Shenmue Gamesradar's 36th most important game of all time

[Who Really Cares?]

36. Shenmue (1999)

Shenmue simultaneously typified everything that made Sega great and everything that made it fail as a platform holder. Yu Suzuki’s vision for an RPG based on Virtua was so ambitious that it demonstrated how the company’s entire hardware business was unsustainable. Every Dreamcast owner would famously have needed to buy two copies of the game just for it to break even after its $47 million dollar development.

It didn’t happen--leaving us with two sensational games but no closure on one of gaming’s most well-known stories. As a major contributing factor for one of the old ‘big three’ leaving the console market, it is an infamous yet essential part of gaming’s history.

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[Rakim]

FUQ DAT LIST DA SHAMOOZ IZ NUMBER ONE!!

[south carmain]

not sure if number one but it sure deserves a higher spot than 36, but then again this is a list that puts wii sports as the 11th most important game of all time

[Who Really Cares?]

True but no one will ever agree with the listing. Its it the top 3 for me because it had such a big impact on me and the fact that i still look at some of its features and ask ''why don't more games do that'' tells me how important it was for me.

[south carmain]

true but this list seems to be based solely on popularity, proof is that virtua fighter isn't even on there despite setting the standard for 3D fighters and it's major importance on the genre as a whole.

[MiTT3NZ]

I agree with Doom's placement. That's about it.

[Mitsuzuki]

FUQ DAT LIST DA SHAMOOZ IZ NUMBER ONE!!

*fist pump*

[Jesse]

I agree with alot of the sentiment here that Shenmue should def. be higher on the list. Personally; the series is still my favorite. WII sports did bring in alot of families that were non gamers on board. But to call it one of the most important games of all time. That is a bit of a stretch.

[Bluecast]

Surprised a site as low as gameradar even mentions Shenmue. That site is usually making lists on pure popularity and have short memories of the industry.