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===Genres=== The following table lists [[Computer and video game genres|electronic game genres]] by their first appearance. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;" |- ! Genre ! Game ! Year ! Developer |- | [[Simulation]] | rowspan="4" | ''[[Chess|Computer Chess]]'' | rowspan="4" | 1951 | rowspan="4" | [[Dietrich Prinz]] |- | [[Strategy]] |- | [[Turn-based strategy]] (TBS) |- | [[Turn-based tactics]] (TBT) |- | [[Strategy video games|Strategy video game]] | ''[[Draughts|Computer Draughts]]'' | 1952 | [[Christopher Strachey]] |- | [[Sports]] | ''[[Tennis For Two]]'' | 1958 | [[William Higinbotham]] |- | [[Action]] | rowspan="7" | ''[[Mini Drive]]'' <ref name="kasco"/> | rowspan="7" | 1959 | rowspan="7" | [[Kasco]] ([[Kenzou Furukawa]]) |- | [[Racing]] |- | [[Racing|Driving]] |- | [[3D]] [[racing]] |- | [[Scrolling]] [[racer]] |- | [[Third-person perspective video games|Third-person]] [[racing]] |- | [[Simulation|Vehicle simulation]] |- | [[Action video games|Action video game]] | rowspan="4" | ''[[Spacewar!]]'' | rowspan="4" | 1962 | rowspan="4" | [[Steve Russell]] |- | [[Shooter]] |- | [[2D]] [[shooter]] |- | [[Vehicular combat video games|Vehicle combat]] |- | [[3D]] [[action]] | rowspan="6" | ''[[Periscope]]'' <ref name="Periscope"/> | rowspan="6" | 1965 | rowspan="6" | [[Namco]] ([[Masaya Nakamura]])<ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/masaya-nakamura/3040-44609/ Masaya Nakamura], Giant Bomb</ref> |- | [[First-person perspective video games|First-person perspective]] [[First-person shooter video games|shooter]] |- | [[Light gun|Light gun shooter]] |- | [[3D]] [[shooter]] |- | [[Side-scrolling shooter video games|Side-scrolling shooter]] |- | [[Shoot 'em up]] |- |[[Air hockey]] | rowspan="2" |''[[MotoPolo]]'' <ref name=":0" /> ([[List of SEGA arcade system boards|SEGA Arcade]]) | rowspan="2" |1968 | rowspan="2" |[[SEGA]] |- |[[Pong|Electronic ping pong]] |- | [[3D]] [[action]] ([[Electro-mechanical game#Video projection games|on-screen]]) | rowspan="4" | ''[[Duck Hunt]]'' <ref name="duck-hunt">[http://segaretro.org/Duck_Hunt Duck Hunt], Sega Retro</ref> | rowspan="4" | 1968 | rowspan="4" | [[SEGA]] ([[Hisashi Suzuki]])<ref>[http://segaretro.org/Hisashi_Suzuki Hisashi Suzuki], Sega Retro</ref> |- | [[First-person perspective video games|First-person perspective]] [[First-person shooter video games|shooter]] ([[Electro-mechanical game#Video projection games|on-screen]]) |- | [[Light gun|Light gun shooter]] ([[Electro-mechanical game#Video projection games|on-screen]]) |- | [[Shoot 'em up]] ([[Electro-mechanical game#Video projection games|on-screen]]) |- | [[Racing]] ([[Electro-mechanical game#Video projection games|on-screen]]) | rowspan="4" | ''[[Indy 500 (arcade game)|Indy 500]]'' <ref name="indy500">[https://www.giantbomb.com/indy-500/3030-59382/ Indy 500], Giant Bomb</ref><ref name="kasco" /> | rowspan="4" | 1969 | rowspan="4" | [[Kasco]] ([[Kenzou Furukawa]]) |- | [[Racing|Driving]] ([[Electro-mechanical game#Video projection games|on-screen]]) |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D]] [[racing]] ([[Electro-mechanical game#Video projection games|on-screen]]) |- | [[First-person perspective video games|First-person]] [[racing]] |- | [[Third-person action]] | rowspan="4" | ''[[Gun Fight]]'' <ref name="gun-fight"/> | rowspan="4" | 