History of Video Game Design

By Joe L
  • Beginnings

    Beginnings

    Tennis for two
  • Computer Space

    Computer Space

  • Generation 2

    Generation 2

  • Pac Man

    Pac Man

    Pac Man, the highest grossing arcade game, was released
  • Gaming crash

    Gaming crash

    ET
  • Generation 3 begins

    Generation 3 begins

    First 8 bit consol released, the Nintendo Entertainment system
  • First Mario Game

    First Mario Game

    The first game of the mario franchise was released
  • Generation 4

    Generation 4

  • Gameboy

    Gameboy

    The Game Boy was relesed and would dominate the handheld game market for years
  • Generation 5

    Generation 5

    Generation 5 came withe the addition of CD roms to play video games on.
  • Generation 6

    Generation 6

  • Generation 7 starts

    Generation 7 starts

  • Second release fo Gen 7

    Second release fo Gen 7

    Play station 3 was the second consol in the 7th generation
  • The 3rd entry

    The 3rd entry

    Wii
  • Generation 8

    Generation 8

    Wii U is the first to be realeased followed by the xbox one and the Play Station 4