5 most important computer games ever

The highest grossing video game of all time:

World of Warcraft. This game is what is called a MMORPG (a Mass Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (I know role playing is one word but that’s what they call them)) It was developed by a company called Blizzard. It is the fourth game that was made in the Warcraft series. It has increased in popularity by an immense amount since it was first made on November 23^rd 2004. It had a dramatic increase of players after a collection of adverts in which celebrities (including Mr T, Ozzy Osborn, William Shatner and Chuck Norris were involved) talked about their characters who were identical to them.

The first (technical) video game of all time ever:

 Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device. depends on your idea of what a video game is. If you consider it to mean a game generated via a computer, using graphics displayed on a video device such as a TV or monitor then its CRTAD, otherwise its the game tennis for two. In CRTAD the player is asked to direct a dot onto an image that represents a plane and press a button. If the screen fades then you hit the plane. That’s the end of the whole game.

First 3D game:

3D monster maze. In this game the character entered a museum to see a dinosaur that was perfectly preserved but it escaped and the protagonist had to navigate themselves through a randomly generated maze and see how far they got before they came across a 16 by 16 pixel T-rex who appeared to be smiling for some reason. First made in 1981, this game was revolutionary because for the first time your character went forwards and sideways. It was literally a whole new dimension on gaming.

First Game which used an infrared remote:

Super Glove Ball. This was one of the two games designed for the Nintendo Power Glove. Set in the then-futuristic year 2005, the story line is that the player's shuttle commander has been trapped in a dimensional maze in outer space. Only the protagonist (you) can rescue the commander by throwing energy balls at the walls whilst evading enemies.

First Role Playing Video Game:

Pedit 5. This game is a dungeon crawler game. This means the protagonist walks through several levels of a platform and kills various enemies. This itself wasn't new. However what was new was the fact that one could now collect money and items and upgrade/change spells. This added a new field of personalisation to the game which led to my personal favorite genre of game.