![]() ![]() The Settlers of Catan breaks Eurogaming into the American market, becoming an overnight bestseller and gateway game. Collectible gaming also expanded from cards into dice, tiles, and miniatures. By the mid-nineties, hundreds of CCGs competed for market share, and most of these products were culled for weak sales. The collectible card game (CCG) became a dominant business model, first by Magic: The Gathering then by several rivals. TSR and Iron Crown Enterprises both collapse. Wizards of the Coast, which started the decade as a small West Coast publisher, buys veteran Avalon Hill later in the decade, only to be bought up in turn by industry juggernaut Hasbro. Major shake-ups occur in the who's-who of US game publishing and distribution. 1989 in games – Prince of Persia, Super Monaco GP, Ys I & II, SimCity, Final Fight, Zero Wing, Golden Axe, Bonk's Adventure, Blockout, Strider, Hard Drivin', The Astyanax, Mother, Minesweeper Game Boy and Atari Lynx launched.Pro-Am, John Madden Football, Ninja Gaiden, Konami Wai Wai World, Snatcher, Exile Sega Genesis launched. 1988 in games – Altered Beast, Assault, Splatterhouse, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, R.C.1987 in games – Metal Gear, Contra, Street Fighter, Final Fantasy, Mega Man, Double Dragon, 3-D WorldRunner, Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2, R-Type, RoadBlasters, After Burner, Shinobi, California Games, Darius, Getsu Fūma Den, Operation Wolf TurboGrafx-16 launched.1986 in games – Castlevania, Adventure Island, The Legend of Zelda, Dragon Quest, Kid Icarus, Out Run, Rampage, Bubble Bobble, Arkanoid, Ganbare Goemon, Metroid, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Pro Baseball: Family Stadium, Valis: The Fantasm Soldier, Star Soldier, Mouse Trap, Kiki Kaikai Master System launched in North America.1985 in games – Super Mario, Gradius, Kung-Fu Master, Hang-On, Space Harrier, Gauntlet, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, City Connection Nintendo Entertainment System launched in North America.1984 in games – Tetris, Duck Hunt, Boulder Dash, Kung-Fu Fighter, H.E.R.O., Marble Madness, Balloon Fight, 1942, Karate Champ, Cobra Command, Hydlide, Ice Climber, Pitfall II: Lost Caverns, Punch-Out!!.Jetpac, Lode Runner, I, Robot, Mappy, Congo Bongo, Track & Field, Libble Rabble, Tapper, Exerion, Punch-Out!!, Ultima III: Exodus 1983 in games – Dragon's Lair, Mario Bros., Astron Belt, Jenga, Thunder Force, Bomberman.Do!, Time Pilot, Joust, BurgerTime, Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0, Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom Colecovision is launched. Pac-Man, River Raid, Yars' Revenge, Haunted House, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Atlantis, Jungle Hunt, Q*Bert, Demon Attack, Zaxxon, Robotron: 2084, Tron, Dig Dug, Microsurgeon, Moon Patrol, Xevious, Pole Position, Mr. 1982 in games – Pitfall!, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain, Ms.1981 in games – Donkey Kong, Galaga, Centipede, Frogger, Tempest, Castle Wolfenstein, Ultima, Wizardry, Qix, Scramble, Astrosmash, Utopia, Defender, Space Fury, Space Dungeon, Jump Bug, Bosconian, Mouse Trap.1980 in games – Pac-Man, Missile Command, Battlezone, Rubik's Cube, Phoenix, Rally-X, Crazy Climber, Moon Cresta.1979 in games – Asteroids, Lunar Lander, Galaxian, Head On, Monaco GP, Star Raiders, Trivial Pursuit, Guess Who?.1978 in games – Top Trumps, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Simon.1977 in games – Space Invaders Atari 2600 launched.1976 in games – Breakout, Sprint 2, Blockade, Whac-A-Mole.1974 in games – Connect Four, Dungeons & Dragons. ![]() It also saw the appearance of the earliest, simple video games, and the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. This decade saw the board wargame gain a level of popularity. 1960s in games – Twister, Spacewar!, KerPlunk, Trouble, Operation, Battleship Sega is launched.1950s in games – Tactics, Risk, Yahtzee, The first ever video games are developed ( Tennis for Two, Nimrod and Bertie the Brain).1920s in games – Escalado Henry and Helal Hassenfeld found the Hassenfeld Brothers company (1923), later shortened to the name Hasbro (1968).19th century in games – Snakes and Ladders, Sudoku, Ouija Nintendo is launched.17th century in games – Hangman, Jeu Royal de la Guerre.16th century in games – Bingo (UK game).15th century in games – Trick-taking game.Games in ancient times – Royal Game of Ur, Senet, Tic-tac-toe, Rock paper scissors.
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