Name↕ | Game↕ | Year↕ | Genre↕ | Developer↕ | Publisher↕ | Original platform(s)↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Oregon Trail | The Oregon Trail | 1971 | Strategy | Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger | MECC | HP 2100 |
Pong | Pong | 1972 | Sports | Atari, Inc. | Arcade | |
Combat | Combat | 1977 | Top-down shooter | Atari, Inc. | Atari 2600 | |
Zork | Zork | — | Adventure | Infocom | PDP-10 | |
Space Invaders | Space Invaders | 1978 | Shoot 'em up | Taito | Arcade | |
Asteroids | Asteroids | 1979 | Shoot 'em up | Atari, Inc. | Arcade | |
Adventure | Adventure | 1980 | Action-adventure | Atari, Inc. | Atari 2600 | |
Battlezone | Battlezone | — | Vehicle simulation | Atari, Inc. | Arcade | |
Missile Command | Missile Command | — | Shoot 'em up | Atari, Inc. | Arcade | |
Pac-Man | Pac-Man | — | Maze | Namco | Arcade | |
Centipede | Centipede | 1981 | Shoot 'em up | Atari, Inc. | Arcade | |
Defender | Defender | — | Shoot 'em up | Williams Electronics | Arcade | |
Donkey Kong | Donkey Kong | — | Platform | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | Arcade |
Frogger | Frogger | — | Action | Konami | Konami, Sega | Arcade |
Galaga | Galaga | — | Shoot 'em up | Namco | Arcade | |
Tempest | Tempest | — | Shoot 'em up | Atari, Inc. | Arcade | |
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | — | Role-playing | Sir-Tech | Apple II | |
Joust | Joust | 1982 | Action | Williams Electronics | Arcade | |
Ms. Pac-Man | Ms. Pac-Man | — | Maze | General Computer Corporation | Midway | Arcade |
Pitfall! | Pitfall! | — | Platform | Activision | Atari 2600 | |
Robotron: 2084 | Robotron: 2084 | — | Top-down shooter | Vid Kidz | Williams Electronics | Arcade |
Archon: The Light and the Dark | Archon: The Light and the Dark | 1983 | Strategy | Free Fall Associates | Electronic Arts | Atari 8-bit |
Lode Runner | Lode Runner | — | Platform | Doug Smith | Broderbund | Apple II |
M.U.L.E. | M.U.L.E. | — | Business simulation | Ozark Softscape | Electronic Arts | Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 |
Star Wars | Star Wars | — | Rail shooter | Atari, Inc. | Arcade | |
Elite | Elite | 1984 | Space flight simulator | David Braben and Ian Bell | Acornsoft | BBC Micro |
Marble Madness | Marble Madness | — | Action | Atari Games | Arcade | |
Gauntlet | Gauntlet | 1985 | Hack and slash | Atari Games | Arcade | |
Ghosts 'n Goblins | Ghosts 'n Goblins | — | Platform | Capcom | Arcade | |
Super Mario Bros. | Super Mario Bros. | — | Platform | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | NES |
Tetris | Tetris | — | Puzzle | Alexey Pajitnov | Elorg | Electronika 60 |
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar | Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar | — | Role-playing | Origin Systems | Apple II | |
Arkanoid | Arkanoid | 1986 | Block breaker | Taito | Arcade | |
Bubble Bobble | Bubble Bobble | — | Platform | Taito | Arcade | |
The Legend of Zelda | The Legend of Zelda | — | Action-adventure | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | NES |
Out Run | Out Run | — | Racing | Sega | Arcade | |
Contra | Contra | 1987 | Run and gun | Konami | Arcade | |
Double Dragon | Double Dragon | — | Beat 'em up | Technōs Japan | Taito | Arcade |
Dungeon Master | Dungeon Master | — | Role-playing | FTL Games | Atari ST | |
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | — | Sports | Nintendo R&D3 | Nintendo | NES |
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