>tfw most OoT fans don't even play games

most people don't play video games
even those that play video games don't play video games
you don't play videogames

>>377810307
>Xenogears
>only 4.63%
Thats some nice faggotry

>>377810436
I'll have you know I played Gundam Extreme Vs. Forces for 2 hours yesterday and only died in the Destiny Gundam fight 14 times before giving up

>>377810641
So hardcore.

>>377810641
you lie you fiend

>>377810307
>ocarina, pokemon, and mgs were all the same year

holy shit.

>>377810436
This is somewhat true. Most people that claim they play video games all the time usually dont

>1998 is the best year in gaming history meme

Where and how the fuck did this meme start?

>>377810624
This Tbh

>>377810624
Yeah, but what can you expect from that shithole. Parasite Eve 1.89% is also very sad.

Not surprising though, Ocarina is an alright game, but at this point it's just considered a masterpiece because everyone keeps parroting it is and kids need to feel accepted.

>>377811161
Name a better year then

How do I make the filter filter threads that are only a greentexting op?

>>377811365
2001, 2004, 2007

>>377811365
Before the meme started the internet consensus was 1994. Now NO ONE says that. And before that it was 1987, and now that's totally forgotten.

It won't be long before everyone forgets that anyone ever believed 1998 was the best year in gaming history and even saying that you think that will make you sound like a nostalgic retard.

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>>377811548
>2007

>>377811505
you delete system 32

>>377811627
Pokemon is too much of a cultural touchstone for it to fall by the wayside I think

>>377810641
>not working a full day
>not going home then still playing games for 10 hours straight

I thought you said you played games. I played Baldur's Gate from 6pm well into the early morn

>>377811627
Most people here probably haven't touched a console made before 1995.
Fourth and Fifth gen was best.

>>377811890
I had a dentist's appointment and was still fucked up when i got home so all i wanted to do was sleep and watch anime usually i would have played/read Nasuverse VNs for a few hours on top of that

>>377811828
Just like the original mario and zelda? Face the fact, eventually the kids of today are going to be 21 and you're going to be 40, and all over the internet there'll be nothing but that generation talking about how 2010 was the best year in gaming because minecraft

This isn't a debate on the state of games but cultural relevance only decreases after it peaks

>>377810956
Also

>oot and mgs first 3D games
>they turned out being incredibly successful
>mgs wasn't even really known much in the west until mgs
>both games incredibly successful and regarded as goats

Pokemon doesn't even really need explaining. Nintendo got a cash cow that year that they continue to make massive dollars off of.

Banjo-Kazooie was a pretty great game for N64.

Then you also have Half-Life and Starcraft for the PC audience.

Yeah I really fucking miss the 90's a lot. These days you are lucky to get even one game of that caliber released in a year.

>>377812240
Minecraft was unironically a game-changer though

>>377810956
>>377812703
>oot and mgs first 3D games in their respective series
>metal gear wasn't even really known much in the west until mgs

My mistake, fixed.

>gamefaqs
Half the voting base was born after 1998

>>377811365
1992 and it's not even close.

>Dune II
>Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
>Ultima VII: The Black Gate
>Kirby's Dream Land
>Wolfenstein 3D
>Ecco the Dolphin
>Super Mario Kart
>Virtua Racing
>Mortal Kombat
>Sonic the Hedgehog 2
>Contra III: The Alien Wars
>Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge
>Cybernator
>Dead Connection
>G.I. Joe (arcade)
>Gekibo: Gekisha Boy
>Gimmick!
>Lethal Enforcers
>Lucky & Wild
>Mega Man 4
>Mega Man 5
>Nintendo World Cup
>Pinball Dreams
>Pinball Fantasies
>Pocky & Rocky
>R-Type Leo
>Summer Carnival '92: Recca
>Road Rash II
>Robo Aleste
>Romancing SaGa
>Shin Megami Tensei
>Shining Force
>Splatterhouse 2
>Star Control II
>Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
>Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
>Streets of Rage 2
>Space Megaforce
>X-Men (arcade)
>Undercover Cops
>Warriors of Fate

>>377812764
I know but the point is that " the best year in gaming" will always depend on the relative experience of the current majority of gamers

The current "98 was the best year in games" demographic was born in the very late 80s and early 90s so 98 will be their golden year

>>377812864
Just like /v/ in 2017 right?

