Top 5 revolutionary videogames

1. The Legend of Zelda -Created by the legendary Father of mario,Shigeru miyamoto, The Legend of Zelda can be touted as one of the most revolutionary videogames of all times. It was THE first title to allow the player to openly explore their surroundings,everything from caves to dungeons to tricky forests. The Legend of Zelda was the first of its kind to let the player really get into the games world.





2. Mario Bro's 3 -Of course I could have gone with the original Mario Bro's, but what that one did MB3 took it further, with a large colorful map,more powerups and lots of hidden secrets for the player to uncover, Mario Bro's 3 was one hell of a fun game if not difficult.





3. Gears of War -Originally released for the Xbox360,Gears of war was the first to bring about several novel innovations to 3rd person shooters, such as the extensive use of cover,using dodge rolls, and sticking grenades to your opposition. Released in 2006 many games since then have implented some of the ideas present of Gears of War





4. DOOM- The great granddaddy of all modern first person shooters, Doom is the one that started the wests craze for first person craze. If you grew up in the 90's you most likely played this game either at home or at a friends or if you had some moolah, you threw land parties and took on your friends.





5. Final Fantasy-This one is a tough choice, it was either Final Fantasy or the ever present Dragon Quest-But the title goes to Final Fantasy, FF popularized The Japanese Role Playing Game through much of the late 80's through much of the 90's and beyond. Many Conventions found in modern RPG's can be traced back to Final Fantasy in some way or form.