
The history of video games
Eating dots with Pac-Man, rescuing the princess with Mario and Luigi, or wiping out your opponents in Fortnite: over about three generations now, video games have shaped the childhood of millions of people. A look back at 50 years of gaming history.
1950 – 1970 – Tinkering
Tennis for Two – a dinosaur in video game history. YouTube / William Hunter
1970s – Birth of the video game machines
1980s – The infancy of video games
1990s – A new dimension
In Tomb Raider (1996), players control a character called Lara Croft, a kind of female Indiana Jones. The success of this character made Tomb Raider one of the most famous game franchises, with several film versions. YouTube / Eidos Interactive
2000s – Gaming goes online

2010s – Play anywhere, anytime
‘Let's play!’ video of the game Red Dead Redemption 2. A gamer records himself while playing and provides a commentary on the action. YouTube / ChristopherOdd