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The first discovery of electricity
Alessabdro Volta was conducting an experiment and when two chemicals reacted, the reaction produced electricity. -
Tic-TAc-Toe
A.S. Douglass is the first person to create a computer based game of "Tic-Tac-Toe." -
The First Video Game
Qillt Higinbotham invents his tennis for two using a oscilioscope. -
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Spacewar
Steve Russell makes Space war which one of the greatest innovatoins. -
STAGE
The Cuban MIssile Crisis led America to create a simulation of a therrmonuclear war between the Soviet Union. -
Brown Box is Developed
Ralph Baer creates the Brown box which is basically the prototype of what is coming later on. -
Computer Space
The creators of Atari decided they wanted to create an arcade machine version of "Spacewars." -
The First VIdeo Arcade Game
1500 of these machines were sent out but it was not good because no one bought it. -
1971
Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger creeate release the game simulation "Oegon Trail." -
"Magnavox Odyssey
Ralph Baer and his team creates the succesor to the "brown box," the "Odyssey". -
Pong
The home version of Pong is released. -
SONIC
Sega decides to add a mascot to their roaster and in 1991 they release Sonic the Hedgehog For the Genesis. -
MORTAL KOMBAT
With the release of mortal combat, the video game insdustry gained the attention of the U.S. senate. They had hearings on video game violence and in the end the game industry creates the rating system. -
Hyrule Hero
"Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" is released for the Nintendo 64. SOme say that this is one of the best games of all time.