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OXO
OXO, a Tic-Tac-Toe video game, was created by British professor A.S. Douglas. This was one of the first games created in the history of video games. It was created as part of Douglas' doctoral dissertation at the University of Cambridge. Although OXO is one of the earliest known games to display visuals on an electronic screen, it lacked moving graphics. -
Tennis For Two
This video game was said to be the first game that was played with two separate controllers. William Higinbotham designed Tennis For Two to display at the Brookhaven National Laboratory's annual public exhibition. He created this game after he discovered that the Model 30 analogue computer could simulate trajectories with wind resistance. The game shows a tennis court vied from the side, and players try to hit the ball over the net by pressing a button. -
Spacewar!
In 1962, Steve Russel invented a computer-based combat video game called Spacewar! This was the first video game that could be played on multiple computer installations. Spacewar! is one of the most important and influential games in the early history of video games as it was extremely popular in the programming community. -
Death Race
Death Race is considered the first video game to include violent content. In the game, the player was challenged to drive a car and run over simulated gremlins to score points. There were many concerns that this game was excessively violent. -
Activision
Activision was the first game launched by a third-party game developer. This means developing software without making consoles or arcade cabinets. The company was founded by former Atari game developers who were upset at how they were treated at Atari. -
Pac-Man
A cutscene is when a video game includes a scene that developes a storyline. Pac-Man is credited to be the first video game that featured cutscenes. The brief comical interludes included Pac-Man and Blinky chasing each other. -
The Video Game Crash
The American video game industry experienced a crash due to an over saturated console market, competition from computer gaming, and overhyped, low-quality games. This led to the bankruptcy of many video game companies. The industry began to recover in 1985. -
Super Mario Bros Live Action Movie
The release of the Super Mario Bros Live Action movie was the first video game to be featured on the big screen. The movie was an adventure comedy film that was based on the video game. The movie failed, grossing 38.9 million with a 48 million budget. -
Sega Saturn
Sega released the Saturn system which was the first 32-bit console that played games on CDs rather than cartridges. It was part of the fifth generation of video game consoles. The Saturn was successful in Japan but failed to sell in the United States. -
Playstation 2
The Playstation 2 was the first console that used DVDs. The PS2 is one of the best selling game consoles of all time, having sold over 155 million units worldwide. The console remained popular well into the seventh generation and was still produced in 2013