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media. As games grew more complex in content, sound, and graphics, the CD proved more than capable of providing enough space for the extra data. The cartridge format, however, was pushed beyond the limits of its storage capacity. Consequently, many game developers shifted their support away from the
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was a controller which utilized dual joypads similar to how analog sticks functioned in later "dual control" sixth-generation systems. The presence of two pads was an effort to control objects in a 3D environment (one pad controlling pitch and turning while the other controlling forward movement and
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Finally with regards the launch of the 32X Shinobu Toyoda of Sega of America recalls, "We had an inventory problem. Behind the scenes, Nakayama wanted us to sell a million units in the US in the first year. Kalinske and I said we could only sell 600,000. We shook hands on a compromise - 800,000. At
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in 1998. It introduced several innovations including Internet gaming as a standard feature through its built-in modem, and a web browser. It was also the first home console to always display full SD resolution. Despite its early success, the Dreamcast was discontinued prematurely as sales slowed
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for the ATB system on March 16, 1992, under the title "Video game apparatus, method and device for controlling same" and was awarded the patent on February 21, 1995. On the battle screen, each character has an ATB meter that gradually fills, and the player is allowed to issue a command to that
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among other controllers). This allowed for the finer precision needed for a free perspective. Players no longer followed a linear path to the ends of levels, either, with most levels providing objective-based goals. There were, however, a handful of "boss" levels that offered more traditional
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was also seen as a new model for mascots in the early 1990s, particularly for his perceived "attitude", which characterized him as a rebel from the status quo. This "attitude" would soon become the status quo, as companies attempted to duplicate Sonic's success with their own brightly colored
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was released that also has real-time combat and classic exploration but features bird's eye view. Namco and Enix did not publish these two revolutionary titles in America, even though sequels in the two series would become wildly popular on future generations of consoles in the US.
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controller was the first standard operating device for a home console to use two handle-bars at the bottom of the controller whereas previously this feature had been relegated to niche specialist controllers. This has been standard in most game controllers since, until the
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The platform game genre evolved through several distinct phases throughout the 1990s. The first was an evolutionary step during the fifth generation in the early 1990s, followed by a complete transformation of the genre during the sixth generation in the late 1990s.
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improved on the first game in many ways, including improved graphics, more player abilities (such as crouching, crawling into hiding spots, disguising in enemy uniforms and cardboard boxes, and distracting guards by knocking on surfaces), improved enemy
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could be produced at significantly less expense and with more flexibility (it was easy to change production to meet demand), and they were able to pass the lower costs onto consumers. In particular, the fifth generation marked a turning point for
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set a new standard and would be imitated by many 3D platformers to follow. Its gameplay allowed players to explore open 3D environments with greater freedom than any previous attempt at a 3D platform game. To aid this, Nintendo incorporated an
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introduced a more rounded dog-bone like design and added two more face buttons, "X" and "Y", arranging the four in a diamond formation. Another addition was the "L" and "R" shoulder buttons, which have been imitated by most controllers since.
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brought a change in the goals of some platformers. In most 2D platformers, the player only had to reach a single goal to complete a level, but in many 3D platformers, each level had to be combed for collectible items such as puzzle pieces
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character once the meter is full. The fact that enemies can attack or be attacked at any time is credited with injecting urgency and excitement into the combat system. Both the "job system" and the ATB system were fully developed in
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launched, platform games were the most popular genre in home console gaming and were seen as vital for winning the console war. There was a particular emphasis on having a flagship platform title exclusive to a format, featuring a
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has been credited with popularizing the stealth genre. The core elements of these games, such as avoiding confrontation, minimizing noise, and attacking antagonists from "the shadows", influenced many future stealth game series.
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that allowed players to rush through its levels with well-placed jumps and rolls. It proved to be a massive hit, was a successful pack-in with new systems, and cemented the view that platform games would make or break a console.
