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10/28/2013
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Term
Royal Game of Ur
 Definition
Date ~ 3000 BC
Developer ~ unknown
platform ~ Board Game
Origin ~ Messopitamia/Iraq
Term
Senet
 Definition
Date ~ 3000 BC
Developer ~ unknown
platform ~ Board Game
Origin ~ Egypt
Term
Backgammon
 Definition
Date ~ 3000 BC
Developer ~ unknown
platform ~ Board Game
Origin ~ Iran
Term
Mancala
 Definition
Date ~ 600 CE
Developer ~ unknown
platform ~ Board Game
Origin ~ Eastern Affrica
Term
Go
 Definition
Date ~ 2000 BC
Developer ~ unknown
platform ~ Board Game
Origin ~ China
Term
Checkers
 Definition
Date ~ 1500 CE Developer ~ unknown platform ~ Board Game Origin ~ France
Term
Chess
 Definition
Date ~ 600 CE
Developer ~ unknown
platform ~ Board Game
Origin ~ India
Term
Snakes and Ladders
 Definition
1500 CE
Unknown
Board Game
India
Term
Olympic Games
 Definition
776 BC
Unkown
Sport
Acient Grrece
Term
Association Football
 Definition
1848
unknown
BallGame
Englang
Term
Baseball
 Definition
1800s
Unknown
Bat and Ball games
USA
Term
Basketball
 Definition
1891
James Naismith
Ball Game
USA
Term
Tennis
 Definition
1100
Unknown
Ball and racket game
France
Term
Golf
 Definition
1400
Unkown
Ball and club games
Scotland
Term
Colossal Cave Adventure
 Definition
1975
Will Crowther
PDP-10
USA
Term
Zork (Series)
 Definition
1977-1997
Infocom
PDP10
USA
Term
Kings Quest Series
 Definition
1984-1998
Sierra entertainment/Roberta Williams
PC
USA
Term
Monkey Island (Series)
 Definition
1990-Present
Lucas Arts/ ron Gilbert
PC
USA
Term
Adventure(Atari)
 Definition
1979
Atari/ Warren Robinett
Atari 2600
USA
Term
Myst
 Definition
1993
Cyan/ Robin and Rand Miller
PC
USA
Term
Heavy Rain
 Definition
2010
Quantic Dreams/ David Cage
PC
Canada
Term
SpaceWar!
 Definition
1962
Steve Russell
PDP-1
Term
Do Don Pachi
 Definition
1997
Cave
Arcade
Japan
Term
Pong
 Definition
1972
Al Alcorn
Arcade
USA
Term
Space Invaders
 Definition
1978
tomohiro nishikado
Arcade
Japan
Term
Super Mario
 Definition
1985 - Present
Nintendo/ Shigero miyamoto
Term
Pac Man
 Definition
1980
Toru Iwatani
Arcade
Japan
Term
Mega Man(Series)
 Definition
1987-2010
Capcom
NES
Japan
Term
Gears of War
 Definition
2006
Epic Games/ Cliff Blezinski
XBox 360
USA
Term
Battlezone
 Definition
1980
Atari/ Ed Rotberg
Arcade
USA
Term
Doom
 Definition
1993
Id Software
PC
USA
Term
Half Life (series)
 Definition
1998-Present
Valve
PC
USA
Term
Counter Strike
 Definition
1999
Minh "Gooseman" le and Jess Cliffe
PC
Canada
Term
Team Fortress
 Definition
2007
Valve
PC
USA
Term
Battlefield 1942
 Definition
2002
DICE
PC
Sweden
Term
Halo: Combat Evolved
 Definition
2001
Bungie
Xbox
USA
Term
Portal
 Definition
2007
Valve
PC, Xbox 360 PS3
Term
Kriegspiel
 Definition
1812
George Leopold Von Reiswitz
Board Game
Prussia
Term
M.U.L.E.
