History of Video Games

First Video Game

1958

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William Hinginbotham created the first video game simply based off tennis.

First Interactive Computer Game

1961

https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline Steve Russel created SpaceWar

First Video Arcade Game

1971

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Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney created the first arcade game which was Spacewar

First Home Video Game System

1972

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Bushnell and Dabney created the Atari the first home video game system

First Game for The Atari

1975

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The first game created for the Atari is Pong

Magnavox Vs. Atari

1976

http://mentalfloss.com/article/55078/11-times-video-games-led-lawsuits Ralph Baer claimed that Nolan Bushnell copied Magnavox's Ping-pong. Atari had to pay licensing and royalty fees to Magnavox

First Cartridge Based System

1977

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Atari introduced the first cartridge based system called the Atari 2600

Nintendo

1983

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Nintendo created their first console called the NES Nintendo Entertainment System

Tetris

1985

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Russian programer Alex Pajitnov creates the playable game on PC Tetris

Nintendo Game Boy

1989

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Nintendo releases their handheld game Game Boy

Super NES

1991

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Nintendo released the Super NES in the U.S for $249.95

Age Ratings

1994

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Mandatory age rating was required to be shown on video game packing to limit the content shown to young kids. Put in place by the ESRB

Sony

1995

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Sony brings the PlayStation to the U.S and sells for $299

Nintendo 64

1995

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Nintendo releases the Nintendo 64 in Japan and U.S in 1996

PlayStation 2

2000

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Sony released the PlayStation 2 and it sells out by early morning

The Sims

2000

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The Sims and it becomes the best selling PC game ever

Microsoft

2001

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Microsoft releases their Xbox and claims it offers "the most powerful game experience ever". The Xbox come with built in hard drive and ethernet port

Nintendo DS

2004

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Nintendo dropped their Nintendo DS which is a hand held system with two screens and one is used as a touch screen

Strickland Vs. Sony

2005

http://mentalfloss.com/article/55078/11-times-video-games-led-lawsuits Jack Thompson filed a lawsuit against Sony Corporation for the deaths of police officers Arnold Strickland and James Crump and dispatcher Leslie Mealer.Thompson claimed that Sony and Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was to blame for the deaths because Moore was trying to recreate scenes from the controversial video game.The Alabama Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit under Sony and Rockstar’s First Amendment rights

Fortnite

Jul 25, 2017

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Fortnite is a battle royale type of game that has taken over records and taken over all forms of social media. It is currently the most popular game available to play.