Mama Robotnik
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Wikipedia's collected articles on the history of gaming work around a constructed timeline. The backbone of this history is the assumption that we are in the Seventh Generation of gaming. Distributed across the successive numbered generations are all released consoles, ranging from the Magnavox Odyssey (1972), to the PSPGo (2009).
I thought it would be interesting to list our favoured game (one from each generation, with an optional runner up), using this timeline as a construct:
My choices:
Gen 1: Pong (Atari/Sears Telegames Pong console)
Gen 2: Breakout (Atari 2600)
Runner up: Dig Dug (Atari 5200)
Gen 3: Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Runner up: Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan) (NES)
Gen 4: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
Runner up: Sonic CD (Sega Mega CD)
Gen 5: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
Runner up: Final Fantasy IX (PS1)
Gen 6: Okami (Playstation 2)
Runner up: Metroid Prime (GC)
Gen 7: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Runner up: Portal (360)
So there they are. Feel free to pick my opinions apart if you like. On reflection, I find it interesting that over the decades I favour a range of different genres.
So, I put the question to GAF: What games are your generational choices?
(Read before posting: We're not including PC developments due to generational ambiguity, so console games only please. If you've not played a generation, feel free to indicate this or leave it blank.)
I thought it would be interesting to list our favoured game (one from each generation, with an optional runner up), using this timeline as a construct:
Wikipedia said:The First Generation
Magnavox Odyssey -- Tele-Spiel ES 2201 -- Atari/Sears Telegames Pong -- Coleco Telstar -- Nintendo Color TV Game
The Second Generation
Fairchild Channel F -- RCA Studio II -- Atari 2600/2500 -- Magnavox Odyssey -- Mattel Intellivision -- Vectrex -- Emerson Arcadia 2001 -- ColecoVision -- Sega SG-1000 -- Milton Bradley Microvision -- Nintendo Game & Watch
The Third Generation
NES -- Sega Master System -- Atari 7800 -- PV-1000 -- Epoch Cassette Vision -- Supergame VG 3000
The Fourth Generation
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis -- SNES -- Nintendo Game Boy -- TurboGrafx-16 -- Neo Geo -- Sega Mega CD -- Sega 32X -- Amiga CDTV -- Philips CDi -- Atari Lynx -- Sega Game Gear
The Fifth Generation
Sony Playstation -- Sega Saturn -- Nintendo 64 -- Jaguar -- 3DO -- CD32 -- Pippin -- Virtual Boy -- Nintendo 64DD -- Sega Nomad -- Gameboy Colour -- NeoGeo Pocket -- Wonderswan
The Sixth Generation
Sega Dreamcast -- Sony Playstation 2 -- Microsoft XBox -- Nintendo Gamecube -- Nintendo GBA/SP/Micro -- Nokia NGage
The Seventh Generation (Present Day)
XBox 360 -- Nintendo Wii -- Sony Playstation 3 -- Nintendo DS/Lite/i -- Sony PSP/Slim/Go -- Ipod/Iphone
My choices:
Gen 1: Pong (Atari/Sears Telegames Pong console)
Gen 2: Breakout (Atari 2600)
Runner up: Dig Dug (Atari 5200)
Gen 3: Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Runner up: Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan) (NES)
Gen 4: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
Runner up: Sonic CD (Sega Mega CD)
Gen 5: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
Runner up: Final Fantasy IX (PS1)
Gen 6: Okami (Playstation 2)
Runner up: Metroid Prime (GC)
Gen 7: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Runner up: Portal (360)
So there they are. Feel free to pick my opinions apart if you like. On reflection, I find it interesting that over the decades I favour a range of different genres.
So, I put the question to GAF: What games are your generational choices?
(Read before posting: We're not including PC developments due to generational ambiguity, so console games only please. If you've not played a generation, feel free to indicate this or leave it blank.)