Zero to 100: Videogames by the numbers

81… minigames in Mario Party 8

Interstate 82 (PC)

’83… year Mass Effect takes place (well, 2183)

84… songs in Rock Band 2

’85… the year the NES launched in the US, paving the way for Wii Music

’86… year Aperture Science began developing GlaDOS

Bosconian ’87 (C64)

’88 Games (Arcade)

’89… the year we found out just how bad the Power Glove really is

Galaga ’90 (TG-16, also Virtual Console)

Space Invaders ’91 (Genesis)

Vault 92, an important location in Fallout 3

Bomberman 93 (TG-16, Virtual Console)

NHL ’94 (Genesis, the best ever)

OXM Demo Disc 95 – on sale now!

Micro Machines Turbo Tournament 96 (Genesis)

The King of Fighters ’97 (PSone)

Nagano Winter Olympics ’98 (N64)

Ninety Nine Nights (360)

Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War (multi)

What do you know, it worked. Well, just to finish it all off…

Mar 31, 2009


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Brett Elston

A fomer Executive Editor at GamesRadar, Brett also contributed content to many other Future gaming publications including Nintendo Power, PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazine. Brett has worked at Capcom in several senior roles, is an experienced podcaster, and now works as a Senior Manager of Content Communications at PlayStation SIE.