Video Game History Timeline By D1EG0 Nov 16, 1952 Shigeru Miyamoto 1971 Galaxy Game 1972 Magnavox Odyssey Nov 29, 1972 Pong May 1, 1973 Empire 1975 Atari Pong 1976 Coleco Telstar series May 13, 1976 Breakout 1977 Apple 2 1977 Color Tv-Game Series Oct 14, 1977 Combat 1978 Space Invaders 1978 Video Pinball series 1978 Football 1979 Lunar Lander 1979 Asteroids Apr 5, 1980 Galaxian Oct 10, 1980 Pac-Man Jul 9, 1981 Donkey Kong Oct 23, 1981 Frogger 1982 Commodore 64 1982 Popeye Jun 6, 1984 Tetris Oct 18, 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Oct 18, 1985 Duck Hunt 1986 Arkanoid 1986 Atari 7800 Jun 6, 1986 Metroid Aug 30, 1987 Street Fighter Dec 17, 1987 MegaMan 1989 Nintendo Game Boy Family Aug 14, 1989 Sega Genesis 1991 Super Mario World Jun 23, 1991 Sonice the Hedgehog Aug 23, 1991 Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Sep 1, 1992 Super Mario Kart Sep 9, 1995 PlayStation Jun 23, 1996 Super Mario 64 Sep 9, 1996 Crash Bandicoot Sep 26, 1996 Nintendo 64 Feb 10, 1997 Mario Kart 64 Jun 29, 1998 Banjo-Kazooie Sep 28, 1998 Pokemon Red/Blue Nov 23, 1998 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Apr 26, 1999 Super Smash Bros 64 Sep 9, 1999 Dreamcast Apr 27, 2000 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask May 4, 2000 The Sims Apr 14, 2001 Nintendo Animal Crossing Series Nov 18, 2001 Nintendo GameCube Nov 21, 2004 DS Mar 24, 2005 Play Station Portable (PSP) Nov 22, 2005 Xbox 360 Nov 19, 2006 Nintendo Wii Nov 19, 2006 Wii Sports Aug 21, 2007 BioShock Sep 25, 2007 Halo 3 Oct 10, 2007 Portal Nov 20, 2007 Rock Band Jan 31, 2008 Super Smash Bros. Brawl May 17, 2009 Minecraft Jul 21, 2010 Limbo Nov 9, 2010 Call of Duty: Black Ops Mar 27, 2011 3DS Family May 16, 2011 Terraria Apr 24, 2012 The Walking Dead Jun 26, 2014 Shovel Knight Jan 29, 2015 Life Is Strange Feb 26, 2016 Stardew Valley Mar 3, 2017 Nintendo Switch Mar 3, 2017 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Jan 25, 2018 Celeste Sep 20, 2019 Untitled Goose Game