 Definition
1983
Ozark Softscape/ Danielle Bunten Berry
Atari 400/800 C64
Term
Civilization (Series)
 Definition
1991-Present
Micropose/Sid Meyer
Term
X:Com UFO Defense
 Definition
1993
Microprose/Jullian Gollop
PC
England
Term
Final Fantasy tactics
 Definition
1997
Square
Playstation
Japan
Term
Advance Wars
 Definition
2001
Intelligent Systems
GameBoy Advance
Term
Dune 2
 Definition
1992
Westwood/ Brett Sperry
PC
USA
Term
Starcraft (Series)
 Definition
1998-Present
Blizzard
PC
USA
Term
League of Legends
 Definition
2009
Riot
PC
USA
Term
Poker
 Definition
Mid 1800s
Unkown
Card Game
USA
Term
Contract Bridge
 Definition
1925
Harold Vanderbilt
Card Game
International Waters
Term
Monopoly
 Definition
1905-1910
Lizzie Magie
Board Game
USA
Term
Hex
 Definition
1942
Piet Hein
Board Game
Denmark
Term
Scrabble
 Definition
1933
Alfred Butts
Board Game
USA
Term
Diplomacy
 Definition
1958
Allan B Callhamer
Board Game
USA
Term
Magic the Gathering
 Definition
1993
Richard Garfield
Trading Card Game
USA
Term
Settlers of Catan
 Definition
1995
Klaus Teuber
Board Game
Germany
Term
Football
 Definition
1862
unkown
Ball Game
America
Term
Dungeons and Dragons
 Definition
● Date: 1974
● Developer: Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson
● Platform: Tabletop
Game
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
Wizardry
 Definition
● Date: 1981
● Developer: Sirtech Software
● Platform: Apple II
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
Dragon Quest (Series)
 Definition
● Date: 1986 Present
● Developer: Amor Project / Yuji Horii
● Original Platform: NES
● Region of Origin: Japan
Term
NetHack
 Definition
● Date: 1987
● Developer: Mike Stephenson
● Platform: PC
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
Ultima (Series)
 Definition
● Date: 1981 1999
● Developer: Origin Systems, Richard Garriot
● Original Platform: PC
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
Final Fantasy (Series)
 Definition
● Date: 1997 Present
● Developer: Square / Hironobu Sakaguchi
● Original Platform: Sony Playstation
● Region of Origin: Japan
Term
Fallout
 Definition
● Date: 1997
● Developer: Interplay / Tim Cain
● Platform: PC
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
World of Warcraft
 Definition
● Date: 2004
● Developer: Blizzard
● Platform: PC
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
 Definition
● Date: 2011
● Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
● Platform: Windows, PS3, Xbox 360
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
Dope Wars
 Definition
Date: 1984
● Developer: John E. Dell
● Platform: PC
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
Microsoft Flight Simulator
 Definition
● Date: 1980
● Developer: subLOGIC
● Platform: Apple II & TRS80
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
Balance of Power
 Definition
● Date: 1985
● Developer: Chris Crawford
● Platform: PC
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
SimCity
 Definition
● Date: 1989
● Developer: Maxis / Will Wright
● Platform: PC
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
The Sims
 Definition
Date: 2000
● Developer: Maxis / Will Wright
● Platform: PC
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
Madden NFL (Series)
 Definition
● Date: 1988
● Developer: EA Tiburon
● Original Platform: PC
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
Gran Turismo 3
 Definition
Date: 2001
● Developer: Polyphony Digital
● Platform: Playstation 2
● Region of Origin: Japan
Term
The Legend of Zelda (Series)
 Definition
te: 1986 Present
● Developer: Nintendo / Shigeru Miyamoto
● Original Platform: NES
● Region of Origin: Japan
Term
Grand Theft Auto (Series)
 Definition
● Date: 1997 Present
● Developer: Rockstar Games
● Original Platform: Sony Playstation
● Region of Origin: Scotland
Term
Uncharted 2
 Definition
● Date: 2009
● Developer: Naughty Dog
