#64 Because it was the first game that empowered players with the ability to jump over hazards and leap gaps, Nintendo's 1981 arcade game, Donkey Kong, is considered to be the first true platforming game.
#65 The iconic image of early arcade classic Space Invaders is of a traditional cabinet style machine, but in fact the very first versions (made by Taito in Japan in 1978) were a table top design.
#66 Former hardware peddler Sega released its very first game console in Japan in 1983. It was called Sega SG-1000.
#67 Not only was Journey the first arcade game to feature a real-life rock band as the protagonists (er, that'll be Journey) when it was released by Bally Midway in 1983, but it was also meant to be the first camera-equipped cabinet that would allow players to snap their portraits and put themselves 'in the game'. However, when a prototype version of the game was tested in a Chicago arcade and one player dropped their trousers and flashed for the camera, Bally Midway ditched the idea.
#68 You know that GTA developer Rockstar North used to be called DMA Design, right? Well, the first game developed by DMA was the 1988 side-scrolling shooter, Menace.
#69 Can you imagine Atari being called anything else? Well, the first name Atari founder Nolan Bushnell intended for the company was Syzygy, an astronomical term used to describe the sun, moon and earth in total eclipse. Syzygy was already being used by a roofing company, however, so Atari - a word from Japanese board game Go! - was chosen instead.
#70 The next graphical stumble forward following the ground-breaking Tank came in 1975 when Bally/Midway released Gun Fight. It was the first arcade game to use a microprocessor, which added even more spuff to the visuals and gameplay.
#71 UK actress Rhona Mitra (not really that famous for minor roles in Hollow Man and Stuck on You) was the first official Lara Croft model.
