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Game Art Timeline

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    The Cold War

    The Cold War was a very important time in our history and effected the world at large. The world climate in the 80's, especially in the U.S. largley influenced the artists and designers who were creating video games at that time.
  • Yoshitaka Amano

    Yoshitaka Amano
    Artist behind The Final Fantasy Franchise
  • Shigeru Miyamoto

    Shigeru Miyamoto
    Creator and Artist of such games as Legend of Zelda, Mario and Donkey Kong.
  • Toru Iwantani

    Toru Iwantani
    The Artists and Designer of Pac-Man
  • Markus Persson

    Markus Persson
    The Artist and Designer of Minecraft
  • Pac-Man

    Pac-Man
  • Zaxxon

    Zaxxon
    The first time an Isometric view was used in a video game
  • I, Robot

    I, Robot
    First use of 3D polygon graphics in a game
  • Hunter

    Hunter
    The first example of "open world" machinics in a game
  • Myst

    Myst
  • Super Mario 64

    Super Mario 64
  • The 9/11 Attacks

    The events of Septermber 11th drastically altered the world we live in and greatly affected the entertainment industry at large, including Video Games.
  • Call Of Duty

    Call Of Duty
  • Minecraft

    Minecraft
  • Prince Of Persia

    Prince Of Persia
    A gaint leap for animation in games