The 55 Greatest Moments in Gaming (page 3 of 9)

By The Gamepros
August 17, 2006 09:47 AM PST
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43. Adventure (for Atari 2600): Finding the magic dot and hidden credits room was so unbelievably cool. It was the first step towards creating secrets in games like Mortal Kombat and the now-mandatory secret codes and unlockables.

42. Far Cry (PC): Crytek's innovative FPS is maddeningly difficult (but insanely fun), thanks to a small segment of the last level. Consider this: you're holed up in an amazingly well-stocked armory with hoards of uber-destructive super mutants outside barring your path to the game's final boss. The armory houses all the firepower you need, but you can only hold a few weapons at a time and once you exit, the doors lock. What to do?

41. Smash TV (Arcade): Laying waste to countless foes, collecting ten keys, progressing to the correct part of the map, and making it into the elusive (and babe-filled) Pleasure Dome.

40. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Atari 2600): While most of today's gamers will sneer at the ancient graphics, they were part of the game's abstract charm. Finding the Ark of the Covenant in the pixelated dunes took place more in the imagination of the player than it did onscreen, making the experience of winning all the more potent and memorable.

39. Galaga (Arcade): Figuring out that if you let an alien tractor-beam your ship away, you could set it free with your next life and fire two shots at once. This was the first game to have a real shooter power-up, everything from Gradius to Ikaruga can trace its origins back to it.

38. Narc (Arcade): There's nothing quite like running over drug addicts, dealers, and thugs in a cherry red Porsche 911, and then exploding in a fiery wreck when you slam into a dumpster.