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Rocketjay8 said:

GhaudePhaede010 said:

Tetris was a tech demo... also the most influential game in history and still very relevant today.

OK seriously, you are on a message board. Don't be stupid. Don't make stupid posts.

More influential than Super Mario Bros and Super Mario 64? Just how influential was Tetris?

I should have said, "one of" but the truth is that people do not really rank them with numbers. Most of the time, they are all just considered most influential. Pac Man, Tetris, Mario Bros., Mario 64, Ultima, DOOM, Space Invaders are all pretty much equally ranked at number 1. I am sure I missed a game or two that gets commonly mentioned (maybe GTA II?) but when I talk to people that know far more than I do, the games I just mentioned are the games that get brought up the most. If really pushed though, people I have spoken with will dwindle into one of two camps: Tetris or Pac Man. It is not anything more than anecdotal but I was really trying to sell my point and it is nice that you decided to ask.

I would think Tetris would be considered more influential than Mario Bros. or Mario 64 if they had to be ranked but people stay away from ranking the games like that. I even looked on google to find an actual ranking and sites like IGN refuse to rank their top influential games. They just say that the games they list are their top ten most influential titles but they do not assess a ranking to them. Not that it would matter, I was obviously making a statement of subjectivity and your call out was very warranted.