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First Video Game
Willy Higinbotham invents "first video game" played on the oscilloscope -
Space War
Steve Russell a student in MIT invents space wars -
New interactive tv games
Baer and team are successful in creating two interactive TV games—a chase game and a tennis game -
magnavox
Magnavox licenses Baer's TV game from Sanders Associates -
Magnavox Odyssey
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Atari releases pong
At 150000 unit pong is the best selling christmas present -
Gunfight
first "computer" game released -
Video Computer System
Atari introduces its first cartridge-based home video system later named the Atari 2600 retailing for $249.95 -
Battlezone
Battlezone is first 3-D game ever created. It is set in a virtual battlefield and was later enhanced by the U.S. government for training exercises. -
Atari 5200
Atari releases the Atari 5200 to compete with Coleco's Colecovision. -
Tetris
Tetris is developed by russians and played on the computer -
NES Sega Master System and Atari 7800 Release
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Game Boy
Nintendo releases the Game Boy for $109. -
Super nes
Super NES is released in the U.S. for $249.95. -
Atari Jaguar
Atari releases the Jaguar, attempting to be the first 64-bit console on the market. -
Violent games in conneticut
Senators Lieberman of Connecticut a launches a Senate investigation into violence in video games, hoping to initiate a ban on violent games. -
Playstation 1
Sony brings the PlayStation to the U.S. and sells for $299. -
sega dream cast
Sega introduces the Dreamcast in Japan. This console operates on Microsoft Windows CE. -
Walmart Ban
The Wal-Mart retail chain decides to ban over 50 video games that it deems inappropriate for minors. -
Pac Man high score
Billy Mitchell attains a score of 3,333,360 which is the highest score possible -
PS2
Sony's PlayStation 2 launches in the U.S. for $299.99, sells out by early morning -
x box
microsoft releases xbox retailing for 299.99 -
Nintendo Ds
Nintendo DS realeases a portable system with two screens, -
Wii
Nintendo Wii releases with revolutionary controller -
Grand Theft Auto
GTA IV breaks sales record