1981's Donkey Kong is widely regarded as the first platformer in gaming history. Letting your playable character jump over obstacles seems commonplace today, but forty years ago, it was a ...

The Nintendo Entertainment System wasn’t the first home video game console, but it was arguably the most transformative in the industry. When it was released in North America in 1985, it saved the ...

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Jake Valentine is a Contributor at DualShockers with more than two decades of experience covering the video game industry. Since 2004, he has written about games across news, reviews, guides, lists, ...