If paintings and sculptures are big deals, why not video games? Video games have more man-hours of labor put into them, more money invested, a plot, music, animation, gameplay mechanics, and keep people's attention for hundreds of hours. Even more so with entire game franchises. I don't see how painters beat software designers in any way.
If we look at all the great gaming franchises that have sprouted up starting around the time of the Nintendo, this is what we get:
Role-Playing Games:
Final Fantasy
Tales of 'x'
Chrono-
Xeno-
Dragon Quest
Zelda
Lunar
Grandia
Star Ocean
Parasite Eve
Octopath Traveler
Bravely Default
Granblue Fantasy Relink
Sandbox Games:
Star Control
Shenmue
Massive Multiplayer Online RPG:
World of Warcraft
Tactical RPG's:
Ogre Battle
Sandbox Games:
Star Control
Shenmue
Massive Multiplayer Online RPG:
World of Warcraft
Tactical RPG's:
Ogre Battle
Final Fantasy Tactics
Disgaea
Soul Nomad
Phantom Brave
Valkyria Chronicles
Disgaea
Soul Nomad
Phantom Brave
Valkyria Chronicles
Fire Emblem
Triangle Strategy
Real Time Strategy:
Starcraft/Warcraft
Dune II
Real Time Tactics:
Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, Dark Omen
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Real Time Strategy:
Starcraft/Warcraft
Dune II
Real Time Tactics:
Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, Dark Omen
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Unicorn Overlord
Strategy Games:
Colonization
Master of Orion
Heroes of Might and Magic
Warlords
Master of Magic
Racing:
Mario Kart
Platformer:
Mario
Mega Man
Donkey Kong
Side Scrolling Beat-em-up:
Double Dragon
X-men
The King of Dragons
Fighters:
Street Fighter
Powerstones
Smash Brothers
Mortal Kombat
Guilty Gear
Bloody Roar
Dead or Alive
First Person Shooters:
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Hack and Slash:
Dynasty Warriors
To align with my other hall of fame posts, I'll also provide a rough ranking of how good these game franchises are compared to each other, from an entirely subjective point of view:
1. Final Fantasy
2. Tales of 'X'
Strategy Games:
Colonization
Master of Orion
Heroes of Might and Magic
Warlords
Master of Magic
Racing:
Mario Kart
Platformer:
Mario
Mega Man
Donkey Kong
Side Scrolling Beat-em-up:
Double Dragon
X-men
The King of Dragons
Fighters:
Street Fighter
Powerstones
Smash Brothers
Mortal Kombat
Guilty Gear
Bloody Roar
Dead or Alive
First Person Shooters:
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Hack and Slash:
Dynasty Warriors
To align with my other hall of fame posts, I'll also provide a rough ranking of how good these game franchises are compared to each other, from an entirely subjective point of view:
1. Final Fantasy
2. Tales of 'X'
3. Xenoblade/Xenogears/Xenosaga
4. Fire Emblem
5. World of Warcraft
6. Dynasty Warriors
6. Dynasty Warriors
7. Final Fantasy Tactics/Tactics Advanced
8. Unicorn Overlord
9. Chrono Trigger/Cross
9. Chrono Trigger/Cross
10. Ogre Battle/Tactics Ogre Reborn/Knight of Lodis
11. Powerstones
12. Mega Man
13. Starcon
14. Master of Orion
15. Warlords
16. Heroes of Might and Magic
17. Guilty Gear
18. Street Fighter
19. Lunar
20. Star Ocean
21. Dragon Quest
14. Master of Orion
15. Warlords
16. Heroes of Might and Magic
17. Guilty Gear
18. Street Fighter
19. Lunar
20. Star Ocean
21. Dragon Quest
22. Octopath Traveler
23. Mario Kart
24. Mario
25. Star Wars: Dark Forces
26. Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, Dark Omen
27. Zelda
28. Valkyria Chronicles
29. The King of Dragons
30. Master of Magic
31. Dune II
32. Warcraft/Starcraft
33. Soul Nomad
34. Phantom Brave
24. Mario
25. Star Wars: Dark Forces
26. Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, Dark Omen
27. Zelda
28. Valkyria Chronicles
29. The King of Dragons
30. Master of Magic
31. Dune II
32. Warcraft/Starcraft
33. Soul Nomad
34. Phantom Brave
35. Parasite Eve
36. Triangle Strategy
37. Grandia
38. Shenmue
39. Disgaea
37. Grandia
38. Shenmue
39. Disgaea
40. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
41. Granblue Fantasy Relink
42. Bloody Roar
I'm sure I'm missing a number of valid inclusions into this list (Sort of like how Dynasty Warriors still has a lot of characters it needs to add, despite already having 94). But the important thing is to get your mind around the concept of how many different types of video games and how many different types of gamers there are in the world. Once you realize how sophisticated and innovative the industry is, you'll start to appreciate how many great people are working in this field.
Video games are a larger industry that entertains people for more total hours than movies. It's absurd to talk about how great various movie directors are from an artistic viewpoint while ignoring the much more important video game industry. Granted, Charles Murray avoids this hypocrisy by throwing movies under the bus too (just like he throws rock music, television shows, comic books, and all other modern art under the bus), but that isn't a sane position so it isn't necessary to refute.
43. Colonization
44. Bravely Default
45. X-men (side scroller for arcades)
46. Donkey Kong
47. Smash Brothers
48. Mortal Kombat
49. Dead or Alive
50. Double Dragon
I'm sure I'm missing a number of valid inclusions into this list (Sort of like how Dynasty Warriors still has a lot of characters it needs to add, despite already having 94). But the important thing is to get your mind around the concept of how many different types of video games and how many different types of gamers there are in the world. Once you realize how sophisticated and innovative the industry is, you'll start to appreciate how many great people are working in this field.
Video games are a larger industry that entertains people for more total hours than movies. It's absurd to talk about how great various movie directors are from an artistic viewpoint while ignoring the much more important video game industry. Granted, Charles Murray avoids this hypocrisy by throwing movies under the bus too (just like he throws rock music, television shows, comic books, and all other modern art under the bus), but that isn't a sane position so it isn't necessary to refute.
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