I still remember the first time I played Super Mario 64. That game had an impact on me like none other. I had played 3-D games before, but with the level of control over Mario and the realism of his movements, that was the first where I felt like I was inhabiting a virtual world. I truly believe that's the greatest game of all time, from a standpoint of historical context.
And I still remember seeing The Legend of Zelda for the NES in a commercial on TV. It was the first game in which I felt I could explore in any direction, and I loved being a sword-swinging hero in a fantasy land! These days I don't really play video games, but I'm still hoping Miyamoto has more surprises in store for us.
Totally agree. Nintendo in the N64 era made games so good that became part of popular culture.