History Of Video Games

By Neviils

  • First Video game

    A physicist invents the first video game. It was a "table tennis-like" game, played on a device called the oscilloscope.
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  • SpaceWar Computer Game

    First interactive computer game. Ran on digital PDP-1

  • Military Game

    Ralph Baer createsan interactive game using television

  • Magnavox

    Began attempt on creating Spacewar.

  • Odyssey

    First home video game ssytem is created. Released late into the year.

  • Atari

    Pong is released. Very simple game where there are two rods that hit a ball back and forth until someone misses.

  • Coleco

    Releases there first version 0f the at home console called "Telstar"
    Cartrige console is released allowing to switch games with a stick

  • Atari Response

    Releases its version of the cartridge console. Atari 2600 is the name they chose. Sold for 249.95

  • Hand-held

    First handheld device is created, it displayed holograms on the screen

  • 3d

    First 3-D game is released. Set in a batlefied. Was later used by the Govt for training purposes.

  • 5200

    Atari advances its technology and updates the old 2600 console. THey created it to compete with Coleco's Colecovision

  • 64

    The commodore 64 was released and at the time it was the highest powered least expensive console.

  • First US playstation

    Sony takes PlayStation to the US and sells there amazing console for 299

  • Arcades

    Skiing, snowboarding, and jet skiing games are focused on to bring in arcade players, becasue they were becoming more popular.

  • 20 million

    PlayStation is considered the most popular console ever sold. 20 million consoles are sold.

  • Dreamcast

    Sega releases the dreamcast in japan. Console operated on windows. Basically allowed cross compatibilty between PC and Dreamcast

  • PacMan god

    A man finally reaches the highest possible score in pac man.

  • PS2

    Releases Ps2 for 299.99 comes with a hard drive and ethernet. 500,000 uits were released and it was sold out within hours

  • Ps4

    Ps4 is released and sold for 599.99. Known as the next generation console with boosted graphics and speed

  • The Video Game Spectra

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