It was in the 1970s and ‘80s that video arcade games, such as Space Invaders and Asteroids, and primitive home computer games, like Pong, first arrived on the scene and became huge instant hits.
Fast forward 40 years, and for a generation of young people (and for some oldies too), gaming is an essential and integral part of day-to-day living. The Xbox, Wii, PlayStation and the rest are here to stay and, indeed, set to become ever more sophisticated as technology forges ahead in the coming years.
Video games are an intrinsic part of our culture and as popular as music and films, with gaming manufacturers such as Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft some of the multinational commercial giants of the day. And now, according to a report in the Daily Star, FIFA, Mario Kart, and Super Mario World have topped a list of the 40 greatest video games of all time.
