History of computer games

By tico93
  • Tennis for two

    Developed by William Higinbotham and was the first computer game to be released.
  • Spacewar

    made by Steve Russell, Martin Graetz and Wayne Witaenem. It took 200 hours to complete.
  • Galaxy Game

    The game was programmed by Bill Pitts and Hugh Tuck and was the first coin-operated game, It was installed at the Tresidder Union at Stanford University in September, 1971.
  • Computer Space

    Computer Space
    Created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was the world's first commercially sold coin-operated video game and was released by Nutting Associates in November, 1971.
  • Magnavox Odyssey

    The first home video game console. was made by Ralph Baer and was released in August 1972.
  • PONG

    Created by Allan Alcorn and was released by Atari in late 1972.
  • Magnavox Odyssey2

    Magnavox Odyssey2
    The first home video game console released in 1978
  • Space Invaders

    Space Invaders
    Designed by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978. It was sold by Taito Corporation.
  • Pacman

    Pacman
    Released in Japan on May 22, 1980 and developed by Namco.
  • Mario

    Mario
    Created by Shigeru Miyamoto and released in 1981 on the Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Sonic the Hedgehog

    Sonic the Hedgehog
    sega released Sonic on June 23, 1991 as a rival for Nintendo's Mario.
  • Playstation

    Playstation
    Released by Sony on June 23, 1991
  • Nintendo 64

    Nintendo 64
    Nintendo released it on June 23, 1996
  • Xbox

    The Xbox was released on November 15, 2001 by Microsoft
  • PlayStation 3

    PlayStation 3
    The ps3 is the third home made video console made by Sony. It was first released in Japan November 11, 2006 then November 17, 2006 in North America and South America and March 23, 2007 in Europe and Oceania.
  • Nintendo Entertainment System

    Nintendo Entertainment System
    released by Nintendo in japan in jult 15, 1983.
  • Xbox 360

    The Xbox 360 was released on May 12, 2005