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The first video game was created by William Higginbotham in 1958. He was a Physicist and created a simple video game called Tennis for Two. It was very popular at the Brookhaven National Laboratory's open house.
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The first interactive computer game is believed to SpaceWar! It was created by Stephen Russell in 1962. The game was inspired by science fiction books.
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In 1970 Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney try to create an arcade version of Spacewar. One year later They finally make the arcade version. After that they release it publicly.
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Bushnell and Dabney created the 1st home system called Atari. Pong was the 1st game created by Atari. Pong then became really popular.
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Atari made the Video Computer system. A system that later became known as the Atari 2600. The Video computer system is the 1st cartridge based system.
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Nintendo created their 1st console some time around 1983. Cinematronics creates Dragon's lair and releases on the same date. It released in 1983 in Japan
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Russian programmer Alex Pajitnov created the game Tetris. The game is playable on PC. It is also very popluar.
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Nintendo released the Gameboy. It was a very popular console. It also had many sales
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Nintendo released the Super NES. It was very popular at the time. It was priced at 249.95
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Age ratings were displayed on packages. This quickly became mandatory. This ensured young children don't see to much violent content.
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Sony sells the playstation to the U.S for $299. It sold 20 million copies. U.S releases the Nintendo 64.
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Billy Mchell gets the highest score in Pac-Man. The highest score is 3,333,360. Due to high school shootings light gun from SEGA games were banned.
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PlayStation 2 launches out. It quickly becomes a hit. The Sims release and becomes popular.
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Microsoft and Nintendo release their next generation systems. Microsoft releases the Xbox for 299.99. While Nintendo releases the Gamecube and Gameboy advance