● Platform: Playstation 3
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
Tomb Raider (Series)
 Definition
● Date: 1996 Present
● Developer: Core Design
● Original Platform: Sega Saturn
● Region of Origin: England
Term
Metal Gear (Series)
 Definition
● Date: 1987 Present
● Developer: Konami / Hideo Kojima
● Original Platform: MSX 2
● Region of Origin: Japan
Term
Shadow of the Colossus
 Definition
● Date: 2005
● Developer: Team Ico / Fumito Ueda
● Platform: Playstation 2
● Region of Origin: Japan
Term
Boxing
 Definition
● Date: 1743
● Developer: Jack Broughton
● Platform: Combat Sport
● Region of Origin: England
Term
Kyokushin Karate
 Definition
● Date: ca. 1950
● Developer: Masutatsu ‘Mas’ Oyama
● Platform: Sport
● Region of Origin: Japan
Term
Street Fighter (Series)
 Definition
● Date: 1987
● Developer: Capcom
● Original Platform: Arcade
● Region of Origin: Japan
Term
Virtua Fighter (Series)
 Definition
● Date: 1993
● Developer: Sega
● Original Platform: Arcade
● Region of Origin: Japan
Term
Bushido Blade
 Definition
● Date: 1997
● Developer: Light Weight
● Platform: Sony Playstation
● Region of Origin: Japan
Term
Super Smash Bros. (Series)
 Definition
● Date: 1999
● Developer: Nintendo / Masahiro Sakurai
● Original Platform: Nintendo 64
● Region of Origin: Japan
Term
Mortal Kombat
 Definition
● Date: 1992
● Developer: Midway Games
● Platform: Arcade
● Region of Origin: USA
Term
Marvel vs Capcom (Series)
 Definition
● Date: 1998
● Developer: Capcom
● Original Platform: Arcade
● Region of Origin: Japan
Term
Bejeweled (Series)
 Definition
● Date: 2001 Present
● Developer: PopCap Games
● Original Platform: PC
● Region of origin: USA
Term
Tetris
 Definition
● Date: 1984
● Developer: Alexey Pajitnov
● Platform: PC
● Region of origin: Soviet Union
Term
Wii Sports
 Definition
● Date: 2006
● Developer: Nintendo
● Region of origin: Japan
● Platform: Nintendo Wii
Term
Rock Band
 Definition
● Date: 2007
● Developer: Harmonix
● Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii
● Region of origin: USA
Term
Solitaire
 Definition
● Date: ca. 1800 / 1990 on Windows
● Developer: (Unknown)
● Platform: card game / PC
● Region of origin: Northern Europe (card) / USA (PC version)
Term
FarmVille
 Definition
● Date: 2009
● Developer: Zynga
● Platform: Facebook (Flash)
● Region of origin: USA
Term
Empires & Allies
 Definition
● Date: 2011
● Developer: Zynga
● Platform: Facebook (Flash)
● Region of origin: USA
Term
Angry Birds
 Definition
Date: 2009
● Developer: Rovio
● Platform: iOS
● Region of origin: Finland
Term
PaRappa the Rapper
 Definition
● Date: 1996
● Developer: NanaOnSha
/ Masaya Matsuura
● Platform: PlayStation
● Region of origin: Japan
Term
Cave Story
 Definition
Date: 2004
● Developer: Daisuke ‘Pixel’ Amaya
● Platform: PC
● Region of origin: Japan
Term
Seiklus
 Definition
● Date: 2003
● Developer: Cly5m
● Platform: PC
● Region of origin: US
Term
Passage
 Definition
● Date: 2007
● Developer: Jason Rohrer
● Platform: PC
● Region of origin: USA
Term
Braid
 Definition
● Date: 2008
● Developer: Jonathan Blow
● Platform: XBox 360 (XBLA)
● Region of origin: USA
Term
Flywrench
 Definition
● Date: 2007
● Developer: Mark Essen
● Platform: PC
● Region of origin: USA
Term
JS Joust
 Definition
● Date: 2011
● Developer: Copenhagen Game Collective
● Platform: Physical game using PS3 Move controllers
● Region of origin: Denmark
Term
Minecraft
 Definition
● Date: 2009
● Developer: Mojang Games /Markus ‘Notch’ Persson
● Platform: PC
● Region of origin: Sweden
Term
QWOP
 Definition
● Date: 2008
● Developer: Bennett Foddy
● Platform: Flash
● Region of origin: UK
Term
Journey
 Definition
● Date: 2012
● Developer: thatgamecompany
● Platform: Playstation 3
● Region of origin: USA
Term
Fez
 Definition
● Date: 2012
● Developer: Phil Fish
● Platform: XBox
360
● Region of origin: Canada
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