Video Game Design Between 1990-2008
1990
- Nintendo releases Super Famicom 16 bit console
- Creative Labs introduces Soundblaster Pro
Wing Commander
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Super Mario World
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Final Fantasy III
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Commander Keen
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1991
- Graphic accelerator cards are born
- id Software is founded
- Tim Berners-Lee introduces the World Wide Web
- Intel sells 486SX processors
Civilization
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Road Rash
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The Legend of Zelda
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Neverwinter Nights
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1992
- Microsoft releases Windows 3.1
Mortal Kombat
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Wolfenstein 3D
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Dune II
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1993
- Microsoft releases Windows NT and MS-DOS 6
- Intel Pentium 60 MHz processor is released
Sim City 2000
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Doom
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Virtua Fighter
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Master of Orion
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1994
- Commodore computers files for bankruptcy
- 3DFX is founded (company known for it’s Voodoo video cards)
- First Sony Playstation is introduced
Heretic
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Warcraft
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Tekken
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1995
- The first E3 is held in Las Vegas
- Microsoft Windows 95 is released
- DirectX 1.0 is introduced by Microsoft
- ATX motherboards are born
Warcraft II
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The Need For Speed
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Command and Conquer
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1996
- Intel released 200 MHz Pentium
- DirectX 2.0 is released
- Nintendo releases the first true 64 bit game console
Quake
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Duke Nukem 3D
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M.A.X.
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1997
- Wi-Fi is released
- DirectX 5.0 is released
- Intel introduces MMX chips
- First DVDs are sold
- Intel 233 MHz processor is introduced
Grand Theft Auto
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Total Annihilation
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Age of Empires
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Final Fantasy VII
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Quake 2
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Diablo
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1998
- Intel releases Celeron processors
- AMD 3DNow! is born
- Rockstar Games is founded
Half Life
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Starcraft with Broodwar expansion
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 98
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StarCraft
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Unreal
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1999
- Sega Dreamcast is released
- Pentium III 500 MHz is introduced
- nVidia introduces the GPU (Graphics Processor Unit)
EverQuest
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Heroes of Might and Magic III
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2000
- Sony Playstation 2 is released with better graphics capability than a PC
The Sims
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Counter Strike
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Colin McRae Rally 2
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Grand Theft Auto 2
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2001
- Microsoft enters the game consoles market with it’s XBox console
Max Payne
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Grand Theft Auto 3
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein
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Halo
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Empire Earth
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2002
Mafia
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Diablo II Lord of destruction
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Warcraft 3
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Neverwinter Nights
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Splinter Cell
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Dungeon Siege
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Battlefield 1942
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Baldur’s Gate – Dark Alliance
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2003
- Nokia introduces the first console / mobile phone hybrid,the N-Gage series
- Sony Playstation Portable is developed
Call of Duty
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Tony Hawk’s Underground
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Prince of Persia
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Max Payne 2
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Rise of Nations
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2004
- Acclaim declared bankruptcy
Doom 3
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World of Warcraft
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Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
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Far Cry
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Half Life 2
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Halo 2
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2005
- XBox 360 is released
- Sony Playstation Portable is released
Medal of Honor – European Assault
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F.E.A.R.
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Age of Empires 3
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Guitar Hero
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Need for Speed Most Wanted
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2006
The Godfather
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Gears of War – 2006 (on XBOX), 2007 (On Windows)
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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
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Elder Scrolls IV – Oblivion
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Hitman Blood Money
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Prey
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Heroes of Might and Magic V
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Titan Quest
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2007
- Blizzard announces Starcraft II
- 3D Realms released teaser trailer for Duke Nukem Forever
Halo 3
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Super Mario Galaxy
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Crysis
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Call of Duty IV – Modern Warfare
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Unreal Tournament 3
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FIFA 08
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The Witcher
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Guitar Hero 3
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2008
- Blizzard announces Diablo III
Grand Theft Auto IV
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Prince of Persia
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Metal Gear Solid 4
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Shaun White Snowboarding
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Command and Conquer 3 Kane’s Wrath
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Madden NFL 09
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Fallout 3
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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2009
- Upcoming releases for the next year
F.E.A.R. 2
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Alan Wake
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Starcraft 2 Terrans: Wings of Liberty
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Diablo 3
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Written by Gyorgy Fekete
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