1969 | rowspan="4" | [[SEGA]] ([[Hisashi Suzuki]]) |- | [[3D]] [[third-person action]] |- | [[Third-person shooter]] (TPS) |- | [[3D]] [[third-person shooter]] (TPS) |- | [[wikipedia:Block kuzushi|Block breaker]] | [https://segaretro.org/Stunt_Car ''Stunt Car''] <ref>https://arcadeheroes.com/2015/06/03/sega-turns-55-lets-remember-their-electromechanical-games/</ref> | 1970 | [[SEGA]] |- | [[3D]] [[shooter]] ([[Electro-mechanical game#Video projection games|on-screen]]) | rowspan="7" | ''[[Jet Rocket]]'' <ref name="jet-rocket">[http://segaretro.org/Jet_Rocket Jet Rocket], Sega Retro</ref> | rowspan="7" | [[1970s|1970]] | rowspan="7" | [[SEGA]] ([[Hisashi Suzuki]]) |- | [[Action-adventure]] |- | [[3D]] [[action-adventure]] |- | [[Flight Simulator|Flight simulator]] |- | [[First-person shooter]] (FPS) |- | [[Open-world|Open-world game]] |- | [[Sandbox]] |- | [[Music game|Rhythm game]] | ''[[Oh! Mouretsu]]'' <ref name="kasco"/> | {{sort|1970s|}} [[1970s|Early 1970s]] | [[Kasco]] ([[Kenzou Furukawa]]) |- | [[Light gun|Light gun shooter]] [[video game]] | ''[[Shooting Gallery]]'' <ref name="shooting-gallery"/> | {{vgy|1972}} | [[Nintendo]] ([[Gunpei Yokoi]]), [[Magnavox]] ([[Ralph Baer]]) |- | rowspan="3" |[[Vehicular combat video games|Driving combat]] |''Dodgem Crazy'' <ref>https://segaretro.org/Dodgem_Crazy</ref> |1972 |[[SEGA]] |- |''[[Demolition Derby]]'' |1975 |[[Fairchild]] ([[Gerald Lawson]]) |- |''[[Crashing Race]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.modojo.com/features/a_brief_history_of_kart_racing_games|title=A Brief History Of Kart Racing Games|publisher=Modojo|last=Masser|first=Jeff|date=2012}}</ref><ref>{{MOTG|7422|Crashing Race}}</ref> |{{vgy|1976}} |[[Taito]] |- | [[Racing video games|Racing video game]] | rowspan="3" | ''[[Astro Race]]'',<ref name="astro-race"/> ''[[Space Race]]'' | rowspan="3" | {{vgy|1973}} | rowspan="3" | [[Taito]], [[Atari]] |- | [[2D]] [[racing]] |- | Space [[Flight simulation video games|flight sim]] |- | [[Adventure game]] | rowspan="6" | ''[[Wild Gunman]]'' <ref name="wild-gunman"/> | rowspan="6" | {{vgy|1974}} | rowspan="6" | [[Nintendo]] |- | [[3D]] [[adventure game]] |- | [[Full-motion video|FMV]] [[adventure game]] |- | [[Graphic adventure video games|Graphic adventure]] |- | [[Interactive fiction]] |- | [[Full-motion video|Interactive movie]] |- | [[Basketball]] | ''[[TV Basketball]]'' <ref name="basketball"/> | 1974 | [[Taito]] |- | [[First-person perspective video games|First-person perspective]] [[First-person shooter video games|shooter video game]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Balloon Gun]]'' <ref name="balloon-gun">[http://segaretro.org/Balloon_Gun Balloon Gun], Sega Retro</ref><ref>{{KLOV game|12795|Balloon Gun}}</ref> | rowspan="2" | 1974 | rowspan="2" | [[SEGA]] |- | [[Shoot 'em up video games|Shoot 'em up video game]] |- | [[Racing video games|Driving video game]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Speed Race]]'', ''[[Gran Trek 10]]'' | rowspan="2" | 1974 | rowspan="2" | [[Taito]] ([[Tomohiro Nishikado|Nishikado]]), [[Atari]] |- | [[2D]] [[Racing video games|driving]] |- | [[Scrolling]] [[Racing video games|racer video game]] | ''[[Speed Race]]'' | 1974 | [[Taito]] ([[Tomohiro Nishikado]]) |- | [[Action-adventure video games|Action-adventure video game]] | rowspan="3" | ''[[Western