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krazycharlie posted...

I'll go with Guitar Hero. I've had more fun with it than with all of the other nominees combined. Then again, this is just my personal preference.

GH is a weird one to include. It wasn't the first rhythm game, it didn't do anything particularly unique among other rhythm games (it's basically just Beatmania with fewer buttons, stuck on a guitar), and it hasn't really spawned much of a legacy. It's definitely been one of the most popular rhythm game franchises, so it gets some credit for that, but that popularity also got milked to the point of crashing the fad it started, which kind of negates that credit.

I also had a lot of fun with GH (specifically 3 and WT), but I really wouldn't consider it an Important Game in any regard. It was just really popular for a few years, then died out without leaving any lasting impact on the industry. In my mind, that's not the sort of game that a museum exhibit of the most influential games ever should even be considering.