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History of Video Games
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The first video game console called “Magnavox Odyssey” is released and sold for $100.
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Atari releases its first game called Pong which is the first commercial video game.
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Atari releases a 2 player arcade game called Tank
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Space Invaders is created and released in Japan and later in North America. By the end of 1978 more than 100,000 machines were sold and installed in Japan.
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Namco releases Pac-Man in Japan. By the 1990’s it generated $2.5 billion in revenue and has had 30 licensed spin offs. It’s considered the highest revenue generating video game of all time.
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Namco and Nintendo release Donkey Kong as an arcade game
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Jeff Dailey becomes the first person to die because of computer gaming. He was 19 and died from a heart attack. He posted his score of 16,600 on Berserk.
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arcade games are using 16-bit processors which make it faster and give it better graphics.
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Nintendo also releases the NES which is an 8-bit video game console.
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Nintendo releases the first Super Mario Bros.
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Nintendo releases the first GameBoy which is a handheld device.
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role-playing games were introduced and became very popular.
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Atari releases the Jaguar which runs 2 32-bit processors.
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Sony releases the PlayStation for $300
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Nintendo releases the Game Boy color.
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Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advanced
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Microsoft enters the video game industry and releases the Xbox.
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Nintendo releases the Nintendo Game Cube.
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Nintendo releases the Nintendo DS
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Sony releases the PlayStation Portable.
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Microsoft releases the Xbox 360.
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Sony releases the PlayStation 3.
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Nintendo releases the Wii.
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Nintendo releases the 3DS.
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Nintendo releases the Wii U
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Sony releases the PlayStation 4.
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Microsoft releases the Xbox One.
