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The History of videoGaming
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1958vPhysicist Willy Higinbotham invents the
first "video game" at the Brookhaven
National Laboratory in Upton, New York.His game, a table tennis-like game, was
played on an oscilloscope.
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1961v Steve Russell creates spacewar, the first
interactive computer game. It runs on a
digital PDP-1 mainframe computer and the
graphics are made up of ASCII text
characters.
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1966vRalph Baer, an engineer, receives support from
his company to explore his idea of creating
interactive games using a television
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1976vBaer and team are successful in creating two
interactive TV games.
vA chase game and a tennis game.
vThey are also able to manipulate a toy gun so
that it detects spots of light on the TV screen.
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1970vMagnavox licenses Baers game from Sanders
Associates.
vNolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney begin their
attempt to create an arcade version of
Spacewar calling it computer space.
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1971vComputer Space becomes the first video
arcade game ever released. 1500 games are
distributed. Public consensus is that it is too
difficult to play.
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1972
vApril 25th
A US patent is issued to Ralph Baer for Atelevision gaming apparatus and method
vMay 24th
Magnavoxs Odyssey, the first home
video game system, is shown at a
convention in Burlingame, CA, and is
released to the public later that year.
Bushnell and Dabney found Atari. They
name their company after a tern from the
Japanese game Go. Atari is
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1975vAtaris Pong is released with help from Sears
Roebuck, which finances the production of 150,000
units. It becomes the hottest selling Christmas
present. Sears sells the product exclusively, with the
Sears Tele-Games logo.
vGunfight, the first computer game is released. It is
the first game to use a microprocessor instead ofhardwired solid-state circuits.
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1976vColeco releases its first home video-game
console called Telstar
vFairfield Camera and Instrument debuts its
video entertainment system which is known
later as Channel F.
vThe first programmable home game control, it
allows users to change games by switching
cartridges that resembled 8-track audio tapes
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1977vAtari introduces its first cartridge-based home
video system called the Video Computer
System which later becomes known as the Atari
2600. it retails for $249.95.
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1978vThe trackball makes its entrance into the
video-game industry as the controller in Ataris
new arcade game football.
vMidway introduces Space Invaders into
arcades. It is the first arcade game that tracks
its displays as high scores.
vAtari attempts to enter the computer industry
to compete with Apple. This product isn't taken
seriously and the Atari 400 and 800 are taken
from the market.
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1979vAtari develops a handheld console that
displays holograms. Named Cosmo this
product was never released.
vAsteroids is the first game to allow high
scorers to enter three character initials to be
stored in the machine.
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1980vMattels Intelivision debuts and its first real
competitor of the Atari 2600. It had better
graphics than Atari's 2600 but a higher retail
price $299.
vActivision becomes the first third-party video
game vendor. The company is created by Atari
programmers who want to receive individualcredit for creating Ataris video games.
vBattlezone is first 3D game ever created. Is it
set in a virtual battlefields and was later
enhanced by the US government for training
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1981vArnie Katz and Bill Kunkel found the first
video-game magazine, electronic game.
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1982vAtari released the Atari 5200 to compete with
Colecos Colecovision.
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1983vCinematronics debut Rick Dyers Dragon Lair,
the first video game to feature laser-disc
technology.
vThe commodore 64 is introduced, it is the most
powerful video-game console to date and the
least expensive.
vNintendo introduces the Famicom in Japan
later known as the Nintendo Entertainment
System in the US. Since Atari controls such a
large percentage of the market they do not
plan to market the product in the US. Instead
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1985vThe popular game Tetris is developed by
Russian programmer Alex Paijtnov. It is played
on a PC.
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1986vNintendos NES is released in the U.S after
being test marketed in NY on year earlier.
vTo compete with the NES, Sega introduces theSega Master System.
vAtari releases the Atari 7800 to stay
competitive in the market.
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1989vNintendo releases the handheld game boy for
$109.
vNEC releases the first 16-bit console in the U.S.It is called the TurboGrafx-16 and sold for $189,
it is the first system to run video games stored
on compact disks.
vThe true arcase experience comes into America
homes when Sega deubutes the Genesis, its
first 16-bit home game console for $249.95.
v
Atari tries to enter the handheld market withthe L nx a colourful handheld console retailin
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1991vSuper NES is released in the U.S by Nintendo
for $249.95.
