10 Hugely Important Video Games Kids Today Can Never Fully Appreciate

6. Resident Evil

Although it wasn't the first entry into the genre, the original Resident Evil was the title that really popularised survival horror games on consoles, delivering a classic haunted house full of frights and B-movie conspiracies. While the limited tech at the time - the tank controls, the fixed camera and the health system - all contributed to that isolating and off-colour horror atmosphere, the same mechanics feel particularly dated today - especially if you're playing the unrefined original PS1 release. Unfortunately, the clunky design and the dated graphics just don't really hold up in 2015 - and the awful voice-acting especially comes across even sillier than it did in 1998. Thankfully Capcom did do potential new players a solid with the GameCube/PS4 remakes, providing the industry with perfect examples of how a publisher can update their classic games to ensure that they remain timeless and iconic even decades later.