Graphics and games

Time span

Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Jan 1, 2011

Ping Pong

Mar 1, 1966

The most basic game that was made in the 1960.

Super Paint

Apr 1, 1973

Super paint was one of the first computers to be used for creative artwork, video editing and had a high speed memory.

Atari's VCS game console

Mar 1, 1976

This was Atari's first video computer system game console.

Atari 2600

Oct 14, 1977

This was the first game console that was plugged into a computer or a tv and used plug-in cartridge.

Nintendo Entertainment System

Oct 18, 1985

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was nintendos first game console that was meant for the family. It was voted the best game console.

Sega Genesis

Aug 18, 1989

Sega wanted to to be better than the Nintendo Entertainment System so they made a new game console and lots og cartridge games for it.

Sony Playstation

Sep 9, 1995

Nintendo asked sony to make a new game console useing discs instead of cartridges. Sony was making the playstation until Nintendo turnt away from sony and asked phillips to make a new game console.

Microsoft Xbox

Nov 15, 2001

This was Microsoft's 6th generation game console using discs and a smart-wired contoller.

Game Cube

Nov 18, 2001

Nintendo's first game console to use optical discs, and was very small.

Nintendo Wii

Nov 19, 2006

Nintendo made a very small wire-less controller game console. The name Wii came from the controller shape and it sounds like "we" meaning it is for more people.