History of Electronic Games

  • Sega was launched

    Sega was launched

    The console timeline is broke into seven generations
  • Magnavox Odyssey was released

    Magnavox Odyssey was released

    Magnavox Odyssey was the worlds first game console the sold about 340,000 units. A prototype was made that can be found at the Smithsonian called the Brown box
  • Atari Inc. created a coin operated game

    Atari Inc. created a coin operated game

    The coin operated game that was created is called Pong which is based off table tennis and that was the first game to gain widespread popularity.
  • Maze Wars

    Maze Wars

    Maze Wars was one of the first games to have FPS(frames per second)
  • Chuck E Cheese's was the first family entertainment center for young children

    Chuck E Cheese's was the first family entertainment center for young children

    Chuck E Cheese is a pizza restaurant that has arcade games,amusement rides, an animatronics show, climbing equipment, tubes, and slides. They also are the reason that the video games imag has improved.
  • Intellivision was the first to pose a threat to Atari

    Intellivision was the first to pose a threat to Atari

    Intellivision was released by Mattel Electronics and was sold for $299. Only four games came with it and a pack-in game which was Las Vegas Poker and Blackjack. By 1982 Mattel earned a profit of $100,000,000. This caused a threat to Atari and they was the first to do so.
  • Namco released PacMan

    Namco released PacMan

    Pacman was considered the most famous arcade game of all time and also a social phenomenon.
  • Nintendo released Donkey Kong

    Nintendo released Donkey Kong

    Donkey Kong came out by Nintendo who licensed to Coleco and developed a home version
  • Video game crash

    Video game crash

    Atari had a dela that left their consumers hungry. There were too many consoles which gave them too many choices and also poor game titles were created and too many games based on ET.
  • NES came out

    NES came out

  • Sega Master System came out

    Sega Master System came out

    The Master System was released as a direct competitor to the NES that failed to topple Nintendo, but was popular in European markets
  • Atari created game with color LCD

    Atari created game with color LCD

  • Turbo Express comes out

    Turbo Express comes out

    Most advanced of its time and could play games on a credit-card sized device called HuCards
  • Super Nintendo comes out

    Super Nintendo comes out

  • Sony released the PlayStation

    Sony released the PlayStation

    Playstation was the first series of PS consoles and to ship 100 million units
  • Sony released the PlayStation

    Playstation was one of the 3 console's to dominate
  • Sega Saturn comes out

    Sega Saturn comes out

  • Sega Dreamcast comes out

    Sega Dreamcast was used as a comeback frrom Sega Saturn but when playstation 2 was released it was unable to gather momentum and was discontinued in 2001
  • Sony releases PlayStation 2

    Sony releases PlayStation 2

    Playstation 2 is known as the best seeling console in history and sold over 150 million. It produced for 12 years having over 3870 game titles available.
  • Nintendo released GameCube

    Gamecube was the fourth to use compact dics and sold 22 million units worldwide but was discontinued in 2007.
  • Microsoft released the Xbox

    The Microsoft costed $299.99. They were the first to sell 24 million units. It also allows you to play online. In 2008 it was discontinued.
  • Microsoft releases Xbox 360

    Microsoft releases Xbox 360

    Xbox live lets you compete online and download stuff. This sold 80 million units worldwide, it was the 7th highest selling cconsole
  • Nintendo released the Wii

    Nintendo released the Wii

    The Wii comes with a wireless controller that is used as a handheld pointing device and can detect acceleration in three dimensions. The wii also receives messages and updates through the internet even while in standby mode.
  • PlayStation 3 comes out

    PlayStation 3 comes out

    Playstation 3 was the first to use blu-ray disc.It comes in a 20 GB and 60 GB model, the playstation can also output high definition for games and movies.