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be counting down our picks for the top
10 games that future generations will
never understand
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before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at games released in the past
that people in the future just won’t get
either because of dated gameplay
mechanics severely aged graphics or
simplistic premise it probably a mix of
all of them
number ten Zork series nowadays if you
want an epic fantasy adventure you turn
to something like Skyrim or the most
recent Legend of Zelda title how about
back in the early days of gaming before
all these here fancy-schmancy Xbox and
Playstation gizmos
well the Zorich series was probably the
best option this text-based adventure
game would have the player type in
commands for what they wanted their
character to do with several possible
outcomes pre-programmed into the game it
may not look like much today or like
anything today but this decision-making
style of game plays influence can be
felt in more sophisticated modern forms
such as tell tales various game series
Resident Evil 7 brought the series back
into top form so hopefully things will
continue that way but can you imagine
what its gonna be like for future gamers
that play Resident Evil 8 9 and Beyond
and think hey I wonder what the earlier
games in this series were like needless
to say the answer might shock them the
original games feature infamous
tank-like controls very dated visuals
and baby that voice acting Joe hair is a
lockpick it might be handy if you the
master of unlocking taken with you for
those that were around
the Nostalgia will kick in as they try
to explain how it was at the time for
everyone else they’re gonna wonder how
any game containing the phrase Jill
sandwich can be considered spooky that
was too close you were almost a jiggle
sandwich you’re right
number II missed at the time misc was
the next step up from Zork in terms of
adventure games instead of simply
reading text players can now move
through environments by clicking around
to see what could be found note that we
specifically said clicking around which
literally means that to play you need to
carefully analyze the screen and click
with your mouse to be brought to a
different screen and so on and so forth
it’s literally just a bunch of still
images that you need to look at to find
clues and move forward this
unfortunately might be a bit too tedious
for future gamers to fully embrace
number seven pong without these simple
sound effects and basic graphics gaming
might not even be here today yes this is
one of the granddaddy’s of the entire
medium even now pong has already looked
back as an extremely simple form of
interactive entertainment we can only
imagine how it will be perceived in a
decade or two down the line while pong
will always be appreciated for what it
was and what it did to gaming there’s no
doubt that it’ll probably fail to
impress compared to the advancements
being made in graphics and virtual
reality it’s ok pong you had your time
to shine we’ll never forget you number 6
in the mid-90s 3d gaming was beginning
to come into its own after Mario paved
the way for what this new dimension
could bring to the medium Zelda
completely blew everyone’s minds with
Ocarina of Time the biggest
action-adventure game ever released on a
home console up until that point the
graphics were astonishing the music was
masterful and the quest itself was
absolutely magic that was in 1998
however and as time goes on especially
compared to any adventure game released
since its brilliance may have slightly
faded in the public eye it may still be
considered a good game by fresh eyes in
the future but even today people have a
tough time figuring out what the big
deal is number 5 half-life if ocarina of
time wasn’t your cup of tea in 1998 and
mamie valves intelligently paced first
person shooter half-life was a story
line with breathtaking stakes and
mind-boggling twists open-ended gameplay
that provided multiple strategies for
each situation and stunning visuals come
on this was the whole package
unfortunately years later with a few
Call of Duty’s here and a couple of
battlefields there and the expectations
for a competent shooter have all but
changed the genre calls for non-stop set
pieces and rewarding multiplayer modes
as opposed to expansive levels in
tactical combat not that there’s
anything wrong with that but like with
ocarina of time even modern audiences
have a tough time figuring out why
half-life is considered one of the best
of all time number four Tetris
it’s pretty much undeniable that tetris
is still a phenomenon in gaming
however like pong it relies on its
simple premise to deliver the fun which
in this case is cleverly stacking blocks
yes it’s simple but that’s why it works
so well and we fear with the way the
games are going future audiences just
won’t get it as it is now future games
need to be huge complex Affairs with
tons of pew-pew and a great multiplayer
mode to sell copies and even then they
failed to hold people’s attention and
they fall off the map what little hope
is there for a bunch of brightly colored
blocks number 3 Star Fox even before the
aforementioned
ocarina of time delivered a true 3d
cinematic gaming experience the original
Star Fox provided a taste of what was to
come
the graphics although primitive and
nothing but polygons were very
innovative as they depicted 3d imagery
moving across the level finally games
were no longer restricted to simply
moving left and right now the
possibilities seemed limitless this
novelty of being able to traverse a 3d
space has long since worn off and with
future games being able to no doubt
provide a much more enthralling space
combat experience people might not even
know what they’re looking at when they
number two Final Fantasy seven
[Music]
when people lie in the future ask which
JRPG brought the genre into the
limelight giving it widespread
popularity don’t be surprised if they
bat an eye when you point to Final
Fantasy 7 really they might say game
with the blocky graphics emo cast of
characters on a repetitive combat to
which you may have a rebuttal but then
realize that time might not have been as
kind to Final Fantasy 7 as you might
have liked it certainly has its place in
history but compared to what came after
there were definite improvements which
may cause future gamers to wonder why
as previously stated shooters like a
Call of Duty and Battlefield are the big
dogs in the gaming world nowadays their
success however owes a lot of credit to
a little game called golden eye which
single-handedly paved the way for
first-person shooters to be marketed to
mass console audiences it’s not that it
was actually particularly good it’s just
that it worked better than everything
else at the time and spawned countless
[Music]
it may look and feel a tad underwhelming
today and it definitely hasn’t aged well
but anytime someone asks you where
shooters on consoles became popular you
gotta tell them that the game is bond
game bond did you know video game James
Bond that Beth whatever we tried do you
agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day