Gun]]'' | rowspan="3" | {{vgy|1975}} | rowspan="3" | [[Taito]] ([[Tomohiro Nishikado]]) |- | [[Sandbox video games|Sandbox video game]] |- | [[Tactical shooter]] |- |Space flight sim | rowspan="3" |''[[Star V]]'' <ref name=":12" /> | rowspan="3" |1975 | rowspan="3" |[[Kasco]] |- |Space combat sim |- |3D [[third-person shooter]] |- | [[Computer role-playing game|Computer RPG]] (CRPG) | rowspan="3" | ''[[Pedit5]]'' | rowspan="3" | 1975 | rowspan="3" | [[Rusty Rutherford]] |- | [[Dungeon crawler video games|Dungeon crawler]] |- | [[Role-playing video games|Role-playing video game]] (RPG) |- | rowspan="3" | [[First-person shooter video games|First-person shooter video game]] | ''[[Interceptor]]'' | 1975 | [[Taito]] ([[Tomohiro Nishikado]]) |- | ''[[Maze War]]'' | 1975 | Steve Colley |- | ''[[Spasim]]'' | 1975 | [[Jim Bowery]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Open-world video games|Open-world video game]] | ''[[Western Gun]]'' | 1975 | [[Taito]] ([[Tomohiro Nishikado|Nishikado]]) |- | ''[[Heiankyo Alien]]'' | {{vgy|1979}} | [[University of Tokyo]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Run & gun video games|Run & gun shooter]] | ''[[Western Gun]]'' | {{vgy|1975}} | [[Taito]] ([[Tomohiro Nishikado]]) |- | ''[[Sheriff]]'' | 1979 | [[Nintendo]] ([[Shigeru Miyamoto]]) |- | rowspan="4" | [[Real-time strategy]] (RTS), <br> [[Real-time tactics]] (RTT) | ''[[Western Gun]]'' | 1975 | [[Taito]] ([[Tomohiro Nishikado]]) |- |''[[Space Tactics]]'' <ref>[http://segaretro.org/Space_Tactics Space Tactics], Sega Retro</ref> |{{vgy|1980}} |[[SEGA]] |- |''[[Bokosuka Wars]]'' |1983 |ASCII (Kōji Sumii) |- |''Hanjuku Hero'' |1988 |[[Square Enix|Squaresoft]] |- | [[2.5D|3D]] [[Action video games|action video game]] | rowspan="3" | ''[[Road Race]]'',<ref name="road-race"/> <br> ''[[Fonz]]'' | rowspan="8" | {{vgy|1976}} | rowspan="8" | [[SEGA]] |- | [[2.5D|3D]] [[Racing video games|racing video game]] |- | [[Third-person perspective video games|Third-person]] [[Racing video games|racing video game]] |- | [[Boxing]] | rowspan="4" | ''[[Heavyweight Champ]]'' |- | [[Fighting]] |- | [[2D fighting video games|2D fighting]] |- | [[Versus fighting video games|Versus fighting]] |- | [[Racing video games|Motorbike racing]] | ''[[Fonz]]'' <ref>[http://segaretro.org/Fonz Fonz], Sega Retro</ref> |- | [[First-person perspective video games|First-person]] [[Racing video games|racing video game]] | ''[[Night Driver]]'' | 1976 | [[Atari]] |- | [[Adventure video games|Adventure video game]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Colossal Cave Adventure|Colossal Cave Adventure]]'' | rowspan="2" | {{vgy|1977}} | rowspan="2" | [[William Crowther]], [[Don Woods]] |- | [[Text adventure]] |- | [[Side-scrolling shooter video games|Scrolling shooter]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Bomber]]'' <ref name="bomber"/><ref name="motg-bomber"/> | rowspan="2" | 1977 | rowspan="2" | [[SEGA]] |- | [[Side-scrolling shooter video games|Side-scrolling shooter video game]] |- | [[Shoot 'em up video games|Shmup]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Space Invaders]]'' | rowspan="2" | {{vgy|1978}} | rowspan="2" | [[Taito]] ([[Tomohiro Nishikado]]) |- | [[Shoot 'em up video games|Fixed shooter]] |- | rowspan="3" | [[Tower defense]] | ''[[Space Invaders]]'' | 1978 | [[Taito]] ([[Tomohiro Nishikado]]) |- | ''[[Game & Watch|Vermin]]'' | {{vgy|1980}} | [[Nintendo]] |- | ''[[Bokosuka Wars]]'' <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050119105913/www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=1&cId=3135870 Dru Hill: The Chronicle of Druaga], 1UP</ref> | {{vgy|1983}} | [[Koji Sumii]] <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/koji-sumii/3040-107479/ Koji Sumii], Giant Bomb</ref> |- | [[Pinball video games|Pinball video game]] | ''[[Bomb Bee]]'' | {{vgy|1979}} | [[Namco]] |- | rowspan="4" |[[Shoot 'em up video games|Vertical scrolling shooter]] |''[[Astro Fighter]]'' |1979 |[[Data East]] |- | ''[[SOS (1979)|SOS]]'' | rowspan="2" | 1979 | rowspan="2" | [[Namco]] |- | ''[[Galaxian]]'' |- | ''[[Ozma Wars]]'' | 1979 | [[SNK]] |- | [[2.5D|3D]] [[Shooter video games|shooter video game]] | rowspan="5" | ''[[Radar Scope]]'' | rowspan="5" | 1979 | rowspan="5" | [[Nintendo]] |- | [[Third-person action video games|Third-person action video game]] |- | [[2.5D|3D]] [[Third-person action video games|third-person action video game]] |- | [[Third-person shooter video games|Third-person shooter video game]] (TPS) |- | [[2.5D|3D]] [[Third-person shooter video games|third-person shooter video game]] (TPS) |- | [[Stealth action video games|Stealth]] | ''[[Manbiki Shounen]]'' <ref name="manbiki"/> | 1979 | [[Hiroshi Suzuki]] <ref name="hiroshi-suzuki"/> |- | [[3D]] [[tactical shooter]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Space Tactics]]'' <ref name="space-tactics">[https://segaretro.org/Space_Tactics Space Tactics], Sega Retro</ref> | rowspan="2" | {{vgy|1980}} | rowspan="2" | [[SEGA]] |- | [[First-person perspective video games|First-person]] [[tactical shooter]] |- | [[Graphic adventure video games|Graphic adventure video game]] | ''[[Mystery House]]'' <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/mystery-house/3030-2744/ Mystery House], Giant Bomb</ref> | 1980 | [[Sierra Entertainment]] ([[Roberta Williams]])<ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/roberta-williams/3040-2073/ Roberta Williams], Giant Bomb</ref> |- | [[Hack & slash video games|Hack & slash]] | ''[[Samurai]]'' <ref name="samurai"/> | 1980 | [[SEGA]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Open-world]] [[Racing video games|driving]] | ''[[Rally-X]]'' | 1980 | [[Namco]] |- | ''[[Route-16]]'' | 1981 | [[Tehkan]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Open-world]] [[Racing video games|racing]] | ''[[Rally-X]]'' | 1980 | [[Namco]] |- | ''[[Route-16]]'' | 1981 | [[Tehkan]] |- |- | [[Platformer]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Space Panic]]'' | rowspan="2" | {{vgy|1980}} | rowspan="2" | [[Aruze|Universal]] |- | [[2D platformer]] |- | [[Stealth action video games|Stealth action]] | ''[[Lupin III]]'' <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/lupin-iii/3030-33527/ Lupin III], Giant Bomb</ref> | 1980 | [[Taito]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Beat 'em up]] | ''[[Samurai]]'' <ref name="samurai">[https://www.giantbomb.com/samurai/3030-36506/ Samurai], Giant Bomb</ref><ref>{{MOTG|9414|Samurai}}</ref> | {{vgy|1980}} | [[SEGA]] |- | ''[[Kung-Fu Master]]'' | {{vgy|1984}} | [[Data East]] |- | [[Endless runner]] | rowspan="3" | ''[[Jump Bug]] '' | rowspan="3" | {{vgy|1981}} | rowspan="3" | [[ADK|Alpha Denshi]] |- | [[Scrolling]] [[platformer]] |- | [[Side-scrolling]] [[2D