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arcade games have been around since 1920
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coin operated pinball machines were invented
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a missile interactive similator game was also the first electronic game
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tennis for two showed a simplified tennis court from the side. the game was released twice before its dismantlement in 1959
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space war is credited as the first widely available and influential video game.
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computer space was the first arcade game created
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the first commercial video game console was invented that could be played in the home.
the odyssey was released by the magnavox and was programmed with twelve games -
Space wars was played on the Atari 2600 console
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computer games such as pacman and space invaders were pretty much a popular during that time
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by the late 1980s there was a decline in arcade games because home gaming became more cheaper and more accesible
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the 1990s bought together games consoles being developed with better graphics.
Sales and demand for arcade games has fallen but new titles such as dance dance revolution became hugely popular. -
the dreamcast was released in north america in 1999
the best game which sold 2.6 million was sonic the adventure -
changes in technology have seen big companies like microsoft and sony to produce some of the best selling consoles around our time.
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this was the year of microsoft biggest and best console to date as the 360 had a big impact on the public and follow ons were made.
the console was also the first console where online play was introduced and thats why the console was a big hit with the gaming community.
