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Gaming genre fads
Posted on 1/16/19 at 9:59 am
Posted on 1/16/19 at 9:59 am
There have been a lot and sometimes they overlap, what are some you can think of? Some have longer staying power than others. Obviously all these genres still exist but there's no denying they were the super "hot" genre at the time and most are now niche.
Here are a few I can think of:
Early 90 to mid 90's: Fighting games (Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, Clay Fighter, a bunch of others, etc.)
Late 90's, early 2000's: 3D Platformers (Super Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie, Jax and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, Spyro, etc.)
Late 90's: RTS (Warcraft II, StarCraft, Command and Conquer, Age of Empires, etc)
Late 2000's: Motion controls (all things Wii, PS Move, Kinnect etc.)
Also Late 2000's: Music/Rhythm games (Guitar Hero, Rock Band, DJ Hero, etc.)
Past few years - Present: Battle Royale
Past few years - Present: "Open World" games
Here are a few I can think of:
Early 90 to mid 90's: Fighting games (Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, Clay Fighter, a bunch of others, etc.)
Late 90's, early 2000's: 3D Platformers (Super Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie, Jax and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, Spyro, etc.)
Late 90's: RTS (Warcraft II, StarCraft, Command and Conquer, Age of Empires, etc)
Late 2000's: Motion controls (all things Wii, PS Move, Kinnect etc.)
Also Late 2000's: Music/Rhythm games (Guitar Hero, Rock Band, DJ Hero, etc.)
Past few years - Present: Battle Royale
Past few years - Present: "Open World" games
This post was edited on 1/16/19 at 12:28 pm
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Posted on 1/16/19 at 10:04 am to PEPE
Yep
Posted on 1/16/19 at 10:05 am to PEPE
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Late 90's: RTS (Warcraft II, StarCraft, Command and Conquer, Ages of Empire, etc)
Gotta bring back the true RTS games, none of the unit cap BS that starcraft started.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 10:23 am to PEPE
RTS games were almost exclusively PC. I can't think of any console games. Maybe FF Tactics if that counts.
The motion control fad was almost exclusively Wii. Kinect and PS Move never really caught on. The only Kinect games I remember were either dancing or aeorbics, not even really games.
The motion control fad was almost exclusively Wii. Kinect and PS Move never really caught on. The only Kinect games I remember were either dancing or aeorbics, not even really games.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 10:30 am to Brosef Stalin
Halo wars was console. I made an elaborate story to return that game at Walmart.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 10:39 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
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I made an elaborate story to return that game at Walmart.
It's wal-mart...you just give it back to them.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 10:41 am to PEPE
I would add survival horror as well into late 90s.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 10:44 am to PEPE
Creation of video games - 2010: Developers making and releasing complete games
2010 - present day: Developers and publishers releasing games that are about 60% completed
2010 - present day: Developers and publishers releasing games that are about 60% completed
Posted on 1/16/19 at 10:50 am to DarthRebel
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I would add survival horror as well into late 90s.
Yep good call.
Resident Evil games, Silent Hill games, Dino Crisis, Parasite Eve, there def. was a noticeably surge in the genre around that time.
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The motion control fad was almost exclusively Wii. Kinect and PS Move never really caught on. The only Kinect games I remember were either dancing or aeorbics, not even really games.
I think their existence, even if mostly failed, speaks to the fad being strong.
This post was edited on 1/16/19 at 10:52 am
Posted on 1/16/19 at 11:30 am to ShootingsBricks4Life
Nope. Walmart had a strict no returns on games back then.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 12:02 pm to PEPE
Every company on Earth made shtt MMOs after WoW.
Thus killing the MMO genre.
Thus killing the MMO genre.
This post was edited on 1/16/19 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 1/16/19 at 12:23 pm to PEPE
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Past few years - Present:
VR
Posted on 1/16/19 at 12:25 pm to LSU Coyote
Maybe gun games and driving games at the arcades up until the early 90s. By driving games I mean games where you sit down like Pole Position or Ridge Racer. There were spin offs like that helicopter game and that motorcycle game. I can never remember what those were called.
Gun games made it consoles but kind of died off after the SNES/Genesis generation. You still have places like Dave and Buster's keeping driving and gun games alive now.
Gun games made it consoles but kind of died off after the SNES/Genesis generation. You still have places like Dave and Buster's keeping driving and gun games alive now.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 12:26 pm to McCaigBro69
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reation of video games - 2010: Developers making and releasing complete games
2010 - present day: Developers and publishers releasing games that are about 60% completed
Posted on 1/16/19 at 12:55 pm to PEPE
Late 80's to early 90's: Side-scrolling Platformers / Action games (Super Mario Brothers, Mega Man, Ninja Gaiden, Castlevania, Sonic the Hedgehog and on and on...)
Early 90's (overlapping with fighting games): Side-scrolling beat-em-ups (TMNT Arcade / Turtles in Time, Final Fight, Streets of Rage, The Simpsons, etc.)
Early to mid 90's: Doom clones (Dark Forces, Heretic, Hexen, Duke Nukem 3d, etc.)
2010's to now: Demon's / Dark Souls clones (Lords of the Fallen, Salt and Sanctuary, Nioh, The Surge, etc.)
Early 90's (overlapping with fighting games): Side-scrolling beat-em-ups (TMNT Arcade / Turtles in Time, Final Fight, Streets of Rage, The Simpsons, etc.)
Early to mid 90's: Doom clones (Dark Forces, Heretic, Hexen, Duke Nukem 3d, etc.)
2010's to now: Demon's / Dark Souls clones (Lords of the Fallen, Salt and Sanctuary, Nioh, The Surge, etc.)
Posted on 1/16/19 at 12:57 pm to PEPE
Freemium
Posted on 1/16/19 at 12:58 pm to Brosef Stalin
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Gun games made it consoles but kind of died off after the SNES/Genesis generation. You still have places like Dave and Buster's keeping driving and gun games alive now.
GOAT
Posted on 1/16/19 at 12:59 pm to WilliamTaylor21
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VR
They were certainly trying their damndest to make it one a year or two ago. The VR hype seemed to come and go pretty quickly though. I know there is a small community that absolutely loves but it wasn't widely adopted enough to become a mainstream thing. 91.6 million PS4's have been sold vs. 3 million PS4 VR headsets.
I can see VR being a legit big genre fad in the near future when the tech is more widely available, maybe the next gen console swill come with a headset by default, that would certainly help.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 1:26 pm to PEPE
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maybe the next gen console swill come with a headset by default
I hope not unless it's REALLY REALLY ready. That's like the xbone coming with the kinect which I instantly sold for $100 like 2 weeks after having it.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 1:37 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
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Nope. Walmart had a strict no returns on games back then.
I don't think so for where I lived. But maybe I am remembering wrong and I could return it for a new copy of the game. Then you could flip that one.
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