History of Gaming timeline.

Period: Jan 1, 1949 to Dec 31, 2012

Then & Now
Mar 16, 1949

Creation of the First Videogame

The EDSAC was created at this time, and was the first gaming system to have been created.
Mar 19, 1951

Sega Slot Machine
Period: Jan 1, 1972 to Dec 31, 1977

1st Generation
Feb 3, 1972

Magnavox Odyssey
Sep 25, 1972

Pong
Aug 20, 1974

Gran Trac 10
Nov 16, 1974

Maze Wars
Feb 2, 1976

Coleco Telstar
Mar 19, 1976

APF TV Fun
Period: Nov 10, 1976 to Dec 31, 1983

2nd Generation
Nov 13, 1976

Fairchild Channel F
Sep 13, 1977

Atari 2600
Dec 28, 1977

Magnavox Odyssey
Sep 13, 1978

Space Invaders
Feb 6, 1979

Intellivision
Nov 13, 1979

Asteroids
Sep 14, 1980

Pac-Man
Feb 7, 1981

Donkey Kong
Sep 14, 1981

Frogger
Dec 17, 1981

Galaga
Dec 31, 1982

Pole Position
Period: Jan 1, 1983 to Dec 31, 1992

3rd Generation
Dec 25, 1983

Mario Brothers
Sep 14, 1984

Tetris
Sep 14, 1985

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
May 14, 1986

Sega Master System
Sep 14, 1986

The Legend of Zelda
Nov 14, 1986

Atari 7800
Apr 20, 1987

Final Fantasy
Period: Jan 1, 1989 to Dec 31, 1990

Handhelds
Jan 5, 1989

Nintendo Game Boy
May 31, 1989

Atari Lynx
Sep 14, 1989

Sega Game Gear
Sep 14, 1990

Turbo Express
Mar 7, 1991

Sonic The Hedgehog
Period: Jan 1, 1992 to Dec 31, 1996

4th Generation
May 15, 1992

Super Nintendo
Period: Jan 1, 1993 to Dec 31, 2003

5th Generation
Mar 9, 1993

NEC Turbo Grafx 16
Jun 18, 1994

Sony Playstation
Nov 25, 2000

Sony Playstation 2
Period: Jan 1, 2003 to Dec 31, 2012

6th Generation
Dec 7, 2006

Sony Playstation 3

Then & Now