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in the genre thus far. This allowed players to reliably execute multi-button special moves, which had previously required an element of luck. The game was also highly successful because its graphics took advantage of Capcom's
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transformed its modestly successful franchise into a large mainstream success. The increased power of the PlayStation console over previous platforms allowed for greater immersion in terms of both story and game environment.
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polygon graphics and a viewpoint that zoomed and rotated with the action. Despite the graphics, players were confined to back and forth motion as seen in other fighting games. By the time the game was released for the
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and digital sticks rely on single electrical connections for movement (using internal digital electrical contacts for up, down, left and right), analog sticks use continuous electrical activity running through
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the end of the year we had managed to shift 600,000 as estimated, so ended up with 200,000 units in our warehouse, which we had to sell to retailers at a steep discount to get rid of the inventory."
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game from Sega suggest it will become best-selling European title to date. First orders from UK, France, Germany, Spain and Austria totalled 1.5m units—0.75m in UK alone, worth £25m at retail.
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was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America and Europe instead, also in 1990. Kojima was not involved in the game's development, which was instead conducted by another
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Starting in 1993 and ending in 2001, the fifth generation of video games are most widely known to be the 32/64 bit era and for being the transition period for video games to evolve into the
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also became a staple of the genre, and future titles would imitate its challenge of rationing highly limited resources and items. The game's commercial success is credited with helping the
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became a popular fighting game due to its sprites being real people digitalized into the game with graphic and controversial depictions of violence, most notably, the fatalities. The
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used a hexagonal grid. Players could choose one of four different Lords to defend their Towers and areas on the grid by building an army of creatures to destroy the opposing armies.
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brought the first taste of CRPGs to many of the new gamers brought in by the PlayStation gaming console. Subsequently, CRPGs, previously a niche genre, skyrocketed in popularity.
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The ancestors of MMORPGS were text-based multiuser domains (MUDs) Indeed, MUDs generate perhaps the one historical connection between game-based VR and the traditional program
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used even more console RPG elements than earlier games, allowing the player to walk around towns and talk to people and buy weapons. One game released solely in Japan for the
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however Nintendo continued using them with the Nintendo 64 due to the load times on CDs at the time and became one of the last cartridge based systems in mass production.
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was a launch title for the Dreamcast. It featured realistic graphics, 6 stories and fast gameplay; this became the best-selling Dreamcast game, selling 2.5 million units.
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allows the player to explore a simplified version of the city of Chicago using a variety of vehicles and any path that they desire. In the arcade world, Sega introduced
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debuted (in North America) in 1990 for the NES, and remains among the most popular video game franchises, with numerous sequels, spin-offs, movies and related titles.
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was an archetype for the whole genre, establishing gameplay elements that are still used in tactical CRPGs today (although some of these elements were influenced by
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was introduced in 1998 to the PC world, and was a successful semi-simulation of the world of rally driving (previously only available in Sega's less serious
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introduced the "job system", a character progression engine allowing the player to change a character's class, as well as acquire new and advanced classes.
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series, which received mixed reviews and little attention both in the 90's and later, but whose elements would later be recycled in the genre-defining
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in 1998 becomes the second best-selling computer game of all time. It remains among the most popular multiplayer RTS games to this day, especially in
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cartridges. The Genesis version, which included the original arcade fatality moves, outsold the edited-down Super NES version by nearly three-to-one
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environments of wide open spaces and graphics at the time. Many games that moved onto 3D also tried to mimic Mario's success. Instead of pixels,
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was released in Japan in 1995, featuring real-time side-scrolling combat mode and an exploration mode similar to classic console RPGs. In 1996,
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featured large fields that scrolled effortlessly in all directions, as well as all manner of uneven terrain, curved hills, and a complex
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browsing software, and ability to play certain games online. Nearly all consoles since released then have had support for online gaming.
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prompted the video game industry to adopt a game rating system, and hundreds of knock-offs were widely popular in the mid-to-late 1990s.
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consisted primarily of games and systems programmed for the 16-bit era. During this generation, 2D graphics had improved over the
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has since become one of the most popular racing franchises ever, with the series selling more than 50 million copies worldwide.
