The 55 Greatest Moments in Gaming (page 6 of 9)

25. Breath of Fire II (SNES): Mina sacrifices herself to become Nina's "wings." Tragic, but sacrificial game progression earns Breath of Fire II bonus style points.

24. Doom 3 (PC, Xbox): All that future technology at their disposal, and nobody ever thinks to duct-tape a flashlight to their gun? At least the game is pretty-what you can see of it, anyway.



23. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox): The story twist here is the Sixth Sense of the video game world. It's a reversal so brilliant that you realize you've known it all along but couldn't uncloud it in your mind. If you haven't played this game, run-don't walk-to the game store and start immediately.

22. Dragon's Lair (Arcade): Although the genre never quite caught on, Dragon's Lair was unlike anything we'd ever seen before. As much a landmark in the now-extinct arcades as any other game in history, Dragon's Lair caused the collective jaw of my entire generation to drop.

21. Combo Pack: Super Mario 64 (N64) and Tomb Raider (PS): The one-two punch in the polygonal revolution changed video games forever-- moveable cameras and true three-dimensional gameplay put these two games a full step ahead of everything that had come before. Remember what it was like to look at those games for the first time?

20. Doom (PC): When you reached the Tower of Babel level and heard the thundering hoof-steps of the Cyberdemon-one of the greatest bosses ever created, by the way.

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noleafclover

This list is definitely missing a key moment: in Ocarina of Time, when you think you're about to acquire the Master Sword and fight Ganondorf. Instead, Link becomes frozen in time for seven years and you wake in a totally destroyed Castle Town, re-deads and all. Now THAT is unforgettable.

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