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Here are [[The Oldest Ones in The Book]] for [[Video Games]]. The [[NES]]'s US introduction in October 1985 marked the beginning of the end of [[The Great Video Game Crash of 1983]], and we have chosen it as a cutoff date for [[The Oldest Ones in The Book]] of [[Video Game Tropes]].
Here are [[The Oldest Ones in the Book]] for [[Video Games]]. The [[NES]]'s US introduction in October 1985 marked the beginning of the end of [[The Great Video Game Crash of 1983]], and we have chosen it as a cutoff date for [[The Oldest Ones in the Book]] of [[Video Game Tropes]].


A good number of the RPG tropes can be found here, since these games trace their roots pretty much directly back to [[Tabletop RPG|Tabletop RPGs]] such as ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', which were among the first commercial games to be ported over to a video game system.
A good number of the RPG tropes can be found here, since these games trace their roots pretty much directly back to [[Tabletop RPG]]s such as ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', which were among the first commercial games to be ported over to a video game system.


'''Examples''':
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* [[Action Adventure]]: ''[[Adventure (1979 video game)|Adventure]]'' (Atari 2600), 1979

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* [[Action Adventure]]: ''[[Adventure (Video Game)|Adventure]]'' (Atari 2600), 1979
* [[Adventure Game]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Adventure Game]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]: RPG version, ''[[Wizardry (Video Game)|Wizardry]]'' 1, 1981
* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]: RPG version, ''[[Wizardry]]'' 1, 1981
* [[Arbitrary Maximum Range]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[Arbitrary Maximum Range]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[Artificial Stupidity]]: Many, many many games; in particular, ''[[Pac-Man]]'', 1980.
* [[Artificial Stupidity]]: Many, many many games; in particular, ''[[Pac-Man]]'', 1980.
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* [[Balls of Fire]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981
* [[Balls of Fire]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981
* [[Block Puzzle]]: ''[[Sokoban]]'', 1982
* [[Block Puzzle]]: ''[[Sokoban]]'', 1982
* [[Border Patrol]]: Saucers in shooting sections of ''[[I Robot (Video Game)|I Robot]]''
* [[Border Patrol]]: Saucers in shooting sections of ''[[I Robot (video game)|I Robot]]''
* [[Boss Battle]]: ''[[Dnd (Video Game)|Dnd]]'', 1975
* [[Boss Battle]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975
* [[Bottomless Pits]]: ''[[Hunt the Wumpus (Video Game)|Hunt the Wumpus]]'', 1972
* [[Bottomless Pits]]: ''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'', 1972
* [[But Thou Must!]]: ''[[Grannys Garden (Video Game)|Grannys Garden]]'', 1983
* [[But Thou Must!]]: ''[[Grannys Garden]]'', 1983
* [[Character Level]]: ''[[Dnd (Video Game)|Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', 1974
* [[Character Level]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', 1974
* [[Clairvoyant Security Force]]: ''[[Zork (Video Game)|Zork]]'', 1979, for one.
* [[Clairvoyant Security Force]]: ''[[Zork]]'', 1979, for one.
* [[Color-Coded Multiplayer]]: Some ''[[Pong]]'' systems, 1975.
* [[Color-Coded Multiplayer]]: Some ''[[Pong]]'' systems, 1975.
* [[Color-Coded Armies]]: Kreigsspiel, the first example of [[War Gaming]] and used to train the Prussian General Staff, 19th Century
* [[Color-Coded Armies]]: Kreigsspiel, the first example of [[War Gaming]] and used to train the Prussian General Staff, 19th Century
* [[Controllable Helplessness]]: ''[[Adventure (Video Game)|Adventure]]'', 1979
* [[Controllable Helplessness]]: ''[[Adventure (1979 video game)|Adventure]]'', 1979
* [[Cores and Turrets Boss]]: ''[[Bosconian]]'', 1981
* [[Cores and Turrets Boss]]: ''[[Bosconian]]'', 1981
* [[Corridor Cubbyhole Run]]: ''[[Spikes Peak (Video Game)|Spikes Peak]]'', 1983
* [[Corridor Cubbyhole Run]]: ''[[Spikes Peak]]'', 1983
* [[Cosmetic Award]]: [[Activision]] [http://www.digitpress.com/archives/cc_patches_2600.htm mailed out physical ones] for achieving a preset score in their [[Atari 2600]] games.