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became the first video game sex symbol, becoming a recognizable figure in the entertainment industry throughout the late 1990s.
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became a standard sight to be in video games from then on as they looked more lifelike when programmed into the right shapes.
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series is another early example of the genre, released for the Game Boy in 1991. Another influential early tactical RPG was
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Richard J. Hand (2004). "Proliferating Horrors: Survival Horror and the Resident Evil Franchise". In Steffen Hantke (ed.).
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to their standard Nintendo 64 controller, something which had not been included in a standard console controller since the
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a few months later, adding a two-plane system where characters could step into the foreground or background. Meanwhile,
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which had built-in haptic feedback. Since then, built-in force feedback has become standard for most game controllers.
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Zackariasson, Peter; Wilson, Timothy L.; Ernkvist, Mirko (2012). "Console Hardware: The Development of Nintendo Wii".
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in 1995 sets up the first major real-time strategy competition and popularizes multiplayer capabilities in RTS games.
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in 1999 becomes the first successful 3D RTS game. The rise of the RTS genre is often credited with the fall of the
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in arcades, where players choose from teams of three characters to eliminate each other one by one. A follow-up to
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which allowed free roaming of the environment – something of a revolution that had only been done in 3D before in
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published several roleplaying games with similar gameplay, which are considered milestone classics of the genre.
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The advent of 16-bit home consoles in the early 1990s marked an evolutionary step for the genre. By the time the
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to store saved game data. This became the standard for video game consoles until it was replaced by the use of
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during the 1990s. A rivalry between Sega and Nintendo occurred during this generation, starting the 2nd major
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graphics become the standard by end of decade. Although FPSs had been some of the first games to become 3-D.
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1998 – November 27th: Sega initiates the next generation of game consoles by launching Dreamcast in Japan...
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were proof of this and represented the dawning of a new era of RPGs. Backed by a clever marketing campaign,
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in real-time. When two parties meet, the combat plays out with minimal user interaction. A later release,
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and simple turn-based strategy elements, Nintendo created a hit, which spawned many sequels and imitators.
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The fighting game genre continued to evolve as several strong 3D fighting games emerged in the late 1990s.
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controller introduced the use of haptic force feedback technology in gaming. It was later followed by the
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with texture mapping, where graphical textures are wrapped around 3D objects. They were succeeded by id's
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located in the players hand in the lower left or right hand corner. FPSs are usually violent and feature
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films, due to the game's emphasis on a disturbing atmosphere rather than visceral horror. The original
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led it to be released for home game consoles and allowed it to define the template for fighting games.
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Its financial success was exceeded only by a video game with violence as its theme. "One single game–
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camera views that were cinematic in nature. Although players had the ability to fight monsters as in
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and providing alternative storylines and endings into their games. They even went as far as to film
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was also released during the fourth generation, which would later become the most popular series of
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for their worldwide release in 1998. It soon became popular in the US and has been adapted into an
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consoles. The implications for RPGs were enormous—longer, more involved quests, better audio, and
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was released for the Super NES and is more of a real-time strategy game in which the player forms
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in 1997, a game that provided a core idea of what later MMORPGs would become, featuring a massive
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of weapon-based fighting games also achieved considerable critical success, beginning with 1995's
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which was originally developed for racing games in the late 1980s was adapted by Namco for new 3D
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and experimentation began to occur with 3D graphics, although 3D games were more prevalent on the
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The following gallery highlights hardware used to predominantly play games throughout the 1990s.
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is a much more direct influence on the sort of tactical RPGs that gamers recognize today such as
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in Japan, the game and system were selling at almost a one-to-one ratio. In 1994, SNK released
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that improved game balance and allowed players to use additional characters. The popularity of
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Item 7. Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations
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The following table lists home video games of the 1990s that sold at least 5 million copies.
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surprised the gaming industry, as arcade owners bought more machines to keep up with demand.
