How video games changed the world

Pong

• Pong is released in 1972. Pong was the first game to gain popularity and to be popular.

Space Invaders

• In 1978 Space Invaders was released.           
• This was the very first mainstream video game.

Pacman

• Pacman was released in 1980
• This was the first video game to have a character in it.

Manic Miner

• Manic Miner was released in 1983. 
• It was published for the BBC Micro ZX spectrum and the commodore 64
• It was on the top 100 games for the ZX Spectrum 
• It was very popular for its time.

Elite

• Elite was released in 1984
• This was the first non linear game
• Meaning that you didn’t have to follow the storyline

Tetris

• The first version of Tetris was released in 1984
• It was one of the most addictive games of its time
• Many companies fought for the rights to it

Super Mario Bros.

• Super Mario Bros. was released in 1985
• Mario Practically started the side scroller genre and is to many the face of gaming.

The secret of monkey island

• The secret of monkey island was realesed in 1990

Street fighter ii

• Was released in 1991
• It was awarded best game in 1991
• Sold over 60,000 copys

Night Trap

• Was released in 1992
• Introduced the age rating that all games now have

Doom

• Doom was released in 1993
• Doom was the game that started the mass appeal of first person shooters 
• It was controversial for its graphic content.

Tomb Raider

• Tomb Raider was released in 1996
• Tomb Raider was the first video game to feature a women as the protagonist

Parappa the rapper

• This game was important due to it being the first rhythm video game, in which the player would play along with a beat to the game
• It was released first on december 6 1996 in Japan
• IT was exclusive to the playstation platform

Star Craft

• First released in North America on pc in 1998
• It introduced the e-sports and people going to events to watch teams play it against eachother
• Popular is south korea with almost half of the games units being sold there

The sims

• First released on February 4th, 2000
• The Sims series is one of the most popular game series of all time
• Allowed the player to live a virtual life and control all actions.

GTA iii

• First released in 2001
• Important due to its open world and story

shadow of the colossus

• Example of video game art due to its minimalist landscape designs, immersive gameplay and emotional journey.
• Received wide critical acclaim.

World of warcraft

• One of the most popular games of all time
• Player creates there own story, limited to what is availible in the game.

wii sports

• First game to allow motion control and to do it well
• Let the player do "sports" in the very own home.

Call of duty 4: modern warfare

• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was released in 2007
• Modern warfare revolutionized online play

Braid

• First indie game in a long time to get praise and be somewhat popular.

Angry Birds

• It was the very first mobile game to go main stream
• Allowed the idea of making lots of money from selling a game on mobile
• Many Triple A developers now realese games on mobile

Minecraft

• First indie game to gain mainstream success
• One of the most popular video games of all time!

The last of us

• The Last Of US was released in 2013
• Its popular for its well developed storyline
• It's also popular for making its characters seem human

Twitter

• Player can create there own story, pretend to be someone else
• By definitioon it is a game due to the player being able to create there own character and live a fictional life, they win by gaining followers, that is the points system.