* [[Cosmetic Award]]: [[Activision]] [http://www.digitpress.com/archives/cc_patches_2600.htm mailed out physical ones] for achieving a preset score in their [[Atari 2600]] games.
* [[Cosmetically Different Sides]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[Cosmetically Different Sides]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[Critical Existence Failure]]: ''[[Dnd (Video Game)|Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', 1974
* [[Critical Existence Failure]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', 1974
* [[Critical Hit]]: ''[[Avatar (Video Game)|Avatar]]'', 1979
* [[Critical Hit]]: ''[[Avatar (video game)|Avatar]]'', 1979
* [[Cutscene]]: ''[[Space Invaders]] Part II'', 1979
* [[Cutscene]]: ''[[Space Invaders]] Part II'', 1979
* [[Deadly Walls]]: ''[[Berzerk]]'', 1980
* [[Deadly Walls]]: ''[[Berzerk]]'', 1980
* [[Death Mountain]]: ''[[Alpiner (Video Game)|Alpiner]]'', 1982
* [[Death Mountain]]: ''[[Alpiner]]'', 1982
* [[Death Throws]]: ''[[Crystal Castles (Video Game)|Crystal Castles]]'', 1983
* [[Death Throws]]: ''[[Crystal Castles (video game)|Crystal Castles]]'', 1983
* [[Demonic Spiders]]: ''[[Centipede (Video Game)|Centipede]]'', 1980
* [[Demonic Spiders]]: ''[[Centipede]]'', 1980
* [[Difficulty Levels]]: The [[Atari 2600]] had two built-in difficulty level switches in 1977.
* [[Difficulty Levels]]: The [[Atari 2600]] had two built-in difficulty level switches in 1977.
* [[Direct Continuous Levels]]: ''[[Scramble (Video Game)|Scramble]]'', 1981
* [[Direct Continuous Levels]]: ''[[Scramble]]'', 1981
* [[Directionally Solid Platforms]]:: ''[[Jump Bug]]'', 1981
* [[Directionally Solid Platforms]]:: ''[[Jump Bug]]'', 1981
* [[Driving Game]]: ''[[Gran Trak 10 (Video Game)|Gran Trak 10]]'', 1974
* [[Driving Game]]: ''[[Gran Trak 10]]'', 1974
* [[Dungeon Crawling]]: ''[[Dnd (Video Game)|Dnd]]'', 1975
* [[Dungeon Crawling]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975
* [[Easter Egg]]: ''[[Adventure (Video Game)|Adventure]]'', 1979
* [[Easter Egg]]: ''[[Adventure (1979 video game)|Adventure]]'', 1979
* [[Enemy Detecting Radar]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game (Video Game)|Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971
* [[Enemy-Detecting Radar]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971
* [[Extra Lives]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978
* [[Extra Lives]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978
* [[Every Bullet Is a Tracer]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[Every Bullet Is a Tracer]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[Every Ten Thousand Points]]: Many, many arcade games. Goes back to [[Pinball]].
* [[Every Ten Thousand Points]]: Many, many arcade games. Goes back to [[Pinball]].
* [[Excuse Plot]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978
* [[Excuse Plot]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978
* [[Eyes Are Unbreakable]]: ''[[Pacman]]'', 1980
* [[Eyes Are Unbreakable]]: ''[[Pac-Man]]'', 1980
* [[Faux First Person 3D]]: ''[[Maze War (Video Game)|Maze War]]'', 1974
* [[Faux First Person 3D]]: ''[[Maze War]]'', 1974
* [[Final Boss]]: ''[[Dnd (Video Game)|Dnd]]'', 1975
* [[Final Boss]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975
* [[First-Person Shooter]]: ''[[Maze War (Video Game)|Maze War]]'', 1974
* [[First-Person Shooter]]: ''[[Maze War]]'', 1974
* [[Flip Screen Scrolling]]: ''[[Adventure (Video Game)|Adventure]]'', 1979
* [[Flip Screen Scrolling]]: ''[[Adventure (1979 video game)|Adventure]]'', 1979
* [[Game Over]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978
* [[Game Over]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978
* [[Game Over Man]]: The TI-99/4A port of ''[[Hunt the Wumpus (Video Game)|Hunt the Wumpus]]'', 1980.
