-
The Early Days
In 1962, Spacewar! was created by Steve Russell in collaboration with Martin Graetz and Wayne Wiitanen. It's a space combat game, the first of its kind. It was also the first video game that could be played on multiple computer installations. This game is also what started video game tournaments 10 years later. -
Beginning of Home Consoles
The Magnavox Odyssey (which was known as the Brown Box during creation) is the first business home computer game comfort. It was created by a little group driven by Ralph H. Baer at Sanders Associates and discharged by Magnavox. -
The Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 (aka the Atari VCS) was one of the first home video game consoles. Besides that accomplishment, it's also credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and games stored on ROM cartridges. Sadly, the console only lived until 1992 and by that time, had already been beaten by Sega, Nintendo, etc. -
Start of 3D Video Games
The first home computer 3D game was 3D Monster Maze. Ever since then, 3D video games skyrocketed. Next came 3D racing games, first person shooters, fifth generation gaming, etc. -
A Lesson To All Video Games
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (aka E.T.) is a 1982 adventure computer game created and distributed by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600 computer game console. It was based on the movie ET and was expected to make a lot of money due to that, but it was quite the opposite. Due to the small time frame and poor planning, ET failed and is even called the one of the worst video games of all time. Now it is used as reference in pop culture as to what a rushed game can end up like. -
Period: to
Video Game Crash
The video game crash of 1983 was an enormous scale downturn in the computer game industry that happened from 1983 to 1985, principally in the United States. There were a matter of factors that could've contributed to that. Market saturation in the number of game consoles and available games, and people wanting computers over gaming consoles. -
Beginning of Playstation
Playstation is another home video game console, which was created and shared by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was the first Playstation lineup of video game consoles. It was also the first home console to ship over 100 million units. It was also the first console capable of being a blu ray player. -
Beginning of Xbox
Xbox is another home video game console. It is the first production in the Xbox series made by Microsoft. This console battled with the likes of the Playstation 2 and GameCube, also happening to be the first major console produced by an American Company since 1996.
