Tag: Retro Video Games

Best selling video games of all-time

Taken from here with complete list of sources –

Minecraft180,000,000[b]Multi-platformNovember 18, 2011[c]MojangXbox Game StudiosGreen tick[3]
Tetris170,000,000[b]Multi-platformJune 6, 1984ElektronorgtechnicaVarious[d]Green tick[5][e]
Grand Theft Auto V115,000,000Multi-platformSeptember 17, 2013Rockstar NorthRockstar GamesGreen tick[9]
Wii Sports82,880,000WiiNovember 19, 2006Nintendo EADNintendoGreen tick[10]
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds50,000,000Multi-platformDecember 20, 2017PUBG CorporationPUBG CorporationGreen tick[11]
Super Mario Bros.48,240,000Multi-platformSeptember 13, 1985NintendoNintendoGreen tick[f]
Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow47,520,000Multi-platformFebruary 27, 1996Game FreakNintendoGreen tick[g]
Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus43,800,000WiiDecember 1, 2007Nintendo EADNintendoGreen tick[10]
Mario Kart Wii37,240,000WiiApril 10, 2008Nintendo EADNintendoGreen tick[10]
Wii Sports Resort33,110,000WiiJune 25, 2009Nintendo EADNintendoGreen tick[10]
New Super Mario Bros.30,800,000Nintendo DSMay 15, 2006Nintendo EADNintendoGreen tick[18]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii30,280,000WiiNovember 11, 2009Nintendo EADNintendoGreen tick[10]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [19]30,000,000Multi-platformNovember 11, 2011Bethesda Game StudiosBethesda SoftworksGreen tick[20]
Diablo III and Reaper of Souls30,000,000Multi-platformMay 16, 2012Blizzard EntertainmentBlizzard EntertainmentGreen tick[21]
Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal29,490,000Game Boy ColorNovember 21, 1999Game FreakNintendoGreen tick[h]
Duck Hunt28,300,000NESApril 21, 1984Nintendo R&D1NintendoGreen tick[23]
Wii Play28,020,000WiiDecember 2, 2006Nintendo EADNintendo☒[10]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas27,500,000Multi-platformOctober 26, 2004Rockstar NorthRockstar Games☒[24]
Mario Kart 8/Deluxe27,450,000Multi-platformMay 29, 2014Nintendo EADNintendoGreen tick[i]
Terraria27,000,000[b]Multi-platformMay 16, 2011Re-LogicRe-LogicGreen tick[27]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 326,500,000Multi-platformNovember 8, 2011Infinity Ward
Sledgehammer Games		ActivisionGreen tick[28]
Red Dead Redemption 226,500,000Multi-platformOctober 26, 2018Rockstar StudiosRockstar GamesGreen tick[9]
Call of Duty: Black Ops26,200,000Multi-platformNovember 9, 2010TreyarchActivisionGreen tick[28]
Grand Theft Auto IV25,000,000Multi-platformApril 29, 2008Rockstar NorthRockstar GamesGreen tick[29]
Pokémon Sun/Moon/Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon24,740,000Nintendo 3DSNovember 18, 2016Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon CompanyGreen tick[j]
Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum24,730,000Nintendo DSSeptember 28, 2006Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon CompanyGreen tick[k]
Call of Duty: Black Ops II24,200,000Multi-platformNovember 12, 2012TreyarchActivisionGreen tick[28]
FIFA 1824,000,000Multi-platformSeptember 29, 2017EA CanadaElectronic ArtsGreen tick[32]
Kinect Adventures!24,000,000Xbox 360November 4, 2010Good Science StudioXbox Game StudiosGreen tick[33]
Sonic the Hedgehog23,982,960[b]Multi-platformJune 23, 1991Sonic TeamSegaGreen tick[l]
Nintendogs23,960,000Nintendo DSApril 21, 2005Nintendo EADNintendoGreen tick[18]
Mario Kart DS23,600,000Nintendo DSNovember 14, 2005Nintendo EADNintendoGreen tick[18]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 222,700,000Multi-platformNovember 10, 2009Infinity WardActivisionGreen tick[28]
Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald22,540,000Game Boy AdvanceNovember 21, 2002Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon CompanyGreen tick[m]
Borderlands 222,000,000Multi-platformSeptember 18, 2012Gearbox Software2K GamesGreen tick[40]
Super Mario World20,972,500Multi-platformNovember 21, 1990Nintendo EADNintendoGreen tick[n]
Frogger20,000,000Multi-platformJune 5, 1981KonamiSega☒[41][42]
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City20,000,000Multi-platformOctober 27, 2002Rockstar NorthRockstar Games☒[43]
Lemmings20,000,000Multi-platformFebruary 14, 1991DMA DesignPsygnosis☒[44]
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt20,000,000Multi-platformMay 19, 2015CD Projekt RedCD ProjektGreen tick[45]
Brain Age19,010,000Nintendo DSMay 19, 2005Nintendo SPDNintendoGreen tick[18]
Super Mario Bros. 319,000,000Multi-platformOctober 23, 1988NintendoNintendoGreen tick[o]
Call of Duty: Ghosts19,000,000Multi-platformNovember 5, 2013Infinity WardActivisionGreen tick[47]
Mario Kart 718,470,000Nintendo 3DSDecember 1, 2011Nintendo EADNintendoGreen tick[30]
Super Mario Land18,370,500Multi-platformApril 21, 1989Nintendo R&D1NintendoGreen tick[p]
Grand Theft Auto III17,500,000Multi-platformOctober 22, 2001DMA DesignRockstar Games☒[43]
The Last of Us17,000,000Multi-platformJune 14, 2013Naughty DogSony Computer EntertainmentGreen tick[50]
Pokémon X and Y16,420,000Nintendo 3DSOctober 12, 2013Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon CompanyGreen tick[30]
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild16,040,000Multi-platformMarch 3, 2017Nintendo EPDNintendo☒[q]
The Sims16,000,000Multi-platformJanuary 31, 2000MaxisElectronic Arts☒[52]
Need for Speed: Most Wanted16,000,000Multi-platformNovember 11, 2005EA Black BoxElectronic Arts☒[53]