>>377812864
Nah, plenty of legacy accounts still active

>>377813412
they said "half", not "all"

>>377812903
>no one even trying to argue with this

>>377810307
>All these amazing games compared to the shits we have every year

>>377813940
I can't because i never really bothered to play most of those games
He's still a fedoralord though

>>377810307
There are like 6 games on that list better than OOT.

>>377814116
>fedoralord

How is there anything "fedora" about their post? They basically posted all the highest selling and most historically significant games of that year plus like 4 obscure ones.

>>377812903
>Dune II
>Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
>Wolfenstein 3D
>Virtua Racing
>Mortal Kombat
>all in the same year

FUCK. Is this the most transformative year in gaming history?

>>377814319
Would "contrarian" have suited you better?

>>377814719
How is it "contrarian" if they only mentioned mainstream hits and historical important and influential games?

the best year in gaming is every year :)

Ocarina of Time deserves its praise. It was a true watershed moment for video games, and arguably still holds the titles for best level design and best overall game design to this day. I can't think of a single bad thing to say about it.

There are plenty of games I personally enjoy more than it, but Ocarina of Time is the closest any game has ever gotten to being objectively flawless.

>>377814719
>>377814116
Either ebin b8 or absolutely retarded

>>377813940

There's no need to argue with what's clearly a bait post.

>worst kirby
>worst Mario Kart
>mortal kombat
>various arcade and NES shovelware
>two streetfighters because you couldn't come up with more games
>pinball

>>377811103
Ironically people who actually spend all their time playing games will probably deny it. I know I do it, because I don't want to seem irresponsible.

>>377815051
majora's mask blows it the fuck out

>>377815205
Everything on their list, excluding what look to be a couple of Japanese exclusives, is a classic and several of them are games that changed gaming forever.

Your opinions are irrelevant. 90% of those games were HUGE hits.

>best videogames of 1998
>RE2 nowhere to be found

?????

>>377810307
normies ruin yet another poll

over half of which probably didn't even play any of the fucking games on the list

>>377815409
Stop replying to obvious b8

>>377812903
That's a pretty pitiful list. Half of those were mediocre when they released, and the other half have aged like milk left out in the sun. The Mega Man games, Contra III and Star Control II are probably the only games worth playing on their own merits, and not because of their historical importance.

It doesn't hold a candle to years like 1998 or 2004.

>>377815753
this poster is a homosexual

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>>377810307

Man, I love Parasite Eve.

>>377812240
Rereleases like fire red, or rehashes like Pokemon go do a better job of keeping Pokemon relevant than original zelda. I'd just be surprised to see it fall off that hard. No other series had the same die-hard group of genwunners

>>377815409

>it was popular 25 years ago, therefore it's of high quality.

If they're not good games today, then it doesn't matter how the public, who didn't have today's games to compare them to, felt.

You're claiming Pong is a good game otherwise.

>>377815753
>Contra III
>Worth playing
Only reason to touch this game is if you live in parallel universe where Hard Corps were never released.

Also: Streets Of Rage 2 is one of the best beat 'em up of all time.

>>377816218
>Pong is a good game

>implying it's not

>>377816218
Dude, half the 1998 games listed in the OP are SHIT, but you aren't complaining about those.

>>377811365
99

>>377816482
8/10, quality troll.
Now people would demand to know what games are 'shit'.

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>>377812240

And it's hilarious to watch. Every game from the 80s is virtually forgotten or ignore, and it will happen to games from the 90s sooner or later.

A million years from now humans will still be drawing dicks in sand and shitposting on forums. It's fucking glorious.

>>377816482

Even if that were true, they didn't have to stoop to fucking pinball games. What were you thinking?

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>>377811161
Here's a show about it from 2005

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtmFUZ6uQsk

>>377812240
Didn't stop the NES Mini from outselling the PS4 last month, you fucking neckbeard.

>>377816706
>Every game from the 80s is virtually forgotten or ignore

Last month's highest selling console was the NES Classic. Your argument is invalid.

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>>377811548
>2001
I'm not especially impressed

>>377816860
People in late 20's - early 30's have more money to waste than teenagers. More news at 11.

>>377817002
>>377816860
Yeah, it's really not cyclical. Something is drastically, tragically wrong.

No one 20 years from now is going to remember "When I was a kid I bought an epic Steyr AUG camo reskin for $4.99"

In the same way that right now Hollywood is simultaneously raking in billions of dollars and dying, some critical spark is gone, seemingly forever

>>377816860
>>377817002
>>377816860

>implying people bought it for the games and not so they could show off their epic toy collection on twitter.

