Shenmue beats Doom as the most influential game of all time in BAFTA poll | Gaming

The most influential game of all time is Yu Suzuki’s 1999 proto open world Gashapon ’em up Shenmue, according to a public poll held by BAFTA. To claim that top spot in the top five, it beat out Doom, Super Mario Bros, Half-Life, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Minecraft hovered around the winners table laughing loudly at everyone’s jokes at number six. At number 11, Tetris had to sit on a bin because all the chairs had been taken. Dark Souls paced up and down the corridor complaining that everyone had nicked its outfit idea in 18th place, tailed in 19th by Grand Theft Auto 3. Full results below in descending order.

• Shenmue
• Doom (1993)
• Super Mario Bros.
• Half-Life
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Minecraft
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
• Super Mario 64
• …more

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