Tober on 07 October 2024
It's interesting to think about what 'creating a genre' means. A game might not be the first to introduce certain gameplay elements, but could have popularized it, therefore became genre defining.
Examples:
Platform fighters - Smash Bros
Platformers - Super Mario Bros
Action adventures - Zelda
Metroidvania - Metroid/Symphony of the Night
Fighters - Streetfighter2
RTS - Warcraft2
Simulation - Sims
etc.
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