* [[Game Over Man]]: The TI-99/4A port of ''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'', 1980.
* [[Global Currency]]: ''[[Ultima]]'', 1980
* [[Global Currency]]: ''[[Ultima]]'', 1980
* [[Goddamned Bats]]: ''[[Hunt the Wumpus (Video Game)|Hunt the Wumpus]]'', 1972
* [[Goddamned Bats]]: ''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'', 1972
* [[Goomba Stomp]]: ''Horace And The Spiders'', 1983
* [[Goomba Stomp]]: ''Horace And The Spiders'', 1983
* [[Gravity Screw]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[Gravity Screw]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[The Great Video Game Crash of 1983]] (Duh)
* [[The Great Video Game Crash of 1983]] (Duh)
* [[Grimy Water]]: ''[[Spikes Peak (Video Game)|Spikes Peak]]'', 1983
* [[Grimy Water]]: ''[[Spikes Peak]]'', 1983
* [[Guide Dang It]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Guide Dang It]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Hit Points]]: ''[[Dnd (Video Game)|Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', 1974.
* [[Hit Points]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', 1974.
* [[Instant 180 Degree Turn]]: ''Basketball'', 1978
* [[Instant 180-Degree Turn]]: ''Basketball'', 1978
* [[Interactive Fiction]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Interactive Fiction]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Interface Screw]]: ''[[Rogue (Video Game)|Rogue]]'', 1983
* [[Interface Screw]]: ''[[Rogue (video game)|Rogue]]'', 1983
* [[In Vehicle Invulnerability]]: ''[[Gran Trak 10 (Video Game)|Gran Trak 10]]'', 1974
* [[In Vehicle Invulnerability]]: ''[[Gran Trak 10]]'', 1974
* [[Inventory Management Puzzle]]: ''Colossal Cave'', 1975
* [[Inventory Management Puzzle]]: ''Colossal Cave'', 1975
* [[Invincibility Power-Up]]: ''[[Pac-Man]]'', 1980
* [[Invincibility Power-Up]]: ''[[Pac-Man]]'', 1980
* [[Invisible Grid]]: ''[[Maze War (Video Game)|Maze War]]'', 1974
* [[Invisible Grid]]: ''[[Maze War]]'', 1974
* [[Job System]]: ''[[Avatar (Video Game)|Avatar]]'', 1979
* [[Job System]]: ''[[Avatar (video game)|Avatar]]'', 1979
* [[Jump Physics]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981
* [[Jump Physics]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981
* [[Karma Meter]]: ''[[Ultima IV]]'', 1984
* [[Karma Meter]]: ''[[Ultima IV]]'', 1984
* [[Last Lousy Point]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Last Lousy Point]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Level Editor]]: ''[[Maze War (Video Game)|Maze War]]'', 1974
* [[Level Editor]]: ''[[Maze War]]'', 1974
* [[Level Goal]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981
* [[Level Goal]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981
* [[Level Grinding]]: ''[[Ultima|Akalabeth]]'', 1979
* [[Level Grinding]]: ''[[Ultima|Akalabeth]]'', 1979
* [[Level Scaling]]: ''Beneath Apple Manor'', 1978
* [[Level Scaling]]: ''Beneath Apple Manor'', 1978
* [[Light Gun Game]]: ''Ray-O-Lite'', 1936
* [[Light Gun Game]]: ''Ray-O-Lite'', 1936
* [[Match Three Game]]: ''[[OXO (Video Game)|OXO]]'', 1952 -- You '''do''' have to match three to win.
* [[Match Three Game]]: ''[[OXO]]'', 1952—You '''do''' have to match three to win.
* [[Mini Boss]]: ''[[Dnd (Video Game)|Dnd]]'', 1975
* [[Mini Boss]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975
* [[Mini Game]]: ''[[Escape From the Mindmaster (Video Game)|Escape From the Mindmaster]]'', 1982
* [[Mini Game]]: ''[[Escape From the Mindmaster]]'', 1982
* [[Mook Maker]]: The oil drum in ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981.
* [[Mook Maker]]: The oil drum in ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981.
* [[Multi User Dungeon]]: ''[[Multi-User Dungeon (Video Game)|Multi-User Dungeon]]'', 1979
* [[Multi User Dungeon]]: ''[[Multi-User Dungeon]]'', 1979
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Of course -- if you're ignorant of anything Nintendo preNES -- the title may now break your mind.
