History Electronic Games

First graphic based game.

Jan 1, 1952

Alexander Sandy Douglas creates the first graphic-based game. it was tic-tac-toe Source

Tennis for Two Created.

Oct 18, 1958

Tennis for Two is one of the very first electronic games to have a visual display. Source

Spacewar

Jan 1, 1961

Spacewar, the first game programmed specifically for a computer, was made. Source. Also, playable version.

First online game created

Jan 1, 1969

Rick Blomme creates spacewars for two players across the internet. Source

Light Pen Created

Oct 1, 1969

The Light pen was created and used for the MIT Whirlwind computers. This is the backbone of the light gun. Source

Light gun sold.

Jan 1, 1970

The light gun is a device used in games to make shooting more realistic. Source

First Tv Console created

Apr 1, 1972

SourceThe first Tv video game console, the "Magnavox Odyssey", was invented in 1972. it was made from the prototype designed in 1968 This console unlike most others was powered by batteries

Arcade Games.

Nov 29, 1972

SourcePong, one of the very first arcade games, was created.

Fighting genre popularized.

Jan 1, 1976

Heavyweight Champ, the first game to involve fist fighting, is a popular Fighting-genre game. it has led to many other games such as Mortal Kombat and super smash brothers. Source

Breakout created.

May 13, 1976

Break out was a very fun and very popular game for the Atari 2600. it was created by steve Wozniak, who later co-founded Apple. Source

First Cartradge console invented

Aug 1, 1976

The first console to have changeable games (the Fairchild VES) was created. Source

First Handheld Video Game Created.

Jan 1, 1977

Mattel Auto Racing, the first hand held game. Source

Zork

Jan 1, 1980

Zork, an iconic text-based game, was created. Source

Rouge created.

Jan 1, 1980

Rouge paved the way to a new genre called "rouge-likes" The game was built in a way that you enter random dungeons to find loot and destroy monsters. Source

Galaga invented

Jan 1, 1981

Galaga, an amazing arcade game was created. ref='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaga' >Source.</a>

Video game crash.

Sep 24, 1983

in 1983, the video game market went in to a recession. People stopped buying video games and several companies when Bankrupt. Source

Game boy created.

Apr 21, 1989

The game boy was Nintendo's big hit in handhelds. href='http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/07/27/ign-presents-the-history-of-game-boy' >Source</a>

Doom Created

Dec 10, 1993

Doom is a very influencial First person shooter game. it brought on a rise of Doom-like games, later called FPS games. href='http://www.doomworld.com/interviews/int7.shtml' >Source</a>

Virtual Boy Created.

Jul 21, 1995

The Virtual boy was an early 3D virtual reality console. It was not very popular. Source

Gabe Newell founds Valve

Jan 1, 1996

Valve has created many popular games and helped kick start the pc game market. Source

Game Boy Advance unveiled.

Jan 1, 2000

The Game Boy Advance was unveiled in Tokyo. It is Nintendo's 2nd major hand held system. Source

PS2 released.

Mar 4, 2000

The PS2 is the most sold console of all time. Source

Minecraft Full game released.

Nov 18, 2011

Minecraft is an indie-game developed by Notch. It marks the creation of a new genre. A mix between action, adventure, and sand-box. Source

NES made

Sep 24, 2012

The NES is a home console developed by nintendo. It was their very first console, and was very influential. The NES was one of the consoles that helped end the video game crash. Source

Wii U Created

Nov 18, 2012

The Wii U is Nintendo's entry into (what I believe to be) 7.5th generation consoles. Source