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History of video games 1958-present
Missy Hooks -
Simple Tennis Game
Physicist William Wiginbotham created what is thought to be the first video game -
The Brown Box
Developers at Sanders Associated invented a prototype multiplayer video game system that could be played on a television -
Atari
Atari released the Atari 2600, a home console that featured joysticks and interchangeable game cartridges that played multi-coloured games, kicking off the second generation of video games consoles. -
Nintendo
A Japanese company that began as a playing card manufacturer released a number of important video game franchises, such as Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda and Metroid. -
Sonis the Hedgehog
Sonic Eraser, a single player game, became available to owners of the Sega Game Toshokan on the Sega Mega Modem -
Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat
Fighting games that depicted blood and gore created a popular new genre in the early to mid 1990s -
The Rise of 3D Gaming
Sega and Nintendo each began to release their fair share of highly-rated 3D titles. -
Modern Age of Gaming
Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's Playstation 3 and Nintendo's Wii kicked off the modern age of high-definition gaming -
Current Generation of Video Games
Nintendo's Wii U, Playstaion 4 and Xbox One developed new features such as touch screen remote games and more realistic imagery.