History of Gamer By Rusty Wentz Period: Jan 1, 1970 to Jan 1, 2000 The History of Gaming Jan 1, 1972 The Magnavox Oddysey war released Jan 1, 1972 Magnavox Oddyssey Jul 15, 1972 Pong Jan 1, 1974 Gran Track 10 Jul 15, 1974 Maze Wars Jan 1, 1976 Coleco Telstar Jul 15, 1976 APF TV Fun Jan 1, 1977 Atari 2600 Jul 15, 1977 Chuck E Cheese Jan 1, 1978 Space Invaders Jan 1, 1979 Intellivision Jan 1, 1980 Pac-Man Jan 1, 1981 Donkey Kong Jul 15, 1981 Frogger Oct 25, 1981 Galaga Jan 1, 1982 Tron Jul 15, 1982 Q-Bert Oct 25, 1982 Pole Position Jan 1, 1983 Mario Bros Jan 1, 1984 Tetris Jul 15, 1984 The Crash of Video Games Jan 1, 1985 NES Jan 1, 1986 Sega Master System Jul 15, 1986 Legend of Zelda Oct 25, 1986 Atari 7800 Jan 1, 1987 Final Fantasy Jan 1, 1989 Game Boy Jul 15, 1989 Atari Lynx Oct 25, 1989 Sega Genesis Jan 1, 1990 Sega Game Gear Jul 15, 1990 Turbo Express Jan 1, 1991 Super Nintendo Jan 1, 1991 Sonic The Hedgehog Jan 1, 1994 Sony Play Station Jan 1, 1995 Sega Saturn Jan 1, 1996 Nintendo 64 Dec 31, 1999 The Present and the Future It continued