14 DAY TRIAL // 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
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