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A Brief History of Video Games as Told Through 22 Games
Original essays discussing titles from the Video Game Canon, as well as their place in gaming history, how the community embraced them in the past, and how they might help shape games in the present day.
Introduction (or Press Play to Start)
1972
Pong
1978
Space Invaders
1980
Pac-Man
1981
Ms. Pac-Man
1984
Tetris
1987
Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
Contra
1988
Madden NFL Football (Series)
1989
Mega Man 2
1990
Super Mario Bros. 3
The Secret of Monkey Island
1991
Street Fighter II
1992
Super Mario Kart
1995
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
1996
Super Mario 64
Resident Evil (1996)
Tomb Raider (1996)
1997
Final Fantasy VII
1998
Half-Life
2000
The Sims
2001
Halo: Combat Evolved