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challenges such as puzzle-solving and finding hidden keys to new areas. Graphically,
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There was a "3D Revolution" in the 1990s, where video games made the transition from
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was released in 1990 for the MSX2 and was a major improvement over its predecessor,
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in that it used a general-soldier structure instead of controlling main characters.
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to measure the exact position of the stick within its full range of motion. In 1996
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Some argue that many modern 3D platformers, especially those influenced heavily by
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depending on how the player followed the story and interacted with the characters.
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controllers have included two analog thumbsticks, except for the Wii's "Wii-mote".
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The term "survival horror" was first used by Capcom to market their 1996 release,
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platforming, and showed what a more direct conversion to 3D might have been like.
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A Detailed Cross-Examination of Yesterday and Today's Best-Selling Platform Games
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and aficionados began creating and sharing independent CRPG games, emulating the
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began, influenced by the popularization of console RPGs. A large group of young
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been matched in Japan. (...) Sega officially claims to have sold 400,000 units.
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showcased a new style of design made possible by a new generation of hardware.
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in 1991 is often considered a revolutionary moment in the fighting game genre.
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from the 80's, and would be rebooted 10 years later to new critical acclaim.
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1998 is seen as a turning point in gaming history because of the release of
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of action RPGs continued to see releases, while the 3D action RPG franchise
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Nearly every system released in the mid-late 1990s began to move to the new
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The Social Media Bible: Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for Business Success
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While elements of the survival horror genre can be traced back to the 1989
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In the early-to-mid-1990s, several video game developers experimented with
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The rapid availability of the Internet in the 1990s led to an expansion of
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in the early 1990s. This transition was largely driven by a technological
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on which players could interact with others from around the world, fight
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5.34 million for the Game Boy version. 4.85 million for the NES version.
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Game franchises that also accompany major film or television franchises.
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The next major revolution came in the late 1990s, which saw the rise of
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While stealth elements have been present in video games as far back as
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games. The majority of such games owe their achievement to simplistic
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1990 marked the release of the Super NES, along with the much awaited
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in 1999. It has trigger-like shoulder buttons, similar to the earlier
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History of Digital Games: Developments in Art, Design and Interaction
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in 1991. It was localized for North American release under the title
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while still using pre-rendered sprites for the characters and items.
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also becoming some of the console's most important titles. In 1992,
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games were developed during the 1990s, largely due to the impact of
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gamepad which introduced the use of two analog sticks, and the Sony
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were considered a viable port for video game retail sales with the
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Pachter, Michael; McKay, Nick; Citrin, Nick (February 11, 2014).
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pre-rendered graphics. The game was praised for moving away from
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series were some of the first RPGs to move away from the typical
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The 1990s saw the emergence of several distinct subgenres of the
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also began to receive online networking peripherals, such as the
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genre distinguished itself greatly from computer RPGs, with the
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and RPG characteristics. The games were later released for the
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is released, creating interest in what FPS games could become.
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in which players competed against each other to win minigames.
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allowed players to play against each other. The popularity of
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was given an unheard of budget of US$ 12 million and starred
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1999 marked a change of games into more "free form" worlds.
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The use of pressure-sensitive buttons was introduced by the
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of each year in the 1990s, in terms of coin drop earnings.
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1989 and the early 1990s saw the release and spread of the
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at the time. The fourth generation also was the first time
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Synthetic Worlds: The Business and Culture of Online Games
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Dreamcast systems in the U.S. from Sept. to Dec. 31, 1999
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Final Fantasy Anthology North American instruction manual
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The sixth generation was initiated by the release of the
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With the introduction of the fifth generation of games,
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in 1997. That genre, as currently defined, began with
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Why We Watch: The Attractions of Violent Entertainment
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Notable video-game franchises established in the 1990s
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scenes and scripted popular actors to play the parts.
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France, Germany, Spain, Austria – 750,000 as of 1992
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is considered one of the scariest games of all time.
