Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Essential articles

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| Short sections, needs refs.

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| Needs refs in one section, possible cleanup elsewhere.

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| Good summaries of all handhelds, but needs refs. Some images (WS, GP2X) need replaced by public domain/GNUFDL images.

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| A large part of the Internet culture as well.

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| delisted GA article.

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| Our top-level article.

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| Could use a few more refs. Also former GA.

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| Could use one or two more general references.

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| A discussion of genres might be required, but is also perhaps the most problematic topic since there is no real consensus on genres.

|+ Consoles

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| Refs, obviously. A fairly good history, specs are fine, but little else.

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| Significantly smaller than surrounding articles. Refs.

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| Introduced cross-style D-Pad. Launched Gumpei Yokoi's career.

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| Nintendo's most successful console

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| Needs to be expanded.

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| Part of the Game Boy line

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| Refs. Jumps directly into the hardware, not much else.

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| Could stand to be reorganized (History, features, peripherals, specs?). :Image:Intellivision.jpg should be replaceable.

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| The first video game console.

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| SMS and NES were the two most important consoles of their era; head-to-head combattants.

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| Produces "3D effects without the need for any special glasses".

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| Lacks inline citations.

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| Cultural phenomenon.

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| Former GA.

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| Former FA.

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| Most important console of its era, first popular console with CD media.

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| Needs references. Lots of references.

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| Jumps into "history" with little context. Convert links to references, but needs more refs anyway. Not bad but not excellent.

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| Former FA.

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| Current-gen console.

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| Former GA.

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| Former FA.

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| Cutting-edge motion sensing technology.

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| First 8th gen home console.

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| Standardize refs. Seems like there's a tone issue, although it's only slightly more prominent here than in other articles here. Needs more pictures.

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| Former GA.

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| Current-gen consoles.

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|+ History

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| All VG history articles are essential.

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| All VG history articles are essential.

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| FARC page

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| All VG history articles are essential.

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| Bad lead, needs more refs, copyediting. The 1970s section is a mess. Perhaps fork off a timeline list as the article is quite large.

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| All VG history articles are essential.

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| All VG history articles are essential.

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| All VG history articles are essential.

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| All VG history articles are essential.

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| All VG history articles are essential.

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| All VG history articles are essential.

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| All VG history articles are essential.

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| All VG history articles are essential.

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| Still happening.

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| All VG history articles are essential.

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| Still happening.

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| All VG history articles are essential.

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| Former GA.

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| Firmly established Nintendo as a video game company, having stood its ground against a media giant.

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|+ Industry and development

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| Has references, but might just be better to include the top article on AI. Stub sections.

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| Needs references.

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| Needs references. Consider merging into game programming.

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| For a second I thought I was reading the above article again; needs different pics. Consider merging?

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| Needs better layout. Consider merging game tester here.

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| Needs references, particularly for generalizations.

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| Needs refs (currently has none), significant cleanup and expansion. Factual accuracy disputed.

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| Needs references, particularly for generalizations.

|+ People

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| Creator of the first video game console.

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| Co-creator of MUD1, first MUD and progenitor of MUD and MMORPG genres; author of Designing Virtual Worlds

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| Creator of Pong, kick-started the industry.

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| Main programmer of Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Quake.

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| Creator of Ultima series; in many ways the father, or the evolver, of CRPGs.

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| Founder of Electronic Arts

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| Creator of all the Mega Man and Onimusha series.

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| President of Nintendo from 2002 to 2015.

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| Creator of the Metal Gear series.

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| Prolific video game music composer responsible for the music of Mario series and The Legend of Zelda series.

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| Lead designer of Ultima Online, creative director of Star Wars Galaxies, chief creative officer of EverQuest II, author of A Theory of Fun for Game Design

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| Father of the PlayStation.

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| Creator of Karateka, Prince of Persia, The Last Express, the first game designer to use rotoscoping (a predecessor to motion capture).

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| Creator of Civilization

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| Creator of the Resident Evil series (and other Capcom franchises).

