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OXO
A Tic-Tac-Toe game created by A.S. Douglas. It was created for a University -
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Dawn of Gaming
First digital games began to appear. -
Tennis For Two
A.S. Douglas goes on to make Tennis for Two on a analog computer for a annual visitors day at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, possibly the first public digital game. -
War in Space!
Spacewars! was made by Steve Russel for the PDP-1. A space combat game that was the first to be played on multiple different appliances. -
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Early Advances, Take 'em home with ya.
Things like arcades and even the home console started to come popular. Such consoles as the Atari and Odyssey appeared following the 1967 "Brown Box". -
Pong at Home
A home version of Pong, which was inspired by one of the Odssey's 28 games was released, allowing many to enjoy the popular past time in here own house. -
Space Invaders
In 1978, developed by Tomohiro Nishikado, was the space themed "Space Invaders" which became a massive hit in both arcade and home gaming. Even becoming the highest grossing video game of its time, despite its simple design. -
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Going First Person
Home console became more and more popular, with the over-saturated market even crashing at a point. Older company like Atari died off, while ones like Nintendo and I.D. took the stage. A raise of first person shooters (FPS) began to start as well. -
Knee Deep In The Dead
Doom, the father of the FPS. Produced by I.D. Software for home PCs, it is known for its highly modifiable engine and addictive game play. Doom has gotten as much hate as love, causing quite the controversy back in the day. -
Quiver
Half Life, released in 1998 by Valve. It was one of the games that inspired a lot of games that came after it. Half Life became well known for its advanced AI, environments, and combat. -
Combat Evolved
The 2000s brought a new era for a lot of things. Halo CE was one of them. Made by Bungie and produced by Microsoft to be made for the original Xbox. Halo was famous for its advanced graphics and soldier like AI. Another thing was its "Rule of Two" for its weapons, which many followed suit after its released.
