Gaming is slowly but surely becoming an important part in our daily lives, as more and more people prefer to entertain themselves with a good video game in favor of movies or TV. That is why a lot of respected organizations are acknowledging the important role that video games have had for our current society.
The most recent example is the Guinness association, which is responsible for editing and creating the book of world records every year, which has just released the top 50 most influential games of all time. Although there was a lot of debate concerning this chart, the fact that the association gathered a crack team of industry specialists and analysts in order to create it will make some people more calm.
According to the Guinness World Records, it seems that Super Mario Kart has had the biggest and most long lasting effect on the whole industry and spawned
a variety of sequels. That's right,
Nintendo's fun racer has defeated all other games and finished in at number one in this chart. The runner up is the famous brick puzzler Tetris, with the original Grand Theft Auto game hot on its heels.
Among the newer games in the chart are
Resident Evil 4 holding the number seven spot, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which shoots its way on the 14th spot, or Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, which is slightly better than Super Mario Bros, which arrived on 17. Here's the full list of titles that have shaped the whole industry, according to the Guinness association.
1. Super Mario Kart
2. Tetris
3. Grand Theft Auto
4. Super Mario World
5. Zelda Ocarina of Time
6. Halo
7. Resident Evil IV
8. Final Fantasy XII
9. Street Fighter II
10. GoldenEye
11. Super Mario 64
12. Tomb Raider
13. Metal Gear Solid
14. Call of Duty 4
15. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
16. GTA San Andreas
17. Super Mario Bros
18. Zelda: A Link to the Past
19. Gran Turismo
20. Final Fantasy VII
21. Pro Evolution Soccer 4
22. The Orange Box
23. Lego Star Wars Complete Saga
24. Tekken 2
25. Wii Sports
26. Pokemon Red/Blue
27. Guitar Hero
28. Project Gotham Racing 4
29. Super Mario Galaxy
30. Resident Evil
31. Ico
32. Chrono Trigger
33. Gunstar Heroes
34. Soul Calibur
35. Advance Wars
36. Ridge Racer
37. Super Metroid
38. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
39. GTA Vice City
40. BioShock
41. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
42. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
43. God of War
44. Sega Rally Championship
45. Starfox 64
46. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
47. WarioWare Inc
48. Saturn Bomberman
49. Crash Bandicoot
50. Outrun 2
Do you agree or disagree with the chart? Leave us your top three games that have influenced the whole industry over the years in the comment box below.
