History of Video Game Design

Beginnings

Jan 20, 1947

Tennis for Two

Generatin 1

Jan 20, 1962

Space war- arcade games

Generation 2

Jan 20, 1972

Atrari-in home

Generation 3

Jan 20, 1979

Nintendo- 8 bit tech

Microvision

Nov 21, 1979

First hand-held gaming system

Donkey Kong

Jan 21, 1981

Mario was introduced starting a popular gaming series

Generation 4

Jan 20, 1983

Sega- 16 bit tech

Mature

Jan 21, 1986

Games started using blood and gore in their games

Generation 5

Jan 20, 1988

Playstation- CD Rom

Virtual boy

Jan 21, 1995

3d world gaming system created by nintendo

nintendo 64

Jan 21, 1996

One of Nintendos first home gaming systems

Genration 6

Jan 20, 2001

Gamecube- 3D movement, 128 bit tech, DVD Rom

Call of Duty

Jan 21, 2003

one of the top first person shooter games

Generation 7

Jan 20, 2005

Xbox 360- more than just a gaming system(internet, music,etc...)

Generation 8

Jan 21, 2013

PS4 Xbox one 3DS- best graphics on the market, all in one system