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| Most widely-known and successful video game developer, creator of Mario and Zelda franchises, etc.

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| Creator of Populous, one of the first graphical 'god games'.

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| Co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment.

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| Creator of the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

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| Creator of the Half-Life series and founder of Valve Corporation.

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| Creator of Tetris, arguably the most popular/recognized puzzle game, crucial to the success of the Game Boy.

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| Game designer for Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Quake

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| Creator of the Final Fantasy series.

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| Creator of Grim Fandango, Psychonauts, etc.

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| Creator of Out Run, Virtua Fighter, and Shenmue.

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| Prolific video game music composer responsible for almost all the Final Fantasy soundtracks.

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| Creator of Mystery House (the first first-person game), King's Quest series, Phantasmagoria, all best-selling games. Did for adventure games what Meier and Wright did for strategy games, one of the most famous female video game designers.

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| Creator of SimCity, The Sims, and Spore.

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| President of Nintendo from 1949 until 2002.

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| Creator of Game Boy, Game & Watch, and other systems.

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|+ Defunct companies

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| Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari 5200, Pong, Breakout, Asteroids, Adventure, Centipede.

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| Lode Runner, Prince of Persia, Carmen Sandiego, Myst.

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| Populous, Syndicate, Magic Carpet, Theme Park, Dungeon Keeper.

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| Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, Amiga.

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| Dragon Quest, Star Ocean.

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| Ultima Underworld, Ultima Underworld II, System Shock, Flight Unlimited, Thief.

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| Pirates!, Railroad Tycoon, Civilization, F1 Grand Prix, Master of Orion, UFO.

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| Might and Magic, Heroes of Might and Magic.

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| Ultima, Wing Commander.

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| Final Fantasy, Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Vagrant Story.

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| The first third-party developer; one of the biggest software publishers.

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| Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, various engines.

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| Nothing beyond the lists of games and engines.

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| Diablo, WarCraft, StarCraft, Overwatch

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| Too focused on Cease and Desists (POV).

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| Mega Man, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, and more.

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| The biggest third party publisher.

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| Good info but tagged for cleanup.

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| Fortnite, Unreal Engine

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| Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake

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| Castlevania, Dance Dance Revolution, Metal Gear.

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| Monkey Island and many Star Wars games.

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| Division of Microsoft; creators of the Xboxs.

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| Developer of Mortal Kombat, Spy Hunter and Tron. Licensing & distribution of Pac-Man and Space Invaders.

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| Pac-Man, Ridge Racer, Soul Calibur, Tekken

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| Major console and game maker; created international gaming icons such as Mario and internationally recognized series such as The Legend of Zelda.

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| Former GA. References might be cited in the article itself, inappropriate formatting.

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| Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong Country, GoldenEye 007 and Jetpac

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| Prose needs improving for FA.

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| Former major console maker.

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| King's Quest, various published/developed games.

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| Gigantic amount of information (i.e. too much). Needs more references, of course.

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| A subsidiary of Sony; creators of the PlayStations.

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| Needs references.

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| Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts and others.

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| Space Invaders, Bubble Bobble series, Darius series and Lufia series.

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| Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Prince of Persia, Assassin's Creed, Myst sequels, etc.

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| Mostly a list of games.

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| Developers of Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, and Portal.

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| Underdeveloped.

|+ Books

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| First book on video game theory.

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| Seminal work on MMO/virtual world development.

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|+ Genres

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| Promoted to featured status in August 2008.

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| The largest and most important genre, tying together many video game concepts.

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| Might be hard to find research for a history / reception section. Will depend on adequate sources for subgenres.

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| Many major franchises fit within this genre.

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| Most action-adventure subgenres are considered good articles, which could help this root article improve.

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| One of the oldest genres. A foundation to many other games.

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| Less popular now, and might require some digging to find appropriate references.

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| Each major title has tens of millions of players (July 2020).

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| Promoted to good article status in April 2009.

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| Most of the major Sim games fall within this category.

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| Research doesn't always distinguish between these and vehicle simulations, let alone realistic games.