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while using realtime 3D environments in contrast to
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began to attract attention with the 1993 release of
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being the last major home video game console to use
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in video gaming. It was a decade of transition from
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SLUS-00879GH. 9180: 8938: 8886: 8860: 4148:The following titles were the highest-grossing 2488:released and published the first tactical RPG, 2420:massively multiplayer online role-playing games 1902:, a PC game, was later adapted back to arcade. 148:. 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Co. 6 April 1996. p. 26. 9946: 9944: 9942: 9720: 9283: 9221: 8964: 8912: 8777: 8579:"The Disappearance of Yu Suzuki: Part 1 from" 2588:for the Genesis, which was released in 1992. 2352:In the final years of the 90's, US companies 1259:which allowed much greater storage capacity. 796:, which further popularized 3D polygons with 12682:Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K 12590:"The 10 Worst-Selling Handhelds of All Time" 12456:"Stalled engine: The TurboGrafx-16 turns 25" 12142:"Nintendo cuts retail prices on video games" 12021: 12019: 11166: 10953: 10913: 10616: 9923: 9815: 9777: 9643: 9641: 9639: 9586: 9351: 9189: 8754: 8752: 8750: 8748: 8268: 8266: 8264: 8262: 8260: 8258: 8256: 7573:entered the world scene with the release of 2491:Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi 2246:games as well as other Square games such as 2158:genre lost much of its relevance, with only 1821:making the first Mario Kart game to feature 963:was one of the first video games to feature 730:Introduction of 3D polygons and environments 12688:. April 12, 1996. p. 8. Archived from 12583: 12581: 12300:. Vol. 11, no. 392. June 21, 1996 12280: 11668: 11572: 11543: 11352: 11028: 10675: 10564: 10562: 10406:""Tekken 3", "Virtua Fighter 3" Top Videos" 10358:""Tekken 2", "Virtua Cop 2" Top Videos '96" 10246:"第9回 ゲーメスト大賞" [9th Gamest Awards]. 10179:"第8回 ゲーメスト大賞" [8th Gamest Awards]. 9526: 9404: 9398: 9066:"History of: The Sonic the Hedgehog Series" 8799: 8274:"1990's The Rise of Video Games-Didi Games" 4814:Best-selling home video games of the decade 4156:Highest-grossing arcade games of the 1990s 4138:Highest-grossing arcade games of the decade 2191:It was in the early 1990s that the console 2048:Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara 1463:(FPS) typically features the player as the 860:. Namco responded with 3D fighters such as 724: 14747: 14733: 14443: 14436: 14422: 13344: 13330: 13193: 13179: 12774: 12760: 12741: 12224: 12222: 11714: 11134: 10722: 10720: 10718: 9975: 9939: 9809: 9788:"Top 11 Survival Horror Games: Sweet Home" 9701: 9471: 9434: 9372: 8379: 8377: 8375: 7940:Razer Boomslang (first gaming mouse, 1999) 2051:(1996). These games were released for the 12479: 12343: 12341: 12071: 12016: 11847: 11845: 11843: 11841: 11774:"Consolidated Sales Transition by Region" 11363: 10130: 9978:"Review : Silent Hill (PlayStation)" 9686: 9636: 8745: 8253: 6353:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 2615:Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen 2498:(or Famicom) in Japan, co-developed with 2295:. This was first clearly demonstrated by 2240:(1992) and continued to be used in later 2103:saw several popular action RPGs, such as 1804:. Using the familiar characters from the 866:(1994) and 3D light gun shooters such as 12578: 11879: 11768: 11766: 11764: 11762: 11760: 11610:"Top 5 Most