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history of video games
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Creation
The history of video games has its origins in the 1940s when, after the end of World War II, the winning powers built the first programmable supercomputers such as the ENIAC, from 1946. -
Beginning
The first modern video games appeared in the 1960s, and since then the world of video games has not stopped growing and developing with the only limit imposed by the creativity of the developers and the evolution of technology. -
first video game machine
In the late 1960s Bill Pits, a Stanford University student fascinated by Spacewar! He had the idea of making a coin-operated version of the game for use in arcades. -
Atari pong
The immense success of Pong in 1972 completely restructured the entertainment business. Video games were more innovative and reliable than the typical electromechanical games of the time, since they lacked mechanical elements susceptible to breakage and wear. -
Atari 2600
At the beginning of 1976 Atari was preparing one of its most important projects, the new Atari 2600 console (also called Atari VCS) which was going to be the first to use microprocessor technology and the company's first to use interchangeable cartridges. -
nintendo game boy
The appearance of the Nintendo Game Boy in 1989 represented a small revolution in its field. Created by Gunpei Yokoi, the same engineer who had designed the successful Game & Watch, the Nintento machine immediately positioned itself as a sales leader in the portable console segment, thanks in part to its low price and in part to its enormous catalog. -
Sony Playstation
The first version of the new Playstation was presented to the Japanese market on December 3, 1994, and on September 9, 1995 it did the same in the United States, having previously made a strong impression at the E3 fair that same year.