06.01.2007 HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES IN FOUR MINUTES

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By now you guys should know I'll post anything that involves Bubble Bobble in any way, and it gets a shout out in this montage of the most memorable video games in the history of the industry. Spanning all genres of gameplay from 1972 to 2007, and pulling from several consoles and handhelds, there's easily a hundred different games that were included in the four minute video. So take out your notebooks and get ready to jot down a few time markers of games you don't recognize but want to know more about, and try to help each other figure out which games were which. The one that caught my eye was Out Of This World at 1:40 into the video. It always looked like an intriguing Super Nintendo game to me, but I never got around to playing it. Are there any games you didn't see that you think deserve to be on the list?

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06/01/2007 22:51

besides the games you'd expect to see on there, i was really glad to see flashback, out of this world, prince of persia, and two monkey island games. the first three had insane graphics for their times, especially flashback, and the monkey island games were unlike anything i had ever played back then. the only game i can think of that got snubbed was goldeneye. i know it wasn't the first fps, but it definitely helped break ground for fps multiplayer and spending ridiculous amounts of time unlocking things. getting invisibility in the archives on 007 was the most frustrating for me. stupid defense minister mishkin... i hate that guy. he's always standing in the wrong spot.
 
06/01/2007 22:54
bootron says
Is that Chuck Yeager at 00:27? Also what's the name of the game at 1:10?...Out of this World is a great game
 
06/02/2007 02:45
Pettitman says
Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG, Secret of Mana, Shining Force 2, BALDURS GATE, skifree, Grim Fandango, Star Fox, DIABLO
 
06/02/2007 10:14
omicron says

worms ftw.

 

this video wouldn't work for me, but i saw it on collegehumor.  i assume that's who's flash player you have embedded here.  i've had problems with it in the past as well.  they really need to work on that flash player...  
 
06/02/2007 11:05
Thief says
Holy jesus, I was surprised on how many Amiga titles were in that compilation. Also the SNES game "Out of this World" was originally from the Amiga aswell under the title "Another World". Pretty tricky game, has some interesting puzzles and great animation for its time.
 
06/02/2007 12:16
Dexter345 says
Out of this World was bizarre.  I played it, but I feel like I was too young at the time to appreciate it.  I sucked at adventure games back then.
 
06/02/2007 12:43
Michael says
Kings Quest 1 with typing commands was so awesome, I remember drawing a map out for every scene in that game.  Don't forgot to stand on the north side of the rock when pushing it or else it will crush you!
 
06/02/2007 16:06
clarient says
I am overjoyed to see Serf City: Life is Fuedal (also known as The Settlers) tucked away in that montage. Half of the kids playing RTS games these days don't even realize this was one of the groudbreakers for the genre.
 
06/02/2007 18:54

 

missing:

thurricane, metroid prime, every big rare title(like goldeneye 64 or banjo kazooie), wolfenstein, baldru's gate 2, shenmue, jade empire, halo,zelda mj'sm, zelda tww, zelda tp, super smash bros melee, f zero gx, shadow of the colossus, ico, metal gear solid, world of warcraft, starcraft, nights, resident evil 1 and 4, kid icarus, gran theft auto, sega rally, gran turismo II,eternal darkness, diablo,company of heroes and more... a lot of holes but this reminds me of my past...
 
06/03/2007 18:48
Some of the games you mention were in there.
 
06/03/2007 19:39
where the hell was pokemon?
 

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