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Computer Space
The first commercial video game was Computer Space by Nutting Associates in the 1970's -
Pong
Pong was produced in 1972 by Atari. Pong was the first truly successful commercial arcade video game -
Fair Channel F.
Fair Channel F. released as the first removable game system in 1976 -
Video Computer System
The Video Computer System was released by Atari as the system to be a commercial success in 1977 -
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
Nintendo came out with the NES in 1985. It completely changed the game industry. It introduced the game pad controller instead of a joystick, creating authentic reproductions of arcade video games for the home system, and using hardware as a loss leader by aggressively pricing it and, then making profit on the games themsleves -
Reader Rabbit
The educational computer business gets big with the introduction of CD-ROMS but then crashes with the internet -
The Legend of Zelda
Probably the best game is created by Shigeru Miyamoto in 1987 with the Legend of Zelda -
John Madden Football
John Madden football is created in 1988. Today's best selling sports game -
Gameboy
Nintendo makes hand held gaming a huge thing in 1989 with the GameBoy -
Solitaire
Microsoft bundles a video game version with the release of Microsoft 3.0 -
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog makes the Sega systems popular -
Dune II
Westwood's studios popularizes of real time strategy games -
Mortal Kombat
Probably the best fighting game -
Warcraft: Orcs and Humans
Blizzard releases Blizzard Orcs and Humans -
Playstation
Playstation puts down Sega's businesss -
Tomb Raider
Lara Croft as the star of Eido's adventure game Tomb Raider -
Legend of Zelda: Ocrina of Time
One of the best selling games ever and it includes the most popular instrument ever in a video game -
Sims
SIms simulates real life and becomes the most popular video game for female players -
Xbox
Microsoft enter the video game console industry with the XBox -
Steam
Valve energizes PC gaming with the release of Steam -
Nintendo DS
Nintendo stays at the top with the Nintendo DS -
Xbox 360
Microsoft introduces high definition realism to the gaming market -
Nintendo Wii
Nintendo strikes again with the Wii. It made people be more active when playing video games -
Rock Band
You can fantasize about being a famous Rockstar with RockBand -
Angry Birds
To this day this is the best selling mobile game on the market -
Minecraft
The indie game movement comes of age with Minecraft released in 2010 -
SKylanders: Spyro's Adventure
Skylanders becomes the first augmented reality game -
Kickstarter
Crowdfunding Site Kickstarter enables game creators to raise millions of dollars to start their businness -
Emotional games
Emotional games such as The Last of Us and Gone Home become a huge hit -
Free to Play games
Free to Play Game hit the market and becomes a dominant business. Games like League of Legend and even Kim Kardashian: Hollywood have millions of sales