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| A major genre, especially in arcades.

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| Promoted to good article status in June 2009.

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| Promoted to good article status in March 2009.

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| Former GA.

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| Promoted to good article status in May 2009.

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| Promoted to good article status in March 2009.

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| Not really a genre, but still an important game category.

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| Lost GA status due to unreferenced content.

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| Pioneering genre in multiplayer persistent world gaming, predecessor to MMORPG genre.

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| A big part of the esports category during 2010s with sensational origins.

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| Dominated gaming in the 8 and 16 bit era more than any genre has before or since.

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| Lost GA status due to excessive non-free image use and unsourced content.

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| Important PC genre in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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| Far more important than the separate console versus computer RPG articles.

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| Produced through a merger of weaker articles. Ripe for improvement.

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| Promoted to good article status in April 2009.

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| A dominant genre until 3D gaming came along.

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| Promoted to good article status in March 2009.

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| Meta-genre.

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| A decent disambig-style page. No history or references. Could become an good summary if only tactical and third-person subgenres weren't in rough shape.

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| Types section needs expansion, a history section is missing. Extreme sports games lacks mention. Might need a split.

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| Promoted to good article status in June 2009.

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| Needs expansion. No history. Might need to focus on subgenres like real-time strategy and turn-based strategy first.

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| Promoted to good article status in April 2009.

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| The root article for flight sims, tank combat games, and racing games. Very important.

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|+ Gameplay and design

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|Considered one of the most noteworthy villains and female characters in video games. Was responsible for popularizing the video game Portal to the point where it was selected as required reading at Wabash College and for "the cake is a lie" meme.

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| First game mascot to break the cutesy cartoon mold yet achieve mainstream recognition. Inspired glut of "sexy" heroines and pandering advertisements.

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| One of the most recognized video game characters.

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| Iconic sidekick character, commonly noted as "neglected".

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| Considered to be the international symbol of video games.

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| Protagonist of the Halo series.

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| Capcom's mascot, and star of a huge franchise.

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| The face of the Pokémon franchise, absurdly popular character.

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| Mascot of Namco, considered one of the most recognizable video game characters of all time even outside of video games.

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| The first major female protagonist in gaming.

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| Sega's response to Mario. Inspired a whole generation of mascots.

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| Popularized the real-time strategy genre.

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| Failed GAN.

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| Helped start the First-person shooter craze.

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| Best-selling series of its generation.

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| Broke several sales records for entertainment properties, iconic in 6th generation-onward gaming.

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| Has a minor case of "list-syndrome".

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| Highly successful range of adventure games from beginning, through peak and decline, spanning 14 years.

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| Best-selling video game series ever. Nintendo's flagship franchise, influenced 2D and 3D platforming.

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| Crucial for keeping Nintendo's fortunes afloat during lean N64 and GameCube years.

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| Flagship game series for the Sega consoles.

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| Series of real-time strategy games, World of Warcraft, and Hearthstone.

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| The first major 3D game.

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| Regarded as the first arcade game created by a woman. Also the first arcade coin-operated game to have a significant female player base.

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| The first commercially sold video game.

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| WMS Industries and Eugene Jarvis's first video game. Widely considered one of the most difficult video games ever. Furthered the shoot 'em up genre and the idea that challenging video games can be commercially successful.

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| Made Nintendo a major player. Shigeru Miyamoto's first game. Mario and Donkey Kong's debut.

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| Considered the first successful game of its type.

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| The first successful game using an optical disc medium. The father of the twitch interactive-movie genre.

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| Introduced four-player cooperative/competitive style. Pioneered novel pay-per-play system in which money bought character health.

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| The first commercial video game with filled 3D polygon graphics and featured flat shading, as well as being the first video game to feature camera control options.

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| Pushed the limits of violence in games. Critical flashpoint for national violence debate. Directly led to creation of ESRB ratings.

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| One of the most popular arcade games ever. First original gaming mascot. Established maze-chase genre. Gaming's first licensing success.

