00:00 With the Barbie movie in full swing, exceeding literally everyone's expectations and smashing
00:06 box office records worldwide, the gaming world would like to acknowledge that, well, we did
00:11 it first.
00:12 Barbie girls have been gaming since the 80s when Barbie was exploring technology just
00:16 as much as we were.
00:18 It started with Barbie for the Commodore 64 in 1984.
00:23 Barbie's on a mission to find the perfect outfit for a date night with Ken.
00:26 The game was simple, so were the times, try on different outfits and hairstyles and drive
00:31 your convertible down the street past stores.
00:34 Then came Barbie on PC and NES in 1991.
00:38 According to Yahoo, Barbie has a nightmare about not having the perfect outfit for the
00:42 fantasy ball, so she wastes no time traveling to three different worlds.
00:46 Gamers have to collect accessories and clothing items that help craft Barbie's perfect look.
00:51 Fast forward a few years now, Mattel Media owns all the rights to Barbie Entertainment
00:56 and Barbie Fashion Designer comes out on CD-ROM.
01:00 This was a huge hit in 1997 with endless fashion possibilities as you could piece together
01:05 different Barbie outfits, customizing colors and patterns in what was back then pretty
01:10 high-tech looking stuff.
01:12 As the technology got better, so did the games, with titles like Barbie of Swan Lake, Barbie
01:16 Sparkling Ice Show, and The Barbie Diaries.
01:19 With the success of The Barbie Movie, it's not too wild of a guess that we'll probably
01:24 be seeing a lot more of Barbie coming to gaming systems near you.
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