Video Game History

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Release years for landmark video games from Pong to Elden Ring, with each game's genre, developer and claim to fame, for gaming trivia fans and anyone learning the history of the medium.

When was Pong released?: 1972
When was Space Invaders released?: 1978
When was Pac-Man released?: 1980
When was Donkey Kong released?: 1981
When was Super Mario Bros. released?: 1985
When was The Legend of Zelda released?: 1986
When was Tetris released?: 1984
When was Final Fantasy released?: 1987
When was Street Fighter II released?: 1991
When was Doom released?: 1993
When was Sonic the Hedgehog released?: 1991
When was Mortal Kombat released?: 1992
When was The Sims released?: 2000
When was Half-Life released?: 1998
When was Metal Gear Solid released?: 1998
When was GoldenEye 007 released?: 1997
When was Super Mario 64 released?: 1996
When was Resident Evil released?: 1996
When was Silent Hill released?: 1999
When was Tomb Raider released?: 1996
When was Crash Bandicoot released?: 1996
When was Spyro the Dragon released?: 1998
When was Gran Turismo released?: 1997
When was Grand Theft Auto III released?: 2001
When was Halo: Combat Evolved released?: 2001
When was World of Warcraft released?: 2004
When was Minecraft released?: 2011 (official)
When was Portal released?: 2007
When was BioShock released?: 2007
When was The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind released?: 2002