The Sega Master System – underrated and easily forgotten

My first video gaming system was the Sega Master System. To this day it’s one of the least talked about retro video gaming systems out there. We all know Atari. Before Nintendo, Atari was on top of the video gaming world before the infamous “Video Game Crash” of 1983. In 1985, Nintendo released Super Mario Brothers and dominated the video game industry for years to come.

(The Sega Master System. One of the most underrated systems in video game history.)

Forgotten in this mess is the Sega Master System. As a child I went to two flea markets with my dad. Both had arcades. A few of the machines were Sega games. When I asked my mom for a video game system at age 5 she asked “Do you want a Nintendo, Atari or Sega?” Now, remember, Nintendo was just taking off around this time. I knew Sega from the arcades. I said “Sega” and I only regret not loving this system more when I owned it as a child.

The Sega Master System was amazing. Believe it or not, it actually had superior graphics 9 out of 10 times when compared to the Nintendo. Unfortunately Nintendo basically had a monopoly on third party games. This meant for every game Sega made, the Nintendo could make five. Sega missed out on a lot of Konami, Sunsoft and Capcom classics to name a few. Less great titles meant less popularity and sells.

Sega also suffered from not having a mascot that could compete with Mario. Super Mario Brothers 1 was huge. While part two didn’t do as well, Super Mario Brothers 3 became one of the greatest and well-known video games in history. Before Sega made Sonic the Hedgehog famous, their mascot was Alex the Kidd. While many of his games were great, they were nowhere near the near perfection of Super Mario Brothers’ games.

Sad that so many people in the United States never owned a Sega Master System. They had some great games. I will even argue that some of their titles that Nintendo had also were better on the Master System. Take Alien Syndrome for instance. The Master System’s version had better graphics by far. The Master System’s Ninja Gaiden was more like the arcade and a completely different game than the NES version. The Master System’s Shinobi was a masterpiece. The NES Shinobi, not so much. I also preferred the gun games. The NES had Duck Hunt and Wild Gunmen. The rest of their gun games pretty much sucked. Safari Hunt on the Master System had better levels, more targets and looked better than Duck Hunt. Gangster Town was as fun as Wild Gunmen. Rescue Mission was way better than Gotcha on the NES.

(Safari Hunt. More colors and way more targets than Duck Hunt. Personally, I think it’s way better than Duck Hunt.)

In the long run, the Nintendo destroyed the Sega Master System. The original NES was a hit in North America and Japan, as well as most of the world. The original NES currently has sales of 61.5 million worldwide. The Sega Master System sales stand at 13 million. While widely popular in most of Western Europe and parts of South America, it failed in the United States and Japan.

(One of the best 8-bit platforming games nobody talks about, Kung Fu Kid.)

I love the NES. I understand why it killed the Master System in sales. It had way more great games due to third-party developers. Even I prefer and love the NES more. With that said, the Sega Master System holds a dear place in my heart. I loved games like the Kung Fu Kid, Shinobi and Alex Kidd in Miracle World. I am very lucky to have been one of the few Americans that got to experience the underrated greatness of the Sega Master System.

Watch, donate and support AGDQ 2020!!!!!

The older I have gotten the more I suck at video games. My reflexes are off. I die a lot. I throw a lot of controllers and yell at the TV as if the fake video game characters can hear me. You know who doesn’t suck at video games? The speed runners currently playing at Awesome Games Done Quickly 2020 (AGDQ 2020).

These gamers aren’t playing for fame or to simply show off their awesome skills. They are playing for charity. This year’s charity is The Prevent Cancer Foundation. My mom has beat cancer for 18 years. Her mother was not so lucky. Cancer took her life at age 51. Many people out there have lost or seen a loved one suffer due to cancer.

Cancer blows. But these awesome gamers kick cancer right in the ass! If you have never seen a speed run, you are missing out on tons of fun. These gamers make the hardest games look easy. Some of the glitches are as comical as they are amazing to watch. And all of this for a good cause.

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