could experience and enjoy the
frantic space saga for themselves
today he may best be known for having
the most painful delay in videogame
history but Duke was once one of the
premier badasses of the gaming world as
seen primarily in Duke Nukem 3d the game
that really put him on the map but
before Duke made the jump to 3d he got
his surprisingly humble start as a side
scroller for das drawing more from games
like Commander Keen than doom or
Wolfenstein it contains little of the
personality or innovation that would
come to define the series even though it
was a serviceable game still it’s
amusing to watch a pixelated pint-sized
Duke take on aliens with a permanent
in an era where games were mostly linear
experiences the first Metroid flipped
that on its head featuring a huge
explorable world with secrets and easter
eggs and probably the biggest surprise
in gaming history a female protagonist
met Roy’s influence was massive but it
was the groundbreaking Super Metroid
that took the gaming world by storm
unfortunately that meant that the
original kind of suffered in comparison
going back now Samus is first journey on
xebaz is incredibly confusing without
either having a map or save points
instead relying on a password system not
to mention that it’s hard to feel like
you’re in danger when you’re fighting
far less intimidating versions of kraid
and ridley luckily Nintendo gave the
original a well deserved update in 2004
[Music]
number four Resident Evil Joe here’s a
lock pick it might be handy if you the
master of unlocking taken with you we
owe an endless debt of gratitude to
Capcom’s original fright best for
popularizing the survival horror genre
however the scare factor seemed to
extend to aspects beyond the gameplay
well kind of standard for the genre at
the time because they were making up the
genre Resident Evil’s tanky controls
managed to scare off a lot of players
not to mention the game’s cringe
inducing dialogue soap opera style music
and cheesy FMV cutscenes which all
really weren’t appropriate for the tone
that the game was trying to strike
despite these minor issues Resident
Evil’s influence was so huge that Capcom
remade the game from the ground up in
2002 upping the horror and removing the
unintentional comedy in what many
consider to be one of the best video
game remakes of all time so if you want
to play the Resident Evil games from the
beginning just jump right into the
remake we can search for him separately
I’ll investigate the dining room again
number three the Elder Scrolls arena
with masterpieces like Morrowind
oblivion and Skyrim in the series it’s
kind of hard to remember that the Elder
Scrolls games came from very humble
origins the first installment arena set
the stage for the franchise’s future
sure introducing the land of Camarillo
and its trademark first-person RPG
gameplay but as influential as it may be
is it actually any good well let’s just
say that the later Elder Scrolls games
even the second one Daggerfall basically
rendered arena obsolete after all who
wants to go back to punishingly
difficult 2.5 D gameplay when you can
find dragons and breathtaking HD number
it said that big things come from small
beginnings and there were probably few
beginnings as small and unassuming as
the original GTA released in 1997 for
PCs and the ps1 grand theft auto let
players commit crimes and vehicular
violence from a top-down 2d perspective
in what would now be referred to as an
open-world
the game was praised for its sense of
freedom but it never really made a huge
splash fast forward to 2001 and the
original GTA was made completely
irrelevant with the release of GTA 3
which took the open-world concept of the
original made it three dimensional and
significantly pumped up the violence and
controversial content it caused both an
outcry and a gaming revolution despite
number one Street Fighter be honest when
you were growing up if there wasn’t a
two in the title of Street Fighter 2 you
wouldn’t have any idea the original
Street Fighter even existed that Street
Fighter 2 and its seemingly endless
updates may have revolutionized the
fighting genre but the series got its
start in 1987 when the original was
released for arcades it pioneered
techniques that future fighting games
couldn’t survive without such as the
button layout and special moves but it
lacked in other important areas namely
with its sluggish controls and lack of
character diversity ironically Capcom
never felt the need to revisit and
update this version of the game despite
giving its sequels an almost comical of
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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