Popular Fighting Games Ever" 11289:"Video game sales scale greater heights" 11140: 11102: 10922: 10648: 10642: 10559: 10527: 9444:. University Of Chicago Press. pp.  9279: 9277: 9215: 9063: 8383: 6517:Best-selling game consoles of the decade 4132: 2537:, with a few graphical alterations. The 1448: 1050: 703: 657: 583: 580:Fourth generation of video game consoles 568: 12710: 12558:"Makers of video games wage format war" 12219: 11966: 11964: 11962: 11960: 11958: 11956: 11954: 11952: 11950: 11948: 11946: 11944: 11942: 11940: 11938: 11936: 11934: 11932: 11930: 11928: 11710: 11708: 11706: 11704: 11702: 11700: 11632: 11421: 11402:U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 11276:sales level at number 5 = 400,000 units 11219: 11061: 10715: 10687:. Event occurs at 1:21. 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A 9877:Justin Speer and Cliff O'Neill. 8812:"History of Sega Fighting Games" 8664:Thorpe, Nick (31 October 1999). 8504:"Classic 1UP.com's Essential 50" 8354:. IGN. p. 2. Archived from 8075: 8039: 8030: 7991:Worldwide sales as of 2005 – 9.8 7976: 7933: 7918: 7901: 7886: 7871: 7856: 7841: 7824: 7809: 7794: 7779: 7764: 7749: 7734: 7719: 7704: 7687: 7672: 7657: 7642: 7625: 7248: 7245: 7242: 6987: 6984: 6662: 2821:, released seven years earlier. 2655: 2610:) famous line of tactical RPGs. 2308:sales and the ascendance of the 2169:released several entries to the 2018:, but added more RPG elements. 1828:In 1993, Namco struck back with 1613:Second-generation side-scrollers 1590:was known for providing several 1247:Many technically innovative and 1206: 834:took it further with 3D polygon 792:(1991). Sega responded with the 777:in the early 1990s, such as the 12650:Sega Mega Drive Collected Works 12537:from the original on 2021-10-19 12436:from the original on 2021-12-27 11585:. The Magic Box. 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It was a decade of marked 7: 12357:(in Russian). 9 August 2016 11583:"Japan Platinum Game Chart" 11464:Acclaim sold approximately 11003:. New York City, New York: 10854:Famitsu Game Whitebook 2008 10795:Famitsu Game Whitebook 2007 9924:Jim Sterling (2008-06-09). 9816:Jim Sterling (2008-12-08). 9115:. Gamasutra. 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Sega-16. Archived from 8730:. ign.com. Archived from 8392:. pp. 143–6, 152–4. 7988:PlayStation – 10,022,228 6990: 6548: 6545: 6542: 6539: 6536: 6533: 6530: 4844: 4841: 4838: 4835: 4832: 4829: 4826: 4643: 4638: 4574: 4569: 4525: 4522: 4519: 4500: 4466: 4440: 4437: 4434: 4413: 4354: 4349: 4300: 4297: 4294: 4289: 4286: 4283: 4276: 4273: 4191: 3849:Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3311:Heroes of Might and Magic 2860:(1999) drew heavily from 2740:Tenchu: Stealth Assassins 2729:Tenchu: Stealth Assassins 2696:Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake 2685:Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake 2649:Disgaea: Hour of Darkness 2341:software development kits 2301:(1997). The explosion of 1952:would see the release of 1939:Action role-playing games 1191:Pressure-sensitive button 844:, fighting games such as 13656:Digital collectible card 12236:] (in Korean). 1994. 11972:"Finance & Business" 11645:Computer and Video Games 11554:"US Platinum Game Chart" 11446:Kent, Steven L. (2000). 11376:Univision Communications 11227:"Sonic: A brief history" 10849: 10790: 10629:Univision Communications 8967:"Dead or Alive 4 Review" 8612:The Arcade Flyer Archive 8531:"Prescreen: Ridge Racer" 8346:"PlayStation 2 Timeline" 8276:. Didi Games. 