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Computer Space
Computer space was the first arcade game made for the use of public arcades.
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Pong
Atari's first game released to the public was Pong.
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Gun Fight
Gun Fight was an arcade game released in 1975. The main point of this game is to use a gun-shaped controller and shoot targets on the screen. It was a hit in arcades.
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Pac-Man
Pac-Man is another popular arcade game that is still a hit today!
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Utopia
Utopia is a strategy game from 1982, it was popular among the world at the time. -
Tetris
Tetris took over all consoles and was a great game where you make squares fit into shapes to break down walls. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0207153/ -
Release of NES Console
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John Madden Football
John Madden football was the first football game released with immersive playbooks for players to pick their own plays depending on the offenseive or defensive scheme of the team they picked! -
Game Boy
1989, Nintendo releases the gameboy and changes gaming forever!
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Release of Playstation
In 1995 Sony released the playstation for $100 less than the Genesis Sega.
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Nintendo D.S.
Nintendo stays at the top with their release of the D.S. A handheld gaming device plays can play Nintendo games on. -
Xbox 360
In 2005, Xbox changed the game with the release of the 360. This would become the best selling console until the PS4 -
Rockband
Rockband is released for the wii system and becomes the most famous game of that year. -
Minecraft
Mojang studios releases Minecraft. It is still the biggest game of all time -
Pokemon Go
Pokemon Go is released on all mobile devices, it takes the world by storm -
Fortnite
Fortnite is released as a free to play game. It is the second most popular game of all time. -
Covid Gaming
Covid causes gamers around the world to spend more time on the game than ever because of the lock downs, this helps the gaming industry. -
Wordle
The New York times buys wordle, a game played by all kinds of people every morning. -
PS5 Spider-Man Console
Sony releases a Spider-Man themed PS5 console, it sells out in 27 minutes.