>>377817017

>RtCW was 16 years ago

NO, STOP REMINDING ME OF MY MORTALITY YOU CUNT.

>>377811548
Halo, seriously?????

>>377810307
holy fuck how can you pick just one

>B-K is my favourite N64 game
>FFT is my fav FF game
>Half-Life/MGS/Pogeys all speak for themselves
>Parasite Eve is also fantastic
>OoT is fucking OoT
>Starcraft is still cemented as the game i've sunk the most time into, ever, even though I've not played it for almost a decade now
>Never played Xenogears or BG but hear enough about them to know they shine bright too

goddamn son

>>377816625
Planescape: Torment
Unreal Tournament
Desu ex
FF8
THPS
Quake 3
Shenmue
Gta 2
Soul Reaver
Sirento hill
Freespace 2
Legend of dragoon
SSB
AvP
Street fighter alpha 3
System Shock 2
Age of empires 2
Resident evil 2 and 3
Grandia

Undeniable superior year

>>377817136
Yeah it's called you getting older. We had an absurd amount of shovelware back in the day. Since I started gaming in the very early 90s there have been a few great games released most years and a lot of garbage.

>>377816860
>>377817002
>being an assblasted drone
No one cares dude.

>No Resident Evil 2
>No Ridge Racer Type 4
>No F-Zero X
>No SoulCalibur
>No House of the Dead 2

Into the bin it descends!

>>377817269
Planescape, Unreal, Dude Sex, Q3, Shenmue, SH and SS2 automatically make this impossible to overcome, and that's ignoring the other extremely good games on there.

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>>377817284
You know what? Let's take perception out of it. Here's a factual, non-nostalgic or emotional counterargument for you. The #1 bestselling game for each of the following years:

1985: Super Mario Bros
1986: The Legend of Zelda
1987: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
1988: Super Mario Bros 3
1989: Tetris
1990: Super Mario World
1991: Sonic the Hedgehog
1992: Super Mario Land 2
1993: Super Mario All-Stars
1994: Donkey Kong Country
1995: Yoshi's Island
1996: Pokemon Red and Blue
1997: Gran Turismo
1998: Pokemon Yellow
1999: Pokemon Gold and Silver
2000: Pokemon Crystal
2001: Grand Theft Auto 3
2002: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
2003: Call of Duty
2004: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2005: Madden NFL '06
2006: Madden NFL '07
2007: Halo 3
2008: Wii Play
2009: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops
2011: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
2012: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
2013: Grand Theft Auto V
2014: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
2015: Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
2016: Battlefield 1

Has gaming gotten better or worse as time went by?

>>377817269
Filing to mention fucking Heroes Of Might And Magic III makes you a faggot of inter-dimention proportions.

Also:
Dungeon Keeper 2
Jagged Alliance 2
Tiberian Sun
Homeworld
GTA2

>>377817925
>2016: Battlefield 1

Is this true? If so then 2016 might be the worst year in gaming history.

>>377810307
>Being shocked when the game with the best presentation and OST on the list gets the most votes
That's how it always works anon. That's why FF7 was for a long time OoT's primary competition in arguments about the GOAT game. It's why nowadays the two most popular RPGs on SNES are FF6 and Chrono Trigger despite the fact that the Ancient Cave side dungeon in Lufia II is more interesting then both of them combined.

Anyone shocked that the shooter with the most memorable title theme is also one of the most well regarded(Halo).

People eat up presentation over gameplay. Look at how there are often half a dozen Persona 5 threads going on /v/ at any given time.

>>377818072
It's the most controversial one because sales numbers for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare have been hidden, they were neck and neck

>>377817284
Nothing in that poster's post said anything about their subjective experience. There's a reason the industry has declines so far in revenue since the 2000s. Something has changed and not for the better.

>>377818072
>2008 Wii Play
>2005 Madden
>2006 Madden

Maybe

>>377817925
All this really tells me is that dudebros have a lot of money to spend. Like all mediums, the amount of content produced today far exceeds its past, and nostalgiafags are incapable of spending the time to find the stuff that actually suits them.

>>377817136
This is the best and truest post in the thread.

