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First computer game
The first computer game ever created was called "Tennis for Two". It was created in 1958 by physicist William Higinbotham. It was a game of tennis. www.aps.org -
First video game
Steve (Slug) Russell invented the first video game in 1962 called "Space Wars." It has two spaceships that fight till one of them win. It was the first known video game to be played in multiple computer installations. en.wikipedia.org -
First Gaming Console
The first ever gaming console made was in 1972. It was invented by Ralph Baer and was Called Magnavox Odyssey. This was the first home video game console that can connect to a TV. americanhistory.si.edu -
Magnavox sues Atari
In 1972, controversy broke out that Magnavox was suing Atari for copying off their game pong. Pong was the first video game made. The outcome was Atari having to pay to Magnavox. -
Pac-Man
Pac-Man is an arcade game made developed by Namco and first came to in Japan. It was created by video game designer Toru Iwatani. This game was the first game ever to have a character and sell merchandise. en.wikipedia.org -
Universal studios sues Nintendo
In 1984, Universal Studios sued Nintendo and said that Nintendo's game "Donkey Kong" was copying off the movie "King Kong". The plot of the game Universal claimed as their own. Nintendo won the case and is still in business. -
Tetris
Tetris is a puzzle game that was designed by game designer Alexey Pajitnov. Tetris was the first game to come from the Soviet Union into the U.S.Tetris came in second place in IGN's "100 Greatest Video Games Of All Time. -
Sega Genesis
The Sega Genesis is a 16-bit video game console developed by Sega. The system has more than 900 games on it. This was Sega's third console that they made. -
Playstation
The Playstation is a video game console developed by Sony. It is the computer entertainment platform to hit 100 million units. 5 years later, the PlayStation 2 was released. -
GameCube
The GameCube was a console that Nintendo made. It was the first console to use optical discs as its primary storage system. This console was the sixth generation console. -
Xbox
The first Xbox came out on November 15, 2001 in North America. A year later, it came out in Japan and Europe. Its a sixth generation console. -
Wii
The Wii came out on November 19, 2006. As a seventh generation console competing with the Xbox and PlayStation. Nintendo was the one who made it.
