Games That Were Innovative and/or Ahead of Their Time
Commented chronological lists on innovative and/or ahead of their time games based on my own research and comments from various gaming forums. I'm using original release dates here.
Thanks to the Hardcore Gaming 101, Good Old Games, r/retrogames and GameFAQs communities for their suggestions and corrections, and to GaminGHD for the inspiration!
1960s-1970s Games WIP
Arcade (1980s)
Western PCs (1980s)
Japanese PCs (1980s)
Microsoft/Sanyo MSX
Nintendo NES/Famicom
Sega Master System/Mark III
NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16 & PC Engine CD WIP
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis & Mega CD WIP
Nintendo Game Boy & Game Boy Color WIP
Arcade (1990s) WIP
Western PCs (1990s) WIP
Japanese PCs (1990s) WIP
Nintendo Super NES/SNES/Super Famicom WIP
Sega Game Gear WIP
Sega Saturn WIP
Sony Playstation WIP
Virtual Boy WIP
Nintendo 64 WIP
Neo Geo Pocket & NGPC
Sega Dreamcast WIP
WonderSwan & WSC
Arcade (2000s) WIP
Western PCs (2000s) WIP
Playstation 2 WIP
Game Boy Advance WIP
Nintendo Gamecube WIP
Microsoft Xbox WIP
Nintendo DS WIP
Sony PSP WIP
Xbox 360 WIP
PS3 WIP
Nintendo Wii WIP
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Dead End Innovations - Things new games gave up on WIP
Thanks to the Hardcore Gaming 101, Good Old Games, r/retrogames and GameFAQs communities for their suggestions and corrections, and to GaminGHD for the inspiration!
1960s-1970s Games WIP
Arcade (1980s)
Western PCs (1980s)
Japanese PCs (1980s)
Microsoft/Sanyo MSX
Nintendo NES/Famicom
Sega Master System/Mark III
NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16 & PC Engine CD WIP
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis & Mega CD WIP
Nintendo Game Boy & Game Boy Color WIP
Arcade (1990s) WIP
Western PCs (1990s) WIP
Japanese PCs (1990s) WIP
Nintendo Super NES/SNES/Super Famicom WIP
Sega Game Gear WIP
Sega Saturn WIP
Sony Playstation WIP
Virtual Boy WIP
Nintendo 64 WIP
Neo Geo Pocket & NGPC
Sega Dreamcast WIP
WonderSwan & WSC
Arcade (2000s) WIP
Western PCs (2000s) WIP
Playstation 2 WIP
Game Boy Advance WIP
Nintendo Gamecube WIP
Microsoft Xbox WIP
Nintendo DS WIP
Sony PSP WIP
Xbox 360 WIP
PS3 WIP
Nintendo Wii WIP
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Dead End Innovations - Things new games gave up on WIP