Editorial

Top 10 Most Influential People in Gaming History
Shane Robinett posted this item on Jun 20, 2007

Who are the Top 10 Most Influential People in Gaming History? Who gets to pick? (I do)

Jack Thompson - For protecting us video gamers from ourselves all over the world!

John Romero - For the largest ego in the world and developing an over-hyped crap-ass waste of money!

OK - So perhaps not ( reference: Jack Thompson - American Hero article - developed by one of our well meaning, albeit soft-in-the-head-and-mistaken editors). Who ARE the most influential people in the PC gaming evolution?

1 - Nolan Bushnell
- Notables: Pong+Atari+Chuck E. Cheese

2 - Shigeru Miyamoto
- Notables: Nintendo+ Mario+ Zelda

3 - Dani Bunten Berry
- M.U.L.E.+ Command HQ+ Global Conquest

4 - Sid Meier
- Notables: Fireaxis+ Civilization+ Pirates+ Railroad Tycoon

5 - John Carmack
- Notables:ID+ Wolfenstein+ Quake+ every FPS you’ve played since thanks to him.


6 - Will Wright - Notables: Maxis+SimCity+The Sims+ Spore+ SimEarth+ SimFarm+ SimAnts

7 - Minh Le and Jesse Cliffe
- Notables: Counter-Strike 100K+ playing all day, all the time, every day - including Christmas and Easte

8 - Warren Robinett
- Notables: Atari+ Adventure+ Easter egg

9 - Peter Molyneux
- Populous+ Black&White

10 - Gabe Newell
- Notables: Half life** Notable!

* Worthy: Garry Gygax - Notables: Dungeons and Dragons

Comments

No Comments

Post a Comment

Join SpawnPoint for free to comment on this story. Have an account already? to comment.

Latest News

NA Gotham City Impostors

Gotham City Impostors is an online multiplayer game unlike any other, giving players the opportunity to engage in unconventional urban warfare

NA Wargame: European Escalation

The battles between NATO and the Warsaw Pact are raging more violently than ever, as each side is trying to get to higher ground.

NA Rich$tate

Rich$tate is a revolutionary update to simulation RPG where players manage their own stores and strive to expand their companies.

NA Rainbow 6: Patriots

Patriots’ storyline explores an ultra-realistic what-if scenario inspired by real events and characters.

NA Battlestar Galactica Online

Many Opportunities for Humans and Cylons to Win Prizes and In-Game Bonuses over Four-Day Period

NA Earthrise

Cloning, nanotechnology and quantum engineering are part of the new reality.

PCCrimeCraft GangWars Expansion set for Dec. 5 Launch

New Trailer Released Today Shows Territory Wars Game Play

NA Trine 2

Trine 2 takes gamers on another adventure with the powerful knight Pontius, the swift thief Zoya and the crafty wizard Amadeus.

NA Body Art in MMORPG - Monsters or Beauties?

MMO games and art are inseparable

NA Of Orcs and Men: The Rebellion of Orcs and Goblins

The struggle of the Orcs and the Goblins against the Empire of Men continues to escalate.

NA Star Supremacy launches new Ship Designing Contest!

If players want to play a game that offers a lot of events with big points, Star Supremacy is definitely the game to play these days.

NA Take on Helicopters

On October 27th we released the initial digital launch version of Take On Helicopters to digital distribution partners around the world

NA Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Zombies and Bio-Organic Weapons (B.O.W.s) add to the mix as players compete against their team’s opposing squad

NA Men of War: Vietnam

New difficulty settings open the game to even more players

NA Magicka: The Stars are Left

Magicka Gets R’lyeh Creepy in Newest, Biggest Expansion Yet