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The First Videogame
In 1958 William Higinbotham made the very first videogame, a simple game of tennis.https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline -
First Interactive Computer Game
Steve Russel created spacewar.https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline -
First Video Arcade Game
Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney created a game intended to represent Ralph Baer's Spacewar.https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline -
First Home Video Game System
Video game system deemed "Atari" created.https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline -
First Game Created by Atari
Pong is the first game to be released by Atari.https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline -
First Cartridge Based System
Later became known as the Atari 2600.https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline -
Tetris
Playable on PC, created by Alex Patijnov.
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Nintendo Gameboy
Handheld video game created by Nintendo. https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline -
Super NES
Released by Nintendo for $249.95. https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline -
Age Ratings
Made mandatory to display an age rating on the video game packaging to limit the use of violent content being played by childrenhttps://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline -
Sony
Brings the playstation to the United States and sells for $299.00. https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline -
Sony Playstation 2
Launches and sells out by early morning.https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline -
The Sims
The sims was released and quickly became a hit in 2002, the best selling PC game ever.
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Nintendo
Nintendo released the DS in 2004, a portable system with two screens, one of which can be used as a touch screen.
Video: https://www.nintendo.com/games/.../nvP2fhny_uqiprwy8--59W--2-e
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Playstation 3
Sony releases the Playstation 3, a newer system, at a more expensive cost. -
Grand Theft Auto Breaks Sales
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Microsoft
Microsoft takes motion control system idea from Nintendo and apply them to their own consoles. https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline -
Microsoft
Microsoft also takes the motion control system idea from Nintendo and applied it to their own consoles. https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline -
Microsoft Releases Xbox One
Very popular gaming console among the gaming community. https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline -
Sony Releases PS4
Very popular gaming system among gamers. https://www.slideshare.net/EvanSmith23/video-game-history-timeline