>>377818235
>There's a reason the industry has declines so far in revenue since the 2000s.
The reason is that you only count a small amount of actual game revenue

>>377810307
My GOAT is OoT and I've played Banjo, Half-Life, MGS, Pokemon and Starcraft too.

>>377818162
>sales numbers for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

WHY?

>>377817925
How is the bestselling game from that year even remotely a counterargument for what I said. All I said is that there has been a steady stream of good to great games and a lot of garbage all along I don't actually think that the best selling game of the year being a platformer every year is any better and the earlier half of the list isn't really to my taste either. We had 3 years in a row of fucking pokemon there.

>>377818498
I bet you like Sonic and have an inflation fetish.

>>377818264
Nothing wrong with those games, neckbeard.

I don't even play them, but if you think they're even 1/10 as bad as B1 then you literally are 700lbs. and live in your mom's basement and don't bathe.

>>377818356
The PS4 is performing in the same league as the PS2/PS3. Good for them.

The Xbox One underperformed the Xbox 360, the Wii U underperformed the Wii, the 3DS underperformed the DS, the Vita underperformed the PSP. The industry contracted horribly after the last generation.

>>377818648
>Super Mario Bros, 3, World and Yoshi's Island are objectively equal in quality to Call of Duty
Okay so you're just a contrarian asshole

>>377817925

All this says is that more plebs got into the industry; it says nothing about the amount of "/v/ approved" games being released.

>>377818619
>WHY?
Presumably because they're low. I mean I'm sure it's still millions but Activision would be bragging out loud if it pulled Modern Warfare/Black Ops numbers so it's gotta be a disappointment.

>>377818356
No, the reason is that revenue has plummeted once you adjust for inflation. Something's seriously wrong. By the time we're old gaming will likely be a niche hobby and only low budget indie games will exist because there won't be enough potential money in gaming to justify large budgets.

>>377818747

>pointing out that sales numbers don't mean much in an industry that's changed demographics over 30-fucking-years is being contrarian.

Who are you quoting?

>>377817925
>Mario era
>then Pokemon
>then Cowaduty
We're about due for a new franchise to eat the entire industry then, aren't we?

>>377818747
I don't care about objective quality, I'm just as likely to buy cod as I am to buy a platformer. As in I'm not. My argument is that every year has good games and garbage and if you want to find something to your taste it's not that bad. Everyone else buying cod now is no different than it was when everyone was buying platformers or pokemon. Pokemon is actually a great analogy to cod, same shit every year.

>>377818965
>I don't actually think that the best selling game of the year being a platformer every year is any better
- some faggot (2017)

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>>377810307
Why isn't Fallout 2 on that list?

>>377810436
I played 7 hours of FFIV since yesterday

>>377819084
I stand by that. Do you really think a pokemon game has more effort put in than CoD? I don't like either but they're basically the same shit.

>>377819014
>My opinions > your facts, why don't you understand that I'm right and you're wrong
Done talking to you.

>>377819179
why do you think I care

>>377819293
The facts are that the best selling game of the year has no bearing on the overall availability of good games.

>>377819169

The poll isn't "which piece of shit do people point to when someone says 1998 was good".

>>377810956
Pokemon was 1997. Poll is incorrect

>>377816384
>Only reason to touch this game is if you live in parallel universe where Hard Corps were never released.
Yeah, who wants to play TWO different games that happen in the same series? It's not like you can play one after being done with other. What an absurd concept. Gasp! You might even want to play other games in the same genre that are not part of the same series. Fucking moron.

>>377810436
dont speak for me faggot

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>>377819592
From a certain point of view

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>MGS was neither the first nor best 3D stealth game in 1998

lmaoing@Kojima's legacy

>>377819727
The fuck was Green?

>>377819710
make

>>377819592
The EOP edition was released in '98 (as shown here>>377819727), which is what most of the world plays anyway.

>>377819807
Japanese version of what was called Blue everywhere else. That's why the remakes were called FireRed and LeafGreen.

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>>377819807
The beta version of Pokemon Blue

>>377818995
>2018: Battleborn 2
>2019: Battleborn 3: Pitchford's Revenge
>2020: B4ttleborn

>>377819779
Only autists care about that shit.

>>377819807
It was the Japanese version of Pokemon Blue. And their version of Pokemon Blue was a combined version of their Red and Green. For some reason, they switched colors for Blue and Green in the U.S. and never bothered releasing a Green over here.

>>377820186
Go to bed, Randy.

