If video games ever got a "Criterion Collection" lineup of definitive collectors editions, what games would you pick?

[Frickinfrik]

Here's what I would pick:
Pong
Breakout
Asteroids
Space Invaders
Speed Race
The Oregon Trail
Pitfall
Pac Man
Donkey Kong
Galaga
Frogger
Super Mario Collection (1, 2, 3 and World)
Zelda Collection (1, alttp, oot, mm, ww, and tp)
Tetris
Mega Man
OutRun
Ninja Gaiden
Sonic Collection (1, 2, and 3&K)
Mortal Kombat
Street Fighter 2
Super Metroid
Wolfenstein 3D
Doom
Donkey Kong Country
Star Fox
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario 64
Crash Bandicoot
Final Fantasy 7
Kirby's Dream Land
Pokemon Red and blue
Earthbound
Banjo Kazooie
Metal Gear Solid
Silent Hill
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 2
Gran Turismo
Tekken 3
Spyro The Dragon
Tomb Raider
Half Life
Half Life 2
Final Fantasy X
GTA 3
MGS2
MGS3
Devil May Cry
Ratchet & Clank Trilogy
Jak Trilogy
God of War 1 2 and 3
Resident Evil 4
GTA San Andreas
Silent Hill 2
Burnout 3
Kingdom Hearts
Halo
Psychonauts
Fable
Metroid Prime
Eternal Darkness
Animal Crossing
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Fire Emblem
Metroid Fusion
Mother 3
Nintendogs
Cooking Mama
New Super Mario Bros
Ace Attorney Trilogy
Wii Sports
Super Mario Galaxy
Team Fortress 2
Halo 3
Mario Kart Wii
Okami
MadWorld
Xenoblade Chronicles
Uncharted 1, 2, 3, and 4
MGS4
The Last of Us
Red Dead Redemption
Dark Souls
The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
Mass Effect
Halo 3
Bioshock
GTA 4
Gears of War
Fallout 3
Undertale
Cuphead
The Binding of Issac
Cave Story
A Hat in Time
Persona 5
God of War 2018
GTA 5
Red Dead 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
Ghost of Tsushima
Bloodborne
The Witcher 3
Hollow Knight
Ori
MGS5
Breath of the Wild
Super Mario Odyssey
Metroid Dread
Smash Bros Ultimate
Hades
Stardew Valley
Elden Ring
Astro Bot
God of War Ragnarok

 

[beefbowl]

Are we picking for the collection or are we picking for ourselves from an imaginary collection? This list feels like a every major game release with some of the most popular indies added. You've covered so much stuff, I would like to take a different approach.
I would like these games from an imaginary list to add to my collection:

• Axiom Verge
• Asura's Wrath
• Vanquish
• Shadow of the Colossus
• No More Heroes
• Gothic
• Max Payne
• Killer is Dead

 

[LostRifleMan]

Here's my list:

• Burnout 3
• Pacman Rally (Gamecube)
• Killzone
• Killzone 2
• Obscure 2
• Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
• Sly 2: Band of Thieves
• Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
• Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
• LBP
• LBP 2
• LBP 3
• Manhunt
• Manhunt 2
• Policenauts (Sega Saturn)
• Hotline Miami
• Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
• Deadbolt
• Tetris (1989 NES ver.)
• Made Man: Confessions of the Family Blood
• Destroy All Humans!
• Destroy All Humans! 2
• GTA Chinatown Wars (PSP)
• Mario Kart: Double Dash
• Mario Kart 8
• Sunset Riders (Arcade port)
• Super Mario Bros 3
• Dead Or Alive 2: Hardcore (PS2)
• Soul Calibur (Dreamcast)
• Mortal Kombat 9 (2011)
• Doom 1&2
• Blood
• Duke Nukem 3D
• Bonanza Bros (Sega Genesis)
• Road Rash 3D (PS1)
• Tomb Raider (1996 for the PS1)
• Contra (NES)
• Ice Climbers (NES)
• TMNT (2003 PS2)
• SEGA RALLY: CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION (Sega Saturn)
• Rayman 2: The Great Escape (Dreamcast)
• 1942 (Arcade)
• Darkstalkers the Nightwarriors (Arcade)
• Hrot (PC)
• CS:GO (PC)
• CS 1.6 (PC)
• RE4 (2007) (PC)
• Fallout: New Vegas (PC)
• GTA 3 (PS2)
• Sonic Heroes (PS2)
• Freedom Fighters (PC)
• GoldenEye64 (N64)
• Ninja Gaiden II (NES)

 

[ArchienineZXAdventArchienineZXAdvent's icon]

For a moment i thought that you were talking about a collection of games from Criterion Games lol.