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Of course—if you're ignorant of anything Nintendo preNES—the title may now break your mind.
* [[Nonstandard Game Over]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game (Video Game)|Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971, running out of fuel.
* [[Nonstandard Game Over]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971, running out of fuel.
* [[No Plot, No Problem]]: Sports and board games in general are [[Older Than Dirt]].
* [[No Plot, No Problem]]: Sports and board games in general are [[Older Than Dirt]].
* [[Numbered Sequels]]: ''[[Space Invaders]] II'', 1981; not to be confused with Space Invaders ''part'' II.
* [[Numbered Sequels]]: ''[[Space Invaders]] II'', 1981; not to be confused with Space Invaders ''part'' II.
* [[Obvious Beta]]: ''[[ET the Extra Terrestrial (Video Game)|ET the Extra Terrestrial]]'', 1982
* [[Obvious Beta]]: ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (video game)|ET the Extra Terrestrial]]'', 1982
* [[Old Save Bonus]]: ''[[Wizardry (Video Game)|Wizardry]]'' 2, 1982
* [[Old Save Bonus]]: ''[[Wizardry]]'' 2, 1982
* [[One-Hit Kill]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[One-Hit Kill]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[One Bullet At a Time]]: At least as early as ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978
* [[One Bullet At a Time]]: At least as early as ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978
* [[One Up]]
* [[1-Up]]
* [[Oxygen Meter]]: ''[[Space Panic (Video Game)|Space Panic]]'', 1980
* [[Oxygen Meter]]: ''[[Space Panic]]'', 1980
* [[Painfully-Slow Projectile]]: ''[[Air-Sea Battle (Video Game)|Air-Sea Battle]]'', 1977
* [[Painfully-Slow Projectile]]: ''[[Air-Sea Battle]]'', 1977
* [[Palette Swap]]: First color games, 1970s
* [[Palette Swap]]: First color games, 1970s
* [[Pause Scumming]]
* [[Pause Scumming]]
* [[Porting Disaster]]: ''[[Pac-Man]]'' on the Atari 2600, 1982
* [[Porting Disaster]]: ''[[Pac-Man]]'' on the Atari 2600, 1982
* [[Press X to Die]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game (Video Game)|Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971
* [[Press X to Die]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971
* [[Press X to Not Die]]: ''[[Dragon's Lair (Video Game)|Dragons Lair]]'', 1983
* [[Press X to Not Die]]: ''[[Dragon's Lair|Dragons Lair]]'', 1983
* [[The Problem With Licensed Games]]: ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (Video Game)|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', May 1982, [[Ur Example]]; ''[[ET the Extra Terrestrial (Video Game)|ET the Extra Terrestrial]]'', 1982, [[Trope Codifier]]
* [[The Problem with Licensed Games]]: ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (video game)|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', May 1982, [[Ur Example]]; ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (video game)|ET the Extra Terrestrial]]'', 1982, [[Trope Codifier]]
* [[Puzzle Boss]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981
* [[Puzzle Boss]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981
* [[Regenerating Health]]: ''[[Dragonstomper (Video Game)|Dragonstomper]]'', 1982
* [[Regenerating Health]]: ''[[Dragonstomper]]'', 1982
* [[Roguelike]]: ''[[Rogue (Video Game)|Rogue]]'', 1980
* [[Roguelike]]: ''[[Rogue (video game)|Rogue]]'', 1980
* [[Save Scumming]]: ''[[Rogue (Video Game)|Rogue]]'', 1980
* [[Save Scumming]]: ''[[Rogue (video game)|Rogue]]'', 1980
* [[Scoring Points]]: ''[[Pong]]'', 1972
* [[Scoring Points]]: ''[[Pong]]'', 1972
* [[Shielded Core Boss]]: ''Star Castle'', 1980
* [[Shielded Core Boss]]: ''Star Castle'', 1980
* [[Shoot'Em Up]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978
* [[Shoot'Em Up]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978
* [[Side View]]: ''[[Tennis for Two (Video Game)|Tennis for Two]]'', 1958
* [[Side View]]: ''[[Tennis for Two]]'', 1958
* [[Silliness Switch]]: The potion of hallucination in ''[[Rogue (Video Game)|Rogue]]'', 1980.
