Battle of the Titans: What was more influential to the gaming industry, Mario 64 or GTA3?

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Ka-pi96 said:

Ajax said:

Ka-pi96 said:
Considering platformer games are dying out and there are more and more open world games, GTA 3 has had the biggest influence.

SM64 influenced gaming in general. Not only one genre of course.

Regardless GTA 3 has certainly had the longer lasting influence.

You seem to underestimate SM64's impact. 

Not only where its graphics ground-braking, but just as well its design and controls. Its open world design and 3-axis free control and camera.

 

"In an interview with The New York Times, Rockstar Games head writer and VP of creativity Dan Houser, when asked about influence from other games stated, "Anyone who makes 3D games who says they've not borrowed something from Mario or [The Legend of Zelda] [on the Nintendo 64] is lying."