Hi, In reference to the topic Games All Designers Should Play, I feel that the list is hardly representative to the extremely innovative games that have been released over the years. I will give some examples of games that can easily be considered extremely innovative and influential that are not included. Super Mario Bros, Starfox, Virtua Fighter, Shadow of the Colossus, ICO, SOS the final escape, Legend of Zelda, Zelda 3, there is more. I think it might be helpful to either take reference from another source where they have already done a lot of market research, or perhaps have some kind of a database created and given ratings for innovation and influence.

i agree... and not a single final fantasy?? although market research to me is more like a poll on this forum =D