Computer Gaming
Installments of this controversial crime-based game include "San Andreas" & "Vice City"
Grand Theft Auto
1980:
This pie-shaped character chomps its way into arcades
Pac-Man
A back-stabbing friend tries to keep you from going pro in the underground game named for this skateboarder
Tony Hawk
You use paddles or mallets, not sticks, to score on the table used in this arcade classic
Air Hockey
Abandoned Shopping Mall in Germany
Arkaden
It's Master Chief versus the Covenant in the first version of this Xbox game named for a ring-like space station
Halo
2009:
Batman wins new fans as he fights bad guys who've seized this mental hospital
Arkham Asylum
A Ford Escort can race a VW Beetle in this "A-spec" PlayStation racing game with over 150 cars
Gran Turismo
You roll 9 balls & score 10 to 100 in this arcade favorite, around since 1909
Skee-Ball
Set in the remote Egyptian Sahara 2065
Combine
In the '05 version of the EA title named for this ex-Raiders coach, Al Michaels does the play-by-play
John Madden
1995:
Sony releases PlayStation, which loads games from these instead of cartridges
CDs
After his release from maximum security, Tommy Vercetti tries to take over his city in this game
GTA Vice City
Cut a rug or 2 playing this double-talk Konami game that sounds like a plea to overthrow the government
Dance Dance Revolution
missile launch site
Countdown
In "God of War", PlayStation 2 lets you play Kratos, a Greek warrior whose final fight is with this Greek god of war
Ares
2007:
This game from Harmonix is like "Guitar Hero" with mic & drums
Rock Band
Attain the crown of Grand Champion after completing over 30 levels of this epic first person bot shooter
Unreal Tournament
Bally's 1975 Pinball Wizard machine featured Ann-Margret & this lead singer of The Who
Robert Daltrey
set in Okinawa
Banzai
This role-playing game out in 2004 returns to the "World" of Azeroth, where heroes like Leeroy Jenkins do battle
World of Warcraft
2010:
This Xbox motion-sensing system allows players to play games without a controller
Kinect
Spell-casters & adventurers do battle in the land of Norrath in this online role-playing game
Everquest
This Atari game that shares its name with a Shakespeare play was known for its rotating dial used as a controller
Tempest
Rio de Janeiro
Favela