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This shape-based Russian mind-bender set the stage for innumerable puzzle games to follow.
An early action-strategy-RPG game created by Koji Sumii and published by ASCII for the Sharp X1 computer in 1983. The game is considered a precursor to several genres: the action RPG, tactical RPG, real-time strategy, and tower defense.
A side-scrolling action game released for the Commodore 64 in 1983.
Gyruss is a space shoot 'em up that allows player to revolve around an implicit circle. It is often considered to be a cross between Tempest and Galaga.
Xevious is one of the first vertical scrolling shoot-em-up arcade games.
A vehicle-action arcade game released by Sega in 1982. It was the first attempt at a train simulator, and featured chiptune background music based on Yellow Magic Orchetra's synth-pop hit "Rydeen" (1979).
The first 16-bit video game, Pole Position was responsible for popularizing third-person psuedo-3D graphics and racing games as a whole.
Bosconian is an arcade multi-directional shooter where players must clear levels of enemy space stations.
New Rally-X is the successor to Namco's Rally X. The game was originally released in 1981.
Scramble is a side-scrolling shooter. The player controls a spaceship across a scrolling terrain, battling obstacles along the way. Scramble is credited with setting the template for most of the side-scrolling shooters that followed its release.
Released by Namco for arcades in 1980, Rally-X was the first scrolling open-world video game, and the first open-world driving/racing game.
One of the most popular arcade games of all time, Pac-Man was released in arcades in 1980 and became a pop culture icon for the decade.
An early music composition game released for the Atari 400 and 800, and one of the first applications which allowed users to create their own chiptunes.
1979 arcade shooter by Nintendo where the player must fight sixteen surrounding desperadoes. A precursor to Donkey Kong, it was designed by Genyo Takeda, with assistance from Shigeru Miyamoto, working on his first video game. Possibly the first run & gun shooter, it also introduced the damsel-in-distress trope to gaming as well as continuous background music.
Originally called Space Invaders Part II in Japan, this is the first sequel to the coin-munching hit Space Invaders. This game is notable for introducing the concept of a cut-scene.
Space Invaders, released in arcades by Taito in 1978, is one of the most influential and successful video games of all time, laying the foundations for most shooters and action games that followed. It revolutionized the game industry and has become a pop culture icon.
Gun Fight, also known as Western Gun, is a 1975 arcade shooter. Set in the Wild West, Western Gun was the first on-foot shooter, introduced human combat, was the first open-world action-adventure video game, and the first real-time tactical cover shooter. Gun Fight was also the first microprocessor video game.
Based on the novel by James Clavell.
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