Here's my list:
Pong (Pong) Wow. Video entertainment is possible.
Space Invaders (Atari 2600) Wow. Video entertainment is fun.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Atari 2600) Whoa. You can tell a story.
The Temple of Apshai (Commodore 64) D&D on computer? No way!
Wizardry (Apple //) Read above
Fallout 1 (Mac) Aesthetic, emotional rendition of apocalyptic future.
Myst (Mac) Ethereal, first person experience
Morrowind (PC) Living, breathing, world where I could play any character I could dream in a world with a vivid, fleshed-out history
Riven (Mac) Video games as art, best game of all-time
Amber - Journeys Beyond (Mac) Whoa, video games can be scary
Little Big Planet (PS3) Amazing graphics, art direction, enough on its own to nearly qualify as art
Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) Still hate narrative, but fully functioning, living, breathing, surrealisticly violent world - it's genius but why can't they do this without making me make choices I can't sympathize with
Heavy Rain (PS3) Video games as artistic noir thriller, second best game all-time
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