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During the last 50 years we have
witnessed a tremendous amount of growth
in the gaming industry year-on-year
boundaries in storytelling graphics and
content are pushed to new heights that
were previously not for possible.
This ultimately led to the gaming world we have today an incredibly powerful
platform that commands a hundred and
thirty seven point nine (137.9) billion dollars in worldwide revenue with further growth expected to continue.
In this we will look at some of the most important games in history and how they truly revolutionize the gaming world as a
whole. now without any further delay please sit back, get comfy and enjoy the blog.
1. Pong
For a game that was as simple as a
moving pixel and two straight lines
representing paddles pong really did
have an incredibly powerful impact on
the video game industry pong was the
first game produced by Atari however the
story behind its beginnings is much more
interesting at the time Atari co-founder
Nolan Bushnell hired a new employee by
the name of Alan Alcorn. Alcorn had no
experience in games whatsoever
therefore Bushnell tasked him with the
development of a simple game that was
based on table tennis this was to be
treated as a warm-up project that would
test Alcorn’s potential however soon
after development it was clear that this
game was destined for much greater
things
after being surprised with the quality
of our phones work atari decided that it
would be appropriate to manufacture the
game and release it to the general
public
initially 12 production units were built
and placed around California it didn’t
take much time for Palma to quickly
generate interest and become an instant
success due to the obvious appeal and
interest that was being generated by the
public Atari encouraged their staff to
invent more and more games that would
drive innovation and propel their
company forward as a result of this
during the Christmas season of 1975
three years after the initial release of
pong Atari managed to build a home
version of the game that would be sold
exclusively at Sears retail stores this
was again and of a huge commercial
success with the game selling numerous
copies across the u.s. it is amazing to
think that game born out of an
employee’s aptitude test became one the
most successful and renowned arcade
games in history it really makes you
think we’re with the gaming industry be
at today if Allan Alcorn had never been
given a chance to show his talents by
the founders of Atari
2. Super Mario
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in 1985 the video game market was
seriously struggling with video game
retailers finding it hard to come up
with new and unique ways to entice
gamers however Nintendo were adamant
they were going to do something about
this and first Super Mario Brothers was
born as we all know Super Mario Brothers
became an absolute cultural phenomenon
which in turn resulted in millions of
NES consoles been sold worldwide aside
from the fact that Nintendo almost
single-handedly resurrected the home
gaming market the actual content of
Super Mario Brothers was revolutionary
at the time compared to the single
screen games that previously dominated
the era that continuous and never-ending
scrolling world of Mushroom Kingdom
compelled players to keep going as far
forward as possible
this essentially redefined the video
game market at the time and gave rise to
other games that revolved around a
similar playing style the effects of
this game are still being felt today as
Super Mario Brothers continues to bring
in new content every single year in a
range of variations of the original game
it was estimated that by 2011 Super
Mario video games had brought in 12
billion dollars in sales which
ultimately gives it the title of
best-selling video game franchise of all
time just imagine if Nintendo had never
attempted to resurrect the video game
market would the gaming industry have
found a way to survive or will it have
never recovered.
3. World of Warcraft
the veterans of the MMO community will
recall tales of dangerous and epic raids
and games such as EverQuest and Ultima
Online however only one game within this
genre can hold the trophy as most
popular World of Warcraft or Wow as it
is more commonly known boasted a
subscription counts of 12 million
players at its absolute peak to put the
size of that user base in perspective if
WoW was a country it would have more
citizens than the entire country of
Belgium roughly placing Azeroth as the
70th most populated country in the
entire world
Wow essentially redefine the entire MMO
genre as the chance of leveling up and
collecting loot with friends became a
much more attractive prospect than it
ever had been the sheer size of the
open-world that Blizzard created was a
match at the time who has still been
expanded upon in every expansion pack
release Liz’s ability to play a fun
sociable game and combine it with a
continuously evolving gaming world
ultimately ensured that this game got a
mention at my list as an ex while
playing myself I can’t even imagine what
the gaming world would be like without
Wow’s influence even talking about it
now makes me think back to many good
hours that were spent achieving
exploring the world craft world it truly
was a revolutionary game that still
continues to inspire and attract
millions of players this very day
4. the legend of zelda ocarina of time
at the time designing and creating
worlds in the third dimension was
considered to be a great challenge with
only a handful of companies being able
to implement the graphics in a
controlled area however in 1998 the
potential for free D worlds was fully
realized with the release of The Legend
of Zelda Ocarina of Time for the first
time in gaming history players had the
opportunity to explore huge open world
that seemed limitless in possibility one
of the most unique aspects of the game
aside from the 3d graphics was the
brand-new Z targeting system this was
revolutionary from a combat gaming
perspective as it meant that gamers had
the opportunity to focus their attacks
whilst also having the option to quickly
switch between enemies the use of Z
target locking systems is still used
this very day with game franchises such
as Assassin’s Creed still relying on
these methods to facilitate their means
of combat unsurprisingly Ocarina had a
staggering 500,000 pre-orders in the US
alone to put that in perspective it more
than tripled the previously held record
for a game that had been pre-ordered
within the first week more than 1
million copies were sold with that
figure skyrocketing to 2.5 million
almost exactly a month later this figure
continued to grow as more and more
review companies praised the game with
companies such as IGN stating it was the
new benchmark for interactive
entertainment whilst it is true that
many games since Ocarina now boast a
much larger game world few players will
ever forget about the first time they
embarked on their adventure in the
kingdom of Hyrule it has to be said if
you look back now it really makes you
wonder where the gaming world would be
without Ocarina is groundbreaking
open-world adventure
5. Pokemon
For a game that was basic in concept but
undeniably addictive in practice
Nintendo’s Pokemon really found a
winning formula when it came to unifying
the world of marketing with gaming
Pokemon was the first game that managed
to capture the same level of child
baiting that had occurred throughout the
80s and 90s managing to translate that
type of hysteria into the gaming world
many games have tried to replicate the
winning formula that Nintendo found
however none of even come close to the
standard that was set with Pokemon this
franchise showed the gaming industry
what could be achieved when you combine
Q cartoon characters with an addictive
compulsion to catch them all this
formula ultimately ensured that game has
spent countless hours searching the
Kanto region to fully complete their
pokedex while also collecting the right
types of Pokemon that would be ready to
battle all of the gym leaders within the
game the impact and popularity of this
game back in 1996 was so powerful that
is still being felt to this day even 22
years later after the game’s initial
release the Pokemon franchise has
continuously evolved to make sure that
it stays relative in an ever expanding
gaming industry recent business ventures
such as Pokemon go have ensured that
Nintendo stays true to its roots whilst
also accepting and adapting the game to
suit the needs of a modern gaming
society if you are like me and spent
many hours playing this game as a child
can you really imagine a world in which
Pokemon never existed the cultural
impact of this game was so huge and it
truly revolutionized the way the gaming
industry perceived the role-playing
genre.
and that’s it there are five games that
revolutionize the gaming industry I
really hope that you enjoyed the content.