platformer]] |- | [[Roguelike]] | ''[[Rogue]]'' | {{vgy|1981}} | [[A.I. Design]] |- | [[Stealth action video games|Stealth]] [[action-adventure]] | ''[[005]]'' | {{vgy|1981}} | [[SEGA]] |- | [[Survival horror]] | ''[[Nostromo]]'' <ref name="Nostromo">[https://www.giantbomb.com/ax-2-uchuu-yusousen-nostromo/3030-28898/ AX-2: Uchuu Yusousen Nostromo], Giant Bomb</ref> | 1981 | [[Akira Takiguchi]] <ref name="Takiguchi">[https://www.giantbomb.com/akira-takiguchi/3040-168662/ Akira Takiguchi], Giant Bomb</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | [[Survival game]] | ''[[Nostromo]]'' <ref name="Nostromo"/> | 1981 | [[Akira Takiguchi]] <ref name="Takiguchi"/> |- | ''[[Panorama Toh]]'' <ref name="panorama-toh"/> | 1983 | [[Nihon Falcom]] ([[Yoshio Kiya]]) |- | [[Adventure video games|Adventure]] [[Role-playing video games|RPG]] | rowspan="4" | ''[[Dragon & Princess]]'' <ref name="dragon-princess">[https://www.giantbomb.com/the-dragon-princess/3030-42510/ The Dragon & Princess], Giant Bomb</ref> | rowspan="4" | {{vgy|1982}} | rowspan="4" | [[Koei]] ([https://koei.fandom.com/wiki/Kou_Shibusawa Kou Shibusawa]) |- | [[Role-playing video games|Japanese RPG]] (JRPG) |- | [[Strategy role-playing video games|Strategy RPG]] (SRPG) |- | [[Tactical role-playing game|Tactical RPG]] (TRPG) |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D]] [[survival horror]] | ''[[Terror House]]'' <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/terror-house/3030-44161/ Terror House], Giant Bomb</ref> | 1982 | [[Bandai]] |- | [[Eroge]] | ''[[Night Life]]'' | 1982 | [[Koei]] |- | [[Full-motion video|Interactive movie video game]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Astron Belt]]'' <ref name="astron-belt"/> | rowspan="2" | 1982 | rowspan="2" | [[SEGA]] |- | [[3D]] [[Full-motion video|interactive movie]] |- | [[Isometric perspective video games|Isometric]] [[shooter]] | ''[[Zaxxon]]'' | 1982 | [[SEGA]] |- | [[Rail shooter]] | rowspan="3" | ''[[Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom|Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom]]'' | rowspan="3" | 1982 | rowspan="3" | [[SEGA]] |- | [[3D]] [[rail shooter]] |- | [[Third-person shooter video games|Third-person]] [[rail shooter]] |- |Scrolling [[Run & gun video games|run & gun shooter]] |''[[Front Line]]'' |1982 |[[Taito]] |- | rowspan="3" | [[Metroidvania]] | ''[[Tutankham]]'' | 1982 | [[Konami]] |- | ''[[Mr. Do's Castle]]'' | 1983 | [[Aruze|Universal]] |- | ''[[Portopia Serial Murder Case|Portopia Serial Murder Case]]'' <ref name="portopia"/> | 1983 | [[Yuji Horii]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Simulation racing video games|Racing simulation]] | ''[[Pole Position]]'' | 1982 | [[Namco]] |- | ''[[TX-1]]'' | {{vgy|1983}} | [[Tatsumi]] <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/tatsumi/3010-4363/ Tatsumi], Giant Bomb</ref> |- | [[3D platformer]] | ''[[Antarctic Adventure]]'' | 1983 | [[Konami]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Action role-playing video games|Action RPG]] (ARPG) | ''[[Panorama Toh]]'' <ref name="panorama-toh">[https://www.giantbomb.com/panorama-toh/3030-45796/ Panorama Toh], Giant Bomb</ref> | 1983 | [[Nihon Falcom]] ([[Yoshio Kiya]])<ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/yoshio-kiya/3040-5470/ Yoshio Kiya], Giant Bomb</ref> |- | ''[[Bokosuka Wars]]'' <ref name="bokosuka"/> | 