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We Didn’t Start the Fire Video Game Edition

Captain Jigglypuff

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I thought it might be fun to list some video games that made history to the song We Didn’t Start the Fire. I think that I can make it work.

We Didn’t Start the Fire Video Game Edition

Asteroids Pong
Spacewar! Donkey Kong
Marked Mario’s big debut
Galaxian Pac-Man
Q-Bert and Missile Command
Defender Tempest and Ms Pac-Man

Galaga Tetris Atari Intellivision
Space Invaders Frogger and Oregon Trail
Mystery House Handheld football Microvision
Game & Watch was a hit and Nintendo had a new vision

We didn’t start the fire (type)
It was always burning since computers been turning (on)
We didn’t start the fire (type)
No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

ColecoVision Atari 5200
Vectrex Pitfall!
Overflooded market ET leads to a crash
Commodore 64 ZX Spectrum and the Apple II

Nintendo Famicom or NES
Sega Master System
Mario Bros Zelda Metroid
Gyromite came with R.O.B.


We didn’t start the fire (type)
It was always burning since computers been turning (on)
We didn’t start the fire (type)
No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

Dragon Quest Final Fantasy
Metal Gear Mega Man
Castlevania Super Mario Bros
Gave us Princess Peach and Bowser

Mega Drive John Madden Football
Ninja Gaiden Pat Riley Baseball
Everyone wants to know
Where is Carmen Sandiego?

We didn’t start the fire (type)
It was always burning since computers been turning (on)
We didn’t start the fire (type)
No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

Neo Geo Night Trap
Doom Shenmue
With the Game Boy and Super Mario Land
Gaming is now in your hands

SNES Super Mario World
Sega and Sonic
Two companies start a console war
Street Fighter Streets of Rage
Mortal Kombat started a new craze

We didn’t start the fire (type)
It was always burning since computers been turning (on)
We didn’t start the fire (type)
No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

Earthbound Dragon’s Lair Monkey Island
Myst Kirby fights King Dedede
Mario Kart F-Zero Racing
Wario and Yoshi Sonic CD
Has Metal Sonic and UFOs

Atari Jaguar and Lynx
Sega Saturn Virtual Boy
And Phillips CD-i were all jinxed
And were doomed to fail


We didn’t start the fire (type)
It was always burning since computers been turning (on)
We didn’t start the fire (type)
No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

Mario and Zelda go 3D
PlayStation enters the console war
Cloud and Sephiroth Banjo Kazooie
Tekken Soul Calibur and Golden Eye

Donkey Kong has new friends
Mario starts playing sports and holding parties
Pikachu jumped right in
And started a global sensation


We didn’t start the fire (type)
It was always burning since computers been turning (on)
We didn’t start the fire (type)
No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

Luigi gets an mansion Mario has sunshine
Together they would fight aliens and go back in time
Resident Evil Grand Theft Auto
Half Life Fallout
Let’s have a Smash Bros Melee all out!

Final Fantasy and Disney
Created a boy that fights with a giant key
Sega loses the console war XBox enters it
Fire Emblem leaves Japan

We didn’t start the fire (type)
It was always burning since computers been turning (on)
We didn’t start the fire (type)
No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable were the newest handheld craze
Halo and Master Chief Bioshock
Call of Duty Nintendogs

Connect to the internet to trade Pokémon
Guitar Hero Rock Band Dance Dance Revolution
Motion controls are here to stay
The Wii has games for you and Mii!

We didn’t start the fire (type)
It was always burning since computers been turning (on)
We didn’t start the fire (type)
No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

3DS innovates handheld 3D games
Why buy games physical when you can go digital?
Wii U mostly failed Splatoon gave it some hope
Mario and Sonic both went for the Olympic Gold

Ace Attorney Professor Layton
Shantae is a Half Genie, Bayonetta is such a witch
Brain Age Monster Hunter World of Warcraft
And the biggest sandbox game ever Minecraft

We didn’t start the fire (type)
It was always burning since computers been turning (on)
We didn’t start the fire (type)
No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it
Flappy Bird Angry Birds
FarmVille Candy Crush Saga Mario Run
Pokémon Go was a huge success
GlaDOS lied about some cake and the PS Vita was a huge mistake

Micro transactions DLC Cross-platform play
Cloud save backup Using an SD card
Elder Scrolls Oblivion Fortnite Battle Royale
Then came the Nintendo Switch and it became a massive hit

We didn’t start the fire (type)
It was always burning since computers been turning (on)
We didn’t start the fire (type)
No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

VR headsets Cyberpunk 2077 gave players regrets
Then Covid hit and no one could get a PS 5 or XBox Series X or S
Animal Crossing New Horizons kept us all sane
And Ring Fit Adventure was a top selling game

Paper Mario Origami King Pokkén was a thing
Kirby explores a Forgotten Land
Sonic Forces was pretty bad but Frontiers was really good

We didn’t start the fire (type)
It was always burning since computers been turning (on)
We didn’t start the fire (type)
No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it
 
That song is a lot longer than I remembered...

(Great job! I like how much variety you had in terms of games and events, showing the breadth on offer).
 
That song is a lot longer than I remembered...

(Great job! I like how much variety you had in terms of games and events, showing the breadth on offer).
Took me literally three hours to write. I just tried to include milestones and important video game characters and series.
 

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