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Video game timeline
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Future Atari
Nolan Bushnell & ted dabney begin in making an arcade game called computer space which is a copy of space war. -
Computer Space is popular
The new game computer space is the first and most popular arcade game ever and over 1500 games are released. -
Atari is Found
Busnell and dabney found atari and is the most popular game company ever. -
PONG
Atari has created pong and is the hottest selling game ever with 150, 000 units -
Another game!
Gunfight is a new and hot selling game which uses microprocessor instead of hardwired solid-state circuits. -
A console is made
Coleco releases its first home video-game console called Telstar. Fairfield Camera & Instrument debuts its Video Entertainment System which is known later as Channel F. The first programmable (cartridge-based) home game console, it allowed users to change games by switching cartridges that resembled 8-track audio tapes. -
Atari's turn
Atari has created its first cartridge based game which is known as the ATARI 2600. its sold for $250(USD) -
ATARI and midway have struck once again.
Atari has made yet another computer game known as Football.
Midway has created worlds most popular game ever known as SPACE INVADERS. -
HI SCORES - JIM=260,000
asteroids is the first ever arcade game to let players type in a 3 letter name with their hi scores. -
2600
Mattels intelevision game console is found to be the first rival of the ATARI 2600 as it has better graphics but a higher price at $300(USD) -
3D hits the spot!
the first 3D game ever to be produced known as battlezone 3D in which you are on a virtual battlefield with 3 tanks on your side and 3 on the enemy side and its a fight to the death. -
ATARI 5200
New atari console, ATARI 5200 -
TETRIS!!!!!!!!!!!!
TETRIS is released on PC -
7800
Atari releases the Atari 7800 to stay competitive in the market. -
GAME BOY IS FINNALY HERE!!!!!!!!!
The hand held game boy is released for $110(USD) -
Sorry, 18+
The game board rating system is issued to games with drug usage, violence, nudity and other inapropriate content. -
BEST GAME YET!
The sony PLAY STATION is relesed for sale at $300(USD) -
Tamagotchi must be fun.
In the US every single 30,000 of the tamgotchi units were sold out in 3 days. -
GUNS
SEGA and other companies are banning most lite guns to play popular games such as HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 -
Play station 2 is released.
The Play station 2 is now released and is almost sold out by early morning and is extremely difficult to buy one right now -
the SIMS
The SIMS is relesed and is soon to be the most popular game ever.! -
NDS
The nintendo double screen (NDS) is now released by nintendo -
Play STATION portable
The sony play station portable (AKA PSP) is released and is a huge hit in the US -
XBOX 360 YYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
THE XBOX 360 IS FINALLY RELEASED!!!!!!!! -
PS3 an wii
The PS3 (play station 3) and the nintendo wii are released for sale and are quite spectacular and expensive!
