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Tex · 12-03-2007, 08:20 PM

I could be wrong, but I thought I read his Top Ten list to consist of those that carved out a gaming genre still relevant to today.

I'd be hard-pressed to identify a present-day genre that Pong, Space Invaders, or Pac-Man resembles. Technically those are all arcade games of a similar flavor.

Oregon Trail might have a case, but I think it's summed up in Zork (adventure games).

Gauntlet the first MMORPG? Heh. Do you know what that acronym means, Mike? If we're going to be fair to MMO's, I'd really have to go with Ultima Online.

12-03-2007, 08:20 PM	#8
Tex Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,596	I could be wrong, but I thought I read his Top Ten list to consist of those that carved out a gaming genre still relevant to today. I'd be hard-pressed to identify a present-day genre that Pong, Space Invaders, or Pac-Man resembles. Technically those are all arcade games of a similar flavor. Oregon Trail might have a case, but I think it's summed up in Zork (adventure games). Gauntlet the first MMORPG? Heh. Do you know what that acronym means, Mike? If we're going to be fair to MMO's, I'd really have to go with Ultima Online. __________________ "Have we been commanded not to call a prophet an insular racist? Link?" "And yes, [2010] is a very good year to be a Democrat. Perhaps the best year in decades ..." - Cali Coug "Oh dear, granny, what a long tail our puss has got." - Brigham Young