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History of Video Games

By juulia.dinh

  • First Pinball Machine

    First Pinball Machine
    In, 1931 the first commercially successful pinball machine. They were also known as the Whiffle Board and the Ballyhoo. The term 'Pinball' came from the nature of the gaming are itself.

  • Edward U. Condon

    Edward U. Condon
    Edward U. Condon designed a computer that played traditional games. Tens of thousands of people played. The computer won 90% of the time.

  • OXO

    OXO
    In the UK a man named, A. S. Douglass created a game called OXO otherwise called tic-tac-toe in the US. He created it on Cambridge's EDSAC computer as part of his research on human-computer interactions.

  • Magnavox Odyssey

    Magnavox Odyssey
    Ralph Bear develops his "Brown Box". This box allows you to play virtual tennis and other games.

  • Atari's Pong

    Atari's Pong
    Atari introduces its home version of Pong. Pong is a table tennis sport featuring two-dimensional graphics. Atari's creator, Nolan Bushnell wasn't able to find partners in the toy business, so he sold the first units through the sporting goods department.

  • Tetris

    Tetris
    Alexey Pajitnov, a Russian Mathematician creates a game called Tetris, a simple but addictive puzzle game. Its graphics are simple, and its rules are straightforward. Rotate fast-dropping puzzle pieces on your computer screen to fit together and create solid lines which the disappear.

  • Solitaire

    Solitaire
    Microsoft has included the game as part of its Windows product line since Windows 3.0. The game was developed in 1989 by an intern,
    Wes Cherry. The card deck itself was created by Macintosh pioneer Susan Kare.

  • Sonic

    Sonic
    The first SSonic game was released in 1991 for the Sega Genesis. Sonic the Hedgehog was created as a request to compete against Ninetendo's mascot, Mario. Its success helped Sega become one of the leading video game companies during the 16-bit era of the early 1990s.

  • The Sims

    The Sims
    Developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts, The Sims was released February 4, 2000. The game was an open-ended simulation of daily activities. The game's animations have gradually improved over the years.

  • Minecraft

    Minecraft
    The addictive block-building game was developed by a Swedish man named Markus "Notch" Persson along with other helping developers. This game was unique in ways that it let their player gather and create their items. The game is still popular to this day.