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Sega is Launched
Sega is a game company that develops and publishes games. -
Magnavox Odyssey
The world's first game console sold. It sold 340,000 units and has a prototype known as "Brown Box" at the Smithsonian -
Pong
The first game to gain widespread popularity and launched the industry boom. It was a coin-op arcade game made by Atari and based on table tennis -
APF TV Fun
a Pong clone that had 4 built in games ( tennis, hockey, single handball, and squash). Was powered by AC batteries and had a speaker and controller knobs -
Atari 2600
A console with 2 joysticks, 2 paddle controllers and a cartridge game. It popularized game cartridges in the 1980's -
Space Invaders
A shooting game where players defeat waves of aliens with a laser and earn points. It grossed $2 billion by 1982 and caused a temporary shortage of coins in Japan -
Intellivision
Console made by Mattel Electronics and was the first to pose a threat to Atari. Sold for $299 and earned Mattel $100,000,000 in profit. -
Pac Man
Considered the most famous arcade game of all time and became a social phenomenon. Generated more than $2.5 billion in quarters by the 90's. -
Galaga
A fixed-shooter game where you control a space ship while firing at aliens coming at the player. Once all the aliens are killed the player is moved onto the next stage. -
Tetris
A tile-matching game from the Soviet Union that sold more than 70 million copies and 100 million copies for mobile phones -
Video Game Crash
A crash that lasted 2 years after the US market was flooded with consoles, which gave consumers too many choices. Consumers started buying personal computers. The market was restored after the release of the NES and Super Mario Bros. -
Final Fantasy
A science fantasy based RPG that sold more than 100 million units. Was known for innovation, visuals, photo-realistic character models, and orchestrated music -
Nintendo's Game Boy
Was the first successful handheld game of all other Game Boys. Was sold for $89.95 and sols 118.69 million units worldwide. -
Sonic the Hedgehog
A platform by Sega that led to the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Increased popularity of Sega's console and established Sonic as the company's mascot -
Sony Playstation
A 32-bit by Sony that started the PS console series. Was the first to ship 100 million units. Has a Playstation network -
Nintendo 64
Nintendo's 3rd home game console, selling for $199. Sold 32.93 million units and also released Super Mario 64 ans Pilotwings 64 -
Sony Playstation 2
The best-selling console in history, which sold over 150 million units. Was produced for over 12 years and has over 3870 game titles. -
Microsoft's Xbox
Microsoft's first console which sold for $299.99 and sold 24 million units. Was followed by the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Allowed players to play online -
Xbox 360
Another console by Microsoft after XBOX. Had Xbox Live which allowd players to compete online and download content. Streamed media from PC. Sold 80 million units worldwide. -
Nintendo's Wii
The 5th home game console by Nintendo. Includes a wireless controller called the Wii remote and WiiConnect24 which allowed players to recieve messages and updates over the internet while in standby mode. Led the PS3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales.
