these are the games that dared to try
something new and as a results became
the pioneers of the video game industry
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
most revolutionary video games yeah the
ban in order to qualify for this list
we’re looking at the games that had such
a significant impact on the industry
that they paved the way for many other
games to follow whether by creating a
brand new genre or introducing
conventions that most video games would
later use
we had a shortlist of over 60 games for
this list so cutting it down to 10 means
we’re looking for the absolute best of
the best number 10
Wii Sports now now say what you want
about motion controls
there’s no denying how much they’ve
changed the industry the launch title
that was bundled with the Wii this game
introduced many players to the concept
of 3d motion controls that were so
simple anyone could use them while i
tuoi wasn’t really motion control and
there were other attempts in the past
Nintendo was the first to not only have
it working in the home but also have it
be fun
number nine adventure in the early days
of adventure games everything was
presented to the player in the form of
walls of text but on the re 2600
developer Warren Robinett spent a full
year putting together what is considered
the first graphical action-adventure
game basic though those graphics work
the concept was simple journey through a
maze find the chalice and return to the
castle while being chased by duck like
dragons it also featured the first ever
video game Easter egg in the form of
Warren’s name credited in the game
number 8 super mario 64 the mario name
is responsible for countless innovations
from his super mario brothers
side-scrolling days to his weaponized
kart racing events but super mario 64
his impact was such a monumental leap
that its concepts are still used in
games today a truly 3d environment to
move around in along with an almost
flawless and adjustable camera system
and analog 3d movements it quickly
became the benchmark for 3d platforming
number seven dune
– yo battle for dune begins now while
it’s technically not the first realtime
strategy game with that honor belonging
to the interesting yet buggy ZX spectrum
game stalkers dune 2 was the first to
get the formula right Westwood Studios
combined a streamlined interface with
resource gathering tech trees and
micromanaging that went on to inspire
games like blizzard’s craft franchises
as well as their own command & Conquer
series in an instruction destroyed your
mission is complete number 6 Ultima
Online this Britannia is but one of many
in the multiverse that is
long before anyone was ever trying to
get a slice of blizzards MMO Epic World
of Warcraft there existed an online text
adventure genre known as the multi-user
dungeon or mud for short
but the genres true evolution and
mainstream recognition came with origin
systems Ultima Online this in turn
allowed for the MMORPG to take off with
community events and expansions and it’s
still being supported today with a
recent HD overhaul if you’re keen to
check it out from whence he came no one
knows but his strength and courage were
without here number 5 body harvest one
of the most common misconceptions about
video game history is that DMA designs
Grand Theft Auto 3 was the first ever
fully 3d open sandbox game however it
was actually one of dmas earlier works
in the form of a hidden gem on the n64
that takes that honor we now know DMA
design as Rockstar North and the open
world genre is now one of the biggest
and most popular genres in the industry
as such body harvests often forgotten
contribution deserves true recognition
number four The Legend of Zelda an
important lead for the adventure genre
as well as for console games in general
The Legend of Zelda brought forth the
concept of a large open map one so big
it couldn’t be completed in a single
setting so as a result it was the first
console game ever to introduce the
ability to save your game perhaps one of
the most important features in gaming
today that we take for granted remember
passwords they sucked
number three Wolfenstein 3d just like
GTA 3 some people believe that doom was
the first fps but this game was also
made by the same company its software
games in the 1970s like space sim and
maze war may have set the early
foundations for the genre with basic
geometric mazes
but Wolfenstein brought into play the
concept of playing as a human with
switchable real-world weapons to refine
the genre as we know it today
and as a side effect it was a pioneer in
violence as well number two
pong contrary to popular belief it’s not
quite the first game ever but it was
among the first to be played at home
inspired by the rather primitive
Magnavox Odyssey pong revolutionized
gameplay by introducing the concept of
competitive games in front of your TV
which in turn led to the creation of the
first generation of home consoles before
we get to the top spot let’s see what
else changed the face of gaming kick it
sold in the mike
if you wanna test me I’ll do your
fighting the things I’ll be Chuck sure
want to be jump nevertheless to get a
letter from teams to now kick I go
I
number one space war there may have been
buick sized computers playing
tic-tac-toe and a basic tennis game in
the 1950s but the original video game
not based off a pre-existing game of any
sort came from MIT in 1962 the game
consists of two ships drifting in space
firing at each other while a star at the
center of the screen changed up the
gameplay with its gravity affecting
anything that came near it which can
also be toggled on and off all of these
features made it the most important
video game ever by being perhaps the
very first which earns it the top spot
here we’ve only just touched the surface
of the video game industry so there’s
hundreds of other games that spawned
innovations of their own let us know
which games you wrote your school papers
on and for more interesting top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