liked it
welcome to watchmojo.com and see we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 games that future generations will
never understand
[Music]
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at games released in the past
that people in the future just won’t get
either because of dated gameplay
mechanics severely aged graphics or
simplistic premise it probably a mix of
all of them
number ten Zork series nowadays if you
want an epic fantasy adventure you turn
to something like Skyrim or the most
recent Legend of Zelda title how about
back in the early days of gaming before
all these here fancy-schmancy Xbox and
Playstation gizmos
well the Zorich series was probably the
best option this text-based adventure
game would have the player type in
commands for what they wanted their
character to do with several possible
outcomes pre-programmed into the game it
may not look like much today or like
anything today but this decision-making
style of game plays influence can be
felt in more sophisticated modern forms
such as tell tales various game series
Resident Evil 7 brought the series back
into top form so hopefully things will
continue that way but can you imagine
what its gonna be like for future gamers
that play Resident Evil 8 9 and Beyond
and think hey I wonder what the earlier
games in this series were like needless
to say the answer might shock them the
original games feature infamous
tank-like controls very dated visuals
and baby that voice acting Joe hair is a
lockpick it might be handy if you the
master of unlocking taken with you for
those that were around
the Nostalgia will kick in as they try
to explain how it was at the time for
everyone else they’re gonna wonder how
any game containing the phrase Jill
sandwich can be considered spooky that
was too close you were almost a jiggle
sandwich you’re right
number II missed at the time misc was
the next step up from Zork in terms of
adventure games instead of simply
reading text players can now move
through environments by clicking around
to see what could be found note that we
specifically said clicking around which
literally means that to play you need to
carefully analyze the screen and click
with your mouse to be brought to a
different screen and so on and so forth
it’s literally just a bunch of still
images that you need to look at to find
clues and move forward this
unfortunately might be a bit too tedious
for future gamers to fully embrace
number seven pong without these simple
sound effects and basic graphics gaming
might not even be here today yes this is
one of the granddaddy’s of the entire
medium even now pong has already looked
back as an extremely simple form of
interactive entertainment we can only
imagine how it will be perceived in a
decade or two down the line while pong
will always be appreciated for what it
was and what it did to gaming there’s no
doubt that it’ll probably fail to
impress compared to the advancements
being made in graphics and virtual
reality it’s ok pong you had your time
to shine we’ll never forget you number 6
in the mid-90s 3d gaming was beginning
to come into its own after Mario paved
the way for what this new dimension
could bring to the medium Zelda
completely blew everyone’s minds with
Ocarina of Time the biggest
action-adventure game ever released on a
home console up until that point the
graphics were astonishing the music was
masterful and the quest itself was
absolutely magic that was in 1998
however and as time goes on especially
compared to any adventure game released
since its brilliance may have slightly
faded in the public eye it may still be
considered a good game by fresh eyes in
the future but even today people have a
tough time figuring out what the big
deal is number 5 half-life if ocarina of
time wasn’t your cup of tea in 1998 and
mamie valves intelligently paced first
person shooter half-life was a story
line with breathtaking stakes and
mind-boggling twists open-ended gameplay
that provided multiple strategies for
each situation and stunning visuals come
on this was the whole package
unfortunately years later with a few
Call of Duty’s here and a couple of
battlefields there and the expectations
for a competent shooter have all but
changed the genre calls for non-stop set
pieces and rewarding multiplayer modes
as opposed to expansive levels in
tactical combat not that there’s
anything wrong with that but like with
ocarina of time even modern audiences
have a tough time figuring out why
half-life is considered one of the best
of all time number four Tetris
it’s pretty much undeniable that tetris
is still a phenomenon in gaming
however like pong it relies on its
simple premise to deliver the fun which
in this case is cleverly stacking blocks
yes it’s simple but that’s why it works
so well and we fear with the way the
games are going future audiences just
won’t get it as it is now future games
need to be huge complex Affairs with
tons of pew-pew and a great multiplayer
mode to sell copies and even then they
failed to hold people’s attention and
they fall off the map what little hope
is there for a bunch of brightly colored
blocks number 3 Star Fox even before the
aforementioned
ocarina of time delivered a true 3d
cinematic gaming experience the original
Star Fox provided a taste of what was to
come
the graphics although primitive and
nothing but polygons were very
innovative as they depicted 3d imagery
moving across the level finally games
were no longer restricted to simply
moving left and right now the
possibilities seemed limitless this
novelty of being able to traverse a 3d
space has long since worn off and with
future games being able to no doubt
provide a much more enthralling space
combat experience people might not even
know what they’re looking at when they
number two Final Fantasy seven
[Music]
when people lie in the future ask which
JRPG brought the genre into the
limelight giving it widespread
popularity don’t be surprised if they
bat an eye when you point to Final
Fantasy 7 really they might say game
with the blocky graphics emo cast of
characters on a repetitive combat to
which you may have a rebuttal but then
realize that time might not have been as
kind to Final Fantasy 7 as you might
have liked it certainly has its place in
history but compared to what came after
there were definite improvements which
may cause future gamers to wonder why
as previously stated shooters like a
Call of Duty and Battlefield are the big
dogs in the gaming world nowadays their
success however owes a lot of credit to
a little game called golden eye which
single-handedly paved the way for
first-person shooters to be marketed to
mass console audiences it’s not that it
was actually particularly good it’s just
that it worked better than everything
else at the time and spawned countless
[Music]
it may look and feel a tad underwhelming
today and it definitely hasn’t aged well
but anytime someone asks you where
shooters on consoles became popular you
gotta tell them that the game is bond
game bond did you know video game James
Bond that Beth whatever we tried do you
agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day
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