2014-09-25 7945: 7449: 6478:Super Mario Bros. Deluxe 3947:Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 2738:. The ninja-themed game 2319:In 1997, a new Internet 2181:Role-playing video games 1945:Action role-playing game 1920:Emergency Call Ambulance 1798:series on the SNES with 1378:The King of Fighters '94 1153:. Since then, all major 899:in the arcades inspired 895:, the success of Sega's 816:, capable of 3D polygon 725:Technological innovation 636:, The 1st being between 112:became more common. The 35:Other topics:  13741:Roguelike deck-building 13649:Roguelike deck-building 13255:History of mobile games 11524:. May 2000. p. 5. 11051:CESA Games White Papers 10843:"2007年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP500" 10784:"2006年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP500" 10325:. 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Both games featured 1443:long-running franchise 1201:Nintendo 64 controller 1137:Nintendo 64 controller 1089:Virtual Boy Controller 1056: 1027:introduced the use of 709: 663: 589: 562:Dance Dance Revolution 543:Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 53:Science and technology 14955:Video games by decade 14940:1990s in video gaming 14875:Republic of the Congo 13983:Tactical role-playing 13748:Tactical role-playing 13264:By console generation 13216:Early mainframe games 10801:. 2007. p. 387. 10495:Amusement Press, Inc. 10467:Amusement Press, Inc. 10419:Amusement Press, Inc. 10371:Amusement Press, Inc. 10280:Amusement Press, Inc. 10213:Amusement Press, Inc. 9591:. IGN. Archived from 9311:US patent 5390937 8995:. IGN. Archived from 8839:. IGN. Archived from 7516:Command & Conquer 7484:and the more violent 5935:Acclaim Entertainment 5895:Acclaim Entertainment 5265:Super Mario All-Stars 4900:Pokémon Gold / Silver 4833:Initial release date 4580:Street Fighter Zero 2 4133:Financial performance 3015:Command & Conquer 2643:Final Fantasy Tactics 2543:series differed from 2343:such as the Japanese 2079:Dungeon & Fighter 1873:was released for the 1449:First-person shooters 1142:Nights into Dreams... 1054: 1000:optical-based storage 985:technology, with the 707: 676:PlayStation (console) 661: 587: 569:Consoles of the 1990s 555:Command & Conquer 86:genres of video games 78:sprite-based graphics 14363:Vertically scrolling 12692:on February 25, 2021 12652:. 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London, England: 10576:Hachette Book Group 10574:. London, England: 10540:The Huffington Post 9337:. pp. 77–92 . 9042:. Bonk Compendium. 8915:"Soul Blade Review" 8006:– 158,458 (in 2006) 7543:turn-based strategy 6527: 6524:video game consoles 5425:Donkey Kong Country 4823: 4157: 3119:Donkey Kong Country 2877:psychological style 2500:Intelligent Systems 2366:Planescape: Torment 2356:(through developer 2223:time-keeping system 2006:in the West. Like 1217:Video game consoles 1183:controller for the 1110:sometimes called a 1003:Nintendo 64 to the 747:3D polygon graphics 624:(1991). Nintendo's 598:previous generation 594:video game consoles 485:Donkey Kong Country 14950:1990s in computing 14394:Video game modding 14336:Nonlinear gameplay 13998:Turn-based tactics 13966:Real-time strategy 13286:Fourth (1987–2003) 13276:Second (1976–1992) 12602:on October 4, 2011 12487:The New York Times 12113:The New York Times 12057:The New York Times 11892:Wedbush Securities 11787:Nintendo Co., Ltd. 11405:. March 31, 2009. 11237:Maverick Magazines 9736:Hop (2008-06-10). 9725:. RMIT University. 9587:Mark Ryan Sallee. 