something new and as a results became
the pioneers of the video game industry
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
most revolutionary video games yeah the
ban in order to qualify for this list
we’re looking at the games that had such
a significant impact on the industry
that they paved the way for many other
games to follow whether by creating a
brand new genre or introducing
conventions that most video games would
later use
we had a shortlist of over 60 games for
this list so cutting it down to 10 means
we’re looking for the absolute best of
the best number 10
Wii Sports now now say what you want
about motion controls
there’s no denying how much they’ve
changed the industry the launch title
that was bundled with the Wii this game
introduced many players to the concept
of 3d motion controls that were so
simple anyone could use them while i
tuoi wasn’t really motion control and
there were other attempts in the past
Nintendo was the first to not only have
it working in the home but also have it
be fun
number nine adventure in the early days
of adventure games everything was
presented to the player in the form of
walls of text but on the re 2600
developer Warren Robinett spent a full
year putting together what is considered
the first graphical action-adventure
game basic though those graphics work
the concept was simple journey through a
maze find the chalice and return to the
castle while being chased by duck like
dragons it also featured the first ever
video game Easter egg in the form of
Warren’s name credited in the game
number 8 super mario 64 the mario name
is responsible for countless innovations
from his super mario brothers
side-scrolling days to his weaponized
kart racing events but super mario 64
his impact was such a monumental leap
that its concepts are still used in
games today a truly 3d environment to
move around in along with an almost
flawless and adjustable camera system
and analog 3d movements it quickly
became the benchmark for 3d platforming
number seven dune
– yo battle for dune begins now while
it’s technically not the first realtime
strategy game with that honor belonging
to the interesting yet buggy ZX spectrum
game stalkers dune 2 was the first to
get the formula right Westwood Studios
combined a streamlined interface with
resource gathering tech trees and
micromanaging that went on to inspire
games like blizzard’s craft franchises
as well as their own command & Conquer
series in an instruction destroyed your
mission is complete number 6 Ultima
Online this Britannia is but one of many
in the multiverse that is
long before anyone was ever trying to
get a slice of blizzards MMO Epic World
of Warcraft there existed an online text
adventure genre known as the multi-user
dungeon or mud for short
but the genres true evolution and
mainstream recognition came with origin
systems Ultima Online this in turn
allowed for the MMORPG to take off with
community events and expansions and it’s
still being supported today with a
recent HD overhaul if you’re keen to
check it out from whence he came no one
knows but his strength and courage were
without here number 5 body harvest one
of the most common misconceptions about
video game history is that DMA designs
Grand Theft Auto 3 was the first ever
fully 3d open sandbox game however it
was actually one of dmas earlier works
in the form of a hidden gem on the n64
that takes that honor we now know DMA
design as Rockstar North and the open
world genre is now one of the biggest
and most popular genres in the industry
as such body harvests often forgotten
contribution deserves true recognition
number four The Legend of Zelda an
important lead for the adventure genre
as well as for console games in general
The Legend of Zelda brought forth the
concept of a large open map one so big
it couldn’t be completed in a single
setting so as a result it was the first
console game ever to introduce the
ability to save your game perhaps one of
the most important features in gaming
today that we take for granted remember
passwords they sucked
number three Wolfenstein 3d just like
GTA 3 some people believe that doom was
the first fps but this game was also
made by the same company its software
games in the 1970s like space sim and
maze war may have set the early
foundations for the genre with basic
geometric mazes
but Wolfenstein brought into play the
concept of playing as a human with
switchable real-world weapons to refine
the genre as we know it today
and as a side effect it was a pioneer in
violence as well number two
pong contrary to popular belief it’s not
quite the first game ever but it was
among the first to be played at home
inspired by the rather primitive
Magnavox Odyssey pong revolutionized
gameplay by introducing the concept of
competitive games in front of your TV
which in turn led to the creation of the
first generation of home consoles before
we get to the top spot let’s see what
else changed the face of gaming kick it
sold in the mike
if you wanna test me I’ll do your
fighting the things I’ll be Chuck sure
want to be jump nevertheless to get a
letter from teams to now kick I go
I
number one space war there may have been
buick sized computers playing
tic-tac-toe and a basic tennis game in
the 1950s but the original video game
not based off a pre-existing game of any
sort came from MIT in 1962 the game
consists of two ships drifting in space
firing at each other while a star at the
center of the screen changed up the
gameplay with its gravity affecting
anything that came near it which can
also be toggled on and off all of these
features made it the most important
video game ever by being perhaps the
very first which earns it the top spot
here we’ve only just touched the surface
of the video game industry so there’s
hundreds of other games that spawned
innovations of their own let us know
which games you wrote your school papers
on and for more interesting top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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