"Time" Magazine's 100 Best Video Games of All Time Includes "Pong", "Super Mario Bros.", "World of Warcraft", and "Angry Birds"
"Time"magazine just released a list of the 100 greatest video games of all time. And even though it's not necessarily their strongest area of expertise, it looks like they did a pretty thorough job. Here are some of the highlights . . .
--"The Oregon Trail", computer, 1971.
--"Pong", arcade, 1972.
--"Spade Invaders", arcade, 1978.
--"Pac-Man", arcade, 1980.
--"Frogger", arcade, 1981.
--"Tetris", computer, 1984.
--"Super Mario Bros.", Nintendo Entertainment System, 1985.
--"Tecmo Bowl", Nintendo Entertainment System, 1988.
--"Solitaire", Windows, 1990.
--"Street Fighter 2", arcade, 1991.
--"Myst", computer, 1993.
--"SimCity 2000", computer, 1993.
--"Tomb Raider", Sega Saturn, 1996.
--"Goldeneye 007", Nintendo 64, 1997.
--"Halo", Xbox, 2001.
--"Grand Theft Auto 3", PlayStation 2, 2001.
--"World of Warcraft", computer, 2004.
--"Guitar Hero", PlayStation 2, 2005.
--"Wii Sports", Nintendo Wii, 2006.
--"Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare", Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, 2007.
--"Angry Birds", Apple iOS, 2009.
--"Time" also let people vote on their picks. "Oregon Trail" got the most support as a correct pick. A text-only computer game from 1972 called "Hunt the Wumpus" got the most votes as an undeserving pick.
(Time)
