1001 Video Games [with notes]

originally by Tony Mott, includes both versions(2010 and 2013)' inclusions.
Rearranged some entries into their correct years

The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
'71 version date, notes '85 version is definitive/easier to find
Pong
Pong
Breakout
Breakout
Boot Hill
Boot Hill
Combat
Combat
Space Invaders
Space Invaders
Multi-User Dungeon
Multi-User Dungeon
also known as MUD or MUD1
Asteroids
Asteroids
Galaxian
Galaxian
Lunar Lander
Lunar Lander
Adventure
Adventure
Battlezone
Battlezone
Eamon
Eamon
Missile Command
Missile Command
Rogue
Rogue
Pac-Man
Pac-Man
Phoenix
Phoenix
Zork
Zork
Warlords
Warlords
Defender
Defender
Tempest
Tempest
Centipede
Centipede
Galaga
Galaga
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong
Qix
Qix
Scramble
Scramble
Stargate
Stargate
also known as StarGate
Venture
Venture
Frogger
Frogger
Gorf
Gorf
Ultima
Ultima
Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man
Gravitar
Gravitar
Joust
Joust
The Hobbit
The Hobbit
Choplifter
Choplifter
Robotron: 2084
Robotron: 2084
Dig Dug
Dig Dug
Miner 2049er
Miner 2049er
Moon Patrol
Moon Patrol
Mr. DO!
Mr. DO!
Q*bert
Q*bert
Xevious
Xevious
Soko-Ban
Soko-Ban
book claims the original levels are best
Tron
Tron
Time Pilot
Time Pilot
Utopia
Utopia
Archon
Archon
Star Wars
Star Wars
Chuckie Egg
Chuckie Egg
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair
Gyruss
Gyruss
Mad Planets
Mad Planets
M.U.L.E.
M.U.L.E.
Planetfall
Planetfall
Spy Hunter
Spy Hunter
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
Jetpac
Jetpac
Juno First
Juno First
Lode Runner
Lode Runner
Manic Miner
Manic Miner
Tapper
Tapper
Track & Field
Track & Field
I, Robot
I, Robot
Bank Panic
Bank Panic
H.E.R.O.
H.E.R.O.
Boulder Dash
Boulder Dash
Bomb Jack
Bomb Jack
Elite
Elite
Spartan X
Spartan X
also known as Kung-Fu Master and "Kung Fu" on the NES
Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Hyper Sports
Hyper Sports
Marble Madness
Marble Madness
Karate Champ
Karate Champ
Knight Lore
Knight Lore
Demolition Derby
Demolition Derby
The Lords of Midnight
The Lords of Midnight
Jet Set Willy
Jet Set Willy
Pac-Land
Pac-Land
Spy vs Spy
Spy vs Spy
Bounty Bob Strikes Back!
Bounty Bob Strikes Back!
Skool Daze
Skool Daze
Tetris
Tetris
originally released on Soviet PCs in 1984
Ballblazer
Ballblazer
Paperboy
Paperboy
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
Summer Games II
Summer Games II
A Mind Forever Voyaging
A Mind Forever Voyaging
Commando
Commando
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Gauntlet
Gauntlet
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Green Beret
Green Beret
also known as Rush'n Attack
Gradius
Gradius
also known as Nemesis
Mercenary
Mercenary
Little Computer People
Little Computer People
Tehkan World Cup
Tehkan World Cup
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale
Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale

4 Comments


1 year ago

Are you working on a 2022/23 list?

1 year ago

No clue: the video game list, unlike most of the other 1001 Before You Die lists (i.e. Movies, Albums, Books) has only been revised once in 2013, remaining untouched since then. Since 2023 is coming up, maybe a huge revision to fill in the decade of games missing could be released, but I wouldn't bet on it. I'd like that, but it's unlikely.

1 year ago

Though, if ever *I* manage to truly make a 1001 Video Games list of my own, I absolutely would.

1 year ago

I'm hoping you make a new Cyan's 1001, with games of your choice and the books choice. Since youre on Backloggd, why not add Umineko and Pathologic 2?


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