From here on out, I will be publicly naming and shaming/rewarding games. I know that it is a tailspin on my normal way of dealing with things, but it is time to bring on some changes to get things just right.

Those breakthrough titles were big back then, but are they still relevant today? There were so many great games back then, but if you were to re-introduce it today, would it still stack up to today's population?
Forget about those games that are just top sellers, because most of them won't live on long enough to fully reap the fruits of what was planted ages back. Just like in agriculture, depending on what you plant, they take time to develop, take time to harvest and they can either sell a lot or not a lot, dependingly. But those plantations may continue to regrow without the need to replant but requires reharvesting.
Take a look as games which have received the "Platinum" title or something similar to. There are some titles which becomes irrelevant as time wears on. Even though the idea is great, it could be the flaw of popularity or a sequel/contintuation of the series, then again, there are some which do become great as time ages on. One example of the negative of the Platinum title would be SSX. Sequels have some out for the game, but the big question lies with why place it in a Greatest Hits section. Yes, the game sold plenty, yes, the popular was popular for the time, but question remains, is it now? The best example of that would be Final Fantasy X. Yes, there are plenty sold, and it did have sequels and a spin-off game with it, but remains popular due to the game franchise having different game mechanics every sequel. Most popular to date is Final Fantasy VII with the Materia system, Final Fantasy VIII having the Guardian Fiend with slot support, Final Fantasy X with the sphere grid system and the list goes on. Those are the main ones I know, even though I have played others, those stood out better than most. They are popular regardless of age mainly due to the fact that gameplay isn't duplicated as sequals are made and allows great number of variations during play.
The big question now is whetheror not we still call those platinum titles something which defines our time of gaming. Take a look at Perfect Dark Zero, you see it being listed as a "Must Have", yet it is being traded in and there are so many second hands for the game, which questions the must have status of the game. To simply make a quick buck?
There are so many titles out there which deserve the must have title but tends to be shon upon. Take a look at Halo 2 and see if you can spot the Must have title or some of the popular titles which do deserve something higher than just a past good title. There have been so many great titles in the past, yet isn't properly treated. Just take a look at Marvel vs Capcom 2. Great game, great concept, strong cult status and now, it is hella expensive and just hunting for it is becoming a great pain in itself. Unless it is because it is out as a multi-platform, we honestly need to have a proper website to list in ****c titles of our time. Super Mario Bros, Pong, Super Mario World 3, Super Smash Bros and the list goes on. We know in our minds that they are great titles, but then comes those which have never heard of the game and played the spawns of those games.
It is about time that games which have defined our age should have an engraved recognition as a way of giving people understanding how far gaming has come.