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Nimrod - First Gaming PC
The Nimrod, built in the United Kingdom by Ferranti for the 1951 Festival of Britain, was an early computer custom-built to play Nim, inspired by the earlier Nimatron.
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Pong- First Video Game
In October 1958, Physicist William Higinbotham created what is thought to be the first video game. It was a very simple tennis game, similar to the classic 1970s video game Pong, and it was quite a hit at a Brookhaven National Laboratory open house.
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SpaceWar- First Computer Game
Spacewar is a space combat video game developed in 1962 by Steve Russell in collaboration with Martin Graetz, Wayne Wiitanen, Bob Saunders, Steve Piner, and others. It was written for the newly installed DEC PDP-1 minicomputer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Odyssey- First Gaming Console
The Odyssey was manufactured by Magnavox and released in North America in September of 1972. It stands as the very first home video game console. The system was developed by Ralph Baer, a German-American engineer who created the ping-pong style gameplay that the Odyssey offered.
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PAC_MAN
The classic and enormously popular Pac-Man video game came out in Japan on May 21, 1980, and by October of that year it was released in the United States. The yellow, pie-shaped Pac-Man character, who travels around a maze trying to eat dots and avoid four hunting ghosts, quickly became an icon of the 1980s.
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Nintendo
The NES was first released in Japan and then brought to the United States. They put in place a tough licensing program that ensured the quality of the games.
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SEGA
The Sega Master System was launched in North America the year after the NES, and it had some success. While it was more successful in Japan, it certainly had its following in the United States.
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Game Boy
The Game Boy was another Nintendo creation that changed the game. After finding much success with the release of the NES, Nintendo released a portable device that allowed players to play games on the go.
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Sony PlayStation
The PlayStation was originally a partnership between Nintendo and Sony. It was going to be a CD add-on to the Super NES, but Nintendo did not like the contract because they believed it gave Sony too much control over the Super Nintendo.
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XBOX
Xbox was Microsoft's introduction into the Console wars, and they entered due to the home console beginning to compete with the PC. The Xbox was an initial hit due to its launch game of Halo, but within a year, it began to slow down.
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Call of Duty
Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game franchise that started in 2003 and has become one of the most successful video game franchises of all time. -
Wii Sports
Wii Sports was the world’s introduction to the Wii and a whole generation’s introduction to Nintendo’s philosophy of game design: accessible, inclusive and great fun. -
Minecraft
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Rocket League
“Football, but with remote control cars” is a likely pitch for Rocket League, but who expected it would become one of the most skillful and enduring multiplayer games released in decades? Rocket League is elegant and ageless: it will probably still be played in 20 years, in living rooms and in tournaments. -
FORTNITE
Launched as a forgettable co-op zombie shooter in 2017, developer Epic Games saw the success of Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds and decided to create its own battle royale mode, inviting 100 players to land on an island, then fight it out until only one survived. Colorful, silly and filled with daft outfits and infectious dance moves, Fortnite became a global phenomenon, attracting more than 250m players.