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Pong was Created: The First Video Game
Atari released Pong as the first commercial videogame. It was played as a hockey like game involving two players bouncing a ball back and forth. -
Aaronwolf MUD: The First Multi-User Dungeon
Roy Trubshawand and Richard Bartle made this game. It involves multiple players exploring a dungeon with input commands. -
Pac Man was Published
Namco publishes Pac Man in Japan. It involves a yellow mouth eating pellets avoiding ghosts. It was able to rack in $2.5 billion dollars. -
The Nintendo Entertainment System is Released
One of the first popular home consoles after the Atari. It housed several popular games including Arcade games, Super Mario Bros, and The Legend of Zelda. It discontinued in 1995. -
The First Gaming Convention Takes Place: E3
E3 or Electric Entertainment Expo is a trade fair that shows off new games once a year. It takess place for 2 days a year and ticket prices go from 100$ to 250$. -
MMO: A New Massive Multiplayer Masterpiece
This new genre took MUD and made it 3D. Games like World of Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout still thrive to this day. -
A Very Wacky SIMulator
Electronic Arts developed this game as a realistic but goofy simulator. You play as a "god" who gets to utilize characters to do daily tasks. -
The Biggest Hit of Gaming in Years... and It's Pixelated Legos
Minecraft was a blockbuster of gaming. It is still gaining sales to this date and racking in billions of dollars. Despite being outdated according to people, nobody can forget the legacy this blocky survival game left. -
Skyrim Revolutionizes RPGS
Skyrim is a RPG involving exploration of Skyrim, a province of Tamriel with a bit of a dragon problem. As of January 2012, 5 million users logged it at the time. -
Fortnite: Still Going Today
Revolutionizing the Battle Royale genre after PUBG's success, this game involves 100 players dropping in the map, finding guns, avoiding the storm and being the last one standing. It's still popular today and despite being free, gains billions from it's in game currency system. The original Save The World wasn't doing as well so the Battle Royale gave it the boost it needed to become the newest "Minecraft" of 2017+. From new updates with new items, to new skins + emotes, this game is a legend.
