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I realise this has been mentioned before but I'm going to harp on it again... This is NOT and "Old School" poll, it's more like "Middle School". It'd be like doing a "Classic Rock" poll and starting with Nirvana...

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not so, the game industry as we know it today should really be considered after the fall of the atari (think E.T.) because of the different dynamics and such. The only exception is arcade gaming, which is neither console nor computer, and therefore would be discounted.