Chapter I The Innovators
1.1 Spacewar!: It's Rocket Science
1.2 Pong: Easy to Learn, Hard to Master
1.3 Space Invaders: The Japanese Invasion
1.4 Zork: Sticking Graphics Where the Sun Don't Shine
1.5 MUD: Swords with Friends
1.6 Rogue: Procedural Generation
1.7 Maze War: The First First-Person Shooter?
Chapter 2 The Early Adopters
2.1 Pac-Man: Gamers Just Want to Have Lunch
2.2 Donkey Kong: Miyamoto's 800-Pound Gorilla
2.3 Pole Position: Where the Raster Hits the Road
2.4 Pitfall!: Activision's Fearless Fortune Hunter
2.5 Flight Simulator: The Sky's the Limit
2.6 Elite: The Stellar Sandbox
2.7 Pinball Construction Set: The Game of Games
2.8 King's Quest: From Peanuts to Palaces
2.9 Wizardry: A New Perspective on Computer
Role Playing
2.10 Ultima: The Virtues of an Avatar
Chapter 3 The Early Majority
3.1 Super Mario Bros.: Mario and the Mushroom Kingdom
3.2 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Future
3.3 Final Fantasy: Console Games Get a Level Up
3.4 Tetris: The Perfect Video Game?
3.5 Street Fighter II: The Arcade Comes Back Swinging
3.6 SimCity: A City of Silicon
3.7 Civilization: Just One More Turn
3.8 Pool of Radiance: The Gold Box Games
3.9 Wasteland: Hot, Mean, and Radioactive
Chapter 4The Late Majority
4.1 Dungeon Master: Real Time Hits the Big Time
4.2 Myst: Creating Worlds, One Tent at a Time
4.3 Doom: Profound Carnage
4.4 John Madden Football: The Greatest Play
4.5 Sonic the Hedgehog: Faster than a Portly Plumber
4.6 The Sims: The World's Most Profitable Ant Farm
4.7 Diablo: Click Click Boom
4.8 Starcraft: The ESport Zerg Rush
4.9 Pokemon: Gotta Catch'em All
4.10 Ultima Online: Persistence Pays Off
4.11 Super Mario 64: No Disc, No Problem
4.12 Tomb Raider: A 3D Platformer with Legs
4.13 Final Fantasy VII: The Legend of the Square Disc
4.14 Metal Gear Solid: Lights, Camera, Inaction!
4.15 Ocarina of Time: Miyamoto's Finest Hour
Chapter 5 The Laggards
5.1 Dance Dance Revolution: Konami Shakes Its Money Maker
5.2 Grand Theft Auto III: The Industry's Bad Boy
5.3 Halo: Combat Evolved: Spartans Never Die
5.4 Call of Duty: Wars with Friends
5.5 Half-Life 2
5.6 World of Warcraft: An MMORPG for the Masses
5.7 Wii Sports: Let Grandpa Teach You
5.8 Angry Birds: Slingshot to the Top
5.9 Minecraft: Let Them Build It, and They Will Play