* [[Silliness Switch]]: The potion of hallucination in ''[[Rogue (video game)|Rogue]]'', 1980.
* [[Simon Says Mini Game]]: ''[[Touch Me (Video Game)|Touch Me]]'', 1974
* [[Simon Says Mini Game]]: ''[[Touch Me]]'', 1974
* [[Simulation Game]]: ''Utopia'', 1982
* [[Simulation Game]]: ''Utopia'', 1982
* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: ''[[Atari 2600 Indy 500 (Video Game)|Indy 500]]'', 1977
* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: ''[[Indy 500 (1977 video game)||Indy 500]]'', 1977
* [[Smart Bomb]]: ''[[Defender]]'', 1980
* [[Smart Bomb]]: ''[[Defender]]'', 1980
* [[Space Filling Path]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981
* [[Space-Filling Path]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981
* [[Stalked By the Bell]]: Evil Otto in ''[[Berzerk]]'', 1980
* [[Stalked by the Bell]]: Evil Otto in ''[[Berzerk]]'', 1980
* [[Stealth Based Game]]: ''[[Castle Wolfenstein]]'', 1981
* [[Stealth Based Game]]: ''[[Castle Wolfenstein]]'', 1981
* [[Strategy Game]]: [[Go]], [[Older Than Dirt]]
* [[Strategy Game]]: [[Go]], [[Older Than Dirt]]
* [[Subsystem Damage]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game (Video Game)|Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971
* [[Subsystem Damage]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971
* [[Super Title 64 Advance]]: [[Commodore 64]] games
* [[Super Title 64 Advance]]: [[Commodore 64]] games
* [[Solve the Soup Cans]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Solve the Soup Cans]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Status Line]]: Vector terminal port of ''[[Lunar Lander (Video Game)|Lunar Lander]]'', 1973
* [[Status Line]]: Vector terminal port of ''[[Lunar Lander]]'', 1973
* [[Take Cover]]: ''[[Maze War (Video Game)|Maze War]]'', 1974
* [[Take Cover]]: ''[[Maze War]]'', 1974
* [[Text Parser]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975; ''[[Zork (Video Game)|Zork]]'', 1979
* [[Text Parser]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975; ''[[Zork]]'', 1979
* [[That One Level]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981.
* [[That One Level]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981.
* [[Trial and Error Gameplay]]: ''[[Zork (Video Game)|Zork]]'', 1979
* [[Trial and Error Gameplay]]: ''[[Zork]]'', 1979
* [[Turn Based Strategy]]: ''[[Crush Crumble and Chomp]]'', 1981
* [[Turn-Based Strategy]]: ''[[Crush Crumble and Chomp]]'', 1981
* [[Violation of Common Sense]]: {{spoiler|Killing the dragon}}, ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Violation of Common Sense]]: {{spoiler|Killing the dragon}}, ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[You Can't Get Ye Flask]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[You Can't Get Ye Flask]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Walkthrough]]: There were guides written for ''[[Colossal Cave]]''.
* [[Walkthrough]]: There were guides written for ''[[Colossal Cave]]''.
* [[Warp Whistle]]: ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (Video Game)|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', 1982
* [[Warp Whistle]]: ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (video game)|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', 1982
* [[Wide Open Sandbox]]: ''[[Space Travel (Video Game)|Space Travel]]'', 1969
* [[Wide Open Sandbox]]: ''[[Space Travel]]'', 1969
* [[Wizard Needs Food Badly]]: ''[[PLATO Moria (Video Game)|Moria]]'', 1975
* [[Wizard Needs Food Badly]]: ''[[PLATO Moria|Moria]]'', 1975
* [[Wrap Around]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[Wrap Around]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962


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Latest revision as of 21:48, 25 June 2021

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Here are The Oldest Ones in the Book for Video Games. The NES's US introduction in October 1985 marked the beginning of the end of The Great Video Game Crash of 1983, and we have chosen it as a cutoff date for The Oldest Ones in the Book of Video Game Tropes.

A good number of the RPG tropes can be found here, since these games trace their roots pretty much directly back to Tabletop RPGs such as Dungeons & Dragons, which were among the first commercial games to be ported over to a video game system.

Examples of Older Than the NES include:
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