Ludography

Below is a list of all the computer games that are mentioned in the book, giving title, platform, developer/publisher, and release year in chronological order.

 

Spacewar! (PDP-1), Steve Russell, 1962.

Pong (Arkad and others), Atari, 1972.

Pac-man (Arkad and others), Namco, 1980.

Donkey Kong (Arkad and others), Nintendo, 1981.

Bomberman (MSX, NES, and others), Hudson, 1983.

Tetris (C64/PC and others), Alexey Pajitnov, 1984.

Boulder Dash (C64 and others), First Star Software, 1984.

Duck Hunt (NES), Nintendo, 1984.

Tales of the Unknown: Volume 1: The Bard’s Tale (C64/PC and others), Interplay/Electronic Arts, Ariolasoft, 1985.

Gauntlet (Arkad and others), Atari, 1985.

Super Mario Bros. (NEX), Nintendo, 1985.

Saboteur (C64 and others), Clive Townsend, Steve Ruddy/Durrell, 1985.

The Legend of Zelda (NES), Nintendo, 1986.

Final Fantasy (NES), Square, 1987.

Herzog Zwei (Megadrive), Technosoft, 1989.

Minesweeper (PC), Microsoft, 1990.

Nibbles (PC), Rick Raddatz/Microsoft, 1991.

Day of the Tentacle (PC/Mac), LucasArts, 1993.

Doom (PC and others), id Software, 1993.

Puzzle Bobble (Arkad/Neo Geo), Taito, 1994.

Full Throttle (PC/Mac), LucasArts, 1995.

Dungeon Keeper (PC/Mac), Bullfrog/Electronic Arts, 1997.

Half-Life (PC/PS2), Valve/Sierra, 1998.

Grim Fandango (PC), LucasArts, 1998.

Counter-Strike (PC/Xbox), Valve, 1999.

Quake 3 Arena (PC and others) id Software/Activision 1999

Mall Maniacs (PC), UDS/Addgames, 1999

RollerCoaster Tycoon (PC/Xbox), Chris Sawyer Productions/Hasbro, 1999.

Unreal Tournament (PC/PS2/Dreamcast), Epic Games, Digital Extremes/GT Interactive, 1999.

Europa Universalis (PC), Paradox, 2001.

Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox and others), Bungie/Microsoft, 2001.

Max Payne (PC/PS2/Xbox), Remedy/Gathering of Developers and others, 2001.

Battlefield 1942 (PC/Mac), DICE/Electronic Arts and others, 2002.

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell (PC/Mac/Xbox/Gamecube/PS2 and others), Ubisoft/Ubisoft and others, 2002.

Call of Duty (PC/Mac and others), Infinity Ward/Activision, 2003.

Far Cry (PC), Crytek/Ubisoft, 2004.

Half-Life 2 (PC/Mac/Xbox/Xbox 360/PS3), Valve, 2004.

World of Warcraft (PC/Mac), Blizzard, 2004.

Hearts of Iron (PC), Paradox, 2004.

Motherload (PC/mac), XGen Studios, 2004.

Chronicles of Riddick: Excape from Butchers Bay (PC/Xbox), Starbreeze/Vivendi, 2004.

Psychonauts (PC/Xbox/PS2), Double Fine/Majesco, THQ, 2005.

Peter Jackson’s King Kong (PS2/Gamecube/Xbox/Xbox 360/PC and others), Ubisoft, 2005.

Narbacular Drop (PC), Nuclear Monkey Software/DigiPen, 2005.

Knytt (PC), Nicklas Nygren, 2006.

Just Cause (PC/PS2/Xbox/Xbox 360), Avalanche/Eidos, 2006.

Gears of War (Xbox/PC), Epic Games/Microsoft, 2006.

Slaves of Armok: God of Blood Chapter II: Dwarf Fortress (PC/Mac/Linux), Tarn Adams/Bay 12 Games, 2006.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (PC and others), Grin/Ubisoft, 2006.

Wurm Online (PC/Mac/Linux), Code Club, 2006.

Team Fortress 2 (PC and others), Valve, 2007.

Knytt Stories (PC), Nicklas Nygren, 2007.

The Darkness (PS3/Xbox 360), Starbreeze/2Kgames, 2007.

Clean Asia! (PC), Jonatan Söderström, 2007.

Burn the Trash (PC), Jonatan Söderström, 2007.

Portal (PC/Mac/PS3/Xbox 360), Valve, 2007

Blueberry Garden (PC), Erik Svedäng, 2008.

Spore Origins (Ios and others), Tricky Software/Electronic Arts, 2008.

Shotgun Ninja (PC), Jonatan Söderström, 2008.

You Have to Knock the Penis (PC), Petri Purho & Erik Svedäng, 2008.

Stench Mechanics (PC and others), Cactus, 2008.

Harvest: Massive Encounter (PC/Mac), Oxeye, 2008.

Blast Passage (Web) Markus Persson, 2008.

Fat Princess (PS3/PSP), Titan Studios/Sony, 2009.

Battlefield Heroes (Web), DICE, Easy Studios/Electronic Arts, 2009.

Assassin’s Creed II (PC/Mac/Xbox 360/PS3), Ubisoft, 2009

Angry Birds (iPhone, Android, and others), Rovio/Chillingo, 2009.

Bionic Commando (PC/PS3/Xbox 360), Grin/Capcom, 2009.

Infiniminer (PC), Zachary Barth, 2009.

Wanted: Weapons of Fate (PC/PS3/Xbox 360), Grin, 2009.

Planeto (Web), Planeto, 2009.

Farmville (Web), Zynga, 2009.

Shot Shot Shoot (iPad), Erik Svedäng, 2010.

Gran Turismo 5 (PS3), Polyphony Digital/Sony, 2010.

Alan Wake (Xbox 360/PC), Remedy/Microsoft and others, 2010.

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC/Mac), Blizzard Entertainment, 2010.

Just Cause 2 (PC/PS3/Xbox 360/ and others), Avalanche/Eidos, 2010.

Battlefield 3 (PC/Xbox 360/PS3), DICE/Electronic Arts, 2011.

At a Distance (PC/Mac), Distractionware, 2011.

Keyboard Drumset Fucking Werewolf (PC/Mac), Jonatan Söderström, 2011.

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (PC/PS3/Xbox 360), Bethesda, 2011.

Cobalt (PC), Oxeye/Mojang, 2011.

AirMech (PC), Carbon Games, 2012.

Closure (PC/Mac/PS3), Eyebrow Interactive, 2012.