1983 | [[Koji Sumii]] |- | [[Isometric adventure game|Isometric adventure]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Congo Bongo]]'' | rowspan="2" | 1983 | rowspan="2" | [[SEGA]] |- | [[Isometric perspective video games|Isometric]] [[platformer]] |- | [[Open-world]] [[action RPG]] | ''[[Panorama Toh]]'' <ref name="panorama-toh"/> | 1983 | [[Nihon Falcom]] ([[Yoshio Kiya]]) |- | [[Graphic adventure video games|Point & click adventure]] | ''[[Star Arthur Densetsu]]'' <ref name="star-arthur"/> | 1983 | [[T&E Soft]] |- | [[Visual novel]] | ''[[Portopia Serial Murder Case|Portopia Serial Murder Case]]'' <ref name="portopia"/> | 1983 | [[Yuji Horii]] |- | [[Wrestling video games|Wrestling]] | ''[[Tag Team Wrestling]]'' | 1983 | [[Technōs Japan]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Immersive sim]] <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/immersive-sim/3015-5700/ Immersive Sim], Giant Bomb</ref> | ''[[Portopia Serial Murder Case|Portopia Serial Murder Case]]'' <ref name="portopia">[https://www.giantbomb.com/portopia-renzoku-satsujin-jiken/3030-28520/ Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken], Giant Bomb</ref> | 1983 | rowspan="2" | [[Yuji Horii]] <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/yuji-horii/3040-46276/ Yuji Horii], Giant Bomb</ref> |- | ''[[Hokkaidou Chain Murders|Hokkaidou Chain Murders]]'' <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/portopia-renzoku-satsujin-jiken/3030-28520/ Hokkaidou Rensa Satsujin: Ohotsuku ni Kiyu!!], Giant Bomb</ref> | 1984 |- | rowspan="2" | [[Multiplayer online battle arena|Action RTS]] (ARTS) | ''[[Bokosuka Wars]]'' <ref name="bokosuka">[https://www.giantbomb.com/bokosuka-wars/3030-753/ Bokosuka Wars], Giant Bomb</ref> | 1983 | [[Koji Sumii]] |- | ''[[Herzog Zwei]]'' <ref name="herzog-zwei">[http://segaretro.org/Herzog_Zwei Herzog Zwei], Sega Retro</ref> | {{vgy|1989}} | [[Technosoft]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Battle royale]] <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/battle-royale/3015-9111/ Battle Royale]</ref> | rowspan="2" | ''[[Bomberman]]'' | 1983 | rowspan="2" | [[Hudson Soft]] |- | 1990 |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[Racing video games|racing]] | rowspan="3" | ''[[Plazma Line]]'' | rowspan="3" | {{vgy|1984}} | rowspan="3" | [[Technosoft]] ([[Katsunori Yoshimura]])<ref name="Yoshimura"/> |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[First-person perspective video games|first-person]] [[racing]] |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] space [[Flight simulation video games|flight sim]] |- | rowspan="2" |[[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[Flight simulation video games|flight sim]] |''[[Plazma Line]]'' |{{vgy|1984}} |[[Technosoft]] ([[Katsunori Yoshimura]])<ref name="Yoshimura" /> |- |''[[Yūgeki-ō]]'' <ref name=":1" /> |1985 |[[SystemSoft Alpha|SystemSoft]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Open-world]] space [[Flight simulation video games|flight sim]] | ''[[Gingahyōryū Vifam]]'' | 1984 | [[Bandai]] |- | ''[[Elite]]'' | 1984 | [[David Braben]] |- |[[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[Flight simulation video games|flight combat sim]] | rowspan="2" |''[[Yūgeki-ō]]'' <ref name=":1" /> | rowspan="2" |1985 | rowspan="2" |[[SystemSoft Alpha|SystemSoft]] |- |3D [[open-world]] [[Flight