Gaming History Buff? Match These Titles to the Year They Were Released

Think you’ve got gaming in your blood? Match famous video games to the year they first dropped and prove your legacy knowledge

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Gaming has given us so many moments—first power‑ups, chilling endings, worlds that stretched far beyond imagination. In this quiz, you’ll pair legendary titles with the year they first made their mark. No spoilers, just titles and dates if you’re confident in your gamer credibility.

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From retro arcade breakthroughs to modern open‑world masterpieces, each game in this list played a role in pushing boundaries or redefining genres. See if you can match Super Mario Bros. with its explosion onto the NES, or Elden Ring with its recent domination.

Landmarks You Should Know

Some entries were title‑starting moments—for example, Space Invaders helping to shape arcade culture in the late ’70s, Super Mario Bros. defining what platformers could be, Minecraft introducing sandbox living to an entire generation. Others like Half‑Life, Dark Souls, and Portal 2 created entire veins of storytelling, challenge, or physics‑driven puzzle games.

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This is more than trivia—it’s about remembering when the classics were born. Every year here represents a moment in gaming history someone who loves games should recognize.