Fiction and the fictional format requires a degree of suspension of disbelief that is now openly accessible to most, after enough time of acclimatisation to all things bizarre. Even the most cynical, like myself, are able to comprehend the more outlandish ideas presented in science fiction and fantasy, even those far from congruous with reality like magic, science and polite Frenchmen. It is interesting therefore to look back on the more prestigious of titles, to give a secondary appraisal to their premises and to judge them by the same merit to which we expect modern games to adhere today. The realism by which most modern shooters, RPGs and even racers conduct themselves with is lacked by the now retro styls of the past. The simple graphics may be permitted to sway, but the underlying ideas are seemingly more flexible. The actions a gamer will carry out are determined by the current objective, as satirized in the Deadpool title as well as semi-undermined in Spec-Ops: The Line. The following list of 10 classic games all feature story's and ideas that lie beyond the realms of the fantastic, and yet at the time went unquestioned by the player.