Video Game History

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  • First video game was invented

    First video game was invented

    The first video game invented was Pong.
  • first arcade opens

    first arcade opens

    The first arcade opened when Computer Space was designed making it the first commercially sold, coin operating video game.
  • First video game console

    First video game console

    The first video game console invented was the Odyssey.
  • Earliest know video game event

    Earliest know video game event

    The earliest known video game event was a Spacewar competition at Stanford University.
  • First handheld console

    First handheld console

    The first handheld console with interchangeable game cartridges was the Microvision.
  • First successful first person shooter game

    First successful first person shooter game

    The first attempt at a first person shooter game was Maze War in 1972, but the first successful one was Battlezone in 1980.
  • PlayStation console is released

    PlayStation console is released

    Sony Interactive Entertainment, the #1 major company in gaming, created their first product, the PlayStation.
  • First AR game was invented

    First AR game was invented

    ARQuake was the first AR game.
  • Most successful video game

    Most successful video game

    Minecraft, released in 2011, is ranked the most successful video game with 200,000,000 sales.
  • Most popular game console (2020)

    Most popular game console (2020)

    The Nintendo Switch, released in 2017, is the top selling game console as of 2020.