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Cathode ray tube
It records and controls the quality of an electronic signal.
The strength of the electronic signals produced by the amusement device can be controlled by control knobs which influences the trajectory of the CRT's light beam. -
The first Computer Game
Called EDSAC, at Cambridge University. Had a library of short programs called subroutines stored on punched paper tapes. Technology: vacuum tubes Memory: 1K words, 17 bits, mercury delay line Speed: 714 operations per second -
1951 SEGA
In 1951, SEGA distributed coin-operated amusement-type games such as jukeboxes and slot machines.
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First Generation
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Magnavox Odyssey
World's first game console
Predating the Atari Pong home consoles by several years.
designed by Ralph Baer
prototype known as the "Brown Box“ is now at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC
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Pong
A coin-op arcade game by Atari Inc.
Pong was based on table tennis, and named after the sound generated when the ball is hit.
Pong was the first video game to achieve widespread popularity in both arcade and home console versions, and launched the initial boom in the video game industry.
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Gran Track 10
A single-player racing arcade by Atari
The player raced against the game clock, accumulating as many points as possible.
Early diode-based ROM was used to store the sprites for the car, score and game timer, and the race track.
The game's controls, steering wheel, four-position gear shifter, and accelerator and brake foot pedals were also all firsts for arcade games -
Maze Wars
One of the first FPS game.
Players wander around a maze, moving backward or forward, turning right or left in 90-degree increments, and peeking through doorways.
Used simple tile-based movement.
Other players are eyeballs which can be shot or harmed.
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Magnavox Odyssey
The Magnavox Odyssey was a general brand name of the company's complete line of home video game consoles released from 1972 through 1978. The line includes the original Magnavox Odyssey console, both Magnavox and Philips versions of the Odyssey series of dedicated video game consoles, and the Magnavox Odyssey² cartridge-based video game console released in 1978. -
Coleco Telstar
By Coleco
Originally a Pong clone based on General Instrument's AY-3-8500 chip.
The chip played several Pong variants on a domestic television receiver, and became available to any manufacturer.
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second generation
The second generation of computer and video games (sometimes referred to as the early 8-bit era and the "Golden Age of Video Games") began in 1976 with the release of the Fairchild Channel F and Radofin Electronics' 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System. It coincided with and was partly fuelled by the golden age of arcade video games, a peak era of popularity and innovation for the medium. The early period saw the launch of several consoles as various companies decided to enter the market; l -
APF TV Fun
Another early Pong clone manufactured by APF Electronics Inc. in the United Kingdom.
It featured 4 built in games, a speaker, and 2 controller knobs. Could not add more games.
It could be powered by either the included AC adapter or by using 6 C size batteries.
First entry of APF into the video game market, APF was formerly a calculator and other small electronics developer.
While the TV Fun had only limited success.
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Chuck E Cheese’s
Chuck E. Cheese's (formerly Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre and Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza) is a chain of American family entertainment centers. Chuck E. Cheese's is the main brand of CEC Entertainment, Inc., with its headquarters in Irving, Texas.
The concept is a sit-down pizza restaurant, complemented by arcade games, amusement rides, an animatronic show, and other diversions, such as climbing equipment, tubes, and slides − all mainly directed at younger children.[3] The brand is repre -
Space Invaders
is an arcade video game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978. It was originally manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and was later licensed for production in the United States by the Midway division of Bally. Space Invaders is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to defeat waves of aliens with a laser cannon to earn as many points as possible. In designing the game, Nishikado drew inspiration from popular media: Breakout, The War of the Worlds, and Star Wars. To -
Intellivision
The Intellivision is a video game console released by Mattel in 1979. Development of the console began in 1978, less than a year after the introduction of its main competitor, the Atari 2600. The word intellivision is a portmanteau of "intelligent television". Over 3 million Intellivision units were sold and a total of 125 games were released for the console.[1][2][3] In 2009, video game website IGN named the Intellivision the No. 14 greatest video game console of all time.[5] It became Mattel -
Asteroids
Asteroids is a multi-directional shooter arcade video game released in November 1979[1] by Atari, Inc. and designed by Lyle Rains and Ed Logg. The player controls a spaceship in an asteroid field which is periodically traversed by flying saucers. The object of the game is to shoot and destroy asteroids and saucers while not colliding with either or being hit by the saucers' counter-fire. The game becomes harder as the number of asteroids increases. Asteroids was conceived during a meeting betw -
Pac Man
Pac-Man (パックマン Pakkuman?) is an arcade game developed by Namco and first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. It was licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway and released in October 1980.[1][2] Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games, and an icon of 1980s popular culture.[6][7][8][9] Upon its release, the game—and, subsequently, Pac-Man derivatives—became a social -
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong (ドンキーコング Donkī Kongu?) is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981. It is an early example of the platform game genre, as the gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles. In the game, Jumpman (since renamed Mario) must rescue a damsel in distress, Lady (now named Pauline), from a giant ape named Donkey Kong (who would later become Cranky Kong). The hero and ape later became two of Nintendo's most popular -
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer (often called simply the 3DO) is a video game console developed by The 3DO Company. The 3DO was released in North America on October 4, 1993, in Japan on March 20, 1994, and in Europe in 1994. The system was conceived by entrepreneur and Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins. Instead of The 3DO Company producing the console themselves, they licensed other manufacturers to produce them. Panasonic produced the first models in 1993, and further renditions of the -
THE XBOX 360
The Xbox 360 game console was the second generation game console in Microsoft's line of work in the gaming industry. Graphic chips were provided by ATI which also provided graphic chips for Nintendo's Wii. First released in late 2005, The Xbox 360 appeared a year before Nintendo and Sony released their next game consoles in late 2006, the Wii and the Playstaion 3. The Xbox 360 was the first console to introduce next generation gaming. Call of Duty 2, which was originally to be a PC exclusive, wa
