Which three games would gaming icons bring to a deserted island? Cliffy B, Will Wright, Warren Spector and other gaming greats think hard to decide which three titles they would choose to live out the rest of their days.

Many a music fan has played this game – you’re sitting around with your friends at a pub or perhaps on a long road trip – and the conversation turns to what three albums you’d bring to a deserted island.

Well, what about video games? Yes, assuming there’s a console or computer, television – oh, and a little ‘ol thing called electricity – what three games of yesteryear or today would you toss in your suitcase (presuming, of course, you knew you were going there)?

Well, Digital Trends thought it would be interesting if we turned to a handful of video game luminaries of our time to ask what three titles they’d bring to a deserted isle, and why.

We caught up with eight famous game designers to find out their picks. Here are their responses – in their own words.

Warren Spector

Cliff Bleszinski

Todd Howard

Tim Willits

Will Wright

Alex Rigopulos

Ed Boon

Shinji Mikami


Also let us know in the comments section which three games you would pick if stranded on a deserted island.

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  1. antman at 5:50pm 22nd November 2010 tetris :P
  2. @NicVspz at 9:24am 21st November 2010 Dragon Age, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Civilization V
  3. random person at 8:59am 21st November 2010 Resident Evil 4, Final Fantasy VIII, Mortal Kombat Armageddon
  4. Dani Guerrero at 8:52am 21st November 2010 Tomb Raider, Resident Evil y Mortal Kombat
  5. ore masta at 11:57am 12th November 2010 Tim Willits, id Software... same choices as me although its a toss up between quake and serious sam for me
  6. Studly Stan at 9:50am 12th November 2010 SimCity - DOS Classic Sargon IV (chess) / Chessmaster 2000 - so I have a use for my Tandy CoCo there. Maybe by the time I am rescued, I will be a chess grandmaster! QUAKE 3 - fr those bad days when you just want to shoot something up!
  7. Keithian Irby at 8:03am 12th November 2010 gta 4, mass effect 2, and mlb 08 the show
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