Every game aspires to be held in close regard with the icons of gaming. Needless to say, every game wants to be revered as on the most influential games of all time. With countless games to choose from, it was difficult to dwindle the list down to only 25 items. “So what video games are the most influential?” I hear you asking. Well, let me take you on a journey through gaming’s history. Here are the 25 Best Video Games That Changed Everything. Their children were watching and playing it! Of course, they demanded change and change did take place in the form of a rating system that was adopted. Similar to the movie rating, the ESRB was created to rate video games on what age groups should be allowed to play them. Ocarina of Time was a hit before it was even released as Americans pre-ordered over 500,000 copies that holiday season alone. Even now audiences and developers agree that it’s the most iconic 3D action adventure game to ever be made.