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History of video game consoles. Console war; 1st generation (1972–1983) 2nd generation (1976–1992) Video game crash of 1983; 3rd generation (1983–2003) 4th generation (1987–2003) 5th generation (1993–2005) 6th generation (1998–2013) 7th generation (2005–2017) 8th generation (2012–present) 9th generation (2020–present)
The historical video game belongs to a video game genre in which stories are based upon historical events, environments, or people. Some historical video games are simulators, which attempt an accurate portrayal of a historical event, civilization or biography, to the degree that the available historical research will allow.
Desktop publishing proves to be a boon for hobby game designers, and the door is opened for many small publishers producing their own game designs. Z-Man Games and Fantasy Flight Games become major players in the US hobby game industry. Miniatures games dominate the collectible games market. 2000 in games; 2001 in games; 2002 in games; 2003 in ...
October 23 – 27: Boston Red Sox wins the World Series for the first time since 1918, ending the Curse of the Bambino. November 7 – December 23: The Second Battle of Fallujah occurs. It is the deadliest American battle since the Vietnam War, killing 95 troops. November 18: Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
List of Game & Watch games; List of Game Boy games. List of multiplayer Game Boy games; List of Super Game Boy games; List of Game Boy Color games; List of Game Boy Advance games; List of Pokémon Mini games; List of Nintendo DS games. List of DSiWare games and applications; List of Nintendo 3DS games. List of Virtual Console games for Nintendo ...
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In 1989, Nintendo released the cartridge-based Game Boy, the first major handheld game console since the Microvision 10 years earlier. Included with the system was Tetris, which became one of the best-selling video games of all time, drawing many that would not normally play video games to the handheld. [120]
The 2000s was the fourth decade in the industry's history. It was a decade that was primarily dominated by Sony , Nintendo , newcomer Microsoft , and their respective systems. Sega , being Nintendo's main rival in the 1980s and 1990s, left the console market in 2001 in favor of returning to third-party development, as they once were.