Tetsuya Mizuguchi's ethereal music game that taught a generation of gamers the word "synesthesia," Rez is as mesmerizing and challenging today as when it first released in 2001 on the SEGA Dreamcast.

I am terrible at Space Channel 5, but that doesn’t stop me from appreciating its style, music, and characters. A retro-future 1960s motif sets the stage, and only a dancing reporter can save the universe from invading space aliens forcing everyone to dance. You gotta respect it.