>>377811161
name a year with more influential games

>Pokemon
>Half-Life
>MGS
>OoT
>Baldur's Gate
>Banjo Kazooie
>Starcraft

literally a top 10 of all time list

>>377820385
All of those games have superior sequels.

>>377817925
>So many people buy shooters for children
Why have we stopped hitting kids?

>>377820573
lmao

literally none of them do except MAYBE MGS

>>377820385
1992 had Wolf 3-D, Mortal Kombat, Virtua Racing, Ultima VII, Ultima Underworld, Dune II, Super Mario Kart, Star Control II, Kirby's Dream Land, and Shin Megami Tensei (which lead to Persona), among others listed here: >>377812903

>>377819623
Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill Pachislot are technically part of same series.
Baldur's Gate 2 and Dragon Age 2 are part of same genre.
Do I need to continue?

Next time, when talking about games aging like milk, please think twice.

>>377812864
According to the own polls most are 23+

>>377820657
>Pokemon Gold/Silver
>Banjo Tooie
>Majora's Mask let alone WW, TP, and BotW
>Half-Life 2

Stop baiting.

>>377820385
1986
1993
2004

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>>377820787
Contra 3 and Hard corps were made by the same team and are part of the same story within the universe, you fucking retard.

>>377820787
>Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill Pachislot are technically part of same series.
One of them is not even a video game. You might as well bring up those shitty licensed Tiger LCD games if you're going with such an extreme example.
>Baldur's Gate 2 and Dragon Age 2 are part of same genre.
It's not mutually exclusive to enjoy both. If I get tired of one, I could go for the other.
>Do I need to continue?
Please bring up more poorly thought-out retarded counter-examples.
>Next time, when talking about games aging like milk, please think twice.
It's not that they aged like milk (Contra III and Hard Corps are both awesome and different), it's just that you just have shitty taste.

>>377821209
>>Half-Life 2

>Boat and Buggy Simulator 2004
>superior

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>>377820657
gold/silver
HL2
MGS3
BotW
BG2
Tooie
Brood War

>>377816384
>Streets Of Rage 2 is one of the best beat 'em up of all time.

3 is better based on gameplay alone. 2 is too slow and boring. It has one of the best OSts in gaming, but I personally prefer 3's OST more.

>>377821209
>>377821526
>Gold/Silver
Nope

>Tooie
Eat shit

>BotW
ayy lmao

>Brood War
Was DLC

>>377814319
>>377814801
Stop using they to refer to a singular person.

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>>377821594
Hello there, one other person in the world who likes Streets of Rage 3 better than 2. Allow me to warn you in advance that you will be lynched for this opinion.

>>377821526
hl2 is not better

>>377821778
I've always preferred it even as a kid. 3 just seemed more gritty in it's graphics and music. Level variety and story just seems better to me.

>>377810436
>tfw i browse /v/ more than play games

how do i get the spark back

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>>377814116
>I've never played these games and so have no counter to them
>time to pull out the memeinsult

>>377819014
I literally hope that you fall down stairs and break your neck, you neo-/v/ cuck. Kill yourself.

>>377810307
>No X-box games on that entire list
Haha suck it Xbros even Nintendo had a few hits that year, you couldn't even get one?

>>377818735
This. Anybody who unironically thinks that BF1 deserves any positive mention deserves to be shot and pissed on.

>>377822505
>Xbox
>1998
I know you're shitposting, but come on!

>>377818273
Kill yourself, piece of shit.

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>>377810307
You know you're a fag when you have a hate boner for Ocarina of Time.

>>377821227
>1986

What was there besides Zelda and Dragon Quest? Mario was 1985 and Metroid was 1987, incase you're thinking of those.

https://youtu.be/5EGjuZPaZsY?t=34s

34s

>>377821594
>3 is better based on gameplay alone

This has zero basis in reality.

>>377821209
We're talking about infulence. Pokémon Red/Blue started the giant fucking fandom of Pokémon, Zelda Oot set the standard for 3D Zelda games. Doesn't matter if there's a better sequel, it matters which had the biggest impact and influence.

>>377819516
coulda fooled me

Gamefaqs is still a thing? they're like a lesser version of /v/ and /pol/ mixed together

>>377811357
>Ocarina is an alright game, but at this point it's just considered a masterpiece because everyone keeps parroting it is and kids need to feel accepted.
nah, it's a masterpiece because it completely revolutionized the video game industry.