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What's the Most Enduring Video Game of All Time?

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SLIDESHOW: What's the Most Enduring Video Game?

"Super Mario Bros."
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"Super Mario Bros."

We wasted hours with Mario and Luigi as a kid. Last year, the "Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition" was released, after the title spent two decades as the best-selling video game of all time.
  1. "Super Mario Bros."

    "Super Mario Bros."

    We wasted hours with Mario and Luigi as a kid. Last year, the "Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition" was released, after the title spent two decades as the best-selling video game of all time.

  2. "Tetris"

    "Tetris"

    The challenging puzzle game was released in 1984, and it's still going strong. Last year, it was announced that Tetris had sold more than 100 million copies for cell phones since 2005.

  3. "Pac-Man"

    "Pac-Man"

    The 1980s arcade game is still popular today, and it's one of only three video games on display at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.

  4. "World of Warcraft"

    "World of Warcraft"

    "World of Warcraft" was launched in 1994. Today, WoW is known as the world's most-subscribed MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game).

  5. "Call of Duty"

    "Call of Duty"

    "Call of Duty: Black Ops" became the biggest entertainment launch of all time last year, making $650 million in its first five days. A freemium version is rumored to be coming soon.

  6. "Madden NFL"

    "Madden NFL"

    As of last year, EA Sports had sold more than 85 million copies of the game, raking in sales of $3 billion.

  7. "Grand Theft Auto IV"

    "Grand Theft Auto IV"

    Despite being criticized for being too violent, "Grand Theft Auto" is still hugely popular, with "Grand Theft Auto IV" selling 17 million copies since its debut.

  8. "The Sims"

    "The Sims"

    In 2002, the life-simulation game became the best-selling PC game in history.

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Bad news, "Guitar Hero" fans. Activision announced on Thursday that it will stop manufacturing the game that once gave you an excuse to pretend you were Slash.

"Guitar Hero" -- which originally was only available on Sony's PlayStation consoles -- became a big hit soon after its launch in 2005, earning a rockin' $1.7 billion in just three years, NPR reports.

Activision produced many versions of the game, including Metallica, Aerosmith and Van Halen. But sales peaked in 2008, and the fad appears to be fizzling out.

Meanwhile, "Rock Band" sales are also down, while "Call of Duty and" "World of Warcraft" are still raking in the dough -- implying, sadly, that music is out -- and war is in.

From "World of Warcraft" to "Super Mario Bros." to "Grand Theft Auto," click through our slideshow and let us know: What's the most enduring video game of all time?

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  • Blessed... wamcalif 2011/02/13 20:38:28
    Blessed Sheep Gone Wild!
    +2
    tetris is another that just won't die either. plus its a casual game so the elderly will play it too.
  • banzaibuckaroo 2011/02/13 19:20:03
    None of the above
    banzaibuckaroo
    +1
    Madden football
  • Xx ☠Shadow's Darkness xX 2011/02/13 19:06:23
    None of the above
    Xx ☠Shadow's Darkness xX
  • DanielleTreacy' 2011/02/13 18:23:14
    "Super Mario Bros"
    DanielleTreacy'
    +2
    It has to be: SuperrMarioBro's ;D♥
  • ««zamboni»»Hellsoldier-BN0 2011/02/13 18:14:01
    "Grand Theft Auto"
    ««zamboni»»Hellsoldier-BN0
    +2
    Clearly
    GTA IV
  • dubble0t 2011/02/13 18:02:55
    None of the above
    dubble0t
  • Vanquished 2011/02/13 18:02:38
    "Grand Theft Auto"
    Vanquished
    Used to play Mario all the time, but it is limited to one system and thus cannot be the most enduring video game of all time. GTA could be since many different generations play it. Halo could also be up there.
  • Puzzler ~Sodahead's 32nd Guru~ 2011/02/13 17:54:03
    None of the above
    Puzzler ~Sodahead's 32nd Guru~
    +4
    Little Big Planet
    Little Big Planet!!
  • woodnymph Puzzler... 2011/02/13 18:00:40
    woodnymph
    I can't escape it, the advert for this has been on about 50 times today Oo
  • Vanquished Puzzler... 2011/02/13 18:02:53
    Vanquished
    LBP is awesome.
  • Emmilen... Puzzler... 2011/02/14 17:07:06
    EmmileneRosalina
    It's not enduring YET, since it's only been out for a few years, but it's a very creativity-based game. I think this one will withstand the test of time, and (in the case that Mario was to suddenly stop tomorrow) would probably live to at least half of Mario's lifespan; about 15 years.
  • Mr.Hoodz the Truth Troll 2011/02/13 17:52:08
    "Super Mario Bros"
    Mr.Hoodz the Truth Troll
    By far my favorite game ever
    game super mario world
  • Patrick 2011/02/13 17:48:19 (edited)
    "Super Mario Bros"
    Patrick
    +1
    Mario games have been around the longest, they have always been of high quality and lots of fun, Mario will probably never die. Sonic has endured but we all know not at the same level as Mario. Zelda is near to Mario, both kick a**. As for favirot game of todays time. Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, and the newest; Skyrim which has'nt came out yet, but will steal my soul for a good while when it releases this november.
  • BN-0 2011/02/13 17:25:21 (edited)
    "Super Mario Bros"
    BN-0
    +2




