FIFA to Final Fantasy, Mario Bros to Minecraft: the computer games that changed the world

LAUNCHED in Japan in June 1978 – 40 years ago this month – Space Invaders can justly claim to be the computer game which gave arms, legs (and pixelated antennae) to the nascent gaming industry. Sure, there had been arcade games produced earlier in the decade, such as Computer Space, Gunfight, Tank, Breakout and Pong. But none has been as influential or remained as relevant as the one developed by Tomohiro Nishikado for video game company the Taito Corporation. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16295826.FIFA_to_Final_Fantasy__Mario_Bros_to_Minecraft__the_computer_games_that_changed_the_world/