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Turochamp
The first known computer game, but it was never implemented on a computer. -
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A History of Video Games
The history of video games begins with the allied effort in World War II and continues today. -
Bertie the Brain
Bertie the Brain was an early computer game, and one of the first games developed in the early history of video games. It was built in Toronto by Josef Kates for the 1950 Canadian National Exhibition. -
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First Video Game Using a Monitor
The first games known to incorporate a monitor were two research projects completed in 1952, a checkers program by Christopher Strachey on the Ferranti Mark 1. -
The First Real Time Graphics
The first known game incorporating graphics that updated in real time was a pool game programmed by William Brown and Ted Lewis specifically for a demonstration of the MIDSAC computer at the University of Michigan in 1954 -
The First Video Game for Entertainment
Perhaps the first game created solely for entertainment rather than to demonstrate the power of a particular technology, train personnel, or aid in research was Tennis for Two, designed by William Higinbotham and built by Robert Dvorak at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in 1958. -
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First Coin-operated Video Game
With advances in technology coin-operated video games became more affordable. One of the first coin-operated games was Sega Periscope. -
Star Trek
Star Trek is one of the most popular mainframe games that was a text based tactical combat game. -
Magnavox Odyssey
The Magnavox Odyssey is the first commercial home video game console. It was first demonstrated in April 1972[1] and released in August of that year, predating the Atari Pong home consoles by three years. -
Atari
Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney became incorporated and named the company Atari in 1972. In that same year they developed, manufactured, and distributed Pong. -
First Console with a Microprocessor
In November 1976 Fairchild released a new console with a microprocessor. This console was more advanced and less expensive than it's competitors. -
Breakout
One of the first table-top video game units, which sparked new demand and popularity for various venues. -
Apple}{
The Apple II is a home computer, one of the earliest home computers, that played video games. -
NEC PC-8000 Series
One of the first gaming computers was the NEC PC-8000 series, and it could play video games. -
Microvision
The Microvision was the first handheld video game console that used interchangable cartridges. -
Space Invaders
In 1980 video game consoles broke out when Atari released a conversion of Space Invaders, and sales skyrocketed. -
Snipes
Snipes was the first multiplayer video game that was played on a common network and began online gaming. -
NES
The NES was a third generation console that was the best selling of its generation -
16 Bit System
The Turbografx-16 was the first 16 bit video game console released. It didn't sell well in North America because of a lack of games to play. -
Gameboy
The Gameboy reintroduced the handheld gaming system. -
3D Games
One of the first 3D Graphic games -
64 bit
The Atari Jaguar was the first official 64 bit console. -
6th Generation
Sega released the first of the sixth generation video game consoles, but due to previous scandal the Dreamcast failed to gain a foothold in the market. -
WoW
World of Warcraft has become the most played internet video game. -
7th Generation Console
The first seventh generation video game console was the XBox 360. -
8th Generation Home Console
The first of the 8th generation video consoles was the Playstation 4.
