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History of Games
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Cathode Ray Tube
The strength of the electronic signals produced by the amusement device can be controlled by control knobs which influences the trajectory of the CRT's light beam -
First Computer Game
Called EDSAC, at Cambridge University. Had a library of short programs called subroutines stored on punched paper tapes. Technology: vacuum tubes Memory: 1K words, 17 bits, mercury delay line Speed: 714 operations per second -
Sega
In 1951, SEGA distributed coin-operated amusement-type games such as jukeboxes and slot machines. -
Magnavox Odyssey
Predating the Atari Pong home consoles by several years.
World first game console -
Pong
Pong was based on table tennis, and named after the sound generated when the ball is hit. -
Gran Track 10
A single-player racing arcade by Atari
The player raced against the game clock, accumulating as many points as possible. -
Maze Wars
Players wander around a maze, moving backward or forward, turning right or left in 90-degree increments, and peeking through doorways -
Coleco Telstar
The chip played several Pong variants on a domestic television receiver, and became available to any manufacturer. -
Atari 2600
The 2600 was typically bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a cartridge game - initially Combat and subsequently Pac-Man. -
Pac man
Became a social phenomenon that sold related merchandise and inspired, an animated television series and a top-ten hit single -
Donkey Kong
Players moved the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles who must rescue a damsel in distress, Lady, from a giant ape named Donkey Kong.
The hero and ape later became two of Nintendo's most popular characters -
Super mario Bros.
In this game, Mario a Italian-American plumber and his brother Luigi, must defeat creatures from the sewers below New York.
The gameplay focuses on Mario's extermination of pests in the sewers by flipping them on their backs and kicking them away. -
tetris
It has sold more than 70 million copies. In January 2010, it was announced that Tetris has sold more than 100 million copies for cell phones alone since 2005 -
Nes
Nintendo helped revitalize the US video game industry following the video game crash of 1984, and set the standard for consoles and controller layout -
Zelda
A high fantasy action-adventure video game series created in Japan and published by Nintendo.
One of Nintendo's most important franchises, it consists of a mixture of action, adventure, and puzzle solving -
Super nintendo
Nintendo's 2nd console, following the (NES).
Advanced graphics and sound capabilities that compensated for its slow CPU, compared with other consoles at the time -
Playstation one
A 32-bit video game console by Sony.
The original PlayStation was the first of a series of consoles and hand-held game devices, which included successor consoles and upgrades including the Net Yaroze, PSOne , PocketStation, PlayStation 2, PS2, PlayStation Portable, DVR and DVD recorder based on the PS2, and PlayStation 3. -
Nintendo 64
N64, was Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market.
Named for its 64-bit processor -
sega saturn
A powerful machine for the time, but its design, with two CPUs and 6 other processors, made harnessing power difficult.
Many of the ancillary chips in the system were "off of the shelf". This increased the complexity of the design since less custom hardware was used. -
playstation 2
The PlayStation 2 “PS2” is Sony's second video game console, the successor to the successful PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3.
Its development was announced in March 1999, and it was released after a year in Japan. -
Gamecube
Nintendo's 4th home game console.
The most compact and least expensive, next to the Dreamcast, of the 6th gen.
Successor to the Nintendo 64 and the predecessor of the Wii. -
Xbox
Microsoft's first game console - competed directly with PlayStation 2, and the Nintendo GameCube.
Predecessor to Microsoft's Xbox 360
First product that ventured into the console arena, after having collaborated with Sega in porting Windows CE to the Sega Dreamcast console. -
xbox 360
By Microsoft, developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS.
Xbox Live service allows players to compete online and download arcade games and content such as demos, trailers, TV shows, music videos, or rented movies -
playstation 3
“3rd home game console by Sony and the successor to the PlayStation 2.
Competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii. -
Nintendo Wii
5th home game console by Nintendo.
Direct successor to the GameCube. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3.
