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Hey-ho! Been a long time, you and me.

Anyway, I'm creating an afterschool Video Game Design club, and I'd like a list of need-to-play games for anyone joining (hence the title).

I like templates and organization, so we're gonna post like this, k?:

(Oh, and quick note: I wanna get some tabs about the game that make it need-to-play special, so use these in the tabs part: Gameplay, Storyline, Music, Art, Iconography, Multiplayer, and Innovation)

NAME: Super Smash Bros.
PLATFORM: N64
TABS: Gameplay, Multiplayer, Iconography

Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Super Smash Bros is fun, but it's nowhere near a "need-to-play" game.

NAME: Half-Life
PLATFORM: PC
TABS: Gameplay, Innovation

NAME: Deus Ex
PLATFORM: PC
TABS: Gameplay, Storyline, Innovation

NAME: Doom
PLATFORM: PC
TABS: Gameplay, Multiplayer

NAME: Battletoads
PLATFORM: NES and SNES
TABS: Gameplay, Storyline, Innovation

NAME: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
PLATFORM: NES
TABS: Gameplay

(Notes: This is an example of everything not to do, but your tabs leave a lot of room for interpretation.)

NAME: Metal Gear franchise
PLATFORM: MSX2, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC
TABS: Storyline, innovation, gameplay

NAME: Super Mario 64
PLATFORM: N64
TABS: Innovation

NAME: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
PLATFORM: N64
TABS: Innovation

NAME: Street Fighter II series
PLATFORM: Too many to list
TABS: Innovation, multiplayer

NAME: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
PLATFORM: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC
TABS: Multiplayer, innovation

NAME: Halo: Combat Evolved
PLATFORM: Xbox, Xbox 360
TABS: Innovation

NAME: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
PLATFORM: GameCube
TABS: Art, iconography

NAME: Rock Band
PLATFORM: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
TABS: Multiplayer, music

NAME: Half-Life 2 series
PLATFORM: PC
TABS: Storyline, innovation

NAME: Grand Theft Auto III
PLATFORM: PlayStation 2, Xbox
TABS: Innovation

I miss anything?