game genres/classic clones
Maybe a good list to pick a new clone from, or a place to visit when brainstorming.
Some crossover: classic game clones
See also: Games That I Love (favorites)
Roguelike / Roguelite
Puzzle Platformer
> Braid
3D space shooter
is this 3D bullet hell?
> Star Fox
Metroidvania
> Super Metroid
> Castlevania
> Metroid Dread
> Metroid Prime
> Metroid Fusion
> Hollow Knight
Runner
> Alto's Adventure
Racer (Top down)
Boxing sim
> Punch Out
Cooking Sim
> Overcooked
Soccer Sports Sim
> Mario Super Strikers
> Fifa
Basketball Sports Sim
> NBA Jam / NBA Hangtime
Football Sports Sim
> NFL Blitz
> Backyard Football
Pacman
Mazey, collect-the-things, avoid the bots
mobile tap/swipe games
> Flappy Bird
> Angry Birds
> Cut The Rope
> Fruit Ninja
> Super Hexagon
Backlinks
A direction for the mind garden - games journalism and blogging.
I loved reading about games as a kid, mostly via nintendo power, but also IGN and whatever else was on the magazine aisle at the grocery store.
I think I'd be happy just blogging about games. Write ups of my favorites, giving out scores and ratings, devising category schemes and genre breakdowns, sharing the good word about lesser known indie games, and maintaining that ultimate list of the classics.
Let us obsess a bit, shall we?