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| Comprehensive, but needs copyedit; other issues as well. 13+ items on to-do list. Failed a GA nomination in June 2006. There are many references, but still plenty of unreferenced assertions.

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| First successful computer-based arcade game. Popularized home gaming.

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| Introduced dual-joystick control method. Spawned many imitators.

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| First Japanese-developed hit game. Established traditional shooter genre.

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| Made Star Wars a gaming mainstay. Inspired countless cockpit-perspective action shooters.

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| Launched the one-on-one fighting genre into the mainstream. Revitalized the American arcade. Landmark home version.

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| Introduced the button tapping gameplay.

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| The 1st 3D game for a personal computer.

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| Megahit game (and one that changed the way we think about turn-based strategy) started a series that continues to this day.

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| The very first story-based adventure game.

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| Popularized RTS games.

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| One of the most popular multiplayer online games ever.

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| Consistently ranked as one of the most important games ever released, and a decade-long touchstone for the philosophy of player choice-powered game design.

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| Defined the FPS genre. Transformed the PC into a viable action platform. Successfully deployed the shareware model. Inspired the advent of user mod communities. Became a flashpoint for countless debates on media violence.

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| Former FA. Concerns stated at FAR.

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| A community-created mod for Warcraft III which is largely attributed as being the most significant inspiration for the MOBA genre.

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| It's the precursor to the C&C franchise and established a few precedents for the RTS genre.

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| Revitalized CRPG genre.

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| Introduced interactive and scripted events into gameplay. Served as the model for a massive fan mod community.

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| Defined the use of physics in gameplay.

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| Former FA. See FAR discussion for concerns.

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| The first adventure game with animation. Defined the adventure genre for the next decade.

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| One of the most watched video games of all time.

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| Highly influential game, sparking an unprecedented presence in media. Also the best selling video game of all-time.

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| Former GA.

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| First MUD, so origin point that MUDs and MMORPGs trace back to

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| Precursor to god game and real-time strategy genres. One of the first titles to explore socio-economic networking.

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| Killer app for the CD-ROM. Spawned "Myst-clone" subgenre. Partially responsible for the decline of PC adventure genre.

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| The first graphical adventure game.

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| Created god game genre. Popularized hands-off approach to strategy gaming. First notable game to create a living world.

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| One of the most influential video games.

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| Established an effective template for dynamic cinematic events in games. Introduced rotoscope motion capture to games. Created the cinematic platformer sub-genre.

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| Revolutionized FPS and deathmatch multiplayer gaming.

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| Too long and needs more references.

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| First screen-oriented video game take on the D&D concept. Introduced randomly-generated dungeons. Template for all roguelikes.

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| Pioneered the city-building genre. The success of the game also paved the way for the development and release of other sim games, including The Sims series.

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| The best selling computer game ever. Helped propel Electronic Arts to its current state of enormity.

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| Needs to have a bit more depth to it.

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| One of the first video games.

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| First RTS with three significantly different factions; hugely popular and highly influential.

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| Established market for games with universal appeal. Instrumental in success of Game Boy. Subject of one of the industry's most convoluted legal battles. Gave puzzle gaming a new definition.

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| Legal history of the game is very lacking, could do with a proper copy edit.

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| Effectively translated Prince of Persia-style gameplay to 3D.

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| First RPG to emphasize morality. Expanded the interactivity and importance of NPC characters via conversation trees.

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| Created the MMORPG genre.

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| Laid out the foundation for both branches of the RPG genre.

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| Hugely influential first-person shooter.

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| One of the greatest games of all time.

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| Poor prose, poor organization, insufficient breadth of coverage.

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| Established the turn-based tactics genre.

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| Popularized the interactive fiction genre. Pioneered the use of puzzles and narrative in games.

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| First console RPG/adventure. First major PC-to-console adaptation.

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| Inspired a new demographic of gamers, one of the DS' most successful games.

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| Popularized the Call of Duty franchise, one of the highest rated video games of all time and considered to be among the greatest ever made.

