The Timeline Of Gaming

By Swj

  • Magnavox Odyssey

    Magnavox Odyssey
    First popular game released was pong (Multiplatform) It was designed by Atari.The first commercial home video game consoleIt is a digital video game console. Though it is sometimes misinterpreted as analogue since the controlers are.

  • Coleco Telstar

    Coleco Telstar
    Games console. The home console version of pong. 14 consoles released in the Telstar brand series of consoles
    1 Million units sold.Became bankrupt in 1980 because of their product becomming undated and better ones being invented.

  • Atari 2600

    Atari 2600
    First console released
    Mainly distributed because of the popularity
    Home Video Console
    Can only play games physically built for the unit (not from their old consoles)
    bundled with two joystick controllers, and conjoined pair of paddle controllers and a game of the buyers choice.

  • Bally Astrocade

    Bally Astrocade
    Notable for high graphics
    Created by a company called Astrovision who later changed their name to Astrocade
    Costs $29.99
    Second generation console.
    - Designed by a company called Midway
    - Marketed for a limited time, then they exited the market.

  • TV Colour Game

    TV Colour Game
    Nintendo's first home console
    Developed and released in Japan
    Sold one million units
    Block Breaker and Racing 112 had half a million units sold (most popular games)

  • Magnavox Oddysey 2

    2million units sold
    Built in keyboard
    In Europe, this console is known as the Philips Videopac G7000
    This is a second generation game console.
    - In 2009 IGN rated the Odyssey the 21st greatest video game console out of its list of 25.

  • Sega SG-1000

    Sega SG-1000
    Most popular game was called Flicky
    Cartridge based games
    Manufactured by Sega
    Released in Japan, Australia and other countries.
    Third generation games console
    - Released the same day as Nintendo released the Famicon

  • Atari 5200

    Atari 5200
    Analogue Controllers
    Completed with Intellivision
    Identical hardware to previous releases
    Software was not directly compatible between the two systems.
    More control of the joy stick

  • Famicon (Family Computer)

    Famicon (Family Computer)
    Nintendo
    Most popular game was Super Mario Bro's
    Disk cards where used for data storage
    112KB per disk
    Batteries lasted 5 months.