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Sega
In 1951 the company Sega was launched -
The First Generation 1972- 1977
In 1972- 1977 the first gaming system was made. -
Magnavox Odyssey
World's first game console. Prototype known as the “Brown Box”. Has sold 340,000 units -
Pong
A coin-op arcade game by Atari Inc based on table tennis. First game with widespread popularity which launched the industry boom. -
Gran Track 10
A single-player racing arcade game by Atari. Player races against the clock while gaining points. Early ROM was used, the new controls like the steering wheel, Shifter, accelerator, and breaks are all new. -
Maze Wars
One of the first FPS, players wander into a maze, Players gain points for shooting other players that are eyeballs and lose points for being shot. -
Coleco Telstar
By AY-3-8500 chip, Pong variants on a domestic television receiver and available to any manufacturer. -
Space Invaders
Grossed 2 billion dollars worldwide, Became a pop culture icon. -
Pac Man
Generated more than 2.5 billion in quarters by the 1990s Highest brand awareness of any video game character. -
Donkey Kong
The hero and ape became two of Nintendo's most popular characters, Dominated the market in 1980's and early 1990's -
Mario Brothers
By Nintendo platform arcade. Mario, a Italian-American plumber, and his brother Luigi must defeat creatures from the sewers below New York. -
Tetris
Sold more than 70 million copies. In January 2010, it was announced that Tetris has sold more than 100 million copies for mobile phones alone since 2005. -
Video Game Crash
The introduction of personal computers like the Commodore 64. A flood of consoles on the US market gave consumers too many choices -
The Legend of Zelda
Sold 67.93 million copies copies. Must rescue Princess Zelda, created in Japan and published by Nintendo. -
Handheld Games
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Nintendo Game boy
8 - bit for 89.95, First successful handheld predecessor of all other Game boys. Sold 118.69 million worldwide -
Super Nintendo
Advanced graphics and sound capabilities. Best-selling of the 16-bit era. Remains popular well into the 32-bit era -
4th Generation
16-bit era, Dominated by commercial rivalry between Nintendo and Sag. Shared the majority of the market until 1996 -
Sony PlayStation
First of a series of PS consoles. First to ship 100 million units. PS2 released in 2000 is best-selling home console to date -
Nintendo 64
Nintendo's third home console $199. 64-bit processor sold 32.93 million units worldwide. Released Super Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64. -
Sega Dreamcast
First sixth-generation console. Successor to the Sega Saturn as a comeback effort. Was hailed as ahead of its time but failed to gather momentum when PS2 was released. -
Ps2, Nintendo GameCube, and Microsoft Xbox
Best-selling console in history, selling over 150 million, Sold 22 million units worldwide, Microsoft's first console with 24 million units sold. These 3 console battle out for the next 4 years -
Xbox 360
Xbox 360 by Microsoft, had problems at first but allowed players to compete online and download content. It sold over 80 million units worldwide. -
Nintendo Wii
Made by a broader audience, As of 2012, the Wii led PS3 and Xbox 360, in December of 2009 broke the single month selling record in the U.S. -
Playstation 3
Third by Sony, Can output high definition video for games and movies up to 1080p, First to use Blu ray disc. -
8th Generation
Includes the all the next gen consoles, Wii U, PS4, Xbox 1, Face the competition smart phones, tablets, and smart TV's.
