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knucklebones
5000 BC
unknown
royal game of ur
2600 BC
sumer
senet
3100 BC
ancient egypt
backgammon
3000 BC
ancient persia
go
400 BC
ancient china
mancala
600
kingdom of aksum
chess
600
india
snakes and ladders
1500
india
checkers/draughts
1535
france
olympic games
776 BC
ancient greece
golf
1400
scotland
tennis
1500's
france
cricket
1744
england
association football (soccer)
1848
england
am football
1880
walter camp
usa
basketball
1891
james naismith
USA
f1
1946
FIA (federation internationale de lautomobile)
france
sasuke (ninja warrior)
1997
ushio higushi
japan
colossal cave adventure
1977
will crowther/don woods
pdp-10
usa
kings quest
1983-1998
roberta williams/sierra online
ibm pcjr
usa
plundered hearts
1987
amy briggs/infocom
commodore 64/apple 2 (etc)
usa
monkey island (series)
1990-present
ron gilbert/lucas arts
pc
usa
myst
1993
rand & robin miller/cyan
pc
usa
angelique (series)
1994-2016
koei/ruby party
snes
japan
rocketts new school
1997
brenda laurel/purple moon
pc
usa
walking dead
2012
telltale
pc
usa
Spacewar!
1962
Steve Russell/Martin Graetz
PDP-1
USA
pong
1972
Al Alcorn/atari
arcade
USA
space invaders
1978
tomohiro nishikado/taito
arcade
japan
pacman
1980
toru iwatani/namco
arcade
japan
centipede
1980
dona bailey & ed logg/atari
arcade
usa
super mario (series)
1985-present
shigeru miyamoto/nintendo
nes
japan
mega man
1987-2010
keiji inafune/capcom
nes
japan
raiden
1990
seibu kaihatsu
arcade
japan
god hand
2006
shinji mikami/capcom
ps2
japan
super hexagon
2012
terry cavanagh
ios
england
poker
(mid) 1800's
usa
monopoly
1906
elizabeth magie
usa
contract bridge
1925
harold vanderbilt
international waters
diplomacy
1959
allan b calhamer
usa
set
1974
marsha falco
usa
jenga
1983
leslie scott
england
magic
1993
richard garfield
usa
catan
1995
klaus teuber
germany
dominion
2008
donald x vaccarino
usa
hearthstone
2014
blizzard
pc
usa
maze war
1974
steve colley/greg thompson
imlac pds-1
usa
doom
1993
id software
pc
usa
goldeneye 007
1997
rare
nintendo 64
england
half-life (series)
1998-present
valve
pc
usa
counterstrike
1999
minh le/jess cliffe
pc
canada
halo
2001-present
bungie
xbox
usa
cod: mw (series)
2007
infinity ward
360/ps3
usa
portal
2007
valve
pc/360
usa
kriegspiel
1812
georg leopold von reiswitz
prussia
m.u.l.e.
1983
danielle berry/ozark softscape
atari 400/800
usa
populous
1989
peter molyneux/bullfrog
pc/amiga
england
civilization (series)
1991-present
sid meier/micropose
pc
usa
xcom: ufo defense (series)
1993
julian gollop/micropose
pc
england
fire emblem (series)
1990-present
intelligent systems
nes
japan
starcraft (series)
1998-present
blizzard
pc
usa
league of legends
2009
riot games
pc
usa
dungeons & dragons
1974
gary gygax & dave arneson
tabletop
usa
wizardry
1981
sirtech software
apple 2
usa
final fantasy (series)
1987
hironobu sakaguchi/squaresoft
nes
japan
nethack
1987
mike stephenson
pc
usa
ultima (series)
1980-1999
richard garriott/origin systems
apple 2
usa
diablo (series)
1996
blizzard
pc
usa
fallout (series)
1997
tim cain/interplay
pc
usa
pokemon (series)
1996-present
satoshi tajiri
gameboy
japan
world of warcraft
2004
blizzard
pc
usa
lemonade stand
1973
bob jamison/MECC
UNIVAC 1100
usa
oregon trail
1971
don rawitsch/MECC
UNIVAC 1100
usa
microsoft flight simulator
1980
subLOGIC
apple 2/TRS-80
usa
elite
1984
david braben & ian bell
bbc micro
united kingdom
rock band
2007
harmonix
360/ps3
usa
simcity
1989
will wright/maxis
pc
usa
fifa (series)
1993
ea sports
sega genesis
canada
the sims
2000
will wright/maxis
pc
usa
gran turismo (series)
1997-present
polyphony digital
playstation 2
japan
adventure (2600)
1979
warren robinett/atari
atari 2600
usa
legend of zelda (series)
1986-present
shigeru miyamoto/nintendo
famicom disk system
japan
metal gear (series)
1987-present
hideo kojima/konami
msx2
japan
another world
1991
eric chahi
amiga
france
dark souls
2011
hidetaka miyazaki/FromSoftware
360/ps3
japan
tomb raider (series)
1996-present
core design
sega saturn
england
grand theft auto (series)
1997-present
rockstar games
playstation
usa/scotland
castlevania: symphony of the night
1997
koji igarashi/konami
playstation
japan
boxing
1743
jack broughton
combat sport
england
fencing
1763
domenico angelo
combat sport
england
kyokushin karate
ca. 1950
masutatsu 'mas' oyama
combat sport
japan
street fighter (series)
1987-present
capcom
arcade
japan
tekken (series)
1994-present
namco
arcade
japan
bushido blade
1997
light weight
playstation
japan
super smash bros (series)
1999-present
masahiro sakurai/nintendo
n64
japan
mixed martial arts
ca. 1920's
carlos & helio gracie
combat sport
brazil
crosswords
ca. 1800's
unknown
pen/paper
england
tetris
1984
alexey pajitnov
electronika 60
soviet union
microsoft solitaire
1990
wes cherry & susan kare
pc
usa
lemmings
1991
dave jones/DMA design
amiga
scotland
the witness
2016
jonathan blow/thekla inc
ps4
usa
puzzle bobble
1994
seiichi nakakuki/taito
arcade
japan
bejeweled (series)
2001-present
popcap games
pc
usa
cave story
2004
daisuke 'pixel' amaya
pc
japan
graveyard
2008
tale of tales
pc
belgium
alien hominid
2004
dan paladin/the behemoth
ps2/gamecube
usa
analog: a hate story
2012
christine love
pc/mac/linux
usa
spelunky
2008
derek yu/mossmouth
pc
usa
farmville
2009
zynga
facebook
usa
minecraft
2011
markus 'notch' persson/mojang
pc
sweden
js joust
2011
copenhagen game collective
physical game w/ move controllers
denmark
journey
2012
thatgamecompany
ps3
usa
howling dogs
2012
porpentine
twine
usa
gone home
2013
fullbright
pc
usa
flappy bird
2013
dong nguyen
ios
vietnam
train
2009
brenda romero
board game
usa
cibele
2015
nina freeman
pc
usa
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