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Tennis For Two
This video game was made by William Higinbotham on an oscilloscope screen. This was the start of video games and it gave people the idea to making them. https://www.businessinsider.com/sports-video-games-history2011 -
"Pong" Tennis
This was the first mainstream video game. Atari is the company that made Pong get its name out there and this was really the start to sporting games. https://www.businessinsider.com/sports-video-games-history2011 -
Basketball, Taito
This was the first ever basketball video game ever made. You could only play this game on arcade machines. The game had white pixel type figures and rims. https://www.businessinsider.com/sports-video-games-history2011 -
Taito's Laser Grand Prix
This was the first racing video game to be on console. The game was pixel and it included live-action footage. It was known to be produced on a laserdisc for the first time. https://www.businessinsider.com/sports-video-games-history2011 -
International Basketball, Commodore 64
This was the second basketball video game to be played on the Commodore 64 (Very old computer and keyboard). This game was the start to having fans within the game, also you can see the court and the players have different colored jerseys on. https://www.businessinsider.com/sports-video-games-history2011 -
Earl Weaver Baseball
This video game expanded the use of artificial intelligence and it became the rise of Electronic Arts. This baseball game started to make the movement of the players within the game more realistic and it had the correct amount of players on the field. The baseball diamond was finally involved in the game. https://www.businessinsider.com/sports-video-games-history2011 -
John Madden Football
This is the start of the whole Madden franchise, when sports game started to have improved graphics. This is when football video games started to become very popular since the graphics and game play improved tremendously. https://www.businessinsider.com/sports-video-games-history2011 -
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
The mid-90's and early 2000's is when sport video games were at its highest peak. New consoles were coming out such as Playstation, Playstation 2, Xbox, Sega Dreamcast, and Nintendo 64. The advancements in motion capturing gave athletes the most realistic movements. This is when the graphics weren't as pixelated as the years before. https://www.businessinsider.com/sports-video-games-history2011 -
EA Sports Madden
This is when EA sports started taking over the Madden football series. The gameplay and graphics are increasing every single year. The motion and animations improved so much during the 2000's. You could start to see how every player had different physical appearances and skill levels. https://www.businessinsider.com/sports-video-games-history2011 -
NBA 2K2
This is when 2K started to take over basketball games. The graphics were becoming way better once 2K took over. The new consoles were increasing the motions and graphics of the sporting games. Facial appearances, jerseys, body build, and other aspects of the game kept improving through the years of 2K and Madden. https://www.businessinsider.com/sports-video-games-history2011 -
NBA 2K14/Madden 25
The new gen comes out and the graphics look insanely realistic. The motion and smoothness of the new gen sporting games are unbelievable. They come out with different animations and other little aspects of sporting games that improve the overall experience and satisfaction for the people. https://www.businessinsider.com/sports-video-games-history2011
