After the Puzzle Game we had a tie, and it took me a while to decide how to settle it. My vote went to one of the ones that tied, and that vote went to Lemmings. I decided, right or wrongly, to disregard my vote which gave the spot to Tetris. It seemed a fair way. So the finalists so far are:
1) Tekken
2) Baldur's Gate
3) Half Life
4) Super Mario Brothers
5) Tetris
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And so we move on to Round 6: Racing/Driving games. Our nominees are:
Chase HQ - Placing you as an undercover cop, your task was to apprehend a fleeing criminal. At the beginning of a level you were given the details of who to catch and a time limit to do it within. Should you reach the suspect you had to ram the car a number of times to stop it in its tracks before arresting the suspect.
F-Zero - A futuristic and fast-paced racer release by Nintendo on to the SNES. This game employed brand new technology that allowed for some of the first 3D style graphics.
Gran Turismo - One of the biggest and most popular names in the racing/driving genre. What makes it so is the attention to detail in the simulation of every car within the game, and there is a whole host of them to choose from.
Mario Kart - First appearing on the SNES, this game took the mascot of Nintendo in a new and unexpected way. Like most racing games, this is more popular in multi-player mode.
Need For Speed - Initially a realistic game that tried to match the physics of true driving, until the econd installment. This game got many criticisms until the Underground series.
OutRun - This game was most well known for the arcade version. Its popularity can be attributed to the innovative hydraulic cabinet, to the choice in both soundtrack and route, and to the graphics, whose behind-the-back perspective gave players a better sense of speed than other games in the genre.
Pole Position - Pole Position was the leading game in arcades worldwide due to its breathtakingly realistic graphics at the time. It pioneered the popular "rear-view racer format" found in many games today, and many imitators of the format appeared after its release, most notably Sega's Out Run in 1986, which took driving games to the next level of realism.
Ridge Racer - Ridge Racer involves tracks which take place in the fictional city of Ridge City. Ridge City contains varied landscapes such as cities, beaches, woods, and mountains. A fairly typical game, but one that was very popular.
Virtua Racing - It was the one of first of its kind to use fully polygonal racers and environments, on the new 3DCG board "Model 1". It was later ported to Sega Megadrive in 1994. It is also one of the first arcade games to have a 16:9 mode.
Wipeout - The gameplay differs from that of a traditional racing game with cars; the player instead controls vehicles which hover over the ground. In addition to this, the player can pick up weapons to fire at enemies, as well as defensive items.
1) Tekken
2) Baldur's Gate
3) Half Life
4) Super Mario Brothers
5) Tetris
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7)
8)
9)
10)
And so we move on to Round 6: Racing/Driving games. Our nominees are:
Chase HQ - Placing you as an undercover cop, your task was to apprehend a fleeing criminal. At the beginning of a level you were given the details of who to catch and a time limit to do it within. Should you reach the suspect you had to ram the car a number of times to stop it in its tracks before arresting the suspect.
F-Zero - A futuristic and fast-paced racer release by Nintendo on to the SNES. This game employed brand new technology that allowed for some of the first 3D style graphics.
Gran Turismo - One of the biggest and most popular names in the racing/driving genre. What makes it so is the attention to detail in the simulation of every car within the game, and there is a whole host of them to choose from.
Mario Kart - First appearing on the SNES, this game took the mascot of Nintendo in a new and unexpected way. Like most racing games, this is more popular in multi-player mode.
Need For Speed - Initially a realistic game that tried to match the physics of true driving, until the econd installment. This game got many criticisms until the Underground series.
OutRun - This game was most well known for the arcade version. Its popularity can be attributed to the innovative hydraulic cabinet, to the choice in both soundtrack and route, and to the graphics, whose behind-the-back perspective gave players a better sense of speed than other games in the genre.
Pole Position - Pole Position was the leading game in arcades worldwide due to its breathtakingly realistic graphics at the time. It pioneered the popular "rear-view racer format" found in many games today, and many imitators of the format appeared after its release, most notably Sega's Out Run in 1986, which took driving games to the next level of realism.
Ridge Racer - Ridge Racer involves tracks which take place in the fictional city of Ridge City. Ridge City contains varied landscapes such as cities, beaches, woods, and mountains. A fairly typical game, but one that was very popular.
Virtua Racing - It was the one of first of its kind to use fully polygonal racers and environments, on the new 3DCG board "Model 1". It was later ported to Sega Megadrive in 1994. It is also one of the first arcade games to have a 16:9 mode.
Wipeout - The gameplay differs from that of a traditional racing game with cars; the player instead controls vehicles which hover over the ground. In addition to this, the player can pick up weapons to fire at enemies, as well as defensive items.
