History of Electronic Games By marcusrivera Jan 1, 1972 Pong Is Released Jun 1, 1978 Space Invaders May 22, 1980 Pac-Man Jul 19, 1981 Donkey Kong Jul 14, 1983 Mario Bros. Jan 1, 1985 NES is Released Apr 21, 1989 GameBoy is Released Aug 7, 1989 Sega Genesis is released Jun 23, 1991 Sonic The Hedgehog Nov 22, 1992 Sega Saturn is released Jan 1, 1993 Doom Jun 23, 1996 Nintendo 64 is Released Jan 1, 2000 Playstation 1 Released Jan 1, 2001 Xbox is Released Nov 15, 2001 Halo: Combat Evolved May 3, 2002 Luigi's Mansion Nov 9, 2004 Halo 2 Nov 8, 2005 Guitar Hero Sep 25, 2007 Halo 3 Nov 20, 2007 Mass Effect Oct 17, 2009 Left 4 Dead Nov 9, 2010 Call of Duty: Black Ops Nov 11, 2011 Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Nov 18, 2011 Minecraft Nov 12, 2012 Call of Duty: Black Ops 2