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Atari Develops an Arcade Table Pong Game
1972 was the year that the first arcade table game was created. It was created by Atari and was very popular at first but some problems arose. The machine was very unstable and often broke with the coin machine being jammed up. -
Atari Introduces The Toy/Home version of Pong
3 years later, Atari thinks of ideas that could be more convenient for playing pong and came up with their own toy or home version of it. Due to problems playing the public machine that was popular in public, they decided to create this. The home version is a more stable release than the stand up version and ultimately contributed to the new age of consoles. -
Atari 2600
Atari, in this year created the first computer game system. It featured joysticks, in game color, and other compatible games. This arguably is the first video game console ever created. -
M. U. L. E.
This game was a huge kick start for gaming multiplayer wise. It features a hunger games/minecraft like competition as you are competing for resources and gathering things for your colony. This was the first game to set the standard for survival games and throw out the idea. -
Solitaire- PC Gaming Sparkup
With the release of Windows 3.0, microsoft decided to release solitaire with it. This classic card game became one of the most popular electronic games ever. This game was popular among people who didn't even play video games which has the potential to introduce people to gaming. -
A New Era of Gaming - PS2
In 1995, Sony released the PlayStation which almost instantly killed all of the competition. Not only did it sell for $100 less than Sega's main console, but it beat it in ever conceivable way. This results in Sega's complete withdrawal in the home console scene. -
Microsoft Hits The Scene
Microsoft hits the scene in 2001 which gains millions of players very quickly. Exclusive games that XBOX only had like Halo was a big reason. Eventually, XBOX and PlayStation's rivalry had started. -
Valve Creates Steam
This was the very first computer gaming platform similar to console gaming. You have the ability to make friends while playing, stacking up games, messaging and more. Steam today isn't the only PC gaming platform but it's the most dominant till this day.
