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Shigeru Miyamoto hired by Nintendo
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Shigeru Miyamoto begins working at Nintendo as a concept artist. He will stay wth them to this day. -
Donkey Kong Created
Shigeru Miyamoto creates Donkey Kong as a replacement for Nintendo's first arcade game: Radar Scope. This introduced the world to Jumpman, now known as Mario. -
Internet invented
Researchers began assembling the framework that would become the modern Internet -
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) released
Nintendo releases the NES along with Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., and Popeye. -
Mario gets his own game
Mario stars in his first game as "Super Mario". This hero would eventually become Nintendo's mascot and arguably the most recognizable game character of all time. -
Nintendo releases the Super NES
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Nintendo for short) released in North America for $199 -
Oklahoma City bombing
168 people killed in bombing at Oklahoma city federal government building carried out by Timothy McVeigh with a truckfull of explosives. -
Playstation released
Sony releases their new system: Playstation in North America -
Pokemon released
Satoshi Tajiri releases Pokemon to the world. The porject nearly bankrupted Tajiri but became a phenomenon upon relase. -
Super Mario 64 launches
Miyamo designs his first game in 3 dimensions: Super Mario 64, the first mario game to use polygons. -
Nintendo 64 released in North America
Nintendo 64 (N64) hits the shelves of North America and boasts 4-player action and 64-bit graphics. -
Marcus Lehto begins working at Bungie
(Approximate date)
Marcus Lehto began working at Bungie and would work on the titles Myth:The Fallen Lords through Halo:Reach. -
Playstation 2 Released
Playstation 2 releases in North America with an initial price tag of $299 -
Will Wright receives the "Lifetime Achievement Award"
Wright recei es the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the Game Developers Choice Awards for his work on "The Sims" series. -
Attack on World Trade Center
Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda carries out attacks against the United States. -
Halo released on XBox
Halo originally released on XBox and would become a game changer for the system. -
Nintendo's Gamecube released in North America
Gamecube released in North America and is the first Nintendo system to use discs rather than cartridges. -
Super Mario Sunshine releases on the Nintendo Gamecube
The first Mario adventure for the Gamecube system is relased with an eco-friendly theme. -
Playstation 3 release
Sony releases the Playstation 3 complete with wireless internet and built-in Blue Ray player. -
Nintendo Wii released
Nintendo releases their new system: Wii. This system uses kinetic gameplay and motion sensor hand controls. -
League of Legends released
League of Legends is released and popularizes an entirely new genre of gameplay. -
New Super Mario Bros.
Shigeru Miyamoto unleashes the New Super Mario Bros. game on the world for Nintendo Wii -
League of Legends releases their 100th champion
Brian "FeralPony" Feeney creates the 100th champion for League of Legends alongside Joe "Hephastopheles" Ziegler -
Nintendo releases the Wii U
Nintendo releases their most recent system: Wii U in North America. -
Playstation 4 released
Sony releases the Playstation 4 in the United States.
