Gaming

History of Electronic Games

  • EDSAC

    Punched holes in paper to play. Made at Cambridge University
  • Oregon Trail

    Oregon Trail

    Created by Minnesota college students, but eventually distributed nationally by a company called MECC.
  • Magnavox Odyssey

    Magnavox Odyssey

    World's first game console
  • PONG

    PONG

    Based on table tennis and considered one of the earliest games to gain popularity.
  • Maze Wars

    Maze Wars

    One of the first, First Person Shooting games.
  • Chuck E. Cheese

    Chuck E. Cheese

    First family food and restaurant arcade
  • Pac-Man

    Pac-Man

    Very popular arcade game
  • Tetris

    Tetris

    Popular tile matching game
  • Game Boy

    Game Boy

    Nintendo's first potable game player that popularized handheld gaming
  • Sonic The Hedgehog

    Game provided SEGA with iconic hero for their console the Genesis
  • Mortal Kombat

    Mortal Kombat

    Popular arcade and console game
  • Playstation

    Playstation

    Sony game console
  • Tomb Raider

    Tomb Raider

    Popular start of a series
  • Zelda: Ocarina of Time

    Zelda: Ocarina of Time

    Very imersive game for the time
  • Sims

    Sims

    Game where players had control over their own world
  • Xbox

    Xbox

    Microsofts first gamming console
  • Halo: Combat Evolved

    Halo: Combat Evolved

    Popular First Person Shooter
  • Steam

    Steam

    Revolutionized PC gaming
  • Nintendo DS

    Nintendo DS

    helped progress handheld gaming
  • Xbox 360

    Xbox 360

    Brought high definition realism to the market of consoles
  • Nintendo Wii

    Nintendo Wii

    Revolutionized games by introducing motion-sensatized gaming
  • Rock Band

    Rock Band

    Introduced realistic instrument playing in games
  • World of Warcraft

    World of Warcraft

    Popular online game strongly focused on multiplayer
  • Minecraft

    Minecraft

    Popular indie game that allows players to be creative in their own world
  • Skyrim

    Skyrim

    Popular game that allows players to explore a massive and seemingly endless world