I expected NES Zelda to be a first in something.
History of Video Games (1940's – 2010's) – list of firsts
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#52Surprised not to see Metroid on here for “first metroidvania” when categories line “first postmodern game” are a thing. Metal Gear Solid should probably get some credit for its advanced cutscenes too.
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#53One first I’ve been curious about is the first game to us a ‘Tetris’ style inventory system where you had to fit different block shaped items in a grid representing your inventory. It is very common, but someone did it first.
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#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
Would work well as a wiki based site
One of the benefits of a single maintainer is that they can say 'this is my definition of these technical terms and if you don't like it you can go suck a lemon'. A Wiki will quickly devolve into endless bickering over what really counts as 3D and where the boundaries of certain genres lie.
Using some random individual's definition of something is rarely useful. If that means things can't be neatly fit into a list, so be it. On top of that, knowing that there is an open discussion around a topic is, in and of itself, usually useful to understand as well.
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#55Seems to be missing all the old school bungie titles from the 90s
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#56Fun list to read, lots of memories.
On a side note, why do they use nbsp's for columns? Wondered why the right column didn't align perfectly and had to "inspect". As a developer I know not to use tables for layout, but this is a list.
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#57One first I’ve been curious about is the first game to us a ‘Tetris’ style inventory system where you had to fit different block shaped items in a grid representing your inventory. It is very common, but someone did it first.
What about the first to use a slot inventory at all?
In 1984 "Sundog: Frozen Legacy", first on the Apple ][e then on the Atari ST is the earliest example I remember of a game with a slot inventory.
You couldn't yet put something "twice the size", using two blocks but you could already move inventory from character to your vehicle or to your spaceship's cargo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SunDog:_Frozen_Legacy
This game was made by FTL. They then later on made "Dungeon Master".
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#58>This [Berzerk] is first videogamegame that kiled [sic] a player (at least 3 players)
I thought this meant "killed the avatar on the screen", but no, they are referring to real life deaths. I spent a lot of quarters on Berzerk during my lunch hour at my first white-collar job out of college (alongside Missile Command).
Also glad to see Xevious listed, my grad school buddy and I both got pretty good at that one in the arcade near campus.
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#59>This [Berzerk] is first videogamegame that kiled [sic] a player (at least 3 players) I thought this meant "killed the avatar on the screen", but no, they are referring to real life deaths. I spent a lot of quarters on Berzerk during my lunch hour at my first white-collar job out of college (alongside Missile Command). Also glad to see Xevious listed, my grad school buddy and I both got pretty good at that one in the…
> This [Berzerk] is first videogamegame that kiled [sic] a player (at least 3 players)
For more details, there's a scan of the article explaining the death: https://ultimatehistoryvideogames.jimdofree.com/berzerk
Basically, an 18-year-old had a heart attack after playing the game.
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#60The list seems to have a blind spot regarding the UK 8 bit scene.
Find it hard to believe no Beeb or Speccie games have a claim to being on that list. Elite or Virus at the very least.