Konami Bracket
Golden Tee (1997, Arcade)
Incredible Technologies
The mid 90’s bar and bowling alley arcade room scene quickly filled up with the introduction of Golden Tee. You, either against an opponent or the computer, could compete in either a 9 or a 18 hole match to determine the winner! Great graphics and interactive game play, combined with the use of a Centipede-Style trackball, made Golden Tee one of the most played arcade games of the decade, and later versions of the game are still some of the most popularly played to this day.
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Resident Evil (1996, Multi)
Capcom
While not the first survival horror game, “Resident Evil†brought the genre to the forefront. The game takes a different path than other zombie games, and gives you deliberately slow paced game play and intentionally awkward camera angles to set up scares that will have you looking for a new pair of shorts. The game spawned an insanely popular series, as well as a movie, and the original has been re-released in many forms, on many different systems. Inventory restrictions and ammo scarcity make for many a defenseless trip back across the zombie-filled mansion halls. All tied together with gory cut-scenes, brain-teasing puzzles, and some shotgun blasts to the heads of the undead, “Resident Evil†is a contender for the best game of all time.