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vacuum tubes 1946
The introduction of a third electrode, a grid between the filament and the plate, also yields another function -
EDSAC
• The first Computer Game called EDSAC at Cambridge University
Had a library of short programs called subroutines -
1951, SEGA
made in 1951.distributed coin-operated amusement-type games such as jukeboxes and slot machines. -
• 1974 Gran Track 10
was a single-player racing arcade game released by Atari in 1974 __Primitive diode-based ROM was used to store the sprites for the car, score and game timer, and the race track -
• 1974 Maze Wars
Maze War originated or disseminated a number of concepts used in thousands of games to follow, and is considered one of the earliest examples of, or progenitor of, a first-person shooter Gameplay is simple by later -
Magnavox
In the 1960s Magnavox manufactured the first plasma panels for the military and for computer applications _______ The introduction of it triggered the beginning of the home video game console market -
• 1976 APF TV Fun
The APF TV Fun is a series of early Pong clone consoles manufactured by APF Electronics Inc. and built in Japan starting in 1976___The model 401 and 401a features four built in games, a built in speaker, and two controller knobs, Toggle Switches (choices are "Professional" and "Amateur") for the following settings -
Chuck E Cheese’s
Chuck E. Cheese's, originally referred to as Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre, was founded by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. The first location opened in San Jose, California in 1977 -
• 1980 Pac Man
developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway, in October 1980 and first released in Japan on May 22, 1980 -
1981 Donkey Kong
is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981___focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping -
• 1981 Frogger
• By Konami, and licensed for worldwide distribution by _sega
• Player directs __frogs to their homes by crossing a busy road and navigate a river full of __hazards. Skillful players obtain bonuses. -
• 1982 Tron, Pole Position
pole position is about a computer programmer transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer, where he interacts with various programs in his attempt to get back out. -
Mario Brothers
Mario Bros. features two plumbers,[4] Mario and Luigi, having to investigate the sewers of New York after strange creatures have been appearing down there____The objective of the game is to defeat all of the enemies in each phase -
• 1984 Tetris
• A tile-matching games game originally designed and programmed in the Soviet Union.
• Name is from the Greek numerical prefix tetra (all of the game's pieces contain four segments)
• First entertainment software exported from the ___ussr to the us and published for Commodore 64 and IBM PC. -
• 1986 The Legend of Zelda
• A high fantasy action-adventure video game series created in 1986 and published by Nintendo.
• One of Nintendo's most important franchises, it consists of a mixture of action adventure and puzzle solving .
• Link, a __zelda character and the protagonist must rescue Princess
• The protagonist in each game is usually not the same incarnation of Link, but a few exceptions do exist.
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• 1987 Final Fantasy
• Developed and owned by Square Enix.
• The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing video games (rpgs but includes motion pictures, anime, printed media, and other merchandise.
• The series is very successful; with more than __100million units sold.
• Well known for its innovation, visuals, and music, such as the inclusion of full motion videos photo realistic and orchestrated music -
• 1988-90 Sega Genesis
• It was sold under the name sega in North America, as Sega was unable to secure legal rights to the Mega Drive name in that region.
• The Sega Genesis was the first to achieve notable market share in Europe and North America.
• It was the direct competitor of the Super SNES), although the Sega Mega Drive was released two years -
• 1989 Nintendo’s Game Boy
• A handheld game console by Nintendo, for $89.95.
• The first successful handheld console, and was the predecessor of all other iterations of the game boy line
• The game boy was originally bundled with the puzzle game Tetris, since Nintendo thought that an addictive puzzle game would get consumers' attention. -
• 1994 Sony PlayStation
• A 32 bit video game console by Sony.
• The original PlayStation was the first of a series of consoles and hand-held game devices.
• By March 2005, the PlayStation/PS one had shipped a total of 102.49, becoming the first home console to ever reach the 100 million mark. -
• 1996 -97 Nintendo 64
was Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market.
Named for its 64 bit
• It was released with two launch games super mario and pilotwings and Pilotwings 64). -
pong
Pong (marketed as PONG) is one of the earliest arcade video games; it is a tennis sports game featuring simple two-dimensional graphics __Pong was the first game developed by Atari Inc., incorporated in June 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney -
2000 Sony 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
• As of September 19, 2007, _120 million units had been sold worldwide. -
• 2001-2 Nintendo GameCube
• Nintendo's 4th home game console.
• The most compact and last expensive next to the Dreamcast, of the 6th gen.
• Successor to the Nintendo and the predecessor of the
• The Nintendo GameCube, named dolphin\ is shaped roughly like a cube. -
xbox
• 2001-2 Microsoft Xbox
• Microsoft's __first game - competed directly with PlayStation 2, and the Nintendo GameCube.
• Predecessor to Microsoft's __xbox 360
• Notable launch titles for the console included halo Combat Evolved, Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding, Dead or Alive 3, Project Gotham Racing, and Oddworl: Munch' Oddysee. -
Nintendo ds
• Home consoles came on November 22, 2005 with the release of Microsoft's _________________ and a year later with Sony's on November 17, 2006 and Nintendo's on November 19, 2006.
• September 13, 2007, Wii sold more than units sold across the globe. -
• 2005 Xbox 360
• Xbox Live service allows players to compete online and download arcade games and content such as TV shows, music videos, or rented movies.
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• 1st console to provide wireless controller support at launch
• Sold out completely at __releaseand, as of September 12, 2007, has sold _809 million units worldwide. -
Nintendo's Wii
• 5th home game console by Nintendo.
• Direct successor to the _game cube intendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3.
• Has a ireless controller, Wii Remote, can be used as a handheld pointing device and detect acceleration in 3 dimension
• Wii connect 24, enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while -
• 2006 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.
• In sales and market share, it is currently in third place
• Storage media is the , though it also supports DVDs and CDs
• Initially available in 2 configurations, and the model. However, the 20 GB model was discontinued due to a lack of consumer demand and lower margins.
