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Launch Games

These are some popular games that debuted at launch.

  • Bally Astrocade (1977) — Gun Fight
  • ColecoVision (1982) — Donkey Kong and Zaxxon
  • Atari 5200 (1982) — Galaxian, Pac-Man, Space Invaders
  • Family Computer (1983) — Donkey Kong Jr.
  • Nintendo Entertainment System (1985 U.S. Control Deck) — Super Mario Bros.
  • Sega Master System (1985) — Hang-On
  • Family Computer Disk System (1986) — The Legend of Zelda
  • PC-Engine Super CD-ROM² / TurboGrafx-CD (1988) — Street Fighter
  • TurboGrafx-16 (1989 US launch) — R-Type
  • Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis (1989 US launch) — Altered Beast and Thunder Force II
  • Neo Geo (1990) — Magician Lord
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1990) — Super Mario World and F-Zero
  • PlayStation (1994) — Ridge Racer and Wipeout (Europe)
  • Sega Saturn (1995) — Panzer Dragoon and Daytona USA
  • Nintendo 64 (1996) — Super Mario 64, and Pilotwings 64
  • Dreamcast (1999) — Sonic Adventure and Soulcalibur
  • PlayStation 2 (2000) — SSX and Tekken Tag Tournament
  • Xbox (2001) — Halo: Combat Evolved, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee and Project Gotham Racing
  • Nintendo GameCube (2001) — Luigi's Mansion and Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
  • Xbox 360 (2005) — Kameo: Elements of Power, Perfect Dark Zero and Call of Duty 2
  • Wii (2006) — Wii Sports, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Red Steel
  • PlayStation 3 (2006) — Resistance: Fall of Man and MotorStorm (Europe)
  • Wii U (2012) — Nintendo Land, New Super Mario Bros. U, ZombiU

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