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Allan Alcorn
Allan Alcorn MADE pong, it was Nolan Bushnell's idea but he was assigned to make the game, and he did. -
Shigeru Miyamoto
Created Super Mario Brothers, some may argue its the most influential game of all time. -
Alexey Pajitnov
He made Tetris, which people considered the best game of all time, also had one of the biggest influences in video game history. -
David Baszucki
He created Roblox with Erik Cassel but is now the CEO, whether Roblox is in a good or bad state it still shows that anyone can make games. -
Tim Sweeny
He created one of the most popular games in 2017, Fortnite. Very influential in the video game industry. -
Vince Zampella
he made call of duty, which can be debated as the most important FPS game -
Sam Houser
Founder of Rockstar games which brought to us many popular games such as GTA and Red Dead Redemption. -
Magnavox Odyssey
This was the first home video game console, even with just 12 built-in games, no color, and no save data, it is still the first console and it had inspired many other consoles. -
Pong
pong was the FIRST video game ever. -
Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 made history with its better games, better color graphics and sharper sound than the original systems. -
Scott Cawthon
Created the game FNAF. A small indie game inspired so many other horror and indie games. -
Notch
In 2009 Notch made Minecraft which is one of the, if not the most influential game ever. What started as a small indie game turned into one of the most popular AAA game. -
Pac-man
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Super Mario Bros
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NES
The NES revived video games inside of the US and popularized video games into pop culture. -
Sega Genesis
The Sega Genesis is important because it showed that video games are not just toys for kids, but that video games can be a form of art. Also, it popularized video games in general. -
Turbografx-16
The Turbografx-16 might be one of the most important consoles in history due to the fact it was the first console with a CD add-on, which is a necessity for todays generation of consoles. -
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
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SNES
The SNES had advanced graphics and sound capabilities compared to their other consoles. -
Marcus Bromander
Made the Henry the Stickman series but also made Among Us, this is very important because it was a hit during the pandemic which also inspired others to make games. -
Playstation 1
The first Playstation was basically the TurboGrafx and the Genesis in one, but even better, The disk drive on this really did a lot for consoles nowadays and this signaled Sony's rise to power in the video game industry. -
Super Mario 64
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PS2
The PS2 is important as well as the Xbox, showed that consoles can be a hub for entertainment as well. The PS2 was DVD player as well as a PS1 and PS2 due to the backwards-compatability. The PS2 was really ahead of its time when it was released in 2000. -
Xbox
The Xbox is important, it was really popular and brought the idea of consoles being hubs for entertainment as well. Xbox would become part of the "big three" of video game companies. -
Call of Duty
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Wii
The Wii broadened the entire video-game console market and established the largest user base. -
Minecraft
Shows a small indie game can become a big triple AAA game and even become the most bought game. -
FNAF
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
the emergence of Rainbow Six Siege heralded a seminal juncture in the evolution of tactical shooters. -
Fortnite
Fortnite introduced the battle pass which is now in most games in todays video game world.