simulation video games|flight sim]] |- | rowspan="2" |[[Scrolling]] [[hack & slash]] |''Samurai Nipponichi'' <ref>http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/samurai-nipponichi/</ref> | rowspan="2" |1984 | rowspan="2" |[[Taito]] |- |''[[The Legend of Kage]]'' |- | [[Role-playing shooter]] (RPS) | rowspan="2" | ''[[The Screamer]]'' <ref name="screamer">[https://www.giantbomb.com/the-screamer/3030-44537/ The Screamer], Giant Bomb</ref> | rowspan="2" | {{vgy|1985}} | rowspan="2" | [[Magical Zoo]] <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/magical-zoo/3010-6892/ Magical Zoo], Giant Bomb</ref> |- | [[Survival horror]] [[Role-playing video games|RPG]] |- | rowspan="2" |[[Side-scrolling]] [[Run & gun video games|run & gun shooter]] |''Cop 01'' |1985 |[[Nichibutsu]] |- |''[[Rush'n Attack|Green Beret]]'' |1985 |[[Konami]] |- |[[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[Racing video games|driving]] |''[[Highway Star]]'' <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-yb3XRSg1c</ref> |{{vgy|1986}} |[[System Sacom]] |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[Role-playing video games|role-playing game]] (RPG) | rowspan="4" | ''[[Wibarm]]'' | rowspan="4" | {{vgy|1986}} | rowspan="4" | [[Arsys Software]] ([[Katsunori Yoshimura]])<ref name="Yoshimura" /> |- | [[3D]] [[action RPG]] |- | [[3D]] [[role-playing shooter]] (RPS) |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[third-person shooter]] (TPS) |- | [[Console role-playing game|Console RPG]] (CRPG) | ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' | {{vgy|1986}} | [[Chunsoft]] ([[Yuji Horii]]) |- | rowspan="2" | [[3D]] [[Open-world video games|open-world video game]] | ''[[Wibarm]]'' | {{vgy|1986}} | rowspan="2" | [[Arsys Software]] ([[Katsunori Yoshimura]])<ref name="Yoshimura"/> |- | ''[[Star Cruiser]]'' | {{vgy|1988}} |- | rowspan="3" |[[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[First-person shooter video games|first-person shooter]] |''[[Yūgeki-ō]]'' <ref name=":1" /> |1985 |[[SystemSoft Alpha|SystemSoft]] |- | ''[[Amnork]]'' <ref name="amnork">[https://www.giantbomb.com/amnork/3030-45267/ Amnork] (Giant Bomb)</ref> | 1986 | [[ASCII]] |- | ''[[Star Cruiser]]'' | 1988 | [[Arsys Software]] ([[Katsunori Yoshimura]])<ref name="Yoshimura"/> |- | [[2.5D|3D]] [[Hack & slash video games|hack & slash]] | ''[[Getsu Fuuma Den]]'' <ref name="getsu">[https://www.giantbomb.com/getsu-fuuma-den/3030-12131/ Getsu Fuuma Den], Giant Bomb</ref> | {{vgy|1987}} | [[Konami]] |- | [[Music video games|Rhythm video game]] | ''[[Dance Aerobics]]'' | 1987 | [[Human Entertainment]] |- | [[First-person shooter video games|First-person]] [[role-playing shooter]] (RPS) | rowspan="2" | ''[[Star Cruiser]]'' | rowspan="2" | {{vgy|1988}} | rowspan="2" | [[Arsys Software]] ([[Katsunori Yoshimura]])<ref name="Yoshimura"/> |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] space [[Flight simulation video games|flight sim]] |- | [[Kart racing video games|Kart racing]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Power Drift]]'' | rowspan="2" | 1988 | rowspan="2" | [[SEGA AM2]] ([[Yu Suzuki]]) |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D]] [[Kart racing video games|kart racing]] |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[First-person perspective video games|first-person]] [[Racing video