Vid game timeline

By Julian Kang

  • Nintendo

    Nintendo has been making some of the most popular consoles and video games since the beginning of gaming.

  • Magnavox Odyssey

    First console ever!

  • Second Console, Atari 2600

    popularized video games

  • Square Enix

    Been around since the 70s, originally split but combined into Square Enix to create amazing RPGs that are beloved around the world.

  • Fairchild Channel F

    Introduced ROM cartridges

  • Atari 2600

    the console to popularize swappable ROM cartridges

  • Microvision

    first hand held console

  • Pacman

    Its Pac Man! Basically the definition of an arcade game. Highscores and stuff.

  • Super Mario Bros.

    Super Mario bros was fun, and helped popularize the gaming console.

  • Tetris

    ITS TETRIS GODANGIT. Helped popularize handheld puzzle games, the worst. But Tetris is good.

  • Naughty Dog

    They create adventure action games. Most popular for Uncharted and The Last of Us.

  • Gameboy

    Fully realized hand held console, popularized the idea of hand held games

  • Id Software

    One of the early game developers, and helped influence and start the FPS genre.

  • Blizzard

    Blizzard is a pillar of gaming, Overwatch to name one of their games.

  • Mortal Combat

    New standard for gore and violence in video games. Also a very well

  • Doom

    Doom series was one of the most influential games for the FPS genre

  • FromSoftware

    Created Dark Souls, a challenging game with great combat mechanics. Many other studios try to replicate this "formula".

  • Sega Nomad

    first hybrid console (like the switch)

  • Samsung Play Station 1

    first playstation

  • Bioware

    Responsible for some of the best story driven games.

  • Valve

    Responsible for STEAM and Half-Life. Very nice, and a leading developer, pushing for VR.

  • Zelda, Ocarina of Time

    set the standard for story telling in 3d games

  • Rockstar Games

    Leading developer in open-world story games. And super good at it too.

  • Microsoft Xbox

    xbox

  • Grand Theft Auto 3

    A first for having a open world game tell a story. GTA games gave total freedom to the player.

  • Bethesda Game Studios

    One of the leading developers in first person open-world role play games.

  • World of Warcraft

    The game that popularized MMORPG's. Extremely influential game overall.

  • Minecraft

    MINECRAFT THE BEST GAME

  • Dark Souls

    Dark souls was one of the first games to introduce the concept of, challenge. First HARD game.

  • Nintendo Switch

    first fully realized hybrid game console.