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Nim
Edward U. Condon created the first ELECTRONIC game that was called Nim, a game where you try to not pick up the last matchstick. The computer won 90% of the games played at the World's Fair. -
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Chess Playing Computer
Claude Shannon created the guidelines for programing a chess playing computer. -
Spacewar
MIT student creates Spacewar. The first electronic game that uses a video screen instead of blinking lights. -
Brown Box
Ralph Baer got the idea for the Brown Box while waiting for the bus on 1966. He was thinking of a video game that could be played on a television. This was a prototype. -
Odyssey
Fore years after Ralph Baer patents the Brown Box, Magnavox releases the Odyssey, based on his designs. -
The Oregon Trail
Minnesota college students Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger created Oregon Trail, a game where you play as a pioneer traveling to Oregon. -
Pong
Atari developed an arcade table tennis game called Pong. When people played the game in Andy Capps Tavern in Sunnyvale, California, it stopped working because people played the game so much that quarters were jammed into the machine. -
Atari Video Computer System
The Atari Video Computer System, Better known as the Atari 2600 was a home televsion game console. -
Space Invaders
Taito's Space Invaders descends on Japan, causing a shortage of yen in Japan. Americans to spend millions of quarters to play this game. -
Pac-Man
Namco’s Toru Iwatani to created Pac-Man when he is inspired by a missing slice of pizza. -
Donkey Kong
Nintendo’s Donkey Kong contained a character that would become world famous: Jumpman. Better known as Mario. -
video game crash of 1983
Atari went bankrupt after making 3.2 billion dollors worth of Atari consoles and the game E.T. -
Tetris
Russian mathematician Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris, a simple puzzle game. -
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
The NES revives the video game industry after the crash of 1983. -
Game Boy
Nintendo's Game Boy popularizes handheld gaming with its extensive library. -
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sega created the Genesis and Sonic who became Sega's mascot. -
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a really popular game, it includes brain teasing puzzles, engaging characters, and a great story. -
Steam
Valve creates the website, Steam, so gamers can buy and play games on their computer. Valve would soon create games like Portal, Half Life, and Team Fortress 2. -
Xbox360
Microsoft's Xbox 360 brings high-definition realism to the gaming market. -
Minecraft
Minecraft, the addictive brick-building game from Swedish developer Markus "Noch" Persson became a big boost for the indie game community.
