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The Early Days
A British professor A.S. Douglas created OXO (tic-tac-toe) for part of his doctoral dissertation. It's one of the first games created in the video games history -
Play with Friends
Steve Russell created Spacewar! It was the first video game that you could play with or against your friends. -
Games on Television
Ralph Baer and his developers invented a prototype multiplayer. It was called the "The Brown Box" -
2nd Gen. Video Game
Atari released the Atari 2600, a home console that featured joysticks and interchangeable game cartridges (multi-colored games). -
Video Game Crash
Video game industry in North America experienced an extreme crash due to an over saturated game console market and a surplus of low quality games. -
The Recovery
The Nintendo Entertainment System came to the U.S. The NES had improved 8-bit graphics, colors, sound and game play over previous consoles. -
Nintendo's Popularity
Nintendo released a huge number of games that's still around today, such as Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, and Metroid. -
First Console War
Sega released its 16-bit Genesis console in North America as a successor to its 1986 Sega Master System. -
3D Gaming
With computer technology getting more advance, the 5th generation of video games take on the three dimensional era of gaming. -
The Modern Age
Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's Playstation 3, and Nintendo's Wii started of the high-definition gaming with a kicked. Xbox 360 won a lot more Game Critics Awards than any other platforms. -
Video Games Spreading
Games spread to social media platforms like Facebook and devices, reaching a more casual gaming audience towards the end and beginning of the next decade. -
Virtual Reality
Both Sony and Microsoft both have their eyes set on V.R. gaming. A technology that could change the way players experience games. -
V.R. Video Games
Huge company have invested considerable resources to develop V.R. and games. They are still trying to make a headset that'll be comfortable. -
Sony Cross-Play
Sony has taken a step to combine their Playstation 3 console with their handheld device. To allow gamer to stop playing on one device and resume on another device. -
Handheld Device
The war between Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo has increased due to a rush to build a secondary gaming device for players. -
