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Sega Launches
In 1951, The first video game company Sega launched. -
Magnavox Odyssey
The Magnavox Odyssey is the first video game console, and it even predated the Atari Pong home consoles. -
Pong
This is an arcade game which is based on table tennis, and it is made by Atari. -
Coleco Telstar
It was made to play Pong but with variants. Also made by Coleco. -
Chuck E Cheese's
It was the first family entertainment center that was aimed at the young children. Restaurant filled with arcade games, animatronics, and pizza. -
Atari 2600
This console popularized game cartridges. It has two joysticks, and paddle controllers. -
Space Invaders
An endless shooter with waves of aliens. It was massively popular and successful. -
Pac Man
It made over 2 billion dollars by the 90s. Pac Man also became the most recognizable videogame mascot. -
Tetris
Scientists found out that Tetris is good for your brain. It actually came from Russia, and was then imported into the USA. -
Video Game Crash
This was the period where videogames were very low in quality and so, they fell into a recession. -
NES
This was where Nintendo really hit gold. This console helped revitalize the crash, and it was the most successful of its time. -
The Legend of Zelda
Fantasy action-adventure game made by Nintendo. Link must rescue Princess Zelda. -
Atari 7800
It replaced the Atari 5200 and re-established supremacy over Nintendo and Sega. -
Nintendo Game Boy
First successful handheld, and it originally came with Tetris. -
Sega Genesis
It had a giant game library, and was the first 16-bit console to achieve notable market share. -
Sonic the Hedgehog
It released on the Sega Genesis, and became their most popular game ever. Led to multiple sequels. -
Sony Playstation
It was a 32-bit console by Sony, and it was the first of the PS series of consoles. Also has a Playstation network. -
Nintendo 64
It was an overall successful console, and it released Super Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64. -
Sony Playstation 2
It is still the best-selling console in history, selling over 150 million units. It's been produced for 12 years. -
Microsoft Xbox
Microsoft's first console, and it allowed players to play online.