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| Was one of the most popular multiplayer video games, and sparked heavy controversy over violence in video games due to the mission No Russian.

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| Voted "one of the best video games ever" on several lists. Started the Castlevania franchise.

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| Still needs some work (and refs).

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| The NES version popularized the use of cheat codes.

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| Launched the most popular RPG series in Japan, set standards for console RPGs.

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| One of the first and most popular light gun games.

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| Considered the main cause of the North American video game crash of 1983. First of countless genuinely wretched licensed games.

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| Saved Square from ruin, launched a major RPG series.

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| Popularized console role-playing games in the west (especially in the PAL regions). First game to effectively integrate FMV video throughout the presentation. Set new records for production budget on a single game, contributing to today's rising costs of development.

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| The first pioneering console FPS. Introduced a number of new gameplay elements to the genre. Helped popularize the stealth genre. Still is benchmark for movie-film conversion, still regarded as best.

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| Popularized simulation based racing games. Raised the bar for licensed content in racing games. Popularized tuning and customization in the racing genre.

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| Needs expansion.

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| Resuscitated debate over violence in gaming. Popularized sandbox gameplay and Grand Theft Auto series. Cemented "thug" themes as the new trend in gaming. Made Rockstar a publishing giant.

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| Most expensive game ever produced of $100 million. Broke several sales records.

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| Broke several Guinness World Records, was "fastest selling entertainment product in history" upon release.

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| Popularized rhythm games in the West. Spawned two highly successful franchises (see also Rock Band) with considerable cultural impact.

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| The most influential console FPS of all time. Crucial component of Xbox's uneven start. Bellwether of revitalized western dominance in game design.

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| The most popular online console game of its time. Popularized FPS multiplayer with a mainstream audience.

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| Broke entertainment records for highest first-day entertainment release; ended the Halo trilogy; blamed for low box office sales during the launch; massive marketing campaign and media coverage.

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| Started the Zelda franchise, pioneer of the adventure genre.

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| Set the standard for 3D action-adventure games, often cited as the best video game of all time.

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| Start of a long-running and influential game series.

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| Popularized the stealth genre.

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| Gained notoriety for its political themes and served as an example of video games as an art form. Considered as a killer app for the PlayStation 2 and one of the greatest games of all time.

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| Notable for its non-linear gameplay, moody atmosphere and introducing a female protagonist.

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| Successfully transitioned Metroid gameplay to 3D, much critical acclaim.

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| Introduced millions of non-gamers to video games, million seller, increased the % of female DS owners, considered to be the DS' first mega-hit.

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| First high profile port of one of the most popular games at the time that fell far short of expectations. Partially responsible for the North American video game crash of 1983..

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| Created the rhythm game genre. Used CD format in a way vital to gameplay. Important in establishing PlayStation brand identity.

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| Started a multibillion-dollar franchise. Introduced link-enabled trading for handheld games. Invented multi-cart sales gimmick.

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| Ultimate demonstration of third-party developers' potential. First major run-and-jump adventure. Blueprint for modern action/adventure genre.

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| Milestone in sports games.

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| Doesn't really cover the game's massive popularity in North America.

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| Popularized survival horror genre.

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| Some sections need cleanup (specially concerning the ports); references

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| The most expensive video game of its time. Introduced quick time events to modern gaming.

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| Demonstrated the power of strong marketing. Established true speed in games.

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| Pioneer in 3D platformers, drove N64 sales.

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| Established the basic rules of platform games. Became cornerstone of Nintendo's software empire and heralded the industry's shift in focus from arcade to home.

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| Highest selling stand-alone game, often cited as the best 2D platformer of all time.

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| Created the kart racing genre. Popularized concept of mascot spin-off games. Helped maintain Mario's position as most popular gaming mascot ever.

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| The best-selling GameCube game, a social phenomenon.

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| Popularized the extreme sports genre. Jumped the gap between games and mainstream popular culture.

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| Needs a lot of expansion and references.

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| Best-selling video game of all time.

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