Here's a list of my top 10 games that remind me of the hoopla that is the Citizen Kane comparison to Video Games. For those not knowing what's going on, here's Kotaku's article on the subject.

 

	1. Grim Fandango Heard of film noir, well, here's game noir.
	2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Took the elements of a classic action adventure game and incorporated them into a 3D realm. Pure magic.
	3. Half-Life There were plenty of shooters out there and then came Half Life.
	4. Grand Theft Auto III The kid in me wanted to play in this sandbox and it did not disappoint my mature soul.
	5. Super Mario 64 Platformers would never be the same again.
	6. Resident Evil 4 B horror movie franchise that got a AAA action upgrade.
	7. The Sims Reality television became big in 2000, so did this game.
	8. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion As a reviewer once said, step out of the sewers and hello National Geographic wonderland.
	9. Halo: Combat Evolved The behemoth from Bungie brought multiplayer console gaming into the 21st century.
	10. BioShock Say what you will, but this game was a moving cinematic experience.

Exactly. This is pretty much the perfect list of games that could be accepted as the "Citizen Kane" of games, even though I think that's really stupid. Games should define themselves, not feed off of definitions made by other mediums. 
 
The only thing I would add is Tetris.

can someone please explain to me what the fuck all this "Citizen Kane" shit is please?

" can someone please explain to me what the fuck all this "Citizen Kane" shit is please? "

I gotta through Half Life 2 and Starcraft into the mix. Good list though.

" I gotta through Half Life 2 and Starcraft into the mix. Good list though. "

I'm sure you can recreate Citizen Kane in The Sims... minus the sled of course.

Grim Fandango...everyone should play this gem. NOW!
 
Cheers for the addy by the way! (I've got more overseas friends! :3)

I didn't like Oblivion, though it was obviously a step in the right direction. Perhaps Fallout 3 is more fitting?

" #9  NO, NO, NO! that's not the reason on why Halo1 was such a special game! GOD!  Limited weapon management (only two weapons), left hand grenade throws, unforced open-ended design, gun bludgeoning, inspiring sci-fi story that games now copy till this day (and fail), and a remarkable health system.   I simply dislike it when people misjudge the presents that Halo lend to the FPS genre. "

Híjole!  Grim Fandago es muy divertido!

Seems like a solid list and every title on the list is more of a step in video games than the Metroid Prime games which although good have done nothing for a genre of gaming or gaming as a whole.