“Shenmue” gets a surprise gold in the last BAFTA poll.
HairpinThe Innovative SEGA Truck Driving Simulator has been crowned the most important game of all 2025 April 8 April Awards. If you think it’s a shock, this is not really the biggest surprise on the list.
This year’s BAFTA survey had over 2,800 respondents who responded to free text form, which means that the games were not pre-selected. Still, helped an obvious fan campaign Hairpin triumph over pioneer FPS Fateplatform Super Mario Bros.; the innovative Semi -living; Zelda’s legend: Ocarina of Time; generally agreed to be the biggest game ever. The game with the best sales in history, WineIt came out of the first five.
Credit Credit where is a credit due: Hairpin He contributed to the development of the open world game, pioneered fast -paced events and also taught players the value of hard work, all on a underestimated console. It is definitely worth mentioning somewhere, but first?
Yet, HairpinHis position at the top of the heap is not really the most shocking thing in this “more influence of play” poll. This year’s final 21 is quite strange and seems to have been affected by collective amnesia. Let’s look at the finalists.
The 21 most important BAFTA video games of all time, according to public vote
- Hairpin (1999)
- Fate (1993)
- Super Mario Bros. (1985)
- Semi -living (1998)
- Zelda’s legend: Ocarina of Time (1998)
- Wine (2011)
- Kingdom come: Release 2 (2025)
- Super Mario 64 (1996)
- Half -life 2 (2004)
- The Sims (2000)
- Quadruped (1984)
- Passenger (1996)
- Land (1972)
- Metallic gear (1998)
- World of Warcraft (2004)
- Portal of Baldur 3 (2023)
- Final Fantasy VII (1997)
- Dark souls (2011)
- Grand Theft Auto 3 (2001)
- Bromic (2011)
- Grand Theft Auto (1997)
There is not a single battle game in the list, or even a bang Rage roads. The whole kind of horror has been omitted – Resident Evil 4 did not make the cut – unless you expect the haunted piano from Super Mario 64 Do some heavy lift. Where are strategy games from top to bottom Star; C & cor Age of empires; Racing and sports games do not appear on top 21 – Mario Kart It is definitely worth a reference.
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More strangely, Kingdom come: Release 2 – A game released on February 4, less than two months ago – Seventh placed. Voters clearly misunderstood “more influence” as “my favorite thing now”, because the only thing Kingdom Come on Liberation 2 It has been really affected in 58 days is meal design.
You could even support it Portal of Baldur 3 It is not worth a place in this list – not yet, anyway. There is no doubt that it is a phenomenal game and has undoubtedly set the bar for the modern experiences that are moving, but already has a greater influence on the game than, let’s say, Donkey; Goldeneye 007; Red; Modotonor even Timing; If you said Portal of Baldur 1 or 2Things can be different.
In real terms, it is difficult to challenge others on the list, even if your order may be very different. You could probably support the ejection over two Semi -living or Grand Theft Auto Games, but personally I wouldn’t do it. Again, I am lucky enough to have seen all four of them break the mold and have also pointed out how quickly a franchise can be transformed with the right combination of creativity and technology. Influences will always create influences.
This year’s BAFTA survey follows another stunning vote from last year, named Lara Croft as the most virtual game character of all time. This result wasn’t as big shock as you would think. Bafta always had a British lean and the brilliant Passenger 1-3 retroactive successfully landed just a few weeks ago.
