The Evolution of Game Music: Pong to Cyberpunk (1972-2020)

0:00 Pong (1972) 0:11 Space Invaders (1978) 0:17 Pac-Man (1980) 0:26 Galaga (1981) 0:33 Tetris (1984) 0:46 Super Mario Bros (1985) 1:00 The Oregon Trail (1985) 1:18 The Legend of Zelda (1986) 1:42 Castlevania (1986) 1:53 Prince of Persia (1989) 2:05 Sonic The Hedgehog (1991) 2:20 Mega Man 2 (1992) 2:32 Kirby's Dream Land (1992) 2:43 Street Fighter 2 (1992) 2:56 Mortal Kombat (1992) 3:05 Streets of Rage 2 (1992) 3:14 SimCity 2000 (1993) 3:34 DOOM (1993) 3:56 Donkey Kong Country (1994) 4:10 Rayman (1995) 4:28 Pokémon Red & Blue (1996) 4:44 Crash Bandicoot (1996) 4:56 Star Fox 64 (1997) 5:14 GoldenEye 007 (1997) 5:24 StarCraft (1998) 5:43 Banjo-Kazooie (1998) 6:02 Metal Gear Solid (1998) 6:32 Spyro the Dragon (1998) 6:42 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) 6:57 Super Smash Bros. (1999) 7:10 Heroes of Might and Magic III (1999) 7:25 Age of Empires II (1999) 7:43 The Sims (2000) 7:56 Diablo II (2000) 8:19 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000) 8:29 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (2000) 8:44 RuneScape (2001) 9:00 Final Fantasy X (2001) 9:01 Halo (2001) 9:28 Kingdom Hearts II (2002) 9:46 Battlefield 1942 (2002) 10:02 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) 10:18 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) 10:32 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004) 10:56 Half-Life 2 (2004) 11:21 World of Warcraft (2004) 11:43 Shadow of the Colossus (2005) 11:59 Mii Channel (2006) 12:12 Roblox (2006) 12:13 Wii Sports (2006) 12:26 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) 12:41 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007) 12:58 BioShock (2007) 13:19 Team Fortress 2 (2007) 13:35 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007) 13:53 Left 4 Dead (2008) 14:08 Plants vs. Zombies (2009) 14:19 Minecraft (2009) 14:37 Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) 14:53 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) 15:07 Assassin's Creed II (2009) 15:27 Angry Birds (2009) 15:41 Mass Effect 2 (2010) 15:57 Red Dead Redemption (2010) 16:11 Xenoblade Chronicles (2010) 16:29 StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010) 16:49 Lego Universe (2010) 17:02 Portal 2 (2011) 17:18 Terraria (2011) 17:29 Dark Souls (2011) 17:40 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) 17:56 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) 18:18 Journey (2012) 18:35 Diablo III (2012) 18:57 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012) 19:10 The Last of Us (2013) 19:28 Dota 2 (2013) 19:44 Papers, Please (2013) 20:00 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013) 20:21 Fire Emblem: Awakening (2013) 20:35 Five Nights at Freddy's (2014) 20:51 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) 21:06 Undertale (2015) 21:23 Fallout 4 (2015) 21:39 Overwatch (2016) 21:54 Persona 5 (2016) 22:11 Fortnite (2017) 22:20 Destiny 2 (2017) 22:43 Doki Doki Literature Club (2017) 23:01 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) 23:19 Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (2017) 23:38 God of War (2018) 23:58 Detroit: Become Human (2018) 24:17 Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) 24:33 Spider-Man (2018) 24:50 Deltarune (2018) 25:00 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) 25:21 Among Us (2018) 25:35 RAID: Shadow Legends (2019) 25:53 Devil May Cry 5 (2019) 26:09 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019) 26:18 Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) 26:41 Warcraft III: Reforged (2020) 27:17 Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020) 27:30 Doom Eternal (2020) 28:05 The Last of Us Part II (2020) 28:32 Fall Guys (2020) 28:53 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 29:19 Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020) 30:15 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020) 30:39 Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) Edit: Thanks to everyone, for the likes and compliments, and you're welcome for the comment!

Alternate title: "The Evolution of Game Cosplay"

3:34 most epic part.

14:20 I would listen forever

Can we just take a moment and appreciate how Rob’s cosplay can be on point?

Shopkeeper: How many costumes you need? Him: Yes

When the oldest game here has less glitches than the newest game here

24:00 is just amazing one of the best themes of the game and in fact the entire ost is incredible as is the game

15:27 nostalgia

25:26 this is real quality costplay

I'm sad that there's not a single Final Fantasy, but I still absolutely love the compilation. Warcraft III Reforged cracked me up.

Most of this games has a natural effect called "nostalgia"

Counselor: Human Violin Sonic isn’t real, he can’t hurt you. Human Violin Sonic: 2:12

I’m dying from the fact this video literally made me think about a world where Luffy was part of the Oregon trail

9:20 very nostalgic <3

Beautiful.

27:49 Hahahaha I was definitely not expecting THAT!!!

22:44 when he started playing doki doki my memories started hittin different...

1:53 Prince of Persia (1989) My First Game...5:14 GoldenEye 007 (1997) ...7:25 Age of Empires II (1999) ...15:07 Assassin's Creed II (2009) 9:01 Halo (2001) ..Overwatch (2016) ... 23:58 Detroit: Become Human (2018) Each of them bring memories phases of my life ... and so more I wish to play!! awesome! thanks for the medley!!

that kirby cosplay is terrifying