Goldeneye Video Game

I'm sure someone who has never owned a video game console or played games on their PC has those few games they remember most fondly. As the game industry has grown and evolved so too have the players themselves. Children playing Mario on their NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) and SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) are now spending hundreds of pounds on the top end PC and Xbox 360.

I'm not different, and video games were a big part of my childhood growing up. Although many people are glued to their spend hours watching TV shows the same stupid, I find that games consoles have a much richer experience. I am not alone and there are many great games I played over the years. The five following games are those that stand out above all others and those who have changed my outlook of electronic entertainment.

Tetris was the first. As a boy of six years in 1990, I was the proud owner of an original Nintendo Game Boy with Tetris included in the game only. Now it is obvious that someone so young I was never much good at it. I never saw the rocket that would have appeared if you scored very high, and I never finished the game, however, this Tetris can not do for me was a spark of interest in computer games .

Created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov the game is one of the most popular and influential of all time. He appeared in some form on almost every single device capable of running games because it was first published. The version I played 18 years ago on the Game Boy is one of the most popular and the version who shot to international success. Tetris is always named in the top 5 of the 'greatest game of all time lists, I expect for reasons similar to mine.

There were many games that have been overshadowed Tetris well in almost all aspects, but the fact remains that the first introduction to video games for thousands, even millions of people.

Next up is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. A flagship title for the SNES in the early 90s, a link with the past was unlike anything I've ever played before. With two huge worlds to explore and a plot reminiscent of something from a Lord of the Rings the book he gave more play and replay a game I played. For now, the graphics and sounds were great and I spent many hours lost in the immersive game world.

The reason I chose this game over his successor, Ocarina of Time is that it is the first Zelda game I played, and as such has left a lasting impression. Although Ocarina of Time is widely regarded, rightly, as being the superior game, it was a link with the past that really made a huge success of Zelda franchise.

The next game I chose for this article is one that is actually quite similar to A Link to the Past. It is manufactured by a Japanese company, offers a great game of exploring the world, a large cast of characters, a captivating story and fantastic gameplay. Final Fantasy 7 was a huge success. The first of the series to make an impact outside its native Japan the game has one of the most beautiful stories ever told in a video game.

This was the first game where I felt that games and films were really starting to merge. FF7 featured many non-interactive cut scenes and FMV (full motion video) sequences to increase the gameplay and help tell the story. Although many people are put off by the long pauses in the action and the heavy amount of text to read, I think the game has become like reading a book where you can decide how the story would be place and who would star characters, and even if they live or die.

The success of Final Fantasy 7 has paved the way for many games like this made and prosper in the Western market, which generally had not warmed to Japanese RPG titles, preferring driving and fighting games. It is my belief.