IV – Video Game Genres
PLATFORMERS
Platforming Games 101 – All You Need To Know (Racketboy)
Video Game Genre – Cinematic Platformer [13 min]
Video Game Genre – 3D Platformer [10 min]
Top 20 3D Platformers – Part 1 [10 min]
Top 20 3D Platformers – Part 2 [11 min]
Quality Platformers – Part 1 (Gameplay Videos Of Selected Platformers)
Quality Platformers – Part 2 (Gameplay Videos Of Selected Platformers)
SHMUPS
Japan: History of Shooting Games [27 min]
Shmups 101: A Beginner’s Guide To 2D Shooters (Racketboy)
Genre Spotlight: Shmups Extravaganza (All Shmups for Genesis/Mega Drive)
Ultimate Sega Dreamcast Shoot em ups [10 min]
Top 10 2D Shooters [8 min] (ScrewAttack)
Quality Shmups (Gameplay Videos Of Selected Shmups)
A Brief History of Shoot’em-ups 1 (Classic Gaming)
A Brief History of Shoot’em-ups 2 (Classic Gaming)
A Brief History of Shoot’em-ups 3 (Classic Gaming)
The History of Robotron: 2084 – Running Away While Defending Humanoids (Gamasutra)
The History of Defender: The Joys of Difficult Games (Gamasutra)
FIGHTING GAMES
Beat ‘Em Ups 101: All You Need To Know About Brawlers (Racketboy)
Fighting Games 101: All You Need To Know To Battle (Racketboy)
Fighting Games [21 min] (G4 Icons)
Top 10 Fighting Games [7 min] (ScrewAttack.com)
Top 10 Beat ‘Em Ups [6 min] (ScrewAttack.com)
Top 10 Worst Fighting Games [8 min] (ScrewAttack.com)
Top 10 Dreamcast Fighting Games [13 min]
Quality Brawlers (Gameplay Videos Of Selected Sidescrolling Fighting Games)
Music Games [21 min] (G4 Icons)
Scary Games [21 min] (G4 Icons)
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Forgot about RPGS!
Adon
January 6, 2012
Awesome! Thanks for this list, it’s great.
Just one thing: the “Top 10 2D Shooters” link is not working.
maxi
December 2, 2012
Fixed. :)
PixelProspector
December 8, 2012