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First Computer Game
Created by Willy Higinbotham was called Tennis for Two. It is to resemble the look of two people playing tennis at one time. I was operated by using two aluminum controllers to work the game. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_for_Two -
First Video Game
Space War was created in MIT by Steve Russel and was a space combat game when the player shot lasers at objects coming toward them. There were two ships that had to navigate though star field to defeat the other one. It has expanded in to more complicated games that are played are arcades all over the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacewar! -
Magnavox CreatesTable Tennis
Magnavox created a video game called table tennis and brought to home televisions. The Odyssey was the first home console and allowed people to play on the their home telivisions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey -
Pong
Pong was brought to arcades across the country by Atari. People fell in love with it immediately. It was a competition that aloud people to compete against each other, which add to its appeal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong -
Magnavox VS Atari
After Pong and Table Tennis were both released, the companies of Atari and Magnavox had gotten involved with in a legal agreement against each other. Magnavox said that Atari copied the idea after they saw a played the Table Tennis game that they had created. In the end, the two companies settled out of court where Atari had to pay $700,000 to Magnavox. http://tabletennisnation.com/technology/atari-vs-magnavox-lawsuit-table-tennis-video-games/ -
Pac-man
Pac-man was the first character game to have sold merchandise. Created in Japan by Toru Iwatani from Namco, it was a big hit in every arcade. The puzzles and ghosts in the game added to the excitement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man -
Tempest
Created by Atari, Tempest took place in a three dimensional surface where the player could move between 10 lanes that were displayed on the screen. The goal of the game was to survive as long as you can and get the best score. It was also the first game to allow the player chose what level to start on. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempest_(video_game) -
Galaga
Galaga is a Japanese shooter game that was published by Namco, and was created as a sequel to Galaxian. The game features a spaceship at the bottom of the screen that the player controls and uses to destroy the alien aircrafts coming down toward them. Galaga is considered one of the most commercially and critically successful games of the godlen age of video games. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaga -
Donkey Kong
After Pac-Man came around, another video game to life featuring a gorilla and a carpenter and was named Donkey Kong. The game featured a gorilla that would take the carpenters girl and hold her hostage, the player then had to climb construction lifts with barrels rolling at them and get to the top to save the girl. It was a platform puzzle game created by Nintendo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong -
Q*bert
Q*bert was an arcade game the was developed by Gottileb. The objective of this puzzle game was to change every color of the pyramid by making the character hop from on block to the other while avoiding enemies and obstacles. It was very successful to everyone and has become an iconic game to many generations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q*bert -
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat is a video game franchise that was created by Midway Games' Chicago. The game is a fantasy-horror themed combat game, where two people can chose separate characters and go up against each other in a combat. The game has become a bigger hit in recent years and has many more media outlooks and merchandise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat -
The Playstation
The Playstation is a home gaming console created by Sony Entertainment. It was the first computer entertainment platform to sell over 100 million units in its life time. It was replaced by the Playstation 2 in 2000 and has since been modified two more times and counting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_(console) -
Xbox
Microsoft created a gaming system in 2001 called Xbox. Xbox is now a franchise and has released many new home consoles. The Xbox has the capability of a Microsoft computer while being able to play video games. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox -
GameCube
GameCube is a home video gaming console by Nintendo. It was the firs gaming console to use optical discs as a main storage form. It was a successor to the Nintendo 64. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCube -
Nintendo Wii
Nintendo released a new home console called Wii in 2006. The Wii features a controller that you wave around to control the gaming system. The Wii remote can detect things in three dimensions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii -
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Nintendo DSi
Nintendo DSi is an upgrade for Nindendo's DS Lite. The DSi is a duel screen handheld gaming system. It is slimmer and has bigger screens than the DS Lite. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DSi -
Nintendo 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS is the same as the DSi but with the capability to show their graphics in 3-D. It has backward compatibility to the other DS games that someone may own. It has streetpass and Spotpass tag modes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_3DS -
Wii U
The Wii U is the next generation in the Nintendo home gaming consoles. The Wii U has a gamepad that players can us as a controller or a screen for game play. It is the first Nintendo console to be able to us HD graphics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_U -
Playstation 4
The Playstation 4 is the most resent home gaming console created by Sony Entertainment. It features a larger controller for gamers to us and a rest mode so you don't have to shut it down completely when you have to leave. It also features an AMD Accelerated Processing Unit to have better graphics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4
