a brief history of video games

William higinbotham bio

Oct 25, 1908

he a place in the history of video games for his 1958 creation of Tennis for Two, the first interactive analog computer game and one of the first electronic games to use a graphical display.

coin operated arcade game release date

Jan 10, 1966

arcade games are coin operated and have limited lives if you lose all of the lives you need to put in more money to keep playing the graphics are more advanced at times and including the sounds it makes

atari release dates

Sep 11, 1977

the atari is a video game system that plays games from cartridges
that have simple graphics and sound effects

age of empires release date

Oct 17, 1997

a mid evil game where you build armies to defeat other countries

age of empires 2 age of kings release date

Sep 30, 1999

age of empires 2 is a top down action strategy game where you build buildings and manage resources to conquer other civilizations in an attempt to rule all of the land

playstation 2 released

Mar 4, 2000

the playstation 2 is the second console released by sony it has better graphics 3D models and sound
the most well known video game series released on the playstation 2 is the video game series called kingdom hearts

the gameboy advanced release date

Mar 21, 2001

the gameboy advanced is a more higher quality portable gaming system with more colors and better sound and sprite quality
it has a lot of great games to play
like for instance Rayman the controls are the same but more responsive
and a better lite screen then the other models
it also fits better in your hand

the xbox

Nov 15, 2001

the xbox was made and released by microsoft
its design is a lot different then other consoles where at the time
but had problems like for stance the red ring of death the red ring of death is a sign that your xbox is not going to work any more and you should trash it
the controler looked a bit more bulky then other controlers
and the loading screen for xbox's menu was used to shjow what the xbox was capable of

final fantasy 12 is released

Mar 16, 2002

final fantasy 12 is the twilth game in the series
the final fantasy is an rpg
it focuses on story and gameplay
sometimes the characters in the series in english releases can be houcky and stupid
but the Japanese version of the games are a lot better

dark cloud release date

Nov 28, 2002

dark cloud is a rpg with a third person perspective
the story is about an empire trying to release a dark genie to take over the land you as the player must stop them before they acheive there goal

age of empire 3 release date

Oct 8, 2005

this third installment of the age of empires series has new buildings missions and landscapes
it has the same gameplay as the last one but has mnore to offer when it comes to the options of things you can build

sonic riders release date

Feb 21, 2006

sonic riders is a racing game with a story as well
the gameplay consists of you riding on hover boards and doing tricks while knocking any of the contestants in your way
you have 3 types of ability's
there are the characters that have to do with speed
flying and strength
and there are charge stations where you acquire more power for your hover board
during the race you collect rings and you can use those to buy
hover shoes bikes and more hover boards