History of Video Games (80's)

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Mistery House (1980) - First game with ending
Space Tactics (1980) - First pseudo-stereoscopic 3D effect
Quarter Horse (1981) - First game to use LaserDisc
Yakyuken (1981) - First adult game with graphics
Bradley Trainer (1981) - First 3D professional military simulator
Lolita: Yakyuken (1982) - First anime game
Treasure Haunt (1982) - First third-person 3D game
Tumbleweeds (1982) - First exergame
AX-6: Powered Knight (1982) - First Mecha game
Star Arthur Legend - Planet Mephius (1983) - First point and click game
King's Quest (1983) - First animated adventure game
Cosmo Lemans (1983) - First stereoscopic 3D handheld game
NFL Football (1983) - First game on vinyl disc
Dancing Feats (1983) - First music simulator
video Jogger (1983) - First game with floor game controller pad
Air Race (1985) - First racing game with flat-shaded 3-D polygons
NASA Virtual Reality Headset (1985) - First Virtual Reality headset
Scene of the Crime (1986) - First game on a videotape

Pac-Man
Pac-Man
First cutscenes
Defender
Defender
Advanced side-scrolling game
Stratovox
Stratovox
First synthesized voices
Berzerk
Berzerk
First game that killed a player
Battlezone
Battlezone
Advanced 3D vector graphics
Red Baron
Red Baron
Advanced 3D flight game
The Wizard and the Princess
The Wizard and the Princess
First adventure color game
Star Castle
Star Castle
Advanced artificial intelligence
Space Panic
Space Panic
First platformer
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
First 3D RPG with color graphics
Gorf
Gorf
First game with different level design
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong
First jumping over the objects
Turbo
Turbo
First third-person 3D racing
Football Manager
Football Manager
First sports manager
Softporn Adventure
Softporn Adventure
First adult game
Haunted House
Haunted House
First survival horror
Scramble
Scramble
First forced side-scrolling game
Jump Bug
Jump Bug
First parallax scrolling
Zaxxon
Zaxxon
First isometric game
Astron Belt
Astron Belt
First LaserDisc game with sprites
Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0
First full color flight simulator
SubRoc 3D
SubRoc 3D
First stereoscopic 3D game
Alien Garden
Alien Garden
First art game
Pole Position
Pole Position
Advanced 3D racing game
Xevious
Xevious
First pre-rendered graphics
Moon Patrol
Moon Patrol
Advanced parallax scrolling
The Phantom Slayer
The Phantom Slayer
First color first-person shooter
Wayout
Wayout
First 3D game with 360 degree freedom
Night Life
Night Life
Advanced adult game
Maze Mania
Maze Mania
(1982) - First interactive live action game
Wabbit
Wabbit
First depiction of female protagonist
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair
First interactive animated movie
Moondust
Moondust
First music game
Journey
Journey
First game with digitized graphics
TX-1
TX-1
First nonlinear racing game
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
First beat 'em up
Star Rider
Star Rider
First LaserDisc game with 3D graphics
I, Robot
I, Robot
First 3D polygonal graphics
Tropical Angel
Tropical Angel
First realistic female protagonist
Hogan's Alley
Hogan's Alley
First rail shooter

Astron Belt
Astron Belt
First home LaserDisc game with sprites
Spartan X
Spartan X
First sidescrolling beat 'em up
Karateka
Karateka
First rotoscoping game
Rescue on Fractalus!
Rescue on Fractalus!
First 3D flight game with landscapes
Pac-Land
Pac-Land
Advanced parallax scrolling
Ice Climber
Ice Climber
First censored game
Thayer's Quest
(1984) - First speech recognition video game
Hang-On
Hang-On
First game to use 16-bit graphics
Space Harrier
Space Harrier
First shadow from player in 3D game
Alternate Reality: The City
Alternate Reality: The City
First game to use ray casting
TwinBee
TwinBee
First cute'em up
Habitat
Habitat
First MMORPG
Athletic World
Athletic World
Advanced floor game controller
Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun
Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun
First isometric beat 'em up
Wibarm
Wibarm
First third-person 3D polygonal game
WEC Le Mans 24
WEC Le Mans 24
First realistic road in 3D racing
Lock-On
Lock-On
First realistic road in 3D racing
Chiller
Chiller
First game to feature blood and gore
Midi Maze
Midi Maze
First first-person shooter with visible bullets
Driller
Driller
First FPS where you can look up and down
Dance Aerobics
Dance Aerobics
First rhythm game
.38 Ambush Alley
.38 Ambush Alley
(1987) - First live action light gun home game
Xybots
Xybots
First 3D third-person shooter
Otocky
Otocky
First generative music game
Thunder Blade
Thunder Blade
Advanced 3D flight game
Assault
Assault
First massive sprite rotation
The Colony
The Colony
First full screen poligonal first person shooter
Winning Run
Winning Run
Advanced 3D racing game
Narc
Narc
First color digitized graphics
Reikai Doushi
Reikai Doushi
First digitized fighting game
No-Ri-Ko
No-Ri-Ko
First game on compact disc
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia
Advanced rotoscoping
Blue Lightning
Blue Lightning
First 3D handheld game
S.T.U.N. Runner
S.T.U.N. Runner
First high-speed 3D polygonal graphics
Exterminator
Exterminator
(1989) - First 3D digitized graphics for every element of the game
Die Hard
Die Hard
First full screen third-person shooter
Vette!
Vette!
First 3D open world racing

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