 

[LostRifleMan]

For a moment i thought that you was talking about a collection of games from Criterion Games lol.

Same, until I saw their list

 

[Majora Fi]

Here's what I would pick:
Pong
Breakout
Asteroids
Space Invaders
Speed Race
The Oregon Trail
Pitfall
Pac Man
Donkey Kong
Galaga
Frogger
Super Mario Collection (1, 2, 3 and World)
Zelda Collection (1, alttp, oot, mm, ww, and tp)
Tetris
Mega Man
OutRun
Ninja Gaiden
Sonic Collection (1, 2, and 3&K)
Mortal Kombat
Street Fighter 2
Super Metroid
Wolfenstein 3D
Doom
Donkey Kong Country
Star Fox
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario 64
Crash Bandicoot
Final Fantasy 7
Kirby's Dream Land
Pokemon Red and blue
Earthbound
Banjo Kazooie
Metal Gear Solid
Silent Hill
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 2
Gran Turismo
Tekken 3
Spyro The Dragon
Tomb Raider
Half Life
Half Life 2
Final Fantasy X
GTA 3
MGS2
MGS3
Devil May Cry
Ratchet & Clank Trilogy
Jak Trilogy
God of War 1 2 and 3
Resident Evil 4
GTA San Andreas
Silent Hill 2
Burnout 3
Kingdom Hearts
Halo
Psychonauts
Fable
Metroid Prime
Eternal Darkness
Animal Crossing
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Fire Emblem
Metroid Fusion
Mother 3
Nintendogs
Cooking Mama
New Super Mario Bros
Ace Attorney Trilogy
Wii Sports
Super Mario Galaxy
Team Fortress 2
Halo 3
Mario Kart Wii
Okami
MadWorld
Xenoblade Chronicles
Uncharted 1, 2, 3, and 4
MGS4
The Last of Us
Red Dead Redemption
Dark Souls
The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
Mass Effect
Halo 3
Bioshock
GTA 4
Gears of War
Fallout 3
Undertale
Cuphead
The Binding of Issac
Cave Story
A Hat in Time
Persona 5
God of War 2018
GTA 5
Red Dead 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
Ghost of Tsushima
Bloodborne
The Witcher 3
Hollow Knight
Ori
MGS5
Breath of the Wild
Super Mario Odyssey
Metroid Dread
Smash Bros Ultimate
Hades
Stardew Valley
Elden Ring
Astro Bot
God of War Ragnarok

Buddy, I think Criterion only made Black, Burnout and some Need for Speeds.

 

[gwardojones]

Are we picking for the collection or are we picking for ourselves from an imaginary collection? This list feels like a every major game release with some of the most popular indies added. You've covered so much stuff, I would like to take a different approach.
I would like these games from an imaginary list to add to my collection:

• Axiom Verge
• Asura's Wrath
• Vanquish
• Shadow of the Colossus
• No More Heroes
• Gothic
• Max Payne
• Killer is Dead

Someone else who loves Asura's Wrath?

 

[contrail_]

The criterion collection consists of noteworthy big movies, as well as independent european films that only 5 people have ever heard of. I still haven't seen anyone post the game equivalent to the latter.

 

[Rocket2049]

i don't understand the thread, so is it just games we want remastered or collected?
idk but
i'd love a collection of every single YS game, BUT only the newer versions since they've remade a couple of games in the series
ys 1+2 chronicle+
Ys memories of celceta (ys 4 remake) got a switch remaster with ONLY changing the OST and nothing else
Ys oath in felghana (ys 3 remake) and the memoire remaster with added voice acting and all PSP content
ys 10 proud version (made so many people mad it came out SO soon from the first ys 10 edition)

 

[zacharinolongpants]

Disco Elysium and Pentiment feel very Criterion-ish to me haha

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I would also say all the old weird FMV adventure games on PC like Phantasmagoria would fit too.

 

[Frickinfrik]

Are we picking for the collection or are we picking for ourselves from an imaginary collection? This list feels like a every major game release with some of the most popular indies added. You've covered so much stuff, I would like to take a different approach.
I would like these games from an imaginary list to add to my collection:

• Axiom Verge
• Asura's Wrath
• Vanquish
• Shadow of the Colossus
• No More Heroes
• Gothic
• Max Payne
• Killer is Dead

Well I mainly picked games that had the most cultural impact. Similar to how the actual Criterion Collection works since they pick out culturally impactful movies.