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Killer application

Culture concept

A game that proves the core value of some greater piece of technology.

12
games
9
platforms
Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive)
Sonic the Hedgehog
GEN 1991-06-23
Metal Gear Solid (PlayStation)
Metal Gear Solid
PS1 1998-10-21
The 7th Guest (MS-DOS)
The 7th Guest
DOS 1993
Space Invaders (Arcade)
Space Invaders
ARCD 1978-06-16
Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)
Final Fantasy VII
PS1 1997-01-31
Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube)
Super Smash Bros. Melee
GC 2001-12-03
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
N64 1998-11-23
Halo (Xbox)
Halo
XBOX 2001-11-15
GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo 64)
GoldenEye 007
N64 1997-08-24
Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)
Super Mario 64
N64 1996-06-23
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Gears of War
X360 2006-11-17
Final Fantasy VII
PS3 ? *
This can be the game that validates a platform to be worth getting, game that proves some peripheral works (not just proof of concept but rather it working well), and so forth.

Generally these can be assumed to be for proving the platform as something worth getting. If this refers to software or peripheral then it should be noted on otherwise.

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Games by year

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The first Killer application video game was released on June 16, 1978.

Nintendo and Microsoft Game Studios published most of these games.

Platforms

N64 3
PS 2
MS-DOS 1
GameCube 1
Xbox 1
X360 1
PS3 1
Arcade 1
Mega Drive 1

Most common companies

Nintendo4
Microsoft Game Studios2