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Sega
Sega distributes coin-operated games like jukeboxes and slot machines. -
Pong
Created by Allan Alcorn and Atari Co-founder, Nolan Bushnell. The first commercially successful video game. -
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First generation of home consoles
includes the Magnavox Odysesey, APF TV Fun, Coleco Telstar, and multiple consoles dedicated to pong -
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Second generation of home consoles
Includes Fairchild Channel F, Atari 2600, Magnavox Odyssey, and Intellivision. -
Space Invaders
Created in japan and even caused a shortage in japanese yen coins. It was a shooting games where the player destroys waves of aliens and earns points. Major success world wide. Grossed $2 billion worldwide by 1982 -
Pac Man
Devloped by Namco, it is considered the most famous arcade game of all time to the point where it became a social phenomenon that expanded to multiple medias. It created brand awareness of video game characters. -
Donkey Kong
Created by Nintendo. It was intended to replace Radar Scope. Established the precedent of developed video game characters and story. -
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third generation of home consoles
includes the NES, Sega Master System, Atari 7800, and multiple handhelds. -
Tetris
Tetris is developed in Rusia. Pushed the success of Nintendo's Gameboy and was a hit all over the world. Electronic Gaming Monthly's 100th issue had Tetris in first place as "Greatest Game of All Time". -
Video Game Crash of 1984
Since there was a flood of video game consoles, consumers were left with too many choices. Terrible quality games, such as ET, helped reduce the interest of video games. PCs were also introduced, and parents saw greater value in computers meant for education over computers meant for games. The Crash ended with the help of Nintendo and their NES (Nintendo Entertainment System)/ Famicom. -
The Legend of Zelda
Shigeru Miyamoto's masterpiece. It was heavily influenced by his childhood memories of adventuring around his hometown. It revolutionized the pacing and freedom that video games can provide gamers. The start of one of the most recgonized series that still continues today. -
Square Soft
Square Soft is responsible for Final Fantasy and many other game series. These games usually contain dramatic and deep story plots with unique characters, great visual and audio affects, and huge fanbases. In 2003, it merged with Enix to become Square Enix. -
Mega Man
Capcom's first game that was developed specifically for home consoles. Developed by a team of only 6, Mega man was suprisingly a hit and a huge sucess, spawning many sequels and branches of the franchise. -
Boom of the Internet
Starting in the 1990s, Internet has reached a point where connectivity was easy and connection speeds were at a decent level. Email, Instant Messaging, and the World Wide Web helped people connect, and even play/download/upload/share games -
Street Fighter II
Capcom's Street Fighter II set many precedents for the Fighting Game Genere. It included Chun Li, the first playable female in a fighting game, a standard HUD for fighting games (2 healthbars at the top that depletes towards the center of the screen with a timer in the middle.) While not the first fighing game, many in the fighting game community consider it the first of it's kind and the first in it's own league. -
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Fourth Generation of home consoles.
includes the Sega Genesis. SNES, and the NEC TurboGrafx 16. -
Mortal Kombat and ESRB
Mortal Kombat is released in arcades, and due to the violence and blood contained in the game, the ESRB was founded to establish ratings, guidelines, and restrictions on games based off age. -
The First E3
The first Electronic Entertainment Expo was held with the introduction of Sony into the gaming industry. Companies gathered to show off and promote their games and systems. -
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Fifth Generation of Home Consoles
Includes the Sony Playstation, Nintendo 64, and Sega Saturn. -
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Sixth Generation of home consoles.
Includes the Playstation 2, Nintendo Gamecube, Xbox, and Sega Dreamcast -
Evo
Starting in 2002, the Evolution Championship Series (Evo for short) is a yearly fighting game tournament. It is one of the biggest tournaments of the year for esports and fighting games. -
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Seventh Genearation of Home Consoles
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iPhone
Apple releases their iphone. Starting on July 9th, 2008, The App Store was released allowing the phone to download all sorts of apps, including games. Gaming on phones blossomed. -
The World Ends With You
My Favorite game, The World Ends With You is released on the Nintendo DS. -
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo's latest handheld console is released. The Nintendo 3DS has many conection features such as "spotpass" which allows for events to happen when connected to the internet, and "Streetpass" which allows for events to happen when connected to a nearby 3ds. It allows for 3D graphics without any other accessory or attatchment. -
Oculus Rift
A major HMD (Head mounted display) for video games. It can track the motion of your head, creating an imersive experience for first person perspective games. -
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Eighth Generation of Home Consoles.
The current generation of home consoles. Includes the Nintendo Wii U, Playstation 4, and Xbox One -
Flappy Bird
It was notorious for it's difficulty which inturn brought it's addictive gameplay. Released for mobile smartphones, it was a testament of the mobile phone's power and impact on gaming, causing controversy for handheld game cosole supporters. The app was taken down on Febuary 10 2014. Before it was taken down, it was the most successful and popular app on Apple's App Store
