Important Timeline of Platformer Game

Given the 1 of the following game genres, 
trace the roots of the genres 
and plot a genre timeline, 
noting important games released in that genre 
as well as milestone achievements in the genre. [ note some of the important games or events in the genre]

- Racing

- Fighting

- Simulation

Platformer

- First-Person Shooters
- Strategy

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A Platform Game 
[Reference1, Reference2]

• A platform game (or platformer) is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles. 

 Space Panic: released by Universal 1980

• arcade game
• player had the ability to fall, there was no ability to jump, swing, or bounce
• gameplay centered on climbing ladders between different floors
• sometimes credited as the first platform game

Donkey Kong: released by Nintendo in July 1981 [Reference] 

• arcade game 
• single screen Movement /  static playing field
• extensive jumping between platform
• first game that allowed players to jump over obstacles and across gaps
• know to be the first true platform

Congo Bongo AKA 

: released by Sega in 1983 [Reference1, Reference2]

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• commercial failure when it was initially released
• one of the earliest Games which have 3D gameplay but 2D graphics [2.5D]
• three dimensional environment using two dimensional graphics
• isometric platformer
• ported to nearly every major gaming platform back in those days
• the similarity to Donkey Kong and the well known rivalry between Nintendo and Sega this game seems to be a show down from Sega against Donkey Kong

I, Robot: Release by Atari in 1983 [Reference]

• known as the first commercial video game with filled 3-D polygon graphics and featured flat shading
• also first to feature camera control option
• poor reception by market on release due to north America game crash of 1983, different nature from norm of then and esoteric storyline
• ranked 90 for arcade game technically creative and cultural impact, citing its innovative 3D graphics [2008 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition]
• historical significant

Prince Of Persia: 1989 [Reference]

• developed by Jordan Mechner and released for Apple II
• represented a great leap forward in the quality of animation seen in video games

Super Mario Bros: Release by Nintendo in 13 September 1985 [Reference1, Reference2]

• popularized the side-scrolling genre of video games and led to many sequels in the series that built upon the same basic premise
• became the archetype for many platformers to follow
• got into 1999 Guinness Book of World Records by selling over 40 million copy
• IGN had given the game a 9.5 a week before release day
• Its success as a pack-in led many companies to see platform games as vital to their success, and certainly contributed greatly to popularizing the genre during the 8-bit console generation

Sonic the Hedgehog: release by SEGA in June 1991 [Reference]

• showcase a new style of design back at the time 
• has large field that scrolled effortlessly in all directions, uneven terrains, curved hills
• complex physics system which allows players to rush through its level with well-placed jumps and rolls
• gave sonic a rebellious personality, ability of super speed 
• the game become a massive hit 
• Made to beat Mario