History of electronic games

  • Space Wars a game where a ship in space flies around shooting enemies

    Space Wars a game where a ship in space flies around shooting enemies
  • Magnavox Odyssey This was the first home console to ever be released to the public

    Magnavox Odyssey This was the first home console to ever be released to the public
  • Pong this was a game where two paddles rallied a ball back and forth

    Pong this was a game where two paddles rallied a ball back and forth
  • Maze wars first person maze travel where a player moves through a maze shooting other players

    Maze wars first person maze travel where a player moves through a maze shooting other players
  • Atari 2600 Made the microprocessor popular in home videogames

    Atari 2600 Made the microprocessor popular in home videogames
  • Space invaders shoot waves of aliens to get points

    Space invaders shoot waves of aliens to get points
  • Pac Man move through a maze eating dots while being chased by ghosts

    Pac Man move through a maze eating dots while being chased by ghosts
  • Donkey Kong move across platforms and jump over obstacles to recue a damsel in distress

    Donkey Kong move across platforms and jump over obstacles to recue a damsel in distress
  • Galaga Player tries to move through stages and waves of alien ships

    Galaga Player tries to move through stages and waves of alien ships
  • Mario Bros- Must terminate creatures from sewers

    Mario Bros- Must terminate creatures from sewers
  • NES- brought game design back to america and set standard for consoles

    NES- brought game design back to america and set standard for consoles
  • Sega Genisis- first direct competitor of SNES

    Sega Genisis- first direct competitor of SNES
  • NIntendo Game Boy- first sucessful handheld with tetris as main game

    NIntendo Game Boy- first sucessful handheld with tetris as main game
  • Sonic- platform game that made sega the most popular game console

    Sonic- platform game that made sega the most popular game console
  • Sony Playstation-first console to ever reach the 100 million mark

    Sony Playstation-first console to ever reach the 100 million mark
  • N64- named for its 64-bit processor

    N64- named for its 64-bit processor
  • PS2- the sucessor the playstation

    PS2- the sucessor the playstation
  • Gmae Cube- Nintendos 4th home game console

    Gmae Cube- Nintendos 4th home game console
  • Xbox- collaborated with sega in porting windows CE to the sega dreamcast console

    Xbox- collaborated with sega in porting windows CE to the sega dreamcast console
  • Xbox 360- released Xbox live which enabled users to play online and download content

    Xbox 360- released Xbox live which enabled users to play online and download content