    I like the Legend of Zelda also.
  • ButterbeerMe 2011/02/13 17:17:18
    "Super Mario Bros"
    ButterbeerMe
    +5
    evolution of zelda
    My absolute favorite. :)
  • kateisgod 2011/02/13 17:16:37
    None of the above
    kateisgod
    OH MY GOD THE SIMS 3 IS MY FAVORITE GAME.
    other than that, grand theft auto & Modern Warfare.
  • herb kateisgod 2011/02/13 19:35:58
  • kateisgod herb 2011/02/13 19:39:20
    kateisgod
    +2
    you speak of the truth! :D
  • phammin... kateisgod 2012/07/09 07:46:04
  • glass_b... herb 2011/02/13 20:55:57
    glass_butterfly ~YSU~
    +1
    you don't know how many times I've had to sell back doors, windows, and even clear whole walls just to pay off those VERY brown bills! LOL
  • BloodMist 2011/02/13 17:03:51 (edited)
    "Super Mario Bros"
    BloodMist
    +6
    Decades from now Super Mario Brothers and it's sequels will still be played, just as they're still played and enjoyed by many even in the modern era.They are and will always be some of the best video games of all time.Guitar Hero is already dead, by the way, hah.

    played played enjoyed video games guitar hero dead hah super mario brothers 3
  • OddFellow 2011/02/13 16:51:58
    None of the above
    OddFellow
    +2
    I dont play video games but did you hear that guitar hero has been discontinued?

    http://oddfellowreview.blogsp...
  • michelle 2011/02/13 16:09:42
    "Guitar Hero"
    michelle
    favorite video game, mostly because I play real guitar and love music
  • Sattesh 2011/02/13 16:04:10
    None of the above
    Sattesh
    Life - The Never Ending Game
    So whats your next move ???

    life game life is a game
  • BloodMist Sattesh 2011/02/13 17:13:11 (edited)
  • Double A 2011/02/13 15:58:08
    "Super Mario Bros"
    Double A
    +3
    Nothing beats the classic. Da da da da da da du!
  • "Super Mario Bros"
    Gยเtคг Plคאєг ( JFK Democrat )
    +2
    Ive always liked the Mario games
  • sarah licks cats. 2011/02/13 15:41:54
    None of the above
    sarah licks cats.
    +2
    bioshock FTW.
  • Delicio... sarah l... 2011/02/13 16:55:39
    Delicious Crab Meat
    Hells ya.
  • lucky 2011/02/13 15:38:38 (edited)
    None of the above
    lucky
    +2
    Wolfenstein, first came out in 1981 and has had several releases since then the latest being in 2009.

    THEN
    wolfenstein 1981 releases latest 2009 wolfenstein
    NOW
    wolfenstein 1981 releases latest 2009 wolfenstein 2009
  • lazy panda :D 2011/02/13 13:02:42
    "Super Mario Bros"
    lazy panda :D
    +2
    i love those games!
  • Richard 2011/02/13 09:49:53
    None of the above
    Richard
    +1
    *PONG!
  • xaylan 2011/02/13 07:56:05
    "Guitar Hero"
    xaylan
    Everytime I closed my eyes, i could still see the notes to hit in the game XD
  • StephenChipman 2011/02/13 06:43:20
    None of the above
    StephenChipman
    +1
    Pong....oh you never heard of it? Actually I prefer need for speed!
  • shinx 2011/02/13 05:32:16
    "Super Mario Bros"
    shinx
    That and Pokemon.
  • Sammie 2011/02/13 04:33:38
    "Super Mario Bros"
    Sammie
    +3
    Nothing like the Old School Stuff :D school super mario
  • Jalex 2011/02/13 02:57:11
    None of the above
    Jalex
    +2
    If there's one title that has endured more than any other in my gaming lifetime, I'm not sure what it is. 'Super Mario World'? 'Sonic The Hedgehog 3'? 'Dragon Quest VII'? I honestly can't say.
    As far as series go, I would have to pick 'Metal Gear.' And anything developed by BioWare is guaranteed to be great. Picking just one title is too difficult for me.
  • ryuu khan 2011/02/13 02:41:00 (edited)
    None of the above
    ryuu khan
    +1
    world of warcraft if you asking like if it been tryed so many times to be taken down people play it a lot ifs been around for 6 years the company for as long as i been around if not longer warcraft tryed times people play ifs 6 years company  warrior wow
  • Torchmanner ~PWCM~JLA 2011/02/13 02:27:49
    None of the above
    Torchmanner ~PWCM~JLA
  • Torchma... Torchma... 2011/02/13 02:33:17

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