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1993vAtari releases the Jaguar, attempting to be the
first 64-bit console on the market. The product
actually runs two 32-bit processors.
vSenators Joseph Lieberman of the Connecticut
and Herbert Kohl of Wisconsin launch a Senate
investigation into violence in video games,
hoping to initiate a ban on violent games.
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1994vResulting from the Senate investigation, the
Entertainment Software Rating Board is
created. Rating are now given to video games
and are marked on the games packaging to
indicate the suggested age of players and
violent content.
v
In Japan, the Sega Saturn and the SonyPlayStation make their debut.
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1995vSony Brings the PlayStation to the U.S and
sells the console for $299.
vNintendo releases the Nintendo 64 in Japan.
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1996vArcades focus on bringing in more Ride-and-
video games like skiing, snowboarding and jet
skiing, as their popularity has surpassed the
popularity of shooting and fighting games.
vAtaris founder, Nolan Bushnell, renters the
industry making Internet stations for arcades
and bars.
vThe Tamagotchi virtual pet becomes an instant
sensation in Japan. It is released in the U.S in
May of that year selling all of its 30,000 unit
supply in 3 days.
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1997vPlayStation is considered by many in the
industry as most popular game console as the
20 millionth unit is sold.
vTiger introduces a multipurpose handheld
console to compete with the Game Boy. Called
Game.com it features games, an address book,
calculator and stylus touchscreen capability. Italso connects to a PC modem for access to
email.
vArizona attempts to restrict the distribution of
violent games by making it illegal to display or
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1998vSega introduces the Dreamcast in Japan. This
console operates on Microsoft Windows CE
which will allow for easier conversion between
Dreamcast and PC games.
vThe Wal-Mart retail chain decides to ban over
50 video games that is deems inappropriate for
minors.
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1999vBilly Mitchell attains a score of 3,333,360 in
the game Pac-Man. This is the highest possible
score a player can get.
vAs a result of the shoots that occurred at
Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado,
Sega announces that it will not release a light
gun with the Dreamcast in the U.S. in addition,it prevents use of imported guns with American
consoles, which forces the Americans to use
standard controller to play the popular House
of the Dead 2.
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2000vSony PlayStation 2 launches in the U.S for
$299.99 and is sold out by early morning. Since
the demand is so high and only 500,000 units
are available, it is very difficult to buy a unit
during the first shipment.
vThe Sims is released and quickly becomes a
hit. It eventually surpasses Myst as the best-selling PC game ever.
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2004vNintendo releases the Nintendo DS, a portable
system with two screens, one of which can be
used as a touch screen.
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2005vSony releases the PSP, a portable system with
a large, high resolution display.
v
Microsoft unveils the Xbox 360, a consolesystem to be released in November 2005. sony
and nintendos competing console is due to be
released in 2006.
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2006vNintendo releases the Wii, a gaming system
that lets gamers use the controller in
revolutionary ways, such as swinging it like a
tennis racket, holding and titling it like a
steering wheel and more.
vSony also debuts the PlayStation 3, a very
sophisticated and expensive game system.
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2007vNintendo releases Super Mario Galaxy for Wii.
It continues the adventures of Mario, Luigi and
Princess Peach as they face their old Foe
Bowser.
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2008vGrand Theft Auto 4 breaks sales record its first
week after gamers bought more than 6 million
copies.
vThe Wii Fit launched, adding even more
incentive for gamers of all ages to get up and
move.
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2009vWith over 40 million units sold, Nintendos Wii
Sport becomes the best-selling video game of
all time. The previous record holder was
another Nintendo game: Super Mario Bros.
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Pong Deconstruction
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PongvPong is a tennis simulation that was released in
1972.
v
It was published by Atari inc.
vIt features simple two dimensional graphics and has
simple controls.
vIt was released on an arcade cabinet made by Atari.
vOne of the first game to receive main stream
popularity.
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