With a new wave of games expected to be released this year, including Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, T3 takes a look at the past to unveil 20 games that changed the way we play.
Games that changed it all
Street Fighter II: Turbo1 of 20
Counter - Strike2 of 20
Doom Wolfenstein 3D3 of 20
Elite4 of 20
GoldenEye5 of 20
Gran Turismo6 of 20
Half-Life7 of 20
Halo8 of 20
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina9 of 20
Resident Evil 410 of 20
Super Mario Bros11 of 20
Tetris12 of 20
Wii Sports13 of 20
World of Warcraft14 of 20
Deus Ex15 of 20
Final Fantasy VII16 of 20
Grand Theft Auto III17 of 20
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past18 of 20
Super Mario 6419 of 20
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 220 of 20
E3 2011 is upon us, and the T3 staffers are already on the ground in Los Angeles revelling in the most bleeding-edge technology the games industry has to offer. Permit us briefly, then, to return to the heady days of yesteryear, cross-legged in front of our tellies and hammering the controllers on our NES as if our lives - rather than just our jobs - depended on it.
Whether it was crashing our wireframe ship for the twelfth time into an inconveniently rotating docking station in Elite or being savaged by flocks of irate chickens in Ocarina of Time, each of the 20 games in this feature have earned their place in both our hearts and gaming's hall of fame. Sprits of video games past, we salute you.
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