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One of the oldest board games. It represented ancient Egyptian religious beliefs of -
One of the oldest games discovered. It's a two player race board game. -
The game Snakes and Ladders originated in India and has not changed much since its creation. -
Chaturanga is an ancient Indian game that is a predecessor to chess. -
The card deck we still use today originated in France around 1480. It uses spades, clubs, hearts, and diamonds. -
An early version of Monopoly, The Landlord's Game was created to show how rents impoverish tenants. -
Bertie the Brain was the first computer game. Users could play tic tac toe on different difficulties. -
Early video game simulating tennis. It was the first pong type of game. -
First coin operated Arcade Game, based on the earlier game "SpaceWar!" -
The Magnavox Odyssey was the first commercial video game console. However, the first video game console was the brown box, which was only a prototype. -
Dungeons and Dragons was the first commercially available Tabletop role playing game. -
A large-scale video game recession attributed to over saturation of the market and low quality games. -
Regarded as one of the most influential gaming consoles, the NES helped revive the industry after the crash in 1983. I actually have one of these at home. -
Nintendo's handheld gaming console had interchangeable cartridges and was wildly popular due to its affordability and game library. -
First mass produced Virtual Reality machines are launched. The first of the Virtuality line were arcade machines. -
Sega's last console was the first console to have internet access and online play. -
Microsoft launched the first Xbox in 2001 because they saw PlayStation coming into competition with their computers. The name is derived from "Direct X Box". -
With the launch of the App Store, mobile games rapidly became accessible and popular. -
Pokémon Go is an augmented reality mobile game in the Pokémon video game series. It popularized the Augmented reality gaming industry in 2016. -
The metaverse is a virtual world in which users interact for social or economic purposes. Facebook launched its social VR world in 2019.