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The first Pong arcade machine is put up in the US.
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Atari releases the Video Computer System Atari 2600
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Atari releases Space Invaders for the 2600. The practice of selling home versions of arcade hits is started. With the release of Space Invaders the video games celebrated their breakthrough for the consoles, soon it developed into a mass medium try it
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Namco releases Pac-Man, the most popular arcade game of all time. Over 300.000 units are sold worldwide. Try it!
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Nintendo releases the arcade game Donkey Kong. Try it!
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BBC starts to sell his device with an emphasis on education. There were games for it as well. Have a look at this article!
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Arnie Katz, Bill Kunkel and Joyce Worley begin publishing the first magazine about video games. The picture shows the first cover of the first issue
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Coleco releases the Video Computer System Colecovision in the US. Later on in the same year it is released in Europe.
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Atari releases E.T. for the Video Computer System. (ATARI 2600)
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Almost complete destruction of video game industry and cause of bankruptcy of several companies
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Sega releases its first home consol in Japan
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Nintendo releases the Famicom (family computer) in Japan.
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The NES by Nintendo is released in the US. In '86 it is released in Europe.
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Sega releases its Master System in Japan. It is released in the US in June 86 as well as in Europe
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The Atari 7800 was re-released after the big crash of 1984.
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The Legend of Zelda is published in the US for the NES. In 1986 it was already published in Japan for the FDS, which was only available in Japan. The release in Europe for Zelda was in November 1987.
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The first part of Final Fantasy was released by Square Soft for the NES.
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was released for the console. Try it!
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launches in Europe
