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Tennis for Two
Tennis for Two is the first video game in history. It was created by William Higinbotham, an American physicist. The game is very similar to the sport, tennis. One player would hit buttons to send the ball over the net to the other person. The other person has the chance to hit the ball back before it would go outside of bounds. -
Grand Strategy
The Raytheon Company creates a computer-simulated game of the global Cold War conflict. It showed how there are benefits of arms control. It was very complex for people that weren't familiar with computers, so Raytheon created an easier version of the game called Grand Strategy -
Spacewar!
Spacewar was the first computer-based video game. It was a space combat video multiplayer game. Spacewar was created by Steve Russell in 1962. -
The Start Of Programming
John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz made a huge impact for computer science. Theycreated a basic programming language. Programming makes it easy for people, especially young students, to create computer games. -
Ralph Baer
Ralph Baer was an American inventor, engineer, and a game developer. He comes up with the idea of playing video games on television. Later on, it becomes the basis of development of television video games. -
Pong
Pong is one of the first arcade video game created. It is a table tennis game that had 2-dimensional graphics. Pong was designed by Allan Alcorn. It was created by Atari in 1972. -
Space Invaders
Space Invaders was developed by a Japanese engineer, Tomohiro Nishikado. It was an arcade game that consisted of a spaceship shooting aliens. When the game was released, it became a very popular all over the world. -
Pac-Man
Pac-Man was an original arcade game created by Namco. The game can be played on a home console. Later on, it becomes the best-selling arcade game of all time. -
Donkey Kong Game
Donkey Kong was an arcade game released by Nintendo. The game focused on a character moving around platforms while dodging obstacles. It was popular because it had a narrative with a sense of humor. -
Tetris
Tetris was created by a Russian mathematician, Alexey Pajitnov. It was a simple puzzle game that became addictive. The video game was on multiple platforms such as the arcade machine, Game Boy, and Nintendo. -
GameBoy
The Gameboy was a handheld game console. It was manufactured by Nintendo. It sold over 118 millions units worldwide. It became popular because it was a portable gaming device. -
Solitaire
Solitaire becomes one of the most popular electronic card games. It was a single player game that can be played by everyone. It is called Patience in other countries but in the US and Canada, it is called Solitaire. -
Xbox
Xbox is a video game console owned by Microsoft. The console has a variety of games. It was important because it was in competition with Sony's PlayStation and Nintendo's Gamecube. -
Minecraft
Minecraft is a video game created by Mojang. It can be played on multiple platforms including mobile devices, Xbox and PC. The game allows people to build with different blocks in a 3D world.