9436:Castronova, Edward 9386:on August 15, 2006 9292:on 7 February 2009 9163:2009-06-27 at the 8973:on 30 January 2009 8231:Other countries – 8183:Belgium – 160,000 7499:real-time strategy 6521: 6468:Virgin Interactive 6392:Kirby's Dream Land 6015:Virgin Interactive 5875:September 13, 1993 5685:Mega Drive/Genesis 5503:Final Fantasy VIII 5029:Mega Drive/Genesis 5015:Sonic the Hedgehog 4821: 4805:$ 11,900,000,000+ 4155: 3767:Sonic the Hedgehog 3583:PaRappa the Rapper 3551:Nights into Dreams 3503:Neverwinter Nights 2903:1080° Snowboarding 2567:Master of Monsters 2550:Master of Monsters 2464:social interaction 2444:mythical creatures 2394:Multi-user dungeon 2372:were games with a 2358:Black Isle Studios 2231:patent application 2215:Active Time Battle 2141:personal computers 2091:Tales of Phantasia 1965:Golden Axe Warrior 1927:Role-playing games 1849:San Francisco Rush 1666:Sonic the Hedgehog 1539:Interactive movies 1336:as well as Sega's 1320:experimented with 1290:CPS arcade chipset 1155:video game console 1057: 1041:seventh generation 937:personal computers 852:light gun shooters 751:arcade video games 721:on March 4, 2000. 710: 664: 662:PlayStation (1994) 614:Mega Drive/Genesis 590: 531:PaRappa the Rapper 421:Nights into Dreams 157:Sonic the Hedgehog 94:real-time strategy 14945:1990s video games 14893: 14892: 14722: 14721: 14716: 14715: 14411: 14410: 14407: 14406: 14399:Video game remake 14307:Emergent gameplay 13978:Real-time tactics 13937: 13936: 13876:Flight simulation 13606:Graphic adventure 13552: 13551: 13353:Video game genres 13319: 13318: 13296:Sixth (1998–2013) 13291:Fifth (1993–2005) 13281:Third (1983–2003) 13271:First (1972–1980) 13168: 13167: 12713:"Sonic Adventure" 12686:Atari Corporation 12407:Sega sold nearly 12354:The Firm's Secret 12150:. January 9, 1992 12009:978-84-947303-6-8 11589:on August 1, 2019 11560:on April 21, 2007 11500:978-1-940535-20-3 11459:978-0-9704755-0-3 11210:Sonic 2 has sold 11153:Dennis Publishing 10808:978-4-7577-3577-4 10764:on August 1, 2008 10728:"Platinum Titles" 10691:on July 21, 2016. 10515:. 26 January 2017 10150:978-0-19-802790-4 9962:978-0-7190-7603-9 9744:on August 2, 2008 9487:978-0-470-41155-1 9455:978-0-226-09627-8 9360:Final Fantasy III 9344:978-0-240-81146-8 9234:on 31 August 2006 9140:. 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Solid 351:Spyro The Dragon 297:Super Mario Kart 229:Grand Theft Auto 118:fifth generation 80:to full-fledged 19: 18: 14975: 14974: 14970: 14969: 14968: 14966: 14965: 14964: 14930: 14929: 14928: 14916: 14906: 14904: 14896: 14894: 14889: 14838: 14815: 14758: 14753: 14723: 14718: 14717: 14712: 14691: 14585: 14514: 14476: 14445: 14442: 14412: 14403: 14367: 14358:Twitch gameplay 14283: 14247: 14209: 14096: 14048:Survival horror 14021: 13971:Time management 13933: 13912: 13903:Train simulator 13862: 13827: 13799: 13752: 13690: 13660: 13630: 13587: 13561: 13548: 13488: 13484:Survival horror 13465: 13400: 13368: 13355: 13350: 13320: 13315: 13259: 13204: 13199: 13169: 13164: 13116: 13053: 12990: 12927: 12864: 12801: 12785: 12780: 12745: 12735: 12734: 12725: 12723: 12709: 12705: 12695: 12693: 12676: 12675: 12671: 12660: 12646: 12642: 12627: 12626: 12615: 12605: 12603: 12586: 12579: 12569: 12567: 12554: 12550: 12540: 12538: 12519: 12518: 12509: 12500: 12498: 12478: 12474: 12464: 12462: 12452: 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Index

1980s
2000s
Anthropology
Comics
Fashion
Music
Science and technology
Sociology
third decade in the industry's history
innovation
sprite-based graphics
3D graphics
genres of video games
first-person shooter
real-time strategy
survival horror
MMO
Arcade games
home consoles
fourth
fifth generation
Sega Genesis
Super Nintendo
Sega Saturn
PlayStation
Nintendo 64
Game Boy Color
Sega Dreamcast
Super Mario World
Sonic the Hedgehog

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