video game history

By Ian Grimm

  • the first video game

    the first video game
    video games were first invented in 1958 by a man named William Higinbotham

  • the Magnavox odyssey

    the Magnavox odyssey
    the first video game console known as the megaox odyssey was released in 1967

  • arcades

    arcades
    in 1971 video game arcades began to pop up everywhere

  • The Atari

    The Atari
    in 1977 the first Atari console released

  • Super Mario bros

    Super Mario bros
    in 1983 the game
    super Mario brothers came out

  • hand held gaming

    hand held gaming
    in 1989 the Nintendo gameboy was released

  • 3d gaming

    3d gaming
    in 1992 Wolfenstein 3d released becoming the first 3d game

  • DOOM

    DOOM
    in 1993 Doom was released kicking off the first person shooter craze

  • The Sony playstation

    The Sony playstation
    in 1994 Sony released the playstation

  • The xbox

    The xbox
    in 2001 the xbox was released

  • Halo

    Halo
    in 2001 halo was released becoming one of the most popular fps game franchises ever

  • Call of duty

    Call of duty
    in 2003 call of duty came out becoming one of the most popular fps franchises ever

  • xbox 360

    xbox 360
    In 2005 the xbox 360 came out

  • ps3

    ps3
    in 2006 Sony released the ps3

  • Minecraft

    Minecraft
    in 2009 Minecraft released becoming the most popular video game of all time

  • ps4 and xbox1

    ps4 and xbox1
    in 2013 the playstation 4 and xbox1 was released

  • ps5 and xbox series x

    ps5 and xbox series x
    in 2020 the playstation 5 and xbox series x were released