games|driving]] | ''[[Winning Run]]'' | {{vgy|1988}} | [[Namco]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Multiplayer online battle arena|MOBA]] | ''[[Herzog Zwei]]'' <ref name="herzog-zwei"/> | {{vgy|1989}} | [[Technosoft]] |- | ''[[Dynasty Warriors 2]]'' | {{vgy|1997}} | [[Koei]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Hero shooter]] <ref>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroShooter Hero Shooter] (TV Tropes)</ref> | ''[[Herzog Zwei]]'' <ref name="herzog-zwei"/> | {{vgy|1989}} | [[Technosoft]] |- | ''[[Outtrigger]]'' <ref>[https://segaretro.org/Outtrigger Outtrigger] (Sega Retro)</ref> | {{vgy|1999}} | [[Sega AM2]] ([[Yu Suzuki]]) |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D]] [[Light gun|light gun shooter]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Galaxian³]]'' | rowspan="2" | {{vgy|1990}} | rowspan="2" | [[Namco]] |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[rail shooter]] |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[adventure game]] | ''[[Alice: An Interactive Museum|Alice: An Interactive Museum]]'' | {{vgy|1991}} | [[Toshiba-EMI]] <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/toshiba-emi-ltd/3010-188/ Toshiba-EMI Ltd], Giant Bomb</ref> ([[Haruhiko Shono]])<ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/haruhiko-shono/3040-26684/ Haruhiko Shono], Giant Bomb</ref> |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[Third-person perspective video games|third-person]] [[racing]] | ''[[Virtua Racing]]'' | {{vgy|1992}} | [[SEGA AM2]] ([[Yu Suzuki]]) |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[survival horror]] (partial) | ''[[Alone in the Dark (1992)|Alone in the Dark]]'' | 1992 | [[Infogrames]] ([[Frédérick Raynal]]) |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D real-time]] [[adventure game]] | ''[[The Life Stage: Virtual House|The Life Stage: Virtual House]]'' <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/the-life-stage-virtual-house/3030-32506/ The Life Stage: Virtual House], Giant Bomb</ref> | {{vgy|1993}} | [[Micro Cabin]] <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/micro-cabin-co/3010-1547/ Micro Cabin], Giant Bomb</ref> |- | [[3D fighting video games|3D fighting]] | ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' | 1993 | [[SEGA AM2]] ([[Yu Suzuki]]) |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[Hack & slash video games|hack & slash]] | ''[[King's Field]]'' | {{vgy|1994}} | [[From Software]] |- | [[Three-dimensional|3D polygon]] [[survival horror]] (full) | ''[[Doctor Hauzer]]'' <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/doctor-hauzer/3030-36588/ Doctor Hauzer], Giant Bomb</ref> | 1994 | [[Riverhill Software]] <ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/riverhill-software-inc/3010-1935/ Riverhill Software], Giant Bomb</ref> ([[Kenichiro Hayashi]])<ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/kenichiro-hayashi/3040-118245/ Kenichiro Hayashi], Giant Bomb</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | [[Soulslike]] | ''[[Monster Hunter]]'' | {{vgy|2004}} | [[Capcom]] |- | ''[[Demon's Souls]]'' | {{vgy|2009}} | [[From Software]] ([[Hidetaka Miyazaki]])<ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/hidetaka-miyazaki/3040-81280/ Hidetaka Miyazaki] (Giant Bomb)</ref> |}
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