14 Games that changed the World

[InuRa]

No (classic) Mario?
No Sonic?
No Quake? (or even Wolfenstein 3D)
What about Tamagochi?

Damn, even Street Fighter made a way bigger impact than many of the games in that list.

No idea why FarmVille is on that list, it was just a trend i got to know from the 2 or 3 social network freaks in the class.
Same thing with WiiSports, it was just included with the console... it wasn't really that great or anything unless you managed to get a few friends over.
Also Halo did have huge impact in the US, but that wasn't the case in a lot of other countries and continents so I'm not sure if that counts as a game the changed the *world*.

[BloodShot]

* Thief: The Dark Project (1998) - not just an early stealth game, but one of the first videogames to truly exploit the idea of a usable environment. Shadows and and sound were not just for drama, but actually impacted on core gameplay mechanics. On a similar note, Half-Life (1998) likewise placed an emphasis on interactive environments that would impact on weaponry choices, as well as the power of scripted sequences.

IMO, even though i loved MGS, and i loved thief, I'd have to agree with you here, and perhaps even replace MGS on his list with thief because thief was the first true "stealth" game, MGS was much more action-stealth, and even though it was great, next generation special forces that can only see 13 feet in front of them don't make for the best guards eh? 

Overall, thief was a brilliant game for its time, especially since it practically spawned a genre that wouldn't actually be populated by other games of the same type until much later.

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I wold like to add one of the first real-time strategy games,there were more than C&C or Warcraft.

Secondly something with a real 3D engine like Descent or Ultima Underworld.

For Halo,the XBox = ( GF3+Coppermine+64MB RAM+8GBHDD+nForce)
with a crippled Windows NT + DX8.Halo was developed for Mac OS until
Bungie was bought by M$ and is related to the Marathon 2.5D shooters.
He could have replaced this entry with Goldeneye for N64.

[Tekkie.X]

For Halo,the XBox = ( GF3+Coppermine+64MB RAM+8GBHDD+nForce)
He could have replaced this entry with Goldeneye for N64.

True but he could have also said Halo 2, pretty much set the standard for online multiplayer on a console.