Top 10 Best Video Games Ever

In the 19th century, if you asked a thirteen year-old boy what they did in their spare time, they'd probably talk about helping their parents on the farm. You ask the same question to a teen in the 20th century, they will probably name some of the outdooor games in response. But now we are living in a new millennium, a millennium where 97% of children ages 12-17 would reply 'videogames' to that question.  Current generation is addicted to video games. Hence, Over the years, so many video games  have come and gone. However, there are a select few that have become classics and will withstand the test of time. These video games will always hold a place in our hearts and help us remember a time in our lives when we used video games as an escape from our daily lives. Here is the list of Top 10 best video games ever :

1   Angry Birds

Angry bird is a video game created by Finnish Computer Game developer Rovio Entertainment. Angry Birds has been one of the top sellers in the casual gaming genre. It is very difficult to find a person with smart phone not having Angry birds installed on their device. The concept of the game is to slingshot wingless birds at pigs that are on various structures. You have to destroy the pigs on the screen so that they do not steal the birds eggs. This video game is best  cure for boredom when you are trying to kill time.

2   Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat is fighting game created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. Mortal Kombat is a side scroll martial arts fighting game. It is well known for its violence and graphic content. It created an outrage after its launch due to its bloody fatalities in the game. However, the shock of the game quickly wore off and it became one of the classic video games of the 90′s.

3   Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog is a popular arcade video game that premiered with the Sega Genesis system. Sonic is a hedgehog that runs through different landscapes collecting rings. He often turns himself into a ball and whips through the screen breaking things. This video game helped launch Sega Genesis as one of the best-selling video game systems in the world.

4   Solitaire

Solitaire is most famous video game among working professional . It’s a game that is often used to cure boredom during office hours. This game became popular among office going people, because it was offered on PC computers for free. So if its already on your computer then why not to play and enjoy.

5   Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Brothers was a game that was released with the initial Nintendo system. It involved two brothers who were Italian plumbers named Mario and Luigi. They worked through magical worlds that were filled with mushroom like creatures and hammer tossing koopas. The goal was to save the Princess from the villain of the game, King Koopa.

6   Tetris

Tetris is certainly the most popular puzzle game. This is a difficult game that uses logic to carefully stack jagged blocks together efficiently. Tetris is  well known for making non gamers addicted to video games. It was the gateway for many to get into the Nintendo and Game Boy video game systems.

7   Pac-Man

Pac- Man was th first game i ever played on computer and for many of you as well it would be. Pac-Man is probably one of the best-known classic arcade games out there. A little yellow circle that runs across the screen eating dots and fruit while being chased by ghosts makes it a very simple, yet fun game. It is one of the most recognizable games in existence.

8    Space Invaders

Space invaders, as the name suggests is a fight game between human and aliens. These space invaders were set up in rows and columns that moved across the screen both horizontally and vertically. Your job was to fire missiles at the aliens and slowly chip away at them until they perished on the screen. This was an extremely popular game in the 70′s and 80′s on popular video game systems such as Atari.

9   Pong

Pong is often considered as the very first video game by many people. It was offered both as an arcade game and a video game sold by Sears in the 70′s. The game had two paddles and used a dotted line for a net. The ball was simply a dot on the screen. This video game was also in black and white and was a lot of fun to play. To move your paddle across the screen, you had to spin your paddle-controller to hit the ball across the net to your opponent. The spinning of the paddle-controller added a certain level of complexity to the game, because it was easy to over spin and exceed the area where the ball would go.

10    Oregon Trail

One of the very first video games that most people will remember from their childhood is the Oregon Trail. The goal in this game was to transport your family from Missouri to Oregon by the way of wagon safely. During the journey you had to hunt for food, find supplies, and deal with various hurdles as you traveled west. Game was inteesting as if you took the wrong step your family and wagon party could be in big trouble.